Yale QB was accused of sexual assault
Last fall, a fellow student reportedly accused Yale quarterback Patrick Witt ’12 of sexual assault. According to the New York Times, she did not file what Yale considers a formal complaint. (1/26/12)

Legend Has It…
We asked Stephen Budiansky ’78 to construct a puzzle for us as a one-time treat for alumni crossworders. (Jan/Feb 2012)

Yalies protest police treatment of Latinos
Four East Haven, CT, police officers were arrested on federal charges for allegedly harassing and brutalizing Latino residents. Yale Law School students quickly responded. (1/27/12)

God, Man, and Yale, 60 Years Later
A campus gathering celebrates William F. Buckley Jr. ’50. (Jan/Feb 2012)

New playwriting chair has Royal roots
The Yale School of Drama has announced a new chair for its playwriting department—from the Royal Shakespeare Company. (1/26/12)

Remembering John Morton Blum
The Sterling Professor of History Emeritus, who died on October 17, is remembered as a well-loved teacher and admired scholar. (Jan/Feb 2012)

Gay black Republican Yalie nominated to NJ Supreme Court
New Jersey governor Chris Christie stunned gay rights activists this week when he nominated Bruce A. Harris ’92JD. (1/25/12)

Thornton Wilder ’20, An Outsider at Yale
In a previously unpublished essay, the great playwright takes a critical look at his alma mater. (Jan/Feb 2012)

From the Archives

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)

To an Aesthete Dying Young
National Book Award–winning writer Andrew Solomon ’85 pays tribute to a Yale roommate who killed himself. (July/Aug 2010)