Rothko and a friend, Aaron Director, started a satirical magazine, The Yale Saturday Evening Pest, that lampooned the school's stuffy, bourgeois tone.Stigler, Stephen M., "Aaron Director Remembered". 48 J. Law and Econ. 307, 2005. Finding Yale to be elitist, and racist, at the end of his sophomore year, Rothko dropped out, never returning until he was awarded an honorary degree 46 years later.
rothKO ANd a FRIend, aAron directoR, StarTed a sAtiriCal MagaZinE, the yalE saturday EvENing pest, That lAmPoonEd thE schooL's STuffy, boURgEois Tone.sTigLEr, sTepheN m., "AaroN director rEmeMbereD". 48 J. law aNd ecOn. 307, 2005. FiNdIng YAle tO be Elitist, And RaciSt, at the eNd of hIs sOphomOre yeaR, roThko dropped out, NEvER RetUrning untIl he was aWArded aN hOnorarY dEgRee 46 years LaTer.