Raymond Carlson
RAYMOND CARLSON
Early apps may climb

Yale’s early admissions race has become increasingly crowded each year, and preliminary counts show that this year will be no exception. Based on ongoing tallies, […]

November 6, 2008

RAYMOND CARLSON, ZEKE MILLER & WENDY WANG
Himes takes District 4

NORWALK, Conn. — New England lost its last Republican congressman Tuesday, as Democrat Jim Himes unseated incumbent Rep. Chris Shays in Connecticut’s 4th Congressional District. […]

November 5, 2008

RAYMOND CARLSON & ZEKE MILLER
Turnout reaches record highs in Constitution State

NORWALK, Conn. — Last night was a good night to be a Democrat in Connecticut. Record turnouts, propelled by the historic nature of this year’s […]

November 5, 2008

RAYMOND CARLSON
More Elis in more places

Yale’s International Bulldogs program will offer Elis new opportunities to work abroad this summer in cities in Israel and Denmark. The new internship programs will […]

November 5, 2008

RAYMOND CARLSON
Admissions turns blind eye to Mini-Feeds

With the deadline for Yale’s early applicants only two days away, would-be Elis trying to increase their chances of admission need not delete their Facebook […]

October 30, 2008

RAYMOND CARLSON
Briefly: Yale, unlike other universities, will not soon switch to direct gov’t. loans

As the credit market tightens, nearly 30 percent of colleges that use commercial government-backed student loans are considering switching to direct government loans in the […]

October 30, 2008

RAYMOND CARLSON & RACHEL WANG
PRISM broken, no fix in sight

Commencement 2008 was the final nail in the coffin for PRISM, the University’s only undergraduate organization for queer students of color. After struggling for years, […]

October 27, 2008

RAYMOND CARLSON
25 Elis snag Fulbrights

While Yale has traditionally maintained a strong showing of students winning Fulbright fellowships, this year the University slipped slightly in the rankings, according to figures […]

October 27, 2008

RAYMOND CARLSON
New test debuts

This article has been corrected. You may view this article’s correction here. While Yale students may remember eighth grade as a time free of college […]

October 24, 2008

RAYMOND CARLSON
Sen. Dodd: No fix for loan situation

The heightened scramble to procure and pay off student loans at Southern Connecticut State University has barely fazed nearby Yale, Democratic Sen. Christopher Dodd of […]

October 22, 2008

RAYMOND CARLSON
IELTS may replace TOEFL

The TOEFL, once the only exam testing English proficiency, now has competition in the IELTS. For the second admissions cycle, Yale is accepting both the […]

October 21, 2008