Jerry Gao
Staff Reporter
jerry.gao.jg2988@yale.edu
Jerry Gao covers Student Policy and Affairs as an Associate Reporter under the University Desk. He is a first year in Pauli Murray College.
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JERRY GAO
Petition calls for University to restore PWG recreational swimming hours

Lifeguards say the October 2024 reduction in hours may be due to a policy change that requires two or more lifeguards to be present.

January 23, 2025

WILL FORBES, JAEHA JANG & JERRY GAO
DATA: Still searching for the right class? Here’s what years of CourseTable ratings reveal

The News reviewed CourseTable data dating back to 2014, uncovering classes, departments and professors that have earned the highest praise — and those who have fallen short.

November 22, 2024

JERRY GAO
Christmas tree arrives on the Green ahead of New Haven’s tree lighting

The 55-foot-tall Norway Spruce, donated by the O’Day family, will be decorated with 30,000 lights in the coming month.

November 13, 2024

JERRY GAO & DAVIS ZONG
Night Market at Old Campus draws hundreds

On Saturday, the Asian American Student Alliance and affiliates from the Asian American Cultural Center held performances and sold food at Old Campus for the annual night market.

October 27, 2024

JERRY GAO
Yalies celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival

Throughout the week, several Yale cultural groups celebrated this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival with mooncakes, lanterns and calligraphy.

September 23, 2024

KARLA CORTES, YOLANDA WANG & JERRY GAO
Yale jumps in FIRE free speech rankings

Yale’s 155 of 257 ranking, which FIRE described as “slightly below average,” is the only one among Ivy League schools above 200.

September 13, 2024

JERRY GAO
New AI-powered food monitoring system to be implemented in all 14 residential college dining halls

Beginning this fall, dining hall kitchens will track the produce and meal period for waste disposed of in compost bins. Yale Hospitality expects a 20 percent decrease in food waste during the first year.

September 5, 2024