Scott Stern
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STERN: For another prefrosh weekend

Last weekend, Yale had more visitors than usual. Slightly confused-looking kids wandered around in herds, mostly staying close to Science Hill but occasionally straying into […]

A Walk in the Woods

I had been told that this area was swampy, but somehow I hadn’t quite envisioned getting my feet wet. As I walked through the woods, […]

STERN: Lift the Cuba embargo

When you own a cow in Cuba, you can drink its milk, but you may not slaughter it, said Patricia Alejandro ’12, who was born […]

STERN: Freshman seminars should be mandatory

When it comes to getting the courses I want, I consider myself supremely lucky. Yes, last semester, I was not placed into the English seminar […]

STERN: Needle exchanges work

For six and a half years, Margaret Lippitt, a student in the Yale Graduate School of Public Health, worked for an organization with a slightly […]

Wikipedia to Shut Down! For Good Reasons!

If you were planning to get a head start on that research paper tomorrow, think again. I’m afraid I have some startling news: Wikipedia is […]

STERN: Ron Paul’s America

Fewer than 45 minutes after Robert Bork was nominated to the Supreme Court in 1987, Senator Ted Kennedy stormed onto the floor of the Senate […]

More Than Just the Music

“Our next competitors carry on the storied tradition of the first ever college a cappella group,” said Nick Lachey, the host. “With over 100 years […]

STERN: Having a heart about illegal immigration

Remember Rick Perry? That tough-talking, gun-slinging, boot-wearing, job-creating machine from the Lone Star State? It turns out things haven’t been going too well for him. […]

STERN: The unnoticed Cain

As you walk into Yorkside Pizza, look to your right. On the wall, a little above eye level, you will see a framed magazine cover […]

STERN: A spooky Parents’ Weekend

On a sunny and brisk Friday afternoon, Yale was invaded. The invaders came like marauding bandits, swarming in from all sides, armed to the teeth […]