EVENTS
OLIVIA WOO
Postal Service unveils new Buckley postage stamp

At a Tuesday ceremony on Beinecke Plaza, speakers highlighted the legacy of William F. Buckley Jr. ’50 — including criticism and love of Yale.

September 10, 2025

SOPHIA STONE
Candlelight vigil honors victims of deadly protests in Nepal

The event, hosted by the Nepali Students Society, brought students to Cross Campus to mourn and raise awareness about the ongoing unrest in Nepal.

September 10, 2025

ORION KIM
Yale Political Union attendees challenge King’s son on nonviolence

Martin Luther King III, a human rights activist, argued in favor of the resolution “violence is never the answer” at the first Yale Political Union debate of the year.

September 10, 2025

SOPHIA STONE
Hundreds eat Shabbat dinner with Chabad on Old Campus

The special “Lux et Shabbat” dinner on Friday was attended by University President Maurie McInnis and her predecessor, Peter Salovey.

September 8, 2025

OLIVIA CYRUS
Students vie for ‘performative male’ title near Women’s Table

Mixtapes, tote bags, feminist literature and menstrual products took center stage at Yale’s inaugural “performative male” contest, attended by nearly 500 students.

September 8, 2025

ORION KIM
Former Israeli Supreme Court president speaks at Slifka

At an event in the Slifka Center dining hall, Aharon Barak discussed Israel’s legal system and denied that its assault on Gaza constitutes a genocide.

September 8, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA
McInnis, Lewis urge first years to enter college with open minds

McInnis pushed students to seek out new connections, while Lewis encouraged them to question and reflect on their moral beliefs.

August 19, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA & JERRY GAO
Tree limb falls in Berkeley, causing alarm at first-year welcome ceremony

Moments after first years sang “Bright College Years,” a large tree limb crashed down in the south Berkeley courtyard, barely missing one onlooker.

August 18, 2025

NORA MOSES
Students, lawmakers speak out against Trump tax bill at Washington press conference

On Thursday, Sen. Richard Blumenthal LAW ’73, Rep. Jim Himes, and students from Yale and other universities warned that the bill’s proposed cuts and endowment tax would threaten access to higher education.

June 13, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA & HENRY LIU
Yalies to rally in Washington against budget bill

Students are hosting a press conference with Connecticut senators and lobbying against a Republican budget proposal that could significantly increase taxes on universities’ endowments.

June 11, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA & OLIVIA CYRUS
Yale awards 4,378 degrees in 324th Commencement

The University conferred 4,378 degrees upon graduating students from Yale College and the University’s 13 graduate and professional schools, as well as upon honorary recipients.

May 19, 2025