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Dining plan continues to evolve

With costs in mind, officials struggle to adapt to student demand

With grass-fed beef and roasted shallot vinaigrette suddenly making regular appearances at the dinner table, student opinion of University dining services seems to have taken a sharp turn for the better.

Development drive kicks off

Levin to announce progress on $3 billion capital campaign Saturday

Beinecke Plaza will be crawling with the rich and powerful this weekend, as Yale kicks off a campaign to raise $3 billion during the next five years.

Endowment skyrockets

Exceeding expectations, Univ. sees 22.9 percent return, reaching $18 billion

Yale earned a 22.9 percent return on its endowment for the 2005-’06 fiscal year, outperforming nearly all its peers and increasing the endowment’s value to $18 billion.

King takes on new responsibilities

New vice president tackles accounting practices, studies up on labor relations

Four months into her position at Yale and three months into a feverish overhaul of the University’s accounting system, Vice President for Finance and Administration Shauna King is quickly learning the complexities of the job.

Study on expansion accelerates

Administration looks into effects of adding colleges

After months of speculation, Yale officials confirmed this weekend that administrators are quietly conducting a study on the feasibility of building two new residential colleges.

Yale pushes forward on plans for new colleges

Yale is quietly conducting a study on the feasibility of building multiple new residential colleges, University officials said this week.

Power outage strikes central campus

Sudden surge prompts officials to shut down electricity in some areas to avoid major blackout

An unstable flow of power coming into the University forced facilities officials to shut down electricity in several parts of central campus Thursday morning.

Burger ’93 appointed to science and technology position

Robert Burger ’93, a former administrator in the nonprofit sector, has been appointed assistant provost for science and technology, Yale officials announced Wednesday.

Dining halls send back spinach

To the chagrin of vegetable lovers and E. coli viruses across campus, University Dining Services pulled spinach from Yale’s menu last week.

Bill sets up grant database

Online system aims to bring transparency to earmarking of federal funds to universities

Congress passed a bill late last week that will set up an online database identifying about $1 trillion in federal grants and contracts, some of which are appropriated to Yale and other universities.

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