by Michelle on 01.27.2012
During winter break, I’m consistently bombarded with the same question -- “How on earth did you survive? How many coats do you wear -- 3? 4? 50?” While I understand the ridiculousness of such questions, I still ask myself the same questions the moment I step off the plane. You see, I’m from Los Angles, the city where temperatures below 50 degrees are simply unheard of, even in the winter.
by Joshua on 01.23.2012
After much anticipation, winter has finally coated New Haven with a layer of fluff! So here’s your snow report: the Elm City has never been more beautiful. The Freshman Class Council had a midnight snowball fight on Old Campus, students were out and about in the snow, and the morale is high heading into second semester. We’re glad to be walkin’ in a winter wonderland!
by Joshua on 12.05.2011
As I stepped out of Sterling Chemistry Laboratory a few weeks ago, I took a deep breath of crisp autumn air. After too many days of preparing for my Organic Chemistry midterm, my mind was ready to rediscover the beauty of Yale outdoors after too many hours staring at free radical halogenation reactions and the syntheses of epoxides. Twenty-four hours earlier, I entered Bass Library with books in hand and an over-stuffed backpack. This time, I entered the library with nothing more than an artistic vision.
by Emily on 11.28.2011
New Haven is due for unseasonably warm temperatures this week: sunny in the 50s and 60s. As a creature made for warmer climates, I'm excited to be able to enjoy the foliage and the picturesque New England scenery of Yale in the fall without the help of a thick winter coat (at least for a few more days).
Photo courtesy of Megan Salas, TC '13.
by Joshua on 10.16.2011
One year later, I’m just as enchanted as I was as a wide-eyed freshman. I still wear my keychain around my neck when I’m doing laundry, I still explore the craziest study spots on campus, and I never want to stop meeting new people. Spending the majority of this summer away from my home in New Haven was a blessing: I had the opportunity to reflect on my freshman year, evaluate my Yale experience thus far, and live in South America for a month. At the end of the summer, I missed my friends, my classes, and my residential college.
by Grant on 07.06.2011
It’s summertime in New Haven, and those of us who are enrolled in Yale Summer Session have just wrapped up our first round of summer courses. While my main reason for spending this summer in New Haven is to knock out the last few prerequisites for my major, I’ve also made it my mission to explore the city’s cuisine.
by Joshua on 06.19.2011
I’m not really sure when it became summer. But somewhere in between the mountains of snow and the 90 degrees and sunny weather was this thing called “spring semester.”
by Elliot on 04.19.2011
New Haven cuisine might be known for its reputation of the nation's best pizza and the original hamburger, but the single food item that has characterized my college experience more than anything else is the Wenzel, from Alpha Delta's pizza on Elm street.
by Joshua on 03.30.2011
On Tuesday afternoon, December 15, 2009, I took the bus home from school, ate a quick snack, and thought about my homework. Two chapters of reading from D. H. Lawrence’s novel “Sons and Lovers,” a chemistry lab report, a reflection on “Don Quixote” for my Spanish literature course, and a few math problems were on my mind.
by Elliot on 03.21.2011
There's enough of a campus bubble that Yalies often find all they need to keep their schedules bustling and exciting without setting foot off campus, but for those willing to explore, there's a wealth of opportunities to explore all around in New Haven.
