by Taylor Jackson Every year, the South Asian Society puts on Roshni, a celebration of Southeast Asian culture and performing arts. Many members of South Asian student groups participated in the performances and recruited other students to join in. Over the course of the night of Friday, November 13th, five of Yale’s South Asian dance…
by Ellie Pritchett On November 5, about fifty Yalies of color met with President Peter Salovey. This is an article about what happened in that room. But really, this is an article about pain; this is an article about trauma; this is an article about death. *** “You get the sense you shouldn’t be there,”…
by Nicole Chavez On November 9, Hillary Clinton spoke on immigration during a campaign stop in New Hampshire. When asked how she, as President, would attempt to better secure the Mexican-American border, Hillary referenced the votes she had made as a senator to establish a physical barrier between the two countries. In her statement she…
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by Daad Sharfi This past week, the Yale African Student Association (YASA) held its annual Africa Week around the theme “Think. Contemporary Africa.” This event featured a week-long series of discussions, debates and workshops with both guest speakers and resident student groups to celebrate the vibrancy and ingenuity of–wait for it–the continent. Not a territory,…