Each Sunday at 9:00PM, the candles at Christ Church are lit, the incense is released, and the choir begins to sing. People come in and sit in near-darkness — listening to music and looking at the tiny flames. This is Compline. It's a weekly church service that attracts both Christian and non-Christian attendees. How did it begin? And what makes it so special?

Reported and Produced by Suraj Singareddy '25.

This essay is part of the Yale Daily News Magazine's Divine Issue. Read more at https://yaledailynews.com/blog/category/mag/ .

Footnotes is a new history podcast from the Yale Daily News. In this episode, Rishika Veeramachaneni '25 and Zawadi Kigamwa '25 cover the history of affirmative action. Rishika then speaks with the Asian American Student Association's Naina Agrawal-Hardin '25 and Tony Ruan '25 about protest and cross-cultural solidarity. This episode was recorded in May of 2023, prior to the Supreme Court's ruling on Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard.

Produced by Grace Ellis '25, Zawadi Kigamwa '25, and Rishika Veeramachaneni '25. Music by Blue Dot Sessions.

Footnotes is a new history podcast from the Yale Daily News. In this episode, Rishika Veeramachaneni '25 and Zawadi Kigamwa '25 cover the history of affirmative action. Rishika then speaks with the Asian American Student Association's Naina Agrawal-Hardin '25 and Tony Ruan '25 about protest and cross-cultural solidarity. This episode was recorded in May of 2023.

Carter King '24 talks with Suraj Singareddy '25 about how he began designing costumes, working as an indigenous dress consultant on a TV series, and doing research in museum archives. Plus, tips for dressing well from one of the most stylish people on campus!

Produced by Suraj Singareddy '25.

Music by Blue Dot Sessions. 

Two students discuss how their distinct high school experiences prepared them for the academic and social extremes at Yale.

Producers: Ashley Choi, Caleb Dunson, Nick Vilay

Guests: Kalvin Verner Jr.

Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Sanjena Sathian '13, author of Gold Diggers, talks with Serena Puang '23 and Suraj Singareddy '25 about being a debate kid in high school, writing about Atlanta from memory, working with Mindy Kaling, and the Asian-American films and books she loves right now. This is part 2 of a 2-part interview.

Produced by Suraj Singareddy '25 and Serena Puang '23.

Music by Blue Dot Sessions. 

Sanjena Sathian '13 — author of Gold Diggers — talks with Serena Puang '23 and Suraj Singareddy '25 about growing up Indian-American in Atlanta's suburbs, her undergraduate experience, and working in Mumbai as a foreign correspondent. This is part 1 of a 2-part interview.

Produced by Suraj Singareddy '25 and Serena Puang '23.

Music by Blue Dot Sessions.

In this episode, Nick Vilay '25 sits down with guests Natasha Weiss ‘25 and Andrew Cramer ‘25, representatives of The Yale Record, and Yale Daily News staff columnist Ariane de Gennaro ‘25. They discuss Yale’s use of the word “equity” in recent storage announcements as well as the implications of devaluing inclusive spaces on campus.

Producers: Sophie Molden '26, Nick Vilay '25

Music from Blue Dot Sessions

Natalie Brown ‘25, a sophomore in TD and the composer of "For Colored Girls,"  talks with Suraj Singareddy '25 about how she began writing songs, the process of creating a musical and the pressures that come with adapting Ntozake Shange's seminal play. 

Produced by Joanne Lee '26 and Suraj Singareddy '25

Music by Blue Dot Sessions

In this episode, Sophie Molden '26 sits down with Zahra Yarali '24, the president of the Muslim Students Association, to discuss the progress, success and future of the student-led movement for religious housing accommodations in light of the new housing system implemented by Yale this year.

Guest: Zahra Yarali '24

Producers: Sophie Molden '26, Diego Alderete Sanchez '25, Nick Vilay '25

Music from Blue Dot Sessions