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admissions.yale.edu *A Guide to Yale College, 2012–2013 A Guide to Yale College This is Yale. We’re glad you asked. Elm City State of the Political p. 90 | p. 102 | p. 114 | Run. Arts. Animals. On a run From the digital Welcome YPU Lives. from East Rock to to the classical, Yale’s to the , one of Freshman p. 10 | Old Campus, one spectacular arts options. Yale’s most enduring Diaries. Yale’s newest student explains institutions. The Daily students chronicle a why New Haven is p. 104 | Show. Keeping the week in the first year the perfect size. A slice of Yale’s p. 116 | Faiths. and give some advice. creative life during one Nurturing Here, There, p. 92 | spring weekend. the spiritual journeys Everywhere. of all faiths. Shared Fourteen Yalies, where p. 106 | Communities. Difference they’re from, and Yale’s p. 118 | Makers. where they’ve been. tradition of Cultural Through Houses and a∞nity Dwight Hall, students organizations and find their own paths Anatomy of a p. 14 | centers. to service and leader- Residential College. ship in New Haven. Delving into the Pursuits. Bulldog! layers of Yale’s unique p. 98 | Bulldog! Bow, residential college Wow, Wow! system (12 gorgeous stand-alone “colleges”). Playing for Yale— Apply. Two, Three, Connect the The Good p. 52 | p. 66 | The Game, the mission, p. 122 | Four, Five Heads Dots. News about the Studies. From start-up the teams, the fans, A Liberal Are Better Than ELIterati. Cost of Yale. p. 34 | capital and internships and, of course, p. 110 | Education. One. Yale’s Synergy to top fellowships Handsome Dan. Why Elis are just Recent changes to Yale’s educational philosophy, and study groups. and a worldwide so darned determined financial aid policies more than 75 majors, network of alumni, to publish. eliminate the need the meaning of Yale positions for loans and make Sustainable breadth, and some graduates for success p. 112 | Yale a≠ordable for all. U. startling numbers. in the real world. Where Blue is The Green. p. 123 | College Particulars. p. 38 | Meets University. How to apply, what An undergraduate road we look for, and map to the intersection Places. visiting campus. Next-Gen of Yale College and p. 54 | Knowledge. the University’s gradu- For p. 74 | Inspired ate and professional Yalies, one-of-a-kind by Icons. schools. resources make all the di≠erence. Why Blue Booking. p. 40 | architecture When parties and matters. shopping are academic. Bright Noah p. 24 | Plus: shopping lists p. 86 | College Years. Webster Lived and special programs. Here. In many ways friend- Bumping Eavesdrop-­ Think Yale. ship defines the p. 44 | p. 60 | into history at Yale. ping on Professors. Think World. Yale experience. One Eight Nine Squares. student sums it up: Why being an amazing Elis define “global p. 88 | “It’s about the people, place to teach makes citizen” and share The modern univer­- not the prestige.” Yale an amazing place their pivotal moments sity, the cosmopolitan to learn. abroad. college town.

4 5 Lives. Yale is at once a tradition, a company of scholars, a society of friends. Yale: A Short History, by George W. Pierson (Professor, Yale Department of History, 1936–73)

8 lives 9 | Brandon Sharp Preorientation Freshman Programs Counselors The Hometown Several optional Freshman Counselor OH Solon, preorientation programs (a.k.a. Froco) Program Freshman Diaries. Anticipated Major give new students a was established in (Life in the first year) chance to meet each 1938 and has been Political Science and International Studies other prior to the formal an intrinsic and Freshman Orientation. essential component of Yale’s advising From the moment they Cultural Connections system for freshmen arrive, freshmen are (CC) introduces fresh- ever since. Each One thing that surprised me men to Yale’s cultural first-year student is able to dive into all that resources and explores assigned a counselor Yale has to offer. In part was how well Yale handled the the diversity of student who acts as a guide this is because so many experiences on campus, through the transition with emphasis on the to life at Yale. Frocos programs are in place rooming. I certainly didn’t imagine experiences of students are a diverse group specifically to welcome of color and on issues of seniors who are and guide first-year my roommate, from Dublin, related to racial identity. friends/mentors/ students— from pre- problem-solvers— Ireland, would become one of Freshman Outdoor but not supervisors orientation to freshman Orientation Trips or disciplinarians. counselors (Yale seniors) my best friends. (FOOT) offer six-day All freshmen except to Freshman Seminars and four-day back­ those in Timothy packing trips for all Dwight and Silliman (small classes taught levels in the mountains live together on On preorientation: by some of Yale’s most I had a other key factors, but ultimately and hills of Vermont, Old Campus during New Hampshire, New their first year, and prominent professors) lot of help from upperclassmen the most important part of choos- to parties. We caught up York, Massachusetts, Frocos live among friends in terms of getting adjusted ing a school was being comfortable and Connecticut, led them. (Freshmen with three freshmen in and choosing classes, but I also with the people you will be around by upperclassmen. are grouped in Old between their first and did Cultural Connections, which for the next four years of your life. Trip leaders have Campus residences second semesters. Here extensive training in by college affiliation, I thought was a great experience As for the classes, perhaps I got keeping FOOTies safe which allows all they share advice on not just for people of color, but for lucky, but I thoroughly enjoyed and healthy in the freshmen no matter money, independence, everyone. I think it is the right way my classes first semester. The back­country and are their college affilia- experienced counselors tion to get to know and schedules; reflect First Year’s Classes to be introduced to all that is Yale. professors I had were brilliant yet on their own freshman who offer a wealth of each other.) A Monday > Introduction to Political approachable and presented mater­ support, advice, and On Freshman Seminars: expectations; and record Philosophy friendship. in the life of > International Ideas and ial in a challenging and interest- a day in their lives 10:45 am Wake up and shower. Institutions: Contemporary I would recommend applying to ing manner. I have found that in during the first year. Harvest begins at the 11:35 Challenges the Seminars for the fall. From this short semester I have grown Yale Farm, and then Political Philosophy (one of > Elementary Modern Standard groups of freshmen my favorites, in which we what I hear, they are amazing. significantly intellectually. Arabic (both semesters) led by upperclassmen discuss great works by authors > Introduction to the Elements On extracurriculars: head off to spend such as Aristotle, Hobbes, of Music (intro music theory) Unlike five days on family- and Tocqueville). > Africa since 1800 high school, you really can’t do owned organic farms 12:35 pm > Intensive Elementary Lunch with some friends from in Connecticut. Portuguese everything, so narrowing down Pierson College who take > Calculus of Functions of early on what you want to do Political Philosophy with me. Orientation for One Variable II in terms of extracurriculars is a International Students 1:30 WLH > Elementary Studies in Analysis Arabic and then run to good idea. (OIS) is a four-day (William L. Harkness Hall) and Composition I (music) program designed to for Music Theory because we Activities On expectations: ease the transition of get out a little late. Many factors international students > Shades A coed a cappella singing 2:30 went into my decision to come to the United States, Music Theory. group that focuses on African- and to acquaint them American music; started in 1988 to Yale, but the most important 4:00 with academic life and Back to my room, talk to Matt, were the people and the culture. by a small group of Yale freshmen culture at Yale. It is my roommate. at the Cultural Connections First, I wanted a place that had a organized and led by preorientation program. 6:00 strong black community because international upper- Matt and I go to dinner at > Yale Black Men’s Union Trumbull. that was something I was missing classmen with support > Club Squash from the Office of 7:00 > Black Student Alliance at Yale in high school. Second, I saw an Black Men’s Union meeting International Students > Battell Chapel Choir Conducted where we have a guest speaker. underlying sense of humility in the and Scholars. by graduate choral conducting 8:30 culture of Yale that is uncommon Club Squash practice. students; the choir sings for Sunday University Church services in at schools of its caliber. The well- 10:30 Back to the room for reading Battell. established music community and and sleep. International Studies major were 10 lives 11 | Zuzana Culakova Oscar Pocasangre A Friday A Thursday Hometown Hometown NY, Rochester, by way of Slovakia in the life of San Salvador, El Salvador in the life of 9:15 am 9:00 am Anticipated Major Wake up, check e-mail, get Anticipated Major Comparative Latin American ready for classes. Politics: Get ready to take a lot Chemistry (although I may change to Economics, Political Science 9:40 of notes! Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry Walk to Commons, eat 10:15 or Chemical Engineering) breakfast, skim notes for chem. Breakfast. At Berkeley College, 10:30 I usually get a bagel, mu∞ns, First Year’s Classes Freshman Organic Chemistry, wa±e, or fruit and yogurt, and with Professor McBride, > Freshman Organic Chemistry orange juice. At Commons, who always gives interesting (both semesters) 6:45 am. Wake up, shower, and walk I get pancakes, hash browns, lectures. He usually has a demo > Lab for Freshman Organic and occasionally a soft-serve that goes with the lecture. One Chemistry (both semesters) to Payne Whitney for archery practice. ice cream. day, to demonstrate how much > Perspectives on Science 10:30 (both semesters) of a di≠erence there is between I go back to my room and > Linear Algebra and Matrix isomers, he passed around vials work on homework or an Theory with the two di≠erent isomers assigned reading. That is, > Intermediate Microeconomics of carvone—one smelled like when I don’t end up talking > French Advanced Language caraway and the other like with people on the floor. spearmint, even though they 11:35 Practice II French class: a small class only di≠er in the direction > Ordinary and Partial where we practice French in which one hydrogen atom Di≠erential Equations with through class discussions of is pointing. Applications di≠erent novels, short stories, 11:20 > Environmental Engineering: Walk back to my suite to finish and films. Aquatic Chemistry my Perspectives on Science 12:25 pm Run to lunch at one of the homework with my suitemate. Activities residential colleges, usually 12:45 pm > Ramona Club Ultimate Frisbee Lunch in Silliman with some of Berkeley. The cool thing about > Demos Volunteering to do my friends and suitemates. eating at the dining halls is 1:30 that you always meet up with demos and to teach science to New Perspectives on Science discus- a friend or someone you know. Haven elementary schoolers sion section. On alternating 1:00 weeks, lectures by Yale faculty Statistics for Political Science: about their current research, Standard deviation? Multi- and then discussions in smaller linear regression? Multicol- If you know that you are interested in sections. linearity among regressors? 2:45 PWG Yes, yes, and yes. We learn Rush over to (Payne about statistical tools that you Whitney Gymnasium) for science or research, Perspectives on can apply to political studies, Frisbee practice. Catch the bus such as in election polls. to the IM (intramural) fields. Science is an excellent way to explore 2:30 Cleat up and play—we Have a co≠ee with a friend, go usually practice throwing and to o∞ce hours, and/or work di≠erent fields and get a feel for what catching, drills and scrimmage. grading Spanish homework 6:00 assignments. Catch the IM bus back to you would like to study. On adjusting: First Year’s Classes 6:00 campus. Dinner with the team, A di≠erent  The Yale Globalist, meet- usually in Pierson. culture, di≠erent weather, and > Microeconomics with ing over dinner. We usually On orientation: 7:00 Environmental Applications discuss possible themes for the Shower, chat with my One of the most The program pays for you to a di≠erent language, but the > Comparative Latin American next issue, evaluate the previ- suitemates and friends in the enjoyable and exciting parts of the do research with Yale faculty, transition was not hard because Politics ous issue, or talk with journal- adjoining suite, and try to get > Intermediate and Advanced ists about how to improve the year. Take advantage of this time letting you gain experience in a some work done. of the help I got from the O∞ce French magazine. without academic responsibilities field that really interests you. 9:00 of International Students and Attend a performance. One of > Introductory Statistics for 7:30 Time to go to the library to do to explore everything that Yale my friends is always perform- other students. I also did Political Science On dances: problem sets or readings. ing in something—Glee Club, > Reading and Writing the has to o≠er and to meet as many Every freshman an amazing preorientation for 10:00 people as you can. should attend at least one dance, opera, or Davenport Pops. International Students. Modern Essay Hang out with friends, have 12:00 am > Political Psychology random conversations, go to Every Friday at midnight fresh- like the fall semiformal where > The Modern Unconscious a party, a play, or go to get a On Perspectives on Science: men on my floor crowd into On Old Campus and Frocos: suitemates set each other up on > Introductory Macroeconomics late-night snack. our freshman counselor’s suite > Calculus of Functions of 1:30 am All of the lecture topics are fas- blind dates and devise awkward to catch up and eat pizza. Living on Old Campus with almost (Sometimes it’s 3 or 4 am) Go One Variable 1:00 to bed and get some sleep! cinating. We had lectures from and embarrassing ways for the Bedtime, especially if I have a all other freshmen gives you a great Activities a range of disciplines, including couple to meet. In the hours tournament on Saturday. way to know people from all the quantum computing, looking before the dance, Old Campus is colleges. Frocos are freshman > The Yale Globalist for new and novel microbes and a display of strangely clothed counselors. They become friends International a≠airs magazine > International Student drugs in the rain forest, and tissue people, some serenading outside who give great advice. The cool Organization AIESEC engineering as it relates to repairing their date’s window or looking thing is that although you have your > We help find internships spinal injuries. It also provides for their lost shoe (or other item own Froco, you end up being helped all over the world for Yalies. > Yale Club Archery an opportunity for the summer. of clothing), Cinderella-style. by them all. 12 lives 13 | The Courtyard The image of Vincent Scully, Rogers transformed the secret garden was architect Yale into a loose association of James Gamble Rogers’s inspiration “little paradises.” for the courtyards around which Anatomy of a Residential College. each residential college is designed. (Yale has no dormitories) According to legendary art historian and Yale professor emeritus

Even before freshmen Yalies identify with their arrive they are assigned college throughout their to one of Yale’s twelve lives, meeting one another residential colleges. More in far-off places not only as than mere dormitories, an Eli but as a Saybrugian, the colleges are richly Sillimander, or Morsel as endowed with libraries, well. A truly little-known dining halls, movie fact is that while students theaters, darkrooms, always have the option climbing walls, ceramics of switching colleges studios, “butteries” a.k.a. throughout their years at snack bars, and many Yale, scant few do. Read other kinds of facilities. the over-the-top boostering Rather than grouping by members of each students according to college in the freshman interests, majors, or sports, welcome issue of the Yale each college is home to Daily News and you’ll its own microcosm of the understand why—they all student body as a whole. think they’re the best! So if a certain percentage of Yale’s students hail from the west coast or abroad, you can expect to see roughly that percentage in each college.

Yale’s college students that had meant so system is much to him would diminish. the early- In 1927 Harkness and his 20th-century friend, fellow Eli and architect brainchild of James Gamble Rogers, made a philanthropist “secret mission” to England to and alumnus study Oxford and Cambridge Edward S. Universities’ collegiate system. B.A. Harkness ( 1897). Archi­ “The men came back convinced,” tecture critic Paul Goldberger writes Goldberger, that dividing tells us in Yale in New Haven: the undergraduate body into Architecture and Urbanism a series of residential colleges (Yale University, 2004) that “was the best route to preserving Harkness, like many alumni of the network of Yale-inspired his generation, took pleasure connections” that had been so in Yale’s growing international important to them throughout reputation and stature but their lives. In the fall of 1933 worried that as the University the first seven of the twelve grew, the close bonds between colleges opened.

14 lives 15 | Home Suite Home FLOOR 1 BASEMENT Most freshmen live in Dean’s Office Art Studio suites in which four Yale in If a student is having Stocked with students occupy two FLOOR 1 di∞culty with a art supplies, bedrooms and share Miniature. Master’s Office particular course, the easels, and walls a common living (A tour of college dean can often The master is the chief designed for room. The suites are help by talking with the administrative o∞cer and painting displays. all female or all male, Calhoun College) BASEMENT student’s instructor or with the presiding faculty pres- Artistic ’Hounies and the residence Pottery the relevant department’s ence in each residential can also store halls are coed. After Studio director of undergraduate college. During the year, their own supplies freshman year, there studies, or by referring the master hosts lectures, Clay, three pottery and projects here. are multiple possible the student to one of the study breaks (especially wheels, and a kiln. room arrangements. BASEMENT programs that o≠er tutor- during finals), and Digital ing assistance. Getting to Master’s Teas—intimate From top: A common Media Center know each student as an gatherings during which room in Branford individual helps the dean students have the oppor- Fully stocked with College; a bedroom to address concerns as tunity to engage with all the hardware and in Farnam Hall on personally and e≠ectively renowned guests from software needed to Old Campus; a bed­ as possible. the academy, government, create your own room with built-in and popular culture. digital masterpieces. desk and bookshelves FLOOR 1 in Ezra Stiles College; Dean’s and a bedroom Apartment in Berkeley College. Dean Leslie Woodard FLOOR 1 In addition to the lives in Calhoun with private suites, each Master’s House her Shetland sheepdog Courtyard residential college named Jimmy Dean and Jonathan Holloway is has large common two cats. An avid dres- An outdoor room joined in the Master’s BASEMENT rooms like the one sage rider, she wants to for barbeques, leaf House by his wife, in Silliman College assure all that her horse and snowball fights, Student Kitchen Associate Master shown below. Centares is stabled else- spontaneous and Aisling Colón, their where. She comes from a formal events, even All the tools you daughter, Emerson, family of mathematicians naps on the grass or need, whether and their son, Ellison. and scientists, but her in the hammock. you’re preparing own connection to such a full-course activities is limited to her dinner for friends being a big fan of Star or just heating Trek. She is also a devotee some ramen. of film, classical and jazz music, and opera.

BASEMENT Music Suite BASEMENT Two soundproofed Cabaret practice rooms, A popular hangout one with a Yamaha after dinner, the upright, the other Calhoun Cabaret with a drum set, showcases student-­ keyboard, guitars, BASEMENT and amplifier. directed and Buttery student-performed shows, from Run by students, FLOOR 2 BASEMENT BASEMENT theatrical productions “The Trolley Stop” Library Dance Studio TV Room and concerts to is open Sunday open-mic nights. through Thursday Open 24 hours a day, With mirrors, barre, Comfy lounge from 10 pm to the library has large a sprung wooden chairs, a giant BASEMENT DVD 1 am. Hang out tables, comfortable floor, and a rollout flatscreen TV, Weight, VCR with friends over a couches, and carrels tap dance floor. Exercise, player, , and Calhoun signature for studying, as well PS2 console make FLOOR 1 and Fitness bu≠alo chicken wrap. this a popular spot. Dining Hall as a large collection Rooms of books and maga- BASEMENT A full range of state- One of the social zines; next-door is Game Room centers in every college. a computer cluster. of-the-art equipment Throughout the year, Music blaring and including treadmills, ’Hounies celebrate the simultaneous ellipticals, rowing their college pride thwack of a good machines, and through various events break on two pool reclining and upright organized jointly by the tables means a stationary bikes. Master’s O∞ce and the game of Eight Ball Dining Hall sta≠. is in the o∞ng. 16 lives 17 | Master Jonathan Holloway Mastering Life. is a professor of History, African American Studies, and American What really makes a residential going to make mistakes,” he says. Studies and has been the master college a college versus simply Master Holloway is Professor of of Calhoun since July 2005. a place to live is that each has its History, African American Studies, He teaches courses on post- emancipation social, cultural, own dean and master—adults and American Studies and, like and intellectual history. He was living among students in micro­ most masters, a leader in his field. recently awarded Yale’s oldest cosms of Yale College as a whole. After he became a college master, and highest-ranking award for undergraduate teaching, and The master is the head of his or he discovered a whole di≠erent is the author of Confronting her college, responsible for the aspect to his students’ lives. “I the Veil: Abram Harris Jr., physical well-being and safety of simply had no idea how busy they E. Franklin Frazier, and Ralph students who live there, as well were outside of the classroom. In Bunche, 1919–1941 (2002), the editor of Ralph Bunche’s A Brief as for fostering and shaping the fact, they are busier outside of the and Tentative Analysis of Negro college’s academic, intellectual, classroom than they are inside!” Leadership (2005), and the social, athletic, and artistic He doesn’t teach di≠erently as coeditor of the anthology Black Scholars on the Line: Race, Social life. Calhoun Master Jonathan a result, but he understands how Science, and American Thought Holloway does not think of Yale complicated students’ lives can in the 20th Century (2007). He is students as “kids.” But he does be. An important part of what working on his next monograph, think of them as adults in training. makes the residential colleges Jim Crow Wisdom: Memory, Identity, and Politics in Black He advises his students to explore “home,” he says, is that “adults live America, 1941–2000. widely, remember they are alongside students, celebrating investing in their futures, and not their successes and helping them to be afraid to make mistakes. navigate their challenges.” He sees “The very concept of having mentoring and counseling Yale a college master and dean exists students as his opportunity to because we know students are have a positive e≠ect on the future.

