Kamini Purushothaman
Staff Reporter
Kamini Purushothaman covers Arts and New Haven. A sophomore in Trumbull College, she is double-majoring in History and Archaeology.
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Whales everywhere: “Whales of Yale” organizes a campus-wide scavenger hunt

One of these days, you might just stumble upon a crocheted whale sitting atop a shelf. Since last semester, Yalies have been on the hunt […]

Two new art installations at the Yale Divinity School honor the Black experience and neglected histories

These additions include the works of Yale-affiliated Black artists and a new portrait of Black theologian Alexander Crummell.

‘Tiny Dorms,’ but big musical potential: an intimate presentation of the Yale music scene

Spring Fling’s “Tiny Dorms” showcases the work of four Yale musicians, each in a different genre of music.

New Haven green-lights proposal for new Dramatic Arts Building, sparking both excitement and concern

The new seven-floor structure, set to finish in 2029, will house the David Geffen School of Drama, the Yale Repertory Theater, and the Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies department.

In Nicole Viloria ’25’s “Paper Dreams,” the line between love and obsession blurs as a friend falls for her best friend

The Yale senior made her film debut with the project, which follows a queerplatonic friendship starring Julia Weston ’28 and Daphne Joyce Wu ’26. It premiered in the Pierson-Davenport Theater on Dec. 3.

Annual showcase Roshni highlights South Asian culture at Yale

Yale’s South Asian Society hosted the performing arts celebration on Nov. 3.

A documentary on Toad’s Place? Here’s what you need to know

Slated to release in 2025, a new film honors Toad’s Night Club’s near 50-year legacy, as well as the venue’s history and development.

Meet some of Yale’s singer-songwriters darlings

The News spoke to three Yale songwriters about how they use music to connect with others — highlighting the inspirations, challenges and opportunities they’ve found on campus.

Nonprofit ArtAround maps and preserves public art in New Haven and beyond

ArtAround, a nonprofit platform mapping public art across the U.S., offers an open-access archive that preserves works at risk of being overlooked, removed, or dismissed as vandalism.

YUAG exhibition highlights post-Civil War art, raises concern over inclusion of eugenicist’s words

Students and local artists voiced their unease about the exhibition’s use of the words of Havelock Ellis, a vice president of the Eugenics Education Society.

Tian Hsu ’26 reinvents the ruins of antiquity in her exhibit at The Table & Gallery

Hsu’s exhibition, which features recreations and reimaginings of ruins she saw on a summer trip to Greece, opened on Sept. 16 and was followed by an opening reception on Sept. 20.