Janalie Cobb
Staff Reporter
Janalie Cobb is an Audience Editor for the News and a former University staff reporter. She is a junior from Chicago in Davenport College double majoring in political science and psychology.
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Yale’s response to student calls for improved mental health services

Content warning: This article contains references to suicide. *** The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a hotline for individuals in crisis or for those looking […]

New Haven storefronts evolve

As the class of 2022 joined the New Haven community in 2018, the University had just held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new L.L. Bean […]

“Stay in School”: Why Nicki Minaj is the Best Commencement Speaker There Never Was

Joe Biden, 46th President of the United States and former Vice President of the United States, gave the 2015 commencement speech. The year before that, […]

Student organizations hold fundraiser for Ukraine

In conjunction with the Ukrainian House at Yale and the International Students Organization, the Yale College Council beat their goal in a fundraiser for Razom, an organization helping Ukraine in the wake of Russia’s invasion.

YAA Holds Delegate Elections for Classes of 2024 and 2025

From March 2-4, the Yale Alumni Association ran elections to determine who would represent the first-year and sophomore classes at the YAA Assembly.

School of Engineering & Applied Science Dean updates community on diversity, equity and inclusion work

Jeffrey Brock, dean of Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science, emailed the SEAS community with an update on the work that the school’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Committee has done in the last year.

Dr. Dorceta Taylor speaks on Dr. King’s environmental justice activism

In a presentation on Martin Luther King Jr.’s environmental activism, Dr. Dorceta Taylor makes a case for the Yale community doing more for environmental justice