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Overheard at Yale: Best of 2015

2015 was pretty momentous. The media, everyone on the internet and your relatives at Thanksgiving all took much more interest in Yale than they have in a while. But what comments and events around campus resonated with Yalies? From cold weather woes, puns and pups to poetry and Harvard rivalry, last year was great. Here are the top posts, by month, that we saw on Overheard at Yale. Enjoy!

J a n u a r y

1. Classic New England

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2. This counts as cardio right?

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F E B R U A R Y

3. Saving our butts (literally)

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4. Shoutout to Ronnell Higgins. We appreciate you Sir

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5. Stuffed and stood up

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M A R C H

6. Yikes Saybrook #toosoon

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7. Sasha pup is a star *heart eyes*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A P R I L

8. And a great job at that

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9. On the bright side….congrats on making it to graduation!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M A Y

10. Keeping professors in the loop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11. FOOD!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J U N E

12. Selfie with the former president and maybe the first “First Man”?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J U L Y

13. They see me rollin’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14. It is pretty cute

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A U G U S T

15. So punny

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16. The Freshman 30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17. A well-received email

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18. Good deeds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S E P T E M B E R

19. Someone introduce us to Sasha’s PR team

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

O C T O B E R

20. Paw-sitively funny joke

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21. “The students are waiting. Your move, Yale”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22. Face palm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23. By our very own, Emi Mahmoud ??

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24. But if it wasn’t an accident, would she have gone “tailgatin”?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N O V E M B E R

25. Yale’s reputation precedes it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26. Check twice, draw once

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27. Ouch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D E C E M B E R

28. #freetheSquirrel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29. HELLO FROM THE OTHER SIIIIIIIIIIDE!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30. ~sigh~ I’ve always loved Winnie the Pooh. So adorable and inspirational

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to everyone who allowed us to use their posts!