Dean Leslie Woodard became dean of Calhoun in July 2007. A Dean of She is a novelist and writer whose work has been anthologized One’s Own. in Streetlights: Illuminating Tales of the Urban Black Experience Residential college deans serve there are others who, until a week and in Men We Cherish: African as chief academic and personal before college begins, had a curfew American Women Praise the Men advisers to students in their col- and someone to make sure they in Their Lives. Her short story leges. Calhoun College Dean Leslie did their homework.” Her job is collection The Silver Crescent was recently published, and she Woodard says the college system to assist them with the process is currently at work on a novel means she sees students not just in of transitioning to independence. that is loosely drawn from class but at dinner, at social events, her decade-long experience as a professional dancer with the in the college’s hallways and court- “A lot of what I do is work with Dance Theatre of Harlem. Dean yard. She attends their concerts them to budget their time so Woodard teaches fiction. and gallery shows. “When I advise they don’t get caught with ten Calhoun students about courses or things due on Wednesday and it’s majors or projects, because I have Tuesday night and they don’t know that personal relationship I can what they’re going to do,” she says. point out things they might not have thought about—about how “Yale students are quite literally the this or that course would influence best and the brightest,” says Dean or relate to something else they Woodard. “It’s a wonderful thing are interested in,” she says. to be able to have a little bit of influence on how their incredible Dean Woodard says some new assets are applied. What I want Yale students get their acceptances, them to know is that somebody throw their clothes in a bag, hop has got their back. That’s really on a bus, and that’s it—they are how I look at it.” already very independent. “But 18 lives 19 | Debate This. (Pierson Dining Hall conversations in progress)

Alan Montes Alex Kain Eric Bank Vikram and are Students and Jairam talking about their recent trips to , and Pierson College Rosalie J. Blunden Kenya and Venezuela for election Fellow , who monitoring and a journalism is the associate dean for finance fellowship, respectively. As they and administration at Yale School look toward next summer, of Public Health, are debating they are weighing the benefits the charisma quotient of Barack and trade-o≠s between summer Obama vs. John F. Kennedy. internships vs. summer classes vs. staying at home.

Amira Valliani Jeff Sun Chris , , and Palencia are talking about U.S. travel restrictions to Cuba. Je≠ suggests you could get there through Canada or Mexico, but someone says that could result in a hefty fine. They conclude the best way to go would be for academic purposes. Amira mentions a Yale professor doing research in Cuba over the summer and looking for students to help. Je≠ adds that the Chap- lain’s O∞ce led a community service trip to Cuba. That’s when they start talking about They may run out of your favorite they did that day and the answer the Chaplain’s O∞ce, which they say is an veggie-Caesar wrap, but no matter would be remarkable. So much amazing and unbelievably under-utilized what time you arrive or whom you of my Yale education came from study space. Turns out it also has food, sit with, no dining hall will have a talking to people over dinner.” Says they say with more than a little excitement. shortage of interesting conversa- another alum, “I only thought I was “They have an ice cream freezer and a row- tion. “Dinner for me was something open-minded before Yale. Debating boat filled to the brim with Swedish Fish extraordinarily important,” says a an issue could turn my views upside and Sour Patch Kids!” says Amira. recent alum. “I’d sit down across down in a single conversation. That from someone and ask them what was the fun of it.”

20 lives 21 | Decoding the Colleges. Spine-Tyngling Fun. (Residential College rundown) (Intramural sports) Fall So you played sports in high the college accumulating the College Shield Architecture Style Points How We Boola Boola Also Known As Golf Coed school but aren’t quite hardcore greatest number of points through Football Men, Coed Berkeley Collegiate Gothic, Delicious reputation: as test Annual snowball fight, Berkeleyites enough to suit up for the Bulldogs. intramural play, was first presented Volleyball Coed with a touch of kitchen for Yale’s Sustain- North Court vs. South You’re in luck. The residential in 1933. The Tyng continues Tennis Coed Tudor; built in 1934 able Food Project, Berkeley Court college intramural scene o≠ers a to be the most coveted of all intra­ Soccer Men, Women pioneered a sustainable Cross Country Men, Women menu for all the colleges chance to continue your career mural awards, spawning com- Table Tennis Coed Branford Collegiate Robert Frost described Independence Day, when Branfordians at a surprisingly high level of petitive rivalries that make IMs a Winter Gothic; opened our courtyard as “the most Branford declares its competition or to start playing a way of life for former high school Squash Men, Women 1933; home beautiful college courtyard independence from Yale new sport—not to mention a way all-stars and P.E. dropouts alike. Hoops Men, Women to Harkness in America” in a day of barbecues Volleyball Men, Women Tower and and parties to prove that your college reigns Much of the above first appeared in “Intramu- Ice Hockey Coed its bells supreme. The Tyng Cup, annually rals at Yale are spine-Tyngling fun” by Aaron Inner Tube Coed awarded for overall excellence to Lichtig (1999) writing for the Yale Herald. Calhoun Collegiate Gothic; The Cabaret in the base- Trolley Night: Clang, ’Hounies Water Polo Coed opened in 1933 ment, with hugely popular clang, clang goes the party; Bowling Coed student shows ’Hounfest Swimming Spring Davenport One of its facades The Gnome, who watches Davensports! D-porters a.k.a. D’Port is Collegiate over us, when he’s not Dodgeball Coed Gothic, the other is being abducted; our Badminton Coed Georgian; opened own orchestra, the Soccer Coed in 1933 Dpops; late nights at Ultimate Coed the Dive grill Softball Coed Billiards Coed Timothy Georgian; opened Bluegrass music, art studio, TD’s motto and cheer is Golf Coed Dwight in 1935 beat poetry: the laid-back “Àshe!” which means “We Volleyball Coed a.k.a. TD alternative make it happen” in Yorùbá TD-ers

Jonathan Collegiate Gothic; The coed “Men of JE” Wet Monday, the water JE-ers Edwards opened in 1933 like to sing and incite war; the formal Spider Ball a.k.a. JE mischief More than Oolong.

Morse Modern; designed Our sculpture, Casino Night, one of Yale’s Morsels (Master’s Teas) by Eero Saarinen; Lipstick (Ascending) biggest parties, once ranked Q&A built in 1961 with a on Caterpillar Tracks, by in Rolling Stone’s Top 10 Master’s Teas are informal ’s 14-story tower and Claes Oldenburg College Parties (with the hosted by the masters of each no right angles Stilesians) residential college and often Pierson Georgian; Wrestling in the Jello Pit Tuesday Night Club, a Piersonites cohosted by campus organizations built of Justice on Pierson Day; college-wide party to help such as the Film Society or the in 1933 our cheer: P is for the P make it through the early Yale Daily News. The teas give small in Pierson College, I is for part of the week the I in Pierson College … groups of students an intimate Saybrook opportunity to pick the brains of Collegiate Gothic; We’re in a chase scene Party in the “12 Pack” Saybrugians world leaders, thinkers, and talents. completed in 1933 in the latest Indiana and always respond Jones movie; our own “Saybrook!” when asked, Members of the hosting college Chamber Orchestra “Say what?” get first dibs on front-row seats. (known as SYChO) Calhoun Recent guests Washington, Academy Award-winning David Pogue, personal technology Silliman Varied: Collegiate Biggest numbers, biggest Get silli at the ’80s-style Sillimanders Trumbull actor, producer, and director. columnist for The New York Times; Gothic; modified courtyard; Intramurals Safety Dance; the Olympics Lois Lowry, author of The Giver; CEO Ezra Stiles Sue Morelli, , Au Bon Pain; Fernando French Renaissance, domination: won to welcome Sillifrosh Joan Acocella, dance and book reviewer Cesar Pelli, renowned Aguerre, founder, Reef Surf Apparel; Jason Georgian; the Tyng Cup three for The New Yorker; mountain climber architect; Ed Norton, actor and director; Moran, jazz pianist; Steven Schwartz, completed in 1940 years in a row Fred Beckey; Ashraf Swelan, adviser to the Howard Dean, former presidential candidate Broadway composer and lyricist. Minister of Foreign A≠airs of Egypt. and chair of the Democratic Party; Martha Ezra Stiles Morse Modern master- Our memorial moose Casino Night (with the Stilesians Branford Stewart, designer, businesswoman, author, Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Robert Pinsky, former U.S. piece, designed mascot in the Dining Hall; Morsels); annual Arts and television show host. Tipping Point and Blink; Bobby Lopez, poet laureate; Chris Bridges, a.k.a. by Eero Saarinen; Silver Screen Film Society Festival; Ezra Stiles Day Davenport composer and lyricist of Avenue Q; Mark Ludacris, rapper and actor; Howard Shore, Carole King, singer, song­ opened in 1962 spring celebration Penn, author of Microtrends and adviser film composer. writer, activist; Garry Trudeau, cartoonist, Trumbull to Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, Bill Gates, and Quintessential Yale/ Potty Court, where our Rumble in Trumbull the ’Bulls Silliman Doonesbury; Mike Gordon, guitarist, Brandon Scott Sessoms, gay Hillary Clinton. Collegiate Gothic; gargoyle “Thinker” is (bounce-house “fights”); Phish; Dr. Ruth Westheimer, sex expert, blogger, celebrity commentator, and Jonathan Edwards completed in 1933 enthroned and decorated Pamplona (running of author, and talk show host; Daniel Jason Alexander, Internet personality; Nihad Awad, activist every year the [Trum]Bulls around Yergin, chairman, Cambridge Energy actor; Michael Pollan, author of The and executive director of the Council campus) Research Associates, Inc.; Margaret Omnivore’s Dilemma; Gary Beach, Tony on American-Islamic Relations; Denzel Cho, comedian. Award-winning actor. 22 lives 23 | Bright College Years. (Defining Yale through friendship)

“Time and change shall naught Brett and Jamie avail / To break run together every the friendships morning. formed at Yale.” from “Bright College Years,” Yale’s alma mater Brett It’s no accident that has been friends playwright John Guare, since freshman Pat who wrote Six Degrees year with of Separation (theorizing (below), who that everyone in the world credits Brett with “encour- is connected by no more aging me to than five friends of other write for The friends), went to Yale. As New Journal, which I love.” senior Travis Nelson says, that kind of connected- ness — which morphs into new friendships and Brett Brown “Sophomore year Jamie asked me affects other interactions if I wanted to go on a run, which (above left) down the line —“is what Hometown was funny, because even the Yale feeds on.” Recogniz- ky shuttle races for the Presidential Murray, ing one’s unique impact Major Physical Fitness test were not Music on people here and their Activities my thing in elementary school. Yale impact on you is central to But she’s so cool, so I decided Herald, various the Yale experience. These Neil Chheda chamber groups, “My freshman year, my very first convinced me to come out to to run with her. Our sophomore music perfor- bonds very often begin in (at head of table) class was in the basement of a an information session for a year, we ran every morning. It mances, ran the residential colleges Hometown NYC Marathon building far away from everything consulting firm… mostly because NY was one of the best parts of the (you’ll soon learn all roads Great Neck, Neil last year Jamie else. I was lost, but found another it’d be fun to hang out over free meets day. We’d wake up at seven in stays at lead to the residential col- Major Pat freshman-looking wanderer (delicious) food at the Omni his Model the morning, and run for an hour ’s house in leges). The eleven friends Political Science outside the building. I took a Hotel in downtown New Haven Congress up to East Rock. It was never Boston during on these pages all belong Activities friends every the Harvard- chance and got lucky… he was in instead of going to the dining Wednesday anything that I would have done Yale game. to Timothy Dwight Col- Yale Model night at the same class, and we eventually hall. As it turns out, Matt and I Congress, Yale otherwise. And then we ran the lege. Here they talk about Yorkside found the room together. It was both worked for that consulting Debate Association, New York Marathon. I hated her chance meetings, their restaurant. a small seminar, and so Matt and firm over the summer, and Yale World that day. She was loving it. She impact on one another, I became friends over the course have decided (not o∞cially yet, Fellows Program was in front of me the entire and friendship in the of the semester. That year, we though) to go back and work for time, saying, ‘Brett, isn’t this Ivory Tower. both decided to join Yale Model the same firm after graduation. awesome?’ And I’d be like, ‘Do Congress as a fun break from I think this just goes to show not talk to me.’” class. Over the years, it has that friendships at Yale happen Brett Freshman become a primary extracurricular anywhere in any situation… and Neil Jamie year, lived was activity for both of us; he was can bring a turn of events that TJ across the hall ’s (above) Brett president last year, I am this year. you never could have predicted. from and freshman TJ Neither of us had the slightest That rocks.” , who were dance blind interest in consulting, but Matt Neil roommates. date. 24 lives 25 | Met at Yale Bob Woodward and John Kerry George W. Bush and Garry Trudeau

Jamie Hillary Rodham Clinton (right) Elise and Bill Clinton met (below) Sigourney Weaver even before and Meryl Streep freshman year Angela Bassett started, during and Tony Shalhoub FOOT , a Frances McDormand preorientation and David Henry backpacking Hwang trip. According to Elise, “Jamie Jodie Foster and basically car- Jennifer Beals ried/coaxed/ David Duchovny and encouraged me Paul Giamatti up the side of Edward Norton and Mt. Washing- Jennifer Connelly ton, the tallest peak in the Northeast, on one of the first days I’d ever Jamie met her. “One day freshman fall, about Redman She’s great!” eight of us decided to journey up (above) to Morse for our first Master’s Hometown WA Tea—I think it was the producer Spokane, of Sex and the City. However, we Major History of were quickly waylaid by what we Science, History of Medicine found in the courtyard. During the Activities night, TD’s huge gingko tree had Yale Women’s Crew completely changed colors, and (2007, 2008 now the TD courtyard was covered National with vibrant yellow leaves. We Champions, had a little bit of extra time, so we Undefeated Sea- son, First Team started an impromptu leaf fight. All-American, Bit by bit, more people were drawn Jessica Academic outside to join in the fun. Soon, All-American) “Jess” the entire courtyard was filled “Students at Yale are doing Notebaert with dozens of students laugh- Jess (above left) incredible work, they are ing, taking pictures, jumping, and became Through friends with Hometown mutual friends all-around frolicking in the bright Brett after NY involved in a million in Timothy yellow leaves. The Master’s Tea was New Hartford, frequently Dwight Major forgotten; two hours and several crashing History activities, but at the end of College who hundred pictures later, with leaves his “sibling Activities are admission lunches” with tour guides and stuck in our hair and clothing, Yale Daily News, the day, it’s the friend­ships STEP his older (Student Master’s Aide, we all trouped into the dining hall sister and their Task Force intramurals, that matter. It’s that sense for dinner.” friends. Environmental giving swim Jamie Partnership) Elise lessons of priority that changes (above) coordinators, Tori Jess and were became suitemates everything.” friends with Tori Jess Ayaska freshman year and Jess Jamie (by chance) lived in the says (center), an Jess and chose to same entryway she and admission tour guide, and be roommates freshman year “bonded play- Alice (right), again their and on the ing intramural STEP sophomore same floor Inner Tube a year. junior year. Water Polo.” coordinator. 26 lives 27 | Who Goes to Yale Sarah Sarah and (below 1,320 in a typical Travis became right) is a entering class friends freshman member of Students from all year playing Low Strung, a 50 states soccer in the TD cello ensemble courtyard. that plays 80+ countries classic rock. 50% men According to Jamie 50% women , “Every concert since 39% minority students freshman 10% international year, we go students to Sarah’s 56% students from concerts, sit public schools en masse, and give her 44% from private or a standing parochial schools ovation after 71% receive financial her solos.” aid in some form 97% of incoming freshmen ranked in the top tenth of high school graduating class Travis Tori (center) and 99% of freshmen return TJ Sarah and are were sophomore year die-hard roommates 40% major in the Arts intra­mural junior year. and Humanities players, vying When they ran for IM glory into each other 41% major in the in the name on York Street, Social Sciences of Timothy Sarah intro- 19% major in the Dwight duced Tori to Biological and Physical College. her friend. Sciences 96% graduate within Travis Victoria “When I got here I thought, ‘I will and it’s what I love about this “Yale friends are family. Since we five years Nelson “Tori” Tate learn everything at once.’ Against place. People ask me do I have any are all away from home, we are 88% live on campus the advice of my college dean I complaints about Yale? And the (above center) essentially each other’s love and (above center) 58% have jobs on Hometown Hometown campus

took the hardest classes I could only one is it gets cold here in the OR support—the kind you usually CA 13% earn double and kind of burnt myself out. winter. Because I can’t imagine a Coos Bay, would get at home, except better, Compton, Major Major majors But throughout the year I started better group of people to spend Math because there’s no one to tell you Molecular, and Philosophy Cellular, and Over 80% participate these four years with. Each person to learn that that’s actually not Activities when to brush your teeth or when Developmental in community service what Yale is all about. It’s the is such an integral part of the to go to bed. I have formed closer Biology Over 70% participate Intramural Activities in intercollegiate or classes, yes. And the skill set for community. You’ll run into groups sports, Master’s relationships with people here intramural athletics your studies—all that happens. here or there. Two groups will Aide, Freshman than I ever have before. My life is Freshman Travis TJ 19% of graduates , , But the people skills—that’s come together at some random Counselor, better and blessed because of Counselor, Delta Neil ultimately earn and all various band Sigma Theta something I don’t think you can point, meet, and new friendships the relationships that have formed M.D.s, J.D.s, M.B.A.s, had the same stu≠ (personal, Sorority Inc., get anywhere else. The learning to will be made. Some won’t be kept over the past four years. I know and Ph.D.s Freshman not a∞liated Visions of Virtue Counselor, interact in this whole Ivory Tower up, but you’ll run into that person with Yale) that I will be friends with them for Mentoring “an amazing environment is just phenomenal later on or that interaction will the rest of my life.” Group, Women’s Water Polo guy named a≠ect the next interaction. All that Tori Len Cho,” says Travis. kind of mixing and interaction is “Now TJ and what Yale really feeds on.” Jerry I are following (right) Travis Travis in his footsteps cuts ’s as Freshman hair. Actually, Counselors.” since freshman Brett Tori Brett year he’s been met and Jess Travis cutting all and became friends Travis the guys’ hair. work because Travis freshman year He says it’s a together as had a crush because he was good way to Master’s Aides on a girl who close friends catch up with and IM secre- lived upstairs with her his friends. taries for TD. from him. suitemates. 28 lives 29 | Studies. Yale is an institution rich in the traditions of scholarship, abounding in the joys of learning. But a liberal education is not simply given to you. You must actively pursue it. Take every advantage of the treasures here at Yale. The world is all before you. Richard C. Levin, President of Yale University

32 studies 33 | A Liberal Education. (Freedom to think)

Academically, Yale makes two broad demands of students: a reasonable The mission of Yale College diversity of subject matter and approach, particularly in the early is to seek exceptionally years; and in the later years, concentration in promising students of all one of the major programs or departments. This backgrounds from across style of education liberates the mind by developing the nation and around the the skills, creativity, and broad familiarity with world and to educate them, the world that can foster effective leadership. through mental discipline and social experience, to develop their intellectual, moral, civic, and creative capacities to the fullest. The aim of this education is the cultivation of citizens with a rich awareness of our heritage to lead and serve in every sphere of human activity.

