Opinion
NEWS’ VIEW: A time to remember, a time to act
As a Connecticut school, we feel the pain in Newtown as our pain. Their loss is our loss, their grief our grief. We, as a community of learners just a few miles away and a few years older, must remember that we are not so different from Sandy Hook Elementary School. We ask for safety
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Opinion
NEWS’ VIEW: Warner to Woodbridge
The face in Woodbridge is changing, but it remains to be seen whether the values and policies that guide our University will change as well. These are the questions we hope to answer this semester.
Opinion
NEWS’ VIEW: A president, a presence
Provost Peter Salovey has held almost every senior leadership position at Yale. He has been a professor, a department chair, a dean and a provost. We have no doubt his experience will allow him to lead the University capably. But more importantly, Salovey has been, and continues to be a student of Yale — a
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NEWS’ VIEW: Obama for President
Four years ago, we wanted to be older. We longed for the magic of filling a bubble or pulling a lever — of showing our support for a young Illinois senator with big words and big dreams for our country. We were young, then — many of us too young to vote. But we were
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Opinion
NEWS’ VIEW: DeLauro for Congress
The News endorses Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro for the U.S. House of Representatives in Connecticut’s 3rd District. Born and raised in New Haven, DeLauro, a Democrat, has served as our District 3 congressional representative since 1991. During that time — from her pre-election post as the executive director of EMILY’s List to her role in founding
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Opinion
NEWS’ VIEW: Murphy for Senate
The News endorses Congressman Chris Murphy for the U.S. Senate. This race has received national attention — and the influx of funding that goes along with it — as the winner of the race may determine which party holds a majority in the Senate. But in a race with two relatively moderate candidates, we are
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NEWS’ VIEW: The character of our colleges
Earlier this month, Berkeley College became the first college at Yale to close its dining hall to members of other colleges on a day other than Sunday. It’s true, Berkeley is a popular and convenient dining hall. But we shouldn’t consider this event in isolation — it’s worth examining whether these restrictions reflect a growing
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