Rafi Bildner
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BILDNER: Yale’s society problem

On Thursday evening, a fleet of stretch limos and handfuls of party buses will descend upon the streets of campus.

BILDNER: Lessons from a pizza maker

I often joke with my peers that if my friendship with Kadir Catalbasoglu were a course at Yale, it would be called, “LIFE 101/PIZZA 900” and titled, “The intersection of wood fired pizza, small business ownership, community relations and Turkish studies.” It would be cross-listed in at least a half-dozen different departments, including Modern Middle East Studies, Economics, Psychology, Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, Political Science and American Studies.

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BUCKLEY & BILDNER: Yale is digging in

Food cannot be something we only think about at Yale when we step into a dining hall or swipe through Durfee’s.

BILDNER: An alternative to the machine

The People’s Caucus, a coalition within New Haven’s Board of Alders formed at the beginning of this year, is a shining example of everything that is right in politics.

BILDNER: A president focused inward

While Levin’s tenure was largely centered on Yale’s relationship with the outside world, my hope is that President Salovey will focus inward, on the Yale community.