THE NEWS

• Since the 1980s, Yale and New Haven AIDS activists have been integral in improving conditions, treatments and perceptions of HIV/AIDS in New Haven, through long-term efforts for research and advocacy. Though activism seemed to drop off when national access to treatment became easier at the end of the 1990s, the movement has seen a renaissance in recent years.
• As financial institutions nationwide try to right themselves in the wake of the credit crisis, two local banks are grappling for the hearts, minds, and wallets of New Haven residents. In contrast to a national trend of increasing fees, New Haven-based NewAlliance Bank offers no-fee checking accounts, which it has begun to promote via a vigorous media blitz. Meanwhile, NewAlliance, whose headquarters are located next door to Webster’s New Haven branch, has seized the opportunity to promote its checking accounts’ relative lack of fees. However, the differences between NewAlliance and Webster are not so simple as both banks have raised and lowered different fees in competition for local business.
• Linebacker Jordan Haynes ’12 had barely given Ivy League footballa thought as he looked at colleges four years ago. Then he received a text from then-Yale defensive backs coach Tony Reno and soon was cancelling all his planned official visits to commit to Yale. Three seasons later, Haynes’ teammates have voted him the next captain of the Bulldogs.

THE WEATHER

High of 58 degrees, low of 36 degrees, rain likely

THE FOOD

In the colleges

Breakfast: Breakfast Grits Bar, Grits, Waffle Bar

Lunch: Thai Coconut Chicken Soup, Curried Ginger Carrot Soup, Pad Thai Pork, Northern Thai Chicken Curry, Thai Curried Tofu, Nachos Bar, Curried Pork Sand With Chutney & Arugula, Jasmine Rice, Roasted Zucchini & Yellow Squash, Curried Rice Salad, Mesclun, Cauliflower & Cheddar, Aragonian Lentils & Mushroom, Coconut Macaroon, English Toffee Walnut Bar

Dinner: Bone-In Crunchy Pork Chop, Harira, Broccoli & Cheese Calzone, Nachos Bar, Stir Fried Turkey & Snap Peas, Brown Rice, Green Beans Sauté, Curried Rice Salad, Mesclun, Cauliflower & Cheddar, Aragonian Lentils & Mushroom, Peach Crumb Pie

In Commons

Breakfast: Steelcut Oats, Apple Cinnamon Dairyless Pancakes, Waffle Bar, Scrambled Eggs, Omelets To Order, Scrambled Egg Whites, Red Bliss Home Fries

Lunch: Thai Coconut Chicken Soup, Bruschetta Bar, Cajun Chicken Sandwich with Onion Jam, Three Cheese Baked Ziti, Gouda Mushroom Burger, French Fries, Pepperoni Pizza, Chef’s Choice Pizza, Cheese Pizza, Organic Tomato Sauce, Pad Thai Pork, Vegetable Fried Rice, Jasmine Rice, Thai Style Mussels, Thai Curried Tofu, Curried Pork Sand With Chutney & Arugula, Creamy Polenta with Marscapone & Herbs, Green Beans Lyonnaise, Curried Rice Salad, Aragonian Lentils & Mushroom, Coconut Macaroon, English Toffee Walnut Bar

Dinner: Salmon Fillet Provencal, Harira, Stir Fried Turkey & Snap Peas, Pepperoni Pizza, Chef’s Choice Pizza, Cheese Pizza, Organic Tomato Sauce, Curried Pork Sand With Chutney & Arugula, Sticky Rice, Broccoli With Lemon, Olive Oil & Garlic, Curried Rice Salad, Aragonian Lentils & Mushroom, Peach Crumb Pie