Ako Ndefo-Haven
Staff Reporter
ako.ndefo-haven@yale.edu
Ako Ndefo-Haven currently serves as a copy editor. He previously covered Yale Hospitality and the Schwarzman Center as a staff reporter with the University Desk. Originally from Los Angeles, Ako is a sophomore in Davenport College majoring in history.
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AKO NDEFO-HAVEN
On-campus Yalies rely on grab-and-go dining

Fourteen residential college dining halls have narrowed down to just one — Trumbull, where undergraduates remaining on campus go twice a day to retrieve takeout […]

March 25, 2020

AKO NDEFO-HAVEN
Yalies criticize dining hall renovations

Even amid a slew of perks designed to ease the loss of their dining halls in the upcoming school year, Branford and Saybrook students still […]

March 5, 2020

AKO NDEFO-HAVEN
Two dining halls to close for renovation

Branford and Saybrook College dining halls will close for the 2020–21 academic year to undergo extensive renovations, according to separate Sunday emails from the two […]

March 2, 2020

AKO NDEFO-HAVEN
Sugary beverage consumption down in dining halls

Spa water may be a regular target of jokes among Yalies in the Facebook group “Yale Memes for Special Snowflake Teens” and beyond, but Yale […]

February 27, 2020

Lucas Holter
AKO NDEFO-HAVEN
Sugary beverage consumption down in dining halls

Spa water may be a regular target of jokes among Yalies in the Facebook group “Yale Memes for Special Snowflake Teens” and beyond, but Yale […]

February 27, 2020

Lucas Holter
AKO NDEFO-HAVEN & VALERIE PAVILONIS
Schwarzman Center an opportunity for “more porous boundaries,” admin says

The Schwarzman Center directors hosted two information sessions this week, previewing what Yalies can expect to see when the Center opens this fall. On Tuesday […]

February 21, 2020

AKO NDEFO-HAVEN
Yale Hospitality holds interactive bread-making workshop

Bread enthusiasts convened at Yale on York on Tuesday evening for a hands-on bread-making and grain-tasting workshop hosted by Yale Hospitality. The event began with […]

February 19, 2020

Ako Ndefo-Haven
AKO NDEFO-HAVEN
Franklin introduces new dining hall initiatives

Benjamin Franklin Head of College Charles Bailyn announced early last week two new dining initiatives intended to strengthen Franklin’s sense of community. In response to […]

February 18, 2020

AKO NDEFO-HAVEN
Yale Hospitality holds conversation on biodiversity and African cuisine

As hungry Yalies feasted on a variety of traditional Ghanaian and Senegalese dishes on Wednesday evening, world-renowned chefs Selassie Atadika and Pierre Thiam discussed sustainability […]

February 12, 2020

ROSE HOROWITCH & AKO NDEFO-HAVEN
Gluten-intolerant students navigate dining halls

While many college first years are concerned with gaining the dreaded “freshman 15” pounds in their first semester living away from home, for Jordan — […]

February 10, 2020

AKO NDEFO-HAVEN
YCC introduces health committee

The Yale College Council on Friday announced the launch of the Yale College Health Committee, a new body that will advise Yale Health on strategies […]

February 3, 2020