Rachel Treisman
Staff Reporter
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City’s first Black LGBTQ-led church launches

The LGBTQ community has not traditionally been welcomed into churches with open arms. But with an inaugural mass March 20, the Restoration Church of Connecticut has become the city’s first black LGBTQ-led congregation.

Circle of Women celebrates girls’ education

Current and prospective members of Yale’s Circle of Women chapter gathered Tuesday evening to celebrate International Women’s Day and raise awareness for girls’ education.

Students advocate to “ban the box”

This past week, students from the Yale Undergraduate Prison Project and Yale College Democrats campaigned to “Ban the Box,” advocating for the passage of House Bill 5237, which would eliminate the question of former incarceration on job application forms in Connecticut.

State pushes to eliminate tampon tax

A new bill aims to decrease the cost of menstrual cycles for women statewide.

Dwight Hall expands Outreach Program

This semester, Dwight Hall is expanding its Outreach Program, introducing three new outreach coordinator roles to better connect campus groups such as fraternities and athletic teams to service opportunities in the community.

Air Force ROTC trains therapy puppy

Yale’s Air Force ROTC cadets welcomed a Brittany Spaniel puppy named Nate — after Nathan Hale, a spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolution who graduated from Yale College in 1773 — to their detachment at the beginning of the semester.

No Closed Doors to welcome more clients

After a brief shutdown, student service organization No Closed Doors reopened last semester at a new location. But with spring on the horizon, the student-run nonprofit is pursuing new goals.

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Relay for Life kicks off season

Volunteers at Yale kicked off their Relay for Life preparations at Dwight Hall Tuesday night with music, cookies and Olympic-themed decorations.

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Students canvass before primaries

Prior to Tuesday’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary in New Hampshire, several Yale students traveled north to campaign for their chosen candidates and encourage residents to go to the polls.

Study finds monsoons adapt to climate change

A new Yale study suggests there will be no abrupt shift in monsoon strength in the next century despite climbing levels of aerosol emissions and greenhouse gases.

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Overheard at Yale gets new moderators

Starting this week, Tyler Blackmon ’16 — moderator of the popular campus Facebook page Overheard at Yale — will pass the torch to two new administrators: Wade Southwell ’19 and Xinyu Guan ’18.