Karla Cortes
Staff Reporter
karla.cortes@yale.edu
Karla Cortes covers Student Policy and Affairs at Yale under the University Desk. From Woodstock, Georgia, she is a sophomore in Silliman College majoring in political science
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NORA MOSES, BAALA SHAKYA & KARLA CORTES
As election night unfolded, Yalies grew increasingly pessimistic about Harris’ chances

At watch parties across campus last night, Yale students tuned into the election. As the night progressed, students across the political spectrum viewed a Harris victory as increasingly unlikely.

November 6, 2024

KARLA CORTES
Eileen Galvez steps down as director of La Casa

After nine years, Eileen Galvez announced she is leaving La Casa to become the first Education Studies fellow. Maryam Ivette Parhizkar has served as interim director since Oct. 31.

November 3, 2024

JOSIE REICH, KARLA CORTES & SASHA HUROWITZ
ANALYSIS: How the 2024 election could affect Yale’s federal research funding

Yale relies on around a billion dollars in annual federal research funding. Experts say the funding levels are likely to stay constant, regardless of the election outcomes, but research priorities could shift.

October 30, 2024

KARLA CORTES
As Biden’s Title IX regulations face lawsuits, Yale remains bound by Trump-era policies

Universities across the country, including Yale, remain tied to Trump-era Title IX policies as Biden’s reforms continue to face legal challenges. Could this prevent Biden’s changes from ever reaching Yale’s campus?

October 29, 2024

KARLA CORTES
Yale Polo hosts Morehouse College, the first HBCU polo team

After two years in the making, the Yale Polo team hosted Morehouse College, in what organizers hoped was the first in a series of matches between the two teams.

October 28, 2024

KARLA CORTES
Sexual assault prevalence decreased at Yale, survey finds

Though rates of sexual assault have decreased since 2019, one in ten undergraduate female students has experienced rape since starting college, according to a spring 2024 Yale survey.

October 22, 2024

KARLA CORTES
Funding for cultural centers shifts with Yale’s changing diversity

As Yale’s student body grows more diverse, the University adjusts funding allocation for cultural centers to meet their changing needs.

October 9, 2024

KARLA CORTES & YOLANDA WANG
Yale community mourns on Oct. 7 anniversary

A year after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel and Israel’s retaliatory war in Gaza started, Yale community members gathered to mourn lives lost.

October 8, 2024

KARLA CORTES & NORA MOSES
Flex point dining plan undervalued as prices increase at Bow Wow

Yale Hospitality previously increased the value of the Bow Wow swipe to $12 after YCC advocacy, but the flex point plan is still undervalued by at least $800.

October 4, 2024

KARLA CORTES
NACC honors Native and Indigenous residential school lost lives and survivors

On Monday, the Native American Cultural Center, with support from the Yale Chaplain’s office and the Committee on Canadian Studies, commemorated Orange Shirt Day on Cross Campus.

October 1, 2024

KARLA CORTES
Classes still held on Election Day

Yale College does not give students, faculty or staff Election Day off in the 2024–25 election cycle despite previous advocacy efforts from YCC and Yale Votes.

September 25, 2024