Eli Bildner
Eli Bildner
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Gray, Bildner, Douglas and White: Help the environment by enjoying it
In 1917 a Yale geology professor enthused that “the Green Mountains end in West Rock in New Haven, the White Mountains in East Rock. All trails lead to Yale!” He may have been wrong on the geology, but he was right about Yale’s connection to the land.
YCC Vice President: Russell pushes involvement in councils
This year, Ryan Russell ’09 hasn’t been too happy with the YCC. But rather than fighting the YCC, Ryan, one of five candidates for vice president, hopes to join it.
The naked truth: Inside Catwalk club
For Dan and Phil, former high school buddies now living in different cities, East Street’s Catwalk club provides an ideal setting for a quiet reunion. They can bring their own booze. The music, though loud, isn’t deafening. And yes, there are naked women.
Narratives to help restore memorial
Two years ago, America’s first Holocaust memorial built on public land — located on the corner of Whalley and West Park avenues — was falling apart and nearly forgotten. Few New Haven residents remembered the monument; fewer visited it. But for one Elm City denizen who did, restoring the memorial became a calling.
DiNardo lauds work of Yale Dems
“You made a difference this year,” the head of Connecticut’s Democratic Committee Nancy DiNardo told the Yale College Democrats on Monday night.
Residents bond over social knitting
When Jennifer Wang first moved to Connecticut, she had no friends. Then she started knitting.
State may require coverage of testing
Insurance would have to pay for bone marrow tests
Proposed bill number 673 is a lesson in civics, and the ability of ordinary citizens to set the agenda of the state’s governing body.
City aids high-risk residents
A new public safety initiative will bring outreach workers to New Haven’s streets in an effort to aid at-risk children and young adults, New Haven Police Department officials announced Tuesday night at a Board of Aldermen Public Safety Committee meeting.
Ninth Sq. sees new growth
Local developers and politicians say the time is ripe for the rest of Chapel Street to follow — bridging the gap between the so-called Yale bubble and the street’s downtown section.
Warm days leave retail stores cold
While some Yalies are likely mourning the recent bout of cold weather, local retailers are hoping to see their sales warm up now that winter is here in earnest.