Christian Termyn parties with Connecticut’s faction of Tax Day protestors.
Among those present at Tax Day Tea Party rallies held across Connecticut were leather-clad bikers, a Sarah Palin impersonator, politicians, would-be politicians, little old ladies in sun hats, children dressed as Paul Revere (multiple), people who paid their taxes, people who had refused to pay their …

Janna Avner’s guide to winning the Adrian Van Sinderen Book Collecting Prize
A book collection is more than a shelf of books. Collections focus on a particular subject with the goal of saying something about that subject. Ideally, book collections generate this unique meaning through the journey of book acquiring, and what the collection says is …

These days, varsity athletes and spandex-clad fitness buffs are not the only ones sweating in Payne Whitney Gymnasium. Rumors of potential layoffs due to budget cuts in the Department of Athletics have caused employees of the facility to panic over losing their jobs, and led Jim Barone, an athletic attendant at the gym, to approach …

Cameron Dabaghi, BK ’11, passed away on March 30th.  In his memory and in honor of his life, a few friends share some of their stories and thoughts.
There are some people I know whose stories define them, but looking back on my time with Cameron, I realize that he was not one of these people. …

Ben Loffredo investigates the workings of New Haven’s food cart industry.
About two months ago, a white truck showed up on York St. just off Chapel St., across the street from the Art & Architecture building. It didn’t come every day, but not long after its first appearance, the truck’s presence would invariably be accompanied by …

Sam Gardenswartz investigates three Yalies’  spiritual transitions from hometown to New Haven.
According to Ben Robbins, SY ’12, “Yale is sort of a crucible for faith, in that ideas—all ideas, no matter what ideas—are challenged. All ideas are fired. You really have to look at what you believe, and when you believe something you really feel …

Sam Gardenswartz investigates the community-lead effort to replace the Shaw’s on Whalley.
It takes a village to raise a child, and, more important, New Haven’s Dwight neighborhood has shown that it takes a village to raise a grocery store.
In 1998, the Greater Dwight Development Corporation (GDDC), a neighborhood-initiated local group, partnered with Yale University Properties, independent …

In an age of “new media”—from the blogosphere, to Facebook, to Twitter—notions of what constitutes journalism are changing, and therefore what speech is protected by the First Amendment is constantly being called into question. The news-gatherer is living in a new world where precedent is sparse. Furthermore, the worldwide economic crisis has prohibited many mainstream …

Matthew Shaffer examines the decline of a once-quintessential major.
We’re experiencing amnesia. We’re severed souls. We’re losing the root of humanistic education without the classics. At least that’s what Tom Schmidt, TC ’06, LAW ’11, says. And he’s convincing.
“The tradition of European letters is pretty continuous. Anything you read today has a connection to the classics. …

On Wed., Nov. 4, exactly one year after Barack Obama was elected president, a group of enthusiastic students held a rally on Cross Campus. The scene, however, differed decidedly from Election Night 2008, when masses of euphoric and cheering students flooded Old Campus to celebrate Obama’s victory. This time, the students had gathered to advocate …

Ben Schenkel takes up an investigation during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
Lincoln University used to stake its fame on being the first historically black college in the U.S.—or, alternatively, on its erstwhile control over the nearby Barnes Foundation, a spatially pell-mell collection of Impressionist paintings located on the outskirts of Philadelphia. Last fall, just six …

In a modest, pleasant house on Bennett Avenue, in Roosevelt, NY, Jasmine Narcisse is still looking for answers. It has been almost four months since her only son was found dead in his room at Yale. It has been hardly two weeks since the toxicology report was released, confirming an accidental death by multiple drug …

Probing into the sordid, tumultuous history of pornography at Yale.
Linda Lovelace knew only one form of therapy: the blowjob.
“Deep throat,” to be exact.
A full house of paying customers looked on intently as Linda performed her unique mode of treatment, over and over again. Does this sound like a bunch of sexually frustrated men and …

Christian Termyn investigates one woman’s tireless legal battle to stay and work in our country.
Six months into her stay in the U.S., Bai “Catherine” Haiyan has been fired from her job, arrested on assault charges, slandered by educational organizations here and in her native China, and acquitted before a Superior Court. Bai, a Chinese citizen …

Frustrated with the YDN’s lack of coverage students actually enjoyed, the Herald’s founder, Richard So, TD ’87, started the Herald in an effort to “reach out to those the Daily had ignored.” He envisioned a publication that celebrated intramurals and theater events; published comics and humor pieces; and analyzed rather than broke the news.
But what …

How one multi-talented Yalie controls—and skirts—the Internet spotlight.
On Sunday night, Kurt Schneider, CC ’10, sat on his friend Jake Bruene’s, CC ’09, couch to read through the script of College Musical. The two had just completed a final draft for the feature-length film, based on the “College Musical” YouTube series directed and produced by Schneider, …

Yale is not Disneyland, objectively speaking. But the comparison is apt: anachronistic buildings; endless streams of tourists and celebrities; deep coffers; and an even deeper sense of endless opportunity. Most students choose to come to Yale because of some combination of academics, extracurricular activities, and a gut feeling, but I’m sure it can’t hurt that …

Matthew Shaffer hears the case for keeping the least known prefrosh program.
If you were typically naive, you entered Yale calling yourself a “freshman.” But the attendees of the Yale Freshperson Conference (FPC) arrived already equipped to navigate the perilous linguistic waters of the gender-neutral campus. And if the FPC website is to be believed, participants …

Why maximum-security inmates should get the same education that we do.
On March 7, 1965 or “Bloody Sunday,” 600 civil rights workers, attempting to march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama were halted by the tear gas and clubs of local police. Several of the protesters were murdered. On March 9, 1965, Charles Lemert traveled to Selma …

Evan Walker-Wells examines the status of the city’s downtown redevelopment program.
Early Saturday morning, Bambaata Carr was murdered in a club on New Haven’s Crown Street. The 21-year-old man was dancing in Sinergy Bar & Grill, when he and two other patrons were stabbed. The other victims survived.
Sinergy was forcibly closed on Tues., Dec. 1, and …