34 studies 35 | Major History Departments History of Art and Programs History of Science, African American History of Medicine Studies Humanities 3+3=breadth 1:1 African Studies There is no specific class you have to take at Classes range from International Studies* American Studies Yale, but students are required to learn broadly one-on-one tutorials 12,700,000+Holdings in Yale’s library, making Italian Anthropology Student-to- and deeply. Depth is covered in one’s major. to a small seminar to a Japanese it the second-largest university library Applied Mathematics Breadth is covered by taking courses in three study lecture course of several Judaic Studies 6:1 Applied Physics faculty ratio. areas (the humanities and arts, the sciences, and hundred students. system in the United States. Latin American the social sciences) and three skill areas (writing, Archaeological Studies Studies quantitative reasoning, and foreign language). Architecture Linguistics Art Literature Astronomy Mathematics 79% Astronomy & Physics Of Yale College Mathematics courses enroll fewer In supercomputer#1 speed Biology & Philosophy in the Ivy League. Number of foreign than 20 students. Chemistry Mathematics & Physics Chinese Science, math, and engineering Modern Middle Majors. languages o≠ered. Classical Civilization + labs at Yale College and the graduate East Studies 75 Classics (Greek, Latin, and professional schools. Molecular Biophysics 800+ or Greek & Latin) 52 & Biochemistry Enroll32% fewer than 10. Student-to-faculty1:1 ratio Cognitive Science in engineering. Molecular, Cellular, Computer Science & Developmental Computer Science Biology & Mathematics Music Computer Science Near Eastern 40 & Psychology Languages Approximately 40 Student-to-faculty ratio in 200+ 3:1 Computing and & Civilizations of the 2,000 courses other STEM disciplines. Courses o≠ered each year in 80 academic the Arts Philosophy o≠ered enroll more Summer fellowships for East Asian Studies than 100 students. undergraduate science and engineering Physics programs and departments. Ecology & Physics & Philosophy + students per year. Evolutionary Biology Political Science Economics 2,000 Over the last five years Portuguese 150 Economics & Psychology 150 faculty members have Mathematics published research with Religious Studies Electrical Engineering undergraduates. & Computer Science Russian Engineering: Russian & East Of tenured professors of the International study, research, and internship experiences Biomedical, Chemical, European Studies 1,397 Electrical, Environ- Sociology Faculty96% of Arts and Sciences regularly undertaken by Yale College students in 2009–2010. mental, or Mechanical teach undergraduate courses. South Asian Studies* Undergraduate science and Undergraduates70 each Engineering Sciences Spanish 95%+engineering majors who do research year for the last five years English with faculty. have coauthored Special Divisional Environmental Studies Major published research. $6,000,000+ Ethics, Politics, Statistics & Economics Funding for international activities in the Theater Studies Ethnicity, Race, most recent academic year. Women’s, Gender, & Migration* & Sexuality Studies Courses with a graduate student Film Studies serving 7%as the primary classroom French *May be taken only as a second major. instructor—chiefly in foreign language Geology & Geophysics instruction and freshman English— The 36/8degree requirements Germanic Languages accounted for 7 percent of courses 73% 93% for graduation are 36 term & Literatures during the last school year. That Percentage of seniors in the most Admission rate for Yale courses in eight terms, German Studies Freshmen who return means 93 percent of all undergraduate recent graduating class who College graduates to about a third in the major. Global Affairs sophomore year. courses are taught by professors participated in international medical schools (national Students typically take four Greek, Ancient 99% & Modern or lecturers. study, research, and/or average 45%). or five courses per term. internships while at Yale. 36 studies 37 | Divinity School Institute of Sacred Music Take a walk to the Find yourself Sterling Divinity Quadrangle at the interdisciplinary center College Meets University. to enjoy the quiet Georgian- of the Divinity and Music (One of the world’s greatest research universities at your fingertips) style campus. The courtyard is schools through the Institute’s a great getaway when you want concerts, art exhibitions, films, to read outdoors without the literary readings, plays, and School of Forestry distractions of central lectures. Hear world premieres & Environmental campus. View an exhibition of new choral compositions. Physically and philosoph- Studies of the artifacts and documents Meet scholars debating divides Take one of School of ically, Yale College for from the personal papers of between liturgical traditions. the School’s graduate-level Engineering & Law School undergraduates is at the Have Protestant missionaries who courses. Earn a five-year Applied Science heart of Yale University. As a lunch in the Law School served in China during the first bachelor’s and master’s in Mechanical Engineering dining hall with Constitutional half of the twentieth century. Forestry, Forest Science, An extraordinary commit- student, help design a hybrid Law professor Akhil Amar. Environmental Science, or ment to undergraduate race car to compete in the Listen to speeches by visit- Environmental Management. SAE (Society of Automotive ing Supreme Court Justices. Partner with the School’s teaching sets Yale apart Graduate School School of Engineers) Formula Hybrid \\ Wander the Law School stacks. grad students and faculty from other great research of Arts & Sciences Management International. The Law Library is also a on environmental initiatives SOM universities in the world. Continue conversations from favorite study spot. Enroll for a course at through Yale’s O∞ce of More than 75 depart- graduate-level seminars over and rub elbows with the Sustainability. Bookmark the co≠ee and mu∞ns at the Blue next generation of corporate School’s Web site to keep ments and programs a five- NGO Dog Café. Take graduate and leaders and entre- up with all of the events minute Science offer approximately courses in science and engi- walk preneurs. Become a Silver happening each week, or tune Hill 2,000 undergraduate neering, almost all of which Scholar—one of a select into the site’s weekly podcasts. are open to undergraduates. handful of seniors who are courses each year—many SOM On Friday afternoons, join admitted to directly of them taught by Yale’s undergraduates and graduate from Yale College, some of most distinguished students in the Physics depart- whom are awarded a merit historians, literary critics, ment to eat pizza, and hear scholarship for the two scientists and engineers, and present weekly talks on years of study. current research. Make heads School of Drama mathematicians, artists turn as you graduate wearing and composers, poets, Get a student season your yellow hood indicat- and social scientists. pass to the Yale Repertory ing that you’ve earned both Theatre, and see six plays a a bachelor’s and a master’s Faculty call it a stun- School of Medicine year at one of America’s lead- degree in Molecular Biophysics Hillhouse ningly vibrant intellectual ing professional theaters. Read and Biochemistry. Take courses taught atmosphere that can’t original manuscripts from by Med School professors. School of Music

Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Volunteer at Yale-New Haven happen at undergraduate- Journey into Night. Study light Hospital and shadow one of Take advantage of full only institutions or at plots from the original produc- your professors making her access to the Irving Gilmore School of research universities that tion of Gershwin’s Porgy and rounds. Apply to do fieldwork Music Library with 70,000 Architecture do not focus on teaching. Bess. Audition for Yale School in Peru with your biochem scores and parts for musical of Drama and Yale Cabaret Meet with professors and grad professor, and perhaps discover performance and study; 45,000 shows. Put on student produc- students in Rudolph Hall new species of fungi and pieces of sheet music; 50,000 tions at the University Theatre, (named for its architect, Paul Cross bacteria living in plant tissues. books about music; 25,000 LP with 96 feet of fly space and Rudolph, faculty 1958–65). Campus recordings and compact discs; seating for 624. Check out student shows and 7,500 microfilms of music curated exhibitions in the manuscripts and scores. Take

Architecture Gallery. Attend lessons for credit with School an evening lecture by one of Old New of Music faculty. Attend free Campus Haven the School’s professors who concerts at Sprague Hall given Green are luminaries in the field, by Music School students and including the dean, Robert visiting performers. Earn a A.M. Stern. paid choir position with the Yale Schola Cantorum or choral School of Art conducting students. (Some

Discover the next students earn these coveted M.F.A. School of Nursing Chuck Close ( 1964) a five- spots all four years.) minute at the School’s open studios. walk Sign up for Professor Participate in group shows Ruth McCorkle’s popular School of Public in the same gallery in Green Nursing course Living with Health Medical Take a course Hall where master’s students Dying. After some preparatory Center in epidemiology in conjunction mount their thesis shows. social science course work, with an independent research Attend a graduate painting gain experience as a paid project you’re working on in a critique by visiting artists. Research Assistant inter- lab on Science Hill. viewing patients for the Chronic Illnesses program.

38 studies 39 lives | | Blue Booking. (When shopping and parties are academic)

Yale is one of the only universities in the country that lets you test-drive your classes before you register. During “shopping period,” the first ten days of each semester, students can visit dozens of classes that interest them to decide which they will actually take. Preparing to shop is a much anticipated ritual in and of itself, called “Blue Booking” (from the days of hard copies, when

the blue-covered catalog listing approximately 2,000 courses was Zach Marks Shops Fall Courses dog-eared, highlighted, and Post-It flagged by Thursday, September 6 Hometown the start of shopping PA Philadelphia, period). Today, Elis have Major been known to message Ethics, Politics, and Economics each other around the world with word that the new Blue Book is online. 10:00 am 10:30 11:30 12:45 pm 1:30 3:00 4:00 Blue Booking takes place I start o≠ the day a bit later than The first class I make it to I run from one lecture to the I have time to grab a quick bite I sneak out of Con Law a bit I hop from one seminar to There are still so many classes around multiple screens, usual because the night before, is Twentieth-Century Archi- next, checking out New York from the Law School cafeteria, early with my friend Edwina, the next, catching the end I’d love to shop but I have to EP&E and the making of wish my friend Ryan and I went to the tecture. I’m concentrating Mambo, a cool class about where I make myself a salad to who’s also an major, to of Urban Politics and Policy. run to work at the Admissions U.S. Open Quarterfinals. When in Urban Studies within my Black and Latino music and its bring into Constitutional Law, check out Moral Choices in I’ll probably end up asking O∞ce, where I coordinate the lists of courses is done we got back to campus, I grabbed major—Ethics, Politics, and African roots. The professor was taught by Akhil Amar, one of Politics. It’s one of the seminars the professor to advise me Student Ambassador program, individually, in small a slice of pizza with some Economics—so I figure the the master of Timothy Dwight the world’s preeminent legal that really draw people to apply in writing my senior thesis. which sends Yalies during EP&E groups of friends, and friends who told me about their class might give me a better College and is known for his minds. One minute you see him for , and by the time we breaks to high schools that en masse at parties. summer working in Singapore perspective on city planning. wild antics both in and out testifying before the Senate on get there the room is filled. On have great students but haven’t and traveling through Southeast of the classroom. C-Span, the next he’s teaching the walk over we chat about traditionally sent many to Yale. Asia, so I didn’t get to bed until you in class. her summer working at a think 4:30. Needless to say, I sleep tank in Paris and my summer

through the 9:30 class I had working at a think tank in D.C. planned to shop on the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 40 studies 41 | Freshman projects are an integral Preparing for Seminars are part of undergraduate Medical, Law, or Shopping Lists. small classes just for science education at Business School Yale’s “shopping period” at the start freshmen, with some Yale. Science students Yale students have an of Yale’s most dis- can begin conducting outstanding record of of every semester allows students tinguished faculty original research as admission to top medi- to visit classes they might want to members. Some early as the freshman cal, business, and law take before registering. Here, a few seminars provide an year through access to schools, but we offer introduction to a par- Yale’s more than 800 no pre-professional wish lists from one fall semester. ticular field of study; faculty laboratories degree programs. others take an inter­ in 43 degree-granting Students here prepare disciplinary approach programs in the Faculty for entrance to profes- to a variety of topics. of Arts and Sciences, sional schools (e.g., All seminars provide an Yale School of Medi- medicine, business, intimate context cine, and Yale School law) by choosing any for developing rela- of Forestry & Environ- one of Yale’s under- tionships with faculty mental Studies. graduate majors and members and peers. working with a Yale STARS (Science, adviser who knows Directed Studies Technology, and what is needed to is a selective fresh- Research Scholars) advance to the next man interdisciplinary provides undergradu- level of education. So, program in Western ates an opportunity it’s not unusual to find civilization that to combine research, an English or Political includes three yearlong course-based study, Science major going on courses — literature, and development of to medical school or an philosophy, and mentorship skills. The Environmental Studies historical and political program offers research or Chinese major going thought — in which opportunities and on to law or business students read the support to students school. central works of the historically underrep- Western tradition. resented in the fields Academic Advis- of natural science and ing is a collective Perspectives on quantitative reason- effort by the residential Science and Engi- ing, such as racial colleges, academic neering is a lecture and ethnic minorities, departments, and and discussion course women, and the physi- various offices con- for selected freshmen cally challenged. More nected to the Yale who have exceptionally than 100 students College Dean’s Office. strong backgrounds each year participate Students’ primary in science and math- in the academic year academic advisers are ematics. The yearlong and summer STARS their residential college course explores a programs. deans, to whom they broad range of top- may always turn for ics, exposes students International academic and personal to questions at the Study Understanding advice. College deans frontiers of science, the dynamics of a glo- live in residential col- and connects first-year balizing world begins leges and supervise the students to Yale’s in the classroom, with advising networks in scientific community. studies ranging from the college. Students All students are given international develop- also have a freshman the option of pursuing ment to statecraft and adviser who is a Yale a fully funded research power, from ethnicity faculty member or project the summer and culture to public administrator affiliated after freshman year. health. But Yale recog- with their advisees’ res- Each year, about 75 nizes that experience idential colleges. Each freshmen are selected abroad is essential academic department based on outstanding to preparing students also has a director of admissions records for global citizenship undergraduate studies in mathematics and and leadership. Such (DUS) who can discuss science. experience may include with students the course work in foreign department’s course Science and universities, intensive offerings and require- Engineering language training, ments for majors. Undergraduate directed research, Research Yale is one independent projects, of the world’s foremost internships, laboratory research universities. work, and volunteer Independent scientific service. (See page 60) research and engineer- ing research and design 42 studies 43 | Eavesdropping on Professors. (Great minds talk about teaching)

One fall afternoon some People here always  that war was, but I find evidence to the of Yale’s (and the world’s) say Yale is devoted Michael Donoghue contrary in my seminar. It’s not only leading thinkers in to undergraduate “I may be highly unusual in Alexander Nemerov that they care about the material and evolutionary biology, reli- teaching. How can can inhabit it, but they can contribute this–being a scientist–but at least half the Vincent J. Scully Professor of gious studies, literature, that be true? the History of Art; Professor to my own understandings of it.” psychology, biochemistry, Q good ideas I’ve ever had have grown out of American Studies astrophysics, art, history, Alexander Nemerov Michael Della Rocca “I have “I find that Professor Nemerov chairs the and philosophy got History of Art department, never understood the notion that one’s myself. When I’m teaching, I’m not of teaching. Where you’re faced with some together for a conversa- and writes and teaches about teaching is separated from one’s just teaching philosophy. I’m doing American painting, sculpture, tion. Some knew each question out of the blue from a student and research. One of the courses I teach philosophy with the students. I really photography, and film. His other and others did not, is an undergraduate seminar on the advance my own research and we come most recent books are Acting but they came to similar you say, ‘Well, I’ve never thought about in the Night: Macbeth and visual culture of the Second World to philosophical insights and conclu- conclusions in talking the Places of the Civil War War. Now it’s said that people who are sions together in the course. I’m the it that way.’ And two weeks later you’re (2010), about a single night’s about why they teach, the 20 years old have lost touch with what chair of the Philosophy department performance of Macbeth in uniqueness of the Yale thinking, ‘Wow, I should really think about Washington during Abraham undergraduate, and why Lincoln’s Presidency, and To Make a World: George Ault and common notions about it that way–that’s really interesting.’ So 1940s America (2011), which large research universities accompanies an exhibition at aren’t true here. there is a lot of feedback into the research the Smithsonian American Art end for me.” Museum in Washington, D.C. Recent Courses Alyssa Mt. Pleasant American Visual Culture, and one of our biggest strengths in 1941–1945; American Art in Assistant Professor of History recruiting professors here is the under- the Democratic Age, 1830– and American Studies graduates. People love teaching them. 1860; American Photographs, 1839–1971; American Painting Professor Mt. Pleasant teaches It’s the drawing card I stress whenever and Sculpture from Copley broadly in American Indian I’m trying to recruit a faculty member to Pollock; Western Art from history and o≠ers courses Giotto to David in American Indian Studies. from another good institution.” Her research focuses on Meg Urry Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) “It’s not just how smart history and American Indians they are or how hard they work— in the Northeast. Professor Mt. Pleasant’s recent publi­ you can find that at other places— cations examine American but it’s their cleverness, their thought- Indians’ debates about the fulness. I teach an intro to physics place of missionaries and formal education within class. Many of the kids in my class are reservation communities. headed for medical school, so physics She is currently at work isn’t their passion. But I can guarantee on a manuscript about the that at least once a week I get a ques- Bu≠alo Creek reservation and is developing a project tion that is just incredibly creative, about Seneca women in the introducing an idea or thought that nineteenth century. I have never had before, and this Recent Courses is from people who aren’t even going Introduction to American to be physicists.” Indian History; Land, Christine Hayes Homelands, and American “It’s what Michael Indian Histories; Northeast- ern Native America to 1850; [Donoghue] said. When I think about Indian-Colonial Relations in what I’m going to teach I often think, Comparative Perspective ‘What do I want to study with a whole bunch of smart people?’” 44 studies 45 | Alyssa Mt. Pleasant

“What bowls me over is their Scott A. Strobel Henry Ford II Professor of enthusiasm. They get an idea and pursue Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry; Professor it as far as they possibly can. I taught a of Chemistry

seminar last semester in which a student, Professor Strobel’s research focuses on biologically critical RNA who was interested in tribal land manage- reactions catalyzed by . His lab explores the recently RNA discovered class of ribo- ment, ended up having her paper win switches that regulate gene expression by binding small an award from the New England American molecule metabolites. His work embraces biochemistry, Studies Association. It dealt with a hot enzyme kinetics, X-ray crystal- lography, organic synthesis, button issue in Montana, and Senator Jon and molecular biology. Recent Courses Tester actually asked for a copy of it so Rain Forest Expedition and Laboratory; Principles of he could read it to understand the issue.” Biochemistry II

