Ashley Wang

Dear readers, In memory of Peter J. Wallace ’64, a former member of the Yale Daily News editorial board, the Wallace Prize recognizes exceptional works of fiction and nonfiction written by Yale University undergraduates. It is the most prestigious independently awarded undergraduate writing prize at Yale. We’re thrilled to share with you the winning pieces of the 2026 Wallace Prize. We received hundreds of submissions, reaching a record number in recent years.

An 18-year-old amateur boxer sustained a retrohepatic caval gunshot wound and presented at a level I trauma center. The patient also had a 3-liter right hemothorax and hepatobiliary penetrating injuries. We present the successful management of an emergent retrohepatic inferior vena cava injury using novel technique.

Dear readers, Today’s crises feel intractable: the AI bubble, LLM-generated content, algorithmic addiction. Silicon Valley’s pronouncements have taken on an apocalyptic tone, heralding collapse. How do we get through? The contributors to the December issue of The Yale Daily News Magazine offer up potential salves: Ryne Hisada writes about the techno-optimism of the Yale Undergraduate Quantum Computing team. Elspeth Yeh bears witness to a New Haven museum’s commitment to reanimating the past.