STUDENT LIFE
OLIVIA CYRUS
YCC CANDIDATE PROFILE: Micah Draper ’28 and Eugene Covington ’28 compete for Sophomore Class President

With contrasting leadership styles and campaign visions, Draper and Covington both seek to define what community means for the class of 2028.

April 10, 2025

JAEHA JANG
Two Yale international students stripped of their visas

Yale’s Office of International Students and Scholars confirmed to the News that the visas of two international students have been revoked.

April 8, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA
Yale Political Union celebrates 90 years of debate and dialogue

Celebrating its 90th anniversary, the Yale Political Union welcomed alumni back to reflect on nearly a century of debate, tradition and community.

April 8, 2025

CLAIRE NAM
Two Yale juniors raise $3.1M to redefine social networking

Nathaneo Johnson ’26 and Sean Hargrow ’26 met podcasting in their dorm. Now, they are launching Series, an AI-powered platform to help people network on their own terms.

April 8, 2025

OLIVIA CYRUS
“Maurie, what the hell?”: YCC candidates debate admin transparency, diversity and student engagement

Ahead of the Yale College Council election, which starts on Thursday, candidates debated policy priorities ranging from free laundry and cultural center inclusion to the YCC’s public perception and administrative accountability.

April 8, 2025

KARLA CORTES & NORA MOSES
Yale reduces summer storage support for low-income students

For this upcoming summer, Yale College will reduce the financial support for summer storage from 75 percent reimbursement to 50 percent. Low-income students expressed concerns about this decision.

April 4, 2025

KARLA CORTES
MENA community celebrates first annual heritage month at dedicated cultural suite

In its first dedicated campus space, Yale’s Middle Eastern and North African community launched MENA Heritage Month celebrations with student performances and remarks about the importance of the month.

April 4, 2025

OLIVIA CYRUS
YCC brings clementines back to Commons

After months of student efforts, the Yale College Council and Yale Hospitality reintroduced clementines in Schwarzman Commons.

April 1, 2025

OLIVIA CYRUS
YCC proposes avocados in dining halls

YCC Senate passed a proposal that would bring avocados to residential college dining halls.

March 27, 2025

JAEHA JANG
Chinese students slam GOP bill to halt their student visas

House Republicans introduced a bill to stop the issuance of student visas to Chinese citizens. Although the bill is unlikely to become law, Chinese students say it reflects the U.S. government’s increasingly combative stance towards China.

March 27, 2025

OLIVIA CYRUS
YCC pushes for MENA Cultural Center

Proposal by Davenport Senator Joseph Elsayyid calls for a dedicated cultural house, citing ongoing challenges in community-building and institutional permanence.

March 26, 2025