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NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT · THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2015 · VOL. CXXXVII, NO. 97 · yaledailynews.com

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CROSS CAMPUS Terrible strategy. Yesterday,

students in the infamous, highly selective, fiercely competitive and all-access “Grand Strategy” class received a stern reprimand from professor Jeremy Friedman for not … writing their names on their work.

“Also, and I can’t believe I need to say this, whenever you submit something, please remember to put your name on it.” Please. For the sake of Humility.

“Hello, Awesome.” This afternoon, Branford College Master Elizabeth Bradley will host New York Times at-large writer Sarah Lyall ’85 for a Master’s Tea. Once a University News editor for the News, Lyall comes home as living proof that one can, in fact, make a living as a writer.

The prodigal daughter returns.

Against the current. Jill Abramson, another (ex-) New York Times journalist, who is gracing an unnamed university up north, signed a book deal with publisher Simon & Schuster for roughly $1 million. In it, Abramson will discuss the future of news media, something she might know a thing or two about.

Food. A Tuesday article on

CBSNews.com walked readers through a quiz designed to reveal whether or not they are “food addicts.” Based on a study by the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, the quiz contains questions like “How often do you find yourself consuming certain foods even though you are no longer hungry?” You probably shouldn’t take the quiz during midterm season.

Drink. But what is food without

something to wash it down?

WTNH.com profiled another Yale study — this one on the effects of binge drinking in college on potential long-term alcohol abuse. You probably shouldn’t read the story in the immediate aftermath of midterm season.

Right on cue. Morse held a “Pub Night” event in its dining hall last night, without actually serving alcohol. At the same time, its buttery announced that it would begin serving smoothies. Morse always keeps things clean.

So hot right now. The Opera

Theatre of Yale College begins showing its “Hansel und Gretel” production today with a 7:30 p.m. curtain time at Mary S. Harkness Auditorium.

A sticky situation. A Post-it

note campaign in support of creating an Asian-American Studies department at Yale kicks off at 11 a.m. outside Commons. There, students can write their thoughts on (what else?) Post-it notes.

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Tensions flare at mental health forum

BY AMAKA UCHEGBU STAFF REPORTER Tensions ran high and voices were raised at yesterday’s forum on mental health and counseling. And as students pressured administrators for answers, questions lingered as to whether more transparency would come in the wake of the conversation.

“We appreciate a lot of your rhetoric, but there seems to be a tremendous lack of consistency about what we are hearing from you and the experience that other students are having,” said Yale College Council President Michael Herbert ’16, standing amidst some 200 seated students at the forum.

Herbert was attempting to extract a commitment from Yale College Dean Jonathan Holloway, who hosted the forum, to respond, point by point, to two YCC reports on mental health, released in the 2013-’14 academic year. He asked that Holloway address the requests outlined in the reports by the end of the 2014–’15 academic year.

Holloway would not commit to doing so.

At 6 p.m. Wednesday evening, students crowded into LC 102 to attend the forum. Joining Holloway on stage were Director of Yale Health Paul Genecin, Mental Health and Counseling Director Lorraine Siggins, MH&C Associate Director Howard Blue and English professor John Rogers, who is heading the committee reviewing

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Roughly 200 students attended an open forum on mental health featuring Yale College Dean Jonathan Holloway, alongside Yale Health officials. withdrawal and readmission policies.

The town hall, which Holloway said was intended to clear up misperceptions about mental health services at Yale Health, quickly became heated, with

numerous students directly confronting administrators about their own negative experiences with MH&C. Most students interviewed said they were exasperated with what they described as the

Senior Class Gift participation plummets

BY FINNEGAN SCHICK STAFF REPORTER Seventy-eight percent of seniors donated to the class of 2015 Senior Class Gift, a drop of 18.6 percentage points from the previous year.

The Senior Class Gift, which is a part of the Yale Alumni Fund, provides unrestricted and immediate funds that are independent of the endowment.

Last year, the three-week-long fundraising campaign raised $33,387, but the class of 2015 co-chairs announced Wednesday that this year’s campaign generated $26,396. The last time senior participation in the gift fell below 80 percent was in 2008.

Eric Stern ’15, who was a residential college representative for the gift, said he was not disappointed by the lower rate of participation. He still believes that the Senior Class Gift is a powerful way to express thanks to the University, he said, though he acknowledged that seniors should choose for themselves whether or not to donate.

“Giving to the Senior Class Gift is an individual’s choice, and it was impor-

tant — and it is important — that every person make this decision him or herself,” Stern said.

Students interviewed attributed this drop to the boycott of the Class Gift, which was organized in an effort to urge Yale to improve its mental health and readmission policies.

Geoffrey Smith ’15, one of seven seniors who organized the online pledge to boycott the gift — which amassed over 80 signatures from seniors as of Tuesday night — said boycotts did not occur during fundraising campaigns in previous years.

“One of the key goals of the boycott was to make the stance of the student body clear on this issue,” Smith said.

“I’m very happy that so many people decided that this was something they wanted to take a stand on.”

Though Smith acknowledged that many seniors may have abstained from donating for reasons unrelated to the University’s mental health procedures, he still saw the boycott as largely effective in reducing SCG participation.

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administration’s unwillingness to answer questions directly or take student feedback into account. The administration, many noted, exhibited a lack of awareness about students’ experiences with mental health

services.

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Numerous students used the open forum as an opportunity to SEE MENTAL HEALTH PAGE 4

In code of conduct debate, question of FAS Senate’s role

BY LARRY MILSTEIN AND EMMA PLATOFF STAFF REPORTER Though the newly created Faculty of Arts and Sciences Senate will not hold its first session for another six months, the body is already facing its first test of power.

Next week, the FAS Senate — whose bylaws were officially approved by the faculty in December — will take the important step of announcing its nomination committee, a group of five faculty tasked with selecting members of the FAS to stand for office in advance of the election in April.

THE SENATE BODY TAKES FORM

Despite this progress, a committee appointed by University President Peter Salovey and Provost Benjamin Polak in May has continued its work on a document outlining Standards of Faculty Conduct, an issue some faculty have argued should fall under the Senate’s purview instead. With the first meeting of the Senate scheduled for fall 2015, the recent backlash over the drafted code of conduct — which ranges from

complaints about specific language to larger worries about excessive administrative power — has raised questions about how much authority this new body will ultimately hold in the eyes of Yale’s senior leadership.

“The draft Standards of Faculty Conduct document is exactly concerned with the question of the rights and responsibilities of faculty and the balance of power between faculty and administration,” computer science professor Michael Fischer said. “The fact that the [Standards of Faculty Conduct] has been promulgated in parallel with the creation of the FASS shows at least a lack of sensitivity on the part of the administration to faculty concerns.”

He added that the administration should implement a moratorium on further consideration of the draft Standards of Faculty Conduct until the new Faculty Senate has had an opportunity to deliberate, recommend and vote on the substance of the document that pertains to members of the FAS. Political science professor and chair SEE FACULTY SENATE PAGE 6

Miscalculation leads to error in state budget

BY MICHELLE LIU STAFF REPORTER A miscalculation in Gov. Dannel Malloy’s proposed two-year, $40 billion budget has crystallized the importance of checking the facts.

The error — which pushed the budget over the spending limit by at least $54.5 million — stems from a discrepancy in the personal income data used to calculate the spending limit, Ben Barnes, secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, said in a statement Tuesday afternoon. Specifically, the mistake came from starting at the wrong point on the calendar. When calculating the growth rate of the expenditure cap for the next two years, the state

legislature’s Office of Fiscal Analysis typically uses personal income starting from the third quarter of the calendar year.

Malloy’s budget, though, drew data starting with the fourth quarter.

“On behalf of the agency, I personally apologize for this discrepancy, and commit to working with OFA and the legislature to identify the adjustments necessary to ensure compliance with the expenditure cap,” Barnes said in the statement.

The inconsistency, according to Barnes, occurred because the data was drawn from a new outside vendor that shifted the reporting period one quarter later. But the OPM did not notice the shift until after the budget was prepared and submitted to the state legislature.

OPM spokesperson Gian-Carl Casa said the vendor in question was IHS Global Inc., a Colorado company that received $41,000 to offer economic forecasts on which the governor’s budget then based its revenue forecast.

Barnes said that when calculated correctly, the expenditure cap growth rate decreases, causing the 2016 fiscal year’s spending cap to drop approximately $60 million from Malloy’s original cap. He added that, with revised data, Malloy’s budget would be $80 million below the cap in the 2017 fiscal year. The budget originally projected spending to run $6.3 million under the cap in the 2016 fiscal year and $135.8 million below the limit in 2017.

However, a second spending cap issue

was brought up by Republican state Sen. Robert Kane, the ranking member of the General Assembly’s Appropriations Committee, during a hearing with Barnes last week.

Beginning next fiscal year, Connecticut must deposit $48 million to a special reserve account annually in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. A contract between the state and bond investors in 2013 also required that these deposits be included in the budget and thus included in the cap. But Malloy’s budget moves the deposits outside of the budget, exempting them from the cap.

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Recognizing women in uniform L

ast July, Michelle Howard, the daughter of an Air Force veteran, earned a fourth star and a promotion to vice chief of naval operations.

This accomplishment capped a career of “firsts,” with Howard trailblazing where no African-American woman and, in some cases, no woman had succeeded before. As the 38th vice chief of naval operations, Howard is the Navy’s second highest-ranking officer and the highest-ranking woman in Navy history.

Since Howard first took command of a ship, civilians and military personnel alike have seen her as a role model, holding her up as an example of successful leadership from a female officer. Undoubtedly, she represents the highest standard of women in uniform.

We tend to celebrate officers who reach the top ranks of the military, understandably so.

Perhaps the Yale community should take a moment to recognize the empowered women in uniform all around us, who serve and have served honorably while a part of this campus community.

Yale’s Air Force and Naval ROTC programs left campus in 1972 after Vietnam-era disagreements between the Department of Defense and the Yale administration. The programs returned to Yale in August 2012, yet the role of female midshipmen and cadets in that return has largely gone unrecognized. Women were excluded from Yale College admissions until 1969 and from equal opportunities for military service until the 1970s, but in 2012, they were finally able to join an on-campus officer training program while enrolled at Yale.

To be fair, a female Yale undergraduate could have maintained an Air Force or Army ROTC scholarship through cross-town relationships with the University of Connecticut or the University of New Haven. But relatively few Yale students have become officers in the Air Force or Army through these programs, revealing the difficulty of the process.

There is a growing community of women in uniform on campus, both ROTC students in Yale College and officers within the graduate and professional schools. In this community I see a chance for Yale to recognize and celebrate a group of female leaders that we don’t spend enough time talking about. We have programs on campus that encourage women to enter politics, finance and engineering. In lieu of creating another program to encourage military careers, we should

consider the gendered expectations of uniformed service, of expected masculinity and suppressed femininity.

