Lily Belle Poling
Staff Reporter
Lily Belle Poling covers climate and the environment. Originally from Montgomery, Alabama, she is a first year in Branford College majoring in Global Affairs and English.
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New Haven Ghost Walk reveals spooky secrets 

The Ghost Walk, which stops at multiple buildings on Yale’s campus, discusses the legends and secrets of downtown New Haven.

Beer scene grows in New Haven, challenges brew

Local craft beer is on tap for residents of the New Haven area.

Yale Athletics announces three new sponsors: Pepe’s, Bear’s Smokehouse and Cintas

At the start of the semester, Yale Athletics announced a trio of new sponsorship agreements: Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, Cintas Corporation and Bear’s Smokehouse BBQ.

Lichel Johnston, Contributing Photographer
Meteor shower ‘hits’ Peabody Museum

The Peabody Museum of Natural History has nearly doubled its collection of meteorites, thanks to a donation of an estimated 1,800 meteorite specimens from the Planetary Studies Foundation, becoming one of the largest meteorite collections in the world.

To Woads or not to Woads

Each Wednesday, Old Campus buzzes with first years asking the eternal question, “Are you going to Woads tonight?” Woads, the Yale-exclusive Wednesday night dance party at Toad’s Place, is a quintessential part of the Yale experience, and excited first years in particular seem to flock to the establishment. Matthew Letourneau ’27 describes Woads as “a place of magic, wonder, pure ecstasy and delight.”

Dixwell Q-House hosts fourth annual Elm City Literature Festival

Authors in New Haven and the surrounding area spoke about the importance of literature and reading.