Asha Prihar
Staff Reporter
asha.prihar@yale.edu
Asha Prihar served as managing editor of the News during the 2019-20 academic year. Before that, she covered community service, Yale's professional schools and undergraduate student life as a staff reporter. She is a senior in Silliman College studying political science.
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ASHA PRIHAR
Dwight Hall looks to engage with grad, professional students

In 1886, Dwight Hall was founded as an exclusively undergraduate Christian group for community service. But over 125 years later, Dwight Hall is looking to […]

October 5, 2018

ASHA PRIHAR
Dwight Hall plans advocacy network

Amid heightened campus activism for issues ranging from the #MeToo movement to immigration policy, Dwight Hall plans to establish a network to coordinate advocacy efforts […]

October 3, 2018

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ISHA DALAL & ASHA PRIHAR
Div School reacts to poster incident, Palkovic apologizes

After backlash from the Yale community, the Divinity School student who tore down posters supporting survivors of sexual misconduct this past weekend has issued an […]

October 2, 2018

SERENA CHO & ASHA PRIHAR
Div School student vandalizes posters supporting sexual assault victims

Posters supporting sexual assault victims, including those who have accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh ’87 LAW ’90 of sexual misconduct , were torn down from bulletin boards across campus on Saturday and Sunday.

October 1, 2018

ASHA PRIHAR
Alumni return to talk finance, consulting

In her presentation titled “Practical Personal Finance After Yale,” Tara Falcone ’11 talked about an array of everyday strategies for dealing with personal finances, including […]

October 1, 2018

SERENA CHO, ISHA DALAL, LINDSAY DAUGHERTY & ASHA PRIHAR
200 Yale Law students gather for Kavanaugh hearing

Eyes glued to TV screens, around 200 Yale Law School students gathered in the Sterling Law Building as the first woman to accuse Brett Kavanaugh ’87 LAW ’90 of sexual misconduct testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.

September 28, 2018

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ASHA PRIHAR
Students expand environmental action group

Both Victoria Lim ’21 and Trini Kechkian ’21 spent their first year on campus separately advocating for a more sustainable Yale. Not long after their […]

September 26, 2018

ASHA PRIHAR
First-Year Day of Service sees increased participation

112 first years gathered at Dwight Chapel at 9 a.m. on Saturday, ready to hop into cars driven by upperclassmen to lend a helping hand […]

September 25, 2018

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ASHA PRIHAR
Chief rabbi of Uganda visits Yale

The Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale welcomed the chief rabbi of Uganda, Gershom Sizomu, into its chapel on Tuesday evening to share […]

September 4, 2018

ASHA PRIHAR
Dwight Hall reopens following renovations

After a year of renovations at its Old Campus headquarters, Yale’s Center for Public Service and Social Justice — better known to students as Dwight […]

September 4, 2018

ASHA PRIHAR
Harbor Scholars welcomes students from foster care

When Sarah Heard ’18 and Justin Abbasi ’18 became friends during their first year at Yale, they found that they shared a common background: their […]

April 25, 2018

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