Two men held the occupants of a Yale community member’s house captive this afternoon before stealing a car and keys. According to an email sent by Yale Police Chief Ronnell Higgins to the University community shortly before 10 p.m. this evening, the suspects fled the Huntington Street house in the occupants’ stolen car. “The Yale »
Stephen Davis, a professor and director of undergraduate studies for Religious Studies, was named master of Pierson College Thursday evening. Before a packed dining hall filled with current students and alumni, Davis stood alongside departing Master Harvey Goldblatt, President-Elect Peter Salovey and University President Richard Levin as he told students that he looked forward to »
At approximately 6:22 p.m. this evening, Yale lost power across campus. The outage appears to have only affected buildings powered by the Yale power plant. Several fire trucks were seen outside the power plant shortly before 7 p.m. According to police representative outside the Yale Power Plant, a substation “blew a transformer,” causing power to »
Connecticut Sens. Richard Blumenthal LAW ’73 and Chris Murphy offered harsh words to the NRA in a Monday letter to the pro-gun organization’s executive vice president, Wayne LaPierre. The letter, in which the senators requested the NRA cease automated calls pushing the NRA’s pro-gun policies to Newtown, Conn., residents, called the organization’s behavior “inappropriate” and »
In a 10-8 party-line vote, the Senate Judiciary approved the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 exactly three months after the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., that killed 26 children and teachers. The vote paves the way for the bill to move to the floor of the Senate. The bill, which is sponsored by Connecticut Sens. »