Marcus Schwarz
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City may ban minors in clubs
A bill is circulating through City Hall that would require all patrons of city clubs that hold liquor licenses to be at least 21 years old.
Fire deemed an accident
The fire in a Branford College suite last Thursday was an accident, New Haven fire marshal Joseph Cappucci said Tuesday, and the Fire Department will not pursue legal action against the students involved.
Dorm smoking rules may have been unclear
The cigarette that sparked a fire in Branford College last Thursday also shed light on a disciplinary ambiguity, which was the result of overlapping rules from the Council of Masters, the Undergraduate Regulations and the State of Connecticut.
Cigarette sparks fire in Branford
Students were questioned, but no arrests were made and no injuries reported in entryway fire
A cigarette in a garbage can started a fire on the first floor of Branford College entryway G around 7 p.m. Thursday evening, according to a firefighter at the scene. No one was injured, and damage was isolated to the one suite and the basement below it.
Self-taught designer sparks attention
Students noticed a new addition to their bathrooms and dining halls this September: posters reminding them to wash their hands.
Bladderball returns
Since early September, Yale was abuzz with rumors of the return of bladderball — the notorious campus sport that was banned in 1982.
BLADDERBALL IS BACK
Bladderball chaos returns to campus after 27 years
After a 27-year hiatus, bladderball returned to Yale Saturday afternoon as about 1,000 students chased a six-foot, multi-colored ball through central campus in a frenzy that paralyzed traffic on Elm Street and drew police for crowd control.
Bladderball set to challenge ban
Now, 27 years since then-President A. Bartlett Giamatti banned the sport after injuries increasingly plagued its participants, some students are planning to revive it. Though rumors of a bladderball game this Saturday have been circulating around campus, Yale College Dean Mary Miller said she remains skeptical.
Dybul discusses health care
The U.S. government and international organizations should change their approach to health care development in foreign countries, former U.S. Ambassador and U.S. Global AIDS coordinator Mark Dybul said Wednesday in a talk at the School of Public Health.