David Yaffe-Bellany
Staff Reporter
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Something dreadful is brewing. As we bask in the sunshine at Cross Campus, the warmth soothes away our anxieties. We rub our hands together and kick our feet in the air, looking forward to all the exciting classes we’ll take next semester.

Cristina Yang: Embracing Authentic Asian American Representation

Intelligent. Fierce. Ambitious. Cristina Yang, played by actress Sandra Oh, has been one of my favorite fictional television characters from “Grey’s Anatomy,” a medical drama. Set at Seattle Grace Hospital, the show follows the lives of doctors and interns, with Cristina Yang, a standout among them. 

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Yale Student Film Festival to screen films from around the world

With the 2024 Yale Student Film Festival on the horizon, organizers cite film as a medium of expression and empowerment, as other students reflected that Yale still has much work to do for its film student community.

From digital dreams to streetwear reality: the resilient rise of Mindless Thoughts Clothing

Mindless Thoughts, which originally started online in 2012, expanded in 2022 to a physical location and has continued to grow.

Jack Callahan ’80 settles into SVP role

It was a busy summer for Jack Callahan ’80.

Salovey ordered performance review in spring

University President Peter Salovey last spring ordered a comprehensive review of his own job performance.

Yale Committee on Investor Responsibility to discuss prison divestment

Yale’s Advisory Committee on Investor Responsibility has turned its attention to the for-profit prison industry.

With capital campaign approaching, Yale refines academic plans

University President Peter Salovey outlined a set of broad academic priorities for Yale last fall.

Davenport to form portrait committee

Head of Davenport College John Witt announced on Monday the formation of a student committee charged with improving the diversity of portraits.

Faculty largely oppose Local 33, Schwarzman Center

Despite overwhelmingly liberal political leanings, Yale’s faculty is largely opposed to graduate student union Local 33, according to a recent News survey.

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Yale faculty skews liberal, survey shows

Sometimes criticized as an Ivy League echo chamber, Yale is home to three times as many politically liberal faculty members as conservatives and centrists, according to a recent News survey.

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