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Yale Daily News The University’s yield — the percentage of accepted students matriculating — stands at 68.9 percent, compared to 69.4 percent at a similar point in the admissions cycle last year, Dean of Admissions Jeff Brenzel said Thursday. (May 8) This year, as the calendar turns to May, seniors, who will graduate in less than three weeks, have still not been told who will speak on their penultimate day as students in Yale College. (May 1) Aliza Shvarts ’08 has submitted another art piece in place of her controversial senior project. (May 1)  Yale Bulldogs News  The Yale women's track and field team concluded competition on the first day of the Heptagonal Championship in eighth place with zero points. However, three Bulldogs qualified for the finals in their respective events on Sunday, and many of the distance races and relays, where Yale expects to score large amounts of points, are on the second day of competition. (Women's Track, May 11) At the close of the first day of competition at the Outdoor Heptagonal Championships, the Bulldogs are in fourth place with a score of 24 points, trailing Cornell (50), Princeton (48) and Dartmouth (26). But the score hardly does enough justice to the strong showing by Yale's athletes today, which included four regional-qualifying performances and a win in the pole vault by sophomore Eric DePalo. The two-day meet, held on Yale's Dwyer Track, will conclude on Sunday. (Men's Track, May 10) The Yale women's tennis team (11-9) saw its season come to an end with a 4-0 loss to second-seeded Georgia (21-4) in the first round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. It was the first NCAA Tournament match in program history. (Women's Tennis, May 9) | Weather
Yale in the News When Larry Thomas couldn't get a bank loan for his struggling construction business, he turned to Yale University students less than half his age. (May 11) Matt Nelson of Westwood has been named captain of the 2008-2009 Yale University men's hockey team, the first Massachusetts native to lead the Elis in 16 years. (May 11) NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Deanna Morelli of the University of Pennsylvania finished fourth in the javelin throw as the Heptagonal Championship Meet opened at Yale University. (May 11)  |