Ariela Lopez
Staff Reporter
ariela__lopez | ariela.lopez@yale.edu
Ariela Lopez is the 148th Editor in Chief and President of the Yale Daily News. She previously covered Cops and Courts and City Hall for the City Desk and laid out the weekly print paper as a Production & Design editor. Ariela is an English major in Branford College, originally from New York City.
Author Archive
MAIA NEHME & ARIELA LOPEZ
PROFILE: Is Kevin Morse trying to be Elm City’s Batman?

Kevin Morse was formerly incarcerated. Now, he drives a cop car, wears a bulletproof press vest and reports on New Haven crime in real time on social media.

October 13, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ
Yale Public Safety expands campus presence, cites “recent incidents”

University Police assigned two to six officers to off-campus beats, while Yale Security looks to grow its staff.

October 11, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ & LILY BELLE POLING
Local pro-Palestinian activists campaign against Harris as election nears

At a protest organized by Connecticut’s Palestine Solidarity Coalition, locals rallied against Israel’s war in Gaza and Lebanon, with some encouraging voters to cast their ballots for third-party candidates in November.

October 8, 2024

NORA MOSES & ARIELA LOPEZ
How Oct. 7 changed Jewish life at Yale

Yale’s Jewish students recount a year of grief, confusion and resilience.

October 7, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ
Heidi’s handler is retiring. Is Yale’s public safety dog also one paw out the door?

The beloved labrador retriever has spent four years on campus supporting students and helping the Yale Police with community engagement. Now, her future at Yale is uncertain.

October 3, 2024

MAIA NEHME & ARIELA LOPEZ
New Haven police union, City announce tentative contract agreement

Amid recruiting troubles, the proposed contract features a nearly $20,000 raise in starting salary and strengthened benefits.

October 2, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ
Omni workers settle four-year contract

After ten months of contract negotiations and a four-day strike two weeks ago, UNITE HERE Local 217 announced that they had settled a contract with the Omni New Haven Hotel.

September 30, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ
Police Union highlights lack of wage increase in Family Weekend push

The Yale police union commissioned sign trucks and handed out promotional leaflets to students and visiting parents on Friday and Saturday — at least the sixth public action taken by the union this negotiation cycle.

September 29, 2024

MAIA NEHME & ARIELA LOPEZ
Dozens march through the Hill for police shooting victim

Friends of Jebrell Conley and local activists convened to call for police accountability a week after Conley was shot and killed by three officers at a West Haven car wash.

September 27, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ
New Haven, State police kill alleged Crips member in shooting at West Haven car wash

The mayor and chief of police believe that New Haven Police Department officers used “appropriate force” in the first fatal shooting by an NHPD officer in nearly two decades.

September 24, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ & INEZ CHUIDIAN
Unhoused New Havener faces charges for role in bomb scare, neighbors advocate for his release

Robert Cardone Jr., known for collecting recyclable bottles downtown, was arrested as a suspect in a bomb threat for moving canisters near City Hall. Advocates for the unhoused protested outside his court hearing on Thursday.

September 23, 2024