April 2018 – Volume 50 Issue 5
Editors’ Note, Volume 50, Issue 5
Dear readers, The New Journal’s history begins in 1967, when our intrepid founders took it upon themselves to create a publication suited to cover the city and the University in an era of seismic change. This issue, we’re turning back the clock 175 million years, to another era of seismic change: the moment when Connecticut … Continue reading Editors’ Note, Volume 50, Issue 5
Dear readers, The New Journal’s history begins in 1967, when our intrepid founders took it upon themselves to create a publication suited to cover the city and the University in an era of seismic change. This issue, we’re turning back the clock 175 million years, to another era of seismic change: the moment when Connecticut broke off from Pangaea. In our first piece sponsored by the Edward B. Bennett III Memorial Fund, Christine Xu explores how Connecticut’s geological history has shaped New Haven’s development and. . . Read moreAnatomy of Observation
Open up your coffers and caress air Rugged waters and minerals leap to grasp peach skies Remember the geometry of birds was never meant to appeal to you. You, small observer, trust these blissful aromas. Unfold the machinery of your heart. Cosmic stories are written into the spaces you’ve forgotten to fill. Below the … Continue reading Anatomy of Observation
Open up your coffers and caress air Rugged waters and minerals leap to grasp peach skies Remember the geometry of birds was never meant to appeal to you. You, small observer, trust these blissful aromas. Unfold the machinery of your heart. Cosmic stories are written into the spaces you’ve forgotten to fill. Below the jade currents are golden silts. Follow full and follow slowly. You, ocean of a man, lower your tide and see how the sand around you dries. Expose anchors of. . . Read more