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Every Friday, we choose an alum who has been making headlines—for better or for worse.

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Reed Whittemore ’41: A poet of the prosaic passes.

A famous poet you may have never heard of died last week. Reed Whittemore ’41—twice poet laureate of the United States—passed away on... Read on

the staff | April 12 2012 09:35am
Donald Verrilli ’79: Defending Obamacare, one cough at a time.

For readers previously unfamiliar with Donald Verrilli ’79, last Saturday’s New York Times profile sketched... Read on

the staff | March 29 2012 11:53am
Bettina Siegel ’87: A food blogger takes on “pink slime.”

This is a good week to be a vegetarian. For the meat eaters among us, take a peek at the work of Bettina Siegel... Read on

the staff | March 22 2012 12:15pm
Anna Maria Chávez ’90: Launching the Girl Scouts’ second century.

This week of St. Patrick’s Day, Irish-Americans aren’t the only ones wearing green. The Girl Scouts celebrated their 100th birthday on... Read on

the staff | March 15 2012 11:15am
Nicholas Rastenis ’08Dra: Poster child for a work-starved generation.

Nearly four years after leaving the Yale School of Drama, Nick Rastenis is working in pictures. But not the Hollywood kind, or even the indie... Read on

the staff | February 23 2012 12:17pm
Jamie Pedersen ’90, ’94JD: An ex-Boy Scout helps win gay marriage in Washington State.

Jamie Pedersen ’90, ’94JD, is a clean-cut, boyish-looking legislator in Washington State. A former Boy Scout... Read on

the staff | February 16 2012 11:21am
Ann Olivarius ’77, ’86JD, ’86MBA: A feminist pioneer keynotes Sex Week.

Thirty-five years ago, just after graduating from Yale College, Ann Olivarius ’77, ’86JD, ’86MBA, sued her alma mater... Read on

the staff | February 9 2012 12:48pm
Thomas Hobson ’04: A song-and-dance man for the preschool set.

One band member is named Twist, another is Shout, and they’re nearly as popular as the Beatles—among preschoolers. That’s... Read on

the staff | February 2 2012 01:22pm
Robert Needlman ’81, ’85MD: “The new Dr. Spock” updates the parents’ bible.

In the 65 years since Benjamin Spock ’25 published his bestseller Baby and Child Care, babies and children probably... Read on

the staff | January 27 2012 08:33am
Stefan Pryor ’93, ’06JD: A turnaround plan for Connecticut schools.

The phrase “Connecticut schools” might conjure images of blond children, green lacrosse fields, and black Lexuses. Despite Connecticut’s... Read on

the staff | January 19 2012 12:18pm
Zachary Katz ’99, ’05JD: Broadband in every pot.

If your image of the Federal Communications Commission still revolves around handing out broadcast licenses and regulating George Carlin’s... Read on

the staff | January 12 2012 12:10pm
Jay Carney ’87

You may have seen Jay Carney ’87 on TV before, analyzing and opining as a Time magazine journalist. But you’ll be seeing a lot more of... Read on

the staff | January 28 2011 11:10am
Susan Bysiewicz ’83

Lots of female politicians play up their first names. Susan Bysiewicz ’83 has more than the usual reasons. Fortunately for Bysiewicz, who... Read on

the staff | January 21 2011 11:01am
Emily Jenda ’10

“There’s no greater rush for a critic,” writes Erik Haagensen, “than encountering a blazing new talent.” He speaks of none other... Read on

the staff | January 7 2011 10:54am
Adrian Bonenberger ’02

In a week when the headlines were full of Congress’s repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell”—led by former Yalie of the Week Joe... Read on

the staff | December 22 2010 10:49am
12/10/10: Kathryn Himmelstein ’09

Kathryn Himmelstein ’09 majored in ethics, politics, and economics. All three come together in a study published this week in the journal... Read on

the staff | December 10 2010 10:40am
12/3/10: David Carel ’13 & Gregg Gonsalves ’11

Yale sophomore David Carel (right) had a brush with fame in October, when he and fellow protesters heckled President Barack Obama at a Connecticut... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 10:38am
Daniel Skovronsky ’94

You could forgive Daniel Skovronsky ’94 if he helped himself to second servings at Thanksgiving this year. The 37-year-old MD/PhD just signed... Read on

the staff | November 26 2010 10:32am
Margo Lang ’10

“Everyone at my school was ridiculously driven,” Margo Lang ’10 tells a reporter in her hometown of Manhattan Beach... Read on

the staff | November 19 2010 10:28am
10/22/10: Sara Gilbert ’97

When Archimedes stepped into his bathtub, he figured out how to measure an object’s volume by the amount of water it displaces. When Sara Gilbert... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 10:16am