Vivian Wang
Staff Reporter
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Students to help plan for new colleges

The Yale College Dean’s Office will convene a new undergraduate task force to advise faculty and staff on plans for the two new residential colleges.

Spring Fling planning affected by tight budget

In planning for the University’s largest party, student organizers are facing tight costs and tough decisions.

UWC lifts time limits for complaints

Starting this month, students and faculty members seeking to bring a complaint to the University-Wide Committee on Sexual Misconduct will be able to do so even years after the alleged incident.

Clery Act amended

On Monday, U.S. Department of Education announced its final set of amendments to the Clery Act, which requires universities receiving federal funding to report crimes on and around campus.

Yale incorporates new laws in sexual misconduct policy

As college campuses nationwide adapt their policies on sexual misconduct to new federal and state legislation, Yale is working to incorporate the new guidelines into an already established network of resources.

Chemistry renovations met with mixed reviews

Seventeen months after renovations on Sterling Chemistry Laboratory began, students and faculty are still dealing with the effects of working alongside a major construction site.

Ebola researchers will not sequester themselves

After returning from conducting Ebola research in Liberia, the two Yale public health students who had previously agreed to sequester themselves have reversed their decision.

YCC student advising plan remains in flux

A new effort to connect underclassmen and upperclassmen within academic departments is facing implicit opposition by faculty members.

Student groups push to improve sexual climate

Over the past two weeks, student groups have come together to improve Yale’s sexual climate.

YCC forms sexual health task force

As sexual climates at universities have come under national scrutiny, the Yale College Council has shifted its attention to the issue.

Attorney arrested at Criterion sues city

An immigration attorney who was arrested two years ago for bringing a firearm into the Criterion Cinemas movie theater has filed a lawsuit against the City of New Haven and Police Chief Dean Esserman, alleging false arrest and police misconduct.