Yale Daily News

Last spring, Stephen Schwarzman ’69 gave $150 million to Yale. In return, Yale commemorated him by renovating Commons, Memorial Hall and Woolsey Hall into a “state-of-the-art campus center,” and by naming the complex the “Schwarzman Center.” This strange exchange is emblematic of Yale’s weakness — of which we’re all aware and a shade ashamed — for glitz, prestige and money.

February 19, 2016

On March 18, 2008, Barack Obama gave the most important speech of his political career. ABC News had found clips of the then-senator’s former pastor […]

November 20, 2015

Before his book “On Writing Well” sold more than a million copies, William Zinsser was master of Branford College and taught a nonfiction workshop in the 1970s. He made a superlative impression on his students.

November 5, 2015

For this eight-week window, we can glide down Elm St., inhaling the crisp scent of fall. But there’s something missing when you imagine this idyllic scene: a helmet.

October 8, 2015

Earlier this week, Lady Gaga released a new music video called “Til it Happens to You,” which details three graphic scenes of sexual violence, in order to raise awareness about sexual assault on college campuses.

September 25, 2015

I have come across so many parallels between the sciences and the humanities that I have begun to believe that atoms and humans behave with similar volition.

September 10, 2015

It feels like everyone at Yale takes that fifth class, joins that third club, goes to Woads and makes everything fit by cutting back on sleep.

August 28, 2015

This Tuesday, I turned 22, and as I drove to Safeway for some last minute groceries, I thought about how I’ve changed since turning 21.

April 17, 2015

A campus ban would reinforce the uncontroversial notion that cigarettes are bad for our community, creating social space for peers to mock smoking as an unhealthy affectation.

April 3, 2015

We should be aware of cultural barriers, but we shouldn’t fixate on them.

February 20, 2015

There is a time for seriousness, but not all the time. Adulthood is rarely simple, but its complexity means there’s a funny side to things.

February 6, 2015