Yale’s class of 2013 may be less impressed by Newark Mayor Cory Booker’s LAW ’97 Class Day speech upon finding that his anecdotes have already been circulated around other universities and were previously available online. In addition to Yale, Booker, who has announced he will run for the United States Senate in 2014, is delivering »
The following pieces were published in a special edition of The News distributed during Commencement Weekend. Read what some of the graduating members of the Class of 2013 have to say about their time at Yale. Loving Yale, drop by drop I didn’t always love Yale. I arrived in New Haven looking backwards, longing with fixed, »
Former Congressman Anthony Weiner announced last week that Danny Kedem, New Haven Mayor John DeStefano Jr.’s campaign manager during the 2011 mayoral race, will serve as campaign manager for his bid to replace Michael Bloomberg as New York City’s mayor. “He’s earned the right to take the next step,” DeStefano said in an interview with »
Right behind Davenport College, a little taste of Belgium is coming to New Haven. Belgian-based bakery Maison Mathis is set to open at 310 Elm Street, next to Ivy Noodle. Though the exact date of opening has not been determined, construction has started. In addition, the restaurant recently posted a photo of the planned interior »
$4.80. That’s the daily food budget for the average American enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), better known as food stamps. This week, Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy has vowed to abide by this food budget in order to get a taste of the difficulty that his constituents on food stamps face when trying to keep nutricious diets, »