OPINION
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DEFIESTA: Smart governance?

Even before he was elected to the position last November, Town Clerk Michael Smart was plagued by accusations of improper handling of absentee ballots.

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CHANDRA: The subway look

Why do we ignore our acquaintances? Why do we do this to each other?

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News’ View: The News congratulates its newest staffers

STAFF REPORTERS Stephanie Addenbrooke Birkenhead, United Kingdom Zunaira Arshad Hawthorn Woods, Ill. James Badas Oxford, Conn. Jane Balkoski San Francisco, Calif. Abigail Bessler Minneapolis, Minn. David […]

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ROSEN: End the competition

A story runs in the News almost every year about Yale’s selective majors, especially Ethics, Politics & Economics (EP&E) and Global Affairs. On-campus publications often make […]

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SOEKOE: Channeling Mandela’s mission

I hated the idea that so many articles had been written about Mandela’s death here before South Africa...had even woken up to the news.

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HOLMES: Workshop U

If we are all, in our own particular ways, drafts — that is, works in progress — I’m told that college is a time we’re meant to undergo significant revision.

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DEFIESTA: Tweeting the lockdown

In the case of breaking news — and not just on Twitter — journalists need to report on an event accurately and quickly, and let readers know about any ambiguity in their reporting.

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MEDANSKY: For online anonymity

Anonymous space can foster honesty, and communities that are more transparent are better able to identify and rectify problems they encounter.

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REMER: On climate change, get political

You wouldn’t know it, but we’ve embarked upon the biggest gamble in 20 millennia. By continuing to profligately burn fossil fuels, humanity is courting disaster.

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XIA: Why I lean in

Yale is known for its progressive culture, yet it still lacks female leadership presence in both its administration and its undergraduate organizations.

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MARADIAGA: My neglected homeland

Most Americans do not even hear stories of the political struggles and ongoing violence in Honduras. But it is our duty as a campus, a community and a part of humanity to seek out information about the country.