I don’t want to speak for the women who balance these stereotypes with life at Yale, but I’m of the opinion that the only way we’ll change expectations and create positive societal perceptions of women in uniform is by recognizing the ones who serve with dignity on this campus. They deal with doubts about their abilities to contribute, their physical features, their personalities. And these stereotypes are perpetuated by men and women alike.

With revelations about the prevalence of sexual assault in both the U.S. military and on American college campuses, there’s a need to promote positive images of women in our communities. Yale hasn’t gone untouched by these issues, as evidenced by the campus-wide emails from Yale Police Department Chief Ronnell Higgins.

While the events described in those emails don’t speak for the University as a whole, they do show room for improvement. The women in uniform on Yale’s campus stand at the intersection of these two institutions.

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stop to school is un-ironically harrowing. It gives a narrative arc to one’s life and brings the community together.

What is more, spring becomes a miracle. The gradual thawing of snow, the appearance of small leaves on the trees, the chatter of the birds returning, all seem utterly impossible. In the midst of the cold, it is hard to see how it could ever end. And yet it does.

The whole world springs back to life with incredible vitality.

I love that winter has such tremendous power. The anticipation of it, or relief from it, colors every season, heightening the flavor of each one. The falling leaves in autumn are more ominous and the brutal heat of summer more scorching. It is a cyclical drama, playing itself out unendingly before our eyes.

We get some of this in New Haven, but not so consistently or intensely as in other parts of the country. My freshman year we barely even had a winter; we did not even have a single day below 10 degrees. I was disoriented and out of sorts for the entire year afterward. Spring only makes sense to me in the

context of the winter that preceded it.

So I think that we should reconsider our knee jerk reaction to New Haven winters. As a season, it might not have the immediate appeal of a fall or a spring, but without it these other, more celebrated, seasons would lose their significance. When the days start to shorten and the temperatures drop, why moan and groan? We should look forward to winter with eager anticipation. Life is mostly a question of attitude.

The Midwesterners will tell you that if you embrace winter instead of begrudging it, it will have much more to offer than you initially thought.

So while everyone from California waddles around in their puffy jackets and grumbles about the chill, I hope you will forgive me for taking the opposite view. I wish that it were colder, and I hope that you do too.

ISA QASIM is a senior in Jonathan Edwards College. His column runs on alternate Thursdays. Contact him at isa.qasim@yale.edu .

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that I miss that freezing week, that I miss Chicago winters.

The powerful slap of the wind coming off the lake, ISA which knocks QASIM all sense or reason from The your mind.

Not leavPasserby ing the house once for an entire weekend and keeping a fire roaring in the fireplace the whole time. The precautions needed if, like me, you are stupid enough to go for a run in that weather. The hands inside gloves, the skull cap under the beanie under the hood. I miss all of it. Somehow, I feel like a year without all that is never quite complete.

The reason I think I miss my home’s winters so much is because they provided a purpose. The extremity of a brutal winter makes the mere act of going through a day feel like a triumph. The walk from the bus

One goal of bringing back ROTC to campus after the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was to show publicly that the nation’s future civilian leaders could be educated alongside future military leaders. We would be lost in fulfilling that commitment, in achieving that goal, if we failed to shift away from ideas of men in uniform to a broader conception of uniformed service. Our military attempts to do this every day. We begin by changing perceptions and rolling back stereotypes.

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grew up just north of Chicago, so I am no stranger to harsh winters. Coming to Connecticut has actually been a pretty easy transition. The winter is still long, but in New Haven we miss that one week of subzero weather that brings all life to a halt back home.

We all know the people from California who grumble about the snow and proclaim the West Coast’s meteorological superiority. It is so common as to be a cliché. It has become almost a performance, wherein the whining Californian serves as a foil to remind ourselves of our own climate resilience.

But if you talk to people from the truly cold parts of the nation, the kids from Minnesota, upper Maine, my own proud city upon the frozen Lake Michigan, you will not hear whining. Instead, there is almost a yearning. “This is nothing like back home,” they will proudly say. And yet they do not sound like they are happy to be away from home. Not at all. In fact, they wish that those brutal winters had followed them here.

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A cultural critique of screw

t was a bit better than a high school formal. Everyone was less awkward, and the gents mostly wore jackets that fit. But unfortunately, from the weak expectations of the matchmaking, to the highly traditional drunkenness, to the primordial dancing, screw was a net detraction from the Yale freshman experience.

The affair starts with a benign request: “Hey dude, can you find me a date to screw?” Sure, the name of the event is sexual and strange, but you’re happy to help a friend out. The problem is not that the date you’re to arrange will be blind, but rather that you have little incentive to make it good.

They’ll have to be able to communicate somewhat, but once they exchange colleges, hometowns, intended majors and summer plans, it’ll be “pregame” time, with little expectation that they’ll speak over the next hours.

The pregame is boozy and noisy. The main difference between it and a dorm party is the attire and cleanliness of those who attend; in one of the highlights of the evening, folks have cleaned up quite well. But the music and rapid drinking — liquor in Commons is a no-no — preclude pleasant conversation, even

with one’s date. And after you’ve “pregamed” at the “pregame,” the night’s featured attraction begins.

Contrary to advertisement, there’s not much Yule Ball-ish about it. The lack of owls and ball gowns aside, it’s impossible to hear anyone. A few fogies audaciously dance facing one another at the front of the room, but the mass of attendees look like they’re at Toad’s, but with a dress code. They are abetted by a DJ who will turn down for nothing — Drake will play until the dance floor is evacuated.

SCREW WAS A NET DETRACTION FROM THE YALE FRESHMAN EXPERIENCE From midnight on, some couples stumble back to Old Campus, but most people look like they’re just with friends. After-parties rage until 3 or 4 a.m. Perhaps in some quiet corner of Durfee, a gentleman/lady kisses a gentle-

man/lady goodnight, thanks him or her for a lovely evening and promises to call the next day.

For most of the freshman class, it was hardly Professor McGonagall’s “evening of well-mannered frivolity.” Which is a shame, because amidst the opportunities to drink and sweat till dawn in more casual clothing, an affair of Victorian virtue, quiet music, face-to-face dancing and extended conversation would have been refreshing and even romantic. A large part of the night would have been improved with the dance itself. Here are some suggestions for future classes.

First, the lights should be closer to on than to off. That way, folks can see one another.

Second, the music should be closer to quiet than to blaring. That way, folks can hear one another.

Third, the playlist should allow for dancing that facilitates, rather than competes with, conversation. Think waltzing, not grinding.

This should all be in the service of interaction at screw itself that is less mosh-pit and sexualized and more joyous and intimate. Perhaps, if that were so, people would be a bit less likely to show up drunk. This might, in

turn, encourage them to spend more time getting to know their dates. And, if a screw date were expected to be, on some level, a serious date, suitemates might think about, “Who might this person like to spend a wonderful evening with, or perhaps even date?”

Some will respond that they aren’t interested in dating, or courtship, or romance, or any of that 1950s/Jane Austen garbage.

It’s college, man. Chill out. Don’t be so monoga-normative.

My response is that college already affords nightly opportunities for screw-type fun.

But some day, most of us (this is monoga-positivity, now) will end up married to one other person.

Perhaps that person will be met in the sweat-lubricated sauna of Toad’s, but, if I had to guess, it’ll probably be in a more intimate setting. A more formal, traditional screw would create social pressure to put one’s best foot forward, good practice for the adult world. It might even help us find a significant other, even if it didn’t for Harry, Ron or Hermione.

COLE ARONSON is a freshman in Calhoun College. Contact him at cole.aronson@yale.edu .

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CORRECTION MONDAY, FEB. 23

A previous version of the article “Injury limits Varga at Combine” incorrectly stated that Tyler Varga ’15 will be participating in a pro day near the University of Connecticut because Yale does not hold a pro day for football. In fact, Yale will hold a pro day on March 26, but Varga will not participate because his agent is organizing a separate pro day for his clients.

Education career resources expand

BY TYLER FOGGATT STAFF REPORTER The Office of Career Strategy is working to publicize and make accessible the wide range of opportunities for students seeking work in education straight out of college.

O CS A sso c i a te D i re c tor Stephanie Waite said that although students need to attend graduate school before teaching at the college level, there are still numerous opportunities in the field of education that do not require a graduate degree.

Waite said OCS has expanded its resources for students pursuing education careers directly after graduation. They could be interested in teaching at the elementary, middle or high school level, seeking an English-language teaching position overseas, or hoping to enter education policy or reform, she said.

“Our resources are very much geared towards students trying to find jobs right out of Yale College,” Waite said.

Education was the second most popular post-graduation professional field for the class of 2014, with nearly 12 percent of the class pursuing careers in this field, OCS Director Jeanine Dames said.

Dames said OCS has increased its efforts to inform students of opportunities in the field of education that may be lesser-known or publicized.

“We’ve been putting together programs and resources to give students a breadth of possibilities in the area of education,” Dames said. “There are wonderful opportunities that students are very aware of — Teach for America being one, and the New York City Teaching Fellows being another. But they might not know that oftentimes, you can teach at a private school without certification, or they might not be aware of policy opportunities within the Department of Education.”

Shane Kim ’17, who is enrolled in the Education Studies program, said he has noticed many local teaching opportunities available through Yale, such as the Breakthrough Collaborative, Splash and Sprout. He added that there are also many positions available abroad.

However, Kim said, other opportunities in education — at think tanks, legal offices, nonprofit organizations and government agencies — are harder to come by and seldom funded by the University.

“Work in the field of education can range from advocating for students on a case-bycase basis, much like Advocates for Children of New York, to the impact analysis that has to take place once state budgets are released,” Kim said. “I think opportunities to do this kind of work, or at least — the opportunities to have this kind of work funded through the University — are sparse. There’s plenty of room to grow.”

According to Waite, this year the OCS website expanded to include information about fellowships, short-term and longterm opportunities in education for undergraduates.

Israel Tovar ’17, an Education Studies Scholar, said he did not have trouble finding a summer

position in the field of education this year. Tovar said he was informed of many educationrelated opportunities through the Education Studies program, but there were also numerous openings posted on the Symplicity Website.

But he added that the resources available to students who are interested in education still pale in comparison to the resources available for those looking to enter the private sector.

“I believe that if you’re an Ed Studies Scholar, then you will have a good amount of quality resources available to you,” Tovar said. “However, if you’re not [an Ed Studies] scholar, then I think it would be a bit more challenging to find those resources. Also, in comparison to the resources for students trying to work at a place like Goldman Sachs, I feel as though Ed Studies resources are not yet up to par.”

Tovar’s statement was echoed

by Nelson Reed ’17, who said that as a student who is not a member of the Education Studies program, finding a summer job in education has been challenging.

UConn report predicts economic growth

BY ALEC HERNANDEZ CONTRIBUTING REPORTER In 2013, economic growth in Connecticut lagged behind already tepid economic growth across the country. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the national economy expanded by 1.8 percent, while the Nutmeg State’s economy grew by a measly 0.9 percent.

But those days of trailing the rest of the country may soon be over, a report from the University of Connecticut’s Center of Economic Analysis suggests. The report predicts an unprecedented 8.1 percent growth in the state for the rest of 2015.

