STUDENT LIFE
YAKELEEN ALMAZAN
Students struggle with winter’s diminishing daylight

After daylight saving time ended on Nov. 7, some students are facing increased stress levels as they have one less hour of sunlight during their days.

November 17, 2021

LUCY HODGMAN
Students adapt to in-person work as employment numbers rise

As student employment numbers return to pre-COVID-19 rates, student employees reflect on the challenges of balancing work responsibilities with campus life.

November 17, 2021

OLIVIA TUCKER
Displaced students to return to McClellan Hall after Omni stay

The 27 students who have lived at the Omni since the start of the semester must return to their originally-assigned McClellan hall rooms by the end of the semester.

November 17, 2021

LUCY HODGMAN
Women’s Center reopens its Durfee Hall location

The Women’s Center reopened to students on Nov. 15 for the first time since March 2020.

November 17, 2021

LUCY HODGMAN
JE Head of College Mark Saltzman to step down

Head of Jonathan Edwards College Mark Saltzman will step down in June to focus on teaching and research.

November 15, 2021

LUCY HODGMAN
“I want to figure out what I believe”: Students reflect on return to in-person religious life

As Yale relaxes restrictions on in-person gatherings, students discuss the evolution of their religious identities while observing remotely.

November 11, 2021

LUCY HODGMAN
Office of LGBTQ Resources prepares for director turnover

Samuel Byrd will assume the directorship on Dec. 1, taking over for founding director Maria Trumpler.

November 10, 2021

ALESSIA DEGRAEVE
L&B room in Sterling to undergo renovation to improve ventilation

Renovations in Sterling Memorial Library’s Linonia and Brothers Reading Room will begin in 2022 to improve the ventilation system and return original luster to the beloved study spot.

November 10, 2021

KAASHIF AHMED
Students react to Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial elections

After Virginia’s and New Jersey’s Nov. 2 gubernatorial elections, Yale students from the two states reacted to the results. Students had worked on campaigns for […]

November 9, 2021

LUCY HODGMAN & ALESSIA DEGRAEVE
“Hey, Yale, where are you?”: At EJC protest, students call on Yale to divest from fossil fuels

Hundreds of students gathered in Beinecke Plaza on Friday at a rally organized by the Endowment Justice Coalition. There, they called on Yale to disclose […]

November 8, 2021

Lukas Flippo Photo.
LUCY HODGMAN
“An undercurrent of anxiety”: record number of students seek Yale mental health services

The combined effects of unique stressors and mental health destigmatization have led students to seek Yale Mental Health and Counseling Services at a higher rate than usual.

November 5, 2021