Alyssa Rosenberg
Alyssa Rosenberg
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At Yale, city offers as many lessons as classroom
More than anything else I will leave behind on May 22, it is hard for me to believe that this particular tale of the city, of my city, is coming to an end. When I began writing this column three years ago, I never expected that it would become one of...
The Housing Man
Growing up the grandchild of a building superintendent in the Bronx, Rafael Ramos has always been aware of the impact of housing on people's lives. Now, as the Deputy Director of Housing Code Enforcement in New Haven, Ramos has made it his life's...
City must set high standard for landlords
Signing the lease or sublease for your first apartment, be it a snazzy studio or a room in a dilapidated house, is a rite of passage. I remember the day two years ago, when my friends and I struggled to ignite the pilot light on our hot water heater...
Seniors will leave lasting impact on city
In my last column, I tipped my hat in the direction of some of the many organizations that are doing good work based on the premise that Yale students and New Haven residents are citizens of the same city and share the same concerns ("Bridging town...
Bridging town, gown key to citizenship
Two weeks ago, I sent out a call to nominate people who have exemplified good citizenship in New Haven or strong approaches to citizenship that would benefit all students. I was surprised to only get three responses; there are far more people and...
Students must be civic-minded
In the past several weeks, two columns have raised serious questions about the evolving relationship between Yale students and the city that surrounds them. Ally Brundige lamented the decline of volunteerism among Yale students ("Separation of town...
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So much energy has gone into writing, testifying on and making accusations about the future of the Yale-New Haven Cancer Center that it often seems like the project is the only issue at stake in this city. It's not, of course, but the debate has sapped...
Shalek: Now comes the toughest work
Because it's a new year, and because I do believe that everyone deserves a break at the start of a new job, I'd like to offer Ward 1 Alderman Nick Shalek a few pieces of advice. I thought Shalek was the less qualified candidate in last fall's...
Carl Goldfield impresses without the drama
In all of the bickering and horse-trading that have marked the contentious race for the presidency of the Board of Aldermen, there are a number of critically important issues at stake. The independence of the board from the mayor's office, the role New...
Perez builds strong alliances, embodies watchwords
The hand-written signs at last night's rally in support of Jorge Perez's re-election to the presidency of the Board of Aldermen bore different messages, but they all ended with the same sentence: "Perez = Open and Fair Government." Unlike most campaign...