Homeless in New Haven

Contributed by Sunnie Jaye Tölle

On the way home from basketball practice Sunnie met Will, a New Haven homeless man who frequents Temple Street. Will urged her to share this Youtube interview of him (embedded below) with her friends. Sunnie is at a loss as to how a man becomes homeless merely by losing his job. The only people Sunnie spots on the street in her hometown of Zurich, Switzerland are people who have "...really messed up- drug addicts, criminals. In Switzerland there are too many safety nets, too many social programs that prevent you from losing your home as soon as you lose your job."

Has America failed Will? Or has Will failed himself?

Cristiano Ronaldo is World Footballer of the Year

Cristiano Ronaldo is World Footballer of the Year
Cristiano Ronaldo was named FIFA World Footballer of the Year for 2008 at the FIFA Gala in Zurich.Ronaldo, who's also bearer of the esteemed award Ballon d'Or for the European Footballer of the Year, beat rivals like Kaka (Brazil 2007 winner), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Fernando Torres (Spain) and Xavi (Spain).
After Ronaldo received FIFA World Footballer award from Pele at the FIFA Gala in Zurich he stated:"It's an overwhelming moment in my career and I'd like to dedicate this award to my family, friends and colleagues,"

All FIFA World Players:
1991: Lothar Matthäus (Nem)
1992: Marco van Basten (Niz)
1993: Roberto Baggio (Ita)
1994: Romario (Bra)
1995: George Weah (Libr)
1996: Ronaldo (Bra)
1997: Ronaldo (Bra)
1998: Zinedine Zidane (Fra)
1999: Rivaldo (Bra)
2000: Zinedine Zidane (Fra)
2001: Luis Figo (Por)
2002: Ronaldo (Bra)
2003: Zinedine Zidane (Fra)
2004: Ronaldinho (Bra)
2005: Ronaldinho (Bra)
2006: Fabio Cannavaro (Ita)
2007: Kaka (Bra)
2008: Cristiano Ronaldo (Por)