Orion Kim
Staff Reporter
orion.kim@yale.edu
Orion Kim covers admissions, financial aid and the School of Music. He is a freshman in Ezra Stiles College from St. Paul, Minnesota, majoring in Ethics, Politics and Economics.
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ORION KIM
Yale Percussion Group shapes future of the instrument

The group of six YSM percussionists, led by renowned marimba player Robert Van Sice, explores new sounds, timbres and repertoire.

April 17, 2025

GEMARD GUERY, ORION KIM & JANE PARK
Ken Carson to replace NLE Choppa as Spring Fling 2025 headliner

Today’s announcement follows NLE Choppa’s recent cancellation due to personal health issues.

April 16, 2025

ORION KIM
With over 1,300 expected attendees, Yale pushes for last-minute hosts for Bulldog Days

With Bulldog Days fast approaching, the admissions team encourages students who have not yet signed up to host to “pay it forward.”

April 16, 2025

ORION KIM & HAILEY TALBERT
Yale anticipates steady yield rate as national recruitment efforts expand

Come April, Yale ramps up efforts to court admitted students and maintain or boost its yield rate, competing with peer schools to obtain top talent.

April 13, 2025

OLIVIA CYRUS, ORION KIM, NORA MOSES & GEMARD GUERY
NLE Choppa no longer performing at Spring Fling

The Memphis rapper will no longer headline Spring Fling due to “personal health complications,” according to the Spring Fling Committee.

April 11, 2025

ORION KIM
Hopper Head of College talks Trump presidential actions during second term

Samuel Moyn, Yale Law School professor and head of Grace Hopper College, held a discussion on Friday to discuss contentious Trump administration actions.

April 8, 2025

ORION KIM
“Literal war heroes that walk around campus”: Veterans chart new paths through Yale’s Eli Whitney Students Program

The News spoke to Eli Whitney students about their journeys from military service to Yale College.

March 24, 2025

ORION KIM
Yale Men’s Basketball’s youngest team member: twelve-year-old Asher Pascal

Twelve-year-old Asher Pascal has been the team’s number-one fan since officially joining the Bulldogs last season and will be cheering from the sidelines in Thursday’s game against Texas A&M

March 20, 2025

ORION KIM
Competition winners Erin Nishi ’25 and Tobias Liu ’26 to perform Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante with YSO

Soloists Erin Nishi ’25 and Tobias Liu ’26, winners of the William Waite Concerto Competition, will perform this Friday ahead of the Yale Symphony Orchestra’s spring tour in Greece.

March 6, 2025

ORION KIM & GEMARD GUERY
NLE Choppa to headline Spring Fling 2025, alongside Cults and Snakehips

This year’s Spring Fling will be held on Old Campus on April 26, 2025.

March 6, 2025

ORION KIM & JANE PARK
REVIEW: Faye Webster’s groovy, bedroom-pop captivates College Street Music Hall

Swooning and idiosyncratic, Faye Webster performed at the New Haven music venue on Tuesday, Feb. 25.

February 28, 2025