Orion Kim
Staff Reporter
orion.kim@yale.edu
Orion Kim covers campus politics. He is a sophomore in Ezra Stiles College from St. Paul, Minnesota, majoring in History and Economics.
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ORION KIM & KRISTINA PETROVA
Yale students recount Ukraine summer internships organized by nonprofit

Founded by Tetiana Kotelnykova GRD ’25, the ImpactUA program sent two Yale students and one recent graduate to work in Ukraine this summer.

September 24, 2025

ORION KIM
Yale sent donor money to Israeli military backer. Why?

In November 2023, the University distributed $1 million to Friends of the Israel Defense Forces through a donor-advised fund.

September 23, 2025

ORION KIM
Yale piano series to honor renowned former piano professor

The 2025-26 season of the Horowitz Piano Series celebrates the 100th anniversary of music school legend Claude Frank’s birthday and features guest artists Richard Goode and Paul Lewis.

September 17, 2025

ORION KIM
Yale Political Union tightening security after Kirk assassination

At Tuesday’s debate, in which the YPU voted 60-31 against the resolution “choice over life,” attendees underwent heightened security precautions.

September 17, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA & ORION KIM
Students shaken by killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

The fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk at an event in Utah prompted condemnation from student political leaders across the partisan divide and fears among some conservative students.

September 11, 2025

ORION KIM
Yale Political Union attendees challenge King’s son on nonviolence

Martin Luther King III, a human rights activist, argued in favor of the resolution “violence is never the answer” at the first Yale Political Union debate of the year.

September 10, 2025

JERRY GAO, SOPHIA STONE & ORION KIM
Yale halves chances for students to donate value of meal plan

Student organizers warn the budgetary cut could “compromise” the fundraiser’s efforts to support New Haven residents.

September 8, 2025

ORION KIM
Former Israeli Supreme Court president speaks at Slifka

At an event in the Slifka Center dining hall, Aharon Barak discussed Israel’s legal system and denied that its assault on Gaza constitutes a genocide.

September 8, 2025

ORION KIM & DAVIS ZONG
Yale lab seeks new funders for research on kidnapped Ukrainian children

The School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab launched — and Hillary Clinton LAW ’73 shared — a web page soliciting donations, while members of Congress called for the Trump administration to restore funding.

June 12, 2025

ORION KIM & JAEHA JANG
Certificate programs expand as students propose more

Since the 2021-22 school year, the number of certificates offered at Yale College increased from 24 to 39.

May 17, 2025

LILY BELLE POLING & ORION KIM
Girl posing as prospective student stayed in Saybrook for multiple nights

During Bulldog Days, an individual pretended to be an admitted student and convinced a group of sophomores to let her sleep in their suite.

May 1, 2025