Yale = beautiful

As if the thought of coming to Yale wasn't tantalizing enough already, the weather during Bulldog Days was actually an anomaly compared to the rest of the week. Some photos from my walks around campus, all taken the past few days (no joke) :

The view from Dwight Hall

L-Dub courtyard

Berkeley North Court

Dogwood trees outside SSS

Tulips =)

I've seriously never seen a two-color daffodil before...

"Chilled Water Supply" jazz combo
(My friend Meredith is the one playing the flute)

Of course, one of the biggest events of the year is Spring Fling, where YSAC usually brings in 2-3 musicians to perform, as well as having 2-3 Yale bands. (Those of you who went to Battle of the Bands Monday night of Bulldog Days, those winners were the ones who go to play today). This year's headline artists included Wale, The Decemberists, N.E.R.D., and Girl Talk. Dining Services also sets up a huge BBQ outside, so everyone eats out on Old Campus instead of in the dining halls. People come out with frisbees, footballs, crazy hats, etc. What's the best part? Admission for Yalies is FREE!

Huge dance party!

A clip of Girl Talk below

Huh?

Earlier this afternoon, my suitemate Sara and I walked to Union League for lunch, since it's New Haven Restaurant Week. As we waited on the corner of College and Chapel, I noticed the "Press for walk signal" button had a new designation:
:-P

Bulldog Days Part 2

To be totally honest, this doesn't even begin to cover all the activities that went on at BDD, but there's only so much one girl (me) can do...

Giant Handsome Dan at the extracurriculars bazaar

Glee Club members singing "Bright College Years"

Dinner at La Casa Cultural

Officer Adam Torres (SM '06) chatting with admits

Bubble tea (aka boba) at the AACC

Reasons why people came to Yale
(Click to have a larger version pop up)

Karaoke-ing =P

URC Christine shows off her henna design

Rockin' out

Board games =)

Yale Debate Association mixer

Bhangra team workshop

Glow-juggling on Cross-Campus with YAGS

Mixed Company, one of the coed a capella groups

The New Blue, Yale's oldest all-female a capella group
(and oldest female undergrad group in general!)

A clip of the Spizzwinks (?), Yale's oldest male undergraduate a capella group
(Trivia fact: The Whiffenpoofs are just 5 years older, founded in 1909)

First night of Bulldog Days

For those of you who unfortunately can't be here, a few photos and videos to help you live vicariously =)

Cupcakes at the welcome dessert...yum!

Host pick-up craziness in Commons

Konjo! workshop at the Af-Am house

Finally, my personal favorite: an all-bassoon version of Coldplay's song "Viva La Vida"

Spring at Yale

While the weather for next Mon-Weds is (unfortunately) looking semi-iffy for Bulldog Days, hopefully the following photos will give you a true sense of how gorgeous Yale can be in the springtime =)

Stroll right down this way...
(Branford to the left, JE to the right)

Daffodil fields outside Old Campus

A view of Vanderbilt from Chapel Street
(Branford and Berkeley freshmen live here)

Hanging out on Cross-Campus
(SML in the back, Berkeley north court to the right)

Blossoming cherry tree outside the music school

The white magnolia tree in Silliman

What I call the "Yellow Bush Road" =P
(Malone Engineering Center to the left)

Yale Away from Yale

A lot of people have been asking about study abroad opportunities, so we thought we'd give you a chance to hear from some students who have actually gone abroad, either over the summer or during a semester. Click on the name to see their full blog.

Maureen Gaj: A junior in JE who is one of the student housing coordinators here at the office, but this semester she's working remotely as she is studying in Wales and traveling throughout Europe in her free time =)

Shira Concool: I'm a junior in Pierson, majoring in African-American Studies. On campus I am a tour guide, an assistant at the President’s house, and a group leader for Community Health Educators. By the middle of sophomore Fall I figured I could use a little adventure so I decided to study abroad that spring. I went to Cape Coast, Ghana with the School for International Training (SIT) under the program name “The History and Cultures of the African Diaspora.”

Rishabh Khosla: I'm a junior majoring in Political Science in Trumbull College, and an international student from Bombay, India. This past summer I received a grant from yale to travel to Iran and study Persian in Tehran for two months. In my spare time, I explored this fascinating city, and on weekends I would take trips to other cities to take in the historical and cultural sites.

For more information about Yale study-abroad programs in general, visit the Office of Fellowship Programs!

It is done.

Well, at least one of my senior essays is finished...now I can return all of these!

On to deal with two reading responses for tomorrow and my psych senior essay due in 13 days...

Netlibrary "hack"

So I'm working on my senior essay, and I need to look up a page number for a citation. I don't have the book with me, because I had previously used the online version from the Yale library database. While I'm waiting for a page to load, I notice the following line of code (I highlighted it with a red box - click for a larger version to pop up):


In case you can't read it, it says "HACK: Sometimes parent or parent.parent is inaccessible because we're trapped in somebody else's frameset."

Whaa...? Is this some poor programmer trapped in the Matrix? =P

There aren't just fennec foxes...

Moment of amusement for the day:

Fennec hare born in North Korea!