Meghana Mysore
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MYSORE: Standing out, fitting in

Sometimes, when I’m reading, it dawns on me that, as a woman of color, I have little to nothing in common with Aristotle. Trying to understand his perspective at times feels a bit like squeezing myself into a dress that’s not meant to fit.

The Spektacular Now: A Fan’s Encounter with Regina

Regina Spektor’s music is rare in that it not only pleases the ear with unique and varied rhythms, but also engages the mind. What I admire most about Spektor, and what prompted me to develop such a love for her music, is her lyrical prowess.

MYSORE: Going home, becoming home

Yale, I think, does a great job of cultivating a home away from home for many students. We have access to a multitude of communities here — cultural houses, residential colleges, freshman counselor groups and clubs — to make us feel comfortable.

Malloy adopts Yale researcher’s opioid plan

To fight Connecticut’s opioid epidemic, Gov. Dannel Malloy has adopted a three-year plan created by Yale researchers. The strategy, commissioned for the University-based Connecticut Opioid […]

Selasi reads NYT bestseller “Ghana Must Go”

Award-winning author Taiye Selasi ’01 delivered a reading of her New York Times bestselling novel “Ghana Must Go” to a crowd of more than 20 […]

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Karim Jabbari’s Light Calligraphy

K arim Jabbari began practicing calligraphy at the age of twelve. Growing up in Tunisia during the Ben Ali regime and seeing his father imprisoned, […]

Giorgis talks identity, media

On Wednesday afternoon, around 15 Yale students gathered in St. Anthony Hall to listen to Hannah Giorgis, an African-American feminist writer, editor and creative media specialist, discuss how to make space on the internet for marginalized identities.

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