Local institutions such as the the NXTHVN art center and the Shubert Theatre participated in a Thursday event to introduce new Yale students to New Haven’s arts scene.

The square was electric. Posters flapped in the wind. Stickers and sign-up sheets spilled across tables. Music, laughter and club pitches overlapped in a kind of curated chaos. The Extracurricular ...

Orchids have taught me to give something a purpose, however fragile, rather than drifting through spaces and decisions without one.

It’s move-in day. You and your parents are probably arguing about desk placement and panic-making a shopping list for a day-of Target trip.