What is the reason that the press has tiptoed around the motivation issue — except for Newsweek — I note that Ms. Perry voluntarily gave an interview to the “New Haven Register” shortly after the murder on the topic of her relationship with Mr. Jiang, so there is no privacy claim to shield her from press attention as to Mr. Pan’s motivation. 

Based on the facts I’ve been able to find, it seems to me that the causal and motivational details surrounding this murder are extremely relevant in today’s culture of violence and racial tensions. The underlying facts of this case are practically sui generis, yet as it has been reported, it’s just another mindless homicide. Your readers should be given the entire story.  

JAMES LUCE is a member of the Yale College class of 1966. Contact him at jaume@sbcglobal.net.

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More than 30 staff members will join the University, City, SciTech, Sports and Arts desks as associate beat reporters, delivering weekly stories on specific areas ranging from criminal justice to sustainability. Three new reporters will cover Yale’s athletes on the sports desk. More than 20 will contribute creative writing, long-form journalism and commentary to either WKND, the News’ Friday supplement, or the News’ magazine. Dozens more join the News’ multimedia and production desks as staff photographers, copy editors, illustrators, videographers, podcasters and members of the production and design team. 

You’ll begin seeing our newest staffers’ work on our website and in print starting this week. We’re thrilled to welcome this group to our newsroom.

University
Emily Aikens
Elba Heddesheimer
Hudson Warm
Connor Arakaki
Nora Moses
Chris Tillen
Landon Bishop
Karla Cortes
Hailey Talbert
Josie Reich
Andre Fa’aoso
Ada Perlman
Yolanda Wang

City
Maia Nehme
Lily Belle Poling
Ariela Lopez
Kenisha Mahajan
Ethan Wolin
Zachary Suri
Agomoni Saha
Gryffin Wilkens-Plumley
Jake Siesel
Olha Yarynich
Tyson Odermann

SciTech
Erin Hu
Asuka Koda
Rowan Cain

Arts
Luciana Varkevisser
Daniel Wang
Kamini Purushothaman
Cody Skinner
Rowan Cain

Sports
Tommy Gannon
Kate Estevez
Meredith Henderson

Opinion
Maria Jose Cestero
Laura Wagner
Kristen Kim
Ali Otuzoglu
Faith Duncan
Sebastian Ward

WKND
Emily Aikens
Alexander Medel
Elba Heddesheimer
Nora Ransibrahmanakul
Hudson Warm
Anna Calkins
Juliette Propp
Anna Papakirk
Karla Cortes
Hailey Talbert
Chloe Budakian

Magazine
Jonas Loesel
Brunella Tipismana
Sukriti Ojha
Emily Khym
Owen Curtin
Fatou M’baye
Andrew Lau
Sophia Ramirez
Thisbe Wu
Nicole Viloria
Adam Bear

YTV
Linden Skalak
Eli Berliner

Illustrations
Yolanda Wang
Mia Kohn

Photography
Kate Estevez
Chris Tillen

Podcasts
Alyssa Chang
Jonas Loesel
Zachary Suri
Andre Fa’aoso
Devin Grooms-Lee

Production & Design
Carter Cashen
Lily Belle Poling
Maria Jose Cestero
Alexander Medel
Ariela Lopez
Chris Tillen

Copy
Carter Cashen
Lily Belle Poling
Julia Furneaux
Biruni Hariadi

Business
Alyssa Chang
Sukriti Ojha
Dana Ko
Gino Feciskonin

Audience/Social Media
Emily Chen
Eli Berliner

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The 9.02 percent acceptance rate is the lowest in over two decades. Of the remaining applicants in a pool of 7,856 total, 20 percent, or 1,531 students, were deferred to the regular decision pool; 70 percent, or 5,537 students, were denied admission and 1 percent, or 79 students, withdrew their applications or submitted incomplete ones.

The 70 percent of denied applicants is the largest share of early action rejections since at least six years ago, when the class of 2022 received its early action decisions. The 9.02 percent acceptance rate is the lowest since Yale adopted its current non-binding early admissions model, which first went into effect for the class of 2008.

As Yale practices a non-binding early admissions model, the 709 admitted students are not required to matriculate to Yale College and instead must accept or decline Yale’s offer by May 1. Deferred students will be reconsidered during the regular decision cycle and will receive an admissions update on March 28; admits must also accept or decline their offers by May 1.

