Author Archives: Max Gladstone

Political-minded Yalies joined the nation Wednesday night to watch President George W. Bush ’68 fulfill his constitutional responsibility to report on the state of the union, but their opinions remain divided over the president’s recommendations for America over the next few years. While Bush’s speech included items designed to appeal to both conservatives and liberal »

This article has been corrected. You may view this article’s correction here. In literature, sleep and dreams are often regarded as the frontiers of human understanding, containing memories of the past and portents of the future. While the true meaning of dreams may long remain hidden, Yale professors from a variety of disciplines are researching »

Early Wednesday morning, a handful of Yale students in a small room in the Law School joined in an international panel discussion with tsunami survivors and Sri Lankan officials — live from Columbo, Sri Lanka. Students and concerned community members tuned in from 11 sites across the United States and the United Kingdom to participate »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dozens of Yale students joined thousands of others from around the country to march in protest against Bush’s inauguration Thursday. Leaving just before midnight Wednesday and driving through the evening, the Yalies arrived early Thursday morning to join the DC Anti-War Network’s protest. During the bus ride south, students colored in signs, »

If convicted serial killer Michael Ross heads to the execution chamber Jan. 26 as expected, he goes according to his own wishes and those of the vast majority of Connecticut citizens. But in what are likely to be the last few days of Ross’ life, the hope of commuting his death sentence has brought a »

A suspicious package mistakenly identified as a bomb prompted New Haven police to close off a portion of College Street between Crown and Chapel streets and evacuate nearby residents Friday morning. At 8:30 a.m. Friday, police received a 911 call reporting a suspicious package in the alleyway next to the Palace Theater and directly across »

A suspicious package mistakenly identified as a bomb Friday morning prompted New Haven Police to close off a portion of College Street between Crown and Chapel streets and to evacuate nearby residents. At 8:30 a.m. Friday, a 911 caller reported a suspicious package in the alleyway next to the Palace Theater, directly across from the »

Imagine the vehicle of the future, equipped with a hydrogen-fuel-cell-based engine and wireless Internet access for professionals on the go. But it’s not a European sports car. It’s a public bus. In early December, the city of New Haven announced it received a grant from the Federal Transit Administration to plan and build America’s first »

Food carts on York Street and the restaurants surrounding the University’s campus got a few more patrons than usual Thursday, as some Yale students sacrificed their meal plans to the benefit of New Haven’s homeless community. The Yale Hunger and Homelessness Action Project holds one “fast” each semester, during which Yale students donate one day »

While references to Star Wars might cause some to recall cinema, the phrase reminds Richard Garwin of the Reagan administration and complex space-based missile defense programs. As part of the Yale Engineering Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series, Garwin, a former member of the Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States and a »

The Yale College Democrats’ Ward 1 Headquarters in McClellan Hall was abuzz with activity yesterday afternoon. Students on cell phones occupied every nook of the small common room serving as a phone bank, and everyone was talking at once. As the most controversial election season in most Yalies’ memories drew to a close yesterday, die-hard »

New Haven Mayor John DeStefano Jr. recently announced a plan to reduce the city of New Haven’s $9 million budget deficit to $4.2 million by the end of the fiscal year, in part by voluntary contributions from unnamed sources that will possibly include Yale. The deficit, reported in a routine September budget report, is the »