Naked came the Yalie: a hoax-master dies
The racy 1969 novel Naked Came the Stranger was supposedly by a “demure Long Island housewife.” In truth, the author was a Yale-educated newsman, Mike McGrady ’55. (5/16/12)

God and White Men at Yale
In the 1920s, leading thinkers—including the greatest economist America ever produced—focused their efforts on eugenics, preserving the Nordic stock, and the problem of “race suicide.” (May/June 2012)

Meet Yale’s new fund-raising chief: it’s an inside job
Seven years and nearly $4 billion later, Yale has named a new chief fund-raiser: Joan O’Neill, associate vice president for development. (5/15/12)

Mick Jagger at Machu Picchu
While in Cusco, Peru, Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger visited the city’s new museum of artifacts repatriated from Yale. (May/June 2012)

Americans would pay for clean energy, Yale study finds
Americans told Yale researchers that they would pay extra for clean energy. Now somebody needs to tell Congress. (5/15/12)

Sonnet Slam
At a recital of all 154 of Shakespeare’s sonnets, some performers brandished sickles, typed on laptops, and sliced onions. One senior just tried to remember her 14 lines. (May/June 2012)

From Oakland to Yale, sisters are doing it for themselves
California twins Kim and Gloria (“Jack”) Mejia-Cuellar are Yale-bound after overcoming poverty and social pressure. (5/11/12)

Rap. Unwrapped.
Three web entrepreneurs are trying to build a wiki empire on analysis of rap lyrics. Lit crit, yo. (May/June 2012)

From the Archives

Black Tie Optional
The truth about Yale’s naked parties. (April 2003)

Whose Skull & Bones?
Did Skull and Bones rob the grave of Geronimo during World War I? (May/June 2006)

Why They Call Yale the “Gay Ivy”
Yale has long had a reputation as the Ivy League campus most hospitable to gay students. (July/Aug 2009)

Multimedia

Audio of the Yale fight song “Boola Boola” and an earlier song called “La Hoola Boola.” (Sept/Oct 2009)

Panoramic images of the Cushing Center—including the dozens of brains that line its shelves. (Jan/Feb 2011)

Video of former Yale cheerleader Frank Gibson ’49 demonstrating the Long Cheer, a staple at football games for 75 years. (July/Aug 2007)