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April 2004

Ellef kept secret stock in state-backed startup:
New Haven biotech company got development agency loan, special tax break

(Journal Inquirer, 4/1/2004)

Students, workers want dining hall kept open
(New Haven Register, 4/1/2004)

High taxes have city residents concerned
(New Haven Register, 4/1/2004)


March 2004

NYU Adjuncts to vote on strike this week
NYU has contingency plan

(Washington Square News, 3/31/2004)

International Relations 101
(New York Times, 3/31/2004)

Land of the Free?
(New York Times, 3/31/2004)

Unions say Yale hasn't lived up to its contract
(Yale Herald, 3/26/2004)

Taxes are power struggle between town and gown
(Yale Daily News, 3/26/2004)

Yale workers rally to protest planned job cuts
(New Haven Register, 3/25/2004)

Protest over Yale job cuts
(WTNH, 3/25/2004)
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Supporters protest layoffs
Officials point to budget deficit as the cause

(Yale Daily News, 3/25/2004)

UConn postdocs ink contract
Agreement includes a more than 25% increase in minimum salaries

(The Scientist, 3/23/2004)

Hospitals to help uninsured
Agreement reached with union to provide free care

(Crain's Chicago Business, 3/22/2004)

Unions for Graduate Students Advance in California, New York, and Washington
(Chronicle of Higher Education, 3/22/2004)

Tax Exemptions For Colleges Challenged
(AP, 3/22/2004)

People's earns an 'A' for mortgage diversity
(New Haven Register, 3/19/2004)

(U)I Spy
The New Haven Savings Bank deal went through. But one group is keeping up the fight with a boycott--with more than just the bank in its sights

(New Haven Advocate, 3/18/2004)

NHSB alliance coming together
(New Haven Register, 3/19/2004)

Poor will get helping hand at Y-NH
(New Haven Register, 3/19/2004)
Letter to Editor: Child's wait in emergency room horrible
Letter to Editor: Knowledge, sensitivity at Y-NH extraordinary

Yale-New Haven Hospital announces discounts for the poor
(AP, 3/18/2004)

In race for international students, US erects hurdles and loses out
(Christian Science Monitor, 3/16/2004)

Farallonstage
Political theater comes out of the theater and back into the streets. Targets: Farallon Capital Management and (who else?) Yale.

(New Haven Advocate, 3/18/2004)

Not So Super a Tax Break
(New Haven Advocate, 3/18/2004)

If not used for education, tax properties like any other
Column by Rep. Toni Walker
(New Haven Register, 3/16/2004)

Nontaxable real estate can be good for the economy
Column by Yale Office of New Haven and State Affairs' Reg Solomon
(New Haven Register, 3/16/2004)

Yale exemption should stand
(New Haven Register Editorial, 3/14/2004)
Letter to Editor: Point is not to 'bash' Yale, but to save city
Letter to Editor:
It's mistake to 'attack' a 'strong partner
Letter to Editor: 'I don’t want to see Yale put up a wall, return to past

CHURCHES BOYCOTT NHSB
ECCO calls on members to withdraw funds, airs attack on directors

(New Haven Register, 3/11/2004)

Yale laying off workers to cut costs
(New Haven Register, 3/9/2004)

City's allure at odds with grand list
(New Haven Register, 3/8/2004)

Retirees rally for pensions
(Yale Daily News, 3/6/2004)

Conn. lawmakers seek higher taxes on Yale
(Yale Herald, 3/6/2004)

GESO rallies for enrollment
(Yale Daily News, 3/5/2004)

Math won't add up in proposed PILOT cuts
Op-Ed by Michael Morand, Yale Assoc. Vice President
(Yale Daily News, 3/5/2004)

Protesters seek Yale investment disclosure
(New Haven Register, 3/4/2004)

Protestors question Baca Ranch investments
(Yale Daily News, 3/5/2004)

Seeking Investment Disclosure, Coalition Targets Farallon Capital
(HedgeWorld, 3/4/2004)

Nature Conservancy to the rescue
(The Denver Post, 3/4/2004)

Duke students want environmental details from large hedge fund
(The Herald-Sun, 3/3/2004)

Hospital says it has lightened up on debtors, others disagree
(WTNH Channel 8, 3/3/2004)
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Protesters Will Hit Yale Investments
(Hartford Courant, 3/3/2004)
Read UnFarallon.Info website

Students at 5 Universities Push for Information About Hedge Fund's Investments
(Chronicle of Higher Education, 3/3/2004)

Students seek greater disclosure from San Francisco hedge fund
(San Jose Mercury News, 3/2/2004)
Read UnFarallon.Info website

Bill would define tax status of Yale sites
(New Haven Register, 3/2/2004)

Yale evaluates business costs
University seeks better service, use of staff time

(Yale Daily News, 3/1/2004)

Unions likely to strengthen
Merger by parent of locals 34, 35 would increase bargaining power

(Yale Daily News, 3/1/2004)


February 2004

City seeking to increase tax bite on Yale
(New Haven Register, 2/28/2004)

[MORE COMING SOON]

Sides join to smooth relations
Top administrators, union heads meet to talk productivity, career development, overall satisfaction

(Yale Daily News, 2/5/2004)

St. Raphael workers approve contract
(New Haven Register, 2/5/2004)