This application cycle marks the first time in recent history in which admissions officers did and will not have access to students’ racial identities while evaluating their applications, since the Supreme Court declared race-conscious college admissions unconstitutional this past June. Additionally, the admissions officers will not have access to information about racial demographics for the aggregate applicant pool until after all admissions decisions have been made.

In September, the University announced that it would make several changes to its admissions process in the wake of affirmative action’s fall. Among them was the incorporation of new place-based data from Opportunity Atlas, a nationwide mapping project that measures economic mobility. The University wrote in a Dec. 14 press release that the data from Opportunity Atlas complements information from the College Board’s Landscape tool, which has been part of the Yale College admissions process since 2017.

“Admissions officers have found that the data improves committee’s evaluation of applicants from under-resourced areas and has contributed to a rapid increase in enrollments from lower-income students,” the University explained in a press release issued about today’s admissions decisions. “The first-year class that arrived in New Haven in August includes more than twice as many first-generation college students and students eligible for Federal Pell Grants for lower-income households compared with the class arrived in 2013.”

Earlier this year, the admissions office also hired two full-time staff members to increase engagement with college access organizations and to bolster student-focused outreach programs. 

This cycle continues what is now a four-year trend of Yale College rejecting more early applicants than it defers, which the News first reported on last year. 

Data suggest that the admissions office previously preferred to delay final calls on applications until the spring regular decision date. But starting with the class of 2025, the office began moving toward rejecting a larger share of applicants in the early action round itself. Jeremiah Quinlan, dean of undergraduate admissions and financial aid, attributed this change to two primary factors. 

“First, the increase in applications,” Quinlan told the News last winter. “Deferring an application means the committee has to reconsider the application going forward … [so] we are pushing ourselves to make more final decisions in the early application round. The second thing was that we heard from our colleagues in high schools across the country that it is useful to offer final decisions earlier.”

All admitted students will be invited to visit campus in April for Bulldog Days, an annual three-day recruitment program for potential Yalies, or for Bulldog Saturday, a one-day program that offers similar exposure to campus academics and extracurriculars. The admissions office also plans to put together virtual events and online communities to help new admits connect with each another and with current Yalies. 

The admissions office provides lower-income families with financial support to participate in Bulldog Days; last year, more than 550 students received travel grants, and the office booked more than 300 flight, train and bus tickets for students nationwide. 

In addition to being the first applicant class to be evaluated race-blind, the class of 2028 may be the last to seek admission under a test-optional policy. 

Due to testing interruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic, the College first implemented a test-optional admissions model in 2020 for students applying to the class of 2025 and has renewed that model for one year at a time ever since. The admissions office told the News last year that it planned to decide on a long-term standardized testing policy last winter but then delayed its decision until the spring of 2023 and again until winter 2024. Now, an announcement about Yale’s long-term testing policy is expected in the coming months, and that policy would first go into effect for next year’s applicants.

By the Nov. 1 early action deadline, 7,866 students had applied. By the Dec. 14 decision date, the early action pool had reduced to 7,856 students. The admissions office chalked up a similar discrepancy last year to students switching between their chosen application round. Students who had initially applied for consideration in the early round were allowed to switch to regular decision before mid-December, while those who had initially applied to the regular decision round were allowed to switch to early action before the EA deadline on Nov. 1.

RD applicants must submit their applications by Jan. 2 and will hear back on March 28.

Earlier this month, the College also admitted 72 students to the class of 2028 through the QuestBridge College Match, a program that connects high-achieving high school students from lower-income backgrounds with selective universities nationwide. 

New Yalies who match through QuestBridge receive a financial aid award that covers the full cost of tuition, housing and meals. Yale also provides hospitalization insurance coverage and a $2,000 start-up grant for each student’s first year. 

Yale’s undergraduate financial aid policy stipulates that the University provide all admitted students with 100 percent of their demonstrated financial need — which the University allegedly determines using its own formulas — regardless of citizenship or immigration status.

While students admitted through the QuestBridge match program are obligated to matriculate to Yale, both QuestBridge and non-QuestBridge students admitted through the early action program have until May 1 to make their final decision, as do regular decision admits.  

