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 Karléh Wilson When Hurricane Katrina ravaged my town in Louisiana, I remember being hungry and sad and intensely self-aware. I remember going to the store and seeing empty shelves where food should have been. I remember going to a gas station at 9pm and standing in line as I waited to receive just one piece…
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…