Vol. XVIII, Issue V
Hey friends,
We’re almost there, you guys. October break is around the corner, the first wave of midterm season is (allegedly) abating, and we’re just a few Wednesdays out from Hallowoads. Not to mention we’re on the precipice of New England autumn in earnest — get your one photographer friend ready, because the time for those yellow-leaves-soaked, Yale-backdropped Facebook photoshoots are almost here, and gosh darn it, you’re getting a new profile picture this time. But even with good things hovering on the horizon, in-betweens are hard; none of us here at the Herald will blame you if you spend your whole Friday afternoon procrastinating, drinking too much coffee, and reading boiling hot takes on our website to cope.
This issue, too, is full of liminal spaces: in one of the week’s features, Travis Deshong, BR ’19, carefully explores LEAD (Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion), a program designed to mitigate racial disparity in the prosecution of Seattle’s low-level offenders, as New Haven waits for its expected launch later this year. Emma Keyes, PC ’19, straddles the border between love and hate while reviewing one of the most polarizing films of this year, mother! And in Culture, Fiona Drenttel, BR ’20, interviews notorious Yale alum Ian Spear, GH ’17, about the annals of extreme Instagram popularity — a strange and liminal form of fame if there ever was one.
Elsewhere in New Haven and beyond, the oftentimes ostracizing process of finding belonging and respect in our communities continues. On campus, Madeleine Hutchins, BR ’19, finds power in framing Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar as a story about violent backlash to feminine ambition, and recent alum Sebastian Medina-Tayac, DC ’16, speaks on his documentary film, Tlaxcala Dreams, which explores the struggles of undocumented immigrants living in the city.
But whatever space (liminal or not) you might find yourself in this weekend, we at the Herald hope you can find a little time to take a breath, brew that cup of coffee, and read some downright good content from your friends and neighbors here at Yale. Love you.
Warmly,
Carly Gove
Reviews Editor
