Rachel Dempsey
Louis’ vies for title of burger birthplace

Jeff Lassen of Louis’ Lunch said his family has been serving the same hamburger — a grilled beef patty on white toast, with optional tomatoes, […]

Yale alumni move up in the world of comedy

John Hodgman ’94, the newest regular contributor to “The Daily Show,” credits his Yale education with teaching him the art of timing a joke — […]

GOAT snacks face skeptics

By Rachel Dempsey StaFF REPORTER [ydn-legacy-photo-inline id=”14522″ ] Muhammad Ali’s daughter Miya, dressed in an orange vest with the word GOAT written across the back […]

Fewer college couples marry post-graduation

When Mariana Sorensen ’77 was a sophomore at Yale, she and her friends ate breakfast with a group of senior boys every morning in the […]

Preparation of TAs varies greatly

When students start picking classes for next semester, they can use online evaluations and shopping period to identify boring or inaccessible professors before they register. […]

Auditors find place in Univ. classrooms

In most ways, Ava Suntoke is like any other student in her Elementary Italian class. She does her homework every night and struggles with her […]

Elis study abroad less than Ivy peers

After winter break, Marisa Reisman ’08 will return to campus in January along with the rest of the Yale student body. But unlike most of […]

Many students ignore local politics

The university that produced the past three U.S. presidents may not be so political after all — at least when it comes to the state […]

Deaf students face unique challenges

When Jeffrey Zuckerman ’10 gets a call on his cell phone, it is almost always a wrong number. On the rare occasion that the caller […]

Muslim students observe Ramadan

For the last month, Emaan Ammar ’09 has woken up at around 5 a.m. to the sound of her alarm clock. In the half-hour before […]

Librarian publishes new book of quotations

For years, the quotation “The opera ain’t over until the fat lady sings” was attributed to sportscaster Dan Cook. Then Fred Shapiro, associate librarian for […]