Tyler Foggatt
Staff Reporter
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Returning head pantry workers take up new roles

Two former head pantry workers have decided to return to their residential college dining halls, though their assignments will be different from what they were prior to their original departure.

With Hudak in critical condition, students rally behind master

Saybrook College Master Paul Hudak is in critical condition due to side effects from a stem cell transplant in 2010.

Diversity in academic programs nebulous

Last week, Yale accepted its most diverse freshman class yet. Still, questions remain as to whether the Admissions Office’s efforts at diversification reach all of Yale’s most competitive academic programs.

Biden to speak at Class Day

Vice President Joseph Biden will be the speaker at this year’s Class Day on Sunday, May 17.

Admissions Office switches to recruitment mode

For months, tens of thousands of college students courted Yale, in interviews and application essays. Now, for the lucky 1,962 admitted, it is time for Yale to court them.

YCC | Joe English ’17, president

After serving on all three branches of the Yale College Council as a freshman, as well as chief of staff for the Executive Board as a sophomore, Joe English ’17 said his extensive experience on the council sets him apart from the other two candidates for YCC president.

Campus cameras prompt privacy concerns

During the internal examination of YPD procedure that followed an officer’s detention of Tahj Blow ’16, investigators drew heavily upon video footage of the incident. Questions have since emerged about the level of video surveillance on campus.

International students will be informed of tax earlier

In the past, the tax on financial aid for international students has come as a surprise to many. But this year, international students will be informed of the tax before they arrive on campus.

NEWS ANALYSIS: Online PA program expands access, but at what price?

Earlier this month, Yale announced its proposal to offer a new Physician Associate degree almost entirely online. The program will likely require only roughly two weeks total on campus over the course of its 28-month duration.

Yale admits 6.49 percent of applicants

After completing its review of the second largest group of students to ever apply to the college, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions accepted roughly 6.49 percent of the 30,237 students who applied to Yale.

Independent panels garner mixed reviews

Following an independent panel report on Yale Police Department policies — sparked by a Jan. 24 incident in which Tahj Blow ’16 was detained by a YPD officer holding a gun — uncertainty remains about how such panels are established and the role they play in University policy.