OPINION
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HANNON: After Francis

Pope Francis’s death, for me, is more than political. It is a question of whether anything can really change and stay changed.

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LETTER 4.23

As Jewish Yalies, we unequivocally reject the racist and reprehensible views of Itamar Ben-Gvir. Ben-Gvir does not represent us. He is not welcome here.

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LETTER 4.22

To the Editors of the Yale Daily News: “We value freedom of expression precisely because it provides a forum for the new, the provocative, the […]

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HAMAMA: Shabtai, don’t platform terrorism supporters

Imagine a Yale-affiliated organization inviting a white supremacist speaker who, for years, displayed a photo of Dylann Roof — the man who murdered nine Black parishioners at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston — on the wall of his living room.

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DANZIGER: When the American flag falls, so does Yale’s funding

If elite students continue to sneer at the nation that sustains them, I suspect it's only a matter of time until America stops footing their bill. 

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KIRKPATRICK: Fight in advance

Those who would give up their students and mission to save their endowment deserve neither an endowment nor the power we entrust to them.

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LETTERS 4.21

To the Editors of the Yale Daily News: President McInnis and the Yale Corporation must stand up promptly and publicly in support of Harvard, our […]

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YANKEE: Yale has faced this test before

“It is not the disclaimer affidavit that will make our colleges and universities bulwarks of our security, nor even the oath of allegiance which they accept. It is our trust in them to pursue the course the nation has set for them—a course they can pursue in freedom and in no other way.” 

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SIESEL: Ward 1, built together

I am running to represent Ward 1 on the Board of Alders to fight for a justice system that listens, delivers and responds to every New Haven resident. Here’s who I am and the values I stand for.

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SANTOPIETRO: You should read Thoreau

In class, learn to appreciate how difficult it may be to listen to your professor. Close your browsers and lower your laptop screen. Next time a friend hits you with the classic Yale nicety “let’s get a meal” maybe try to take a walk somewhere new.   

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MOHAN: Yale needs rejection

I am sure the Class of 2029 is basking in the joy of their selection. They should be. There is much to be excited about. But they will soon learn what we grizzled almost-sophomores now know: the choosing is just getting started.