Ángela Pérez
Staff Reporter
@angela_sophiaa | angela.perez@yale.edu
Ángela Pérez is City Editor of the YDN. She was a former beat reporter, covering City Hall and Women's Volleyball. She was a former editor and writer for the WKND desk. She is from Puerto Rico and plans to major in Architecture.
Author Archive
ANNIE SIDRANSKY & ÁNGELA PÉREZ
Does Anyone Even Know What Yale Dads Do?

Dads can be quite the enigmas. Sure, they may go to work, but what do they really do all day? Many kids find themselves mystified […]

March 4, 2021

ÁNGELA PÉREZ
Board of Alders approves new legislative agenda

During its Monday session, the New Haven Board of Alders unanimously approved a new legislative agenda for the upcoming year. The approval comes a week […]

March 4, 2021

Zoom screenshot of the Board
TRISHA NGUYEN & ÁNGELA PÉREZ
MEN’S HOCKEY: Yale star Curtis Hall ’22 inks entry-level deal with Boston Bruins

On Monday morning, the Boston Bruins announced that they had signed Yale men’s ice hockey center Curtis Hall ’22 to a three-year entry-level contract beginning […]

March 4, 2021

ÁNGELA PÉREZ
“Amplified Voices” panel features reflections from four Black former Yale athletes

On Wednesday night, Yale Bulldogs for Change, the Yale Women’s Athletic Network and the Afro-American Cultural Center co-hosted a Zoom panel with four alumni to […]

February 25, 2021

Zoom screenshot of the event showing the two moderators and four panelists
THOMAS BIRMINGHAM & ÁNGELA PÉREZ
Board of Alders approves anti-racist policy recommendations

Last week, the Board of Alders voted to approve and endorse the recommendations of the Racism as a Public Health issue working group. On Jul. […]

February 25, 2021

ÁNGELA PÉREZ
Board of Alders unanimously agrees to sell Dixwell Plaza, working towards redeveloping area

At a Tuesday night meeting, the New Haven Board of Alders unanimously approved the sale of city-owned land for a planned $200 million Dixwell Plaza […]

February 17, 2021

The front façade of City Hall during the daytime.
ÁNGELA PÉREZ
MEN’S HOCKEY: Hall ’22 signs with Providence Bruins

Yale men’s hockey forward Curtis Hall ’22 signed a one-year contract with the AHL’s Providence Bruins, the AHL affiliate and development team for the Boston […]

February 3, 2021

ÁNGELA PÉREZ
Fareed Zakaria speaks on new book “Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World” with FAS Dean Gendler

On Wednesday, Fareed Zakaria ’86 and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Tamar Gendler talked about Zakaria’s latest book: “Ten Lessons for a […]

December 4, 2020

ÁNGELA PÉREZ
A Letter to the New Haven Paintballer

Dear New Haven Paintballer, Please shoot me in the fucking leg. I have a friend who you shot five times, twice in the head, once […]

December 3, 2020

ÁNGELA PÉREZ & ISAAC YU
Virtual venue: Hero Magnus, Baltazar Lora and Syd Bakal

Yale student musicians often showcase their work at venues on campus and beyond, but the coronavirus pandemic flatlined live performances for the duration of the […]

November 20, 2020

ÁNGELA PÉREZ
STRANGERS: Taking It All in Stride with Deja Chappell

As I sat down on Zoom to meet Deja Chappell ’22, the first thing I noticed was the yellow sweater she was wearing. Behind her […]

November 12, 2020