A surreal moment, courtesy of the Badger-Herald: For Yale sophomore Josh Eidelson, who has worked with the Undergraduate Organization Committees to educate fellow students about the strikes, the new contracts represent progress on various fronts, something the campus community is gladly accepting. "Decent contracts are vital to create a university community I want to live in. It's safe to say there is a tremendous sense of relief on both sides" he said. "Everybody that I know is glad to have a sense of peace in the immediate sense." Nonetheless, Eidelson feels that for labor relations to improve, the New Haven community, administrators and union members must all take progressive steps together. Although he feels Local 34 and 35 could have been handed more benefits, he still sees the contracts as "a positive show of greater faith in a foundation of future progress." Conroy also sees the settlements in a similar light. And here you thought Yale's PR team and I couldn't see eye to eye on anything...