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    A hundred years in the round

    The Yale Bowl, dedicated in 1914, is a monument to Yale’s football history.

    Sep/Oct 2014
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    First person

    Several years ago, we interviewed three newly arrived first-years. Now, we interview them when they’ve got their mortaboards on.

    Jul/Aug 2014
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    On gratitude

    The Baccalaureate Address

    Jul/Aug 2014
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    The man who saved the dinosaurs

    Dinosaurs were lumbering, stupid, scientifically boring beasts—until John Ostrom rewrote the book on them.

    Jul/Aug 2014 | Ico comments 7 comments
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    Open secrets

    Once a year, Yale’s hush-hush senior societies engage in some cryptic but very public initiation rituals.

    Jul/Aug 2014
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    Who was the first African American student at Yale?

    Newly discovered documents have rewritten a part of the university’s history.

    May/Jun 2014