Lorenzo Ligato, Everett Rosenfeld
After nearly two years of negotiations, NHPD officers ratified a five-year contract Wednesday night that boasts wins for both the union and City Hall.
City
Everett Rosenfeld
If not for genetic parasites, mammals — and thus humans — would never have existed, a new Yale study shows. According to a new study by researchers in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology department, alien DNA from other organisms is the reason that mammals developed the ability to give birth instead of laying eggs. The […]
Sci-Tech
Gavan Gideon, Everett Rosenfeld
A year ago, as downtown bars and clubs were closing just past 2 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010, three men started shooting at each other at the corner of College and Crown streets. When police arrived and tried to stop the firefight, one man turned and shot at the officers. Amidst the gunfire, hundreds […]
City
Everett Rosenfeld
Flyers about a “Missing Chinese Girl” were posted throughout Yale’s campus and downtown New Haven late Sunday evening, but authorities are not sure if the supposed victim is real. According to the flyer, which shows a grainy black and white photo of an Asian female, a 25-year-old named Ming-yan Wei was last seen in downtown […]
City
Everett Rosenfeld, Tapley Stephenson
With 25 murders in New Haven so far this year — already the highest total since 1994 — one neighborhood is considering the use of a strict youth curfew to keeps its streets safe. The curfew, which is being considered by officials and residents of the Dwight neighborhood just west of campus, would keep anyone […]
City
Everett Rosenfeld
The father of slain pharmacology student Annie Le GRD ’13, Hoang Le, told the News on Wednesday that he does not support the wrongful death lawsuit between his daughter’s estate and Yale — but despite the fact that his objections could stop the suit, he does not plan to intervene. Two legal experts told the […]
University
Everett Rosenfeld
After commanding wins against Sacred Heart and rival Harvard, the field hockey team is gearing up for what may be its toughest challenge yet: a six-time defending champion Princeton team. Still, the Bulldogs (3–3) are feeling confident in preparation for their second Ivy League game on Saturday, Mia Rosati ’12 said. Although the Tigers (2–4) […]
Everett Rosenfeld
The Federal Bureau of Investigation released its official audited crime data for 2010 on Monday, and Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. called the violent crime numbers for New Haven “painfully high.” When the FBI released unaudited data for its annual Uniform Crime Report in May, New Haven had 1,978 violent crime incidents. Now, the final data […]
City
Nikita Lalwani, Everett Rosenfeld
Michael Jones ’12 heard a rustling in the blinds in his Sigma Phi Epsilon room Tuesday night. When he turned, he saw a man climbing through his window. Yelling that he would call the police, Jones scared the man off, but later found an knife and some of his housemate’s property — including checkbooks — […]
City
Everett Rosenfeld
Although Annie Le’s GRD ’13 father and the couple who raised the slain pharmacology student do not support her estate’s wrongful death lawsuit against Yale, there may be no way for these relatives to put a stop to the litigation. [ydn-legacy-photo-inline id=”3820″ ] In a letter to the News, Annie’s father, Hoang Le, said he […]
University
Everett Rosenfeld
An attempted armed burglary occurred at the Sigma Phi Epsilon house on High Street late Tuesday evening, Yale Police said. SigEp brother Michael Jones ’12 said he discovered a man entering the house, and told him he would call the police, scaring him off. Yale Police Department Lt. Brian Logan said officers found a knife […]
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