THE NEWS

  • This weekend, 500 students converged on campus despite the blizzard for the fourth annual IvyQ, a conference for undergraduate LGBTQ and allied students that Yale hosted for the first time. The sold-out conference — organized by 40 students from across all Ivy League schools — ran roughly 30 workshops as well as opening and closing events, though eight workshops and social activities scheduled for Friday evening were canceled due to the weather. The second annual LGBTQ Gay and Lesbian Alumni Association (GALA) Reunion, which was also scheduled to take place this weekend, was canceled due to closed venues and canceled flights, said Anna Wipfler ’09, the reunion’s co-chair.
  • In 1963, 10 percent of grades awarded by Yale College were A’s. Last spring, that percentage was 62, according to the preliminary report compiled by the Yale College Ad-Hoc Committee on Grading Policy. Prompted by rising GPA cutoffs for high honors and rising grade averages nationwide, Yale College Dean Mary Miller commissioned the committee earlier this fall. Chaired by economics professor Ray Fair, the committee presented its preliminary findings at last Thursday’s Yale College faculty meeting to stimulate further discussion on grading policy and recommend preliminary measures that could be put in place for the 2014-’15 school year, Miller said. The committee’s proposals include increasing transparency across departments by releasing grade breakdowns each semester and a shift from the letter grade system to a 59-100 point scale.
  • Macklemore will perform at this year’s Spring Fling, the Yale College Council has confirmed. How do students feel about this choice? Find out more in tomorrow’s News.
THE WEATHER

High of 43 degrees, low of 33 degrees, wintry mix / chance rain.

THE FOOD

In the colleges

Breakfast: Steelcoat Oats, Waffle Bar, Banana Nut Muffin

Lunch: Cream Of Broccoli Soup, French Onion Soup With Crouton, Penne Nicoise, Lemon Herbed Chicken Breast, All Beef Grilled Hot Dog, Grilled Garden Burger, Portabella Mediterranean Wrap, Shoestring French Fries, Fresh Market Vegetable, Couscous Salad w/ Dates and Almonds, Roasted Zucchini Salad, Peanut Butter Cookie

Dinner: Cream Of Broccoli Soup, French Onion Soup With Crouton, Slow-Roast Salmon with Orange Thyme Butter, Tofu Provencal, Crunchy Pork Chop, Grilled Garden Burger, Ham Omelet, Kalamata Olive Polenta, Fresh Market Vegetable, Couscous Salad w/ Dates and Almonds, Roasted Zucchini Salad, Golden Pound Cake

In Commons

Breakfast: Maple Flavored Organic Oatmeal, Cage-Free Scrambled Eggs, Waffle Bar, Omelets To-Order, Buttermilk Pancakes, Scrambled Egg Whites, Home Fries, Banana Nut Muffin

Lunch: Vegan Lentil & Mushroom Soup, Chicken Orzo Soup, Tofu Provencal, Lemon Herbed Chicken, Penne, Hand Shaped Angus Burger With Bacon & Cheddar, Spinach Felafel Burger, Pepperoni Pizza, Fresh Vegetable Pizza, Cheese Pizza, Tofu Teriyaki, Green Beans STIR, Vegetable Fried Rice, Beef & Broccoli, Jasmine Rice, Chickpeas & Tomato Pita Sandwich, Forbidden Rice, Fresh Market Vegetable, Roasted Zucchini & Yellow Squash, Roasted Eggplant & Garbanzo Salad with Feta, Corn, Tomato & Basil Salad, Peanut Butter Cookie

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