Michael J. Donoghue Why does teaching Scott Strobel  heard of before. Some of these students I came back and she had finished the “The beauty of it is these students in Sterling Professor of Ecology are not cut out for philosophy, but they entire summer’s project! She’d figured watching them take ownership of a and Evolutionary Biology; particular matter to all get into it.” everything out. She’d gotten it all to project and recognize that it’s theirs to Curator of Botany, Peabody you? If you can find Museum of Natural History work. She’d collected all the data she work on creatively and independently. smart, hardworking Meg Urry “I was not in a university needed. My jaw was hanging down. I We have undergrads going toe to toe Professor Donoghue is a lead- students at other places, then before coming here. I worked in the thought, ‘Okay, now I have a better with grad students in the lab. You ing authority on biodiversity Q what makes these students a lab that ran the Hubble telescope for understanding of where Yale under- might say, ‘Well that’s only supposed and the author of more than “drawing card”? NASA 200 published papers and , which was exciting. But when graduates are.’” to be available to grad students,’ but several books. He has helped I came here I felt like I had died and what I’ve seen over and over again to shape Yale’s Department Meg Urry Christine Hayes John Merriman of Ecology and Evolution- “None of them are one- gone to heaven. I think I was born to “Which connects is that these Yale undergrads are not ary Biology, providing links notes. They are exceptional in many teach and should have been teaching to what was formulating in my own afraid to take on hard projects and Charles Seymour Professor E&EB among , the Peabody areas. The diversity of their talents all along. The quality of the Yale mind–they are able to do that deep to take them on in a creative way. of History Museum, Geology and Geophysics, and Forestry & makes them incredibly interesting to undergraduate was a big eye-opener academic research and are also able to Last year, over spring break, we took a Professor Merriman teaches Environmental Studies. The interact with.” for me. We have this Perspectives apply it to some real world situation. group of students to study a rain forest and writes about modern Donoghue lab team includes on Science program for freshmen At some of the other places I’ve been, in Peru. Each was given complete France, modern European David Bromwich undergraduate and graduate “The students that can involve research. My first there has been either too much inde- autonomy over identifying 15 to 20 history, and urbanization. students and postdocs, and He has recently published focuses primarily on plant here have a high average of intellectual summer I thought, ‘Well, I’m going pendence and arrogance or too much plant samples they wanted to collect. Police Stories: Building the diversity and evolution. alertness. With luck, they bring out to get this freshman who doesn’t need of hand-holding. We seem to They brought them back to the lab and French State, 1815–1851 (2006) and The Dynamite Club: How Recent Course that quality in one another, and sustain know anything. It’s going to take a lot attract kids who excel at many, many did amazing things with them. On the a Bombing in Fin-de-Siècle Diversity of Life it in their teachers.” of my time, but that’s why I came things. They have the right mix of whole, they discovered several dozen Paris Ignited the Age of Modern to university.’ So I laid out this project independent intellectual curiosity as di≠erent new species of fungi, many Terror (2009), as well as the Michael Della Rocca “I teach in for the student. It was about an area well as the ability to work with others, of which have demonstrated bioac- third edition of his A History Directed Studies [a yearlong advanced I wanted to look into but I hadn’t to ask questions, to get help, to be part tivity against pathogens in plants and of Modern Europe (2009). freshman course in Western civiliza- done any work on myself yet. I told of a team. You need both—the solitary humans. So these students are able Recent Courses tion]. It’s just a lot of fun because the student, ‘Why don’t you go and do research and the ability to bring it back to make not just a creative impact on European Civilization, 1648– you get students with di≠erent back- a little research online and we’ll talk and put it together and make something science but to actually discover things 1945; France since 1871; The Dark Years: Collaboration and grounds taking subjects they’ve never about it when I come back in a week.’ bigger and better with other people.” of importance and interest to a broad Resistance in Vichy France 46 studies 47 | Christine Hayes Robert F. and Patricia Ross Weis Professor of Religious Studies in Classical Judaica

Professor Hayes came to Yale from Princeton University, where she was Assistant Professor of Hebrew Studies community. When I described their in the Department of Near Eastern Studies. Her book work to Medical School faculty, the David Bromwich Between the Babylonian and faculty lined up to participate in the Palestinian Talmuds (Oxford Sterling Professor of English project with these undergraduates.” University Press, 1997) received the Salo Baron Prize, Professor Bromwich is an Alyssa Mt. Pleasant awarded by the American authority on Romantic and “Part of it has Academy for Jewish Research. modern poetry and on the to do with the wealth of opportunities Her book Gentile Impurities history of literary criticism. and resources here. Last year, several and Jewish Identities: Intermar- His books include Hazlitt: riage and Conversion from the The Mind of a Critic, about the Native American undergraduates Bible to the Talmud (Oxford moral philosopher, critic, and wanted to take a group of students to University Press, 2002) was essayist William Hazlitt; Dis- the Cheyenne River Reservation during a 2003 National Jewish Book owned by Memory: Wordsworth’s the summer. Through a little bit of Award finalist. Professor Poetry of the 1790s; A Choice of Hayes spent 2005–2006 at Inheritance: Self and Community research they figured out they could the Yale Law School, and is from Edmund Burke to Robert do it by tapping into Yale’s Summer working on a book entitled Frost; Politics by Other Means: Reach Out Program. And that’s just one What’s So Divine about Divine Higher Education and Group Law? Thinking, which examines the small example. There are any number ideological debate over liberal of opportunities like that in which Recent Courses arts education; and Skeptical students can have the kernel of an idea, Introduction to the Hebrew Music: Essays on Modern Poetry. talk to a couple of friends, a professor, Bible; Religion and Law Hazlitt was a National Book in Historical Perspective; Critics Circle finalist, and or an adviser, and quickly and e∞ciently Exodus 32 and Its Midrashic Skeptical Music won the 2002 PEN put that plan–however small or ambi- Development Spielvogel-Diamonstein Award as the year’s best book tious it might be–into action. And these of essays by an American. opportunities begin almost immedi- Michael Della Rocca Professor Bromwich is also a ately. One of my sophomore advisees Andrew Downey Orrick frequent contributor to aca- is spending her second semester in Professor of Philosophy demic journals, and his reviews London. And another spent six weeks and articles have appeared in Professor Della Rocca’s areas such publications as The New after his freshman year in Japan.” of interest are the history of York Times, The New Republic, early modern philosophy and and The New York Review of introductory courses but also seminars Yale undergraduates. Having a fantastic contemporary metaphysics. Books. He is currently working John Merriman He has published dozens where graduate students and under- School of Music does wonderful things on an intellectual biography “Plenty of students come here of papers in those fields, of Edmund Burke. graduates mix. Surprisingly enough, for Yale undergraduates. And they’re all including “Causation Without Recent Courses without a clue what they want to do, and the presence of a strong graduate situated close by. That’s something very Intelligibility and Causation program has an extraordinary impact special about Yale and it gives the Yale Without God in Descartes” Major English Poets (English in A Companion to Descartes, 125); Stevens and Frost; 18th- then all these doors open up for them on the quality of the undergraduate undergraduate a completely di≠erent ed. Janet Broughton and John Century Prose; Shakespeare’s program. You might think that the kind of experience.” Carriero, and “Two Spheres, Political Plays; The Age of because there are so many opportunities.” two stand in tension, but in fact they Twenty Spheres, and the Johnson; Directed Studies Michael Donoghue Identity of Indiscernibles,” don’t. We not only have a very rich “The other in history/politics; Lincoln Marvin Chun Just like students Pacific Philosophical Quarterly (co-taught); Critical Judgment “I really think the resi-  graduate program in my field–one in thing that I think is so distinctive are looking at colleges, (2005). He is also the author (co-taught in Law School) dential college system is what brings which there is a great deal of mixing the resources that we have in terms of Spinoza in the Routledge as a professor you everything together—the small-college among graduate and undergraduate of the museums and the collections Philosophers series. had a lot of choices feel with world-class university resources. students in classes, outside of class, that are here. We have actual physical Recent Courses too. What brought Being a master at Berkeley College has in activities–but we’re also situated objects that we’re very keen to use in Modern Philosophy from you here? shown me that. It’s impossible to describe Q within a larger university that has teaching. To be able to expose students Descartes to Kant; The Philosophy of Spinoza in words, but it works in a phenomenal very active professional schools. The to real stu≠ is a blast. You can read Christine Hayes way to ensure that each student receives “One of the things institution I was at didn’t have profes- about things in a book, but to hand a Professors Hayes and Della individual attention.” that has been so wonderful for me as sional schools. Having the School of kid a 60,000,000-year-old fossil to Rocca are married. a teacher at Yale is the ability to teach Architecture does wonderful things for study is pretty amazing.”

48 studies 49 | Marvin Chun Professor of Psychology; Master of Berkeley College

Professor Chun is a cognitive neuroscientist who teaches in the Department of Psychology, the Interdepart- mental Neuroscience Program, and the Cognitive Science Pro­gram. His research uses Michael Donoghue functional brain imaging to “A lot of it is about scale. Meg Urry understand how to improve memory, attention, conscious Yale is just that much smaller and Israel Munson Professor of perception, and decision Physics and Astronomy; making. He has been awarded Director of the Yale Center for the American Psychological more intimate than some of the other Astronomy and Astrophysics Association’s Distinguished Scientific Award for Early universities where I’ve taught. So I Professor Urry chairs the Career Contribution to Psy- Physics department. She chology in the area of cogni- find a lot better connection to students studies actively accreting tion and learning, and received supermassive black holes, also known as Active Galactic the Troland Research Award and integration across disciplines. I AGN from the National Academy of Nuclei ( ), and the Sciences, often considered the co-evolution of these black most prestigious early-career have friends and colleagues spanning holes with normal galaxies. honor in the field that can be She came to Yale in 2001 earned by an experimental very di≠erent parts of the University from her tenured position on psychologist. At Yale, he the senior scientific sta≠ at received the Lex Hixon Prize and that’s something that comes with the the Space Telescope Science for teaching excellence in the Institute (STScI), which runs the Hubble Space Tele- social sciences. He has also NASA territory of being smaller. Yale doesn’t scope for . Using deep received the DeVane Award NASA for Teaching and Scholarship, imaging with ’s three the oldest undergraduate just talk about making connections and Great Observatories—the teaching prize in Yale College, Spitzer Space Telescope, the awarded by the undergraduate integrating students into research—it Hubble Space Telescope, and members of Phi Beta Kappa. the Chandra X-Ray Observa- The presentation of the award actually happens here very e≠ectively.” tory—her group has charted began with the words “Marvin the history of supermassive Chun is the man!” praising black hole growth throughout David Bromwich the universe. Professor Urry Professor Chun for the clarity “I admired the of a silo mentality when it comes intellectual universe of people at Once it came down to the wire and I of his teaching, the excellence has worked to increase the of his explanations and dem- intellectual strength of the English to lab research. At Yale you have this all levels of academic inquiry and all was making my decision in the last number of women in the onstrations, and his devotion department. I thought Yale had the amazing ability to collaborate with stages of academic careers.” hour or two. But there I was teaching physical sciences, organizing national meetings and chairing to his students. virtues of a liberal arts college, along other labs so that collectively you do my modern French history course Marvin Chun the Committee on the Status Recent Courses with the attractions, and not too everything better. The other thing is “I came for the to about 150 students, walking up of Women in Astronomy for Introduction to Psychology; many of the drawbacks, of a large that we have a fantastic Medical School. students. They’re not just smart, but and down the aisle of the lecture hall the American Astronomical Mind, Brain, and Society research university.” The department I’m in has joint faculty well balanced in a way that makes as I often do, and I thought, ‘What Society. In April 2011, she led the U.S. Delegation to the with the Medical School, so we have it special to teach and do research here. am I doing, I couldn’t possibly leave.’ Scott Strobel 4th International Conference “I had some nice faculty who are in the Graduate School Whether I stand before a classroom full Each morning, I wake up and I think, on Women in Physics, in options so it was very much a choice. of Arts and Sciences who are actually of students or I meet with someone ‘God, I’m lucky because I get to go South Africa. But Yale has a combination of things housed down at the Medical School. one-on-one, I try to treat each student and teach’ whatever the subject is that Recent Courses that is somewhat unique: Opportunities And Medical School faculty also host as somebody who is going to do some- day. For me there’s just nothing like it.” Advanced General Physics; to interact with and teach undergrads, undergraduates doing research in their thing very meaningful and influential Gravity, Astrophysics, and which I see as my mission for being labs. To have an environment where in life. Our alumni bear that out. This Cosmology a professor, is a big reason I’m here. there is a clear human application is what energizes me in the classroom. There are plenty of good schools (via the Medical School) to the science If something I teach lingers with where research is all they do and you that you do as an undergraduate is students so that it helps them do the sit in your lab and you work with quite unique.” right thing outside of the classroom, graduate students or postdocs and you that’s my reward.” Christine Hayes never see an undergraduate. Beyond “It’s really the John Merriman that, it’s also a place where you have best of both worlds because you “I’ve almost been tremendous colleagues. At a lot of have this distinctive undergraduate wooed away to other universities places the caliber of Yale, there is sort experience embedded in this larger three times during my 30 years here. 50 studies 51 | Two, Three, Four, Five Heads Are Better Than One. (Why Yalies like to learn together)

“Each study group I’ve been in at Yale has been eclectic. That’s the best part. Although we may be going over a problem set in biochemistry, talk of art exhibi- tions, bike races, and other classes is constantly going on in the background. Each person brings a di≠erent perspective to the group. It’s an exchange of ideas and information on so many levels. Sometimes, you learn more from the times when you’re completely

Jocelyn Traina’s biochem study study of nucleic acids and proteins. sidetracked than when you’re group (Ben Ofori-Okai, Micah We meet every Monday night at focusing on homework. That’s the Ziegler, Jocelyn Traina nine. Today we’re working on gene , advantage of working together— Abigail Coplin, Nicole transfer, complementation and the synergy is almost sentient.” Brenner, and Geoff Calkins). recombination of mutations in “The course is a comprehensive bacteriophage.” Jocelyn

52 studies 53 | Next-Gen Knowledge. (One-of-a-kind Yale treasures inspire independent research)

Adding to what the Yale’s Peabody Museum of Natural History world knows is not easy, In the 1870s, especially when, at 19 The Secret O.C. Marsh led Yale College Collections of the Peabody students on expeditions into the or 20, you haven’t even of a Bird’s-Eye View Museum.” That year, Stoddard Wild West, and his discoveries been in the world that of dinosaur and mammal fossils long yourself. But as began two independent research captured the public’s imagina- a former student said, Senior Mary “Cassie” Stoddard projects that gave her full access to tion. As the Peabody’s first leader, he and his colleagues were excep- “This is not a mediocre learned early in her ornithology museum specimens and firsthand training that birds can see colors research experience in evolutionary tional naturalists who shared a place. Everywhere you keen ability to draw unexpected turn there’s something invisible to humans. “A bird’s eye biology. One of her projects was insights from material objects. incredible to attract has four types of color-sensitive on bird color in the ornithology Their collections and observa- cones, while humans only have lab of Professor Richard Prum. tions underpin today’s science, your eye. In a more with insights that still drive our ordinary place, you’re three,” she says. This fourth cone “I have been hooked ever since,” understanding of Earth’s history, not going to be so is sensitive to color in the ultra- she says. life, and cultures. Environmental change brings new urgency to startled into thought.” violet range. As a result, “birds see an intense world of hues we She and Professor Prum recently Marsh’s central questions—what From paintings by species exist on Earth, where they Picasso to pterodactyl humans can only imagine,” says used Stoddard’s TetraColorSpace live, and how they have changed remains to particle Stoddard. Stoddard’s design of program in their study of New over time—and Peabody curators the TetraColorSpace computer World buntings, one of the first work with scientists around the accelerators, Yale pro­ world to describe not just species, vides a treasure trove program, which analyzes bird projects to compare modes of but the entire “Tree of Life.” colors in a framework that color evolution in animals. She through which under- Mary “Cassie” Senior graduates chase down accounts for the four classes of presented their findings on avian Stoddard photoreceptors in bird eyes, is one color at the North American is the founder of the new knowledge for Yale Ecology and Evolutionary themselves and some- of the first tools to help under- Ornithological Conference in Biology Undergraduate Group YEEBUG times for the world. stand this evolutionary mystery. Veracruz, Mexico, and is also ( ), an o∞cial University the first author of a paper docu- organization that actively pro- motes undergraduate involvement She traces her work back to her menting the research that will be in the New Haven com­munity, freshman year and the Peabody published by American Naturalist. largely through volunteer Museum. “In my very first work at Yale’s Peabody Museum of Natural History. Last fall, semester at Yale, I was introduced Recently awarded a Marshall YEEBUG helped coordinate “The to the Peabody’s extraordinary Scholarship for graduate study in Natural History of Witches and research collections through the United Kingdom, Stoddard Wizards: A Peabody Halloween,” Professor Leo Buss’s freshman will continue her research on avian an educational event that drew hundreds of costume-wearing seminar course Natural History color evolution at Cambridge. New Haven residents.

54 studies 55 | The A. W. Wright Nuclear Structure Laboratory

WNSL Gothic Folly ( ) houses the world’s most powerful stand-alone tan- dem Van de Graa≠ accelerator, capable of terminal voltages WNSL Architecture in terms of its social up to 20 MV. has active agenda is what intrigues Andrew in-house research programs Lee about Strawberry Hill, the in nuclear structure, nuclear architectural folly on the outskirts astrophysics, and relativistic heavy ion physics. of London he researched as Elise Novitski part of an independent study with says experimen- the Yale Center for British Art tal science necessarily involves YCBA) frustration and setbacks, but ( . Lee describes Strawberry she’s weathered enough of them Hill as “an undistinguished farm- to have a sense of the combina- house transformed into a Gothic tion of ingenuity, flexibil- confection” by its owner, Horace ity in approach, patience, and determination that is required Walpole. Walpole, who also gave to overcome them. When she’s the world the Gothic novel, was not in the lab, you might find the son of England’s first Prime her playing bridge or on the Ultimate field. Minister. He is credited in part with launching the Gothic architec- Opposite page: The Yale Center for British tural revival of which Strawberry Art YCBA) Hill is an iconic example. ( houses the largest and most comprehensive collection of British art outside “Walpole was interested in the of the United Kingdom. The role of style in the formation center’s collection of paintings‚ sculpture‚ drawings‚ prints‚ rare of identity,” says Lee, “particularly books‚ and manuscripts reflects national identity, given the ques- the development of British tion of whether Gothic or Classical art‚ life‚ and thought from the architecture was more appropri- Elizabethan period onward. Andrew Lee YCBA ate to Britain; and family identity, ’s research given eighteenth-century attitudes was “the latest in a series of toward the aristocracy and opportunities the museum has a≠orded me.” In addition to Walpole’s awkward position as a coordinating training for the member of a politically prominent center’s student guides, he is family.” Lee’s work became part of helping stage a performance art YCBA Physics’s Noble Cause piece by the Interventionists at a major exhibition. YCBA a lot of pressure to accomplish the , where the director something fast,” says Novitski. “has been quite generous to us Hands-on in the extreme, the and very enthusiastic about YCBA Elise Novitski had never done any Because she started early, she course allowed Lee to view “real lab work” until she spent the knows the areas of physics she the idea.” collections and work with people summer after her freshman year likes and what interesting ques- he never would have met other- in Yale’s A.W. Wright Nuclear tions are common to multiple wise. In one of two research trips, Structure Laboratory. “Once I saw subfields. After earning a summer he spent time at Strawberry Hill what people were doing, I knew grant to work on accelerator phys- with a curator of the Victoria and physics was what I wanted to do in ics at Cornell, Novitski received Albert Museum, who curated the YCBA life.” She says the toughest thing is funding from Yale through the end exhibition. Until recently, to get that first research experience. of her senior year to “try to make Lee was set to pursue a Ph.D. after “What’s di≠erent about Yale is fluids unmix using a laser.” She graduation, but the commercial they help you start as a freshman says research is di≠erent from a lot art world beckons as well. After YCBA and give you money to do it,” she of other extracurricular activities. working with the ’s “seem- says. That flexibility early in one’s “You’re part of a team, it’s intellec- ingly endless collections” and the undergraduate career is a big deal tually engaging, and it has a noble contacts he’s made, he is ready because a lot of students go into goal—to improve life.” either way. grad school having done only one type of research. “They’re afraid to try di≠erent things because there’s 56 studies 57 | Molecule in a Haystack

Raul Navarro says, “If you don’t love the science you’re doing, research can be a mundane process.” Lucky for him, the frontiers of organic chemistry he explores in Professor Glenn Micalizio’s lab have become his passion.

