Li’s quest for equality ignores the real issues
If it accomplishes nothing else (which, realistically, it won’t), the civil rights complaint leveled by Jian Li ’10 against Princeton will have at least helped Yale find common ground. And maybe that...
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In his recent column (“It’s time to rethink role of campus chaplain,” 1/17), Rabbi James Ponet assumes that Rev. Jerry Streets’ replacement “shall be a Protestant pastor who will make Christianity...
View ArticleUnique concept of identity makes U.S. great
I probably think about how sweet America is a good half-dozen times a day, more if I have free time between classes. My seminar last Tuesday actually got me a little introspective about my identity as...
View ArticleHarvard-haters don’t make Yale look good
I’m sure everyone at Yale has complained about Harvard at some point. I know I was less than thrilled with their lackluster undergraduate tailgate this year; I walked in, found myself in a sea of...
View ArticleElitism isn’t enough: You have to act on it
Much as I trust in Yale’s exceptionalism, it’s possible to let our elitism get away from us. Maybe it’s because we can spend our time dropping cash bets on which classmate will end up in Congress (my...
View ArticleSurprise: Liberals aren’t the only crazy ones
Before spring break, I decided to opt out of my usual weekend regimen of moral decline (I’ve yet to bottom out, so high-fives all around) and instead attend the annual Conservative Political Action...
View ArticleIt’s time to speak up against new colleges
At this point, I don’t think anyone gives credence to President Levin’s repeated reassurances that Yale’s impending two-college expansion “is by no means certain” (“Donors talk new colleges,” 4/11)....
View Article‘Dude-a-Que’ recalls Yale’s manliness of old
It has been almost 40 years since Yale’s 1969 introduction of coeducation, and we are undoubtedly the better for it. Arbitrarily halving a class of applicants is no way to ensure that the University...
View ArticleLandscapes embody greatness of America
I’ve written before about how sweet I think America is. (In case you forgot: totally sweet.) And I mostly attributed said sweetness to our nation’s unique sense of identity, to the fact that anyone,...
View ArticleBook on Jewish conspiracy hits new low for academics
Apparently, Sterling Professor of English David Bromwich has something of a sideline at The Huffington Post. In addition to his writings elsewhere, he has posted intermittently on that liberal...
View ArticleLi’s quest for equality ignores the real issues
If it accomplishes nothing else (which, realistically, it won’t), the civil rights complaint leveled by Jian Li ’10 against Princeton will have at least helped Yale find common ground. And maybe that...
View Article‘Multifaith’ chaplain would devalue belief
In his recent column (“It’s time to rethink role of campus chaplain,” 1/17), Rabbi James Ponet assumes that Rev. Jerry Streets’ replacement “shall be a Protestant pastor who will make Christianity...
View ArticleUnique concept of identity makes U.S. great
I probably think about how sweet America is a good half-dozen times a day, more if I have free time between classes. My seminar last Tuesday actually got me a little introspective about my identity as...
View ArticleHarvard-haters don’t make Yale look good
I’m sure everyone at Yale has complained about Harvard at some point. I know I was less than thrilled with their lackluster undergraduate tailgate this year; I walked in, found myself in a sea of...
View ArticleElitism isn’t enough: You have to act on it
Much as I trust in Yale’s exceptionalism, it’s possible to let our elitism get away from us. Maybe it’s because we can spend our time dropping cash bets on which classmate will end up in Congress (my...
View ArticleSurprise: Liberals aren’t the only crazy ones
Before spring break, I decided to opt out of my usual weekend regimen of moral decline (I’ve yet to bottom out, so high-fives all around) and instead attend the annual Conservative Political Action...
View ArticleIt’s time to speak up against new colleges
At this point, I don’t think anyone gives credence to President Levin’s repeated reassurances that Yale’s impending two-college expansion “is by no means certain” (“Donors talk new colleges,” 4/11)....
View Article‘Dude-a-Que’ recalls Yale’s manliness of old
It has been almost 40 years since Yale’s 1969 introduction of coeducation, and we are undoubtedly the better for it. Arbitrarily halving a class of applicants is no way to ensure that the University...
View ArticleLandscapes embody greatness of America
I’ve written before about how sweet I think America is. (In case you forgot: totally sweet.) And I mostly attributed said sweetness to our nation’s unique sense of identity, to the fact that anyone,...
View ArticleBook on Jewish conspiracy hits new low for academics
Apparently, Sterling Professor of English David Bromwich has something of a sideline at The Huffington Post. In addition to his writings elsewhere, he has posted intermittently on that liberal...
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