Should the economy grow at that rate, it would stand head and shoulders above the roughly 3 percent expected for the country at large. However, the center’s report does not expect the

exceptional growth to last — in 2016, it says, the state’s economy will grow at a far more modest 3.2 percent.

According to Peter Gunther, a senior research fellow at CCEA and lead author of the study, biotechnology is the driving force behind the rapid increase in the state’s GDP. “Biotech companies are by far the most up-and-coming industry in Connecticut,” Gunther said. “Many of these companies are doing their initial hiring in Connecticut, which gives local residents and college graduates a chance to be at the forefront of what the companies are doing.”

Other than biotech, the study cites low international oil prices, as well as the presence of many investment companies and manufacturers in Connecticut, as reasons for the anticipated strong growth in the state’s economy.

Although Gunther said he is confident Connecticut will experience significant growth this year, he — along with other experts in economics — said the projections may overestimate the true growth rate.

“The models we use do have room for error, so the numbers may point to a slight upward bias, but the state can realistically reach up to 6 percent growth if the current trends continue,” he said.

Other experts expressed doubts concerning the study and its findings.

Peter Gioia, an economist and vice president of the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, said he is skeptical of the study’s prediction.

“Frankly, I think they need to review their work. The models must be flawed, because it is completely unrealistic to reach

this level of growth,” he said.

Gioia said he sees the state achieving growth of 3.5 to four percent. That growth, however, is entirely dependent on whether Gov. Dannel Malloy’s newest tax reforms pass through the state legislature.

Malloy released a newly revised state budget last Wednesday that proposed collecting higher taxes from businesses and hospitals and trimming the sales tax. If Malloy’s plan passes, it will have a negative effect on the state’s growth rate because new businesses will be deterred from operating in Connecticut, Gioia said.

Connecticut’s growth rate in 2014 was 2.6 percent, according to a report released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Contact ALEC HERNANDEZ at alec.hernandez@yale.edu .

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We’ve been putting together programs and resources to give students a breadth of possibilities.

JEANINE DAMES Director, OCS “Without Education Studies, I’m not sure how I could find work in the field at all,” Kim said.

As an increasing number of students express interest in Education Studies and education-related opportunities, Tovar said, he hopes the University will provide and connect students with the resources they need — regardless of whether or not they are enrolled in the Education Studies program.

Industries such as finance and consulting can anticipate hiring needs a year in advance, and typically have formalized internship programs that turn into long-term opportunities post-graduation, Waite said.

Hiring needs for industries in the public sector, such as education, are often not set until later in the year, making it difficult for these industries to engage in oncampus recruiting, she said.

Waite added that most of the work OCS does in this area involves helping students strategize individually — by networking with alumni, connecting with peers and preparing proper application materials for the education industry.

Several education career events are planned for later this spring, Waite said, the first of which being an Education Employment Panel on March 2.

“I’ve had several employers come to me and say ‘I want to connect with Yalies and make sure they know about our organization and the opportunities with us,’” Waite said.

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Gov. Dannel Malloy introduced a three-decade-long transportation plan in his budget last Wednesday.

BY DANIELA BRIGHENTI STAFF REPORTER State officials are debating proposals to finance Gov. Dannel Malloy’s long-term transportation goals, introduced in his budget address last Wednesday.

In his address, Malloy introduced a three-decade-long transportation plan that would increase rail service, widen highways and upgrade several bridges throughout the state.

The initiative would cost $10 billion in its first five years, and $100 billion over the next 30.

However, Malloy did not present a specific plan on how he would fund these long-term projects.

At a public hearing Wednesday in front of the Transportation Committee, state officials proposed two ideas to fund Malloy’s plan: a transportation fund lockbox and highway tolls.

The transportation fund lockbox would ensure that funds meant for transportation projects would not be used for other

state projects. Tolls, which were banned in Connecticut in 1983, would also help bring in funding.

“There’s a fund in state government that is supposed to be used just for transportation projects,” said state Sen. Michael McLachlan, a Republican representing Danbury. “But they keep taking money out of it and putting it into general funding, and the first way to help pay for it is to stop spending that money.”

In his budget address last Wednesday, Malloy voiced his support for a transportation fund lockbox.

Although the idea for the lockbox was introduced by Democratic state representatives and senators, state officials on both sides of the aisle interviewed said it was wellreceived by both parties.

“The process is moving forward,” said state Rep. Antonio Guerrera, a Democrat representing Newington, Rocky Hill and Wethersfield. “We had a public hearing [yesterday] and

it seemed to me like it gathered quite a bit of support from both sides.”

State officials are now working to garner more support to get the bill approved by the committee and then to have a vote on the floor of the House and the Senate, Guerrera said.

He added that no timeline is available as of now, but that it would most likely take a least a few years for the bill to pass.

Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management Benjamin Barnes said in a testimony during the public hearing that Malloy recognized that the proposed amendment could be enacted, at earliest, following the 2016 elections.

The Transportation Committee also heard proposals on the re-institution of tolls to raise funds for transportation projects.

“That was much more controversial,” Guerrera said.

“We’ll have to work on that and see how we’ll get it out of the committee.”

The introduction of state

tolls met much opposition.

McLachlan, who represents Danbury, a town near the border of western Connecticut and New York, is worried that border tolls will force his residents to face tolls to go to work both ways every day. He added that tolls would bring more harm than good, since the tolls would only bring in around 5 percent of what the government funding needs.

Marshall Collins, counsel for government relations for the Lumber Dealers’ Association of Connecticut, also testified against tolls. He said tolls would further increase the already high cost of doing business in Connecticut.

Barnes, however, said in a briefing Wednesday morning shortly before Malloy’s address that the state had no plans to introduce highway tolls, recognizing their economic downsides.

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FROM THE FRONT

“The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value.” CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER AMERICAN WRITER

In heated mental health forum, students demand answers

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A call from YCC President Michael Herbert ’16 for an official response to the YCC’s recommendations on mental health policy was met with heavy applause from the audience.

MENTAL HEALTH FROM PAGE 1 get direct responses about feedback individuals and groups had offered Yale Health in the past.

Herbert stood up in the forum to demand an official response to the YCC’s reports by the end of 2014–15 academic year. He was met by heavy applause from the audience. These listed suggestions such as extending the petition deadline for voluntary leave and allowing some withdrawn students to have access to the University’s resources.

“If we release recommendations, there should be a response.

It should either be implemented, or there should be a public explanation for why [it is] not,” Herbert said, as he countered responses Siggins and Rogers had made about how much they valued student opinion.

“Anything other than that is an affront to students.”

While Siggins responded by saying his request would be “taken seriously,” Herbert noted that even though the report was released nearly a year ago, the administration has still not acted on it. As a result, he said, it is difficult to believe that the student body’s views are being taken seriously. He added that the administration’s responses thus far to the cases such as the ones shared during the forum are the reason students distrust the administration.

Herbert told the News that in a conversation he had after the forum with Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs Pamela George, who also oversees the College’s Readmission Committee, George accepted Herbert’s demand to respond to the March 2014 report by the end of the academic year.

During the town hall, Stewart McDonald ’15 stood up with his laptop in hand, demanding why George had asked him personal and medical questions when she interviewed him for readmission.

Referring to information on his laptop, McDonald announced to the room that George was in attendance, pointing to identify her. He said she had requested “extensive” information about his outpatient treatment dur-

ing his readmission interview, something he considered inappropriate considering she is not a mental health professional.

George responded to McDonald’s demand for answers, explaining that readmission decisions go through a committee, and as chair of the committee, she needs to understand a student’s experiences, “though not necessarily in detail.” Still, McDonald claimed that, regardless, George asked him for specific details, including medical details, despite the fact that a physician’s recommendation would already have been submitted as a required part of the readmission application.

THE ISSUE OF MONEY

Herbert was not the only one pushing for answers from the administration. Numerous students called for explanations of the high financial cost associated with withdrawal and readmission.

Alexa Little ’16 said the financial toll of the withdrawal process made her contemplate suicide. After seeing her health deteriorate midway through the second semester of her sophomore year, Little considered taking the rest of the semester off to seek medical treatment.

She was in near-constant pain and experiencing panic attacks, but discovered that withdrawing would require her to continue paying tuition for the rest of that semester, despite not being on campus, as well as take out loans to pay for classes she would be required to take outside of the University in order to fulfill readmission requirements.

As a result, she attempted to stay at Yale, regardless of her health.

But with one month left in the second semester of her sophomore year, the physical and mental pain Little was experiencing made her wonder whether she should stay at school and continue to suffer or assume what she said would have amounted to $30,000 of debt. After mulling over her choices, she thought of an alternate solution, she said.

“To avoid the debt, I wondered, ‘Should I kill myself?’”

Little said. “I don’t think any

Yale student should ask if their life is worth $30,000.”

The panel of administrators did not respond to Little’s testimony of her own experience.

Rather, Holloway said financial considerations are being considered by the leave of absence and withdrawal policy review committee.

CONFRONTING CONFIDENTIALITY AND WITHDRAWAL

Though the forum’s tone was confrontational at times, both Genecin and Siggins said they were pleased with student attendees’ openness about their struggles with mental health services. Holloway opened the forum by voicing his hopes for a two-way conversation between students and faculty. But in an interview with the News before the forum, Holloway explained that there had been hesitancy about holding the forum in the first place because of fears that, in answering questions, administrators might violate federal confidentiality laws about patient information.

“We can’t even come close to describing a stitch that might reveal somebody’s identity,” he said, adding that panel members ultimately went ahead with the event so that they could receive feedback and dispel myths that they fear are preventing students from getting help when they need it.

Student attendees pushed back against administrators’ appeals to confidentiality.

Caroline Posner ’17, a staff columnist for the News who suffers from depression, anxiety and Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, asked why the number of withdrawals per year is not made public, despite the fact that revealing this information would not identify students.

Genecin said that information is kept at the Yale College Dean’s Office.

“I don’t have that information,” Holloway replied.

Siggins said that the number of students forced to withdraw is in fact much lower than common perception holds. The

misconception arises from students knowing one person who was forced to withdraw and then assuming that this is the norm for withdrawn students, she said. She added that very few students with mental health issues withdraw, and the majority of medical withdrawals are voluntary.

As administrators spoke about medical confidentiality, students shared their own experiences of keeping issues confidential, specifically the severity of their illnesses.

“I lied about the severity of my symptoms because there is a fear [on campus] that you will be sent home if you disclose this,” said Korbin Richards ’15, who has suffered with hereditary bipolar disorder.

Richards said that because students do not know how severe their mental illnesses must be to warrant forced withdrawal, many students hide it. Three students in the audience raised their hand and said they had also played down how ill they were to avoid forced withdrawal.

Siggins explained that forced withdrawals do not happen when students are experiencing mild symptoms.

Several students at the town hall criticized Yale Health for corresponding with patients over the phone, as opposed to email, which they said would be preferable.

In response, Siggins said the reliance on phones comes out of confidentiality concerns.

