Reuben Barrientes why? Because, more than anyone else, his comic characters Zero and Nyao have embodied the collective imaginations, hopes and fears of Yalies. scene salutes you! Elisa Gonzalez why? Won’t she be scene’s friend even though we’re in “lesser societies”? PlEiades why? The Seven Sisters, or the seven “sailing ones,” are possibly the most beautiful of all celestial bodies. Make time for these lovely ladies come summer. The pig roast why? Today, 3 p.m. at the Yale Farm, come get some fantastic pork at the third annual Jack Hitt Last Day of Classes Pig Roast! Bowties why? More pop, less tie. Waiting around to die why? What else is there to do? The Invisible Committee why? The Invisible Committee published “The Coming Insurrection.” Nine were arrested in France. Glenn Beck called their book “the most evil book.” They are awesome. Crosswords why? They come out everyday. Hopper’s women why? Whether nude or fully clothed, Edward Hopper always manages to capture the inner soul of his female subjects. Cross-dressing why? Lord Byron, Mulan and Robin Williams did it. Why shouldn’t you? John Keats and Fanny Brawne why? Romantic poetry and an early death are the makings of a chaste, but epic love story.


