by Joshua on 04.15.2012
Recently, a lot of my friends have been tossing around the “one-half” idea. We’re sophomores (read: we’re old). Two years into college and we feel old.
No, maybe it’s not age. Maybe we just feel like we know this place. For almost two years, we have grown and Yale has grown. Exciting things are happening on campus: a new batch of Yale College Council Officers will be elected in the next few days, Yale will open a brand new college in Singapore in 2013, and two new residential colleges will open their doors to students in 2015. Yale is in motion.
by Noam on 03.30.2012
My younger brother is 16 years old. We’re great friends and we have a lot of fun together. Although he still hasn’t accepted my friend request on Facebook, we’re pretty open with each other. But there’s something that he doesn’t know… I have three other siblings at Yale.
Let me explain.
by Vrishti on 02.10.2012
I have a confession. I never exercise. Team sports were never my thing. After about ten minutes on a treadmill, I’ve reached my running quota for the week. I used to dance, but a knee injury ended that, along with my promising dream of being a professional snowboarder.
Literally, the only sort of aerobic activity I’ve done regularly in the past two years has been walking up Science Hill for class. I’ve even managed to avoid that by taking the Yale shuttle (or, more realistically, not waking up in time for lecture).
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 Vrishti on 11.09.2011
When prospective students visit Yale, they undoubtedly learn about the residential college system: before arriving at Yale for orientation, every freshman is randomly assigned to one of Yale's twelve residential colleges, where they will live, eat, sleep, and study for the next four years. The colleges are quite different from one another: some have movie theaters, some have pottery studios, and others have amazing gyms; they range in size from huge Silliman, which occupies an entire block to petite Trumbull; they're all built in different architectural styles.
by Hunter on 10.25.2011
When I was a prospective student, every single Yalie that I met went on and on about how much they loved their residential colleges. At the time I didn’t quite understand the significance of colleges within a college or what made them so special. To be honest, I didn’t remotely understand how important they were to Yale students until I received my own college assignment.
by Noam on 10.23.2011
Every August, freshmen arrive on campus and begin a weeklong orientation called “Camp Yale.” After upperclassmen in their college help them unpack and settle in, freshmen dive into a series of meetings and activities that welcome them to Yale
But this year was different. Right in the middle of orientation, Hurricane Irene hit Yale and the entire Northeast Coast. Fortunately, no one was hurt and Yale’s campus did not experience much damage or any power outages. However, we were told to stay indoors for 24 hours until the storm passed.
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 Lamtharn on 10.14.2011
The first time I read about "suites" and "Residential Colleges", the information flew over my head. The majority of universities in my region have the typical straight hallway of dorms. What other way was there to arrange a collection of rooms? Was it so important for me to actually consider the structure of the housing system in my college decision?
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.”