Yale Health’s legal counsel is concerned that, if therapistpatient email correspondences were permitted, that clinical information could be shared.

While email is not a secure system, patient portals such as MyChart. But Siggins did say that Yale Health is “actively exploring” the potential for patients to give advance consent to correspond about their mental health treatment via email.

MISCOMMUNICATING

Both the panel and student attendees agreed that there are miscommunications between the administration and the student body about mental health

issues, but opinions differed as to where the confusion lies.

Addressing the panel, Posner said her therapist has been violating Yale Health’s policies by allowing Posner more than 12 therapy sessions a year. She asked the panel why that cap exists in the first place.

“What justification is there for having a number of times people are allowed to see a therapist?” she said, raising her voice to be heard over clapping from the audience.

Siggins’ response highlighted the extent of miscommunication. According to her, there is no uniform policy dictating a cap on therapy sessions, though Yale Health is reluctant to allow weekly sessions indefinitely, unless treatment is medically necessary.

Posner turned to the audience to gauge whether other therapists had informed their patients of the cap Siggins had just said did not exist.

“Raise your hand if you were told there was a 12-visit maximum for therapy visits,” Posner said, taking a rudimentary poll of attendees. Roughly 50 hands across the room went up, and three students said out loud that their therapist had informed them of a limit at their very first session.

Speaking over a flurry of voices in the audience, Siggins asked where that policy was listed on MH&C’s website. Students responded by noting that little information about therapy visits exist on the Yale Health website in general.

Throughout the forum, Siggins repeatedly invited students who notice violations of MH&C policy or have complaints about their care to contact her directly.

Miscommunications also became apparent during discussions of withdrawal and readmission policies. Siggins acknowledged that these policies need improvement, and added that students’ dismay at readmission policies present questions about what the word “readmission” means.

After being asked by Courtney Hodrick ’16 why Yale’s withdrawal policies differ from

those at peer institutions, such as Stanford, Rogers said Yale’s policies — though they may seem different — are actually very similar to those at similar universities. The difference, he said, is one of terminology. He added that due to federal regulations, including ones related to financial aid, the University must have a cut-off point by which students must take a leave of absence in order to return the next semester. Yale only seems like an outlier with its early deadline to apply for leaves of absence because it uses the word withdrawal to distinguish absences that occur after this date.

“Readmission is nothing like getting accepted in the first place,” Siggins said, explaining that the terminology makes it appear as if it is difficult to be readmitted.

But multiple students stood up and insisted that the suffering that follows withdrawals is also caused by feelings of annexation from the Yale community.

“We are denied resources when we are withdrawn, and then they ask us to be constructively occupied,” said one student attendee, as onlookers nodded in agreement. Another student noted that the short notice that precedes readmission means that students have to plan for transportation, apply for jobs and then quit jobs, all at the last minute.

In light of the heated discussion, Herbert noted in an interview with the News after the forum the importance of keeping pressure on the administration to make changes. Specifically, he warned that if the withdrawal committee that Rogers chairs does not deliver results before the end of the academic year, there will not be enough time for the YCC to collect and present a formal response before the recommendations are turned into policy.

“The review of the policies could change nothing,” he said.

“If it is left too late, there is no way for us to respond.”

Contact AMAKA UCHEGBU at amaka.uchegbu@yale.edu .

After boycott, Senior Class Gift participation falls CLASS GIFT FROM PAGE 1 Other seniors involved in the boycott agreed.

Tammy Pham ’15 said in an email that the boycott was “not an idle protest.” She added that she thought the issue of mental health at Yale drove the student body to boycott the SCG. Students interviewed agreed that because the fundraising cam-

paign usually has such high participation, the gift is an opportunity for the senior class to send a message to the University.

“It has to do with using the one voice that I have and thinking about where it will be heard most,” Adrian Lo ’15 said.

Shalmoli Halder ’15 said the boycott was in direct response to long-standing problems with the way the University handles cases

of student depression and readmission.

The goal of the boycott was not to reduce student participation to a specific number, said Lo, but was instead designed to spark conversation on campus and debates among seniors about the merits of donation.

“To that end, the boycott has very much done the job,” Lo said.

Lower participation among

seniors is not unprecedented in the past decade: Over one quarter of the classes of both 2006 and 2008 did give to the SCG. However, Yale tends to have a higher participation rate in Senior Class Gifts than other Ivy League schools. Yale’s participation record is 97.5 percent. Harvard’s is 82 percent.

“Reluctance to donate to the SCG due to disagreement with

Yale policies is nothing new,” Pham said. “However, I think the participation rate would not have dropped so drastically had there not been an organized boycott for an issue as urgent and important as mental health reform.”

Daniel Pearson ’15, who donated to the SCG, said he thought most members of the class of 2015, regardless of whether or not they donated, felt conflicted about the

issue of mental health and donating to the gift.

Among residential colleges, Timothy Dwight had the highest participation at 95.2 percent. Pierson College had the lowest participation but raised the most money, capping the donation amounts at $3,568.

Contact FINNEGAN SCHICK at christopher.schick@yale.edu .

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“Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.”

ALBERT EINSTEIN THEORETICAL PHYSICIST

Middle school book drive reaps statewide benefits

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Students from 21 New Haven middle schools contributed to the book drive project, which collected over 17,000 books while simultaneously teaching students the value of community engagement.

BY PADDY GAVIN CONTRIBUTING REPORTER In a district-wide project, New Haven middle school students have collected over 17,000 books to donate to 11 philanthropic organizations across Connecticut, far exceeding their goal of gathering 5,000 volumes.

The project, which started last December, was a collaboration between the New Haven Public School district’s Middle Schools Student Cabinet and Rain of Hope, a nonprofit which runs community building after-school pro-

grams for children in New Haven and Hamden.

Students from 21 schools contributed to the initiative, which will bolster the resources of shelters, hospitals and educational facilities statewide. Among the organizations which benefited are the YaleNew Haven Children’s Hospital, the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford and New Reach shelters in New Haven.

In December, teachers at New Haven’s King-Robinson Interdistrict Magnet School partnered with Rain of Hope to develop a project to light the spirits of disad-

vantaged students during the winter holiday season.

“The holiday period is often difficult for our kids,” said Michael Youngman, a teacher at KingRobinson involved in the venture and the district’s facilitator of middle school leadership. “We were trying to take the focus away from the holiday.”

In his role as facilitator, Youngman brings together student leaders in middle schools across the school district.

For Youngman, this project represented a rare opportunity for middle school students to mean-

ingfully give back to their community. He added that it is sometimes difficult for these students to find avenues to engage in service, because many organizations do not accept students of this age as volunteers.

Jennifer Ricker, founder and director of Rain of Hope, said she was enthusiastic about this opportunity to involve students with their surroundings.

“We want to create communities by teaching [children] how their actions can change the world,” Ricker said, citing the importance of improving liter-

acy in the community by making books available to children. Ricker underscored that children who have access to books in their early years display higher proficiency levels in reading and writing later in life.

After the success of the program at King-Robinson, school representatives and Rain of Hope administrators decided to expand the project to the entire district to involve as many children as possible. However, even its coordinators were surprised with the end result.

Latrice Hampton, NHPS assistant to the director of communi-

cations, said she was not so surprised.

“It didn’t come as a shock at all,” Hampton said. “I understand the capacity of community involvement.”

She added that collaborative efforts such as this were vital to teaching young students to think about the needs of others in their community.

Of the 48 New Haven Public Schools, 32 are elementary and middle schools.

Contact PADDY GAVIN at paddy.gavin@yale.edu .

Yale-NUS, Yale students compare notes on organizations

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Nineteen Yale-NUS students are spending a week at Yale to compare extracurricular life at the two colleges.

BY PHOEBE KIMMELMAN STAFF REPORTER Nineteen Yale-NUS students traded in 90-degree weather for New Haven’s bitter chill, at Yale for a week to compare life at the University to operations at their fledgling college in Singapore.

The primary focus of their trip, which ends Friday morning, is to discover opportunities for expanding their school’s extracurricular organizations, though they are also spending time in classes and at faculty events. Kel Ginsberg, acting director of the New Haven Office for Planning and Development for Yale-NUS College, said the students are all leaders from a myriad of extracurricular organizations at Yale-

NUS. They are athletes, singers, actors, journalists and activists.

But some worry that the dizzying pace of life at Yale — along with the frigid temperature — will impede interactions.

“I’m really nervous about the cold,” Kevin Low YNUS ’17 said.

“In our tropical country temperatures never drop below 25 degrees Celsius. I’m also worried that people are too busy to sit down and chat; I understand this is midterms week and everyone’s frantically studying.”

The students, who arrived on campus on Saturday, are in New Haven during their midterm break. Because Yale College students are currently in session, Ginsberg said, this week is a convenient time for Yale and Yale-

NUS students to meet face-toface to share ideas. In particular, students from both schools will discuss how to enhance extracurricular organizations, comparing groups that are in their infancy at Yale-NUS to Yale organizations, some of which have existed for decades.

In addition to meeting Yale students with extracurricular backgrounds similar to their own, the students are also going to classes and meetings with faculty members, Ginsberg said. She also said Yale-NUS students are staying in dorms for part of their visit — Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights — to experience residential life at Yale. In this way, Ginsberg said, the trip is intended to give the Yale-NUS visitors a

holistic idea of Yale student life.

Lucy Wang ’17, who is hosting a Yale-NUS student this week, said she found out about the opportunity through an email from Morse College Master Amy Hungerford.

Wang said that Yale students acting as hosts have been given resources to make Yale-NUS students feel comfortable while on campus — for instance, they were even given a $30 “entertainment fund” to accommodate their guests.

Dave Chappell YNUS ’18 — a member of Yale-NUS’s student newspaper, the Octant, and a representative on Yale-NUS’s newly elected student government — said he plans to spend time learning about undergraduate publications at Yale and the Yale College

Council. Chappell said he is also using the opportunity to conduct some interviews with faculty members for articles he will write for the Octant when he returns to Singapore.

Low, who came to Yale representing Yale-NUS’s improv theater group, Conglomerate, said he plans to meet with members of various Yale improv groups, including Just Add Water, the Ex!t Players and the Purple Crayon. He said he is also looking forward to meeting with members of Lux Improvitas, which is one of Yale’s newest improv groups, to compare stories about participating in young comedy troupes.

“Improv isn’t a very big thing in Singapore, and it’s great to finally come into contact with people

who are in the business and who get what improv is about,” Low said.

Ginsberg said planning for the visit began in earnest in November 2014. She said that while the visit augurs further collaboration between students at Yale and at Yale-NUS, it is unclear if a visit of this exact form will be repeated in future years.

“Keeping the two institutions connected is a priority, so ways to do that will always be considered,” she said.

There are 36 recognized student organizations at Yale-NUS, compared to roughly 310 at Yale.

Contact PHOEBE KIMMELMAN at phoebe.kimmelman@yale.edu .