The lab’s ultimate goal is to facilitate the process of drug discovery. According to Professor Micalizio, the classic “needle- in-a-haystack” approach to drug discovery can be influenced by dramatically altering the type of “hay” that is screened. “We aim to shape the process by making collections of complex molecules easier to synthesize,” he says.

Though Navarro’s daily routine in the lab doesn’t vary a lot, thinking about “what I can possibly uncover” keeps him very excited about the Encounter at the Beinecke The Beinecke Rare Book Sonia Delaunay’s abstract paint-­ research even when the chemistry and Manuscript Library ing, specifically painted for and —an isn’t working out. “I think you architectural marvel constructed learn a lot more when something While taking Modernism and inspired by Cendrars’s poem. I was of translucent white marble that completely unexpected happens, or the Avant-Garde, Lisa Sun had fascinated by the collaboration of admits light but screens out a surprising experience among the two art mediums—the text the sun’s damaging rays—is one when you make a simple mistake— of the country’s most important the Beinecke Library’s rare of the poem and the magnificently one you hope never to make again.” centers for research in primary He says the lab has definitely books. She tells the story like this: colored painting. The Cendrars sources for the humanities. “One of the poems on the syl- piece reminded me of a piece created new knowledge. “It may Lisa Sun labus for my Modernism class by Marcel Duchamp, which also is a dancer in the not be the biggest discovery of company A Di≠erent Drum and the century, but it provides the was Blaise Cendrars’s ‘La Prose worked within two mediums. I is training to be a Yale Art Gallery information we need to make that du Transsibérien.’ I first read had several enlightening conversa- Guide. She is a double major in literature and art history. big discovery.” the poem in a Xerox package of tions with my professor about the assigned readings, but Professor Cendrars and Duchamp pieces. Opposite page: Poucel promised to show us an Ultimately, I wrote my final paper Professor Glenn Micalizio’s lab is Raul Navarro discovered his Class of 1954 Chemistry original publication of it in the on the relationship between in the fascination for research through Research Building CRB STARS Beinecke. I didn’t think much of ‘La Prose du Transsibérien’ and ( ), the summer research a model of sustainable design program. He will begin his Ph.D. this opportunity, presuming that Duchamp’s Boîte Verte, which that is part of the billion-dollar in chemistry at Caltech. After that the original publication would I also saw firsthand in the Prints renovation of Yale’s Science Hill. resemble all of the old, dusty and Drawings Department at the Raul Navarro he may become a professor himself YUAG is from Baldwin books I’d seen innumerable times (Yale University Art Gallery). or work in the pharmaceutical Park, California. His main industry. before. But the day we visited the I found the paper to be rewarding extracurriculars are Alianza, Beinecke, Professor Poucel asked and successful, and it all began “an organization that celebrates me to help him unfold the decep- with an unexpected encounter Latin culture at Yale,” and working on La Fuerza, Yale’s tive 4 x 6-inch book into a long, with Cendrars’s beautiful piece.” Latino student magazine. poster-sized sheet. As it turns out, Cendrars’s original publication of ‘La Prose’ was featured alongside 58 studies 59 | Think Yale. Think World. (Study, research, intern around the globe)

A nontraditional Yalies Abroad “The summer after my freshman year I approach to gaining 2009– 2010 received Yale funding to go to Savai’i, international experience Africa: 121 Western Samoa, and try to rediscover a bird gives students here Asia: 377 which had not been seen for more than access to multiple Australasia: 13 130 years. I found myself traveling to one opportunities to study, Europe: 677 of the island’s most remote valleys with research, and intern Latin America: 132 a pig hunter, Tagi’ilima Ioane, who spoke abroad during their four Middle East: 60 no English. Tagi’ilima and I spent five years. Over and above Multiple regions: 16 days together in the forest hiking up rivers. ordinary financial aid, At first we communicated entirely with North America: 1 Yale awards more than hand gestures, but by the final day I had Total: 1,397 $6 million for fellow- gleaned enough Samoan from my portable ships, internships, and dictionary to allow basic communication. relief from summer earn- Our final hike back was mostly occupied ings obligations in order with my attempts to describe various game to guarantee that every animals in the U.S. Trying to convey North student who wishes American wildlife, not to mention my daily will be able to work or life in New Haven, made me feel as though study abroad. Beyond I were describing life on a di≠erent planet. these hefty resources As we neared the village Tagi’ilima told a is the sheer variety story of his own about how he had gone of global experiences into town and seen something important on students can undertake a television there. After much gesticulating during school years and frantic flipping through the dictionary, and summers: study I figured out what he was describing: at a major university the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. in another country; For me this moment was an amazing field-based or labora- juxta­position of the vast distances between tory research; interning John Mittermeier our life experiences and the increasing with Yale alumni around Hometown Abidjan, Côte links in a shared global identity.” the world; Yale summer d’Ivoire (“Technically my home John session international address, although I’m never there. courses taught by Yale I spend most breaks traveling.”) Samoa Major faculty; or study, work, History or service projects Yale International Experience of one’s own design. Summers in Samoa and in the Students are encour- Amazonian rain forests of The photos in this chapter were southern Suriname conducting aged to begin exploring provided by the students featured, Suriname ornithological surveys and the globe the summer except for Yuefei Qin’s portrait, collecting specimens for Yale’s after their freshman which was taken by Lisa Kereszi. Peabody Museum. Global Citizen year. Here, eight Elis “Someone who map a glimpse of the is conscious of the planet’s vast array of cultural, biological, and world through pivotal economic communities and feels moments and personal a deep attachment and allegiance definitions of “global to this global diversity.” Post-Yale Plan citizen.” A fellowship to return to Suriname to continue his ornithological research.

60 studies 61 | Samuel Byrne Center for Research International The possibilities for Hometown PA Bala Cynwyd, Experience international research Major Yale’s Center for are extensive. Students Economics International Experi- work with their resi- Yale International Experience ence encourages dential college dean, Brazil Won a Kingsley Trust Association and supports safe, academic advisers, Summer Travel Fellowship to extra­ordinary inter­ and departments to study Brazilian music and dance. national experiences define projects. Many Global Citizen of every kind. Yale students spend “Someone who the summer following understands the problems and Study Yale their junior year issues that confront people programs include abroad doing research throughout the world; someone Peking University– for a senior essay who is educated about the world Yale University Joint or thesis. and has experienced it, who feels Undergraduate Pro- comfortable interacting with Oman gram in Beijing; Laboratory and a diverse group of people and & Morocco Yale in London; Yale Field Research in can step out of the comforts of Summer Session (most the Sciences and home with confidence.” Stephanie Brockman “I went to the favela ‘Cidade de Deus’ “My professor in Oman took all of us on recently, courses were Public Health Post-Yale Plan Hometown ND “Undecided, (City of God) in Rio de Janeiro to visit their Thompson, a daytrip to explore the nearby mountains. offered in Argentina, Students can combine but eventually I’d like to work Majors Brazil, China, Croatia, international experi- community center. After I observed dance Near Eastern Languages It was in the middle of our rural home- for the World Bank.” Czech Republic, Ecua- ence with deepening and Civilizations with a and music classes, a volunteer and some stays, so I was dressed accordingly in a dor, France, Germany, their understanding concentration in Arabic and of the local children o≠ered to give me a long black abaya (the traditional robes for India, Italy, Japan, of science by spending Islamic Studies Jordan, Kenya, Russia, a summer working tour of the favela. Strolling through the Yale International Experience women on the Gulf) and a headscarf. I com­munity, I saw terrible poverty and poor remember sitting on a park bench, texting Singapore, and Spain); in a laboratory at Spent a spring in the Sultanate year or term abroad an institution abroad, infrastructure, but a vibrant culture and of Oman through a program my host mom in Arabic, and worrying approved programs run or by participating in intelligent, charismatic children who sponsored by the School for about how scandalized my host family by other institutions a field-based project. deserve more opportunities. Despite the International Training; through would be if I was out past magrib, the or providers. Independent dilapidated homes and clear dichotomy Yale’s Auerbach and Grayson/ evening call to prayer. And out of nowhere Leitner international internship, Internships Initiatives of wealth in Rio, the energy of the people interned in Morocco. everything that was happening began to Undergraduate Career Students who are Global Citizen Services has major ready to develop their who guided me through the labyrinth “The world sink in: I was thousands of miles from programs in 15 cities own activities abroad streets of Cidade de Deus inspired me to becomes more than just a list home, wearing something I had only seen around the world. are encouraged to of places that you hear on the continue pursuing my plans to work in pictures, and trying to live up to a set “Bulldogs” internships discuss their plans news, but rather, a series of “As an international student from China, I to promote economic growth and hope­- of expectations from a culture that didn’t provide more than with advisers and reference points that correspond always wondered how my Western educa- 120 opportunities to faculty, to register fully improve living standards of similar with places where your friends belong to me. I began to laugh uncontrol- explore career fields their travel and under­ tion would fit into the Oriental traditions live and experiences that you people in the future.” lably. I realized how thoroughly I had in an international stand the support had and new opportunities and help me best contribute to my society. Samuel immersed myself in a culture that had environment, with provided by Yale, to explore. It’s a certain way My experience at Intel China helped me support and oversight and to use the institu- of looking at the world that once seemed so mysteriously foreign solve the puzzle. The Chinese market has from Yale and from tion’s extraordinary makes it a very inviting place.” to me. That realization filled me with an Yuefei Qin alumni networks. resources to make very unique sociopolitical and economic Post-Yale Plan “Either a incredible sense of accomplishment.” Placements reflect the most of their Hometown characteristics, while Intel is a well-estab- Chongqing, China summer or a year of advanced Stephanie the full range of experience abroad. lished Western company. Working with Majors Arabic study abroad, followed interests among Yale Political Science and by law school. Right now, I’m students, from journal- both Chinese and American colleagues at Electrical Engineering leaning toward the idea of ism to the arts, politics its headquarters in China, I witnessed Yale International Experience going into corporate law and to public health, and how Intel has successfully tailored itself to Intel Corporation in Beijing, working with companies with finance to technology. fit into the unique Chinese market, while China, summer internship strong business ties to the Yale also partners with maintaining its Western identity and working as assistant to general Middle East. I have put so other organizations manager. “I worked directly much of myself into developing to provide many corporate conduct. I was therefore convinced with Intel China’s marketing my knowledge of Arabic and additional internship that Western and Oriental cultures could managers in maintaining project can’t imagine not using that opportunities. coexist harmoniously, and would in a way milestones and carrying out in the future.” rely on each other. I believe my education campaigns to promote products.” Global Citizen at Yale not only well prepared me for such a “One who looks demanding job, but also will build a solid upon every human being as his or her compatriot, regardless foundation for me to tackle challenges my of that person’s nationality, country and people might face in the midst complexion, religion, and so on.” China Post-Yale Plan of an increasingly internationalized world.” “After my Yuefei graduation from Yale, I wish to go to Oxford and pursue an M.Phil. degree in Politics or International Relations.” 62 studies 63 | Andrew Dowe “Last year I had the opportunity to travel Hometown FL Tampa, by myself through Europe and Asia. There Majors African American were several moments during my solo Studies; Women’s, Gender, & travels which made me feel very unrooted, Sexuality Studies Paris independent, and free: ordering food Yale International Experience in countries where I did not speak the Spent a fall semester studying in language; carrying all of my belongings Paris. Global Citizen on my back; sleeping overnight on trains “Global citizens and buses. There is something about strive to expand their perspec- tives beyond geographical traveling on a shoestring which makes you limitations through active reevaluate your priorities. You feel dirty engagement with other peoples and unkempt, but eventually that all goes and cultures.” Post-Yale Plan away, and you care more about what you “Spend a year see and less about how others see you.” teaching either in the U.S. or Lucas O’Connor abroad before applying to “The first time I traveled outside of France Lucas Hometown NY graduate school to earn a Ph.D.” while studying in Paris, the extreme discom- Rochester, Majors fort of being unable to communicate with Theater Studies and most of the people around me as well as the Literature Yale International Experience very perceivable cultural disconnect brought Oxford, me to realize how comfortable I had become England Studied at Oxford junior year, in Paris. At the same time, I was reminded of traveled by Eurail pass through­- out Europe for a month; received the importance of self-conscious travel and a summer fellowship to study understanding to developing more complete Chinese opera in Hong Kong; world views. One of the most significant toured the world with the Yale Whi≠enpoofs during the summer. lessons of studying abroad was the impor- Hong Kong Global Citizen tance of exploring outside my comfort zones.” “A traveler, or a nomad, unbounded by Andrew country lines. A global citizen has a responsibility to see and experience as much of the Lauren Harrison Flora Elena Mendoza “I was monitoring elections in Mauritania world as he can.” Hometown NY Post-Yale Plan Hometown PA with another Yale student and a Mauritanian Orchard Park, “To write and Milford, Majors act, hopefully for films.” Major national who was working for the U.S. African Studies and Latin American Studies Embassy. We were in a small town, sur- International Studies with Humanities Yale International Experience Yale International Experience rounded by miles and miles of sand, and Argentina were spending the night in order to begin Conducted election oversight in Studied in Buenos Aires junior election monitoring first thing the following Mauritania; spent a month during year and won a fellowship that the summer after her sophomore allowed her to participate in day. That next morning, we woke up before year in Morocco, then in Mali “While the goals of the grassroots non- local excursions and an extended NGO LIFE the sun and arrived at the polls by 6:30 a.m., doing independent research; governmental organization where I volun- service trip with a half an hour before they were scheduled to studied in Paris the fall semester teered were noble, I got to see firsthand both Argentina. of her junior year. Global Citizen open. The polling station was a one-room positive and negative aspects of not-for-profit “Someone who Global Citizen schoolhouse made out of old wooden boards, “In my mind, a work. We were working with a village of is informed, contextualizes his passion for learning about other or her own experience in relation Mauritania, located near the only paved road in the town. countries, other languages, other about 500 Guarani natives. As volunteers we to the rest of the world, and is Mali & SUV As our pulled up to the polls, I was cultures is what makes someone were assigned to cook, distribute clothes and committed to the overall well-­ Morocco absolutely shocked by what I saw: almost a truly ‘global citizen.’” kitchenware, and take lice out of hair and being—political, environmental, Post-Yale Plan socioeconomic, and ethical— a hundred men and women (but mostly “A career in clip nails of villagers—I found the cooking of the earth and its inhabitants.” international diplomacy, though I women), dressed in colorful robes, waiting counterproductive and didn’t understand Post-Yale Plan quietly in line to vote. The turnout was don’t quite know where my path why we weren’t working with villagers to “I would like will take me. Most likely, I’ll work to move to New York and work Paris unbelievable, especially given the small size for a year or two post-graduation show them how to manage the lice and for some kind of foundation of the village we were in, and made me before returning to graduate clip nails for themselves. As foreigners, and or not-for-profit while pursuing reflect upon how seriously the Mauritanian school, perhaps for an advanced especially as students who go abroad with a performance career in opera degree in international relations and musical theater.” (Flora is a people took their civic responsibilities. It or diplomacy.” idealist intentions, we need to be very careful mezzo soprano, who has sung was inspiring and I wished that I could take to avoid neocolonialist tendencies or to in ensembles at the Metropolitan NBC Opera, on specials for some of the Mauritanians’ energy and patronize the people we mean to help. In CBS passion back with me to the United States.” essence, my experience redefined the term and , and as back-up for Michael Bolton.) Lauren ‘sustainable development’ for me.” 64 studies Flora 65 | Connect the Dots. (Three seniors find their careers through Yale’s network of resources)

Yale students are sur- Smart Woman, Yale Connections from software and Growing Up rounded by opportunities Young Hero Worldwide education to food, retail, While living in one of Chicago’s most Yale has 120,000 and green technology. from the moment they Timeica Bethel troubled housing projects, Timeica graduates and more arrive on campus as does so well in school that she receives Hometown than 200 Yale Alumni Top Fellowship freshmen—intellectual, a full scholarship to a competitive IL clubs all over the Producer Chicago, entrepreneurial, artistic, private high school. world in all 50 states Yale has been singled Major and 40 different out as the “top international, profes- Sociology, with African countries.Yale provides producer” of Fulbright sional, and research American Studies unequaled networking Fellowships. In addition opportunities that concentration opportunities—from to 89 Fulbright our online career Fellowships during the launch them toward Plan A network, to mentoring last five years, Yale both long-term ambi- “All my life I’d heard programs, to regional students have received tions and unforeseen that doctors and lawyers events for alumni 12 Rhodes, 11 achievements. Yalies made the most money, so interested in a host Marshall, 5 Truman, becoming a doctor was of endeavors and 13 Goldwater, and leverage these oppor- Revelation going to be my way initiatives including 13 Gates Cambridge tunities in countless to move my family out Freshman year she meets entertainment, energy, Scholarships or impressive ways and of their situation and real estate, law, Fellowships. Just as Dean Pamela George at the journalism, media, importantly, these learn how to ask good have a better life.” Afro-American Cultural social justice, gender... major awards only questions, seek out Center. “She helped me see the list keeps growing. scratch the surface of the right mentors, and that ‘doctor’ wasn’t my only the hundreds of other create experiences that Student highly valuable, funded option. The idea that I could Entrepreneurs sources of support are professionally and have other possibilities— First that Yale students tap personally rewarding. that I could actually do Unique among our every single year. In this chapter, we Her Story peer institutions, the something I enjoy—was a Yale Entrepreneurial 5 Graduate chronicle the trajecto- Through the sociology department, huge revelation.” Institute (YEI) is an Schools Most ries of three soon-to-be she immerses herself in research, diving into ethnographies about low- innovative program that Attended graduates who have income black communities in America. puts student ventures When they enroll in successfully connected “They didn’t quite tell the story the first. As a complement business, law, medical, to more traditional or graduate school, Yale the dots between a way I knew it.” Telling her own story becomes part of a new plan. academic programs, graduates most often Yale education and the which provide a concep- attend the following Real World. Campus Job tual understanding and five universities: Yale, related case studies of Harvard, Stanford, Cam­- Working for Yale admissions, she “If I hadn’t come here I might still new venture formation, bridge, and Columbia. discovers a talent for public speaking, YEI exists to help interviewing, and answering questions be following Plan A, never having students execute on Best Career Called to Lead on the spot. She thrives talking to their actual business Services students “with untapped potential.” had the opportunity to realize what plans. It bands together Yale has been ranked “I’m an extrovert. At Afro-America (Her experience leads her to Teach entrepreneurial #3 in the country for House, I loved planning lunches and for America.) dinners—gathering big groups. One I really love and who I want to be.” students, select faculty “Best Career Services” BSAY day the (Black Student Alliance and administrators with by the Princeton at Yale) president asked me to join the new venture experience, Review—the only Ivy BSAY board.” becomes a huge part of alumni from both indus- League school that her life. By junior year, she is president. Front Page try and venture capital, made the top 10. In response to the Tribune and local established More than 100 Returning from an East African history article, she appears on New Plan MSNBC entrepreneurs. employers conduct course in Kenya, she almost decides , becomes part of a Teach for America starting this In the last three over 2,400 student to relax and skip a Yale service project “Smart Women” television summer, writing her autobiography years, YEI has supported interviews through working with foster care youth in her series, and is asked by just as she imagined after reading the formation and Undergraduate Career When scholar Cornel West Chicago neighborhood—but it’s not numerous schools to be those sociology texts, and using growth of more than Services in a single year. is the keynote speaker like Timeica to relax. When the Chicago an inspirational speaker. her interviewing and public 40 student-founded at Yale’s Black Solidarity Tribune learns about her hometown Chicago Mayor-elect Rahm speaking skills to host a talk ventures, which have Conference, she interviews roots she becomes the story. The April Emanuel asks her to be an show about extraordinary people raised over $20 million him on behalf of Afro- 2011 headline reads: “Girl from projects ambassador to the Chicago helping other people. of outside investment becomes an Ivy League success and Public Schools on behalf of America House. Professor capital. These start-ups now hopes her life is a lesson for kids.” the Mayor’s o∞ce. West becomes a mentor. cover many industries 66 studies 67 | Scientist- Multi-Million Lawyer in Dollar Start-up Many Ambitions Carving a New Niche “At the beginning of my junior year, Victor comes to Yale Based on their work at Elmseed, Victor and Ka Mo the Making Victor Wong with a lot of ambitions: see microfinance as a new frontier for the financial Harrison Korn I presented my research on using Hometown start his own business, industry. “Our goal is to increase the amount of CA become a doctor, go into capital going toward domestic microfinance for Hometown MRI Arcadia, politics. He immediately low-income entrepreneurs dependent on this form of PA f to examine the relationship Major Richboro, Economics gets involved with the credit.” They found the nonprofit Mangrove Capital Major Cognitive between the neural mechanisms for Elmseed Enterprise Fund, to do just that. The group secures $1 million in capital a nonprofit microcredit commitments and establishes working relations Science ACCION USA organization run by Yale with local branches of , the largest short-term and long-term memory students that serves small microfinance organization in the United States. businesses in New Haven. at the Society for Neuroscience Not long after, he meets his future business partner Ka conference in Chicago. I was also Mo Lau, another freshman. Next Venture working on a plan to intern abroad, At the same time that they’re running Mangrove Interests that Capital, Victor and Ka Mo have a new venture in mind. The popularity of digital flyers on the Will Collide and I wanted to continue exploring Yale campus inspires them to develop a software Freshman year, Harrison program, called Flyerboard, to create and distribute begins working with Professor the idea of a law career.” such flyers. Because of their work with small Marvin Chun in the Yale businesses through Elmseed and Mangrove, they Visual Cognitive Neuroscience realize Flyerboard is the perfect medium for small Laboratory. At the same time, businesses to advertise online to local customers. he joins the sta≠ of the Yale Daily News as a Parallel Paths reporter. His beat: the New Haven courthouse. “I was After covering the interviewing everyone from courthouse beat for A Winner YDN Yale Law School professors the , he realizes to New Haven Corporation law school may be Yale’s business school students think counsel. Some of my in his future. While Victor and Ka Mo have a winning idea. articles were read by over considering a legal Next up: the Yale Entrepreneurial 500,000 people online.” career, he continues working on Institute gives them o∞ce space and MRI f research. expertise for their Flyerboard start-up, called PaperG.

