Articles Archive for February 2012

By   |   February 29th 2012

In response to the deeply disturbing news that the New York Police Department had been surveying the Yale Muslim Student Association (among many other MSA’s around the country), which President Levin described as “antithetical to the values of Yale, the academic community, and the United States,” the YMSA has created Call the NYPD, a photo …

By   |   February 29th 2012

In a truly charming display of local talent, T-Miz (a.k.a Travis Pittman) released this song and accompanying music video for those of New Haven (and beyond!) to enjoy. Just in case you’re unfamiliar with the local star, Pittman describes his upbringing “as the regular hood struggle, being raised by his mother (a single parent) falling victim …

By   |   February 29th 2012

The dawn of a new age.

By   |   February 28th 2012

Apparently it’s for real! Alexander Nemerov, he of overflowing YUAG fame, will be leaving New Haven to return to the sunny beaches of Stanford. He’ll be done here in May when the term ends, at which point he’ll head California to teach at Stanford starting in the fall. (Nemerov taught at Stanford before he started …

By   |   February 28th 2012

Whoa whoa! He was my TA!!!

By   |   February 27th 2012

I mean…they said it without saying it, you know? A recently published study from the Yale University School of Medicine tells a lot that we, in all honesty, should probably already know. The gist of the findings: using tobacco when smoking marijuana increases both the risk of addiction and intensifies the “mind-altering effects” of the drug, …

By   |   February 27th 2012

A few weeks ago, Yale hosted an entire, LC101-filling slam poetry competition, and I had no idea. Neither did my suitemates. Or the friends in other colleges that I made come with me to see my friend perform. “I’m obviously great and important,” I thought to myself, “If I’ve never heard of it, how good …

By   |   February 27th 2012

The best work at the Yale School of Drama gets put up at the Yale Cabaret. At least, according to Ryan Davis, who’s been on the board of trustees for four years (he knows what he’s talking about). They rarely show stuff that they have to get the rights for (who wants to deal with …

By   |   February 27th 2012

I consider myself to be an average college student in that I enjoy cereal for more meals than just breakfast. One of my friends adheres to this philosophy even more wholeheartedly and rarely finishes dinner without a mug/bowl/whatever dish Yale dining has left of cereal. In order to balance a propensity for cereal with our …

By   |   February 27th 2012

History always repeats itself.

By   |   February 27th 2012

And now the women of Whim 2013! Congratulations!!
Mary Kleshefsky (pitch)– Redhot and Blue
Stephanie Brandon– Mixed Company
Gale Harrington– Shades
Annie Hoang– New Blue
Caitlin Parmer– Proof of the Pudding
Katy Naples-Mitchell– Redhot and Blue
Sara Stalla– Something Extra

Maeve Ricaurte– Mixed Company
Hannah LaPalombara– Redhot and Blue
Cody McCoy — New Blue
Wan Joo Teo– New Blue
Julia Osterman– New Blue
Jessica Jollie– Proof of …

By   |   February 26th 2012

Here’s what we’ve heard! Congrats guys!
Henry Gottfried– Dukes Men
Alex Caron– Dukes Men
Reuben Hendler — Dukes Men
Brandon Hayse — Dukes Men
Brandon Levin– Spizzwinks
Andy Berry — Spizzwinks
Max Henke — Spizzwinks
Michael Protacio– Alley Cats
Julian de Freitas– Alley Cats
Brad Travis– Bakers Dozen
Mike Young– Bakers Dozen
Mckay Nield– Mixed Company
Daniel Reardon– Out of the Blue
Spencer Klavan– Red Hot and Blue

By   |   February 25th 2012

On Thursday night, something went down in Commons.  It was a food expo.  It was a top chef cooking competition.  It was a shit show par excellence.
We’d all been getting the daily emails–tempting us to “Eat at Commons,” bribing us with iPads and chicken tenders, very helpfully reminding us that as each day passed, we …

By   |   February 24th 2012

INCOMING: The Oscars
It’s here! It’s the Superbowl after the Superbowl. It’s the night we buy all the Tostitos and salsa in Gheav. It’s the reason why the Herald bought a high-def TV. Just kidding. But it is one of our favorite nights (even though we don’t care about any of the awards besides Best Picture, …

By   |   February 24th 2012

5. Staycation at the Study
4. The lighthouse at Lighthouse Point
3. Camping trip to Occupy
2. Green’s farms, the most mysterious Metro-North stop
1. Staycation at the Hotel Duncan

By   |   February 24th 2012

Cr: Dick Levin FTW
The weather’s been really nice, blah, blah, blah. Whatever. Only boring people talk about the weather and let’s give ourselves a little credit—there were plenty of great moments this week. Curveball! While the whole NYPD racial-profiling thing isn’t super tight, something good did come out of the whole mess. President Richard Levin …

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By   |   February 24th 2012

Around 10 o’clock every morning, Krishna and I would go get coffee. After arriving at the campaign headquarters at nine, we’d spend an hour writing emails, organizing our desks, and reading the news. Without fail, between 9:50 a.m. and 10:15 a.m., one of us would casually saunter over to the other’s desk, ask how he …

By   |   February 24th 2012

Reign of Terror certainly isn’t the worst album in the world, but it is arguably the worst-named record in recent memory—for a few reasons. Sleigh Bells’ newest album, released on Tues., Feb. 21, follows up on the group’s growing mainstream success, a unique feat given its “noise pop” origins within the indie music community. Although …

By   |   February 24th 2012

It is no coincidence that the YSoA symposium “Is Drawing Dead?” (Feb. 9-11) coincided with its ongoing exhibition, “Massimo Scolari: The Representation of Architecture, 1967-2012.” This exhibition, which runs through May 4, succeeds in physically communicating the need for drawing in the architectural process; the layout of the gallery, which moves from sketches to structures, …

By   |   February 24th 2012

If you see Safe House, you will do so for one irrefutable reason: Denzel Washington is a certified bad-ass. In the end, that is reason enough.
Nothing about Safe House is particularly innovative. It’s a CIA thriller filling the vacuum left by Matt Damon’s departure from the Bourne franchise, the kind of film that keeps you …