THE NEWS

• Since President Barack Obama signed the repeal “don’t ask, don’t tell” on Dec. 22, University administrators have been working quickly to reintroduce ROTC, which was banned from campus in 1969, at the height of the Vietnam War. Levin spoke with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates last week to express interest in the military setting up a new ROTC unit at Yale. Yale College Dean Mary Miller said Levin has since had a “positive” follow-up conversation with a senior military official.
• The officer in charge of the Elevate raid, New Haven Police Department Assistant Chief of Operations Ariel Melendez, announced his resignation on Thursday. The announcement was made amidst ongoing internal investigations into multiple incidents in which Melendez was involved.
• Since learning last month that her cancer had returned, Mandi Schwartz ’11 and her family have elected to stop medical treatment of her aggressive leukemia. The women’s hockey player’s 25-month battle with cancer took a drastic turn in mid-December. Mandi learned of her relapse on Dec. 17 — almost three weeks after a potentially life-saving stem cell transplant, and just two weeks shy of the point at which the average transplant patient is well enough to return home — and resumed treatment for less than a month before announcing Jan. 6 that she would not continue the therapy.

THE WEATHER

High of 32 degrees, low of 13 degrees, sunny.

THE FOOD

In the colleges

Breakfast: Waffle Bar, Orange Fiesta Coffee Ring

Lunch: Tortellini & Spinach Soup, English Beef Barley Soup, Beef Pad Thai, Tofu Pad Thai, Baked Potato, Baked Potato Bar, Chablis Chicken, Chicken Club Wrap, Brown Rice, Roasted Summer Beets, Apple Pecan Ranch Salad, Cauliflower Salad With Ricotta Salata, Brazilian Black Bean Salad, Organic Blondie Chocolate Chip Bars, Cinnamon Sugar Cookie

Dinner: Pork Chop Mar In Beer & Teriyaki, Chana Masala, Mushroom Quiche, Mashed Fresh Potatoes, Brown Sauce, Chicken Fajita, Jasmine Rice, Mashed Fresh Carrots & Rutabaga, Apple Pecan Ranch Salad, Cauliflower Salad With Ricotta Salata, Brazilian Black Bean Salad, Iced Devil’s Food Cake

In Commons

Breakfast: Maple Flavored Organic Oatmeal, Southern Gravy With Biscuit, Waffle Bar, Scrambled Eggs, Omelets To-Order, Banana Organic Pancakes, Scrambled Egg Whites, Home Fries

Lunch: Tortellini & Spinach Soup, Lobster Bisque, Penne with Salmon & Pistachio Parsley Pesto, Chicken Breast Cacciatore, Swiss Onion Burger, Monte Cristo Sandwich, French Fries, Pepperoni Pizza, Chef’s Choice Pizza, Cheese Pizza, Organic Tomato Sauce, Beef Pad Thai, Tofu Pad Thai, Stir Fried Chinese Vegetable, Chicken Club Wrap, Barley & Potato Risotto, Broccoli With Lemon, Olive Oil & Garlic, Persian Carrot & Orange Pilaf, Cauliflower Salad With Ricotta Salata, Organic Blondie Chocolate Chip Bars, Cinnamon Sugar Cookie

Dinner: Tortellini & Spinach Soup, Fajita Beef, Chicken Fajita, Portabella Fajita, Pepperoni Pizza, Chef’s Choice Pizza, Cheese Pizza, Organic Tomato Sauce, Peruvian Cilantro Brown Rice, Fresh Green Beans Garlic Sauté, Persian Carrot & Orange Pilaf, Cauliflower Salad With Ricotta Salata, Iced Devil’s Food Cake