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Every Friday, we choose an alum who has been making headlines—for better or for worse.

  • 10/15/10: Peter A. Diamond ’60

    Peter A. Diamond ’60 just won a Nobel prize for his theory of labor markets. Now maybe he can get a job.To tell the truth, the... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 10:12am

  • 10/8/10: Cassius Marcellus Cornelius Clay ’13

    Kanye West has a new BFF: tall, thin, young, blond. No, not Taylor Swift: think taller, younger, and much, much preppier. Bow tie–wearing Andover... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 10:10am

  • 10/1/10: Seo-Hee Moon ’14

      Colleges from all over the country recruited Seo-Hee Moon ’14, but the freshman golfing phenom chose Yale because... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 09:58am

  • 9/24/10: Natasha Zupan ’87

    It sounds like the plot of an Almodovar film: a house painter (in Spain, of course) confesses to his artist client that he has been having an affair... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 09:56am

  • 9/17/10: Chris Coons ’92MAR, ’92JD

      At the beginning of this week, Chris Coons ’92MAR, ’92JD, was the “who’s that?” Democratic nominee... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 09:52am

  • 9/10/10: Geoff Etherington ’76MD

    Most of us would be thrilled to run a 20K in under two hours when we’re octogenarians. Heck, most of us would be thrilled to run a 20K in under two... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 09:51am

  • Flagg Youngblood ’97

    Flagg Youngblood ’97 lives up to both halves of his name. A former Army captain who attended Yale on an ROTC scholarship, Youngblood... Read on
    the staff | September 3 2010 10:49am

  • Fareed Zakaria ’86

    Author and journalist Fareed Zakaria ’86 has made a career of explaining the world to Americans. Starting next month, he’ll do it from a slightly... Read on
    the staff | August 27 2010 10:46am

  • Katie Miller ’12

    Katherine “Katie” Miller was ranked ninth in her West Point class of more than 1,100. She notched better-than-perfect scores the... Read on
    the staff | August 13 2010 10:36am

  • Rabbi James Ponet ’68

    James Ponet ’68 is the first Yale graduate to serve as Yale’s Jewish chaplain. He may also be the first rabbi to conduct the wedding of a... Read on
    the staff | August 6 2010 10:31am

  • Mark Rosekind ’87PhD

    Mark Rosekind ’87PhD takes the Metro every day to his new job in Washington, DC. So it was with both personal and professional interest... Read on
    the staff | July 30 2010 10:28am

  • Bob Heintz ’92

    What are the best things about being a professional golfer: the fresh air and sunshine, the exercise, the plaid pants? Not for Bob Heintz... Read on
    the staff | July 23 2010 10:24am

  • Bob Greenlee ’96

    It can’t be fun to testify in court that you were Rod Blagojevich’s yes-man. But it beats being called his co-conspirator. Bob Greenlee... Read on
    the staff | July 16 2010 10:23am

  • Seth Goldman ’95MPPM

    The idea for a company that would sell bottled iced tea with just a little sugar, instead of the usual handful, started brewing at the Yale School of... Read on
    the staff | July 9 2010 10:20am

  • Joe Miller ’95JD

    Senator Lisa Murkowski joined a half-dozen Republican colleagues in a West Wing huddle with President Barack Obama over climate policy this week. But it... Read on
    the staff | July 2 2010 05:01pm

  • Heidi Miller ’79PhD

    After picking up her Yale degree in Latin American history, Heidi Miller ’79PhD took a job at Chemical Bank. That doctorate—and three... Read on
    the staff | June 25 2010 04:59pm

  • Frances Beinecke ’71, ’74MFS

    Don’t cry over spilled oil—just prevent spills. That’s the advice Frances Beinecke ’71, ’74MFS, has been giving... Read on
    the staff | June 18 2010 04:58pm

  • Rachel Moran ’81JD

    A year ago, reporters were seeking out Rachel Moran ’81JD for comment about her Yale Law School contemporary Sonia Sotomayor ’79JD.... Read on
    the staff | June 11 2010 04:55pm

  • Terence Pang-Yen Dunn ’76

    TaiChiMania.com, the website of Terence Pang-Yen Dunn ’76, says he teaches martial arts for “health, longevity, and... Read on
    the staff | June 4 2010 04:54pm