COMMUNITY LIFE
TALAT AMAN, ROSE HOROWITCH & NATALIE KAINZ
Community raises concerns over public safety, shuttle service after Jiang’s death

After the shooting death of Yale graduate student Kevin Jiang ENV ’22 in early February, students and community members are expressing concerns over public safety […]

February 19, 2021

JESSE ROY
Despierta Boricua and La Casa Cultural honor poet Julia de Burgos in conversation with Mayra Santos-Febres

La Casa Cultural and Despierta Boricua hosted Afro-Puerto Rican poet Mayra Santos-Febres on Wednesday in a discussion about the life and work of Julia de […]

February 19, 2021

NATALIE KAINZ & AISLINN KINSELLA
Yale New Haven Health helps raise funds and awareness for heart disease among women

With Valentine’s Day less than a week away, people across the country are coming together over matters of the heart: raising awareness and funds for […]

February 11, 2021

ZAPORAH PRICE
Celebrating Black History Month, new window exhibition premieres on Audubon Street

The New Haven Creative Arts Workshop — a community art school and nonprofit organization — is celebrating Black History Month with an exhibit titled “Made Visible: […]

February 9, 2021

LARISSA JIMENEZ
Following fraud claim, ULA boycotts local car dealership

Unidad Latina en Acción, or ULA, hosted a boycott rally on Wednesday evening in support of a New Haven resident who claimed that a local […]

February 8, 2021

NATALIE KAINZ
Lawsuit over Dwight park for housing deal delays construction indefinitely

A group of Dwight residents has filed a lawsuit against the Elm City, making a final stand against city plans to sell their local park […]

February 7, 2021

RAZEL SUANSING
Run for Refugees campaign pushes through despite pandemic

Even amid a global pandemic, Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services began its largest fundraising campaign — the annual IRIS Run for Refugees, last week.  The fundraiser, […]

February 7, 2021

TALAT AMAN & JULIA BROWN
‘A gift from God’: Yale community mourns loss of Kevin Jiang ENV ’22

Kevin Jiang ENV ’22, a beloved member of the Yale School of the Environment community and US Army veteran, was shot and killed on Saturday […]

February 7, 2021

ZAPORAH PRICE
New Haven celebrates Black History Month

During the month of February, Yale and New Haven community organizers are honoring Black history and leaders past and present, through events and caravans alike. […]

February 3, 2021

BRADLEY NOWACEK
New Haven Pride Center holds conversation about homelessness in LGBTQ+ community

On Saturday afternoon, the New Haven Pride Center hosted a virtual Community Conversation called “How is Homelessness Affecting the LGBTQ+ Community?” Ala Ochumare, a queer […]

January 31, 2021

LIZ CARTER
EMERGE and URI unite to restore New Haven greenery

New Haven is nicknamed the Elm City because it was once home to several different types of elm trees. However, in the 1930s, an outbreak […]

January 31, 2021