Anna Papakirk
Staff Reporter
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Pappy’s Picks: WKND-worthy weekend activities

“Bulldogs! Bulldogs! Bow Wow Wow!” Is that enticing enough to drag yourself out of bed to make the mini trek — or should I say exciting adventure — to PWG or the Whale this winter? Well, if it wasn’t before, it will be now. 

A Third Grade Throwback: Valentine’s Edition

Who knows how to celebrate Valentine’s Day the best? Is it a college couple, just two weeks into their relationship and excited at the prospect […]

Jessai Flores
PAPPY’S PICKS: App Appreciation

Want a movie rec? Need a new hobby or activity? Craving a sweet treat? With so many decisions and too many options in this world, […]

[HYPERTEXT] (HYPERLINK)

When I first entered the Yale Center for Collaborative Arts and Media — CCAM — I didn’t know what to expect. The title alone was […]

“Home Alone” but Better with Company

I don’t even have to think twice about which holiday film warms my soul like eating a fresh gingerbread cookie that came right out of […]

Ericka Henriquez
Favorite Class

HIST 169: Early National America “Let’s talk about cheese.”  Just last week, I sat in awe as professor Freeman went on a passionate 9 minute […]

Ericka Henriquez
The dent schoolhouse

When I was 12, I hit a significant milestone, a true coming-of-age moment: going to my first haunted house. It was a dark and stormy […]

“What on Earth?!” Or should I say “What on Venus? What on Mars?”

Do: Sunglasses, Electrolytes, Write it down Don’t: Snooze button, Zero chill, Dead weight

Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo!

Oh, how I remember the day when I moved into my first-year suite in Vandy A, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, eager to explore this new universe of university — see what I did there… 

Sponge era

It just recently dawned on me… okay, that actually sounds too beautiful, like a seaside sunrise in Cape Cod on a calm August morning. I’ve never been to Cape Cod, so I don’t actually know what this looks like, but I can only imagine it’s surreal. 

From “Bingo Boy” to “Letter Boy:” A Profile of Jacob Cramer

Dear WKND readers, How have you been? What have you been up to? Last week, I had the privilege of interviewing Yale alum and former WKND writer Jacob Cramer ’22.