Liberal Arts Mindset PaperG Takes Off Neurolaw Next Next Stop London “We started this company in Forbes, TechCrunch, and Chapter an industry we knew nothing Enter Yale Alumni The summer after the New York Times herald about. We’ve been able to It’s Yale Law for Harrison junior year, he the company as “changing Several Yale alumni thrive because we’ve been next year, where “I hope combines two goals: the way advertisers work.” help them through willing to ask the questions to continue exploring global experience, Within two years, PaperG their first round of you have to ask. It’s that the intersection of law firm internship. is partnering with every seeking investors. They Yale liberal arts mindset— law, the media, and “Yale sets up amazing major newspaper in the raise over $1 million. always questioning neuroscience.” internships in cities country as the way local and being prepared to learn all across the U.S. and businesses place ads. how to learn.” Synergy Strikes the world. I was able to work with two other “Back on campus for my senior year, I Yalies at a law firm run approached my adviser about doing a by two Yale alumni Law School Trifecta in London. I had an project that combined my interests in law amazing time (traveled “We didn’t know if it was just a Having definitely MRI Bi-Coastal and functional .” For his “Neurolaw” around Europe on decided on law school, the weekends) and cool idea or if it had real business he applies to Yale, project, Harrison receives $15,000 in PaperG opens an o∞ce in got to do substantive Harvard, and Stanford funding to study whether brain activity work, even counseling San Francisco, where Victor and is accepted by all. potential, so we talked to former in response to Black and White faces clients.” will move after graduation. can predict the damages jurors “That’s one of the great things Boston Globe executive Stephen will award victims of employment about Yale—the community discrimination. The results of his exists everywhere. We have Taylor ’73, who lectures at the Yale research are currently under review for an incredible alumni base in publication in a national journal. San Francisco.” School of Management. He invited 68 studies 69 | us to pitch it to his students.” Places.

70 lives | Yale, like Ulysses, is part of all that she has met, part of all the scholars and students who have trod paths of learning across her campus, of their ideals and accomplishments, and of their lives and times . . . Whitney Griswold, President of Yale University, 1950–1963

72 places 73 | Harkness Memorial Tower by James Gamble Rogers and The height of tradition at Yale (216 completed in 1921, Harkness holds a feet and 284 steps to the roof), the 54-bell, 43-ton carillon rung daily by tower’s cornerstone was dedicated students in the Yale University Guild Inspired by Icons. in 1917 exactly 200 years after the of Carillonneurs. Statues of Elihu (Why architecture matters) first stone for the first Yale building Yale and others plus four student- in New Haven was placed. Designed gargoyles keep watch from on high.

“Among the nation’s oldest universities, Yale is the one most firmly embedded in its city and defined by its architecture. Our campus is a living history of the architecture and urbanism of its three centuries in New Haven, and home to the work of some of the world’s greatest architects. From the modest red brick college of the eighteenth century to the secret courtyards and gardens of James Gamble Rogers and the great modern works of Louis I. Kahn, Eero Saarinen, Philip Johnson, Cesar Pelli, and Frank Gehry, the struggle to balance collective identity and individual expression is represented in Yale’s buildings, which in their totality represent the essential struggle of life in a democracy.” Robert A.M. Stern Dean and J.M. Hoppin Professor of Architecture

74 places 75 | Old Campus Students begin and end their time at Yale where Yale itself began. Most freshmen live here in the residences that border Old Campus, which is also where their commencement takes place four years later.

76 places 77 | © Jeff Goldberg /Esto. Malone Engineering Center Architects), a former dean of the Built in 2005 according to state- Yale School of Architecture, houses of-the-art sustainable building undergraduate teaching labs standards, the Center adds and the University’s Department considerably to Yale’s engineering of Biomedical Engineering. facilities. The building, designed by Cesar Pelli (of Pelli Clarke Pelli

78 places 79 | Completed in 1930, Sterling offices, and work areas, the library is Memorial Library was designed devoted primarily to the humanities by James Gamble Rogers. Rogers and social sciences. called the building “as near to modern Gothic as we dared to make it.” Made up of fifteen stack levels and eight floors of reading rooms,

80 places 81 | Connecticut Hall The oldest Yale University Art Gallery (faculty 1947–57). It was the first building on campus, a Georgian One of the country’s oldest college notable design of Kahn’s career among the Gothic, opened as a art museums got its start in 1832 and sits across the street from his dorm in 1752 and is a National with 100 Revolutionary War paint- final work in the United States, the Historic Landmark. Nathan Hale ings. Now it’s noted for the depth Yale Center for British Art. (B.A. 1773)—that’s him, on and range of its collections. The guard outside —was one of its main building is itself a modernist early residents. masterwork designed by Louis Kahn 82 places 83 | 84 places 85 | Noah Webster Lived Here. (Bumping into history at Yale)

It’s where presidents Silliman College (left) marks the Noah past and possibly future spot where word-meister Webster ’s house once stood. mingle with the inventor B.A. Webster, 1778, who roomed of the submarine, fi lm in Connecticut Hall as a student, stars, Nobel Prize winners, formed the fi rst musical band great thinkers, and that at Yale, which lasted one week until “artistic di≠erences” involv- grouchy boss from The ing a long march with George Simpsons. You’ll never Washington to Cambridge broke walk alone on Yale’s them up. campus, because 300 years of alums are right Osborn Memorial Labs (below right) now occupy the nineteenth- Professor there with you. Sometimes century castle where E.L. Tatum they leave an obvious sign. and his young Joshua graduate student, Sometimes you just fi nd Lederberg , made the discoveries the connections on your about recombinant genes that own. Attend a party in one won them a share of the 1958 of the two courtyards at Nobel Prizes and opened the way Davenport College, where for the biotech industry. cartoonist Garry Trudeau Branford College (below and President George center) decorates its entries with W. Bush served on a the names of famous Yalies, James Fenimore including D’port party committee as Cooper students and later defi ned , who was admitted at 13 and expelled a few years later the yin and yang of their after several pranks, possibly generation’s politics. Or including a donkey and a check out the doors of Yale professor’s chair. (Maybe he couldn’t help it—Cooper’s older Law School. Over them brother was expelled from are sculptures of snoring Princeton after “someone” blew professors and drunken up a campus hall.) lowlifes; through them went future presidents (Ford and Clinton), Supreme Court justices, and authors (including Stephen L. Carter, who now teaches there). Or you could just stand in After Webster, Eli Whitney the middle of Old Campus, and Samuel Morse lived in Connecticut Hall (right), think of all those past built in 1750–52; another Nathan students brushing by historic roommate was Hale B.A. on their way to changing , 1773, executed as a spy and known for having said, the world, and fi gure “I only regret that I have but one what intriguing mark life to lose for my country.” you’ll leave behind.

86 places 87 | Eating Out. Nine Squares. (When you need a (Yale and the city) break from the dining halls) The great debate: Sally’s vs. Pepe’s New Haven’s Wooster “Downtown New Haven has been Yale Campus Street is well known for its delicious pizza. Lines outside its transformed over the last five years Yale has been in New Haven since 1716, and its most popular establishments relocation fifteen years after its founding was due in large are often 20 people long. part to New Haven’s belief that a college was essential East Rock from Yale’s mundane backyard into to its own success. All of Yale University is involved Park Louis’ a vibrant neighborhood of shops, in the city and the cultural, recreational, and political Lunch opportunities it o≠ers. Thousands of New Haven theaters, and restaurants.” children and teens participate in intensive academic and Credited enrichment programs at Yale. And more than 2,000 Yale by The New York Times, 2005 Broadway College students participate as volunteers, interns, and some For well over a decade politan college town, National brand-names tend work-study employees in New Haven schools, hospitals, with inventing the hamburger in 1903. Yale and New Haven they would recognize the to congregate here: J. Crew, Urban community organizations, and businesses. Science (Just don’t ask for ketchup!) Outfitters, Barnes & Noble (a.k.a. Hill have been creating the cooperation between the Yale Bookstore), and more. Ninth Square template for the 21st- the two neighbors as Bring your Yale ID for some good For a more century city, investing Yale moves into its fourth discounts. Busy with students elegant night out, Ninth Square, together in a new biotech century. As Yale President day and night, Broadway and a short walk from campus, o≠ers intersecting York Street are also the the upscale and hip spots. industry and partnering Richard C. Levin, a place to go for a late-night snack. Hillhouse in an urban renaissance thirty-year resident of Coffee or Koffee? Ave that has become a New Haven, has often Whitney Avenue New Haven has national model. While said, this city is “large Grove St You can cover a lot of its share of great the founders of New enough to be interesting, intellectual ground traveling this independent co≠ee shops where Haven and Yale might yet small enough to Audubon avenue. It borders the Audubon Arts District, always worth a students can study not recognize the modern be friendly.” Welcome or catch up with Howe St ramble. And at 170 Whitney, the university or the cosmo­ to the new New Haven. Cross Whitney Ave Peabody Museum of Natural friends. Campus History. Chapel Street Ashley’s Ice Cream For decades In counterpoint to big a New Haven favorite, located Old Broadway, Chapel Street is jam- on York Street, and voted “New Campus packed with local bookstores, Haven’s Best” by the local press. boutiques, cafes, and restaurants New that range from student-budget Haven Mory’s: to upscale. In between shopping Green A Yale and noshing, visit the Yale Tradition University Art Gallery and Founded Center for British Art—and a Orange St in 1861, new sculpture garden. Mory’s is College St a unique Yale dining experi­ence—

Ninth City Hall / Amistad membership in this supper club Square Memorial is open to Yale students, faculty, Church St and alumni. Mory’s is known City Hall is on the southeast side especially for its toasting nights Yale Medical of the Green. Next to it is the and entertainment by superb a School Campus Amistad Memorial to the African cappella groups including Yale’s captives who rebelled against most famous—the Whi≠enpoofs. slavery. Yale professors, students, and alumni argued their case New Haven Green International Fare A textbook case of city leaders of future generations. The in court. The sculpture stands Walk just planning Nine perfect squares: pattern held true: their college The center of the city’s original grid, the 17-acre on the site of the jail that held Water St a few blocks from campus for a geometry of profound faith. New would become paramount in Green is bordered by Yale, New Haven government o∞ces, the rebels. any food you crave—American, Ninth Square Haven was planned by founders preparing leaders, amid a setting Chapel Street shops, and a lot of history. The Yale Daily Chinese, Cuban, Eritrean,

who believed in the recurring pat- carefully planned as a tangible News calls it the city’s epicenter and says, “Whenever It may be the ninth square, Ethiopian, French, Greek, Long Island tern of Providence. In 1639, they expression of the power of something major comes to New Haven, it shows up on the but it’s turning into a blockbuster Indian, Irish, Italian, Jamaican, Sound laid out a grid of blocks around the mind and soul. See Yale in Green,” from festivals to concerts to protests. It’s the stage for upscale nightlife, thanks to a Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, a central commons, a tangible New Haven: Architecture and for the New Haven Jazz Festival and other concerts—and it’s continuing retail and residential Mexican, Moroccan, Spanish, expression of their belief. The next Urbanism (Yale University, 2004). where the bodies are buried (in the Center Church Crypt, an boom. Thai, Turkish, or Vietnamese. step was a college to train the historic cemetery with gravestones from 1687 to 1812).

88 places 89 | Elm City Run. “I’m never more aware of how much New Haven has to o≠er than when I’m on a run. Because I’m on the track team, I run a lot. Every run, we basically circle the entire city. So the city’s size is manageable enough that if you want to go to East Rock, or even West Rock, you can leave the city for your run and then return. On a single run you can pass the neighborhoods that are nicest if you go down Hillhouse. Then you can go out to Dixwell and come back around. You can go by the port and the receiving terminal that smells like asphalt, so that’s really indus- trial. You can go by hayfields and cows, clubs and museums. You can find trails to run on. Some parts are fantastic, and other ones present you with a challenge, but either way it’s really fun. Because the city is this perfect size, you see this whole image of so many kinds of life and landscape.You can leave campus and return with renewed vigor, because you see so many things along the way.” Dan

Senior Dan Serna runs Varsity Rock neighborhood; crossing the Mill Track and Field. Left to right: River; entering Hamden, CT; at the Leaving Timothy Dwight College; top of East Rock Park (also above). Whitney Avenue shopping district; fresh flowers on Whitney; ascending Science Hill; East 90 places 91 | Here, There, Everywhere. (Fourteen students, two simple questions, thirty countries on six continents)

Where are you from? Where have you been? One beautiful spring day a random sampling of students walking through campus were asked these questions. Their answers reveal Yale as a Marietta, Georgia Chicago, Illinois Washington, D.C. Owensboro, Kentucky Austria Irving, Texas Durban, “I’m from . “I’m from . “I’m from “I’m from . “I am from . I’ve also lived “I’m from . The “My current home city is cosmopolitan crossroads Germany Connecticut South Africa The summer after my During the summer after my The summer after freshman year I spent a year and a half studying in and . I summer after my sophomore , but I was born where students receive Ugandan Beijing Paris Rwanda sophomore year, I was a project sophomore year, I studied abroad I interned with a in through the Yale-Peking went to boarding school in the year, I studied fi lm in , in . I’ve also lived in Mexico New Zealand Australia United Kingdom Munich London Kenya Democratic an education in global supervisor in for the in and microfi nance company. After University joint program, as well and took my , and . I also , the NGO Shanghai, China Japan Republic of Congo Mozam- fl uency. Yalies become Amigos de las Américas. with a rainforest conservation sophomore year I had an as a summer Richard U. Light gap year in . went to to study the , bique Swaziland The next summer I interned in and natural resource manage- internship at the British Fellowship. While I was there I Since coming to Yale, I did the language during my fi rst Yale , and . While highly skilled at crossing Seoul, South Korea London Paris , at a social ment program.” Parliament in . Next hosted a television show and met Yale-Peking University program summer. Next fall, I will spend at Yale, I studied French in boundaries. They speak welfare center, working with Emmanuel Ramirez, fall, I will spend the semester Herbie Hancock and Hillary during my spring semester the semester at the Film and the summer after my junior year. Copenhagen multiple languages and North Korean refugees. Then I Psychology Major studying in .” Clinton among other guests.” sophomore year. Next fall I will Television School of the Academy This coming summer I will go Paris Prague spent my spring semester junior Kate Aufhauser, History/ spend the fall semester in .” of Performing Arts in .” Malawi quickly adapt to new Jordan Kevin Olusola, East Asian to to conduct research year in studying Arabic Political Science Major Studies Major Olympia Arco, Jason Cody Douglass, Film Major on the perceptions of health environments. The global language and culture.” Political Science Major and health care among refugees is made local for under- Elizabeth Kim, American in a refugee camp there.” graduates here. The wide Studies Major Sandra Giramahoro, History of world becomes accessible, Science/History of Medicine Major known, experienced. With such experience Yalies can pursue any ambition anywhere in the world.

New York City Holliston, Massachu- Los Angeles, Amman, Jordan McAllen, Texas Redlands, California Buffalo, New York “I’m from . “I’m from “I’m from “I was born in , “I’m from . “I’m from . “I’m from , setts California Illinois Italy Spring break of my freshman . During my freshman . The summer before but now my family lives in . This summer I will be studying I’ve studied Italian in on but I’ve also lived in the Philippines year I got to tour and perform in spring break, I led workshops in my junior year I won the John The summer after my junior year, Portuguese and delving into Yale’s Summer Study Program, . I’ve spent two Milan Lugano Zurich UK St. Petersburg , , and literacy and theater for children in Thouron Prize for Summer I went to the to study public the vibrant culture of Brazil and next fall I will be going summers in Guatemala City, Guatemala Rio de Janeiro Pune, India as a member of the a cappella . Study—an 8-week fellowship health policy, Gothic architecture, while living in to , taking courses studying Russian language Japan singing group Yale Alley Cats.” This summer, I’m going to to Pembroke College, Cambridge and art at Cambridge University. through a Yale Summer and doing research in environ- and culture.” UK Port-au-Prince, Sho Matsuzaki, Computing on a grant to do a monthlong University, in the . My I also went to Study course.” mental studies.” Joe Bolognese, Economics Haiti and the Arts Major intensive in traditional Japanese research focused on inter - , to work with Haitians Stephanie Carrizales, Victoria Montanez, and Math Major dance and theater.” national fi nance and business.” displaced by the earthquake.” American Studies Major Undecided Major Laurel Durning-Hammond, Brandon Levin, Ethics, Politics, Osama Zayyad, Molecular Theater Studies Major and Economics Major Biophysics and Biochemistry Major 92 places 93 | Pursuits.

