Campus Overload: Yale


Posted at 12:25 PM ET, 03/02/2011

James Franco vs. Yale Daily News
By Jenna Johnson
Movie star and cultural phenomenon James Franco is also a grad student at Yale -- where his relationship with the Yale Daily News doesn't appear to be exactly warm and fuzzy.

By Jenna Johnson  |  12:25 PM ET, 03/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Campus Media | Tags:  Yale

Posted at 11:24 AM ET, 11/22/2010

2010 Rhodes Scholars announced -- a breakdown by school
By Jenna Johnson
This weekend the Rhodes Trust announced its next class of Rhodes Scholars, including a few from the D.C. area.

By Jenna Johnson  |  11:24 AM ET, 11/22/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  News Overload | Tags:  Harvard, Princeton, Rhodes, U.S. Naval Academy, University of Oxford, University of Virginia, Yale

Posted at 09:51 AM ET, 11/10/2010

New program to offer New Haven public school grads free college tuition
By Jenna Johnson
On Tuesday the city of New Haven and Yale announced a new program called the New Haven Promise -- if a local student graduates from a public high school, he or she will get a free ride to any Connecticut state college.

By Jenna Johnson  |  09:51 AM ET, 11/10/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  News Overload | Tags:  Yale

Posted at 05:23 PM ET, 10/08/2010

Admissions officers not impressed by pricey service trips
By Jenna Johnson
Guest blogger Emily Stephen, a high school senior, examines the latest trend in college admissions: Paying big bucks to volunteer in a foreign country.

By Jenna Johnson  |  05:23 PM ET, 10/08/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Admissions | Tags:  Admissions, Georgetown, Yale

Posted at 11:47 AM ET, 10/05/2010

New Haven police accused of brutality during Yale party raid
By Jenna Johnson
Early Saturday morning, New Haven police officers and SWAT team members burst into a private party hosted by Yale College undergraduates at a night club near campus, Elevate. The officers arrested five students, three of whom were taken to jail.

By Jenna Johnson  |  11:47 AM ET, 10/05/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  News Overload | Tags:  Yale

Posted at 01:10 PM ET, 05/19/2010

Sexiles, coed dorm rooms & housing trends
By Jenna Johnson
It seems like college housing departments are talking a lot about sex lately: "Gender-neutral" dorms are all the rage, the number of single-sex dorms is dwindling and sexiles everywhere continue to suffer. Some Google News headlines that caught my eye:...

By Jenna Johnson  |  01:10 PM ET, 05/19/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  News Overload | Tags:  Bowdoin, Princeton, Syracuse University, University of Maryland, Yale

Posted at 11:33 AM ET, 02/10/2010

Thursday News Overload
By Jenna Johnson
Yale tradition ruined? Remember Yale's new admissions video, "That's Why I Chose Yale"? Well, The New Yorker did what all of us wanted and showed the YouTube sensation to a group of the college's slightly older, more distinguished graduates. The...

By Jenna Johnson  |  11:33 AM ET, 02/10/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  News Overload | Tags:  Queens College, Stanford, Yale

Posted at 09:51 AM ET, 01/27/2010

Wednesday News Overload
By Jenna Johnson
The Ivy Shore? Jersey Shore's Vinny Guadagnino (you know, the guy who is always fist-pumping) tells US Magazine he wants to go to law school at Yale or Harvard, Ivy Gate reports. Greek life Howard University has suspended two of...

By Jenna Johnson  |  09:51 AM ET, 01/27/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  News Overload | Tags:  Harvard, Howard, NYU, University of Cincinnati, University of Maryland, University of Montana, Yale

Posted at 07:25 AM ET, 01/25/2010

Monday News Overload
By Jenna Johnson
Stressed students Counseling centers at four-year colleges and universities saw a 16 percent increase in the number of students seeking help during the 2008-9 school year, but they haven't seen increases in suicide rates. More and more students are just...

By Jenna Johnson  |  07:25 AM ET, 01/25/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  News Overload | Tags:  Facebook, Mental health, University of Maryland, University of Pittsburgh, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt, Yale, e-books

Posted at 04:19 PM ET, 01/21/2010

Thursday News Overload
By Jenna Johnson
The big story: Haiti College students across the country continue to raise money and awareness for the victims of the Haiti earthquake and relief efforts. Several universities have sent teams of medical workers to the island. At George Washington University,...

By Jenna Johnson  |  04:19 PM ET, 01/21/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  News Overload | Tags:  Columbia, Dartmouth, Foursquare, George Washington, Haiti, Harvard, News Overload, Notre Dame, University of Maryland, Yale