Brian Murray
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Chen to challenge state rep.
With Election Day fast approaching, Ward 2 Alderwoman Joyce Chen's recent decision to contest incumbent state Rep. Toni Walker has come as a surprise to many people. Chen '01, a Green who upset Democratic Alderwoman Linda Townsend-Maier in the 2001...
Fellowships open up world of opportunity
Thanks to the Seapine Fellowship, Amos Ductan '06 spent six weeks last summer studying Spanish in Quito, Ecuador -- and he didn't have to pay a nickel. "I'm just glad that I got the opportunity to go," Ductan said. "I had never been outside the...
Condor draws big crowd to local park
This Saturday onlookers in New Haven's Edgerton Park caught a rare glimpse of the world's largest bird of prey. In the highlight of a two-part program sponsored by the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, Veedor, the only tame, free-flying condor...
It takes two: the Meyers 'L.E.A.P.' to revitalize community and the arts
If ever there was an archetype for the model citizen, Drs. Roslyn and Jerome Meyer both undoubtedly fit the bill. Since making New Haven their home over thirty years ago, the Meyers have done more to give back to the community than most people even...
Female astronauts push limits
From an early age, Anna Fisher dreamed of being an astronaut, even though female astronauts were excluded from the space program at the time. "I remember when I was 12 years old I told my friend I wanted to be an astronaut," Fisher said. "She looked...
City launches campaign finance reform initiative
Plan seeks to reduce private influence, revitalize grassroots
A group of about 30 people gathered on the steps of City Hall Monday afternoon to hear New Haven Mayor John DeStefano Jr. and fellow community leaders launch the New Haven Democracy Fund campaign reform initiative. The initiative, spearheaded by the...
Swiss ambassador to U.N. talks role, goals
At a Saybrook College Master's Tea Wednesday, Swiss ambassador to the United Nations and UNICEF president Jeno Staehelin spoke about the positive global impact of the United Nations as well as his country's decision to become an active United Nations...
Renowned history professor Blight comes to teach at Yale
With the shelves in his office full of Civil War books from his childhood, it is clear that history professor David Blight's fascination with America's greatest conflict began at an early age. "As a kid, I was interested in the Civil War, and that led...
Zedillo lays blame for WTO debacle
Addressing the recent World Trade Organization conference in Cancun, Mexico, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization Director and former Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo GRD '81 said the United States and Europe were at fault for the failure of...
Activism, apathy reign in different Yale departments
Over 22 American Studies classes held off campus
Mathematics professor Harald Helfgott says his mother always told him never to cross a picket line. Helfgott, whose class, "Introduction to Number Theory," now meets at the United Church on Temple Street, is the only mathematics professor to move his...