Dems Launch Voting Reform Effort

On February 14, 2013, in Announcements, Blog, Elections, Events, Lobbying, by tyler.blackmon@yale.edu

At the Legislative Committee on February 14th, Legislative Captain Jacob Wasserman ’16 gave a presentation on the National Popular Vote initiative, which would grant the Presidency to the winner of the popular vote instead of the Electoral College vote. The presentation marked the beginning of a greater effort by the Yale Dems to pursue voter [...]

Dems Attend State of the City Address

On February 4, 2013, in Announcements, Blog, Events, by tyler.blackmon@yale.edu

On February 4th, around 15 Yale Dems walked over to City Hall to hear Mayor John DeStefano’s final State of the City address.  The ceremony attracted much local attention, with dozens of spectators having to stand along the edges of the Aldermanic Chambers to hear the address of the city’s longest-serving mayor. During his speech, [...]

First LegCom meeting of the year

On January 17, 2013, in Announcements, Blog, Lobbying, by tyler.blackmon@yale.edu

On Thursday, January 17th, the Dems kicked off a semester of legislative activism with their first Legislative Committee meeting of the year.  Held in the Mendell Room of Branford College, the meeting saw nearly thirty people come together to discuss issues ranging from gun control to juvenile justice reform. Dems President Nicole Hobbs ’14 opened [...]

Dems Elect New Executive Board

On December 4, 2012, in Announcements, Blog, by EStern

On Monday, December 3, more than 75 active members of the Yale College Democrats gathered in the Branford Common Room for the final meeting of the semester.  The Dems bid farewell to the 2012 Executive Board and voted in next year’s officers.  Below is 2013 Dems Board:  President: Nicole Hobbs Vice President: Becca Ellison Treasurer: [...]

Dems Announce New Treasurer

On August 7, 2012, in Announcements, by EStern

On August 7, Yale College Democrats President Zak Newman announced that the position of Treasurer would be filled by Kyle Tramonte.  (The Dems’ former Treasurer, Nicole Hobbs, recently became the group’s Elections Coordinator.) Kyle, a rising sophomore in Saybrook College, is originally from Galveston, TX.  Before joining the Yale Dems, he served as a Page [...]

Nicole Hobbs Becomes New Dems Elections Coordinator

On July 30, 2012, in Announcements, Blog, Elections, by EStern

As of July 30, 2012, the position of Elections Coordinator for the Yale College Democrats will be filled by Nicole Hobbs, who previously held positions of Treasurer and Communications Director.  Josh Rubin, who was serving as the Dems’ Elections Coordinator, will be working at the Obama campaign headquarters this fall. In a statement to Elections [...]

Dems to host Gov. Dan Malloy at BDD

On April 2, 2012, in Announcements, Blog, by EStern

President of the Yale College Democrats Zak Newman announced Monday morning that the Dems will host Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy at a Bulldog Days event.  Bulldog Days will be from April 16 to 18, and the Dems will hold a number of events to showcase the organization to prospective freshman. At last year’s Bulldog Day, [...]

Connecticut Students For a Dream photo campaign

On March 19, 2012, in Announcements, Blog, by EStern

Connecticut Students for a Dream will be having a Coming out of the Shadows rally on Saturday, March 24th.  They are now having an Online Coming Out Campaign next week until the day of the event.  It’s the time to take action and help make this a successful campaign! What they want from you is to take a [...]

Midterm Memo

On February 20, 2012, in Announcements, Blog, by EStern

Dems,We said at the beginning of the semester that this is going to be a huge year for Dems – we weren’t kidding! Already we’ve done tabling and canvassing for death penalty repeal, group outreach for education reform, and legislator calls for election reform. On the elections front, we’ve heard from all three of our [...]

College Democrats of America Recognize Yale Dems!!

On February 8, 2012, in Announcements, Blog, News, by EStern

This morning, the College Democrats of America shined a spotlight on the Yale Dems and our actions so far this year.  This is the beginning of a great year and a great start to our 2012 campaign efforts. #changeisnotaspectatorsport From the post on their website: “The Yale College Democrats have been doing some pretty big things lately and [...]