Andrew Ballard
Staff Reporter
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“Inside the Box,” Yale experiences solitary confinement

Haunting shrieks, the repeated pounding of a steel door, the echoing voices of guards and then silence: These are sounds Yalies will hear when they […]

Man convicted of shooting, robbing Yale student

Nearly nine years after he shot and robbed a Yale graduate student on the evening of Aug. 21, 2008, Matthew Pugh was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

More than 1,000 congregate to denounce immigration ban

People began congregating in front of Sterling Memorial Library shortly before 6 p.m., the word “solidarity” projected onto its facade.

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Minimum wage rises, higher rate proposed

Connecticut’s minimum wage rose from $9.60 to $10.10 on Jan. 1. It was the last of three incremental increases stipulated by a 2014 bill signed […]

Yale, Ivies prep for change in immigration policy

The presidents of all eight Ivy League schools announced in December that they are preparing their campuses for changes to national immigration policy.

Bookbinder ’95 leads suit against Trump

A political watchdog group headed by Noah Bookbinder ’95 filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump Monday morning, accusing him of violating the Constitution and demanding that he cease taking business-related payments from foreign entities.

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Cabinet nominee Mnuchin ’85 failed to disclose assets

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Treasury, Steven Mnuchin ’85, neglected to divulge almost $100 million dollars worth of assets.

At last, unions ratify contracts, dodge strike

UNITE HERE Local 34 and Local 35 ratified their respective five-year contracts Wednesday night, putting an end to one of the longest arbitration processes.

Amid legal dispute, Alders fund a side

The Board of Alders Financial Committee unanimously voted last week to fund $15,000 in city funds for outside legal services to Michael Smart.

Local 34 and Local 35 reach tentative contracts

UNITE HERE Local 34 and Local 35 have reached new tentative contracts with the University, narrowly escaping their Jan. 20 deadline.

Local 34 and Local 35 reach tentative contracts

UNITE HERE Local 34 and Local 35, Yale’s unions for its clerical, technical and maintenance workers, reached new tentative contracts with the University, narrowly escaping their Jan. 20 deadline.

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