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Author Archives: Sarah Donilon

Blind Spots

Transgender cancer patients fight their disease and our medical system.

Posted bySarah DonilonMarch 9, 2018July 7, 2019Posted in2017-18 Issue V, Cover Story, Editors' Picks, NationalTags: cancer, Gender, medicine, public health, TransgenderLeave a comment on Blind Spots

Could the U.K. Have a Prime Minister Who Doesn’t Believe in Monarchy?

Jeremy Corbyn, an anti monarchist, is running to be Britain’s next prime minister. What would his victory mean for the crown?

Posted bySarah DonilonJune 6, 2017June 8, 2017Posted inEditors' Picks, WorldTags: British politics, Jeremy Corbyn, Queen Elizabeth II, Theresa May, UKLeave a comment on Could the U.K. Have a Prime Minister Who Doesn’t Believe in Monarchy?

Blame One Direction for Brexit

Coincidence? I think not.

Posted bySarah DonilonMarch 14, 2017March 17, 2017Posted inArts & Culture, Culture, Editors' Picks, Europe, Opinion, WorldTags: Brexit, European Union, music, One Direction, Theresa May, United KingdomLeave a comment on Blame One Direction for Brexit

Answering the Call: Yale’s Tradition of Public Service Tested Under Trump

“The core theme is that people with great privilege—it’s the Spiderman theme—with great privilege and power comes great responsibility.”

Posted bySarah DonilonMarch 8, 2017May 30, 2017Posted in2016-2017 Issue V, Editors' Picks, Election 2016, LocalTags: charity, service, Trump, YaleLeave a comment on Answering the Call: Yale’s Tradition of Public Service Tested Under Trump

Not Your Grandfather’s Team: Yale Football Embraces Tradition with New Outlook

How Old Yale has changed, as reflected in football.

Posted bySarah DonilonNovember 17, 2016November 17, 2016Posted in2016-2017 Issue II, Arts & Culture, Cover Story, LocalTags: football, Mory's, sports, Yale, yale footballLeave a comment on Not Your Grandfather’s Team: Yale Football Embraces Tradition with New Outlook

Olympic Fencer Makes History in Hijab

Ibtihaj Muhammad chose fencing so that her hijab wouldn’t stand out from behind the mask. Now, with a bronze medal in Rio, she embraces the attention and hopes to serve as a role model.

Posted bySarah DonilonAugust 22, 2016August 22, 2016Posted inAmericas, Editors' Picks, WorldTags: 2016 Olympics, Fencing, Ibtihaj Muhammad, IslamLeave a comment on Olympic Fencer Makes History in Hijab

Long Live Mr. Darcy

Why is everyone so obsessed with Mr. Darcy? Sarah Donilon investigates.

Posted bySarah DonilonJuly 15, 2016June 12, 2017Posted inArts & Culture, Culture, Editors' PicksTags: Culture, Darcy, Jane Austen, Movies, Opinion, Pride and PrejudiceLeave a comment on Long Live Mr. Darcy

A Doctrine of Destruction: ISIS Attempts to Erase History

Amid a bloody civil war in Syria, it’s a race against time to protect Syria’s cultural treasures from the hands of ISIS.

Posted bySarah DonilonMay 19, 2016Posted in2015-2016 Issue III, Middle East & Africa, WorldTags: archaeology, Cultural heritage, ISIS, Palmyra, Syria, UNESCOLeave a comment on A Doctrine of Destruction: ISIS Attempts to Erase History

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