General News
Walt Mintkeski Holiday Letter
Walt Mintkeski writes: Dear Friends, This is the latest that I have written my annual holiday letter due to the fact that my 2 day a week contract job with Energy Trust of Oregon (doing energy efficiency for water and wastewater treatment) has turned into a 5 day per week commitment since mid…
January 6, 2010
Elisse Walter Takes Office as an SEC Commissioner, and Faces a Personal Challenge
Congratulations to our classmate Elisse Walter on her appointment as SEC commissioner, and best wishes to Elisse for continued good health in the New Year. In USA TODAY's October 27, 2009 issue, the paper's Washington Bureau chief Susan Page wrote: "Elisse Walter landed the job of her dreams last…
January 5, 2010
Dave Vogel to National Rowing Foundation
Congratulations to Dave Vogel, who's just been named Director of Development for the National Rowing Foundation. The Foundation's announcement reads in part: A former U.S. national team athlete and coach, Vogel's involvement in rowing at the collegiate and elite level spans four decades. "I am very…
December 14, 2009
Rubin on Hilary Mantel’s ‘Wolf Hall’
A Man for All Tasks and Times Wall Street Journal, October 10, 2009 By Martin Rubin Although less famous than his great-great-grandnephew Oliver, Thomas Cromwell is well-known, thanks to the enduring fascination of Henry VIII and the Tudor court. Cromwell is of course a memorable villain in the…
December 7, 2009
Two Yale Students Seek Our Reminiscences
By way of the AYA, we've received an invitation from two current Yale students to contribute to a commemorative publication honoring the 40th anniversary of coeducation: We are Isabel and Emily, two students in Yale College [Emily is Branford '10]. We major in English and Art, and English and…
November 5, 2009
Coeducation Celebration (Including Link to Photos!)
On Friday, October 9, almost 160 alums and guests met for lunch in the Grand Ballroom at the Yale Club in New York to celebrate the 40th anniversary of coeducation at Yale College. The event was conceived of and organized (beautifully) by Vera Wells and Susan Yecies. Rick Cech and Max Addison took…
October 22, 2009
Rubin on ‘Harvard Beats Yale 29-29’
HARVARD BEATS YALE 29-29 By Kevin Rafferty Overlook Press, $35, 175 pages, illus. REVIEWED BY MARTIN RUBIN, The Washington Times, October 18, 2009 This book not only tells the story of one of the most historic and exciting college football games in the Ivy League, but also provides a marvelous…
October 20, 2009
Rubin on ‘Yale Biographical Dictionary of American Law’
Giving all the lawyers their due The Washington Times, Thursday, July 23 2009 The Yale Biographical Dictionary of American Law Edited by Roger K. Newman Yale University Press, $65, 622 pages, illus. Reviewed by Martin Rubin Many readers are quick to dismiss reference books as dry, dull…
October 20, 2009
Jim Kaplan History Tours Oct. 11 and 24
Jim Kaplan writes: For those of you who missed my summer tours, I am giving new ones in the fall. As these tours are given at 1 pm, unlike the 2 A.M. July 4 tour, they may not be sold out and there could be space available if you sign up quickly: Harlem: The Historic Capital of Black America,…
October 7, 2009
Alexis Krasilovsky Film Screening at Yale Club in NY Oct. 26
Alexis Krasilovsky writes: I'm looking forward to a special screening of my film "Women Behind the Camera" at the Yale Club of New York City on October 26 at 6 PM. Please come! I am delighted to report that the shorter version of the film, titled "Shooting Women," screened on September 14 at the…
October 7, 2009