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DUSs weigh non-academic advising roles

In the wake of campus sexual climate survey results released by the Association of American Universities last month, several Directors of Undergraduate Studies are considering the non-academic roles they can play to support students confronted with the alarming figures.

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NACC hosts Choctaw languages classes

At the High Street home of the Native American Cultural Center on Tuesday evening, professor Nicholas Charleston Skyped in to his biweekly Choctaw language class from his own home in Oklahoma, thanking his students for keeping the language alive.

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Yale-NUS inaugurates new campus

For its first three years of existence, Yale-NUS occupied a single building within the expansive National University of Singapore campus. Dorms, classrooms and faculty offices sat stacked on top of one another in the borrowed 17-story NUS building.

CS50 excitement, enrollment drop

Six weeks into the fall term, the hype surrounding CS50 — the most popular class in Yale College history — has largely subsided, as many students find themselves surprised by increasingly challenging topics and problem sets in the class.

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Higher ed leaders attend Yale-NUS campus inauguration events

Over the past two days, Yale-NUS has taken major steps in its development — hosting an international conference on liberal education and officially inaugurating its new campus.

University selects Schwarzman architect

The University has selected the architecture firm that will transform Commons into the Schwarzman Center, bringing the vision of the massive student center one step closer to reality.

SOBs allowed to hold rush

The Yale College Dean’s Office has reversed its decision to suspend the Society of Orpheus and Bacchus a cappella group from fall rush, a sanction that resulted from one member initiating a prank against three other a cappella groups.

Student group to provide aid to lower-income students

A new student organization hopes to ease the difficult transition to life at Yale that lower-income freshmen may face, in addition to providing them with increased social, academic and professional resources.

New campus group to unite students against sexual assault

A new student organization which aims to combat sexual misconduct will soon make its voice heard on campus.

Oktoberfest highlights German culture

At the Yale German Society’s third annual Oktoberfest — a traditional German beer festival that is celebrated around the world — event organizers had a clear priority: promoting safe drinking.

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Despite Perkins expiration, little impact on campus

Though the Perkins Loan Program — the oldest federal student loan initiative — will not grant any new loans as of the end of September, Yale students already receiving federal money will not be affected.

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