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FROM THE FRONT

“Elections belong to the people … If they decide to turn their backs on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.” ABRAHAM LINCOLN 16TH U.S. PRESIDENT

FAS Senate’s role questioned in code of conduct debate FACULTY SENATE FROM PAGE 1 of the Senate Implementation Committee Steve Wilkinson outlined the steps remaining before the creation of the Senate. The five-person nominating committee — which will include one faculty member from the humanities, one from the social sciences and one from the natural sciences, one from the Women Faculty Forum and one from the FAS Senate Implementation committee — will seek approval for the appointments at the next Joint Boards of Permanent Officers meeting, scheduled for March 4, he said.

Once that presentation has been made, the committee will begin soliciting nominations and carrying out the election, FAS Dean Tamar Gendler said.

FOCUS ON FAS?

Though the mechanics and procedures of the Senate are well-documented, the degree to which it will successfully serve as a conduit for faculty opinion and a check on administrative power remains far less certain.

Faculty interviewed said the discord regarding the standards of conduct is a signal that the FASS may not be taken as seriously as some have hoped.

“It is unthinkable that the administration would argue that the rules that govern FAS faculty behavior and a statement of the faculty’s ‘shared ethics’ do not deserve the Faculty Senate’s full consideration,” history professor Glenda Gilmore wrote in an email.

“I’m sure that they would not take the position that because these are university-wide standards of faculty conduct, the FAS faculty, representing the core mission of the university, should not have input into something so important to ourselves, our students and Yale.”

However, Marina Picciotto, School of Medicine professor and member of the ad hoc committee, said all University faculty should have input into these general standards. Since the standards apply to all faculty at the University, the document should not fall under the Senate’s purview, she added.

“It doesn’t seem that it would

be a democratic or representative process to have the FAS Senate responsible for a document that should address fundamental standards for every member of the faculty across many schools and many missions,” Picciotto wrote in an email.

Stephanie Spangler, deputy provost, as well as the University Title IX coordinator and a member of the ad hoc committee, said the committee was composed of faculty with representation throughout the University, including senior faculty nominated by the deans of all of Yale’s schools, as well as representatives from the offices of the provost and general counsel.

However, other faculty argued that since there is no Universitywide representative body comparable to the Senate, each school has developed its own means to communicate with the administration.

For the FAS, the Senate aims to be that representative body.

Fischer said that though many policies extend beyond the FAS, that should not preclude the Senate from discussing them or from taking a position on them.

“If the FAS is relegated to consider only matters that are exclusive to the FAS, then it would be precluded from involving itself in many of the major issues that affect both FAS and other schools,” he said.

Fischer said such areas that would therefore be excluded from FAS discussion include the international expansion of the University and creation of Yale-NUS, tenure and salary policies, and the University budget management — some of the very issues that led faculty to first argue the governance body was necessary in 2012.

Polak said every faculty member in the University has been given the opportunity to review and comment on the committee’s draft standards. But it may be that this issue is not even on professional school professors’ minds.

All 17 professional school faculty members interviewed declined to comment on the draft document, with 12 specifying that they were declining comment because they were unfamiliar with it or had not

read it at all.

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

More than a week after the comment period closed on the draft of the Faculty Standards of Conduct, the committee that originally created the document has still not publicly released any feedback. Yale Divinity School professor Harry Attridge, a member of the committee, said the group met last Wednesday to review feedback, but no specific plans have yet been laid out.

Meanwhile, outcry surrounding the issue shows no sign of stopping.

“At a time when the new Faculty Senate, which would be the proper forum in which to discuss this, is about to be elected, and also at a time when, Yale’s own internal review and administrative procedures of sexual harassment charges have proven less than stellar, I think that this report should be tabled until further examination,” political science and philosophy professor Seyla Benhabib told the News.

Still, faculty and administrators interviewed said they remain optimistic about the role the legislative body will come to serve on campus.

Wilkinson said that once the Senate is up and running, the rules adopted by the FAS faculty outline that major issues affecting the FAS faculty should be discussed with the Senate. He said the list of specific issues, which is not exclusive, was developed in collaboration with the administration.

“Because the Senate will have no statutory power, it can be consulted or not as the administration pleases,” Fischer said. “Hopefully a culture will evolve in which bypassing the Senate on significant issues affecting the FAS will be seen as a breach of trust between administration and faculty not to be taken lightly.”

The first FAS Senate elections will be held in April via electronic ballot.

Contact LARRY MILSTEIN at larry.milstein@yale.edu and EMMA PLATOFF at emma.platoff@yale.edu .

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Next week the FAS Senate will announce the nominating committee for its elections this April.

Mistake pushes budget over expenditure cap MALLOY BUDGET FROM PAGE 1

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Republican legislators are displeased with Gov. Malloy’s budget, which exceeds the spending cap.

In a news briefing on Wednesday, Malloy said that he has no intentions to adjust his plan or suggest additional spending cuts, leaving the budget for legislators to contend with.

But Republican legislators said they are displeased with the budget at hand.

Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano said in a statement on Tuesday that Malloy had originally sold his budget as under the spending cap, but that Republicans had known it was over the cap when Malloy presented it. He added that Barnes’s announcement and the GAAP “spending cap gimmick” coupled together lead to a budget that is $101 million over the cap.

Senate Assistant Minority Leader Joe Markley said he suspects the governor submitted his budget with the

intention of forcing legislators to write their own budget, which would include spending cuts.

“The governor has given us a very ugly budget,” Markley said. “It’s ugly because of its errors, because of items taken off budget to make it look better, because of cuts through the social safety net — even for a conservative Republican, [I find these] are hard to stomach.”

State Rep. Vincent Candelora, a Republican representing Durham, Guilford, North Branford and Wallingford, echoed this sentiment. He added that some of the cuts within the budget are both “dramatic” and “not workable.” He cited the virtual elimination of funding for state probate courts — specialized courts that deal with social service issues — and the probable elimination of these probate courts as a whole if Malloy’s budget is passed.

Both Markley and Candelora noted that, in light of hefty tax increases passed at the beginning of Malloy’s first term as governor, they did not expect this new spending cap problem to be solved through tax revenue increases.

The legislature, Markley added, must find more places to cut to get spending back under the cap.

Nonetheless, Republican State Sen. Scott Frantz said that though mistakes like the personal income data discrepancy alone are not necessarily catastrophic, the accumulation of these errors could prove worrisome.

Barnes will hold a budget briefing with the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee tomorrow at the state capitol.

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“Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.”

JOE BIDEN VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

Student government, on a comparative shoestring GRAPH APPROXIMATE BUDGETS AND STUDENT ACTIVITY FEES

UPENN

COLUMBIA

$1,000,000 total $216 per student

HARVARD $450,000 total $75 per student

$2,100,000 total

YALE

$250,000 total $75 per student

$210 per student

BY JOEY YE STAFF REPORTER At Columbia University, the Student Council has an annual budget of just under $1 million, according to the council’s president, Peter Bailinson. At Harvard, the Undergraduate Council receives an annual stipend of $450,000, while the University of Pennsylvania’s Undergraduate Assembly has an allocated budget

of $2.1 million.

Meanwhile, the Yale College Council operates on what is by comparison a shoestring budget — $250,000.

“We only have a budget of $250,000 which is very small when compared to other Ivies,” YCC President Michael Herbert ’16 said.

According to the approved YCC Budget for the 2014–15 academic year, the YCC is projected

to receive $191,000 from the student activities fee. Herbert said the organization also expects to receive an additional $40,000 from the University President’s Office around the time of Spring Fling.

More than three-quarters of the YCC’s total budget is used to fund Spring Fling. This leaves less than $20,000 per semester to be used on fall and spring semester events such as the Harvard-Yale

game, Iron Chef and Mr. Yale.

Across all Ivies, the average amount students pay towards undergraduate student governments is $160. At Yale, only $75 of the student activities fee is allocated towards the Yale College Council.

“One of the primary problems you will see is in the quantity and quality of events the YCC puts on,” YCC Finance Director Connor Feeley ’16 said. “Thirty-five

Website compiles off-campus grad housing reviews

BY FINNEGAN SCHICK STAFF REPORTER A revamped website may aid graduate students’ search for off-campus housing in the upcoming academic year.

The new housing website was created in 2014 and refined over the past two semesters, and it enables students to rate offcampus housing and landlords.

Designed at the behest of the Student Advisory Committee on Graduate and Professional Housing, the website seeks to improve the housing experience of the 80 percent of graduate students who live off campus.

Previous online graduate housing websites were described by students as ineffective and faulty.

“The problems with the old website were that it wasn’t very user-friendly and not a lot of people knew about it,” said Wendy Xiao GRD ’17, the Graduate Student Assembly representative on the Housing Committee.

While the old Yale Housing website had problems with

its search function and lacked an aggregated rating system, the new website holds small and large landlords accountable, Xiao said. An additional feature alerts Yale Housing to any incorrect information on online property listings, Housing Director of Graduate and Professional Student Housing George Longyear said.

Comparing landlords is going to happen … and it’s important that people renting know who to avoid.

JOHN CAUGHMAN MUS ’16 Graduate students noted to the committee their poor experiences with the New Havenbased real estate firm, Pike International, in particular.

Students interviewed said landlords, especially those at Pike, often do not provide quality services to student tenants.

“Pike International owns a really huge portion of the real estate in New Haven,” Jessica Kasje GRD ’19 said. “It really sucks as a grad student to not know that they’re terrible landlords.”

Kasje said her own landlord last year had raised the rent unnecessarily. This, plus other housing-related issues, would have been avoidable, Kasje said, had there been a rating website at the time.

Despite these concerns about Pike’s services, Pike realtor Sondra Tamborini said she does not think the real estate agency’s customer service was lacking.

“We have a zero vacancy in our Yale portfolio with a long waiting list which is evidence of our superb customer service which we strive to improve daily,” she said in an email.

Several students said they think Yale should not try to influence New Haven’s housing market.

“I don’t know if it’s strictly Yale’s business,” said John Caughman MUS ’16. “Compar-

ing landlords is going to happen informally, and it’s important that people renting know who to avoid.”

Other students were more enthusiastic about the new rating website.

Wei Luo GRD ’16 said that because so many graduate students live off campus, it is imperative for Yale to make sure off-campus housing is affordable and well-maintained.

“If we can share this information with the community, it will be really helpful,” Luo said.

In addition to the new website, the Graduate School offers students with a monthly legal aid program allowing graduates have the opportunity to meet with volunteer lawyers from the New Haven Bar Association.

Although this program was launched independently of the housing website, Graduate School Assistant Dean Robert Harper-Mangels said graduate students commonly face legal issues with landlords.

Contact FINNEGAN SCHICK at christopher.schick@yale.edu .

percent of the student activities fee goes to fund undergraduate organizations.”

In contrast, the University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Assembly’s $2.1 million budget drew $210 from each UPenn student.

Similarly, Bailinson said his organization’s $1 million budget is mostly funded by $216 per student from the student activities fee.

“We have a certain administration power in allocating funds,” Bailinson said. “However, a lot of our influence comes from student interest and power.”

