Jon Victor
Staff Reporter
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Paid internships on the rise, survey shows

Yale students pursued fewer unpaid internships and more paid internships in summer 2015, continuing an increase that has been ongoing since OCS started tracking the data in 2013.

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Over 3,000 apply for Schwarzman Scholars

In the program’s first year of operation, over 3,000 students from 135 countries have applied to be Schwarzman Scholars, the program announced last Tuesday.

AYA event connects student and alumni

The Association of Yale Alumni kick-started its new “Careers, Life, and Yale” initiative on Saturday, with the first of two full-day events to be held this year.

Admissions dean travels to Asia

For the first time in over a decade, Yale College’s top admissions official has traveled to Asia on behalf of the University.

AYA pilots mentorship program

The Association of Yale Alumni is piloting a new mentor program this fall to provide students with general professional guidance, rather than just networking opportunities.

Student group to provide aid to lower-income students

A new student organization hopes to ease the difficult transition to life at Yale that lower-income freshmen may face, in addition to providing them with increased social, academic and professional resources.

Despite Perkins expiration, little impact on campus

Though the Perkins Loan Program — the oldest federal student loan initiative — will not grant any new loans as of the end of September, Yale students already receiving federal money will not be affected.

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Seven new senior societies established

There are seven new senior societies on campus this fall, the result of an initiative begun last spring to make the society system more inclusive.

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Chi Psi house still unfinished

Yale’s youngest fraternity is having trouble settling in around campus.

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Alcohol initiative forges ahead

Despite an unsuccessful search for a new alcohol policy director this summer, the University is moving forward with its plans to expand alcohol safety programming and offer more safe alternatives to Yale’s existing party culture.

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Investments Office targets 2016 allocations

After bringing the Yale endowment to a historic nominal high in the 2015 fiscal year, the Yale Investments Office is looking ahead, with target asset allocations for the 2016 fiscal year including a notable increase in bonds and cash, as well as a decrease in real estate and domestic equity.

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