Thursday’s Buzz: 1.13.11

THE NEWS

When more than 19 inches of snow fell on New Haven Wednesday, the University worked to keep essential operations up and running — but administrators said they may have sent community-wide notifications about closures and emergency plans too late.
New Haven city officials announced on Wednesdaythat New Haven’s 2010 murder count was officially set at 24, an 85 percent increase from 2009. This figure comes on the heels of city-wide announcement that significant cutbacks will be required from all municipal services including the NHPD.t
Yale has agreed to pay a $1 million settlementto the company previously led by donor to the Yale baseball program John Mazzuto ’70, who allegedly obtained the money he gave to his alma mater illegally.

THE WEATHER

High of 29 degrees, low of 11 degrees, sunny

THE FOOD

In the colleges

Breakfast: Waffle Bar, Cinnamon Raisin Bun

Lunch: Escarole & Sausage Soup, Creamy Tomato & Roasted Garlic Soup, Pizza With Alberta’s Pomodoro Sauce, Pizza With Clams & Smoked Mozzarella, Chick Peas In Tomato Sauce, Grilled All Beef Franks, Rachel Sandwich With Coleslaw, BLAT Sandwich, French Fries, Rice, Chef’s Choice Hot Vegetable, Arugula Fennel Fontina Salad, Chickpea, Peppers, Olives & Charmoula, German Potato Salad, Cream Cheese Brownie, Oatmeal Cranberry Cookie Made With Organic Ingredients

Dinner: Kale, Onion & Potato Soup, Chilled Poached Salmon, Roast Pork Belly with Crackling, Chicken Fricasse over Curried Rice, New Potatoes & Dill Sauce, Brussel Sprouts Potato Cake, Braised Red Cabbage with Jelly, Celery Root Apple Salad, Vanilla Cream Panna Cotta

In Commons

Breakfast: Grits, Waffle Bar, Scrambled Eggs, Omelets To-Order, Scrambled Egg Whites, Sausage Links, Potato Pancakes, Cinnamon Raisin Bun

Lunch: Escarole & Sausage Soup, Chicken Noodle Soup, Mustard Parmesan Chicken, Three Cheese Baked Ziti, Rachel Sandwich With Coleslaw, Steakhouse French Fries, Cheese Sauce, Meatball Grinder, Pepperoni Pizza, Chef’s Choice Pizza, Cheese Pizza, Organic Tomato Sauce, Vietnamese Garlic Noodles, Greens & Tofu, Vegetable Fried Rice, BLAT Sandwich, Fresh Herbed Green Beans, Chickpea, Peppers, Olives & Charmoula, Black Bean & Rice Salad, Cream Cheese Brownie, Oatmeal Cranberry Cookie Made With Organic Ingredients

Dinner: Escarole & Sausage Soup, St. Louis Style BBQ Spareribs, Creamy Macaroni & Cheese, Batter Fried Fresh Fish, Pepperoni Pizza, Chef’s Choice Pizza, Cheese Pizza, Organic Tomato Sauce, Saffron Basmati Rice, Collard Greens & Ham Hocks, Chickpea, Peppers, Olives & Charmoula, Black Bean & Rice Salad, Banana Cupcakes With Organic Ingredients

abby

Re the late community-wide notifications regarding the snow, the real question is this: Why doesn’t Yale close like other colleges during such storms? All universities have to keep dining, medical and other essential services going; we are not unique in that regard. By staying open, faculty and staff are forced to try to get to campus, it is unclear whether libraries or other facilities are open, etc. It’s a complete free-for-all, with each school and unit doing its own thing. Does Yale remain open simply because the administration doesn’t have a plan in place like other schools, such as Columbia, Harvard, MIT, or the University of New Haven? All of these institutions and others have closed on days like today. Only Columbia was open today, but that was because the storm was not as bad in NYC.
dalet5770

Its nice to know that Yale can give a nod to the surrounding community when it feels accommodating. Now if they could only do what 60 women’s colleges do in gender education and give Yale back to its men