First Year Issue 2024 Archives

Five new arts organizations to explore: a guide for first years

New or recently reinstated arts groups leave their own legacies at Yale and create unique spaces for student involvement.

August 30, 2024

LILY BELLE POLING

Academy-nominated directors, Grammy singers, renowned architects and more. Here are the high-profile creatives that graced Yale’s stages last year.

With names like TwoSet Violin, David Rockwell and Lee Isaac Chung, the Yale community heard from some of the world’s most well-regarded artists, across a wide range of disciplines.

August 30, 2024

ASUKA KODA

Yale New Haven Health System and Prospect Medical Holdings in a legal battle over the $435 million hospital acquisition deal

In October 2022, Yale New Haven Health System signed an agreement with Prospect Medical Holdings to acquire three Connecticut hospitals. Since then, the two parties have sued each other over the deal.

August 30, 2024

CHRISTINA LEE

City pours millions to combat housing crisis as housing activists voice criticism

Both the city of New Haven and housing activists are working to soften a worsening state housing crisis, occasionally clashing in the process.

August 30, 2024

KATE ESTEVEZ

Fall athletics: Volleyball, Football, Men’s Soccer looking to build on stellar 2023 seasons

Heading into the 2024 fall season, three Yale sports teams are coming off of strong 2023 campaigns.

August 30, 2024

LANDON BISHOP

One year after SCOTUS ends affirmative action, Yale students reflect on new admissions policies, future of diversity in higher education

In June 2023, the Supreme Court axed affirmative action in college admissions, ending colleges across the nation’s ability to take into account race during the admissions process. A year later, Yale students remain divided on the ruling and shared their thoughts on the University’s new admissions policies since the ruling.

August 30, 2024

KARLA CORTES

Yalies take center stage in 2024 GOP political arena

Throughout the 2024 presidential election cycle, Yale alumni have been at the forefront of the Republican party. Ron DeSantis ’01 and Vivek Ramaswamy LAW ’13 both emerged as Republican candidates in the primary, and Senator J.D. Vance LAW ’13 was selected as the Republican VP pick.

August 30, 2024

LILY BELLE POLING & YOLANDA WANG

Looking back: A year of protests on Israel and Palestine at Yale

During the 2023–24 academic year, the war in Gaza sent ripples through the Yale community as students grappled with grief and dissented against the war. The News compiled a timeline of protests and other demonstrations on the topic of Israel and Palestine from the past year.

August 30, 2024