Yale Daily News

This past week, students from the Yale Undergraduate Prison Project and Yale College Democrats campaigned to “Ban the Box,” advocating for the passage of House Bill 5237, which would eliminate the question of former incarceration on job application forms in Connecticut.

March 7, 2016

Under a blanket of light snow, local nonprofit New Haven Reads celebrated the opening of a new location in East Rock Friday.

March 7, 2016

On the third Tuesday of each month, the New Haven Green is dotted with tables offering free pizza and clothing. The group of volunteers responsible, who call themselves the “Pizza People,” operate with the simple wish of helping those in need. But according to members of the group, some city officials want the Pizza People’s services to stop.

March 7, 2016

In the hyper-competitive world of commerce on Broadway, the stakes are especially high for eateries with similar offerings, such as Tex-Mex staples Salsa Fresca and Tomatillo.

March 4, 2016

Administrators from the Office of New Haven and State Affairs have begun to craft a network knitting together the wide variety of arts and humanities programs for New Haven Public Schools students offered by the University.

March 4, 2016

For students searching for affordable, fresh and sustainably sourced food, a new resource has become available in the Elm City. Actual Food — a New Haven-based same-day grocery delivery service — is on its way with a pilot program exclusively for Yale students starting next semester.

March 4, 2016

A Wednesday hearing in the New Haven Board of Alders’ lawsuit against the city’s Board of Education was rescheduled for March 16 after a judge granted Attorney Norman Pattis — who is representing the BOA — his second continuance since February.

March 3, 2016

A new bill aims to decrease the cost of menstrual cycles for women statewide.

March 3, 2016

After the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium exam became fully computerized, Connecticut schoolchildren will spend less time test-taking and more time learning.

March 3, 2016

The Board of Alders’ Youth Services Committee kicked off its first meeting of 2016 by discussing areas on which it will focus for the next […]

March 3, 2016

Local 34, Yale’s union of clerical and technical workers, petitioned the University on Wednesday to secure the 986 Yale School of Medicine jobs the union says are at risk of disappearing.

March 2, 2016