▁environment ▁studies , ▁formerly ▁of ▁V ass ar ▁College , ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁R ector ▁and ▁was ▁re ctor ▁of ▁El m ▁college , ▁while ▁Edu ardo ▁Lage - O tero , ▁formerly ▁of ▁Tr inity ▁College , ▁was ▁named ▁inaug ural ▁Vice - R ector ▁and ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁Vice - R ector ▁of ▁S aga ▁College . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁first ▁fresh men ▁transition ed ▁into ▁the ▁colleg iate ▁living ▁experience , ▁they ▁were ▁originally ▁a ided ▁by ▁Dean ' s ▁F ell ows , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁recent ▁college ▁gradu ates ▁picked ▁from ▁various ▁higher ▁educational ▁background s , ▁including ▁Am her st , ▁Car leton , ▁Pr inc eton , ▁Re ed , ▁M t . ▁Holy oke , ▁Y ale , ▁and ▁N US . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁Dean ' s ▁Fellow ▁role ▁has ▁shift ed , ▁with ▁Student ▁Res idence ▁Ad vis ers ▁providing ▁past oral ▁care ▁and ▁program m atic ▁organ izing ▁for ▁smaller ▁groups ▁of ▁first - year s ▁and ▁Dean ' s ▁F ell ows ▁providing ▁this ▁for ▁upper class men ▁alongside ▁other ▁institution al ▁work . ▁ ▁Student ▁organis ations ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Y ale - N US ▁had ▁ 5 4 ▁student ▁organis ations ▁recogn ised ▁by ▁the ▁Dean ▁of ▁Stud ents ▁Office . ▁ ▁The ▁college ▁has ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁student ▁newsp apers , ▁mag az ines ▁and ▁journ als . ▁Publications ▁include ▁The ▁Oct ant , ▁Y