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
BSD issues statement on officer Pollock’s suspension

Black Students for Disarmament at Yale called for the complete disarmament of the Yale Police Department after the University announced the 30-day suspension of Yale […]

January 14, 2020

AKO NDEFO-HAVEN & DAVID GUO
Residential colleges host Thanksgiving celebrations

As thousands of Yalies headed home over Thanksgiving break, residential colleges and cultural houses hosted a variety of meals and events for students who remained […]

December 2, 2019

AKO NDEFO-HAVEN
YCC launches ride-sharing service

Yalies heading home for Thanksgiving break will no longer need to search for companions to split Uber and Lyft fares to nearby transportation hubs. In […]

November 18, 2019

Paula Pineda
AKO NDEFO-HAVEN
Physics “food truck” comes to campus

Diode laser spectroscopy, torsional oscillators, piezoelectric deformation and magnetostriction — all in a 44-foot trailer traveling to universities and conferences across the country. Welcome to […]

November 13, 2019

AKO NDEFO-HAVEN
NDEFO-HAVEN: To all the moderates

A YDN September poll found that 33 percent of Yalies support Elizabeth Warren’s candidacy, and nearly 13 percent support Bernie Sanders’. Such results would make […]

November 10, 2019

AKO NDEFO-HAVEN
YPU hosts presidential candidate Marianne Williamson

An overflowing Sudler Hall erupted into deafening applause on Friday evening to Marianne Williamson’s final words of wisdom: “Give yourself one hour a day, cry […]

October 27, 2019

AKO NDEFO-HAVEN
The lesser of two evils? Research remains unclear on vaping’s health effects

Amid the recent outbreak of vaping-related illnesses across the country, researchers have begun to question two previously lauded aspects of e-cigarettes: Are they actually safer […]

October 22, 2019

SAMUEL TURNER & AKO NDEFO-HAVEN
LSAT removes logic games section

Following a settlement last week between a legally blind student and the Law School Admission Council, the Law School Admission Test will no longer include […]

October 14, 2019

AKO NDEFO-HAVEN
Connecticut sees first vaping-related death

Amid a national outbreak of lung injuries associated with electronic cigarette use, the Connecticut Department of Public Health announced the state’s first vaping-related death last […]

October 10, 2019

AKO NDEFO-HAVEN & OLIVIA TUCKER
RITM awards high schoolers for community engagement

The Yale Center for the Study of Race, Indigeneity and Transnational Migration (RITM) recognized 15 high school students on Friday for their exceptional work in […]

September 30, 2019