Laura Ospina
Staff Reporter
Laura.ospina@yale.edu
Laura Ospina covers Yale-New Haven relations and the Latine community for the City desk. Originally from North Carolina's Research Triangle, she is a sophomore in Branford College majoring in Political Science.
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NATI TESFAYE & LAURA OSPINA
Yale acquires 51 and 57 Broadway for $7 million in move to expand University presence

In a recent transaction, the University cemented its dominance on Broadway through the purchase of the adjacent buildings, which currently hold Campus Customs, Blue Jay Cleaners, Broadway Kitchen and other retailers.

December 1, 2023

MAIA NEHME & LAURA OSPINA
Unidad Latina en Acción hosts annual Día de los Muertos celebration

ULA — a New Haven organization that supports Latine immigrants — dedicated their parade to community members who have recently passed.

November 7, 2023

LAURA OSPINA & MAIA NEHME
PROFILE: Unidad Latina en Acción defends the rights of New Haven’s immigrant community

Unidad Latina en Acción has spent more than two decades pushing for political and legal change for Latines in New Haven. They attend immigration court, lead protests and challenge politicians, inviting conflict along the way.

November 2, 2023

LAURA OSPINA & LUA PRADO
Jewish Voice for Peace holds rally in support of Palestine, demands cease-fire 

Last Wednesday, over 250 Jewish New Haveners gathered to protest outside City Hall where they read letters calling on Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro and Mayor Justin Elicker to support a cease-fire in Gaza.

October 25, 2023

LAURA OSPINA & MIA CORTÉS CASTRO
Over 1,000 rally in support of Palestine

The streets of New Haven were covered in red, green and black — the colors of the Palestinian flag — on Sunday afternoon as Connecticut residents chanted “Free Palestine” in the largest pro-Palestine rally across the state this month.

October 23, 2023

MAGGIE GRETHER, LAURA OSPINA & YURII STASIUK
Pro-Palestine protesters rally in front of City Hall

On Indigenous People’s Day, the pro-Palestine protest related their struggle to a global movement against colonialism; the rally was held days after a surprise attack against Israel by Hamas and met by a smaller counter-protest.

October 10, 2023

LAURA OSPINA
Police union holds rally during Family Weekend

Eight months into contract negotiations, the Yale police union protested the University’s contract offers and also received criticism for their proposal to limit civilian complaints

October 9, 2023

LAURA OSPINA
Yale police union calls for more detective hires, attempts to limit civilian complaints 

Amid contract negotiations, the union characterized the YPD Investigative Services Unit as understaffed and inefficient in a letter to University officials while also attempting to impose a 60-day limit on filing civilian complaints of police misconduct.

October 6, 2023

LAURA OSPINA
Yale Shuttle operator fined $725,000 to settle lawsuit over alleged environmental violations

The Conservation Law Foundation sued First Transit, the Yale shuttle operator, for illegal idling practices that allegedly violated the Clean Air Act in areas surrounding two New Haven bus stops.

September 27, 2023

LAURA OSPINA
University, police union contract negotiations off to rocky start

After the Yale police union’s contract expired on June 30, negotiations have proceeded at a slow pace, with each side pointing to the difficult negotiations process as the other side’s fault.

September 6, 2023

LAURA OSPINA
After more than three decades of organizing, Yale’s graduate student union won recognition last January

Local 33, the graduate and professional student union, received 91 percent support in its official union election, triggering the beginning of contract negotiations with Yale and joining Locals 34 and 35 as recognized Yale unions.

September 1, 2023