“There’s an idea behind this building—using common materials for ordinary people but levitating them [and] making dreams out of the mud.”
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Algorithmic Love: Should Zeroes and Ones Pick “The One?”
In attempting to mathematize love, we overestimate what the algorithm can provide and underestimate what human variables can do.
A Fair Shot
Thus far, the university has successfully made vaccine equitability the centerpiece of its vaccine distribution efforts. But as Connecticut expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, Yale must continue to expand its current efforts.
The Controversy and Conversation Surrounding the UNHRC: Standing Up Means Taking a Seat
The world is not perfect and will never be perfect as we will never all agree. However, we must agree that the protection of human rights is a universal problem that requires a solution.
Beyond Baklava: A Food-Backed Solution for Refugee Empowerment
The space is home to an unlikely bunch of superheroes: some sip Iraqi cardamom tea, others blast “Despacito” from behind the counter, and many of them have chosen to don a hijab in place of the traditional cape.
False Neutrality: Yale STEM Contemplates Ethics
“At the end of the day we’re not serving robots,” Tai insists. “We’re serving people with complex histories, who have histories of distrust for the medical system.”
Battling Two Public Health Crises: COVID-19 and the Incarceration Epidemic
“Individuals expressed to us that they felt that with preexisting conditions, COVID-19 would be a death sentence for them before they heard back from their public defenders, private attorneys, or the courts.”
Standing in Solidarity: Supporting International Students During Trump, COVID, and Beyond
By design, the US immigration system is broken, making it hard for international students to come to America. But the Trump administration and the COVID-19 pandemic have not only revealed issues around F-1 visas and taxing financial aid packages, but they have also worsened them