Ayla Besemer
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Yale unveils nine-year sustainability plan

Yale unveiled a sweeping new plan Monday that sets a nine-year course for the University’s many sustainability initiatives. In a campuswide email, University President Peter […]

Corporation meets with 30 student representatives

All 16 members of the Yale Corporation met with students over breakfast at Mory’s Friday morning as part of a new initiative to increase the visibility of the Corporation on campus.

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At Yale, an emphasis on pluralism

In the religious spaces at Yale and beyond, murmurs about society’s increasing secularization find their way into the public dialogue. At Yale, though, the trend is toward religious pluralism and dynamic conversations about belief.

SAILING: Elis sail into fall season with success

Yale’s sailing teams returned to the water this weekend for the opening of the fall season, with three top-two finishes highlighting the Bulldogs’ performance in four regattas.

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After turbulent year, Salovey turns to academic priorities

Following an academic year dominated by campus controversies, University President Peter Salovey has turned his attention toward various ongoing academic projects that fit his strategic […]

Yale, UChicago approach free speech differently

In the weeks since the University of Chicago issued a letter condemning trigger warnings and safe spaces, supporters and critics of the letter have returned to a similar debate that took place on Yale’s campus last fall.

Stanford bans hard alcohol from parties

In the wake of Stanford University’s controversial decision to restrict hard alcohol at on-campus undergraduate parties, Yale students say the strategy will likely prove ineffective in addressing concerns about party culture and sexual misconduct, and that they hope not to see a similar ban implemented in New Haven.

Freshmen find welcome in religious communities

As incoming freshmen flock from a cappella rush to sports practices to frat parties, some new students find comfort and community during the transition to […]

YCBA reopens after conservation project

White oak panels and streams of natural light welcome visitors to the newly renovated Yale Center for British Art, which reopened on May 11 after a 16-month conservation project that celebrates the vision of the center’s original architect while welcoming it into the 21st century.

J Street discusses Israel-Palestine mapping policy

Over two dozen community members gathered at the Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale this week for a discussion of mapping intended to bring nuance to the Jewish community’s dialogue on Israel and its relationship to Palestine.

Bowman ’18 elected YCC Vice President

In a runoff election that closed Wednesday night, Christopher Bowman ’18 was elected Yale College Council vice president for the 2016–17 school year.