David Shimer
Staff Reporter
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Schwarzman, colleges to shift campus center

While the two new residential colleges and the Schwarzman Center were not conceived in tandem, taken together, they will make strides toward shifting the center of campus toward Science Hill and Hillhouse Avenue.

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MEN’S LACROSSE: In comeback, Yale remains perfect

While battling St. John’s on Tuesday night, the No. 4 Yale men’s lacrosse team was knocked down, but refused to be knocked out. Down at the half, the Bulldogs managed to avoid an upset and maintained their perfect record in the process.

Cabinet approves steering committee for crises

University President Peter Salovey will establish a formal cabinet steering committee that will meet regularly and serve as a “core consulting” group particularly during moments of crisis on campus.

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Cultural centers to hire asst. directors

The University’s four cultural centers — often described as understaffed and underfunded — will each gain a new full-time assistant director next academic year.

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Groups question Schwarzman space plans

As admins involved with the Schwarzman center’s planning gravitate toward establishing flexible spaces for student groups within the center, some student organizations say it is unclear whether the planned design will meet their needs.

ANALYSIS: Admins downplay student role

Since the start of the semester, student activists have remained quiet as Woodbridge Hall moves quickly to implement policies. But administrators have mainly looked inward, and emphasized that students were not primarily responsible for the inception of the initiatives.

MacMillan to guarantee grad fellowships

The MacMillan Center, a research center for international affairs, will beginning this summer guarantee fellowships to all eligible Ph.D. students in the humanities and social sciences and raise the cap on those fellowships from $15,000 to $18,000.

After Lorimer, global strategy less centralized

Since Linda Lorimer, former vice president for global and strategic initiatives, retired last year, some administrators have argued that the University’s global strategy has become less coordinated.

ANALYSIS: mixed student engagement

Set to open in 2020, the center will transform Commons into a University-wide student center.

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Professors of bluegrass take the stage

When Salovey became president of the University, it was natural for many members of the Yale community to share the same concern: Would Salovey be able to continue playing bass with his bluegrass band?

Professors of Bluegrass, Salovey to perform tonight

Professors of Bluegrass will perform an opening set at the College Street Music Hall in New Haven this evening.