94 lives | . . . and the youthful society thus formed had promptly and enthusiastically set to work to create its own system of self improvement, a second or social curriculum. Yale: A Short History, by George W. Pierson

96 pursuits 97 | Yale’s first gym was Mission Recent Ivy League built in 1826. By the “. . .to strive to win, Championships to compete with pride Crew (W) mid-1800s an athletic and honor, to make Golf (M and W) tradition “dominated the sacrifices, to persevere Ice Hockey (M) undergraduate horizon, when all seems lost, Lacrosse (M) Coed Sailing and epic victories were and to develop a sense of obligation Squash (M and W) celebrated with bonfires and responsibility for Tennis (W) under the elms, as the others.” These are the Volleyball (W) classes roared out their lessons that make “athletics a school for 14 Nationally glees from their appointed accomplishment and Ranked Teams perches on the old Yale character, and for the Heavyweight Crew Lightweight Crew fence,” wrote George athlete they represent Crew (W) an invaluable part Pierson in his history Fencing (M and W) of the non-academic Ice Hockey (M) of Yale. The Bulldogs of aspects of a liberal Lacrosse (M) today—both men and education.” Coed Sailing — Excerpted from women — compete on 33 Sailing (W) the Yale University NCAA Division I teams Soccer (W) Athletics Mission made up of junior- Squash (M and W) Tennis (M and W) varsity-level players to All-Americans. Yale “The Game” Even for those who also offers student-run don’t count themselves club sports and one as sports fans, “The of the most extensive Game” is one of the most anticipated and popular intramural events every year. programs in the country. Since 1875, the And the fans roar their Yale Bulldogs and glees (that’s fight song Harvard Crimson have met more than 120 in modern parlance) — times in this annual including Cole Porter’s Yale-Harvard football “Bulldog!”— as loud game. Held the first weekend of Thanks- as ever. ­giving break, its location alternates between the Yale Bowl and Harvard Stadium.

98 pursuits 99 | Varsity Teams Figure Skating Baseball Fishing Men’s Basketball Golf Yalies who participate 850+ Women’s Basketball Men’s Ice Hockey in intercollegiate Men’s Crew (Heavy Indoor Climbing athletics each year. and Light) Jiu-Jitsu, Brazilian Women’s Crew Karate (Shotokan) Men’s Cross Country Kendo Women’s Cross Country Kung Fu (Wing Chun) Students who 2,750 Men’s Fencing Men’s Lacrosse participate in intra­mural Women’s Fencing Women’s Lacrosse games through the Field Hockey Pistol and Rifle residential colleges. Football Platform Tennis Men’s Golf Polo Women’s Golf Powerlifting Women’s Gymnastics Road Running The percentage of 90% Men’s Ice Hockey Men’s Rugby the student body Women’s Ice Hockey Women’s Rugby participating in some Men’s Lacrosse Skeet & Trap form of athletic Women’s Lacrosse Skiing (Alpine) activity each year. Coed Sailing Skiing (Nordic) Women’s Sailing Snowboarding Men’s Soccer Men’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Women’s Soccer 194 Olympians and a bronze medal), Softball Squash (coed) Facilities Johnson Field One hundred sailor Thomas Men’s Squash Swimming A 750-seat synthetic ninety-four Yale Barrows ’10, Josh Women’s Squash Table Tennis Payne Whitney turf complex housing players and coaches West ’98 (who won Men’s Swimming Tae Kwon Do Gymnasium the field hockey team. have taken part in a silver medal with and Diving Men’s Tennis At 12 acres, the largest It is adjacent to the modern (post-1896) Great Britain’s crew Women’s Swimming Women’s Tennis gym in the nation and William O. DeWitt Olympic competition, team), and three and Diving Triathlon the second-largest in Jr. ’63 Family Field, more participants other graduates of Men’s Tennis Men’s Ultimate the world (second only home of Yale softball. than many countries Yale. Most recently Women’s Tennis Women’s Ultimate to a gym in Moscow claim. One hundred Yale was represented Men’s Track Men’s Volleyball that was modeled Championship sixty-eight Yale at the 2010 Winter Women’s Track Women’s Volleyball after Yale’s). Golf Course Yale’s athletes have Games in Vancouver Women’s Volleyball Men’s Water Polo own championship competed in the by Natalie Babony Women’s Water Polo David S. Ingalls golf course, voted #1 Games for a total ’06, a member of the Club Sports Wrestling Rink seats more College Golf Course in of 113 medals, 63 Slovakian women’s Badminton than 3,000 and is America by Golfweek of them gold, and ice hockey team. Ballroom Dance Intramurals home to Yale’s varsity magazine in 2010, is a 19 Eli coaches have led Men’s Baseball See page 23 men’s and women’s short distance from the Olympic teams. Yale Men’s Basketball hockey teams. The other athletic facilities, was represented at Women’s Basketball rink is also available in the Westville section the 2008 Summer Cricket for recreational ice of New Haven. Games in Beijing by Cycling skating and instruction, fencer Sada Jacobson Equestrian and intramurals. Gilder Boathouse ’06 (who won a silver Field Hockey The Gilder Boat­­house, Yale Bowl a 22,000 square foot Conferences Handsome Dan A spectacular football state-of-the-art facility Yale takes pride in (1889–present) stadium seating more on the Housatonic its broad-based inter­­­­ Yale was the first than 60,000, the River, stretches south collegiate athletic university in the United Bowl is surrounded by to the finish line of program that includes States to adopt a first-rate facilities for Yale’s 2,000-meter competition in the Ivy mascot, and to this indoor and outdoor race course. League Conference and date, none is better tennis, lacrosse, rugby, the Eastern College known than Handsome soccer, field hockey, The McNay Family Athletic Conference Dan. The tradition softball, baseball, and Sailing Center (ECAC). Most of Yale’s was established by a track and field. at Yale University intercollegiate contests young gentleman from Home to the Yale are against traditional Victorian England, who Reese Stadium Varsity Sailing Team, east coast opponents attended Yale in the With seating for more the fleet consists of with emphasis on 1890s. The original’s than 1,700, Reese twenty-four 420 racing winning the Ivy League 16 successors have is home to the men’s dinghies, plus FJs, title. All sports, been the intimates of and women’s soccer Lasers, wind­surfers, with the exception deans, directors, and teams in the fall, and and three safety of football, have coaches. One was to the men’s and launches. the ultimate goal of tended by a head women’s lacrosse qualifying for NCAA cheerleader who went teams in the spring. and affiliated post­- on to become the season championships. Secretary of State.

100 pursuits 101 | Known as the Dramat, the Yale Really Trying at the Yale School of Dramatic Association is the second- Drama’s University Theatre, one oldest college theater association of many superb performance venues in the country and the largest under- open to undergraduates. State of the Arts. graduate theater organization at (Playing a major role whether you’re an arts major or not) Yale. Here, the group performs How to Succeed in Business Without

Whether you want to become a professional artist, continue a passion, Emily Jenda of Saybrook College try something new, or David Martinez belongs to is majoring in Psychology and simply immerse yourself in Trumbull College and is majoring Theater Studies. In addition to appreciating great theater, in Political Science and Music. participating in Heritage Theater Ensemble and the Yale Dramat, music, dance, films, and His extracurricular activities include theater, a cappella, and she is involved with the Afro- exhibitions, a spectacular swimming. American Cultural Center. array of options awaits you at Yale. Major or take Kelsey Sakimoto courses in Architecture, is a Chemical Engineering major in Ezra Stiles Art, Computing and the College. He partici­pates in the Will Turner Yael Zinkow Arts, Film Studies, Music, is in Timothy Yale Concert Band, Yale Precision is from Bexley, or Theater Studies. Tap Dwight College and is from Marching Band, Ezra Stiles Ohio, and belongs to Saybrook into the extraordinary Tampa, Florida. He is a member College Wind Ensemble, College. She sings in the coed a of the Baker’s Dozen, an a Daven­port Pops Orchestra, and cappella group Mixed Company resources of Yale’s Digital cappella group. Yale University Jazz Collective. and is freshman coordinator of Media Center for the Arts, Yale Slifka Center. Yale University Art Gallery, Yale Center for British Michael Knowles Mark Sonnenblick Art, and world-class of Davenport of Silliman College is a contributing reporter College participates in the improv professional schools of Art, for the Yale Daily News and a group Purple Crayon and The Architecture, Drama, and member of the Yale Dramat and Yale Record. He also started an Music. Outside the class- the Freshman Class Council. He undergraduate rock band. is also a sta≠ writer for Insider’s room there are some 50 Guide to the Colleges. to 60 officially registered Sam Tsui is a Classical Studies campus-wide arts groups, major in Davenport College. troupes, ensembles, He participates in the a cappella societies, and publications. group the Duke’s Men, Yale Baroque Opera Project, and These organizations cater the Dramat. He is also a Yale to such disparate interests tour guide. as belly dancing, classical chamber music, Chinese Isabel Siragusa is a Theater calligraphy, and fashion Mallory Baysek Studies major in Davenport of Branford design. Many—like the College. She participates in the College is majoring in Classics Ming-Toy Taylor Yale Glee Club, the Yale Dramat, Yale Drama Coalition, is in Timothy and Humanities. Her extracur- Dramatic Association (the Eating Concerns Health and Dwight College and is undecided riculars include theater, serving Dramat), the Yale Concert Outreach, and Reach Out— about her major. She participates on the Yale Dramat Board, and the Yale College Partnership for in theater, tutoring, Roosevelt working at Yale’s Marsh Botanical Band, and the a cappella International Service. Institution, and intramurals. Garden. groups—are part of the long-established and deep- ly rooted history and lore From the digital to the classical, of Yale College. Within from the academic to the extra­ curricular, from private lessons to this vibrant creative life, group ensembles, from beginning students here have the painting to professional exhibitions— freedom to create some- Yale arts offer every opportunity. thing totally new even as they become part of Yale’s legendary arts tradition.

102 pursuits 103 | Or DIY by acting, Music Undergraduate performing, singing, Berkeley College Madrical Singers The Daily Show. staging, writing, Orchestra The Whiffenpoofs producing, presenting, (A slice of Yale’s creative life during one spring weekend not so long ago) improvising, creating, Bhangra Society Whim ’n Rhythm designing, and getting Bulldog Pipes Yale Russian Chorus laughs through more and Drums Yale Slavic Chorus than 80 (and counting) Davenport Pops student choirs, troupes, Ezra Stiles College Theater Records show that the Be hip at the Yale Cabaret’s late-night clubs, groups, ensem- Friday Wind Ensemble first appearance of Yale Belly Dance lounge. (Admission is always bles, associations, Color Mauve Society “Hips free with the purchase of a organizations, IGIGI Productions a band at Yale was in societies, and collec- Lose yourself in the art of against Hunger: ticket to what’s playing at Jazz Ensemble The Control Group 1775, when a militia the book at the exhibitions 3rd Annual the Cabaret—this weekend, tives including: Jonathan Edwards The French Theater band of Yale students “The Passover Haggadah: Gala Show.” Sidewalk Opera.) College Philharmonic Society Modern Art in Dialogue Afterward, Art/Design accompanied George with an Ancient Text,” “Art stop by the Anime Society Low Strung Gilbert & Sullivan Washington to Cambridge, Is Where You Find It,” and Calhoun Society Art of the Book Club Madrigal Musicians Massachusetts. They “Collaboration: The Art of Cabaret Saturday New Haven Dance Greek Dramatic Working Together,” all at at Calhoun Art Stars found it “not to their and Drummings Association Sterling Memorial Library. College to check Get an early start with a Craft Club Heritage Theatre liking” and returned to out the band your Froco morning of music at the Pan, Jam, and Lime Student Silkscreeners Ensemble New Haven one week is managing and a spoken Woolsey Hall Competition, Steel Band

later. From those humble word performance by the where School of Music Jook Songs (Asian- Dance Paul Huggins African Yale Slam team. instrumentalists and singers American theater roots have sprung the architect Frank Gehry’s talk Or sleep in and join the Yale Drumming Core compete for the opportunity two nights ago, but make FX Crew for an afternoon Alliance for Dance group) Raga Society (Indian Yale Concert Band, the to appear as soloists with the a plan to come back next of practice. Ballet Folklórico classical music) The Opera Theatre of Yale Jazz Ensemble, and Explore the ethical conse- Philharmonia during the next Tuesday for SOA’s Film Series Mexicano Yale College quences of murder with “wry season. Make it a marathon “The Future is Asian.” Saybrook College the incomparable Yale Ballroom Dance Club Shakespeare Company Face your fears at the School irony and consummate skill” and come back in the evening Revisit your childhood and Orchestra Precision Marching Band. of Architecture’s symposium through two films: Monsieur for the Master of Music see your suitemates perform Belly Dance Society SIC InC Student Productions Such is Yale’s epic arts “Mobile Anxieties,” featuring Verdoux and Le Boucher, Recital Series—tonight cellist It’s grad night at the NYC for New Haven’s youngest at Danceworks Society Electronica Teatro! story, peopled by icons keynote address “Mobility, directed by Charles Chaplin Jacques Wood and pianist Opera. Go into the city the Yale Children’s Theater A Different Drum Yale Children’s Theater Security and Creativity: The and Claude Chabrol, respec- Wei-Jen Yuan. Undergraduate Music (Thornton Wilder, Paul with friends to see Leonard performance of Robin Hood. Politics and Economics of tively, and loosely based Bernstein’s Candide at a Or step on stage yourself in Freestyle Expressions Alliance Yale Drama Coalition Newman, Maya Lin, Global Creative Cities.” What on real-life scandals. Every discounted rate and explore afternoon rehearsals of the Crew Yale Baroque Opera Yale Dramat Jodie Foster) and satisfy- are the precedents for mobility weekend Cinema at the the set’s production on a Dramat’s production of Tony Fusion: Modern Belly Project in architecture and how are Whitney, an interschool backstage tour. Or enjoy a Kushner’s Angels in America: ing pretty much any Dance Hip-Hop Yale Concert Band Comedy/Improv they related to a general sense student group of undergrads night of theater right on Millennium Approaches artistic desire any day Groove Dance The Fifth Humour of unease? and graduate students, campus at the Yale Reper- (one of 200 student theatrical Yale Klezmer Band of the week. We picked pre­sents a pair of films for tory Theatre where lords productions each year). Jashan Bhangra Team Yale University Guild Just Add Water one weekend in spring. free at the Whitney Humani- and ladies are gathering for Konjo! African Dance of Carillonneurs The Purple Crayon Channel your inner Indiana ties Center auditorium. Oscar Wilde’s comedy of Troupe Red Hot Poker Jones at the Peabody serial seducers and moralizing Close the weekend with an Lion Dance Troupe Singing Groups Museum’s special exhibition monogamists, A Woman of eclectic mix of live music The Viola Question Alley Cats “Las Artes de México,” which If that’s too highbrow for your No Importance. options: new bands at BAR’s Phoenix Dance Troupe The Yale Exit Players includes artifacts from over a mood, start your night with Take the Masterpiece Tour “Sundazed” series; a student (Chinese dance troupe) Asempa! The Yale Record dozen pre-Columbian cultures. the all-ages show at Toad’s at the Yale University Art Choral Conducting Recital Rhythmic Blue Baker’s Dozen Place, then head over to the Gallery (YUAG), stopping at Battell Chapel; the Sabrosura Duke’s Men Spoken Word Criterion Cinema’s exclusive into the special exhibitions Great Organ Music series Soothe your soul with Insomnia Theater film series, “Colorful Impressions: The at Marquand Chapel. Or Steppin’ Out Gospel Choir Oye! Mendelssohn’s Elijah which “brings the best cult Printmaking Revolution learn some new steps in a Swing & Blues Living Water WORD Performance performed by Yale’s classics back to the big screen!” in 18th-Century France” and Swing & Blues Dance Practi- Tango Club Magevet Poetry Philharmonia Orchestra, Or shake o≠ Le Boucher “Master Drawings from the cum at the Afro-American Camerata, and Glee Club. (literally) at the AFTERPARTY, Yale University Art Gallery.” Cultural Center. Taps Mixed Company Unique After lunch at Atticus Café Yaledancers The New Blue Anti-Gravity Society across the street, return for Out of the Blue student guide Susan Morrow’s Enjoy a concert to benefit Fashion The Magic Society talk “Angles on Art.” children’s literacy given by the Proof of the Pudding Ycouture Society Sunday Whiffenpoofs, the world’s Redhot & Blue oldest and best-known Film Shades Or gallery-hop from the As a member of the Gospel collegiate a cappella group. School of Art’s Senior Choir, sing at Sunday The Whi≠s are one of Archaeopteryx Singing Group Council Thesis Show Paintings Part I services. more than a dozen Beast Studios Society of Orpheus and (see Part II on Sunday) to the a cappella groups Bulldog Productions Bacchus Architecture Gallery for and have Something Extra “Painting the Glass House: Help your friend set up her become one Cinema at the Whitney Artists Revisit Modern Archi- paintings at the Despierta of Yale’s most Film Society The Spizzwinks (?) tecture.” As you move through Boricua’s art opening. Come celebrated South Asian Film Tangled Up in Blue the gallery, you and your date back for the reception at La and hallowed Society rue the fact that you missed Casa later in the afternoon. traditions. 104 | pursuits 105 Shared Communities. (Identity, culture, gender, and politics sheltered and nurtured)

Some say Yale is a place of reinvention, but others say the undergraduate experi- ence here is about becom- ing more of who you already are. Many students find the most personal routes on this journey through Yale’s Cultural Houses, the Women’s Center, political activism and groups, and sexual identity organizations that make up a microcosm of the world’s views and beliefs. The best part is the friends, traveling com- panions, and guides that students find through these centers and organizations to help them on their way. Alumna Billie Gastic ’98 says, “The work that I did with other Latino students to bring about positive change in our communities Where House played a tremendous part in my identity development Means Home. and paved the way for the (Cultural centers at Yale) work that I will continue Yale’s four Cultural Houses include to do for a lifetime.” the Afro-American Cultural Cen- ter, the Asian American Cultural Center, the Latino Cultural Center (La Casa Cultural, pictured here), and the Native American Cultural Center. All are modeled after the Afro-American Cultural Center (a≠ectionately known as “The House”), founded in 1969. The four centers nourish a sense of cultural identity and educate people in the larger community. They are also home base for doz- ens of a∞liated organizations from fraternities and sororities to dance companies, publications, and social action and political groups.

