Finnegan Schick
Staff Reporter
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Yale looks to expand veteran enrollment

Jack Beecher MPH ’84 became Yale’s first Veteran Liaison just two weeks ago, but he is already taking steps to help expand Yale’s undergraduate veteran population.

Teenager falsified shooting story to NHPD

Bush, who was admitted to Yale-New Haven Hospital Sunday night, first told police that he had suffered the injury while looking for his car after leaving Toad's Place with his friends that night.

Meningitis suspected in Silliman

A female freshman in Silliman College was admitted to Yale-New Haven Hospital Sunday night with a probable case of bacterial meningitis.

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Students prioritize cheap dining at Schwarzman

Food and drink were front and center in the Schwarzman Center Advisory Committee’s Feb. 11 report.

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Ethical grievance settlement rejected

The Connecticut Grievance Committee rejected a settlement that would have found a lawyer guilty of failing to document legal transactions Friday — the most recent development in a 2003 medical malpractice lawsuit that led to the winning party suing their lawyers for malpractice.

Asbestos case puts spotlight on honorary degree

In Casale Monferrato — a small city of 35,000 on the banks of the river Po in Northern Italy — sits Swiss billionaire Stephan Schmidheiny’s abandoned cement factory, a building responsible for the asbestos-related deaths of thousands over the past 20 years.

U.S. schools earn less, spend more, study shows

While endowment returns at hundreds of U.S. colleges and universities declined last fiscal year, spending rates at those schools increased. At Yale, however, both endowment returns and spending remained steady.

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Executive action to probe pay equity

The Obama administration proposed an executive action last week that would require companies with over 100 employees, including universities like Yale, to report to the federal government how much they pay their employees by race, gender and ethnicity.

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Flipped tour bus sends 55 to local hospitals

A tour bus bound for a casino rolled over in the wind and snow on Interstate 95, shutting down the northbound lane and sending 55 people to the hospital early Monday afternoon.

Endowment thrives off little-known hedge fund

Yale’s endowment returns are among the highest in the Ivy League thanks to an obscure Boston hedge fund — just one company in a network of bankers, managers and financiers used to enhance Yale’s portfolio performance.

Local woman dies in car crash on Chapel and Olive

A woman died early Saturday morning after crashing her car into a tree at the corner of Chapel and Olive streets, according to New Haven police.