New Haven Independent

Reel News | April 29, 2008

Safe Space Found

by Reel News | April 29, 2008 5:17 PM | Permalink

The school gym is open -- at night. And New Haven teens have some place to go.

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Reel News | March 26, 2008

School Reform "DOA"?

by Reel News | March 26, 2008 3:04 PM | Permalink

A post-hearing report.

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Reel News | March 20, 2008

A Space For Young People?

by Reel News | March 20, 2008 11:30 AM | Permalink

That’s what some people interviewed on Chapel Street would like to see fill in the empty lot left behind by the massive downtown fire.

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Reel News | March 10, 2008

Stetson Perseveres

by Reel News | March 10, 2008 12:33 PM | Permalink

It survived a suggested budget cut -- and is helping to keep the Dixwell neighborhood going.

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Reel News | February 22, 2008

Students Pass The Word -- & The Protection

by Reel News | February 22, 2008 11:46 AM | Permalink

City high schoolers took to the Green to hand out condoms and talk straight up about safe sex.

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Reel News | February 19, 2008

Students: Thumbs Down On Aramark Lunches

by Reel News | February 19, 2008 3:03 PM | Permalink

As the Board of Ed decides whether to renew a private contract for school lunches, students weighed in with a consistent verdict on the food.

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Reel News | February 8, 2008

"I Too Have a Dream"

by Reel News | February 8, 2008 8:47 AM | Permalink

As Black History Month gets underway, a dream from the Civil Rights era was updated for the 21st Century.

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Reel News | December 19, 2007

More Bike Lanes = Less Ticketing?

by Reel News | December 19, 2007 1:39 PM | Permalink

City high-schoolers Devon Youmans and Miya Brooks looked into enforcement of bike ordinances and the impact of having bike lanes in East Rock and Westville but not other city neighborhoods.

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Reel News | December 13, 2007

Ortiz: "I Was A Mama's Boy"

by Reel News | December 13, 2007 9:14 AM | Permalink

The police chief sat down with high-school reporters and spoke about his youth, his career, and questions raised in an earlier report security at Wilbur Cross High School.

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Reel News | December 5, 2007

Black Colleges Beckon

by Reel News | December 5, 2007 1:03 PM | Permalink

Travel to New York along with some New Haven high school students to hear the pitch to attend historically black colleges.

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Reel News | November 16, 2007

Skater Shop Channels Graffiti Energy

by Reel News | November 16, 2007 12:58 PM | Permalink

On State Street, skaters and graffiti artists are crossing paths at Channel One Skate Shop.

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Reel News | November 13, 2007

Recipe for Security

by Reel News | November 13, 2007 7:48 AM | Permalink

Reel News youth reporters Miya Brooks and Devon Youmans talked to teachers, guards, students, and the principal to assess what makes for a safe urban high school.

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Reel News | November 12, 2007

New Haveners Rally in Support of the Jena 6

by Reel News | November 12, 2007 4:25 PM | Permalink

Reel News reporters Bianka O'Bryan and Greg Lewis covered the Jena 6 Rally sponsored by the ANSWER Coalition last Wednesday in downtown New Haven. Click on the play arrow to watch their report.

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Reel News | October 22, 2007

Reel News: From Jena To New Haven

by Reel News | October 22, 2007 5:12 PM | Permalink

When they heard about the national soul-searching provoked by the arrests of six high-school students in Louisiana, Bianka O'Bryan and Greg Lewis wondered what fellow students and teachers were thinking here in New Haven.

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