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Frosh counselors’ words of wisdom

You may be a little scared — but very excited. You thought the time would never really come, but here you are on Elm Street […]

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Movie stars, movie making and film at Yale

From watching a 35 mm version of “Citizen Kane” for a class screening to having your face splashed across campus on glossy movie posters, there […]

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Oral sex, Secret Service, and beautiful people

First of all, Rumpus is more than just a publication. It’s a way of life. Sure, we print six issues a year on a more-or-less […]

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We need more than the YCC

Two years ago I arrived at Yale full of visions. I was excited to be going to such a great university, a place where the […]

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Branford

Entering Branfordians in the Class of 2005: to echo my sixth-grade math teacher, you all don’t know just how good you’ve got it. The gloomy […]

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P.S., there’s more than just D.S.

Memorable speeches dealt with nanotechnology, atomic clocks, triple helix DNA and the acoustics of concert halls. Usually the lecturers were presenting their own current research, […]

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Once more, with feeling: an alum looks back

As per the terms of my parole, I have been back to campus many times since 1991, and I must tell you: Yale never changes. […]

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Welcoming words to the Class of 2005

Soon, everything will begin. Life at Yale is amazing, challenging and exciting. The University and New Haven, both of which have many bright spots and […]

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Your time is now; the process of self-discovery begins soon

On August 31, 2001, Somebody From Somewhere will set foot on Old Campus. She will move in her room, meet her new friends, shop for […]

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Davenport

Davenport is known as the college of legacies. But after a cursory exploration, one can see why students would choose to reside in the same […]

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Jonathan Edwards

At the annual 1975 bladderball competition, where residential colleges and student groups fought to be the first to gain control of an inflated, six-foot diameter […]