Cultural & Social Events
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Yale offers an extraordinary range of activities. Few students have the time to contribute to all the publications, productions, and groups that attract them. Students are encouraged to attend performances and sporting events, to read and discuss undergraduate publications, to attend talks given by the wide variety of artists, scholars, and media personalities who come to campus. Recent visitors have included Oscar Arias Sànchez, former president of Costa Rica and winner of the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize; A.S. Byatt, novelist, critic, and winner of the Booker Prize for her novel Possession; Irish poet Moya Cannon; U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor; Harvard professor and renowned criminal lawyer Alan Dershowitz; Henry Fogel, president of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Robert Glaser, founder and chief executive officer of RealNetworks, a pioneer in media delivery over the Internet; David Stern, commissioner of the National Basketball Association; and Helen Thomas, White House correspondent. |
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And then there are the social events. Beyond small parties and casual socializing, the campus teems with college-sponsored parties; casual and formal dances; musical jams and recitals in the dining halls; plays at the Rep, the Dramat, and individual colleges; movies on campus and the Criterion Cinema, and the multiplexes just outside of town. Students also enjoy New Haven's restaurants, clubs, concerts, and professional theaters. Whether students prefer producing the events or simply sitting back and enjoying the show, Yale offers social and cultural events for every palate.
