by Hawa Adula “Camp means everything to me. I can be with my friends and not have to worry and I love being with the counselors. It is an escape from pain. I can be myself for a while and just feel free. I get so scared for my mom, but at Camp Kesem I…
by Treston Codrington A bright smile, an open door, and a hot oven on Lilac Street breathe life back into Newhallville, New Haven. Minister Cynthia Johnson is cultivating “the next Julia Child” when she opens her home for baking sessions with neighborhood kids. The goal over these five years has been to restore the “creative…
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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