Ariela Lopez
Staff Reporter
ariela.lopez@yale.edu
Ariela Lopez covers City Hall and City Politics. Originally from New York City, she is a first-year in Branford College.
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ETHAN WOLIN & ARIELA LOPEZ
New Haven alders drop Gaza ceasefire resolution

The alders overwhelmingly voted to “read and file” a ceasefire resolution proposed in November, declining to either pass or formally reject it.

May 6, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ & JANE PARK
Warrant for arrested graduate student claims high damage cost, causes overnight detention

The University graduate student arrested for damaging the American flag on Beinecke Plaza on April 19 appeared in court on Tuesday for their arraignment.

May 1, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ
Michael Morand, longtime New Haven community ‘connector,’ to serve as City Historian

Currently the Beinecke Library’s Director of Community Engagement, Michael Morand ’87 DIV ’93 has “made it his business” to know New Haven’s history.

April 25, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ & BENJAMIN HERNANDEZ
University clarifies policy on structures following removal of protest bookshelf, encampment

Secretary and Vice President for University Life Kimberly Goff-Crews emailed the University community to “clarify” the University’s position on structures, following the removal of a pop-up bookshelf and an encampment erected by pro-Palestine protesters on Beinecke Plaza. Protesters said they feel unfairly targeted by the policy.

April 24, 2024

NORA MOSES, ARIELA LOPEZ & YOLANDA WANG
Occupy Beinecke holds teach-ins, displays artwork   

On the second day of the organizers’ sit-in on Beinecke Plaza, students and faculty members hosted over 12 hours of events to call attention to Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza.

April 17, 2024

NORA MOSES & ARIELA LOPEZ
Israel dialogue table responds to pro-divestment protests, video of threatening speech

Yale Friends of Israel sought to reach current and newly admitted Jewish students during a week of heightened pro-Palestine protests.

April 17, 2024

LAURA OSPINA & ARIELA LOPEZ
Police union trucks greet admitted students with crime fears

As students newly admitted to Yale College arrived for Bulldog Days, two trucks hired by the Yale Police Benevolent Association drove around campus, flashing billboards encouraging police presence at Yale. The union is currently 14 months into tense contract negotiations with the University.

April 16, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ & TYSON ODERMANN
UNH facilities staff win contract after ten hours on strike

University of New Haven facilities workers picketed outside campus on Thursday morning. At 2 p.m., the union reached a new contract with the University, an organizer confirmed to the News.

April 12, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ
Former mayor Harp strives for statewide impact with new PAC

The former New Haven mayor spoke to the News about a new PAC she is chairing called Impact CT, which will promote policies helping disadvantaged urban communities in the Connecticut General Assembly. The PAC’s specific policy stances remain unclear.

April 10, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ
Several New Haven schools evacuated during earthquake tremor

Before receiving emergency management guidance to shelter in place, at least three schools received guidance from an assistant superintendent to evacuate during the earthquake tremor last Friday morning.

April 9, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ & LILY BELLE POLING
ANALYSIS: Protest vote sweeps younger neighborhoods, falls flat at Yale

“Uncommitted” received 21 percent of the Democratic presidential primary vote in New Haven, doing especially well in East Rock, in line with trends from past presidential election years, but underperformed prior left-wing campaigns in Yale-heavy Ward 1.

April 8, 2024