Tristan Hernandez
Staff Reporter
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Tristan Hernandez is the 147th Editor in Chief and President of the Yale Daily News. He previously served as a copy editor and covered student policy & affairs and student life for the University desk. Originally from Austin, Texas, he is a rising junior in Pierson College majoring in political science.
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SARAH COOK, KAITLYN POHLY & TRISTAN HERNANDEZ
Yale College nixes summer storage option, prompting student concern

Dean of Student Affairs Melanie Boyd announced on Wednesday that residential colleges will no longer provide storage space in the summer to undergraduate students.

March 10, 2023

TRISTAN HERNANDEZ
Whiffenpoofs and Whim ’n Rhythm tap 2024 classes

The two all-senior a cappella groups announced their new members on Monday.

February 24, 2023

KAITLYN POHLY & TRISTAN HERNANDEZ
Students rally for religious housing accommodations

Students gathered on Cross Campus on Feb. 22 to protest the Yale College Dean’s Office new streamlined housing process that does not formally consider religious housing accommodations.

February 22, 2023

TRISTAN HERNANDEZ & BRIAN ZHANG
Emily Bernard reads from “Black is the Body” at Beinecke Library

Emily Bernard gave a reading at Yale University on Wednesday evening, giving insight into some of her most vulnerable, personal pieces.

February 10, 2023

YASH ROY & TRISTAN HERNANDEZ
YaleConnect crashes after Yalies “overwhelm” system for Paul McCartney tickets

McCartney is coming to campus next Thursday to speak about his recent book in Woolsey Hall.

February 10, 2023

TRISTAN HERNANDEZ
AACC hosts fireside chat with translators Rebecca Kuang and Emily Jin

Rebecca Kuang GRD ’27 and Emily Jin GRD ’25 spoke to the AACC about identity, the practice of translation and being Asian in academia.

February 8, 2023

TRISTAN HERNANDEZ
Of Mice and Men: Branford College students report rodent infestation

Several Branford students have reported mouse sightings in the college since winter recess.

February 6, 2023

TRISTAN HERNANDEZ
Sororities hold first in-person rush since 2019

Yale’s four sororities returned to in-person rush, hosting 236 prospective new members.

February 3, 2023

MIRANDA WOLLEN & TRISTAN HERNANDEZ
The strengths — and pitfalls — of Yale College advising

The News spoke to eight students and faculty members about how college and major advisers work across Yale College

December 9, 2022

TRISTAN HERNANDEZ
“The Criminal Mind” course caps enrollment, drops over 200 students

The psychology department’s most popular course for the spring 2023 semester received over 700 instructor permission requests, resulting in over 200 students getting dropped to fit into Yale College’s lecture halls.

December 7, 2022

ANIKA ARORA SETH, TRISTAN HERNANDEZ & HANNAH KURCZESKI
Yale College pushes for more small-town, rural students

Over the last six years, Yale Admissions has worked towards greater geographic diversity. Past and present members of the Rural Students Alliance at Yale expressed support for expanding on-campus support through a new peer liaison program.

November 30, 2022