by Janis Jin (Contributing Writer) The Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies program and Yale Center for the Study of Race, Indigeneity and Transnational Migration co-sponsored a panel discussion on Wednesday, September 21, called “Election 2016: An Intersectional Discussion with Yale Faculty.” Moderated by WGSS Professor Inderpal Grewal, the event featured five different Yale professors across…
by Sohum Pal (Contributing Writer) I’m a freshman, so the thick and thin envelopes that have become so iconic in the college admissions mythos are still familiar to me. I remember, too, the incredible power I felt then—power derived from having just come to terms with being disabled. I recognized my cerebral palsy as a…
by Eva Branson (Contributing Writer) The Yale Dramatic Association (the Dramat) faced controversy recently over their casting of Sarah Chapin ’17, a white woman, in the role of Mr. Black, traditionally played by a Black man, in their fall mainstage The Wild Party. Because this decision was met with anger, on September 16th the Dramat…
by Eleanor Pritchett (Arts & Culture Editor) I had trouble finding a seat at the Whitney Humanities Center’s screening of The Price of the Ticket (1989) on Thursday, the room was so comfortably full. Yale students, professors, and New Haveners alike filled the WHC auditorium for the screening of the dynamic biographical documentary about author and…
by Haylee Kushi (Staff Writer) Disney is marching out a new kind of heroine for its next princess movie – a young woman with no romantic interest, a thicker body frame, and fierce pride in her cultural heritage. In the trailer for Moana released on September 15th, Disney promises to celebrate Pacific Islander cultures. Yet despite the…