106 pursuits 107 | Intercultural Afro-American National Society Yale Gospel Choir InSight (Yale Chapter of Sikh Students at Yale Ballet Folklórico PorColombia Affairs Council Cultural Center of Black Engineers Yale West Indian NAPAWF, a national South Asian Society Mexicano Sabrosura: Latino Asian American “One of our generation’s major Alpha Phi New Haven Dance Student Organization Student Association of Cuban-American Student Dance at Women’s issues and Alpha Fraternity and Drummings Thais at Yale Undergraduate Yale challenges is to determine how advocacy group) Asian American Student Association The Black Church OneBody (Black Students of Mixed Students of Mixed individuals, communities, or Cultural Center International Silat at Yale Campus Ministries) Heritage and Culture Despierta Boricua Heritage and Culture Federation cultures become marginalized ALIVE! (A Learning and (Puerto Rican Black Graduate Pan, Jam, and Taiwanese American Teatro! Interactive Vietnamese Japanese American undergraduate as the Other, and to actively Network Lime Steel Band Society Yale Mexican resist this process,” is the way Experience) Students Union organization) IAC Black Solidarity Paul Huggins African Tamil Sangam Student Organization Jook Songs members framed a recent Conference Drumming Core Alliance for Southeast Dominican Student Unity Korean Ypsaniola (service Asian Students KASAMA: The Filipino Association series of events and discussions Black Student PRISM Percussion and organization devoted ASHA for Education Club at Yale La Fuerza focused on “otherness.” The Alliance at Yale Shades (a cappella Dance Troupe to the Dominican Asian American Korean American Hispanic Scholars Republic) Intercultural A≠airs Council Black Women’s singing) Vietnamese Students Students Alliance Journal Foundation (Yale Coalition Sphere Magazine Association engages in community dialogue; Bridges (English Korean American Chapter) Native American Delta Sigma Yale Bhangra Society promotes cultural awareness, Steppin’ Out Students of Yale Cultural Center Theta Sorority language lessons) Latin American respect, and appreciation; and Women’s Center Students of Mixed Yale Medical Chinese Adopted Lion Dance Troupe Students American Indian Gamma Phi Delta Heritage and Culture Professions Outreach Organization Science and challenges bias on the basis Siblings Program for Malaysian and The center, while open to men, Heritage Theatre Yalies for Pakistan Engineering Society of race and ethnicity, gender, Urban Improvement Youth Singaporean Latino Business primarily is a space for the Ensemble Corps Yale Chapter Chinese American Association Coalition religion, sexual orientation, Kappa Alpha Psi La Casa Cultural The Association of women of Yale. Its mission is to Visions of Virtue Students Association Muslim Students MAS Familias disability, social class, or other Fraternity Native Americans improve the lives of all women, WORD (performance Association Alianza (pan-Latino (supports Latinos Chinese Undergraduate at Yale distinction. The Council recently Konjo! African Dance group celebrating and interested in math especially at Yale and in New poetry) Students at Yale Phoenix Dance Troupe designed and launched the Troupe learning about Latino and science) Journal for Haven. As part of a broader Yale African Student Hanppuri: The Korean PRISM culture) Indigenous Lifeways “One Community” campaign, Minority Association of Association International Student Movimiento feminist movement the center Pre-Medical Students Raga Society: Indian Amigas (Yale Latinas Estudiantil Chicano which gives the Yale community Yale Christian Society works to ensure equal and full Classical Music mentor Latina high de Aztlán (MEChA) a visual and united way to NAACP Yale Chapter Fellowship HAPA opportunity for all, regardless of Revelasians schoolers) Oye! respond to cultural or racial bias Hindu Students Council sex, gender, race, ethnicity, and hate crimes. nationality, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, back- ground, religion, ability, or age.

Belly Dance Society Rape and Sexual Violence Prevention Girl-Empowered Magazine (for female Reproductive Rights New Haven high school Action League students) Sphincter Troupe InSight (Yale chapter of (all-female sketch NAPAWF, a national comedy group) Afro-American La Casa Cultural Native American Asian American Women and Cultural Center Cultural Center Women’s issues and Asian American Since the late 1970s, La Casa The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Youth in Support Afro-America House opened Cultural has been host to count- The Association of Native advocacy group) of Each Other Cultural Center ANNAY in 1969 as a locus for political, less cultural, scholarly, and Americans at Yale ( ) was Transgender Student MANIFESTA (feminist AACC Ya!Lesbians cultural, and social activities. The What can you do at the ? social events and has served as founded in 1989. Although spo- Cooperative issues publication) Yalies Against name reflected the sentiment that Just about anything: study in the an important focus of Latino radic groups of Native American Men Against Rape the House was more than a mere library, cook for your friends student social life at Yale and a students had organized before, The Co-op hosts a number of Breast Cancer building. The House continued in a full-fledged kitchen, watch tremendous source of student- the new group’s goals included member groups loosely divided PRISM earlier Yale gatherings which TV on a widescreen television, community interaction and attracting Native American into three branches: social, brought black students together or play Ping-Pong. Established in enrichment. Founded in 1974 professors and scholars; expand- from many schools to discuss 1981, the center promotes Asian as Casa Boricua, Inc., La Casa ing course o≠erings to include political/activist, and support/ issues pertinent to the black com- American culture and explores the Cultural acquired its present Native American history and discussion. The groups also work munity. With these gatherings, social and political experience of name three years later. Within cultural studies; increasing together on large events and the isolation students experienced Asians in the United States. More the three-story, 19th-century red Native American recruitment and in the late fifties and early six- than thirty-five undergraduate brick house, students socialize, support from the administra- projects. ties gave way to the vigorous organizations are a∞liated with plan activities, cook together in a tion; and creating a permanent Fierce Advocates Queer Peers AACC exchange of ideas now seen at the the . Students of Chinese, fully equipped kitchen, and create headquarters for the group. GaYalies Queer Political House. The common thread is the Filipino, Japanese, Korean, South a warm and robust community. Many of those goals have been Action Committee commitment, confidence, com- Asian (Bangladeshi, Indian, The center also includes a Latino achieved including the establish- Not So Straight Frosh petence, and consciousness that Nepalese, Pakistani, Sri-Lankan), and Latin American topic library, ment of the Native American Prism (a confidential Queer Resource Center ANNAY students, faculty, the New Haven Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, and a computer room, organizational Cultural Center. and the discussion group for TransAction community, and the University other Asian backgrounds work o∞ces, student lounges, and center promote Native American LGBT and queer and Ya!Lesbians administration have shown in together to address pan-Asian meeting spaces. La Casa is open culture and explore issues Native questioning people making the Afro-American Cul- American issues as well as provide to New Haven Latinos and Americans face today. Programs of color) ESL tural Center vitally essential to programs that focus on individual community-based programs include speakers, dinners, and Yale, New Haven, and beyond. ethnic group issues. for non-English speakers. movie nights. 108 pursuits 109 | Publications Afrika Now L’Amuse-Bouche ELIterati. Broad Recognition (Why Yalies are so darned determined to publish) Dimensions Art Journal Fiat Lux: A Journal of Religious Life and Theology Five Magazine (focused on methods for social justice, human rights, and service groups) GEM Global21 Habitus Helicon Undergraduate Journal of Classics La Fuerza Midnight at Yale The New Journal Point The Politic The Pulse Revelasians Rumpus (humor tabloid) Shibboleth Sphere stYle (fashion magazine) Symposium Volume Magazine (dedicated to music) Yale Anglers’ Journal The Yale Daily News The Yale Daily News Magazine “Yale publications are like one of Yale Economic Review those giant 40-flavor containers Yale Entrepreneur of jelly beans. The possibilities The Yale Epicurian are endless, as new publications The Yale Free Press are dispersed seemingly daily The Yale Globalist throughout all the residential The Yale Herald colleges. There are a few more The Yale Historical general, universally popular Review publications—the cherry, lemon, Yale Journal of or watermelon jelly beans of Medicine and Law the bunch—as well as a handful The Yale Journal of that will really please a certain Public Health niche—the cappuccino and roasted Yale Literary Magazine marshmallow flavors. No matter The Yale Musician what your taste, if you look hard The Yale Philosophy Review Members of the Yale Daily about: intensive teamwork, a flow- enough, you’ll find something to News editorial board. Andrew ing of novel perspectives, a global suit your mood.” The Yale Record Mangino, editor-in-chief (seated outlook, and a burning desire Sam Dubo≠ for the Yale Daily News Yale Scientific far left), thinks the proliferation of to not keep one’s ideas inside Yale Undergraduate publications at Yale is “a reflection but to share them with others.” Originally appeared in the YDN. Reprinted Law Review of everything the university is all by permission. Y.U.M. (literary magazine) 110 pursuits 111 | The sustainability experience at Yale on a family-owned organic farm. can start even before the first semes- Sustainability is evident in all areas ter begins. Each year, 400 incoming of student life at Yale, from options students participate in Freshman in the dining halls to work on the Sustainable U. Outdoor Orientation Trips (FOOT), Yale Farm, from bike sharing and (Where Blue is Green) and Yale Harvest allows incoming 20% biodiesel shuttles to Spring freshmen to spend five days working Salvage and sustainable athletics.

Yale’s path to sustain- Student Groups ability began more than Student Taskforce 100 years ago with the for Environmental establishment of one of Partnership (STEP) the first forestry schools Yale Student in the country. Today, Environmental Coalition the University is inter- Engineers Without nationally recognized as Borders a sustainability leader Yale Harvest in both curriculum and institutional practices. Yale Freshman Outdoor Orientation Yale is home to faculty in Trips cutting-edge fields such Social Justice as green chemistry and Network at Yale engineering, sustainable Reach Out landscape management, New Haven Action and business and the Yale Outdoors environment. Students have been instrumental Bulldog Sustainability in building a culture of sustainability across the campus. Their enthusi- asm and energy have led the University to estab- lish several academic programs, a sustainable food project, and more.

Yale’s O∞ce of Sustainability is Yale appoints Nobel Prize winner Rajendra created; it has since grown to K. Pachauri to lead the newly established Yale include 5 sta≠ members and 25 Climate and Energy Institute. student research assistants. Two Yale College The Yale Sustain­ Students launch a bike sharing program; and graduates, Gi≠ord The Yale Student Environmental Coalition able Food Project President Levin commits Yale Yale establishes the composting is introduced into the dining halls. GHG Pinchot and Henry hosts the Campus Earth Summit, an inter- is founded by stu- to a reduction target of Bulldog Sustainability leed S. Graves, establish national student conference with 5,000 dents, faculty, and 43% below 2005 levels by 2020. program, aimed at Yale opens Kroon Hall, the eighth - leed the Yale Forest School Alumnus Aldo representatives from twenty-four countries. sta≠ with support enhancing the sus- certified building on campus. With and pioneer forest Leopold’s seminal Yale College launches Participants draft “The Blueprint for a Green from President Yale completes the Class of 1954 tainability of athletics Platinum status, Kroon generates 25% of its management in the A Sand County the Environmental Campus,” which is distributed nationally to Richard Levin and Chemistry Research Building, both in the gym and own electricity and uses 50% less energy than LEED United States. Almanac is published. Studies major. environmental groups and legislators. chef Alice Waters. its first -certified building. on the field. a comparable building of its size.

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Alumnus George Bird Students initiate a recycling program. Environmental issues receive Students break Sustainable food options become available President Levin announces Grinnell founds one heightened attention when a ground on in all residential college dining halls. the Yale Sustainability Stra- of the first environ- The School of Forestry expands its group of undergraduates the Yale Farm, tegic Plan, a comprehensive mental organizations research and teaching to incorporate produces the “Yale Green Plan” transforming a Students help to launch Spring Salvage, set of goals and tactics for in the world—the broader environmental issues, and and submits its findings brambly acre an initiative to capture reusable enhancing sustainability in Audubon Society. changes its name to the Yale School of and recommendations to Yale into a productive goods from students moving out of the all areas of campus life. Forestry & Environmental Studies. College administrators. market garden. residential colleges.

112 pursuits 113 | Retired General Stanley A. McChrystal, former Commander of U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, led a discussion with Yale Political Political Animals. Union members on “Resolved: (Today’s and tomorrow’s leaders converge at the nation’s oldest debating society) Yalies have a duty to enter national service.”

Are we by nature political Notable YPU Alumni animals, as Aristotle Yale law professor said? Members of Yale’s Akhil Reed Amar Political Union—the Social Security Admin- largest undergraduate istration commissioner organization on cam- Michael J. Astrue pus—are more likely Journalist and author to prove the point than John Avlon argue it. They’ll save Former ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton their debates for the most crucial issues of the University of Oklahoma president David L. day, sparring with visiting Boren Supreme Court justices, Author William F. elected offi cials, and Buckley, Jr. political fi rebrands. Author Maggie Gallagher Founded in 1934, Council of Economic the Yale Political Union Advisers chair Austan Goosbee invites a prominent U.S. Senator John Kerry national fi gure to deliver Oberlin College presi- an address before the dent Marvin Krislov Yale community each Former U.S. Represen- week. Students tradition- tative David McIntosh ally sit with their parties, Former Attorney arranged from the most General Edwin Meese liberal party on the left Journalist Dana side of the auditorium to Milbank the most conservative Former U.S. ambas- sador to Chile John party on the right—seven Liberal Party Party of the Left Independent Party Federalist Party Conservative Party Tory Party Party of the Right O’Leary parties in all. Over tea, Former Governor dinner, wine, late-night George Pataki pizza, or in formal debate, Known for challeng- The Party of the Left As the largest party The Federalist Party The Conservative The Tory Party is the As the oldest party Former presidential YPU members engage ing political assump- seeks to develop its in the Union, the is the youngest party Party occupies a party of “reasoned on the right, the speechwriter Ray Price tions and pushing members as people Independent Party is in the Union. It is a right-of-center posi- conservatism” at Yale. Party of the Right and challenge world lead- Former U.S. ambas- the Union to the left, and leaders and to the only one that party for conserva- tion within the Union Founded in 1969, it is was founded by sador to East Timor ers, as well as each other. the Libs don’t use develop a new vision does not align itself tives who seek to cul- but is short of the known for its thriv- members dissatisfi ed Grover Rees III Huffi ngton Post founder parliamentary proce- of the American Left. with either the Right tivate a knowledge of “hard right.” It takes ing alumni network with the lack of true Former Governor and editor-in-chief dure or dress up for As such, the party or the Left. Instead, the ideas, cultural issues seriously, and its fondness for conservatism in the our own weekly dis- provides an open we are a party of practices, and institu- considering ideas speeches delivered Union. It has been Bob Taft Arianna Huffi ngton was cussions. Rather, we atmosphere for independent thinkers. tions that are essen- important, and logic, with wit and levity. described in the Yale Former U.S. Supreme so impressed with the engage seminar- rigorous debate on Our motto is “Hear tial to preserving the practicality, and prag- The party requires Herald as “at once Court justice Byron debates when she spoke style with each other topics that divide All Sides.” We believe United States. It matism essential. It members to identify fl amboyant, intellec- White on philosophical and the Left, bringing that openness of stands for a vigorous seeks guidance from as “conservative,” but tually elitist, aggres- that she now features Author Lauren Willig political topics. And “discourse to the mind is the truest but limited govern- the lessons of history does not maintain sive, mischievously YPU events on her news we put our beliefs to outside world, mark of genuine ment, a public and aims to make any party line. subversive, eccentric, U.S. deputy Treasury and opinion site. work with regular and the outside intelligence. strength born not of its own debates and and maniacally eager secretary Neal S. Wolin activist projects. world to discourse.” size but of conviction. discussions an intel- to challenge anyone Journalist Fareed lectually enriching and everyone.” Zakaria experience for all.

114 pursuits 115 | Here the University Church in Yale Choir performs during the installation of the church’s new pastor, Reverend Keeping the Faiths. Ian Oliver, and Sharmisha Das, a senior, performs classical Hindu dance, (Religious life at a “world university”) representing one of the more than thirty faith traditions celebrated at Yale.

Yale students come from more than thirty diverse religious and spiritual traditions. Founded as an institution with a Protestant vocation, Yale today welcomes those of any or no faith tradition and seeks to nurture all in their spiritual journeys during their college years.

“We consider ourselves quite blessed,” says University Chaplain Sharon M. K. Kugler, “to be part of a community of scholars, seekers, and believers walking together on a remarkable journey of spiritual awakening and human flourishing.” Athletes in Action Presbyterian Campus Ministry Bahá’í Student Located Association Reformed University Fellowship in the Black Church at Yale St. Mary’s Roman heart Chabad House Catholic Church of Old Christ Presbyterian Saint Thomas More Church Students Campus Catholic Chapel where most Christian Scientist and Center Organization at Yale of the freshmen Secular Student Episcopal Church live, the Chaplain’s Office Alliance at Yale coordinates Yale’s rich and Slifka Center for First & Summerfield Jewish Life broadly understood religious United Methodist Trinity Baptist Students life by supporting various Church Unitarian- worship services and ritu- Hindu Students Council Universalist Student als across faith traditions Indigo Blue (Buddhist) Fellowship throughout the day and Islamic Awareness The University Church evening in numerous set- Month Council Yale Christian tings. The office partners Latter-Day Saints Fellowship Student Association with centers for specific Yale Hillel Luther House faiths and affiliated social Yale Students for Christ Muslim Students and community service Young Israel House Association organizations, and offers at Yale New Haven Friends pastoral support, and more Orthodox Christian educational publications, Fellowship films, concerts, lecture series, and service trips throughout the year.

116 pursuits 117 | Through clubs and No Closed Doors organizations devoted Nourish International to musical cures, PALS Tutoring and developing clean Mentoring Di≠erence Makers. energy, sharing (Yale’s incubator of impact and leadership—Dwight Hall) community service Peace by P.E.A.C.E. methods, social Prison Education entrepreneurship, Project or even scientific Public Health Coalition Leadership and service research, Yalies pursue to society seem inex- the greater good. Reach Out Rotoract Club tricably linked at Yale. Community Nowhere is that more Service Student Salt of the Earth apparent than at Dwight Groups Shelter Now Hall, the Center for Academic Mentoring SMArT (Science and Program Math Achiever Teams) Public Service and “When I came to Yale, I had no Social Justice founded idea that I would have so many AIDS Walk New Haven Social Justice Network by undergraduates in opportunities to serve others and AIESEC Yale Splatter! (publishing works by children American Red Cross 1886. Dwight Hall is the to rise as a leader. Students design in Yale student-run only nonprofit umbrella and implement strategic service Amnesty International writing workshops) campus volunteer orga- and advocacy projects, come Best Buddies Student Environmental nization in the country together as a community of friends, Bilingual Organization Coalition for Language run entirely by students. Students for Boys and explore the intellectual possi- Development Students develop new bilities and palpable opportunities and Girls Club of Bridges (English New Haven initiatives in response of a life of service. I serve on the language classes) Students for UNICEF to community needs nonprofit Board of Directors and BRED Students Taking Action and provide resources, have been elected to co-lead the Bulldogs at New Now: Darfur training, and other 70-member student cabinet. Haven Reads Summer Buds support services for more Work at Dwight Hall is much more China Care Synergy Science than 70 groups ranging than volunteering. It’s a job and College Council for Outreach in scope from tutoring to a commitment.” CARE Thi[NK] political activism. With Amy Rothschild Colleges Against T.I.E.S. (Tutoring in Dwight Hall’s support, Cancer Elementary Schools) Yale undergraduates have Community-Based Undergraduate Learning Initiative founded many significant “Through the Yale Hunger Philanthropic Society Community Health Ed- community agencies that and Homelessness Action Project Undergraduates at YHHAP ucators CT Hospice have become a perma- ( ) I have learned how DEMOS nent part of New Haven’s to e≠ect change with others. Unite For Sight YHHAP Elmseed Enterprise social service network. has broken down my pre- Universities Allied for FOCUS on New Haven Essential Medicines It’s the kind of impact conceptions about hunger and GEM Urban Debate League they continue to have homelessness. I’ve learned that Girls Run Women and Youth post-Yale as they answer poverty is nuanced in its causes Supporting Each Other Habitat for Humanity the call to serve and and its potential solutions. I am Women’s Leadership Hunger and Homeless- lead in ways that are Initiative continually blown away by the ness Action Project uniquely their own. energy and compassion that World Micro-Market “It’s one thing to take classes on experience I have had here. It is YHHAP Hunger Heroes drive my fellow members. Youth Together world issues and philanthropy and a three-year program that allows InSight Dwight Hall allows me to feel High School community involvement theory, me to have a sustained mentoring Instrumental Youth Together but through Dwight Hall I’ve relationship with a student at a like a citizen of New Haven—more Connection educated about its flaws and Middle School gotten a pragmatic idea about local elementary school. I plan to Integrated Refugee issues that exist in New Haven, go into finance post-Yale and then appreciative of its many opportu- and Immigrant Services Peer Counseling Jews for Justice across the country, and around the work to improve the education nities than I ever anticipated.” Alcohol and Drug world. I am a co-coordinator of system either by running for o∞ce Eliza Schafler Kitchen to Kitchen Education the Dwight Hall Academic Mentor- or starting a nonprofit.” Luther House Tutoring Eating Concerns and ing Program. Without question Bradford Williams Mathcounts Outreach Health Outreach it has been the most rewarding Minorities in Medicine Mind Matters New Haven Action Peer Health Educators New Haven Cares Walden 118 pursuits 119 | Apply.

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