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New Haven Nonprofits and the Fight for Funding
“We had more people today than I’ve seen in the nine years I have been here,” said Steve Werlin, director of the Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen (DESK), describing the scene at their food pantry in New Haven on November 5th, 2025 during the freeze on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
How Anti-DEI Efforts Are Constraining Yale’s Cultural Centers
In 424 colleges across 47 states—including over half of the Ivy Leagues—Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives have been revised, reduced, and called into question over the past two years. From the renaming of affinity spaces to the removal of resources and faculty entirely, these changes largely result from the anti-DEI pressure of the Trump administration, not official legislation. Although Yale continues to evade Trump’s crosshairs, especially compared to peer institutions like Columbia or Harvard, the deteriorating national landscape leaves student leaders concerned for the futures of the affinity spaces and cultural centers that they hold dear.
Fighting for the Future: In Defense of Higher Education
On May 22, 2025, President Maurie McInnis called on every student, faculty, and alumni to help Yale’s administration secure their institution’s future. In light of the upcoming House of Representatives vote on President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, President McInnis explicitly stated that Yalies must do everything in their power to oppose this bill, since it “presents a greater threat to Yale than any other bill in memory.”
Disaffiliation at Yale: Rethinking Community Beyond Greek Life
At Yale, four groups have severed ties with their national organizations, a move driven, in part, to rethink the rigid structures of Greek life rather than simply reproduce them.
Abort or Engage: The Landscape of Abortion Dialogue at Yale
In the spring of her sophomore year, Hyerim Bianca Nam ‘24 encountered a tabling event on Yale’s Cross Campus. The students at the table invited passersby to engage in conversations about abortion ethics and fetal personhood. Images of sonograms and…
Yard Wars: Woodbridge’s Campaign Sign Showdown
Camera in hand, I hopped down from the car. As I focused the lens to catch the array of flags and campaign signs, I noticed something out of the corner of my eye. A neighborhood woman stood near my car,…
Liberal Echo Chambers and Conservative Silences: The 2024 Presidential Debate at Yale
On the day of the 2024 United States presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, the Yale student body received an email from an organization called Yalies4Trump. The email invited “all election deniers, anti-vaxxers, and…
Navigating Tradition and Transition: Exploring Food Trucks at the New Haven Long Wharf
The first thing I noticed as I walked along New Haven’s Long Wharf was a palpable sense of division. On one side of the sidewalk was a series of vibrant food trucks, whose dazzling colors, neon signs, and vibrant flags…