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From the Archives
December
2002
The
Yale community had a rare brush with a tropical storm this fall
as Hurricane
Gloria swept up the East Coast
on September 27, downing power, telephone, and traffic lines, toppling
trees, and strewing glass and debris in its wake. Perhaps most distressing
to Yale football fans was the cancellation of the Yale-UConn game.
The athletic fields were relatively unscathed by the storm, but
the decision to call off the game was made in the interest of public
safety. This is the first time in more than 35 years that a game
has been cancelled.
"Light
and Verity"
November 1985
A "Kosher
Kitchen," launched 15 years ago by Orthodox Jewish students,
has recently become so popular
that its membership has necessarily been restricted to the 55 undergraduate
and graduate students who must eat Kosher food because of their
religious beliefs. "This is more than a place to eat," explained
Ira Gewolb '72, a Yale medical student and former president of the
Kitchen. "It's become a close-knit community. We spend a lot of
time here between meals, just socializing and noshing."
"Ethnic
Cafes Nourish the Student Body"
November 1973
The next
step in the University's spring tidying up was the establishment
of a student accident insurance plan,
effective next fall. At a cost of $13 per man, the policy includes
reimbursement of medical, infirmary, and hospital bills up to a
maximum of $500 for any one accident during a twelve-month period,
with no limitations as to the number of claims for separate accidents.
Rumor has it that, as a result of this plan, there is a movement
afoot to reestablish water
polo.
"'Neath
the Elms"
March
1941
A general
education in the old form will no longer do. The War has changed
all this. We think
and talk in terms of admittedly utilitarian emergency. We don't
want to know how cultivated a given youth in college is; we want
to know how well equipped he is going to be to do his share in the
Army or Navy. We are going to need to study new things, particularly
man's environment today. We are going to need to know a lot about
geology and geography, sociology, science, contemporary history,
modern languages, and the science of government. We shall want to
fuse our college courses with our afterlives.
"Eventually -- Why
Not Now?"
January 1918 
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