Hailey Talbert
Staff Reporter
hailey.talbert@yale.edu
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Housing process for 2024 commences on expedited timeline

The housing process, which underwent major reforms last year, will conclude over two weeks earlier than last year’s.

February 15, 2024

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Head of Grace Hopper College Julia Adams to step down

After a decade in the role, Head of Hopper College Julia Adams announced that she will depart from her position at the end of the semester.

January 19, 2024

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Timothy Dwight Head of College Mary Lui to step down

After nine years as TD’s Head of College, Mary Lui will step down and return to research and teaching.

January 19, 2024

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American Sign Language now Yale’s third most popular language

Since it was first offered in spring 2018, American Sign Language at Yale has grown to be the third largest language option, with over 200 students enrolled in ASL classes this semester.

November 10, 2023

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Former Obama speechwriter David Litt discusses comedy, time at Yale

David Litt ’08, former speechwriter for Barack Obama, shared details and advice from his career in comedy and politics at an event hosted on Oct. 26 by the Yale Record and the Yale College Democrats.

October 30, 2023

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Yale Endowment Justice Coalition holds teach-in, pushes for Yale to divest from fossil fuels

Members of the Yale Endowment Justice Coalition highlighted their goals and recent protests in their recent teach-in event as they continue to push for the University to divest and disclose its holdings in what they claim are exploitative and extractive industries.

September 25, 2023

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The battle of the beans

Welcome one, welcome all. Tonight, in the ring, we have two coffee shops you know and love. In one corner is the Acorn, the prized […]

September 21, 2023

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‘The first university in the United States to invite me to speak’: Mulvaney talks free speech, political bias at Buckley event

Former White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney spoke about his experiences working in the White House and with political discourse and compromise at a Sept. 12 event organized by the Buckley Institute.

September 15, 2023

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A peaceful place

Morning light filtered through the high arched window, warming the soft pillows and framing the floor. I brushed knees with the person sitting beside me, […]

September 15, 2023

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Fromont and Queralt receive MacMillan International Book Prizes

Professors Cécile Fromont and Didac Queralt recently won International Book Prizes from the MacMillan Center, which come with research appointments and Center funding.

September 12, 2023

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Summer with a side of existential dread

“Everything eats and is eaten. Time is fed.”  Adrienne Lenker repeats in the chorus of “Ingydar.” Though morbid on the surface, I like to think of “Ingydar” as my song of the summer, a reminder to savor days of leisure and warmth before they are eaten away by winter.

September 8, 2023