Baala Shakya
Staff Reporter
BaalaShakya | baala.shakya@yale.edu
Baala Shakya covers Student Life, Campus Politics and Men's Crew for the News. She is also a staff photographer and writes for the WKND. Originally from San Antonio, Texas, she is a first-year in Trumbull College majoring in History.
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BAALA SHAKYA & REETI MALHOTRA
HEAVYWEIGHT CREW: Yale Heavyweight Crew dominates Dartmouth, but Olympic Axe slips away

At its home opener on the Housatonic, the Elis won four of five races but lost the Olympic Axe, an annual trophy race between the teams.

April 6, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA & OLIVIA CYRUS
As YCC elections near, students weigh in on their ideal campus leaders

The News asked 12 students what initiatives they want prioritized in the upcoming school year and what values their ideal campus leaders would embody.

April 1, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA
LIGHTWEIGHT CREW: Y150 sweeps weekend, takes Bulldog and Joy Cups

Yale lightweight crew emerges victorious with four Cup victories at the National Collegiate Lightweight Invitational.

April 1, 2025

REETI MALHOTRA & BAALA SHAKYA
HEAVYWEIGHT CREW: Who is Captain Harry Geffen ’25?

From Eton to Eli, the News sat down with Geffen to discuss his rowing journey, Yale’s boating culture and his future aspirations.

March 31, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA
MEN’S LIGHTWEIGHT CREW: Y150 beats Navy, dominates at National Collegiate Lightweight Invitational

The Yale Lightweight Crew team kicked off the 2025 spring season with big victories against the U.S. Naval Academy.

March 31, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA, STEFFI KHINE, SIENA VALDIVIA & LIAM HUGHES
Opening My Yale Acceptance Letter

Every Yale admit has a story. Maybe you were casually scrolling through your phone when the notification popped up, or perhaps you were in the […]

March 28, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA
Saltzman returns as Head of Jonathan Edwards

Mark Saltzman was announced as the next Jonathan Edwards Head of College after former HOC Paul North's unexpected departure mid-year.

March 28, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA
YPU spars over the fate of cultural elites in first joint debate of the year

Two journalists, Ross Barkan and Emily Jashinsky, argued on whether or not to reject the cultural elites of society.

March 26, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA
MEN’S LIGHTWEIGHT CREW: Y150 prepares for spring racing season

The Yale Lightweight Crew team is set to kick off the 2025 spring season against Navy before clashing with Georgetown and MIT this upcoming weekend.

March 26, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA
“The world has failed Burma”: Son of imprisoned Nobel laureate calls for action at Yale

Thirteen years after his mother, Aung San Suu Kyi, delivered a sold-out talk at Yale, Kim Aris held an intimate discussion with Yale’s Council of Southeast Asian Studies to raise awareness of his mother’s detention.

March 24, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA & JAEHA JANG
Yale Fulbright scholars face uncertainty amidst federal funding freeze

On Feb. 13, the State Department announced a funding freeze on international education and exchange programs, including the Fulbright and Critical Language Studies programs.

March 23, 2025