Baala Shakya
Staff Reporter
BaalaShakya | baala.shakya@yale.edu
Baala Shakya covers Central Administration & Institutional Standing for the News. She previously covered Student Life and Campus Politics. Originally from San Antonio, Texas, she is a sophomore in Trumbull College majoring in History & Political Science.
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Students host candlelight vigil honoring victims of political violence

Nearly 50 gathered on Cross Campus following the assassination of Charlie Kirk and other high-profile attacks.

September 15, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA & ORION KIM
Students shaken by killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

The fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk at an event in Utah prompted condemnation from student political leaders across the partisan divide and fears among some conservative students.

September 11, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA
New Luca Guadagnino film set, but not filmed, at Yale

Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield star in Luca Guadagnino’s latest film, a fictional thriller that centers on a scandal at Yale.

September 11, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA
Yale moves up 97 spots in college free speech ranking

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, which released the ranking on Tuesday, rewarded Yale’s guidelines for administrators to stay quiet about current events.

September 11, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA
Third Yale-educated university president resigns under recent political pressure

Michael Schill of Northwestern joins Liz Magill of Penn and James Ryan of UVA in a group of Yale alumni who have stepped down from university presidencies in the past two years.

September 9, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA
McInnis’ committee on trust in universities unsure of priorities

After a summer focused on gathering research, the group made up of faculty is still deciding which facet of mistrust to prioritize.

September 5, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA
Keith Allain retires from coaching after historic men’s hockey tenure

Under Allain’s 19 years at the helm, the Bulldogs won their first and only national championship.

September 4, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA
Yale formally bans doxxing after summertime work with student leaders

Yale adopted a new policy, published online July 28, to treat doxxing as a form of harassment.

September 3, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA & HENRY LIU
Yale Law clinic helps former federal officials file brief supporting Harvard lawsuit against Trump administration

On Aug. 28, Yale’s rule of law clinic filed a legal brief on behalf of 21 ex-government officials arguing that Trump’s proclamation to bar international students from Harvard is unconstitutional.

September 2, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA
Graduate and professional students limited in federal borrowing capabilities

The new Republican tax-and-spending bill included a provision to reduce the amount of money graduate and professional students can borrow from the federal government.

August 29, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA
As classes resume, Yale continues to evade Trump’s crosshairs

Students returned to campus relieved that Yale has avoided direct targeting but uneasy about the school’s prospects of remaining unscathed.

August 27, 2025