New bridge to ease highway traffic 3.22.10
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) is in the middle of a massive transportation improvement program to modernize 7.2 miles of the I-95 highway.
Search begins for deans, masters
With a quarter of Yale's current crop of residential college masters and deans leaving by the end of the year, there are several important holes to fill in the Yale community. Two deans are leaving at the end of this semester, and another dean and...
Studios fling doors open
This week City-Wide Open Studios is putting 350 New Haven artists on the map. The organization takes local artists' work and provides exhibition space all over the city in a three-week celebration of the Elm City's art. The opening...
Columbus Day under assault
About 50 members of the Yale community joined together at the Women's Table last night to encourage students to "Rethink Columbus Day." The Association of Native Americans at Yale, in conjunction with the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan, the...
United Way cuts $63K in Q House funding
As if it didn't have enough problems. The United Way of Greater New Haven will withhold $63,000 in funding next year from the Dixwell Community House, known as the "Q House." While the amount is less than 10 percent of the center's budget, the cut is...
Yale panel debates issues in medical ethics
What is the definition of death? Who decides if research can be conducted on children who cannot voice their opinions? These are the types of questions that were addressed in Friday's Bioethics Symposium at Yale. The Yale Bioethics Group hosted a...
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Branford dining woes continue
Lunch in Branford College is a rare event these days. That's because it never happens. Two months into the school year, Branford's dining hall is still not fully operational, and with construction hang-ups all over the college, students are up...
City News
New police chief to take aim at guns 3.22.10
Frank Limon, who will become the new chief of the New Haven Police Department next month, will target gun violence in the city, which has reached a level that Mayor John DeStefano Jr. called “unacceptable” in announcing Limon’s appointment March 9.
Sports
SOFTBALL | Early offensive struggles hamper softball 3.22.10
The softball team’s spring break began with rain and eight straight losses, but ended with sunshine and two victories.
Features
The face behind Yale’s fundraising 3.04.10 (19)
In her home country of Germany, Inge Reichenbach’s job is almost unheard of.
Sci/Tech News
Climate experts express need for results 3.03.10 (6)
Because little action was taken to combat climate change at the United Nations conference last December in Copenhagen, a panel of experts speaking at Yale Law School Tuesday afternoon said there needs to be an effective strategy to ensure fast action on the issue.
Art News
Fair features Yalies’ chairs 3.05.10
For years, furniture design has been a fixture at the School of Architecture: Yale has historically offered more general furniture design classes, including an annual spring class that looks at more objects than just the chair.
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