Ayla Besemer
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SAILING: Yale coed team wins Marchiando Trophy

While snow and high winds challenged sailors in New England this weekend, the Yale coed and women’s sailing teams managed to finish all four regattas, with two top-three finishes highlighting the Bulldogs’ two days of competition.

Reggae artist combines Judaism, pop music

Despite rainy skies Saturday evening, Yale students gathered under the warm and smoky lights of the First and Summerfield United Methodist Church, swaying in time with the songs of Jewish reggae artist Matisyahu.

After attacks, confronting Islamophobia

In the wake of last week’s terrorist attacks in Brussels, statements made by Republican presidential candidates about how to control radical Islam have fueled concerns and raised questions among Muslim Americans and conservative constituents alike about current political rhetoric and its consequences for Muslims both nationwide and at Yale.

SAILING: Defending champs impress over break

In seven regattas spanning from Boston to Annapolis, the Yale coed and women’s sailing teams cruised to six top-three finishes over spring break. With qualification […]

GYMNASTICS: Bulldogs qualify for USAG nationals

Despite a last-place finish in the ECAC Championships on March 19, a score of 192.150 ensured that the Yale gymnastics team can conclude its season at a national championship meet for the second-straight year.

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Luther House to sell, expand ministry

Luther House, Yale’s Lutheran campus ministry, has announced that it will sell its 27 High St. location, which has served as the organization’s namesake, home and gathering place for over 40 years.

GYMNASTICS: Elis land best team score since 2004

The Yale gymnastics team leapt into the record books during a meet on Thursday, nabbing the fifth-highest score in Bulldog history just a week before […]

Comedian challenges racial prejudices

The only caveat given by Azhar Usman on Tuesday evening was that those who were easily offended should simply “deal with it.”

GYMNASTICS: Bulldogs tie season best

The Yale gymnastics team left Maryland this weekend as the fifth-place finisher in a five-team meet. The only number that truly mattered, however, was not fifth, but 192.275: a season-high score for the Bulldogs that brought them ever closer to a qualifying score for the USAG National Collegiate Championships.

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SAILING: Women highlight first weekend

The Yale coed and women’s sailing teams cruised to mixed results in their first weekend back on the water, with the No. 3 women’s team taking first place at home while two separate units from the No. 1 coed team nabbed fourth and seventh place finishes in warmer waters.

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Islam Awareness Week opens dialogue

During Islam Awareness Week, students at Yale had a chance to engage in a dialogue with their peers about the hard questions facing Muslim Americans today.