Faizan Diwan
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Gallery hosts debate on cultural property
New York Times contributor Hugh Eakin appeared Thursday at a Yale Art Gallery debate on cultural property rights.
Journalist calls for truth in war
Scavetta speaks to New Haven residents
“What is the first casualty of war?” former military reporter Rick Scavetta asked a group of city residents yesterday. Without hesitation, the audience replied with the expected, but unfortunate, answer: “Truth.”
Kids can learn through comic relief
Project teaches local children writing skills by working with online comics
Creating a teaching program that children see as play and not work is difficult, but a new literacy program aims to tackle this challenge by commandeering a favorite childhood entertainment: comic books.
Med school courses go online
Come this winter, practicing doctors seeking to continue their medical education will be able to take Yale School of Medicine classes from the comfort of their own homes.
Chile beckons to astro students
Undergraduates frustrated at the lack of science-oriented study abroad opportunities will now have the chance to take a six-week course in astronomical observation in South America.
Connecticut gained jobs in September, data shows
Numbers released by the Connecticut Department of Labor on Thursday show the state has gained jobs recently, but Governor M. Jodi Rell and gubernatorial candidate and New Haven Mayor John DeStefano Jr. disagree over how accurately these figures reflect the state economy’s condition.
City program celebrates kids at work
City officials and community members involved in Youth At Work gathered Thursday night to celebrate the success of the organization’s efforts to raise $1.1 million and to provide employment to twice as many youth as it had the previous year.