-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.yale.edu/ydn/paper/Frosh96/19.8.96storyno.AB.html ----- >> Grove Street Cemetery
There's something undeniably eerie about having a gigantic cemetery sitting right in the middle of campus, especially one that's full of famous Yale people. The Cemetery counts among its inhabitants several former Yale presidents, along with Eli Whitney, Noah Webster and Walter Camp, New Haven industrialist and the father of American football. As old as it looks, though, the Cemetery hasn't been around forever. In New Haven's earliest years, graves were dug in the Old Burial Ground, located on the New Haven Green behind Center Church. When the Grove Street site was opened in 1796 to alleviate the increasingly crowded Green, citizens removed the headstones from the former site. But the 20,000-odd New Haveners buried beneath the Green remain there to this day.>> ----- Freshperson Issue, 1996 The world outside Phelps Gate: A look at Yale's hidden wonders By Jeremy Hetzler These are the places that don't necessarily show up on the guided tours -- the out-of-the-way spots that are all too easy to miss in the everyday rush from residential college to class and back. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Secret Societies After a few weeks of class, students begin to realize that certain ominous and foreboding buildings around campus don't really seem to be a part of everyday Yale life. They aren't classrooms; they aren't office buildings, and they're not libraries or houses. They're the tombs of the senior secret societies, selective organizations which "tap" second-semester juniors to become members. If you see groups of hooded and cloaked figures walking around campus, it is a pretty good bet they belong to a secret society (although the athletic team initiations get weirder every year). The contents of the tombs are shrouded in a certain amount of mystery and membership is supposed to be secret, but nobody's going to keep you from looking at them. Berzelius is on Whitney Avenue, Snake and Book is on Grove Street, and Wolf's Head is on York Street, just for starters. Sterling Memorial Library When you think of Cross Campus Library, you think: modern, white paint, underground, weenie bins. CCL, while a beloved study spot of many, can never be said to be an interesting or architecturally powerful building. Sterling Memorial Library, on the other hand, seems to have been built with the phrase "nooks and crannies" in mind. The stacks, themselves a formidable assemblage of intricate passageways and musty tomes, contain a multitude of reading rooms, topical collections, and even a small cafeteria. Your guide to the labyrinth is posted at the entrance to the elevators on the ground floor; it lists such enticing niches as the Map Collection and the Slavic Reading Room. Also, don't miss the small courtyard, located to your right as you face the front desk. Science Hill It certainly isn't the most out-of-the-way place on campus, especially for those who load their schedules with Group IV classes. The Hill represents the sacrifice that science majors make to their chosen field, but the more advanced uses of that sloping green lawn are not immediately apparent. From kicking back while the weather's nice, to sledding when it's not, Science Hill has benign as well as malevolent aspects. One of the most attractive is Farnam Gardens: walk up Science Hill, just past Sterling Chemical Laboratory, and you'll stumble upon this tiny slice of paradise. Lush greenery provides a refuge from the hustle and bustle of Yale life, and the shaded benches offer a view of Whitney Avenue. Old Campus Fire Escape: Welch A You haven't really seen Old Campus until you've had a bird's eye view, and the best way to do that is from the fire escape outside the windows of the lucky sops in Welch A. You can either try to hop the fence at the bottom (not recommended) or convince one of the denizens to let you climb onto it from the window. It makes a great study break. Steam Tunnels The true underground at Yale. These somewhat diminutive passageways crisscross the entire campus, carrying untold lengths of pipe all over the University. Exploring the steam tunnels used to be a much more common rite of passage, but security has been markedly tighter in recent years. Any forbidden area with entrances all over Cross Campus, though, can't be impossible to penetrate. Besides, those who aren't caught can't be punished.... The Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life Most students know this year-old building as the home of the Kosher Kitchen, to which a limited number of meal-plan credits can be transferred for a welcome change of culinary pace. While its importance as an alternative to the monotonous dining hall fare should not be underestimated, Slifka's contribution to Yale student life does not end there. It is first and foremost one of the most elegant modern buildings on the campus, and is worth taking a walk through for that reason alone. Slifka houses a small library, and its chapel has been used for student drama productions. Art and Architecture Building It's like having a little piece of that lovely Stiles/Morse/Co-op architecture right in the middle of New Haven. The Art and Architecture building, home to Yale's graduate schools in those fields, is undoubtedly one of the most unusual buildings on campus. The exterior is sort of a rough stone version of corrugated cardboard, and -- surprise! -- the interior features precisely the same texture. Random ramps and stairways permeate the entire structure, a haven for night owls looking for a silent place to do some last-minute cramming. There are many points of interest to explore in A&A, including a library and gallery (of course), as well as Hastings Hall lecture room in the basement, which is truly unique. Grove Street Cemetery There's something undeniably eerie about having a gigantic cemetery sitting right in the middle of campus, especially one that's full of famous Yale people. The Cemetery counts among its inhabitants several former Yale presidents, along with Eli Whitney, Noah Webster and Walter Camp, New Haven industrialist and the father of American football. As old as it looks, though, the Cemetery hasn't been around forever. In New Haven's earliest years, graves were dug in the Old Burial Ground, located on the New Haven Green behind Center Church. When the Grove Street site was opened in 1796 to alleviate the increasingly crowded Green, citizens removed the headstones from the former site. But the 20,000-odd New Haveners buried beneath the Green remain there to this day. ----- Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, All My Relations. Omnia Bona Bonis, Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! 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