Benjamin Hernandez
Staff Reporter
benjamin.hernandez@yale.edu
Benjamin Hernandez covers Woodbridge Hall, the President's Office. He previously reported on international affairs at Yale. Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, he is a sophomore in Trumbull College majoring in Global Affairs.
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BENJAMIN HERNANDEZ & YURII STASIUK
‘Vladimir Putin will keep going’: Blumenthal and Sonnenfeld talk anniversary of Russian invasion of Ukraine

At a Thursday town hall, Senator Richard Blumenthal LAW ’73 and SOM assistant dean Jeffrey Sonnenfeld discussed the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion in Ukraine.

February 28, 2023

BENJAMIN HERNANDEZ & WILLIAM PORAYOUW
Salovey signals interest in South Asian partnerships

Yale is reviewing potential academic partnerships in universities in South Asia on the guidance of the President’s Council on International Activities.

February 14, 2023

BENJAMIN HERNANDEZ
U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón to read at Yale University Art Gallery

The event will take place in the Robert McNeil Jr. Lecture Hall and is free and open to the public.

February 1, 2023

BENJAMIN HERNANDEZ
Israel and Palestine Human Rights Watch director speaks at Dwight Hall

Students packed into Dwight Hall Chapel on Monday evening to hear Omar Shakir speak about the Human Rights Watch apartheid determination in the Israel and Palestine conflict and to discuss the fight for academic freedom to engage in human rights advocacy on Israel / Palestine

January 31, 2023

OLIVIA LOMBARDO & BENJAMIN HERNANDEZ
Jackson launches five-year B.A.-B.S./M.P.P. program for undergraduates

Current Yale College juniors will be eligible to apply for Jackson’s five-year B.A.-B.S./M.P.P. program in the spring.

November 29, 2022

BENJAMIN HERNANDEZ
“Grateful for our community”: Mexican restaurant Tacos Los Gordos re-opens after fire

Edgar Marcial, restaurant owner, says it feels like the restaurant never stopped operation after having to close due to a kitchen-wall fire shortly after opening.

November 11, 2022

BENJAMIN HERNANDEZ
Flight attendant union leader Sara Nelson gives annual Gruber Lecture in Women’s Rights at Yale Law School

On Oct. 17, Sara Nelson gave the Fall 2022 Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Women’s Rights, sponsored by the Gruber Program for Global Justice and Women’s Rights, at the Yale Law School.

October 23, 2022

BENJAMIN HERNANDEZ
Claire’s Corner Copia celebrates 47th anniversary with first in-person event since Covid-19 related closures

Claire’s Corner Copia, one of the few vegetarian restaurants in New Haven, celebrated its 47th anniversary with a day of festivities

September 26, 2022

BENJAMIN HERNANDEZ
La Casa begins Latine Heritage Month with annual event

La Casa hosted its annual kickoff for the commencement of Hispanic Heritage Month with a feature of ‘OMARA,’ a film by Yale alumnus Hugo Perez ’93.

September 16, 2022

BENJAMIN HERNANDEZ
Cultural centers kick off year with Intercultural First-Year Mixer

The University’s four cultural centers welcomed first-year students to campus on Sept. 2 at the annual Intercultural First-Year Mixer, an event born from the growing collaboration between the cultural houses.

September 5, 2022

BENJAMIN HERNANDEZ
New package receiving center opens at Yale Bookstore

While many say the new center on the bottom floor of the Yale Bookstore is an improvement from last year’s center at 200 Elm St, some students still prefer the package receiving system of years’ past.

September 2, 2022