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

  • 12/16/11: Davan Maharaj ’95MSLJ

    What they teach journalists: “If your mother says she loves you, get a second source.” What they teach at Yale Law School: “If you can... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 02:11pm

  • 12/9/11: John Bolton ’70, ’74JD

    The long list of official Republican presidential contenders includes zero Yale alumni. But one Yalie—John Bolton ’70... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 02:09pm

  • 12/2/11: Da’Vine Joy Randolph ’11MFA

    A year ago, Da’Vine Joy Randolph ’11MFA was a student at the Yale School of Drama. Now she’s singing... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 02:07pm

  • 11/25/11: James Ramsey ’99

    For the past couple of years, New Yorkers have been abuzz about the High Line, a linear park built on an abandoned elevated railroad track.... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 02:03pm

  • 11/18/11: Sari Bashi ’97, ’03JD

    In a week when Yale students staged mock Israeli checkpoints on campus to dramatize their support for Palestinian freedom of... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 02:02pm

  • 11/11/11: Mario Monti ’68Grd

    “Senator for Life” sounds to us like a cushy semi-retirement post. But for Mario Monti ’68Grd—nominated to that... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 01:59pm

  • 11/4/11: William Orville DeWitt Jr. ’63

    William Orville DeWitt Jr. ’63 and George Walker Bush ’68 didn’t overlap as Yale students. But the two men have quite a... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 01:56pm

  • 10/28/11: Sam Fox ’09

    When last we wrote about Sam Fox ’09, he was preparing to launch himself on an excruciating—um, we mean... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 01:54pm

  • 10/21/11: Omar Christidis ’04, ’07MBA

    Last December—just ahead of the uprisings roiling the Arab world—Omar Christidis ’04, ’07MBA, traveled the Middle... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 01:52pm

  • 10/14/11: Theo Epstein ’95

    Theo Epstein ’95 “grew up second-guessing Red Sox general managers,” he once told the Yale Alumni... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 01:49pm

  • 10/7/11: Lynn Novick ’83

      Lynn Novick ’83 has come a long way since the Civil War. So have we all, you say—but that’s The Civil War, the... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 01:47pm

  • 9/30/11: Ashton Carter ’76

    So what can you do with a double major in physics and medieval history? If you’re Ashton Carter ’76, and you follow it up... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 01:44pm

  • 9/23/11: Namwali Serpell ’01

    Born and partly raised in Zambia, Namwali Serpell ’01 will travel there to research a novel—with help from a chic Manhattanite.... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 01:41pm

  • 9/16/11: Garth Neustadter ’12MM

    It’s a good thing Garth Neustadter ’12MM didn’t try to travel on September 11. The night before, the composer won a... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 01:38pm

  • 9/9/11: Taylor Ritzel ’10 & Jamie Redman ’08

    At 6'2" and 185 pounds, Taylor Ritzel ’10 is one powerful woman. But it is her seat on a boatful of eight powerful... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 01:36pm

  • 9/2/11: Stanley Tigerman ’61MArch

    Though Stanley Tigerman ’61MArch has been a constant and provocative presence in architecture for decades—especially in his native... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 01:33pm

  • 8/25/11: Ryan Lavarnway ’09

    The last time a Yalie appeared in Major League Baseball as a position player (i.e. not a pitcher), the Dodgers were still playing in Brooklyn... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 01:30pm

  • 8/19/11: David Swensen ’80PhD

    Surveying the stock market’s recent rollercoaster imitation, David Swensen ’80PhD reaches for a different... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 01:28pm

  • 8/12/11: Amor Towles ’87

    Amor Towles ’87 “arrived in New York in 1989 with diplomas from Yale and Stanford and dreams of becoming a writer,” we learn... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 01:24pm