STUDENT LIFE
KAITLYN POHLY
How will backlash against Harvard and Penn influence Yale’s presidential search?

Following significant backlash against former University of Pennsylvania President Elizabeth Magill and former Harvard University President Claudine Gay, students at Yale hold a range of opinions on how — and if — this will affect Yale’s own presidential search, further dividing a community strained by tension.

February 13, 2024

NORA MOSES
Jewish community organizes vigil for Israeli hostages in Gaza

About 60 students, faculty and New Haven residents joined last Friday in an hour-long vigil for Israeli hostages still held in Gaza. The demonstration featured a Shabbat table set for each of the hostages as well as speeches and readings from students.

February 12, 2024

TRISTAN HERNANDEZ & NORA MOSES
Yale’s CSC contract is set to end in 2026. Is free laundry next? 

The University’s contract with laundry service CSC ServiceWorks is set to end in 2026. Now the Yale College Council duo in charge of Laundry Advocacy is planning to seize the moment to continue pushing for free laundry.

February 12, 2024

TRISTAN HERNANDEZ & CHRIS TILLEN
Yale Hospitality cuts number of Black History Month dinners from nine to four nights

Yale Hospitality wrote to the News that the change was made to reduce long lines in the dining halls, yet the News spoke with four students who voiced their disappointment in the decision.

February 9, 2024

CHRIS TILLEN
Students organize ‘Let’s Talk About Israel’ table

In the fall, students organized a “Let’s Talk About Israel” table on Cross Campus. This semester, the table has moved to the rotunda of the Schwarzman Center, with the goal of engaging Yalies in conversation about Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza against Hamas.

February 9, 2024

JOSIE REICH
Y Pop-Up is cooking with gas

Yale’s undergraduate cooking club hosted a South Asian cuisine dinner in the Davenport buttery Friday night, drawing on over a decade of dedication to culinary excellence and community.

February 8, 2024

LICHEL JOHNSTON
Students launch Yale Undergraduate Black Pre-Law Association

The organization’s founders told the News that they hope to foster a supportive and inclusive community for those interested in law.

February 8, 2024

COLLYN ROBINSON
Chris Rabb ’92 hosts genealogy workshop 

Pennsylvania State Representative Chris Rabb ’92 spoke to members of the Yale and New Haven community to teach them how to trace their own ancestry.

February 6, 2024

KAITLYN POHLY
Yale College Council subsidizes student formal ticket costs

Formal events hosted by the Yale College Council previously priced student tickets from $15 to $20. This year, however, the YCC advocated for and obtained a grant from the Yale College Dean’s Office, which allows prices to be reduced 66 percent.

February 6, 2024

TRISTAN HERNANDEZ
Aeris, Panhellenic sororities host simultaneous recruitment, Panhellenic see increased popularity and bids

After Pi Beta Phi members voted unofficially to disaffiliate last semester, former members of the sorority unanimously revoked their status as active members, making Yale’s Panhellenic recruitment only include three sororities. Despite this, the Panhellenic sororities gave out more bids than in 2023 and the News was not able to obtain Aeris’ numbers.

February 2, 2024

TRISTAN HERNANDEZ
Administration to extend full room and board coverage for all future FroCos

In June, the Yale College Dean’s Office announced a one-time FroCo pay increase to cover the full cost of room and board for the current class of counselors, while committing to review its pre-existing FroCo pay scheme.

February 1, 2024