THE NEWS

• The world did not end. One month into the pilot program, Yale’s experiment with mixed-gender housing seems to be as proponents predicted: not that big a deal.
• Department budget cuts — a case study. Like all other Faculty of Arts and Sciences departments at Yale, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations has had to make serious choices about how to preserve its academic programs while also cutting its budget. And the choices it made provide a peek into what departments across the University have done since Yale’s endowment tumbled 24.6 percent in fall 2009.
• Straight off a cliff. Yale scientists may soon find themselves short of funds and short-staffed as federal stimulus grants dry up in the coming year, eight researchers and University administrators said.

THE WEATHER

High of 75 degrees, low of 66 degrees, heavy rain.

THE FOOD

In the colleges

Breakfast: Maple Oatmeal Bar, Waffle Bar

Lunch: Lentil Minestrone, English Beef Barley Soup, “Old Country” Porketta, Vegetable Lasagna, Vegetable Chili, Hand-breaded Chicken Tenders, Garlic Steak Fries, Charred Carrots, Arugula Fennel Fontina Salad, Aragonian Lentils & Mushroom, Quinoa Salad with Summer Squash & Tomato, Calabrian Roasted Cauliflower Salad, Organic Plain Brownie, Gingersnap

Dinner: Lomo Saltado (Peruvian Beef Stirfry), Jamaican Jerk Chicken Breast, Vegetable Chili, Peruvian Cilantro Brown Rice, Fresh Green Beans & Mushroom Sauté, Arugula Fennel Fontina Salad, Aragonian Lentils & Mushroom, Quinoa Salad with Summer Squash & Tomato, Calabrian Roasted Cauliflower Salad, Gold Cupcake With Organic Ingredients

In Commons

Breakfast: Breakfast Grits Bar, Waffle Bar, Omelets To Order, Cage-Free Scrambled Egg Whites, Cage-Free Scrambled Eggs, Breakfast Sausage Links, Shredded Potatoes

Lunch: Lentil Minestrone, “Old Country” Porketta, Vegetable Lasagna, Vegetable Chili, Chili Con Carne, Hand-breaded Chicken Tenders, Hoisin Green Beans w/ Shiitake, Vegetable Fried Rice, Jasmine Rice, General Tso’s Tofu, General Tso’s Chicken, Garlic Steak Fries, Charred Carrots, Chickpea & Spinach Salad, Turkish Bulgur Salad, Organic Plain Brownie, Gingersnap

Dinner: Blackened Salmon, Pork Tenderloin w/ Sauteed Apples & Onions, Pasta with Tofu & Early Fall Vegetables, Vegetable Chili, Chili Con Carne, Olive Oil & Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Sticky Rice, Steamed Fall Harvest Vegetables, Chef’s Choice Roasted Fresh Vegetables, Chickpea & Spinach Salad, Turkish Bulgur Salad