Molly Reinmann and Anika Arora Seth contributed reporting.

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Boola Boola!

— Collyn Robinson ’25, Multimedia Managing Editor, and Anika Arora Seth ’25, Editor in Chief & President

Live updates from the Yale Bowl below

Fourth quarter

The clock is out. Bulldogs win, 23-18. With today’s Crimson defeat, Yale has earned its second consecutive Ivy football crown, as Yale and Harvard are tied at an overall league record of 5-2. 

Harvard brings it up to 18, but Yale still holds 23. Less than 30 seconds remain in The Game.

Yale brings it back as the Bulldogs score a touchdown and flip The Game back to their lead, 23-17.

With 7:42 left in the fourth quarter, Harvard intercepts a pass from quarterback Nolan Grooms ’24. 

The Crimson turns it around and picks up a narrow lead, 18-17, after scoring a touchdown with roughly 10 minutes on the clock.

Now approaching the final stretch, Harvard’s Jaden Craig runs 7 yards and scores a touchdown for the Crimson. With 14:57 left in the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs’ lead is narrowing as the score stands at 17-12. 

– Anika Arora Seth, Editor in Chief & President

Third quarter

The Bulldogs come back biting as Nathan Denney ’25 completes a 4-yard run for a touchdown, bringing the score to 17-6. The third quarter has 4:42 on the clock.

– Anika Arora Seth, Editor in Chief & President

Halftime

1:47 p.m.

Some individuals in the Yale stands can be seen waving signs calling for ceasefire, banners reading “Free Palestine” and Palestinian flags. No large-scale protest took place on the field. 

Photo by Samad Hakani, Photography Editor

As The Game continues, the “doxxing truck” — which arrived at Yale on Thursday, Nov. 16 — was seen near the Yale Bowl this morning. By Friday, the truck had broadcasted the names and faces of at least 15 Yale graduate students, most of whom are of color. Today, the truck displays the names and faces of both Yale and Harvard students labeled as “Leading Antisemites” from their respective schools.

The truck has also made previous visits to other schools, including Harvard and Columbia University, and was last seen in Cambridge in mid-October.

– Anika Arora Seth, Editor in Chief & President

1:33 p.m.

There appears to be strong police presence on the field — certainly stronger than in 2021, the last time Yale hosted The Game. Yesterday, the University announced in an email to students that “unauthorized spectators” who attempt to access the field could be subject to arrest. The University did not tell the News whether the email, which also barred large signs and banners, came in response to escalating campus tensions related to the war in Israel and Gaza.

– Anika Arora Seth, Editor in Chief & President

Photo by Yash Roy, Contributing Photographer

Second quarter

Harvard is trying to catch up. The Crimson sacks and runs, scoring a touchdown and bringing the score to 10-6 with 1:08 remaining in the second.

The Bulldogs bag a touchdown, with quarterback Nolan Grooms ’24 passing to wide receiver Ryan Lindley ’24, at 10:28 left in the second quarter. The score stands at 10-0.

– Anika Arora Seth, Editor in Chief & President

First quarter

Yale takes the lead with a field goal at 1:05 remaining in the first, making the score 3-0. Kicker/punter Jack Bosman ’24 makes it in. 

– Spencer King, Sports Editor

Game Day, 9:00 a.m.

The Yale football team (6–3, 4–2 Ivy) will look to defeat the visiting Harvard Crimson (8–1, 5–1 Ivy) in the 139th edition of The Game to earn a share of the Ivy League Championship. If they succeed, the Bulldogs will earn their second consecutive Ivy League title — albeit one shared with Harvard. 

This might be the first football game that many Elis have ever seen — if this sounds like you, we at the News have put together a guide to football that might help you out going into game day. You can also check out this more in-depth preview of this year’s Yale-Harvard game. 

This year’s game day also brings with it new restrictions on posters and protests. On Friday morning, University administrators emailed students prohibiting “large banners or signs” and informing them that “unauthorized spectators” who try to access the field will be escorted out of the Bowl and could be arrested. 

In anticipation of The Game, it is also crucial to understand the stakes. The Bulldogs enter this year’s showdown sitting in second place in the Ivy League. The Crimson holds the top spot. But if Yale takes down Harvard today, the teams will tie at five-conference wins, making the Bulldogs back-to-back champions. 

