Yale, without a doubt, has more than enough financial resources to alleviate the burdens and stress that countless students experience as a result of having to pay for their education. It is simply unfair that Yale is increasing the financial demands of students who are on financial aid, especially those Read more…
COVID-19 has put a strain on racial and class lines. Queerness has played a role, has forced people to find homes elsewhere. Looking at people living on yachts and with multiple houses around the world, having functioning internet etc., I see that there are those for whom online school is Read more…
I normally relate to my education as something that can provide new ways of seeing the world and something that affords me a different relationship to self, but the SIC, and the loans that I’ve taken out in order to cover it, strain that relationship a lot. I’m wracked with Read more…
As a student who doesn’t have to worry about the Student Income Contribution, I have faced few restrictions on how I choose to spend my time. I have been able to decide for myself what clubs to join, how many classes to take, which jobs to pursue, and exactly when Read more…
When I first got to Yale, joining extracurriculars made me feel guilty. I thought that if I was going to be dedicating time to things outside of academics, it should be to a job. So second semester I dropped one group and took on a job at the library instead. Read more…
Being away from Yale’s campus during this pandemic has given me time to reflect on the financial obstacle of the SIC on me, my family, and other students. Students from marginalized backgrounds and lower incomes are already put at a disadvantage in all aspects of society, and the SIC is Read more…
Yale knows we can’t afford to go here, but they’re still asking me to provide what is essentially free labor, because I can’t keep those profits. Whether it be calling alumni to ask for donations or washing other students’ dishes. It’s hard to watch people do the “fun jobs” or Read more…
My relationship to the SIC has always been one of confusion and mysticism. Though I was fortunate enough to win a scholarship that’s covered that portion of tuition, I don’t know what I would’ve done had things gone differently. The administration talks so much about how rich they want student’s Read more…