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Justice Department threatening civil rights

I don’t feel the same as I did Sept. 10. From attending football games to reserving airline tickets to opening my mail, I and many […]

Southern schools: a microcosm of America

I am a Mississippian at Yale. As you might imagine, we are few and far between in the Yale population. I had no idea that […]

Victory requires global action

The war on terrorism cannot be won in Afghanistan alone. It requires reversing decades of American neglect of the region’s most pressing political and economic […]

U.S. fight plagued by indecision

A large percent of the population of Afghanistan currently faces an epic humanitarian crisis. Our campaign in Afghanistan is both not helping these people and […]

City future a Green dystopia? No, GOP Eden!

This Tuesday was a momentous one for politics in New Haven. With the Green Party now holding two seats on the city’s Board of Aldermen, […]

Honoring America’s soldiers on Veterans Day

By one of history’s ironic coincidences, Veterans Day this year occurs on the two-month anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. […]

Maine forests give Yale chance for leadership

As one of the pre-eminent educational institutions in the world, Yale has long prided itself in producing successive generations of world leaders. Recently, however, Yale’s […]

Why does the University treat mental and physical health differently?

When is an illness not an illness? According to “Yale Undergraduate Regulations: 2001-2002,” a student suffering from mental illness does not fall under the “illness […]

When will Yale face up to its shameful past in support of slavery?

This summer, the global media focused on Yale as a result of the “Yale, Slavery and Abolition” report. While most of us were on summer […]

Why is there no program in peace studies and conflict resolution?

Yale should establish an interdisciplinary department or program in peace studies and conflict resolution. Regardless of differences of opinion over the current military actions in […]

How can the University cut energy consumption and reduce emissions?

Given the emerging data on climate change and increasing complexities in obtaining oil, energy conservation is becoming more urgent by the day. Here at Yale, […]