Keep University promises in Colorado
By Andrea Johnson
(Yale Daily News, 2/4/2004)

Union is firm on bank boycott
(New Haven Register, 2/4/2004)

Mayor speaks on city's state
(Yale Daily News, 2/4/2004)

DeStefano unveils 4-point program
(New Haven Register, 2/4/2004)

Disputes postpone YPBA settlement
(Yale Daily News, 2/4/2004)

Union settles with 13 hospital workers
(Yale Daily News, 2/4/2004)

Suit claims Yale-New Haven violated debt-collection rules
(New Haven Register, 2/4/2004)

Lawsuit filed against Yale New Haven and Bridgeport Hospitals
(WTNH Channel 8, 2/3/2004)
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Yale-New Haven, Bridgeport hospitals sued over bill collection methods
(AP Wire, 2/3/2004)

Y-NH union alters resignation policy
(New Haven Register, 2/3/2004)

Food workers union threatens strike
(New Haven Register, 2/3/2004)

Aldermen troubled by mayor’s pact with NHSB
(New Haven Register, 2/3/2004)

Yale must join unions to support visa reform
By Qian Wan, Qin Qin, and Cong Huang
(Yale Daily News, 2/2/2004)

Mayor barred from criticizing NHSB for 5 years
(New Haven Register, 2/2/2004)

New York State Hospitals Agree To Cut Prices for Uninsured
(Wall Street Journal, 2/2/2004)


January 2004

Judge nixes strike charges
Disorderly charges against strikers dismissed

(Yale Daily News, 01/30/2004)

University need not heed Jackson's opinion
(Yale Daily News Editorial, 01/30/2004)

Nature org. to get land sale profits
(Yale Daily News, 01/29/2004)

Dining halls spur hiring concerns
(Yale Daily News, 01/29/2004)

6 leaders from area to oversee new fund
(New Haven Register, 01/28/2004)

Students stuck abroad
International numbers drop

(Iowa City Press-Citizen, 01/27/2004)

Bank's Disputed Proposal Wins State Approval
(Hartford Courant, 01/27/2004)

Bank to give $25M more for loans to city residents
(New Haven Register, 01/27/2004)
Letter: Bank hearings a charade; DeStefano a ‘Judas’

City gets better deal on NHSB plan
(New Haven Register Editorial, 01/27/2004)

New Haven Savings Bank gets green light to go public
(WTNH Channel 8, 01/27/2004)
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NHSB conversion Ok'd
(Meriden Record-Journal, 01/27/2004)

Debate surrounds Prospect garage
(Yale Daily News, 01/26/2004)

Jackson urges Yale to use minority firms
(Yale Daily News, 01/26/2004)

Delayed visas strand students in China
Most int'l students return without issue, but many Chinese fear going home

(Yale Daily News, 01/26/2004)

Scientist stuck in bureaucratic bog
MCO researcher, child delayed in Egypt

(Toledo Blade, 01/24/2004)

GESO allies with academic organizations for a new base of support
(Yale Herald, 01/23/2004)

Yale-New Haven Owes Debtors Better Treatment
(Hartford Courant, 01/23/2004)

Endowment's input rises
Fund will supply University with $500 million

(Yale Daily News, 01/23/2004)

Foreign Students Confront Visa Woes
Columbia students have assumed a lead role in the battle against discriminatory visa policies

(Columbia Spectator, 01/23/2004)

Bank Conversion Under More Fire
Opponents Plan Full-Page Ad Showing Depositor Support For Boycott

(Hartford Courant, 01/22/2004)

Yale's garage plan irks some neighbors
(New Haven Register, 01/22/2004)

Yale-New Haven Plays Hardball
(Hartford Courant Editorial, 01/20/2004)

Protesters recall MLK in march on bank
(New Haven Register, 01/20/2004)

New Haven Savings Bank protest march
(WTNH Channel 8, 01/20/2004)
Watch Video

Jackson urges minority asset control
(Yale Daily News, 01/20/2004)

Organize, Strategize, Revitalize
Unions debate best way to revive labor’s fortunes

(In These Times, 01/16/2004)

Change Labor, Change America
By Andrew Stern, President SEIU
(In These Times, 01/16/2004)

Bank Tries To Quell Protests
(Hartford Courant, 01/14/2004)

Blumenthal blasts NHSB
Claims revised plan could circumvent law

(New Haven Register, 01/14/2004)

High number of workers likely to retire
Early departures may be spurred by announced staff reductions, recently doubled pensions

(Yale Daily News, 01/14/2004)

Rev. Streets promotes liberal social justice
(Yale Daily News, 01/14/2004)

Suit Filed To Block Bank Conversion
(Hartford Courant, 01/13/2004)

Depositors sue to stop bank's conversion
(AP, 01/12/2004)

Law would require vote on bank changes
(New Haven Register, 01/07/2004)

Bill Would Reform Bank Conversions
(Hartford Courant, 01/07/2004)

300 show up for 2nd round of NHSB hearings
(New Haven Register, 01/06/2004)

Bank's Proposal Draws Outrage
(Hartford Courant, 01/04/2004)

City seeks turnout at bank hearing
(New Haven Register, 01/04/2004)

Depositors may yet have final say on bank's future
(New Haven Register, 01/03/2004)

DeStefano sworn in to 6th term as city's mayor
(New Haven Register, 01/02/2004)


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