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YPU debates role of anger in politics

Martha Nussbaum described the anger of the mythic Furies of ancient Greece as a “backward-looking force.”

Students, faculty consider take-home exams

For several years running, professor Mary Lui, head of Timothy Dwight College, has offered her Asian-American history class a take-home exam instead of a timed final.

ANALYSIS: Renaming process strengthens faculty voice

After Yale’s trustees elected to keep the name of Calhoun College in the spring, the University faced heavy criticism from undergraduates.

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Innovation center established

Last Wednesday, Yale announced a plan to build the Center for Innovative Thinking, a University-wide hub that promotes innovation through workshops and skills-based classes.

Phi Beta Kappa to induct 75 students

Next week, 13 Yale juniors and 62 seniors will join the ranks of the prestigious academic honor society Phi Beta Kappa.

Dwight Hall supports more protein, less meat in dining halls

Representatives of Dwight Hall’s member organizations voted to support advocacy for more nonanimal protein offerings in Yale’s dining halls.

Ben Carson ’73 appointed to lead Department of Housing and Urban Development

Ben Carson, who was formerly a rival to Trump in the Republican primary, but later endorsed him, is the fourth Yale College alumnus to join the Trump administration in the past week.

Yale Cuban community reflects on Castro’s death

At Yale, reactions have focused largely Castro’s legacy of state-implemented violence and political misconduct.

SIC encourages donation, alumni donors say

In an interview with the News, O’Neill explained that the elimination of the student effort would be a hard message to sell to many of the school’s donors.

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A first: Yale-NUS student wins Schwarzman scholarship

The inaugural class of around 150 students at Yale-NUS College has produced the first Schwarzman Scholar since the school formed in 2013.

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As access pipeline halts, Yalies call for divestment

Over 100 students and Yale affiliates rallied in support of fossil fuel divestment outside Sterling Memorial Library on Sunday.

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