Direct Democracy or The “Old Boys Network”?

Direct Democracy or The “Old Boys Network”?

ByWayne Willis

Turmoil on campuses, Yale included, is not just a student phenomenon.  Yale Alumni are challenging the nomination process for the “Alumni Fellow” seat on the governing board of trustees (aka “the Yale Corporation”).

There are two ways to get on the ballot; Nominating Committee or Petition. The next three weeks are critical – will these two Petition drives work? What’s at stake is nothing less than the transparency of the nominating process itself. Learn more; maybe sign a petition?

Report From The Medved Class Colloquium

Report From The Medved Class Colloquium

ByMike Baum

Mike Medved does a three hour talk-radio show EVERY DAY, and recently he’s been broadcasting from his home in Washington State.  After he was done for the day and took a half hour break, he joined over 100 interested classmates for the fourth in our series of Class Colloquia, this one being “A View from the Right, a conservative looks at the current state of politics.”

Here is a recording of Michael’s presentation and some Q&A.

John Randolph Elliott, August 31, 2020

John Randolph Elliott, August 31, 2020

ByAdmin

from: Erie Times News The Rev. John Randolph Elliott (“Randy”) was an extraordinary, ordinary man. Randy will be long remembered as a man of prayer with deep faith, warm spirit, unwavering integrity, rigorous self-discipline, large intellect, and contagious laughter most often heard with a big family that he loved and gave him great joy—a family…

My 12 Quake Books
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My 12 Quake Books

ByNicholas Hawkin

There have been 12 really influencial books in my life: The Magus by John Fowles.  I relate to it because Nicholas Urfe, the protagonist, became an English teacher abroad when he couldn’t think of anything else to do – just like me.   It’s essentially a lesson in learning to love and this is one of…

What were YOUR “Quake Books?”
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What were YOUR “Quake Books?”

ByWayne Willis

I was recently introduced to the concept of a “Quake book” — a book (or other work of art) that profoundly changed the way you look at things.   “Occasionally I stumble across something really wild. Gray matter lurches and heaves.  Neural pathways are destroyed and rebuilt.  When the tremors finally stop, nothing looks the same.”

What were YOUR quake books?   List yours here.  See what books “shook” your classmates … and why.   Who knows, you might see something you’ve been meaning to read!

The Tragedy of the Yale Commons

The Tragedy of the Yale Commons

ByJim Sleeper

Editor’s Note: In the Comment below the article, classmate Jim Sleeper announces his retirement from the Yale faculty, highlighting the times he’s criticized the University’s corporatism (and, in this Op-Ed from the New Republic, reminding us why he protested Steve Schwarzman’s speech at the Reunion).
When 18-year-old Stephen A. Schwarzman, the son of a Philadelphia dry-goods store owner, entered Yale in 1965, he took his meals, like all freshmen, in the Commons, a vast, baronial dining hall in a cluster of beaux-arts [,,,]

FDA approves COVID-19 saliva test developed at Yale

FDA approves COVID-19 saliva test developed at Yale

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from USA Today FDA approves COVID-19 saliva test developed at Yale in partnership with the NBA, NBPA Jeff Zillgitt USA TODAY A saliva-based COVID-19 test developed by researchers at Yale in partnership and funding from the NBA and National Basketball Players Association was approved on Saturday for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration….

Dating After 70

Dating After 70

ByAnonymous Classmate

My wife of many years, whom I will call Alice in this piece, died when I was 69.

At the age of 70, I began dating for the first time since I was at Yale.  Dating at 70 is different from dating when you’re young, and a number of friends who have long been married are curious about what this experience is like.  A couple of them asked about that, and I thought some of my Yale classmates might share that curiosity. So I’ve written this account of what it was like.

Justice Dept. Accuses Yale of Discrimination in Application Process

Justice Dept. Accuses Yale of Discrimination in Application Process

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from the New York Times Justice Dept. Accuses Yale of Discrimination in Application Process The Trump administration said the university discriminated against Asian-American and white applicants. Yale defended its practices and vowed to maintain them. by Anemona Hartocollis, Aug. 13, 2020 The Justice Department on Thursday accused Yale University of violating federal civil rights law…

Harvard, Yale enrollments down 20 percent after moving online

Harvard, Yale enrollments down 20 percent after moving online

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from Campus Reform by Ben Zeisloft  Pennsylvania Senior Campus Correspondent on Aug 06, 2020 at 10:30 AM EDT One-fifth of Yale and Harvard students will not enroll for the fall semester. Universities across the United States are anticipating drops in enrollment. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, about 20 percent of Harvard and Yale University students will not re-enroll…

Class Colloquium 4: Michael Medved, A View From the Right; September 2nd, 7:30pm (EDT)

Class Colloquium 4: Michael Medved, A View From the Right; September 2nd, 7:30pm (EDT)

ByMike Baum

Michael Medved now contributes to the American cultural and political conversation as a radio show host, author, political commentator, and film critic. His talk show, The Michael Medved Show, is syndicated to over 200 stations from his home in Seattle. Michael will speak to us privately about the current political situation, the Trump Presidency, and the upcoming election from an independent Conservative point of view.

Please register now for the event.

Deeper breathing can help reduce stress among college-goers, Yale researchers say

Deeper breathing can help reduce stress among college-goers, Yale researchers say

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While institutions are being forced to put in place mental health awareness protocols, advisories, counselling centres and have full-time psychiatrists on campus, among other measures, a new study from researchers at Yale University has backed the multiple benefits of breath work in increasing mental well-being among students, in a short period of time. 

New Book: Beyond The 4th Door

New Book: Beyond The 4th Door

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Richard Seltzer is accelerating his output of novels, having published Parallel Lives only 6 months ago.  (See our review of it — Richard Seltzer’s New Novel: Parallel Lives.). Rumor has it that he has two more novels accepted for publication and another under contract.  Can you say “prolific?”
Beyond The 4th Door is now available on Amazon, which describes the novel thusly:
Without knowing why or how, two college students wake up 50 years older than they were when they went to sleep and with no memo […]