Phoebe Gaston
Articles by Phoebe Gaston
Voices
Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy’s State of the State Address this week made an urgent call for education reform. (Check out Lucy’s Gubernick’s coverage of the proposals in the Features section.) Many Yalies have been involved in pushing for change in Connecticut schools, but, as of last year, they have one fewer way of actually working …
Voices
Starting next fall, the newly established Chaplaincy Fellows program will train 24 members of the class of 2014 to facilitate interfaith conversation, reflection, and support in the residential colleges. Heading the effort is Nathaniel Deluca, the Program Coordinator for the University Chaplain’s Office, a yoga instructor, and a 10-year veteran of the Lutheran Outdoor Ministry, …
Features
Aaron Hakim, PC ’13, is part of a team of Yale undergraduates isolating and reproducing antifreeze compounds from a Siberian beetle by way of bacteria “factories.” In fewer than 15 minutes, I learned from him that a field called synthetic biology exists; that it is so controversial and pioneering that some people call it “playing …