Most of all, enjoy the day and go cheer on Team 150! It has been an amazing year, with lots to cheer for, so here’s hoping for one more win on the season!

– Spencer King, Sports Editor

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I. Your Room is a River

& along the red riverbed I find myself

& you, resting. The day’s toils flock from us, little doves.

                                                                                 (weaving, leaving)

In this sacred palace I meet you each night; you call

it your darkened dorm room.

This flesh-on-flesh rhythm becomes routine, the flowers sprout

like wishes, one touch & they quiver.                                                                 

                                                                                      (white roses,

                                                                                                blood-red stains)

Amendment: it was once, but my mind reels

the scene in a routine. Falling, unfolding, opening, unspooling, softening.

In each quotidian moment you descend to me, haunting my body

with the memory. I don’t know whether it happened, or which parts.

All I know is the world moves on & I do not & in October I still

inhabit July but not its sun, its lint & limbs & latex & lying there, 

I imagine a scream so loud the river-room shakes

& plunges into a story I can never wholly tell. 

But then: the lake deltas like two legs 

yielding to you—I tremble but can’t speak, & so we dance. 

                                                                                 (twin cherubs, 

                                                            we’re spinning round

                                                                                 rising, falling) 

II. Baptism

Cover me in hands, gray sheets,

maybe just

                          darkness. 

Let me into your wrought-iron ribs; I want 

to live inside them.

                                   I asked 

                                   to be submerged but your water 

                                   was not safe. The blood & the burial & the wine 

                                                                                    & our rituals were not 

                                                                                                                   divine.

I read We Are Seven, Wordsworth 

                            & began to cry for that child. Wrap

              your limp fingers around my neck; squeeze

                            until you take one more thing from me:

                  life.

                                                But who can I blame when

                                                I lay there willingly, my yielding flesh       ready

                                                to be maimed.

III. Eden

Wordsworth, I love you for making natural things

your religion. But what if I told you my flowers

line the Styx: petals charred, stalks

strangled?

Your garden may hug you back until

you tear stems & they bleed, they bleed—

pale-throated Narcissus blooms that echo you

Wordsworth, you profess your love to

the lake in which

                    she drowned.

Do you remember the day in the garden?

         (Play-ground, prom night,

                                               pine needles)

You called me something; it became my name.

Your blood tasted like transition metals;

you were a small invention.

You ate the apple;

               I watched but said nothing.

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The sanitized language used in your article about the cancellation of Simchat Torah services at Slifka is a travesty.  And the quotation attributed to Yalies4Palestine is obscene.  The cancellation of Slifka services was not due to some morally ambiguous “ongoing violence in Israel and Gaza;” it was due to Hamas terrorists’ kidnapping babies out their mothers’ arms, butchery of children before their parents’ eyes, and murder of teenagers dancing at music festival.  The fact that anyone remotely related to Yale could “stand in solidarity” which such actions is unfathomable. There is a time and place for discussion of whether Israel’s use of force against terrorists and terrorist infrastructure is proportionate to the civilians killed as tragic collateral damage.  But there can be no comparison between those who perpetrate mass murder and those who seek to stop it, and when newspapers attempt to “both sides” that kind of evil we witnessed this week, they have ceased to practice journalism.

Yishai Schwartz

Branford College, 2013

Yale Law School, 2018

YDN opinion columnist: 2011-2013

YISHAI SCHWARTZ is a 2013 graduate of Yale College and a 2018 graduate of Yale Law School. They can be reached at yschwartz@paulweiss.com.

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With results returned from 29 of New Haven’s 30 wards, the News can project that incumbent mayor Justin Elicker has won the Democratic nomination over Liam Brennan. As of 8:14 p.m., Elicker had netted 5,088 votes, with Brennan garnering 2,164. 

In Ward 22, the News projects as of 8:07 p.m. that incumbent alder Jeanette Morrison has won the Democratic primary over challenger Anthony Geritano ’20. Morrison won the machine vote— there are absentee ballots outstanding — 186-34 with five blank ballots.

Turnout is down from the 2019 mayoral primary, the last one contested in New Haven. In that election, Elicker defeated Toni Harp 7,198-5150. Morrison had backed Elicker and appeared with him at a rally on Saturday.

