City | 9:16 pm | January 29, 2013 | By Isaac Stanley-Becker

Holder-Winfield to run for mayor

With New Haven Mayor John DeStefano Jr. not running for re-election, Connecticut State Rep. Gary Holder-Winfield confirmed that he will join an emerging field of candidates

University | 10:33 pm | December 4, 2012 | By Isaac Stanley-Becker

YCC releases campus safety report

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The Yale College Council released its “campus safety report” today, presenting an array of Yale safety issues ranging from inadequate lighting to safety services. The report aims to synthesize student feedback generated from a form on the YCC’s website, a crowdsourcing Google Document that was sent to all undergraduates on Nov. 13 and a “lighting patrol” »

City | 2:45 am | November 21, 2012 | By Matthew Lloyd-Thomas and Isaac Stanley-Becker

Police bias case inches forward

For the 10 black police officers suing New Haven for bias in hiring, their attempts to seek an injunction against promotions based on a newly administered 2011 test appear no closer to conclusion. The group, dubbed the “New Haven 10,” argued their case at the New Haven Superior Court on Monday, contending that the results »

City | 12:42 pm | November 6, 2012 | By Isaac Stanley-Becker

Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown ’74 dances to Jay-Z

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Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown ’74 was caught on tape Monday dancing to Jay-Z’s “On to the Next One” at a campaign rally for President Barack Obama in the bellwether state of Ohio. The rally, which was one of the president’s last stops before he headed home to Chicago for Election Day, took place at the »

University | 5:48 pm | October 25, 2012 | By Isaac Stanley-Becker

Toad’s Place to burst foam party bubble

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Ending decades of tradition and the rampant spread of pink eye, Toad’s Place at Yale announced on Facebook on Monday that it will not hold foam parties until further notice because the club’s insurance carrier would not cover the soapy events. “Toad’s will not be running foam parties until further notice because our present insurance »