Tom Sullivan
Coach Jones inspires local fourth-graders

When Yale men’s basketball head coach James Jones was a young child, he wanted to grow up to be an astronaut named Johnny Blastoff. On […]

Summer programs bring Elis to London, Cleveland

In 1796, Yale graduate Moses Cleaveland gave a new Ohio settlement its name. This summer, 40 Yale students will be making their own mark on […]

Senate bill would rename Tweed after Bush ’68

If Tuesday night’s State of the Union address left you wanting a little less George W. Bush ’68 in your life, too bad: The 43rd […]

Students gather to protest ‘Sorry State of the Union’

Emily Wills ’04, the political action coordinator of the Yale Women’s Center, said she loved the sounds of gloved applause and dancing feet. Plenty of […]

Grant tapped as city’s new fire chief

For Michael Grant, New Haven’s new fire chief, firefighting has been a lifelong passion — a passion so strong that at the age of 14, […]

Pollster Roper dies at age 77

Burns Roper had the perfect combination of skills to be a successful pollster, family members said — an interest in the opinions of others and […]

Pipe break closes Branford dining hall

Instead of “Say what,” a more appropriate cheer for Saybrook last weekend might have been “Say, what are all these people doing here?” An unusual […]

Yale gets elementary schoolers out of bed to celebrate King’s legacy

Most students would cringe at the thought of coming into school early on a Saturday morning — especially when told to bring their parents with […]

Beloved music professor Davenny dies at 86

Emeritus music professor Ward Davenny ’36 MUS ’37, who taught at the School of Music for over 30 years, died Dec. 10 of a heart […]

Student gallery guides help illuminate Yale’s art collections

Ming Thompson ’04 leads a double life. After spending hours studying floor plans and models for her classes, Thompson heads to the Yale University Art […]

Police board votes against arrest powers

In a 4-1 decision Wednesday, the New Haven Board of Police Commissioners approved a resolution of the Board of Aldermen recommending that the Yale-New Haven […]