Barring something unforeseen, Morrison should win re-election in the heavily Democratic ward in November, as should Elicker in the citywide race. 

Read the News’ live elections coverage below. 

Today is Democratic primary day in New Haven, with polls open across the city from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. — there are several key primaries in the city, which the News has been following.

The most closely watched race is the mayoral primary, which has two-term incumbent Justin Elicker facing off against former Hartford Inspector General Liam Brennan. 

Elicker and Brennan have sparred in recent meetings, with the incumbent highlighting his experience while the challenger touts his fresh vision for the city. A major issue in the election has been economic policy, the mayor’s housing policy and the candidates recently discussed Yale-New Haven relations at a Law School event.

The mayoral race also saw two Democratic challengers — former alder Shafiq Abdussabur and former McKinsey executive Tom Goldenberg — fail to turn in enough valid signatures to make the primary ballot. 

Abdussabur challenged the decision in court, lost his challenge and dropped out of the race. Goldenberg will appear on the Republican ballot line in November.

The winner of the mayoral primary — Elicker or Brennan — will most likely be a strong favorite in November in the deeply Democratic city. If Elicker loses the primary, however, he might be able to mount a comeback on the Working Families Party ballot line.

Aside from the mayoral race there are primaries in six aldermanic wards across the city. The News has covered two: in Ward 15, where incumbent Ernie Santiago failed to win the party endorsement and had to petition his way onto the ballot, and in Ward 22, which encompasses six of Yale’s residential colleges.

Read all of the News’s previous coverage of the elections here.

Yale students living on Old Campus or in Jonathan Edwards, Branford, Saybrook, Davenport, Pierson, Berkeley or Grace Hopper colleges live in Ward 1 and can vote at 133 Elm Street.

Students living in Morse, Ezra Stiles, Benjamin Franklin, Pauli Muarry, Silliman or Timothy Dwight colleges live in Ward 22 and can vote at 55 Foote Street.

Students who live off campus can find their polling location here. Polls close at 8 p.m. 

Live updates from News staffers

9:20 p.m.

With all wards reporting, incumbent mayor Justin Elicker defeats Liam Brennan in a landslide vote total: 5,176-2,176. There are still absentee ballots outstanding.

8:14 p.m.

With results returned from 29 of New Haven’s 30 wards, the News can project that incumbent mayor Justin Elicker has won the Democratic nomination over Liam Brennan.

Elicker is currently leading with 70.16 percent of the vote, while Brennan has 29.84 percent. There are absentee ballots outstanding but not enough to change the results of the election. As of now, Elicker has netted 5,088 votes, with Brennan garnering 2,164. 

Turnout is dramatically down from the 2019 mayoral primary, the last one contested in New Haven. In that election, Elicker defeated Toni Harp 7198-5150.

8:07 p.m.

In Ward 22, the News projects that incumbent alder Jeanette Morrison has won the Democratic primary over challenger Anthony Geritano ’20. Morrison won the machine vote— there are absentee ballots outstanding — 186-34 with five blank ballots.

Barring something unforeseen, Morrison should win reelection in the heavily Democratic ward in November.

Incumbent mayor Justin Elicker also won the ward over challenger Liam Brennan by a margin of 177-39 with nine ballots left blank. Morrison had backed Elicker and appeared with him at a rally on Saturday.

8:05 p.m. 

In Ward 1, Elicker significantly outpaces Brennan, winning 35 votes to his challenger’s 10. No ballots were left blank.

Turnout fell dramatically from 2019, when Elicker — then a challenger to incumbent mayor Toni Harp — won the ward 90-19.

8:00 p.m.

Polls are now closed across the city. Results should be available in the next hour for alder races across New Haven as well as for the Democratic primary for mayor.

7:36 p.m.

In Ward 15 — where incumbent alder Ernie Santiago, who did not secure the party endorsement is being challenged by Frank Redente, Jr. — turnout is at 311 voters. In 2019, the last time there was a competitive mayoral primary in New Haven, there were 265 voters.

– Mia Cortès Castro

6:30 p.m.

In the last competitive mayoral primary in 2019, turnout in Ward 1 totaled 119 voters. With 90 minutes until the polls close tonight, approximately 40 people have voted. 

– Yurii Stasiuk

6:10 p.m.

