David Shimer
Staff Reporter
david.shimer@yale.edu
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DAVID SHIMER & JOEY YE
In dining halls, students still dissatisfied with labeling

In response to an increase in students with allergies on campus, Yale Dining has been working to increase the accuracy and clarity of its labeling.

February 18, 2015

DAVID SHIMER
Gluten-free meals on the rise

Specialized meal requests for students who are gluten free are on the rise in residential college dining halls.

February 11, 2015

DAVID SHIMER
Dining halls come up short on mugs

Residential colleges are working with students to avoid the continued loss of tens of thousands of dollars worth of dining hall materials.

February 1, 2015

DAVID SHIMER
Students, staff debate restaurant exchanges

Six years after the University decided to add Uncommon, an extra convenience store for meal swipes instead of having an exchange with local restaurants, Yale Dining staff and students are still divided on the matter.

January 27, 2015

DAVID SHIMER
At MLK celebration, Brown’s pastor says to “love the hell out of your haters”

On Sunday, Yale kicked off a two-week series of events honoring Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. including several speakers, an exhibit at the Peabody Museum and the screening of the movie “Selma.”

January 20, 2015

DAVID SHIMER
“Structure of Networks” capped, made more rigorous

“The Structure of Networks,” widely known by undergraduates to be one of Yale’s most popular and least rigorous courses, has been capped and will now include a final exam this semester.

January 13, 2015

DAVID SHIMER
New guideline recommends final exam cap

A new Yale College policy limits a final exam from being worth more than 50 percent of a student’s grade. Students interviewed indicated the policy is a welcome change to the end of the semester.

November 20, 2014

PHOEBE KIMMELMAN & DAVID SHIMER
Students challenge law professor on sexual misconduct

Claiming that they “trivializ[e] the experiences of countless students,” more than 80 students at Yale Law School have leveled criticisms against arguments made by Yale Law School professor Jed Rubenfeld — published in The New York Times — critiquing universities’ sexual misconduct policies.

November 19, 2014

DAVID SHIMER
Yale, Harvard gear up for The Game

To prepare for the 131st edition of The Game — slated for next Saturday in Cambridge — Yale has organized transportation and housing for its students, Harvard has arranged for a Friday night party in Harvard Yard and Herbert has released a video on YouTube challenging Harvard Undergraduate Council President Gus Mayopoulos to a boxing match on YouTube.

November 18, 2014

DAVID SHIMER
Carter to visit Yale

Former President also speaking at Princeton.

November 12, 2014

DAVID SHIMER
At Branford, “Five Guys” on Mondays

Branford Dining Hall is attempting to be like “Five Guys” — the well-known fast-food chain — by only serving burgers, fries, the salad bar and soup every other Monday for lunch.

November 11, 2014