Author Archives: Yanan Wang

While most Yale students delve into internships and study abroad programs following the end of exam period next month, many seniors will be spending the final moments of their Bright College Years together on the sunny shores of South Carolina, at North Myrtle Beach. For decades, graduating college seniors have flocked to Myrtle Beach in »

Nitty Scott MC is a 21-year-old hip hop musician who has attracted attention from the music industry for her skillfully orchestrated and lyrical raps. Born in Michigan but raised in Orlando, Fla., she began creating hip hop music when she was 14 years old. In 2010, Scott garnered praise for an online video featuring her »

The Catch-22 of Underrepresentation Since the year 2000, women have come a long way in gaining tenure on Yale’s campus. Recent data compiled by the Women’s Faculty Forum shows an uptick in the number of women who have obtained tenure since the turn of the millennium. Women comprise 29 percent of the faculty members who »

During one of his “Moralities of Everyday Life” lectures last term, psychology professor Paul Bloom cited research conducted on babies as a way of opening a discussion on the nature of human kindness. What few of the over 400 people in the class knew, however, is that for Bloom, the origins of this research were »

“It’s between Burger King and AutoZone.” Those are the instructions that Kristina Zallinger, 66, gives for the location of her home at Highwood Square. Situated at 953 Dixwell Ave., the affordable-housing complex in Hamden appears to be an unlikely place to find inspiration. Around it are empty storefronts and dilapidated office buildings, old casualties perhaps »

For the fashion-conscious, spring is a wonderful season. After months of trying to look good in bulky parkas and water-proof gloves, they can now shed their ugly cocoons and take the campus by storm with sun dresses, leather sandals, and designer shades. For the gentleman of Yale, the sunny weather seems to signal the revival »

Believe in People has struck again. The elusive graffiti artist’s latest work, finished early last week, is a large mural on the side of Hull’s Art Supply & Framing at 1144 Chapel Street. The painting depicts a man pole-vaulting over mountains against the backdrop of a golden sun. The words “Do Something Amazing” are written »

Historically, scientists have not had the best reputation for being well-adjusted. In books and movies, they are generally depicted as eccentric recluses with pale skin and crazy, bespectacled eyes. They spend most of their time in laboratory dungeons, or so we’re told, conducting experiments with strange substances whose names no one can pronounce. As kids, »

Thanks to the warm weather recently, Yalies have been out in droves all across campus. We’ve come out of our midterm hibernation in full force, sitting by the Women’s Table, picnicking on the lawn of Old Campus, and using those tire swings that made Yale so endearing upon our first visit. For a few days »

They say that you can’t get to Yale without passion. We Yalies are passionate about a plethora of activities, from juggling with the Anti-Gravity Society to debating the merits of Shakespeare as a mandatory component of the high school curriculum. But at a school that is so diverse, it can be difficult to find a »

Watching plays can be disarming. Unlike television, where there is an obvious physical barrier between you and the actors on the screen, theater is close and immediate, like being trapped at a stranger’s birthday party. When done right, theatrical productions pierce the fourth wall in a nuanced, quiet way. They reel you in slowly until »

For many Yalies, our picturesque campus is a source of great pride. We constantly cite the Gothic architecture, Dorian columns, and libraries of translucent marble as prime factors behind our choice to come here. In 2010 Forbes named Yale one of “The World’s Most Beautiful College Campuses.” Yale’s aesthetic appeal, coupled with its academic reputation, »