Sara Seymour
Staff Reporter
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Med school prof denies assault charges

Former Yale nephrologist Rex Mahnensmith MED ’77 is counter-suing the seven plaintiffs who filed a February federal lawsuit against him for sexual assault and sex […]

Students flock to Planned Parenthood rally

Approximately 100 activists swarmed the corner of Chapel and College streets Tuesday, gathering in support of Planned Parenthood, a nonprofit organization that provides reproductive and maternal health services. Along the periphery of the crowd, supporters and opponents of Planned Parenthood engaged in heated debate about defunding the organization.

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With block party, city seeks cultural capital

With beach balls, cold-brewed coffee and live music, New Haven’s Department of Arts, Culture and Tourism hosted its first annual block party on the New Haven Green Saturday.

Videos of illegal juvenile seclusion sparks outrage

Following the release of videos documenting illegal treatment of youths held at two Connecticut juvenile prisons, lawmakers in Hartford spent hours yesterday discussing alternatives to juvenile prisons.

Art and activism unite at the YUAG

A crowd of New Haven residents and art lovers applauded as The Masked Maniac, a New Haven cultural icon, recited a poem describing the experience of being black in America on Saturday.

“Arresting Patterns”: Illustrating Injustice

Despite having gone to school in New Haven since I was six, even I usually fail to leave the Yale bubble. When I do, it tends to be rewarding, though, and my excursion to Artspace at 50 Orange St. to see Arresting Patterns was no exception.

Wrongfully convicted Johnson released after nine years in prison

After serving nine years of a 38-year sentence for a murder he did not commit, Bobby Johnson was released from prison on Friday.

Urban Violence Commission holds first meeting

Gov. Dannel Malloy’s Youth and Urban Violence Commission had its first meeting Monday to address trends in the criminal justice system and review current research that sheds light on causes of urban violence.

Accused murderer Wang deemed incompetent to stand trial

Wang, who has been accused of murdering former Yale-New Haven Hospital postgraduate fellow Vajinder Toor in 2010, has been representing himself in court until today.

Police, professors discuss race at Ferguson teach-in

After being delayed for over two months due to inclement weather, the Ferguson and Beyond Teach-In drew over 100 community members to Sudler Auditorium yesterday evening, where panelists discussed race relations and police brutality in America.

Charges against Stratton dropped

Charges against former New Haven Alder Mike Stratton were dropped earlier this week after Stratton appeared in Superior Court.