THE NEWS

• All Yale students and faculty who were spending the semester in Egypt are safe, and some have already left the country, said Donald Filer, associate secretary and director of international studies. The country is suffering political unrest as thousands protest the 30-year reign of President Hosni Mubarak.
• The Yale Admissions Office website,launched last fall, is the most recent in a string of University sites undergoing redesigns to define Yale’s online image. The admissions office will continue to add new features to the site over the next six to nine months, though they overhauled the bulk of the content, navigation and artistic elements this fall. New elements will include an “Advice to Candidates” section and “Bulldog’s Blogs” pages created by current students, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Jeff Brenzel ’75 said.
• The Bulldogs (17–4, 11–3 ECAC) lost consecutive conference games for the first time in three years this weekend when they fell to Union (18–7–3, 10–3–1) and then Rensselaer Polytechnic (17–6–3, 9–5) during a road trip to upstate New York. Sellout crowds cheered both nights as Yale’s offense sputtered and the Eli penalty kill collapsed.

THE WEATHER

High of 27 degrees, low of 7 degrees, mostly sunny.

THE FOOD

In the colleges

Breakfast: Waffle Bar, Orange Fiesta Coffee Ring

Lunch: Corn & Bacon Chowder, Split Pea Soup, Buffalo Chicken Breast Sandwich, Black Eyed Peas & Chili Casserole, Zucchini Frittata, Pho Noodle Bowl Bar, Memphis Style Pulled Pork Sandwich, Four Cheese & Onion Wrap, Basmati Rice, Roasted Cauliflower, Chickpea & Spinach Salad, Turkish Bulgur Salad, Roasted Eggplant & Barley Salad, Organic Blondie Chocolate Chip Bars, Cinnamon Sugar Cookie

Dinner: Braised Lentils With Spinach, Thai Style Mussels, Linguine, Pho Noodle Bowl Bar, Beef Fajita, Leek & Potato Galette, Broccoli With Lemon, Olive Oil & Garlic, Chickpea & Spinach Salad, Turkish Bulgur Salad, Roasted Eggplant & Barley Salad, Iced Devil’s Food Cake

In Commons

Breakfast: Maple Flavored Organic Oatmeal, Waffle Bar, Scrambled Eggs, Omelets To-Order, Buttermilk Pancakes, Scrambled Egg Whites, Home Fries, Orange Fiesta Coffee Ring

Lunch: Vegetable Barley Soup, New England Clam Chowder, Citrus & Cilantro Tofu, Chipotle Sloppy Jose, Cheese Sauce, Chicken Breast Caesar Sandwich, Curly Fries, Pepperoni Pizza, Chef’s Choice Pizza, Cheese Pizza, Organic Tomato Sauce, Broccoli & Tofu, Sesame Beef, Jasmine Rice, Chicken Club Wrap, Roasted Zucchini & Yellow Squash, Chickpea & Spinach Salad, Turkish Bulgur Salad, Cinnamon Sugar Cookie, Organic Blondie Chocolate Chip Bars

Dinner: Vegetable Barley Soup, Roast Chicken, Honey Mustard Glazed Chicken, Sweet & Sour Shrimp, Pepperoni Pizza, Chef’s Choice Pizza, Cheese Pizza, Organic Tomato Sauce, Sticky Rice, Baked Potato, Steamed Fall Harvest Vegetables, Chickpea & Spinach Salad, Turkish Bulgur Salad, Iced Devil’s Food Cake

Correction: January 30, 2011

An earlier version of this post misspelled the name of Don Filer.