OPINION
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Fall break out of the blue

In a meeting last week, members of the Yale College Council voted overwhelmingly in favor of creating a fall break for students next year. Taking […]

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Supporting, while criticizing, Israel in the American Jewish discourse

To the Editor: Josh Eidelson ’06 (“Israeli Boim Bill assaults human rights,” 11/6) teaches us an important lesson: You can support the state of Israel […]

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Early action an imperfect decision

President Levin’s announcement that Yale will move to a nonbinding early application policy for the class of 2008 sent something short of a shock wave […]

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Rethinking HIV/AIDS as a threat to global security

In the wake of Sept. 11, 2001, the war on terrorism has consumed our minds and our resources. Many other critical challenges facing the international […]

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Why fighting for oil isn’t so preposterous

The most frequently repeated slogans often turn out to be the most inane when subjected to sustained scrutiny. Case in point: the mantra “No war […]

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Incumbents return to Hartford

In a nationwide midterm election that was supposed to be bad news for incumbents, Connecticut Gov. John Rowland easily won a third term, and Third […]

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Big Brother looms large in plan to improve course evaluations

To the Editor: In response to Professor Charles Bailyn’s guest column yesterday, (“Turning around our dismal course evaluation system,” 11/5), the phenomenon of online evaluations […]

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Russian forces ignore basic human rights in Chechnya

To the Editor: While everyone is busy condemning the recent acts of Chechen terrorists, as well they should, it would be good to bear in […]

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The immorality of legacy in deciding Yale admissions

Imagine this. Sometime in the next two weeks, President Richard Levin unveils a bold, new plan to alter forever the face of Ivy League admissions. […]

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Israeli Boim Bill assaults human rights

The Boim Bill presented to the Israeli Parliament last week represents a further threat to human rights, international law, and conscientious dissent in Israel and […]

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Go on, take time off from Yale’s rat race

As the fall semester starts to wind to a close, you may be asking yourself, “Self, what am I doing here?” While Mother Yale certainly […]