Paloma Vigil
Staff Reporter
@palomaevigil | paloma.vigil@yale.edu
Paloma Vigil is the Arts Editor for the Yale Daily News. She previously served as a DEI co-chair and staff reporter for the University and Sports desks. Past coverage includes religious life, Yale College Council, sailing and gymnastics. Originally from Miami, she is a junior in Pauli Murray College majoring in Psychology and Political Science.
Author Archive
PALOMA VIGIL
GYMNASTICS: Sarah Wilson ’24, from “young perfectionist” to “true leader”

The News spoke to Sarah Wilson and her former and current coaches about her journey from Level 10 gymnast to award-winning student-athlete.

February 22, 2023

PALOMA VIGIL & ANIKA ARORA SETH
“If Pretty Hurts Ugly Must be a Muhfucka” takes on beauty standards in sold-out Spring Ex performances

The Spring Ex production, which ran from Feb. 16 to Feb. 18, was co-directed by Simisola Fagbemi ’24 and Megan Ruoro ’24.

February 22, 2023

PALOMA VIGIL
GYMNASTICS: “Everyone’s hype woman”: Gymnasts honor late head coach at Tonry Invitational

Yale gymnasts beat Southern Connecticut State University and the University of Bridgeport in the Tonry Invitational this Sunday.

February 16, 2023

PALOMA VIGIL
FENCING: Injuries leave fencers susceptible at Ivies

Yale fencers lost the Ivy League Round Robins after a series of injuries kept three female fencers out of the competition

February 14, 2023

PALOMA VIGIL
“More than just a performance”: Yale Kalaa puts on first-ever cross-collaboration show

Yale Kalaa, Yale’s Indian Classical dance group, collaborated with Brown University’s South Asian classical dance team Abhinaya and Yale’s newly formed Dhvani — an Indian Classical music group — to put on a multilingual dance drama.

February 8, 2023

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GYMNASTICS: Gymnasts post second-highest team score at “My Cause, My Ribbon” meet

The Yale gymnastics team lost by just over a point against the Temple Owls at home this Sunday.

February 6, 2023

PALOMA VIGIL
SWIM AND DIVE: Women’s swim team caps off perfect season at HYP meet in Cambridge

The swimmers took home wins this weekend at their meet against Harvard and Princeton as they prepare for the Ivy League Championship in three weeks.

February 2, 2023

PALOMA VIGIL
Internationally-competitive Yale fencers balance school and sport

The News spoke to three Yale fencers who compete domestically as well as internationally.

January 27, 2023

PALOMA VIGIL
GYMNASTICS: Bulldogs see “confidence grow” in second-place finish

The Yale Gymnastics Team made important improvements at the tri-meet versus UNC and UW-Stout this past weekend en route to a second place finish.

January 26, 2023

PALOMA VIGIL
SWIMMING AND DIVING: Yale swimmers race past Ivy League competitors

The men’s and women’s swim teams have enjoyed a series of successes against Ivy League teams ahead of their meets against Princeton and Harvard.

January 19, 2023

PALOMA VIGIL
GYMNASTICS: Gymnasts power into the season with win at Brown

Yale gymnastics starts the season off with a win against Brown University in their second meet of the regular season.

January 17, 2023