In October 2014, eight out of 12 students interviewed by the News said they would not mind paying more money towards the YCC through the student activities fee.

Contact JOEY YE at shuaijiang.ye@yale.edu .

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“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.”

MARIE CURIE FRENCH SCIENTIST

Bill could clarify disciplinary policies

BY SARA SEYMOUR STAFF REPORTER For the third year in a row, representatives of social justice nonprofits in Connecticut have gone to Hartford to advocate for clearer school disciplinary policies.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut, the Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance, Center for Children’s Advocacy and Connecticut Voices for Children provided testimony in front of the Connecticut Education Committee in support of the two bills that have been introduced in the state legislature’s General Assembly. The two bills — introduced by Democratic state Representatives Brendan Sharkey and Joe Aresimowicz and Democratic state Senators Bob Duff and Martin Looney, who represents New Haven — would require that local and regional boards of education collaborate with law enforcement to agree upon a more graduated response to disciplinary action in Connecticut schools.

“By increasing mutual understanding of roles between schools and police and data transparency, these bills will help guarantee that exclusionary discipline practices are used appropriately and equitably,” policy fellow at CT Voices for Children Edie Joseph ’12, said in her testimony submitted to the education committee yesterday.

These bills would require that schools institute a memorandum of agreement with police to negotiate a graduated response to discipline in schools. These agreements delineate the roles that the school and police play in the disciplinary process, Joseph told the News. Currently, there is no

official statewide protocol for how police and schools should respond to students who violate school policy, either criminally or non-criminally.

Lara Herscovitch, the deputy director of the CJJA, said that memoranda of agreement are just one way in which policy makers can tackle discipline in schools, and that memoranda of agreement have already been effective in Connecticut schools that have chosen to adopt the policy.

Diversion of children away from the entrance to … the school-to-prison pipeline is good for everyone.

SANDRA STAUB Legal director, ACLU of Connecticut Martha Stone, the executive director at the CCA, said that though the CCA is in full support of the bills passing, they have not been heavily involved in pushing for the legislation this year because cities where youth most frequently enter the juvenile justice system — New Haven, Bridgeport and Hartford — have already signed memoranda of agreement. Stone said creating memoranda of agreement prevents students from unnecessarily getting arrested and entering the formal justice system.

In a report released by CT Voices for Children last month, it was found that 9 percent of student arrests, 6 percent of expulsions, 50 percent of outof-school suspensions, and 79

percent of in-school suspensions were the result of “school policy violations.”

“The diversion of children away from the entrance to what we call the school-to-prison pipeline is good for everyone — the children, the schools, the criminal justice system and society in general,” Sandra Staub, the legal director of the ACLU of Connecticut, said in the ACLU testimony before the committee.

In addition to creating memoranda of agreement, the bill would also require the Department of Education to examine school-based arrest data and disaggregate it by school, race, ethnicity, gender, age and students with disabilities. The ACLU, the CJJA and CT Voices for Children all expressed strong support for this requirement in their testimonies. They also all emphasized the need to create clear definitions of terms such as “schoolbased arrest.”

State Rep. Andrew Fleischmann and Sen. Gayle Slossberg, the co-chairs of the Connecticut Education Committee, could not be reached for comment on Wednesday.

Both Herscovitch and Joseph said they are hopeful for the outcome of the bill.

“I strongly believe that we’ve all collectively now raised enough awareness of the crisis of arrests in our public schools and that the majority of legislators understand that it’s an issue that needs to be addressed,” Herscovitch said.

The bill will be voted upon sometime between now and March 30.

Contact SARA SEYMOUR at sara.seymour@yale.edu .

Branford genomics facility to meet expansion goals

BY LIONEL JIN STAFF REPORTER Four months after its opening, the Mount Sinai Genetic Testing Lab— located in Branford, Connecticut and run by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai — is on track to meet its growth targets for the year.

“We want to find new ways to identify mechanisms of disease and new ways to improve patient outcomes,” said Todd Arnold, managing director of the Mount Sinai Genetic Testing Lab. Created to satisfy the growing demand for large volumes of inexpensively sequenced genome data, the 16,500-square-foot facility now has a staff of 19 researchers and aims to employ 50 by the end of 2015.

Nucleic acid sequencing has huge potential to improve treatment for diseases ranging from cancer to diabetes, and the facility’s core mission is to generate this sequencing data, he added.

Andrew Kasarskis, co-director of the Icahn Institute for Genomics and Multiscale Biology, said Mount Sinai considered numerous options in both the New York-New Jersey area and in Connecticut when deciding where to locate the sequencing facility. Ultimately, Mount Sinai decided upon Branford because of its highly trained labor force and the high quality lab space that was available, he added.

“You have pretty good access to Yale and other universities in the area, and there’s the opportunity for recruitment and for collaboration,” Arnold said.

The decision also made economic sense, he added. Basing the facility in Branford was considerably cheaper than basing it in Manhattan — where the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is located — but does not place it too far from the Manhattan campus.

The timing was also fortuitous, as 454 Life Sciences, a subsidiary of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche, had just closed. Not only was the Icahn Institute able to take over a facility that

already had some of the required infrastructure, but it was also able to recruit researchers who had previously worked there. This included Arnold himself, who was vice president of research and development at 454.

The Icahn Institute’s decision to invest in the Branford facility is testament to the strong biotech community present in New Haven and the surrounding region, said Ginny Kozlowski, executive director of the New Haven Economic Development Corporation and REX Development. While New Haven itself did not have a suitably sized space to accommodate Icahn’s facility, Kozlowski said that EDC and REX worked closely with the town of Branford and the Institute to facilitate a deal.

“If someone can’t be in New Haven, we say it’s better to look around in the region,” she explained.

Arnold said that while the Branford facility is still ramping up its operations, their goal is to process tens of thousands of genomic samples by the end of 2015. The facility is in the process of getting the required certification that would allow it to process patient samples for diagnostic use, but is already handling research samples.

The facility is only serving researchers from within the Mount Sinai community at this point, but envisions working with external collaborators and clients in the near future, Arnold added.

“We have a great team with diverse backgrounds working hard to decide how everything should work, and I’m excited to be part of this effort to realize the potential of next-generation sequencing,” said Krista Perrella, a laboratory coordinator at the new facility.

The Icahn Institute expects to create at least 142 full-time jobs within the next five years, in accordance with provisions of a loan by the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development.

Contact LIONEL JIN at chentian.jin@yale.edu .

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“The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.” RALPH WALDO EMERSON AMERICAN WRITER

THE DARTMOUTH

Divest Dartmouth joins multi-school fund

BY KELSEY FLOWER Earlier this year, student-run group Divest Dartmouth joined with divestment groups from 16 other colleges to create the Multi-School Fossil Free Divestment Fund. The fund aims to puts pressure on the universities involved to divest from fossil fuels by collecting tax-deductible donations that will be given to the universities only if they divest their investments in fossil fuels by Dec. 31, 2017, according to the Fund.

After that date, all donations will be split between schools that have already divested away from fossil fuels.

Divesting investments in fossil fuels has two steps, according to the website. Universities must both immediately freeze any new investment in fossil fuel companies and divest within five years from current holdings in these companies.

When alumni donate, the money is put in a growing portfolio for each college that is managed by an asset management firm, Connor Clark, who is both a part of Divest Dartmouth and Divest Fund’s advisory council, said. The money accrues interest until a school decides to divest, and then it is handed over when it meets the Divest Fund’s requirements.

Divest Dartmouth alumni coordinator Morgan Curtis said

DARTMOUTH

that joining the Divest Fund has been an exciting way for Divest Dartmouth to engage with alumni in a

new way.

“So many alumni quite often they feel like they’re not on campus or in the loop,” Curtis said.

“The fund is such an interesting step because it does give alumni that power and that voice to put their money where their mouth is.”

Curtis pulled Dartmouth into the Divest Fund. She is currently also serving as a member of the Divest Fund advisory council and is in charge of media relations and outreach for the Fund.

Curtis thinks that divestment is a powerful moral tool that the institution can use to share its beliefs.

“I see divestment as such a crucial statement that Dartmouth College sees the injustice and the deep problematic impacts of climate change, that we as an institution believe in stepping towards the right side of history,” Curtis said.

The Divest Fund is an important next step in influencing college divestment, Divest Fund advisory council member Rajesh Kasturirangan said.

“Students are limited. They are doing fantastic work, but they don’t have the money,” Kasturirangan said. “Alums are the perfect community to drive divestment. They span generations, they have influence and power, they have their own money but they can also influence the institutions they belong to. Getting alumni to work with students is the best way to drive this.”

Clark agrees the Divest Fund is an important step because it creates a platform for alumni and donors to make divestment happen, Clark said.

Divest Dartmouth puts a constant pressure on the administration to divest. “This fund is another leverage point, another incentive to have the school ultimately divest,” Clark said.

Perri Haser, a member of Divest Dartmouth, said that relative to a lot of schools, Divest Dartmouth is fairly early in its campaign.

The group has been in communication with the advisory committee on investor responsibility, an impartial committee, which last September College President Phil Hanlon commissioned to write up a report on divestment.

The report is supposed to consider the pros and cons of divestment as a whole and its effect on Dartmouth specifically, Clark said.

The administration has been helpful so far, Haser said.

“They are at least indulging us in asking the questions that they need to ask before they can make this kind of decision,” Haser said.

The process, however, has gone much slower than Divest Dartmouth would have liked, Clark said, adding that the results of the report will eventually be presented to Hanlon and the Board of Trustees, who will then make the final decision about divestment.

One of the things that will be taken into consideration is that there is this multi-school divestment fund, Clark said. He said he thinks that both “alumni support for divestment” and the “monetary benefit to ultimately divesting” will weigh in as pros.

[The fund gives] alumni that power and that voice to put their money where their mouth is.

MORGAN CURTIS Alumni coordinator, Divest Dartmouth So far, there have been 22 individual donors to Dartmouth through the Divest Fund, almost all of which have been accompanied by messages of support, Curtis said.

Georges Dyer was the first Dartmouth alumnus to donate to

the Divest Fund. Dyer is the principal of the Intentional Endowments Network and helped develop and support the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment network.

Dyer said that his work in the related fields of endowment investment and sustainability made him familiar with the context of the issue. When he saw the multi-school approach, he thought it made sense and was interesting so he decided to donate.

“My motivation around donating was to send a message to alumni that this is an important issue the College should be treating as a top priority,” Dyer said.

He said that regardless of whether Dartmouth follows through and divests by the set date or not, the movement is still important because it is a “fruitful process” that generates educational opportunities for students, administrators, trustees and faculty about risks that current society is facing in terms of climate change.

Dave Goodrich, who worked in climate-related fields for his entire career, is another alumni donor who has been involved with Divest Dartmouth since before it became a part of the multi-school fund.

Goodrich said that before this larger group was formed, one way he tried to influence Dartmouth

through Divest Dartmouth was to write a letter to the advisory committee on investor responsibility that Hanlon organized to advise them on matters of investment.

