THE NEWS

• In his 18th State of the City address Monday night, Mayor John DeStefano Jr. sounded a tough call to change the way the city does business. In front of a packed Board of Aldermen chamber at City Hall, DeStefano outlined his strategies for bringing the city’s fiscal house into order. Most importantly, DeStefano said, the city must tighten employee benefits and pensions packages, cut some services and make others more efficient, lay off city workers, and get more flexibility from the state to collect revenue.
• Every day for almost three years, former Assistant Chief Ronnell Higgins pinned one star to each lapel of his navy blue Yale Police Department uniform.On Monday, he pinned on three.

  Chief Higgins, officially sworn in last Friday, arrived at his office by 8:30 a.m. yesterday, ready for his regular meetings to begin.

• A new group of faculty and staff spouses and partners could help recruit professors to Yale. Several of the group’s members approached Deputy Provost for Faculty Development Frances Rosenbluth last fall about putting together a support network for faculty spouses, who sometimes feel distant from the Yale community.

THE WEATHER

High of 36 degrees, low of 9 degrees, rain and snow before noon.

THE FOOD

In the colleges

Breakfast: Waffle Bar, Peanut Butter Muffins

Lunch: Four Onion Soup, Chicken Orzo Soup, Quinoa & Bulgur Vegetable Pilaf, Jamaican Jerk Chicken Breast Sandwich, Three Cheese Baked Ziti, Grilled All Beef Franks, Sweet Potato Fries, Fresh Broccoli Florets, Mesclun, Cauliflower & Cheddar, Aragonian Lentils & Mushroom, Eggplant Caponata, Fudge Choc Chip Walnut Cookie, Carrot-Pecan Cake With Cream Cheese Icing

Dinner: Home-Style All Beef Meatloaf, Brown Sauce, Vegan Paella, Turkey Stew, Grilled All Beef Franks, Black Bean Quesadilla, Roasted Yukon Gold Potatoes, Roasted Cauliflower, Peas & Sautéed Mushrooms, Mesclun, Cauliflower & Cheddar, Aragonian Lentils & Mushroom, Eggplant Caponata, Apple Crumble Pie

In Commons

Breakfast: Waffle Bar, Extra Thick French Toast, Omelets To-Order, Cage-Free Scrambled Egg Whites, Cage-Free Scrambled Eggs, Breakfast Ham Slice, Shredded Potatoes

Lunch: Vegetable Beef Soup, Chicken Orzo Soup, Fried Fresh Clam Strip Roll, Fried Clam Strips Roll Bar, Israeli Couscous with Spinach & Chickpeas, BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger, French Fries, Pepperoni Pizza, Chef’s Choice Pizza, Cheese Pizza, Spicy Beef, Sesame Chicken, Jasmine Rice, Italian Deli Zep, Roasted Summer Beets, Roasted Butternut Squash, Fresh Whole Green Beans, Corn, Tomato & Basil Salad, Egyptian Bean Salad, Fudge Choc Chip Walnut Cookie, Carrot-Pecan Cake With Cream Cheese Icing

Dinner: Chicken Orzo Soup, Caribbean Bean Bouillabaisse, Mussels Marinara, Beef Stew, Pepperoni Pizza, Chef’s Choice Pizza, Cheese Pizza, Organic Tomato Sauce, Italian Deli Zep, Sautéed Yellow Squash & Carrots, Long Grain & Wild Rice, Corn, Tomato & Basil Salad, Egyptian Bean Salad, Apple Crumble Pie