Yale Daily News

Maybe it’s strange that art historical criticism and the internet would lead me to write about community, so forgive me: I’ve been stuck inside for […]

November 1, 2012

A friend asked me this past week what my feelings about patriotism were. She caught me off guard. It had been a long time since […]

October 17, 2012

Two experiences in the past few weeks have set me thinking about identity, and how we talk about identity in our politically correct age and […]

October 10, 2012

This past week, after a long night of writing, reading and generally feeling frustrated at and about my pile of work that seems never-ending, I […]

October 3, 2012

My last few weeks have been full of applications — mine and other people’s. As someone who is helping evaluate two sets of applications and […]

September 26, 2012

Every year during the Jewish High Holy Days, I am reminded of how terrible I am at sitting still. The prospect of being without my […]

September 19, 2012

Tonight, the Service Bazaar will be held in Dwight Hall. Freshmen and upperclassmen will have the opportunity to choose causes they feel passionate about; they […]

September 12, 2012

My dog was diagnosed with cancer more than a year ago. Sasha, then a six-year-old golden retriever, was limping heavily on her daily walks and […]

September 5, 2012

I watched four American women shatter a world record from a distance of only a few hundred yards. Dusk had settled over the Olympic Stadium, […]

August 29, 2012

A few days ago, one of my campers visited me at school. He’ll be coming to Yale in the fall and was full of the […]

April 23, 2012

  A friend asked me a question the other day: “Do you think other people are as anxious as we are?” I almost laughed and […]

April 13, 2012