Marissa Medansky
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Bloom warns against electing Romney

Sterling Professor of the Humanities Harold Bloom GRD ’56 got political last week when he weighed in on Mitt Romney’s bid to become the next […]

Elis to Occupy Morgan Stanley info session

Not everyone at Morgan Stanley’s information session on Tuesday will be in suits — some Occupy-minded Yalies will be protesting outside the investment banking firm’s […]

Yale prof. wedding makes the Times

Today the New York Times wedding announcements make us squee in delight with news of a Yale wedding. John Balzano and Anthony Porto, both of […]

Students Occupy Harvard Yard

Want to Occupy Harvard? Go ahead, but only if you have a valid student ID. On Wednesday evening, around 350 protestors — including members of […]

Brother, can you spare a futon?

THE CANTABS ARE COMING! THE CANTABS ARE COMING! And they need housing. With the Game only about a week away, Harvard students are eager to […]

It’s Morgan Freeman Day!

Today marks the start of the rest of our lives. Today is (what we hope will be the first annual) Morgan Freeman Day on campus. […]

Jessica Simpson expecting baby with Eli fiancé

Could a little Simpson-Johnson baby be the first member of the class of 2034? Jessica Simpson, the 31-year-old singer, songwriter, fashion designer, muse, actress, reality […]

YSO tickets become hot commodity

Manage to snag a ticket to the Yale Symphony Orchestra’s annual Halloween Show? Consider yourself lucky. An underground market for tickets to the midnight concert […]

MEDANSKY: When weird doors open

A friend of mine from high school recently posted a David Sedaris quote as her Facebook status. I consider myself a fan of David Sedaris […]

Where have all the Francos gone?

James Franco GRD ’16, we barely knew ye. The actor-director-student took Yale by storm in Sept. 2010 as a Ph.D. candidate in the English department. […]

Childbirth rates drop on Halloween, Yale study says

Fact: infants look adorable in pumpkin costumes. See the above. So why do we associate Halloween with candy corn, cheap plastic masks and iconic dance […]