Author Archives: Tiffany Clay

This summer, I learned one strategic, transferable lesson: Throw yourself off a bridge from time to time. That’s right — and the higher the better. The particular bridge I found myself jumping off was 750 feet high. I had a big rubber band tied to my feet, of course, but that didn’t diminish the pre-jump »

It’s 5:30 p.m., and there is food to be served as the people of New Haven slowly shuffle into the already packed dining hall of Center Church on Temple Street. As the sounds of a nearby piano filter into the hall, New Haven’s neediest greet each other with smiles as they sit down to eat »

ABC News anchor Peter Jennings, who dropped out of his Canadian preparatory school almost half a century ago, spoke in New Haven Tuesday about the importance of literacy. The venerable nightly news anchor, who has been committed to the New Haven-based literacy organization Read to Grow since its inception, was invited to speak at its »

At 12:30 p.m., a small group gathered on the third floor of the Yale Center for British Art as a man with a crisp British accent began a discussion on toys — optical toys. Visiting fellow John Plunkett spoke Tuesday at the British Art Center as part of the Center’s weekly Art in Context discussion »

A committee of the New Haven Board of Aldermen voted Tuesday to approve furniture retailer IKEA’s plan to open a store in New Haven. The plan, which IKEA originally proposed in August, has now been approved by both the Legislative Committee and the City Plan Commission of New Haven. It will go to the full »

The Connecticut Attorney General’s Office disclosed the findings Wednesday of its investigation into alleged financial mismanagement at the Berkeley Divinity School. Officials at the Yale-affiliated school said the state audit revealed problems that have already been resolved. Wednesday’s report comes after allegations of fiscal irresponsibility surfaced against R. William Franklin, the school’s former dean. Yale »

The New Haven Board of Aldermen failed to pass a resolution Monday night that would have opposed U.S. military action against Iraq. The vote came minutes before President George W. Bush spoke on national television to gather support for a U.S.-led military coalition against the country. The resolution, drafted by Ward 9 Alderman John Halle, »

At half past noon, Clark’s Pizza is overflowing with people. As waiters rush between tables to take orders, the small pizza restaurant on Whitney Avenue seems to be doing well. But it is not. Clark’s co-owner Costa Mihalakos said business in the past year has declined sharply at his and neighboring restaurants. The cluster of »

When one group of freshmen sat down with their faculty adviser for the first time three weeks ago, the conversation did not revolve around Yale College academics. Instead, the freshmen patiently listened as their adviser talked about another topic — bookstores around Harvard. “Faculty advising at Yale is pretty worthless, if you ask me,” said »