STUDENT LIFE
LUCY HODGMAN
The ‘Healthy Yale’ fence that wasn’t

Campus and social media was recently abuzz with speculation about the origins of a mysterious fence that appeared on Cross Campus — a fence that has […]

March 10, 2021

The black chain link fence standing in front of Berkeley North Court on Cross Campus on a sunny day.
AMELIA DAVIDSON & EMILY TIAN
Students living on farms reflect on unique financial aid complexities

When Kellie Geisel ’24 applied to Yale, she expected that she would be able to attend for free. All of Yale’s financial aid material promised […]

March 4, 2021

A rural intersection with a field across the road
JULIA BIALEK & EMILY TIAN
Medically vulnerable Yalies left out of CT’s new vaccination plan

On Feb. 22, Gov. Ned Lamont announced that Connecticut will now follow a largely aged-based eligibility order instead of following the state’s previous plan of […]

March 4, 2021

A YNHH banner showing the location of a COVID-19 vaccination site hangs on a metal fence outdoors during the daytime.
EMILY TIAN
Seventeen juniors, 47 seniors inducted into Phi Beta Kappa honor society

Phi Beta Kappa, an academic honor society with chapters at college campuses nationwide, announced a new class of 17 juniors and 47 seniors last Friday. […]

March 2, 2021

The sidewalk along Hillhouse Ave. during the daytime
SEAN PERGOLA
Yale College Council partners with student environmental organizations to hold panel on climate justice

A “Climate Conversations: Centering Justice and Local Voices” panel last week sought to bring environmental justice — the concept of equitable and inclusive sustainability — […]

March 1, 2021

A mockup showing the Zoom call where the panel was hosted.
MARISSA BLUM
Students reflect on time in temporary housing

The grasp of the COVID-19 pandemic on Yale and the New Haven community at large remains strong, and as such, the University and its students […]

February 28, 2021

PHILIP MOUSAVIZADEH
Jackson Institute finds success in Capstone Project, students and faculty say

Even as the COVID-19 pandemic has crippled in-person instruction, the global affairs major’s capstone project has adapted to the public health situation, according to students […]

February 28, 2021

EDA AKER
Virtual Tour Series “Civil Rights from Reconstruction to Right Now” comes to an end with Daughters of the Movement talk

As Black History Month comes to its end, the Virtual Tour Series “Civil Rights from Reconstruction to Right Now,” co-sponsored by Yale Alumni Academy and […]

February 26, 2021

The exterior of the Yale Alumni Association building in the daytime from York St.
JULIA BROWN & MADISON HAHAMY
Qinxuan Pan allegedly stole vehicle the day of Yale student’s death

Qinxuan Pan, a person of interest in the shooting death of Kevin Jiang ENV ’22, allegedly stole a car in Massachusetts and swapped its license […]

February 26, 2021

Kevin Jiang smiling at the camera during a daytime hike
ZAPORAH PRICE
‘Integrating an institution’: Reflecting on May Day and social justice in Black communities

More than 50 years after the Black Panther Party trial shook the Elm City, the trial’s legacies of Black activism and social justice are still […]

February 26, 2021

AISLINN KINSELLA
First-year student creates lung kit based on COVID-19 to educate children about virus

A first-year student in Yale College has designed a lung kit that models how COVID-19 spreads to help educate children on the virus. Sophia De […]

February 25, 2021

A diagram of lungs