Natalie Kainz
Staff Reporter
Natalie Kainz is a former Multimedia Managing Editor of the Yale Daily News. She graduated in 2023 with a major in Political Science. She is originally from Hong Kong. During her time with the News, she was also the editor of YTV — the video desk of the Yale Daily News — and covered Yale and New Haven relations as a staff reporter.
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Wendy Hamilton’s “No Frills” response to greed in the Elm City

Seventy-one-year-old Wendy Hamilton lives in a 750-square-foot apartment in Wooster Square, New Haven. She has no children, minimal belongings, and spends most of her days […]

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2021 in Illustrations

The most memorable illustrations of 2021, as chosen by the illustrations editors at The Yale Daily News.

2021 in Review

Here are the Yale Daily News stories that defined the past year.

2021: Year in Photos

In 2021, Yale Daily News photographers captured protesters gathering at Beinecke Plaza, athletes midair at the Yale-Harvard football game and the inner workings of New Haven’s first COVID-19 vaccine clinics.

Wendy Hamilton’s “No Frills” response to greed in the Elm City

Seventy-one-year-old Wendy Hamilton lives in a 750-square-foot apartment in Wooster Square, New Haven. She has no children, minimal belongings, and spends most of her days […]

Natalie Kainz Photo.
YTV: Bomb threat called in on Yale’s campus, causing students to be temporarily evacuated

A bomb threat was called in for multiple buildings on Yale’s campus midday Friday.

Welcome to Yale, Class of 2025! — Yale acceptance reactions

Special thanks to Miriam Viazmenski ’25, Maelle Tanoh ’25 and Kane Xu ’25 (listed in order of appearance) for sending in videos.

Unions call for respect from Yale at car caravan rally

With contract negotiations for Yale’s unions looming, workers took to the streets, both on foot and in cars, to send a message of strength and […]

‘Beep beep, Yale is cheap!’: Unions call for respect from Yale at car caravan rally

With contract negotiations for Yale’s unions looming, workers took to the streets, both on foot and in cars, to send a message of strength and unity to President Peter Salovey.

‘Yale: Respect New Haven’: Organizers paint a message to Salovey on Prospect Street

Labor organizers left a permanent mark on the University’s doorstep last Sunday, painting the words ‘Yale: Respect New Haven’ on Prospect Street. The words were […]

‘Goodbye sleazebag slumlords’: Dwight residents deliver letters to Elicker