Brian Zhang
Staff Reporter
brianzhang113@gmail.com
Brian Zhang is an Arts editor for the Yale Daily News. Previously, he covered student life for the University desk; homelessness for the city desk; and COVID-19 and Yale New-Haven Health for the SciTech desk. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Brian is a junior in Davenport College studying evolutionary biology and law.
Author Archive
BRIAN ZHANG
Yalies 4 Palestine launches Boycott, Divestments, Sanctions campaign

Yalies 4 Palestine is heralding a BDS campaign to put pressure on the University to end its contract with G4S, a leading British security company that provides services for Israeli prisons detaining Palestinian political prisoners.

December 6, 2022

BRIAN ZHANG
Davenport formal canceled mid-event after students sneak in alcohol

This year’s Davenport College formal was canceled after the discovery of prohibited alcohol and underage drinking at the venue, though students may expect a replacement event in the spring.

December 5, 2022

BRIAN ZHANG
Giulietta Boukhobza speaks on Libya’s Jewish community at Slifka Center event

Giulietta Boukhobza, a refugee from Libya, met with Yale students at the Slifka Center to recount her family’s forced exodus from Libya and impart advice for the younger Jewish generation.

December 5, 2022

ANIKA ARORA SETH & BRIAN ZHANG
Yale joins over 200 college campuses worldwide in rally for Iranian protestors

As protests in Iran continue, concerning mass human rights violations by the Iranian government, students at Yale rallied during a global day of action.

December 1, 2022

BRIAN ZHANG
An “uplifting sisterhood”: Kaylin Mahal Smith ’25 talks pageantry and 2022 National Competitions

For Kaylin Mahal Smith ’25 and other contestants at last week’s National American Miss National Competition, the stage was a place of love, personal growth and inspiring stories.

November 30, 2022

OMAR ALI & BRIAN ZHANG
Is the COVID-19 pandemic over? Yale experts weigh in

Affiliates at the Yale School of Public Health and political science department discuss whether the COVID-19 pandemic is truly over.

November 29, 2022

BRIAN ZHANG & NEHA MIDDELA
Journalist Rebecca Nagle discusses threats to the ICWA at Pierson College Tea

On Nov. 15, Rebecca Nagle, journalist and creator of the podcast “This Land,” spoke at a Pierson College tea about the ongoing threat to the Indian Child Welfare Act and media representations of Indigenous narratives.

November 18, 2022

BRIAN ZHANG
University quietly removes meal voucher program for FGLI students staying on campus for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving break meal vouchers will no longer be provided for students on financial aid who are staying on campus.

November 18, 2022

BRIAN ZHANG
“A space for Indigenous hope”: Student podcast seeks to change media representation of Indigenous narratives

Sunni Parisien ’25 is recharting the way media organizations approach Indigenous stories by centralizing diversity, imagination and changemaking.

November 16, 2022

WILLIAM PORAYOUW & BRIAN ZHANG
Yale first Ivy to issue statement of solidarity with Iranian protestors

University President Peter Salovey condemned the Iranian government crackdowns on Nov. 9 in light of ongoing protests and heavy outcry from students and faculty.

November 16, 2022

BRIAN ZHANG
FGLI student advocates pilot calculator loan program

A new YFAM program launched on Oct. 9 lends out calculators to students in need, aiming to decrease academic costs that students often describe as burdensome — a problem particularly acute in STEM courses.

November 16, 2022