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Domestic Violence in the Media

Mar 31 - About a month ago, 24-year-old George Huguely was found guilty of murdering Yeardly Love, a female lacrosse player and his on-again-off-again girlfriend at the University of Virginia. Around that same time, Rihanna and Chris Brown both released songs that featured one another (“Birthday Cake” by Rihanna and “Turn Up the Music” by Chris Brown).... Read more

Hidden Spots of New Haven

Mar 5 - Despite the extra day tacked on to the end of February, the most obnoxious and depressing month of the year, (Valentine’s Day, Groundhog Day, Floral Print Day….need I say more?) Spring Break 2012 is upon us. Feel free to thank a religious figure, some higher power, or the Yale Administration for providing us with the earliest, longest spring break known to man. ... Read more

Surviving Midterms: Caffeine Highs and Lows

Feb 25 - Midterms are upon us; Bass is as crowded as the Toad’s dance floor on a Saturday night, and people are, well, actually studying in the stacks. Innumerable hours are spent reviewing notes, cracking open textbooks, and figuring out what combination of font size, spacing, and margins allows you to write the bare minimum for your term paper due at midnight. In light of the... Read more

Sh*t Yale Girls Say

Feb 17 - In honor of the popular “Yale Memes” and the revolutionary SH*T (insert whatever stereotype you wish) SAY movement, I have decided to provide you with a compilation of statements that frequent the conversations between Yalies of the gentler sex. WHITE GIRL PROBLEMS “My Bioethics and Law textbook is so huge it doesn’t even fit in my Longchamp!” “... Read more

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New Haven Happy Hours: A Guide to Bar & Food Specials

To many Yalies, New Haven can become tiresome and old. We often find ourselves at the same places every time we go out. So why not mix it up? Below are some daily specials at restaurants around the city. Use them to save yourself some money and boredom. Sunday... Read more...

How To Look Like You're Listening in Class When You're Not

You know those times during the semester when you're just too tired to actually pay attention in class? You want to care, but you just can't. I find that this is most obviously the case during midterms. If I don't have a test within the next 48 hours in the class I... Read more...

Single Girl Woes: Tragic Pick Up Lines

Here is a brutally honest account of the worst pickup lines and one-liners I’ve received thus far this semester. To the men who inspired said article, worry not, your identity will remain anonymous. All I ask is that for the sake of Yale women’s mental, emotional, and... Read more...