The News’ Views

The presidential search committee should not be surprised that few students have proposed a vision for Yale’s next president. When Yale Corporation Senior Fellow Edward Bass ’67 ARC ’72 created the role of a student counselor to the search committee, he had the opportunity to legitimize the search process and humanize the Corporation. Inviting students »

Over the weekend, the News completed the process of electing its new editorial and business board members. Their names are listed below. MANAGING BOARD OF 2014 EDITOR IN CHIEF Tapley Stephenson – Wenham, Mass. MANAGING EDITORS Gavan Gideon – Cottonwood, Minn. Mason Kroll – Encino, Calif. ONLINE EDITOR Caroline Tan – Saratoga, Calif. OPINION EDITORS »

The Yale Daily News Managing Board of 2013 steps down this weekend. We, the Yale Daily News Managing Board of 2013, are on our way out. We will elect our successors this weekend, and next week’s papers will be theirs. Our lives will change drastically. The newspaper to which we have dedicated the last year »

When the Yale football team starts its season tomorrow at Georgetown, the game will not just mark the start of a new season and coaching tenure. It will be a chance for the team to shake off a series of scandals and begin a long rebuilding process. Ours is one of the nation’s most storied »

In a campus-wide email this weekend, Dean of Student Affairs Marichal Gentry explained the reasoning behind new regulations governing parties. We admire his honesty but disagree with his methods. With initiatives like the new off-campus party registration rules, Yale is abandoning what had been a progressive alcohol policy. Though there are indeed problems with drinking »

When University President Richard Levin steps down at the end of this year, he will leave a Yale far stronger than it was at his inauguration 19 years ago. His understated but brilliant leadership has left a positive impact on everything from Yale’s finances to its place in New Haven, to its international outlook. The »

Freshmen arrive on campus today after a summer of disheartening headlines about their new school. A member of the Yale Corporation resigned after a plagiarism scandal; the president of Yale-NUS announced that the new college will restrict political student groups on campus. Those issues are worth our attention. But the Yale that appears every so »

Just over a year before Yale-NUS opens its doors, top University officials remain unable to explain what constraints on political expression its students will face. The Wall Street Journal reported on July 16 that, according to Yale-NUS President Pericles Lewis, students at the new school will not be allowed to form political parties or stage »

The large patch of trampled grass on Old Campus near the post office can only mean Spring Fling has come and gone. On the other side of College Street is a similarly barren area where the Occupy encampment stood until last week. The protesters were a constant of this school year and their departure seems »

On Friday, the Oldest College Daily held its spring semester staff inductions. It is with great pride that we announce the newest inductees to the Yale Daily News. STAFF REPORTERS Kirsten Adair Greenwich, Conn. Adlon Adams Wayzata, Minn. Anya Grenier Kensington, Md. Hoon Pyo Jeon Seoul, South Korea Eugene Jung Seoul, South Korea Mason Kroll »

At the candlelight vigil for Zach Brunt ’15, one friend remembered Brunt sitting on a bench outside of Welch Hall Sunday night. As Brunt sat there, more and more people gathered around to talk. As they gradually drifted away to go to bed, Zach stayed, talking to friends and enjoying the evening. That was Zach: »

Welcome to Yale, prefrosh. If you’re anything like us when we were in your shoes, you’re overwhelmed right now. You’re sleeping on the dirty floor of some stranger’s suite. The architecture looks like Hogwarts. There are too many things to do. That’s good. Soak up these three days. They’ll show you what’s magical about Yale, »