Vol. XIX, Issue VIII

My homies, lovers, and friends,

Welcome back! Now that many of your sun-kissed faces have returned from Cancun, Florida, and “the Cod,” we can collectively dip into some good old, Yale-induced seasonal depression. Who made the decision to schedule Sorority Big-Little Week, Pundit pranks and the last sprint of Midterms all at the same time? I am exhausted. Whoever set off that fart machine in my Bioethics midterm, please step forward.

But if you’re looking to sooth your back-to-school stress, look no further than this week’s front, where Julia Hedges, SM ’20, explores the otherworldliness of Compline services at Christ Church. She speaks with Episcopalian members of St. Hilda’s House, as well as Jewish and secular Yale students, who all come to bathe in the peaceful, spiritual, maybe even transcendent, Compline experience.

Elsewhere, check out this week’s feature by Kathryn Paton, BK ’21, who soul searches in Book Trader Cafe, investigating how the establishment walks the line between cafe and bookstore. And if you do frequent Book Trader, in order to avoid writing essays or to block out that manufactured fart noise squawking at your brain like a malicious parrot, why not get well acquainted with the YouTube world of accent videos? If you need more convincing, or recommendations, check out Emma Keyes’, PC ’19, peculiar video habit in Culture.

So as you procrastinate, nap, lament, rejoice your return to Yale, why not do so with a fresh copy of the Herald in hand? Here at the Herald, we care about you and your intellectual, emotional, and spiritual growth. This isn’t a lead-up to a joke. I am just ending on a wholesome note. We love you.

Except for you Mr. I-think-a-fart-machine-mid-midterm-is-funny. Fuck you, dude.

Onwards and upwards my friends,

Nurit Chinn

Culture Editor