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Living
at Yale HOUSING The
University has several dormitories available for single students, designed to
reflect different life styles and needs, as well as a variety of housing units
for married students and their families. University-owned and operated housing
is on campus, either within walking distance of the School of Medicine or served
by the Yale Shuttle Bus
System. The Edward S. Harkness Hall, intended primarily for occupancy by students
in the Medical Center, is located only steps from the Medical School. The
Housing Department maintains a listing service for
off campus housing as well as a list of roommates who want to share accommodations.
This service is available to the Yale community on a self-help basis. More
detailed information about housing may be obtained from the Graduate
Housing Department, 155 Whitney Avenue, P.O. Box 208316, New Haven, CT, 06520-8316,
telephone (203) 432-9756. Return
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HEALTH
SERVICES Yale
University provides graduate students with comprehensive prepaid health care services
and hospitalization through the Yale Health
Plan (YHP), a health maintenance organization located at the University Health
Services Center, 17 Hillhouse Avenue, P.O. Box 208237, New Haven, CT 06520-8237,
telephone (203) 432-0246. Return
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CULTURAL
LIFE ON CAMPUS Yale
has long been known for its training and work in the creative and performing arts,
and this leadership adds much to the cultural life of the University and the community. Numerous
musical events
take place during the academic year, including the Woolsey Hall Concert Series,
the Sprague Hall Chamber Music Series, the performances of the New
Haven Symphony Orchestra, and many others presented by the faculty and students
of Yale's School of Music. The
Yale Repertory Theatre is a resident
company made up of professional actors and directors and advanced students of
the School of Drama; it presents a number
of major productions each year at its own theatre, several of which have recently
received national acclaim. The
Yale University Art Gallery contains
outstanding collections of ancient, medieval, Renaissance, and modern art, and
it sponsors numerous loan exhibits each year. The Yale
Center for British Art offers an extremely rich collection of British paintings,
prints, and drawings, with a supporting library of books on British history and
civilization. There
are over forty endowed lecture series given at Yale each year, in addition to
numerous seminars, colloquia, and public lectures organized by both faculty and
students, which are open to all students of the Graduate School. Return
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ATHLETICS The
Department of Athletics, Physical
Education, and Recreation offers the entire Yale community a wide range of activities
designed to satisfy many different levels of interest and skill. Among the many
athletic programs and opportunities at Yale are twenty-seven intramural sports,
twenty-five club sports, and numerous physical education instructional courses
and recreational programs. The newly renovated facilities of the Payne
Whitney Gymnasium, one of the largest gymnasiums in the world, as well as
the Yale Golf
Course, Cullman Tennis
courts, and
Ingalls Skating Rink are available to students in all professional and graduate
schools of the University. During the academic year, membership in the gymnasium
is free to full-time degree candidates; towel service and a shared locker are
available at a fee during the nine-month academic year. Yale
students participate in a diverse offering of intramural sports activities ranging
from tackle football, ice hockey, and baseball to innertube water polo and bicycle
racing. There is an extensive intramural sports program for students in the graduate
and professional schools. Yale's club sports program is made up of recreational,
instructional, and competitive club sports including sailing, polo, fishing, skeet/trap,
rugby, skiing, and Tae Kwon Do. Participation in club sports is available for
undergraduates and graduate students. The
Department of Athletics at Yale University also has outstanding facilities for
many other activities, including outdoor recreation, sailing, and horseback riding. Return
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GRADUATE
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS The
Graduate-Professional Student
Center at Yale (the GPSCY) and the McDougal
Graduate Student Center provides a central meeting place for graduate and
professional students, faculty, and alumni. Open only to members and their guests,
the GPSCY operates a full service bar with reduced prices; sponsors receptions,
dances, and parties; and hosts conferences, rehearsals, recitals, and exhibitions. The
Graduate-Professional Student Senate is
a university-wide organization representing the interests of graduate and professional
students as a community. It provides an effective means for voicing concerns to
the University administration and to the various departments and schools. There
are some twenty other formal student organizations at Yale, covering a broad spectrum
of interests and activities. Graduate-professional intramural sports have burgeoned
in recent years and now include twenty sports activities and over 1,500 participants. Return
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