Malina Simard-Halm
Staff Reporter
malina.simard-halm@yale.edu
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APARNA NATHAN & MALINA SIMARD-HALM
Soda, candy may be taxed

Connecticut state Rep. Juan Candelaria, D-New Haven, has proposed a new state tax on sugary soft drinks and candies. The tax aims to curb childhood obesity by disincentivizing sugary foods and drinks and using the added tax revenue to support anti-obesity programs.

February 5, 2015

MALINA SIMARD-HALM
Study in hand, community resilience teams combat gun violence

In response to a study published by the Yale School of Medicine last December, community leaders in Newhallville and West River are now taking steps to reduce neighborhood gun violence.

February 1, 2015

MALINA SIMARD-HALM
Neighborhood solidarity reduces gun violence

Strengthening neighborhood ties reduces the rate of community gun violence, a new study from the Yale School of Medicine has found.

January 20, 2015

LARRY MILSTEIN & MALINA SIMARD-HALM
To combat crowding, University weighs new spaces

Although there are no plans set in stone to build new common spaces on campus, administrators say they may consider it.

November 13, 2014

CAROLINE HART & MALINA SIMARD-HALM
Art gallery to replace Pinkberry

In the wake of speculation surrounding Pinkberry’s reopening, an art gallery is now set to take its place at 1064 Chapel St.

November 11, 2014

CAROLINE HART & MALINA SIMARD-HALM
Pinkberry workers await wages

After more than a month-long vacancy, a “For Lease” notice now decorates the former Pinkberry storefront on Chapel Street.

November 6, 2014

MALINA SIMARD-HALM
Plays promote Asian-American theater on campus

“The Dance and the Railroad” and “Bondage” — both written by David Henry Hwang DRA ‘83 — will be performed together this Friday and Saturday evening in the Calhoun Cabaret.

November 5, 2014

MALINA SIMARD-HALM
Writer, professors discuss homophobic policies in Russia

Roughly 50 people squeezed into a WLH classroom Tuesday afternoon to hear three leading experts discuss the intersection of law and sexual identity in Russia under Vladimir Putin.

October 29, 2014

MALINA SIMARD-HALM
Students stage Sondheim in concert

Heartbreak, lust and hilarity will come to life this weekend as a group of undergraduates prepare to stage one of history’s most famous musicals.

October 15, 2014

MALINA SIMARD-HALM
Bariatric surgery may increase depression for some

A recent Yale study has found that while bariatric surgery — a medical procedure to reduce obesity — improves the moods of the majority of obese patients, it could potentially worsen depression for some.

October 14, 2014

MALINA SIMARD-HALM
Early drinking behavior has lifelong effect

The longer the amount of time between the first time someone drinks and gets drunk, the lower the likelihood of becoming alcohol-dependent, a new Yale study, “First Drink to First Drunk,” has found.

October 7, 2014