STUDENT LIFE
Yale celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival

Yale’s cultural groups organized a variety of events last week, from a “Moonlight Mingle” to a movie screening, to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

New club opens the door for Yalies to learn about the real estate industry

The Yale Real Estate Group, which was founded in January, is planning to send teams to real estate conferences, bring speakers to campus and engage with companies in the industry

Affordable housing crisis leaves grad students and city residents scrambling

With rent prices rising across the city, graduate students and New Haven residents have found it increasingly difficult to find affordable and adequate housing.

Yalies ‘playing catch up’ with classes held on Jewish High Holidays

Jewish students spoke with the News about observing Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur on campus this year while balancing academic commitments.

Hallowoads sells out before Yalies can say ‘BOO’

With over a month left before this year’s ‘Hallowoads’ party on Oct. 25, students can no longer purchase tickets.

‘To be upstanders’: Holocaust survivor’s message to Yalies

Holocaust survivor Sami Steigmann spoke about finding his voice and overcoming hate last Thursday at an event hosted by Yale’s new Moderate Party.

Alley Cats tap first woman

With last week marking the end of this season’s a cappella rush, Ryann Schaffer ’27 is now the first female member of the Yale Alley Cats amid a larger push for gender diversity in a cappella.

Yale Endowment Justice Coalition holds teach-in, pushes for Yale to divest from fossil fuels

Members of the Yale Endowment Justice Coalition highlighted their goals and recent protests in their recent teach-in event as they continue to push for the University to divest and disclose its holdings in what they claim are exploitative and extractive industries.

Students launch Jamaican-style hibiscus drink company

Dante Motley ’24 and Alyssa Michel ’24 spent their summer establishing “Ms Darling’s Sorrel” – a business brewing and selling a hibiscus drink inspired by Michel’s family recipe.

Buckley Institute launches podcast, features Mick Mulvaney in first episode

The conservative institute, which touts “freedom of speech” and “intellectual diversity” as its goals, has created a podcast to discuss current issues and explain its ideology.

Former Yale student acquitted of sexual assault in 2018 sues accuser for defamation

The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled in June that Saifullah Khan, who allegedly raped a female peer at Yale in 2018, may proceed with a defamation suit against the accuser.