Ariane De Gennaro
Staff Columnist
ariane.degennaro@yale.edu
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DE GENNARO: Diversity and Exclusion at Yale

Last week, the Yale Daily News released an analysis of the effects of affirmative action ahead of the Supreme Court decision that will decide its […]

February 9, 2023

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DE GENNARO: College is more than finding a career

The new year invariably commences with blasts of fireworks and self-improvement, brilliant, but alas, tragically brief. Most still have a few weeks before they realize […]

January 25, 2023

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DE GENNARO: An atheist’s ode to Christmas

Harkness ringing, Whiffenpoofs singing, all is merry and bright. The end of Thanksgiving officially ushers in the holiday season: that sacred period during which it […]

November 30, 2022

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DE GENNARO: In defense of the Western canon

Last spring, after a year braving the seemingly endless cycle of readings and papers, I finally completed Yale’s Directed Studies curriculum. I approached DS with […]

October 3, 2022

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DE GENNARO: Don’t Expect to Enjoy College

Sept. 23, 2021, a date which will live in infamy. Only three weeks into my first year of college, I found myself nursing a tennis-ball-sized […]

June 29, 2022