He said that his letter was acknowledged with a response, but said that ultimately divestment issues were Hanlon’s decision.

Goodrich was also part of a team, along with Curtis, Kasturirangan and MIT Ph.D. student Geoffrey Supran, that wrote an op-ed for the Boston Globe about the divest fund. While the op-ed was not published, the Boston Globe released an article about divestment initiatives on college campuses, including the Divest Fund.

“Our intention was to spread the word. We feel like this is one way we can influence not just Dartmouth but a lot of other influential schools to take up the cause, and perhaps a way to gain a certain amount of leverage at our own school,” Goodrich said.

Goodrich, after looking at climate data throughout his entire career, thinks the issue is pressing.

“I see the damage that climate change is doing now. This is not something for our grandchildren,” Goodrich said. “This is something that we can do something about and there’s not necessarily all the time in the world to do it.”

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Ahead of policy change, all houses offer mixed-gender suites

Smith to leave U., will become president of Swarthmore

BY QUYNH-NHU LE AND KRISTINA LORCH Ahead of a policy change set to formally universalize gender-neutral housing options for upperclassmen this spring, all 12 Harvard houses and the Dudley Cooperative already offer their students mixed-gender suites, although the process for requesting such housing arrangements varies from house to house.

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences voted last spring to adopt changes to the Harvard College Handbook for Students to allow all upperclassmen to request mixed-gender rooming groups, no matter in which house they reside. The policy change, which came after students lobbied for the effort, will take effect with the spring’s upcoming rooming lotteries, according to Associate Dean of Student Life William Cooper.

At the time of the faculty vote, the majority of houses had already opted into a pilot program, which the college originally launched in 2011, relaxing logistical limitations on which rooms could serve as gender-neutral suites.

According to Van Bailey, the college’s director of BGLTQ student life, the process of requesting gender-neutral housing varies from house to house, just as their rooming lotteries differ, although his office does not currently have information on the rooming situation in each House.

In Lowell House, accord-

ing House Administrator Elizabeth Terry, there is no formal application to request a HARVARD mixed-gender suite; students ask Terry before the spring rooming lottery or their housing assignments. In Leverett House, students need not formally request to form a mixedgender rooming group, but they are required to fill out a contract if there are no locks on bedroom or bathroom doors within their suite, according to House Master Howard M. Georgi.

Cooper wrote in an email that most house rooms and suites will be available for gender-neutral housing once the policy takes effect, although students should discuss details with their own house administrators.

Because house rooming lotteries will not take place until later this spring, the Office of Student Life will not tally how many total students are in gender-neutral housing across the houses or assess how effective the system has been until “late August at the earliest,” Cooper wrote.

However, he wrote that houses that had been part of the pilot program reported positive experiences.

“We’re eager for this option to be to be available throughout the Houses,” Cooper wrote.

Now that administrators are implementing universal genderneutral housing in the houses, some students are pushing to increase mixed-gender housing options for freshmen.

“I think that gender-neutral [housing] for freshmen should be of the utmost importance to the University and should be where it heads next,” said W. Powell Eddins, a former co-chair of Queer Students and Allies.

According to Michael Ranen, a freshman resident dean for Ivy Yard, administrators at the Freshman Dean’s Office have discussed gender-neutral housing. “Right now, [gender-neutral housing is] on an individual basis, but we’re constantly discussing best practices and what should be done moving forward,” Ranen said.

“We’re following the trend of the houses.”

Ranen added, however, that there are some challenges to implementing gender-neutral housing that are unique to freshmen, such as students’ younger age, their adjustment to a new college environment, and the FDO’s practice of assigning roommates.

Dean of Student Life Stephen Lassonde said in an interview early this month that the OSL expects to comprehensively assess and make recommendations regarding gender-neutral housing to the Houses once the policy has been implemented for several more semesters.

BY LINDA SONG Dean of the College Valerie Smith will leave her position to become the president of Swarthmore College on July 1.

Swarthmore’s Board of Managers named Smith on Feb. 21 after unanimous agreement.

She said she had been offered the position on Feb. 8 and accepted shortly thereafter.

She said will miss working with members of the University but is excited about the opportunity to lead Swarthmore.

“I have learned an enormous amount during my time here at Princeton, and I am very grateful for the experiences I have had here as a faculty member and as dean,” she said. “My values are aligned with Swarthmore’s. I am eager to have the opportunity to lead a topranked liberal arts college that is committed to academic rigor, increasing the access and affordability of higher education for students whatever their circumstances and educating students for the common good.”

She joins Swarthmore as its first president of color and second female president, as well as the 15th president in its history. Former Swarthmore President Rebecca Chopp left last year to become chancellor at the University of Denver.

Smith has served as Dean of the College since 2011. She first came to the University in 1980 to teach English and African-American Studies before moving to the University of California, Los Angeles in 1989, after which she returned to the University in 2001 as the director of the African-American Studies program.

During her time at the University, Smith chaired the Working Group on Undergraduate Socioeconomic Diversity, was involved with establishing modules for the University’s Freshman Scholars Institute and helped repeal the grade deflation policy.

Dean of the Faculty Deborah Prentice was selected by President Christopher Eisgruber to chair a search committee to appoint the next Dean of the College, accordto a University press PRINCETON ing release.

Smith was enjoyable to work with, Provost David Lee said.

“We certainly will wish her well as she takes up her new duties at Swarthmore,” he said.

Vice President for Campus Life Cynthia Cherrey also recently announced her departure from the University. Cherrey is due to leave the University in August to head the International Leadership Association as president and chief executive officer. She also remains a defendant in a lawsuit about mental health procedures filed against the University.

The 2015–2016 operating budget report, written by the Priorities Committee of the Council of the Princeton University Community, noted the University was facing a competitive labor market.

“The University continues to face significant competition for top talent,” the report said. “The University continues to authorize higher salaries to recruit and retain talent.”

The previous operating budget report for the 2014–2015 year voiced similar concerns.

“In this environment of aggressive recruitment, lagging salaries could make us vulnerable to losing our best talent to our peers,” the report read.

Smith received over $700,000 in “recruitment incentives” from 2011–2013, an October 2013 Daily Princetonian article reported.

The departures were rooted in personal considerations, said Daniel Day, acting director of communications.

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“If I bring back only one gold people are going to say it’s a disappointment. But not too many of them own an Olympic gold medal so if I get one I’m going to be happy.” MICHAEL PHELPS 18-TIME GOLD MEDALIST

Rebounds key Yale’s success

Elis face Crimson in playoffs WOMEN’S HOCKEY FROM PAGE 12

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The Bulldogs are on a five-game winning streak headed into the ECAC playoffs.

MEN’S BASKETBALL FROM PAGE 12 admire the effort with which the Elis attacked the glass, saying that the Elis treat every rebound “like it’s the last possession of [the game].”

It was a different story against Columbia on Saturday night, as the Bulldogs were contained by the Lions and were outrebounded 39–30.

The Elis managed just eight offensive rebounds, and Sears and Cotton combined for just eight of their own.

Columbia guard Isaac Cohen, officially listed as 6’4” compared to Cotton’s 6’7” and Sears’s 6’8” frames, had nine total rebounds.

“We saw on game tape that we didn’t put enough effort out there,” Sears said. “Columbia outplayed us.

We had too much left at the end of the game. We just have to be hungry out there, and stick it to Penn and Princeton this weekend.”

Rebounding, like defense, has

been emphasized throughout head coach James Jones’s tenure in New Haven.

On Monday afternoon, the team ran a rebounding drill in practice.

The team was split into two squads: One group of five stood outside of the paint while the other group of five rotated in a circle with at least one foot in the key. When one of the coaches sent the ball in the direction of the basket, each player in the key had to box out a member of the other squad so that the group could secure the rebound and possession.

Since the players were rotating in a circle, a guard could end up having to box out a forward, with no excuses accepted for the size disadvantage between the two players.

“We work on rebounding every day,” Jones said during the team’s press conference Friday night. “We have a rebounding drill in practice almost every day, and to be honest

side, Robby Harder ’15 holds multiple records from previous Ivy League Championships. Harder is currently fourth and 12th all-time in the Ivy League for the 500-yard freestyle, and he also holds the eighth-best record in the 1,000-yard freestyle.

During last year’s competition, Brian Hogan ’16 set a meet record in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 8:52.88. Hogan holds the 10th– best championship record in the 1,650-yard freestyle, which he swam in last year’s event. In addition, several of the athletes made the NCAA tournament time cutoffs for their respective events, including Kevin Stang ’16, Mike Lazris ’15, captain Andrew Heymann ’15, Harder and many younger swimmers.

Kei Hyogo ’18 has set blazing paces in the pool in the 1,000-yard and 500–yard freestyle. In November, Hyogo recorded the secondfastest 1,000-yard time in the nation for this season.

For the divers, James McNelis ’16 has been at the head of the pack, placing sixth in the one-meter and three-meter dives at the HYP meet nearly a month ago.

The upperclassmen who have competed at the Ivy League Championships know the intensity of the meet and are preparing the freshmen for the energy that will be in the

Contact ASHLEY WU at ashley.e.wu@yale.edu .

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Bulldogs thrash QU

Swimming heads to Ivies SWIMMING & DIVING FROM PAGE 10

with you, this time of year you get a little nervous about rebounding drills because of guys getting injured or hurt ... But I throw caution to the wind and make sure that we get some rebounding drills in every day so our guys understand the importance of it.”

The Bulldogs’ success this season has depended on the team’s ability to successfully control the glass. In fact, when the Elis outrebound their opponents, Yale has a record of 16–1.

On the other hand, both of the team’s Ivy League losses this year have come with the Bulldogs losing the battle of the boards.

The team will look to continue its dominance down low in Yale’s final home weekend, as Princeton and Penn travel to New Haven on Friday and Saturday.

the Crimson have many other advantages this weekend. Harvard leads the ECAC in goals and assists, with season totals of 109 and 166 respectively. The Crimson also top the league in goals per game, with an average 3.76, although the Bulldogs are not far behind, holding the third-best average with 3.17.

Ivy rivals Harvard and Yale have faced off twice already in the regular season with decisive victories for the Crimson in each matchup. The last contest, which ended in a 6–1 victory for Harvard, was the largest margin by which the Elis have been defeated all season.

Still, Yale has never been in a better position to defeat the Crimson. They are currently in the midst of a five-game win streak and have the added confidence coming from their major victory over ranked foe Quinnipiac. Frustrated from their last performance, players said they are ready for the rematch.

According to forward Gretchen Tarrant ’17, practice this week has focused on building intensity and keeping a high-tempo pace in order to maintain the momentum from the previous weekend.

“It’s huge for us being on a five-game winning streak going into playoffs,” captain and defenseman Aurora Kennedy ’15 said. “It gives us great confidence in each other, our team and our systems. Every game from here on out will be a fight, and I know we’ll come ready.”

The Yale women’s hockey program has undergone some major changes in recent years, and the team’s playoff qualification for the postseason tournament this year signifies significant strides for a program that won just a single game three seasons ago.

