Mrinal Kumar
Staff Columnist
mrinal.kumar@yale.edu
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MRINAL KUMAR
Harp announces new public works head

Jeff Pescosolido will take over as the Elm City’s new director of the Department of Public Works, according to a Tuesday afternoon announcement by Mayor Toni Harp.

January 21, 2015

MRINAL KUMAR
Carter ’76 likely to replace Chuck Hagel

President Obama is expected to nominate former Pentagon second-in-command Ashton Carter '76 as the new Secretary of Defense, CNN reported Tuesday.

December 2, 2014

MRINAL KUMAR
City crime ranking disputed

After a California-based real estate brokerage ranked New Haven as Connecticut’s most dangerous city, local authorities have dismissed the ranking as inaccurate.

December 2, 2014

MRINAL KUMAR
FOOTBALL: What went wrong?

The Game 2014 is more than a battle for Ivy League supremacy — it is an opportunity for Yale to exorcise the ghosts of seven years futility on the gridiron. Here is a look back at what has gone wrong for more than half a decade.

November 21, 2014

MRINAL KUMAR
Obama cancels speech, but ULA protest continues

The last-minute cancellation of President Barack Obama’s Wednesday speech in Bridgeport, Connecticut did not prevent activists from holding a politically charged rally for immigration reform down the street from where the president was supposed to speak.

October 16, 2014

MRINAL KUMAR
Ad expenditures intensify gubernatorial race

A recent surge in ad expenditures by an Independent Expenditure Group supporting Governor Dannel Malloy has shed light on the role of campaign advertising in the gubernatorial race.

October 8, 2014

MRINAL KUMAR
Oktoberfest draws hundreds despite rain

The German Society brought a rainy Saturday night to life with its second annual Oktoberfest celebration.

October 6, 2014

MAREK RAMILO & MRINAL KUMAR
Two development projects negotiated in downtown

Negotiations between the city and a prominent real estate developer over two separate downtown properties could simultaneously create retail space and expand facilities for a local media company.

September 19, 2014

MRINAL KUMAR
YaleMakes seeks to promote creativity

This year, a new organization seeks to bring together students to work on creative projects in a relaxed, low-pressure environment.

September 17, 2014

MRINAL KUMAR
Smoking, education link emerges early

The link between higher education and smoking rates emerges well before students step onto a college campus.

September 9, 2014

MRINAL KUMAR
High Conn. living wage hampers workers

Low-wage workers may have a harder time making ends meet in Connecticut than in most other states across the country, according to a new report on living wages.

September 5, 2014