At Ward 1, there is no primary for the Alder seat, as Kiana Flores ’25 is running uncontested in the general election in November, so people voted only in the mayoral primary.  The turnout has been low so far. 

According to Julian Daniel ’24, a campaign worker with Elicker’s campaign has been flyering since polls opened, around 40 people have voted throughout the day. 

In an hour and a half outside the voting center at 133 Elm Street, the News recorded five people, including one Yale student, coming in to vote. 

New Haven resident Yvonne Byrd-Griffin told the News she voted for Elicker as she “sees the changes he has done,” and she would love to give him an opportunity to continue his work. 

Roy Kohavi ’26 did not disclose whom he voted for. He said that he is invested in local politics and especially cares about the lack of affordable housing, education, and complicated Yale-New Haven relationships. Kohavi expressed the hope that today’s primary will become a step towards a better New Haven.

– Yurii Stasiuk

6:03 p.m.

In Ward 22, former middle school teacher Melodie Thigpen voted for Liam Brennan and Anthony Geritano, with hopes that a new administration might successfully enforce noise ordinances near her home on Lake Place. Thigpen lives near many Yale students and said her past complaints regarding loud parties and excessive trash have not resulted in any substantive action.

“It seems like Yale is protected. The students are very privileged and they act like it,” Thigpen said.

– Natasha Khazzam and Laura Ospina

5:58 p.m.

New ward lines were adopted in May 2022 to be implemented on Jan. 1, 2024, after maps were redrawn following the 2020 census. The Board of Alders wanted today’s primaries to use the new set of lines and sought to implement them on Aug. 7. However, it is illegal to change ward lines within 90 days of an election, so the Secretary of State decided not to enforce the change. This led to even more confusion, leading the community to ultimately adopt the new set of lines on Sept. 7 — a mere 5 days before primaries.

– Natasha Khazzam

5:57 p.m.

Willia Grant, a member of the University’s custodial staff, voted Elicker for mayor and Jeanette Morrison for Ward 22 alder. “She’s good with the community,” Grant said.

– Natasha Khazzam and Laura Ospina

5:55 p.m.

Eva Heater, a Ward 22 resident who works at the Yale Music Library, supported Elicker in today’s election because she believes “he’s done a good job so far. Better than past candidates.” 

Heater discussed Elicker’s policies towards parking enforcement, explaining that in the past, she had to pay a $600 parking ticket on street sweeping days. 

“He made parking enforcement not predatory. I’ve lived here 34 years and it’s a big quality of life issue,” Heater said.

 Heater also commented on the strength of Elicker’s communication, which she explained is “really good — almost to the point of being too good.”

Phil Gorski, a Ward 22 resident and Yale professor, also voted for Elicker in today’s primaries. 

“I’m happy with the job that he’s done through a difficult time … COVID dealt a pretty tough hand,” he said. Gorski said he voted Jeanette Morrison for Ward 22 alder for “similar reasons.”

– Natasha Khazzam and Laura Ospina

4:50 p.m.

In Ward 22, turnout has been “really low,” according to poll moderator Maurice Douglass. 

As of 4:50 p.m., there have been 154 votes, but Douglas speculated that more might show up after the workday. The ward has 841 eligible voters, including University President Peter Salovey and six residential colleges of undergraduates.

Douglas also reported people getting turned away because they weren’t registered Democrats. Today’s primary is closed, meaning only registered Democrats can participate.

– Natasha Khazzam and Laura Ospina  

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It’s hard to walk into a Yale classroom without seeing laptops or iPads in front of everyone. Surprisingly, this has not decreased the use of blackboards. Professors still use boardwork to teach. After classes end, Yalies work and run meetings in empty classrooms, using the blackboards for scratch work, planning and even doodling. 

The blackboards are never cleaned on time. The white chalk marks are always preserved past midnight. Thus remain the difficult physics equations, a busy Yalie’s schedule from early December and cute drawings of cats and flowers. 

The uncleaned blackboards offer a sneak peek at Yalies’ lives. The uncleaned boards are like Yale’s dreams, a resurface of Yale’s subconscious. This subconscious is shown to the full extent at night, when nobody else is looking, until the next day, when other humans of Yale walk in, wipe them off and leave on the blackboard new stories of their lives. 

Photos by Karen Lin and Zoe Berg

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