Yale Bulletin and Calendar

December 13, 1999-January 17, 2000Volume 28, Number 16



Left: Members of the freshman class gathered together on Dec. 7 in Bingham Hall for a Hanukkah celebration that included the lighting of menorahs, songs and the dreidel game.


Below: Spectators lined the mezzanine of the Beinecke Library on Dec. 6 for the staging of "Play of the Burgher's Son," which dramatizes the life of St. Nicholas. The play, based on a 14th-century French manuscript, was directed by Divinity School student Terri Cain.



Sights of the Season



T H I SW E E K ' SS T O R I E S

Yale boasts three Rhodes Scholars

Bulldog coach, players cited for championship season

Interior Secretary will push to expand U.S. parks

Finding sheds new light on the alphabet's origins

Squash courts refurbished with alumnus' gift

Sons' gift establishes visiting professorship

Mandelbrot is appointed Sterling Professor

Former YSN dean is new master of Silliman College

McCain vows to reform government, military as president

Gary Hart warns of impending attack on U.S. mainland

Exhibit features children's books by Connecticut authors

Art Gallery exhibit explores mysterious prints

Students' new creation protects children from loaded handguns

Former tennis star wins prestigious Silver Anniversary Award

Former Bulldog urges Bears to enjoy life off playing field

Film expert's book tells of 'Scrooges' past and present

Architects in training tackle Shanghai project in China Studio

Nathan Jacobson, noted for work in abstract algebra, dies

Sheffield Fellow to discuss 'Internet Learning'

Community invited to help build labyrinth

Study questions who is choosing oophorectomy option

Grant from HHMI will support graduate education in sciences

Talks will explore relationship between faith and science

Sights of the Season

Security Procedures for Recess

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