Lucy Hodgman
Staff Reporter
Lucy Hodgman is the editor-in-chief and president of the News. She previously covered student life and the Yale College Council. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, she is a junior in Grace Hopper majoring in English.
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The ‘Healthy Yale’ fence that wasn’t

Campus and social media was recently abuzz with speculation about the origins of a mysterious fence that appeared on Cross Campus — a fence that has […]

The black chain link fence standing in front of Berkeley North Court on Cross Campus on a sunny day.
Spring semester break days off to shaky start

While a Jan. 29 email from Dean of Yale College Marvin Chun advertised break days as “a chance for rest and renewal,” class schedules and, […]

The inside of the Vanderbilt Arch looking out to fall trees on Old Campus.
Dean’s Excuse expansion in effect for spring semester

Shortly before last semester’s finals period, the Yale College Council and the Yale College Dean’s Office finalized their expansion of the dean’s excuse to include […]

An aerial view of Yale
New Haven Pride Center and Mayor’s Task Force on AIDS observe World AIDS DAY

Dec. 1 marked the 32nd Annual World AIDS Day. The New Haven Pride Center, in collaboration with the New Haven Mayor’s Task Force on AIDS […]

Yale Undergraduate Research Association launches journal

On Nov. 12, the Yale Undergraduate Research Association released the print edition of the first issue of the Yale Undergraduate Research Journal, marking the formal […]

Chemistry Department hosts Celebration of Women in Chemistry

On Tuesday, the Department of Chemistry hosted a virtual symposium celebrating female scientists whose achievements have been historically overlooked.  The event was originally planned to […]

82% of voters support transition to clean economy, Yale study finds

A new study from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication showed that climate policy is important to voters as the Nov. 3 election approaches. […]

EVC, YCC and Yale Dems mobilize students in advance of general election

In the final days before the general election on Nov. 3, student groups across campus have been working to mobilize their members and the student […]

Yale Literary Magazine and Elizabethan Club host poets Fatimah Asghar and Danez Smith

On Wednesday evening, poets Fatimah Asghar and Danez Smith discussed their experiences expressing themselves through poetry and finding solace in each other’s work.  The poets […]

Buckley Program hosts Christakis and Zimmer to discuss free speech, intellectual diversity

On Thursday, the William F. Buckley Jr. Program hosted one of its largest events of the year so far. The event featured a conversation between […]

YCC and student advocacy groups define collaboration for upcoming year

Following their election to the Yale College Council this past week, President Aliesa Bahri ’22 and Vice President Reilly Johnson ’22 have committed to a […]