Get really great deals on vacation get-aways, art, tours, sports events, and much more and give to a great cause! Visit the Dwight Hall at Yale on-line auction now: http://www.cmarket.com/catalog/browseCatalog.do?ID=47433cd191ca360122693155167b4f6c If you are going to be in the New Haven area - Come to the Dwight Hall Reception and Live Silent Auction on Thursday, April 21st from 5:00 - 7:30PM in the Dwight Hall Chapel on Old Campus.

Yale recorded the highest academic progress rate (APR) out of 326 Division I schools in data recently released by the NCAA. The APR, a numerical representation of whether a school's athletes remain at the school and stay academically eligible until graduation, is part of a new program designed to hold college athletics to a higher academic standard. Yale's score of 999, with 27 of 29 teams receiving perfect marks, was well above the nationwide average of 944.

The Yale Athletic Department is looking for the next bulldog to assume the role of mascot as Handsome Dan XVI. Yale, still mourning the passing of Dan XV, a.k.a. Louis, this winter, has decided to comb New England in search of his successor. Bulldogs interested in becoming the next Handsome Dan should have their owners submit an essay about them, explaining why he or she would make a dapper Dan. That essay, along with an image, should be submitted by email to both This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript and This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript The essay and image are part of the overall application form that can be found on http://www.yalebulldogs.com. The athletic department will contact the selected owners by the middle of April and ask them to compete in the show of Bulldogs at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26, on Yale's Old Campus during the school's Spring Fling festivities. The contestants will strut around the lawn and be judged on their behavior as they interact with children, the Yale band and other game-day situations. The dogs must be kept on a leash for the entire proceedings and the owners must be prepared to clean up after them. Chris Getman '64, a former Eli baseball player and a great friend of the athletics department, has served as caretaker for the last three Handsome Dans, spanning 21 years. Getman will chair the committee to select the new mascot but will not assume his customary role. The tradition of Handsome Dan was established in 1889 and Yale is known as the first university in the United States to adopt a mascot. Handsome Dan, who has been featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated, is as famous as any mascot in the country. Job Description The applicant must be a canine in the bulldog family and have papers to prove it. This pointed-tooth animal must be gregarious and very people-friendly. He or she can not be intimidated by crowds and a loud band. The applicant should expect to be a child magnet and is required for five home football games each fall and selected other contests during the year. Candidates should be athletic enough to climb stairs, walk the sidelines of a game for four quarters and dodge out-of-bounds football players. Speaking on command is preferred but not required. Applicants should not be nervous when handled by strangers and should hate the color red.

It pays to root for the hometeam - here's the word from the winter volleyball team: --- March 28, 2005 Hello Team, I’d like to congratulate everyone who played on Thursday night (Pam, Meghan, Ron, David and I) for two well fought contests. Even though we were playing one player short we managed to win the B division championship (15 – 3, 15 – 8) and then go on to play and beat (15 – 11, 15 – 10) the A division champions and capture the overall Zog Sports indoor volleyball crown. Absolutely amazing!!! Thanks again to everyone who played this season and helped push our team to the regular season crown and an unexpected, but welcomed post season championship! I hope to see you all again next year. -Dan Duggan Team Captain

The Unoffical New York Yale Cabaret (UNYYC) is seeking a lawyer to help us become a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation. We are all alums of the Yale Drama School and are planning our first season to begin this fall. Call Heidi Seifert D'85 at (212) 645-7716.