STUDENT LIFE
BAALA SHAKYA
Yalies face the freeze at 15th annual Polar Plunge

On Saturday, over 70 Yalies took part in the Yale Outdoors tradition of plunging into the frigid waters of the Long Island Sound, braving one of the coldest temperatures in the event’s history.

February 16, 2025

NORA MOSES
And they met at Yale: Love Stories from Alums

Her first-year crush in the dorm across the street  In the first month of her first year at Yale, Eliza Howard ’92 realized that the […]

February 14, 2025

EMILY KHYM
Yalies rally to stop gas pipeline expansion in Connecticut

The Yale College Democrats and Yale Student Environmental Coalition joined a rally in Hartford to stop fracked gas expansion.

February 12, 2025

KARLA CORTES & ISOBEL MCCLURE
Yale Hospitality to host three Black History Month dinners

In a reduction from nine dinners in 2023 and four in 2024, Yale Hospitality will host three dinners this year commemorating Black History Month.

February 12, 2025

SHUA HAHM
Designer Stuart Weitzman discusses balancing creativity and business

Weitzman, founder of the iconic shoe brand Stuart Weitzman Shoes, visited Yale as a featured speaker in the Yale INSPIRE Series.

February 12, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA
Civil Rights Activist Rev. Al Sharpton argues in favor of DEI at YPU event

Sharpton challenged students to rethink the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion policies in righting historical wrongs at a Yale Political Union debate.

February 12, 2025

EMILY KHYM
Love is in the air: an activity guide for the lovers and the broken-hearted

In search of last-minute plans on Friday? Check out what’s going on around campus for Valentine’s Day.

February 12, 2025

OLIVIA CYRUS
YCC approves budget for FroCo Narcan training

The new Yale College Council initiative aims to equip first-year counselors with life-saving naloxone administration skills to combat opioid overdoses on campus.

February 12, 2025

ASHER BOISKIN
Michael Ellis LAW ’11 sworn in as CIA deputy director

Former Yale Federalist Society President Michael Ellis LAW ’11 stepped into one of the most influential positions in the U.S. intelligence community.

February 11, 2025

AIDEN ZHOU
DATA: The best and worst of Yale dining

The News looked at what the reviews from the Yale Menus app reveal about student preferences for dining halls and food items.

February 9, 2025

NORA MOSES & OLIVIA CYRUS
YCC passes proposal for Yale Police oversight board, citing ‘concerning’ surveillance of pro-Palestinian protesters

The Yale College Council proposed creating an independent oversight board of the YPD, which would include student representatives. Dean Pericles Lewis told the News he’s “in favor” of the idea.

February 4, 2025