Stephanie Addenbrooke
Staff Reporter
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YPBA, admins reaffirm stances on Blow case

Members of the Yale Police Department are standing by the officer who held African-American student Tahj Blow ’16 at gunpoint on Jan. 24.

City sees second homicide of 2015

A shooting early Saturday morning resulted in the city’s second homicide of the year.

Police union condemns University response to Blow case

The University’s reaction after a Yale Police Department officer forced Tahj Blow '16 to the ground at gunpoint has caused friction between YPD officers and the administration.

Homicide hiatus reflects city’s violent crime reduction

When New Haven rang in the new year, the city’s last homicide — the shooting of Darryl McNair, 58, which came on the heels of three other homicides in August — was more than four months in the past.

Legislators push affirmative consent policy

With sexual misconduct on college campuses in the national spotlight, two Connecticut state legislators have proposed a bill that would require all universities in the state to adopt a “yes means yes” policy.

On national board, Esserman will seek to repair rifts between police and communities

Dean Esserman — best known for bringing Elm City police officers out of their cars and onto walking beats — will serve on the National Advisory Board of the National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice.

Job Well Done

When I was applying to college, I remember reading the following quote “Studying, Socializing and Sleep: Most students choose the first two.” While I understand that almost all undergraduates struggle with time management, I’ve found that some students have a different equation to consider. Some must decide between four options. They have to consider student work before choosing between the other three.

After frantic search, community mourns Luchang Wang ’17

Luchang Wang ’17 died Tuesday in an apparent suicide. Yale College Dean Jonathan Holloway informed the Yale community of the news in a campus-wide email shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday evening. Wang was 20 years old.

After Blow ’16 detained at gunpoint, YPD to conduct internal investigation

Two days after a Yale Police officer forced Tahj Blow ’16, an African-American student, to the ground at gunpoint — sparking allegations of racial profiling — senior University officials announced that the YPD will conduct an internal investigation into the incident.

Classes canceled as blizzard slams into coast

With a blizzard of “historic” proportions bearing down in the Northeast, Yale classes have been canceled due to snow.

SCSU student accuses Yale student of rape

Authorities are investigating a Southern Connecticut State University student’s claim that she was raped by a Yale student last weekend.