Commencement 2021: Opinion Archives

This has been an incredibly challenging year. It sometimes has felt as if everything we know about life at Yale — and life in general […]

salovey speaking at 2021 commencement — Courtesy of OPAC/Dan Renzetti

SAMMY WESTFALL

WESTFALL: Time Granted

I rode in the passenger seat of a car with a friend one Tuesday in October. It was only a short trip to Walgreens, so […]

Sammy W with friends and housemates in graduation gowns — Courtesy of Sammy Westfall

KATHERINE HU

HU: Chasing Magic

It is difficult for me to remember what the magic of Yale used to feel like, to reminisce on something that I have already begun […]

ISAIAH SCHRADER

SCHRADER: Embracing Uncertainty

I have a confession to make: I don’t have all the answers to life’s pressing metaphysical, moral and social questions. At the tender age of […]

ANANYA KUMAR-BANERJEE

KUMAR-BANERJEE: A Fine and Glamorous Season

Like some of you, I spent last summer in New Haven. In fact, I spent all of my junior spring in New Haven, too. Way […]

trees on hillhouse — Courtesy of Ananya Kumar-Banerjee

KESHAV RAGHAVAN

RAGHAVAN: “Not all who wander are lost”

Four years down the road, Yale can still be an intimidating place. The people you meet here are gifted at such an astonishing range of […]

EMMA OSBORNE, COLLEEN HUFFMAN & HANNAH MANZ

OSBORNE, HUFFMAN & MANZ: Joy In The Ordinary

Entering this 2020-2021 school year as seniors, we couldn’t fight the thought that our best Yale days were over. With classes and extracurriculars on Zoom, […]

GRACE JIN

JIN: Give and Take

Years ago, a mentor told me that the best advice she ever received was to be a sponge. “Shamelessly soak up everything you can,” she […]

student common room in residential college — Cassidy Arrington