Last season marked a turning point for the team, as the Bulldogs made their first ECAC tournament appearance since 2008. In a situation nearly identical to the series this upcoming weekend, seventh-seed Yale took on secondseed, No. 5 Harvard in Boston during the quarterfinals. After taking the first game 3–2 in double overtime, the Elis lost a hard-fought battle the next day as the Crimson evened the series with its own 3–2 double overtime win. A shutout on Sunday ended their postseason run.

“Last year, it was a battle to be sure, and probably one of the most exhilarating weekends of hockey in my career,” Tarrant said. “It really came down to bounces. It could have easily gone either way. This year if we play the smart, intense team hockey we have been playing for the past few weeks, we can definitely end the series in our favor before game three.”

According to Tarrant, consistent play throughout the first two periods in order to avoid a defining match on Sunday is key to preventing last year’s outcome.

The team is focusing on the challenging series ahead, but players are also aware of the promise they have shown in recent games and what that could mean for the Elis’ playoff run.

“This team has so much potential and that showed this weekend,” Souliotis said. “I think if we can beat Harvard and move on to the next round, this team can go as far as it wants. We just need to continue to play confidently and as a team, and this team can play with anyone.”

The game against Harvard will begin at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.

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pool.

“Ivies is a fun, exciting meet,” Stang said. “The preliminariesfinals format adds an extra boost of energy unlike [single] session meets.”

According to Stang, other meets during the season have a “one-anddone” rule in which the swimmers do not have to qualify in a preliminary round, and they instead just swim one race for the best possible time.

The swimmers and divers know that mental toughness will be one of the keys to having a successful meet.

Derek Kao ’18 added that the main focus would be staying calm and mentally prepared for the competition that lies ahead.

Both Aaron Greenberg ’17 and Jonathan Rutter ’18 added that their entire season has come down to this final meet, and that all of their hard work would lead up to this weekend.

“From pre-season to our last taper practice, we’ve been working hard and preparing for this meet,” Stang said. “I have no doubt that Yale men’s swimming and diving is going to make some noise this weekend.”

Preliminary competition begins today at 11 a.m. at DeNunzio Pool in Princeton, New Jersey and will continue until Saturday, Feb. 28.

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However, Quinnipiac kept pace in the initial moments of the game, answering with its own pair of goals to tie it up 2–2 after the first six minutes. But the Bobcats could not hold on for long. Midway through the frame, Yale went on the first of its two major runs, scoring six goals in seven minutes from five different Bulldogs, including another two goals from Fleishhacker, who leads the team with five this season.

A few more scoring opportunities brought the half to a close with a 9–4 score favoring the Elis. Yale would retain a lead of at least four goals for the remainder of the game.

The Bobcats opened the second half with a tally of their own just 25 seconds in, but they were no match for the string of goals that followed from the Eli offense. Yale dominated the rest of the game, going on to score nine goals in row and limiting Quinnipiac to just one more goal in the last two minutes to bring the final score to 18–6.

According to midfielder Kelly Anne Sherlock ’16, maintaining possession and preventing turnovers in order to allow for more scoring opportunities were goals for the team entering the game. Yale showed progress on both of those fronts against Quinnipiac.

The team took 43 shots throughout the contest — more than double the 19 shots the Elis took last weekend against George Washington — while holding Quinnipiac to just 15 of their own. Yale also committed only nine turnovers, an improvement from its total of 20 while

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The Bulldogs forced 17 Quinnipiac turnovers and committed just nine of their own. playing against the Colonials.

“We were able to fast break and really connect on transition passes, which is something that was not working for us in the conditions on Saturday,” midfielder Sophie Mussafer ’17 said. “We ran our plays and took control of the game right from the start, which has been our goal and I think a huge part of the outcome. Our defense also really stepped up with a lot of caused turnovers and interceptions.”

The team found success in large part due to its depth and skill with free position shots. Eight different players scored for the Bulldogs, and after going 1–8 on free position shots against George Washington, the Elis went 5–10.

Yale aims to earn another win this

weekend as they host Canisius this Sunday. The Golden Griffins have yet to win a game this season, though all three of their previous losses came at the hands of ranked competition.

“We came out this game ready to crush Quinnipiac, and we did just that,” defenseman Flannery Carney ’16 said. “The team looked great [last night], and we need to carry on these good vibes into the next game against Canisius on Sunday.”

The Bulldogs will not take on an Ivy opponent until March 7, when the team will face Cornell.

Nicole Wells contributed reporting.

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Join the crowd COLUMN FROM PAGE 12 in doing so, they provide public goods for us all. That might sound a little far-fetched, but imagine going straight home for Thanksgiving break instead of enjoying one of the most renowned sports experiences in the country.

Imagine Yale without the strong alumni network that athletics facilitate. Some of the effects are subtle, and Yale athletics benefit some more than others, but for the most part, they benefit us all.

Sometimes I’m confused by it. Across the board, the Bulldogs have been nationally competitive this year, especially in the major spectator sports. Football went 8–2, and men’s basketball is absolutely killing it:

8–2 in the Ivies and a game away from qualifying for March Madness. Hockey, as always, is vying for the national tournament.

But even with Yale running back Tyler Varga ’15 getting legitimate NFL attention, men’s hoops beating defending national champion UConn on the road and men’s hockey being ranked No. 15 in the nation, students still claim that Yale sports aren’t really Division I. Yale athletics have done just about everything they can to prove their legitimacy, but we still lag behind other schools in student athletic support.

However, this column isn’t about how I feel or what athletes deserve. This column is about you — the Yale student who is missing out. Even without the

ideal fan culture, I can personally affirm that Yale athletic events are an absolute blast. Year round, we have the opportunity to watch tested and true Division I sports not only for free, but also as students. That’s a special opportunity, and unfortunately, one that has an expiration date. If we don’t take advantage now, we run the serious risk of realizing too late that we want the student fan experience and becoming that obnoxious middle-aged alum who is chirping at opposing fans and trying to coordinate chants.

Furthermore, albeit somewhat counter-intuitive, the appeal of attending Yale sports games goes far beyond watching Yale sports. Even for those of you who haven’t been interested in athlet-

ics in the past, I promise you can have a great time. A sophomore friend of mine explained to me that although she doesn’t really follow the strategy or dynamics of sports, she loves going to watch Yale athletics just because the athleticism and physical feats of players alone are so impressive. And, at the very least, sports events offer a chill way to relax with friends and a venue in which chatting during the show isn’t rude, unlike most other performances.

But perhaps the most powerful aspect of attending Yale athletics is the unique solidarity that develops among fans attending the game. You chant together, you groan in disappointment together and when men’s basket-

ball guard Justin Sears ’16 absolutely posterizes an opposing defender or men’s hockey forward John Hayden ’17 buries a goal, you lose yourself for a moment. For a moment, you forget you exist and all you know is that the people next to you are screaming just as loudly as you are. It really is a special feeling, one that you can’t find anywhere else.

But please, don’t take my word for it. Humor me, and come watch the Bulldogs this weekend. Men’s basketball and hockey have their last two home games of the year on Friday and Saturday, and they are both absolutely critical for the postseason. With a couple wins this weekend, hockey will have a really solid shot at an automatic qualification for the NCAA tour-

nament. Similarly, if men’s hoops comes away from the weekend with a pair of victories, we’ll have the opportunity to send the battle for the Ivy League Championship and entrance into March Madness to a single game playoff. Yale vs.

Harvard. It does not get any more intense than that.

So come out to a game or two this weekend. You’ll be supporting your peers, supporting your school and perhaps most importantly, making the memories that could one day define your college experience. I can’t wait to see you all there.

MATT SANT-MILLER is a sophomore in Jonathan Edwards College.

Contact him at matthew.sant-miller@yale.edu .

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YALE MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING STERLING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE The men’s swimming and diving team was recognized for its 3.50 team GPA last semester, second in the country.

The only team with a higher GPA was Grand Canyon State, whose 3.51 team GPA nosed out the Bulldogs’ efforts.

“We just have to be hungry out there, and stick it to Penn and Princeton this weekend.”

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nature. You just have to go get it.”

The emphasis that the Elis put on rebounding the ball is clear in practice and has translated onto the court. Against Cornell on Friday night, the Bulldogs outrebounded the Big Red 46–26, and Cornell head coach Bill Courtney could only

Yale student support for athletics isn’t what it could be.

Sometimes I feel bitter about it. Sitting in sparsely populated bleachers at the Yale Bowl on a sunny fall afternoon can be a little disappointing. Don’t get me wrong, I love watching Yale football and I love being able to get my first choice of seats without having to arrive three hours early. But when I talk to my friends about their experiences at schools like Wisconsin and Syracuse, it’s hard not to be a little jealous. It’s hard not to think about what the student section would look like if it were absolutely packed every other week, about how many crazy stories and awesome memories I’d have if campus lit up for every home game like it does for Harvard-Yale.

Sometimes I feel guilty about it. After all, Yale athletes have done so much to earn our respect, and sometimes I’m a little ashamed to be part of a student body that doesn’t always give them support. Our student athletes put in hours upon hours of training to perform, and

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Guard Armani Cotton ’15 is one of three Elis to rank in the top 10 in the Ivy League in rebounding.

BY ASHLEY WU STAFF REPORTER This season, the Yale men’s basketball team has become known for its prolific offense, which scores an Ivy League-best 68.8 points per game. In particular, the team’s success lies in its ability to rebound the ball and grab offensive boards.

The Bulldogs boast the best rebounding margin in the conference at +5.6 and notch a leagueleading 11.7 offensive rebounds per game. The Elis have two of the top 10 rebounders in the league in forward Justin Sears ’16 and guard Armani Cotton ’15, who average 7.4 and 5.5 boards per game, respectively.

“We really push ourselves in practice, chase after the ball, and it’s really just about effort, regardless of your size, just how much determination you have to get the ball,” Cotton said following the team’s Feb. 20 win against Cornell. “It’s the culture of our team at this point, regardless of what size we have ... At this point it’s second

Bulldogs roll in hot to ECAC playoffs

BY HOPE ALLCHIN STAFF REPORTER Riding the momentum of its biggest upset this season, the Yale women’s hockey team is preparing for its playoff run, starting with a series against its biggest rival — No. 4 Harvard.

WOMEN’S HOCKEY With a crucial shutout against then-No. 5 Quinnipiac last Friday night and a momentous win against Princeton the following day, the Bulldogs (15–13–1, 12–10–0 ECAC) closed out the regular season with their best weekend this winter. The ECAC

tournament kicks off this weekend, and the Elis will take on No. 4 Harvard in the first round.

“We played some of our best hockey this weekend, and that enabled us to get two big wins,” defenseman Mallory Souliotis ’18 said. “Everyone played well and stuck to our systems, and we got the outcome we wanted going into the last weekend of the regular season. We are excited for playoffs, and especially since it’s Harvard, the series has a little history.”

Yale finally passed Dartmouth in points after its sweep this weekend, acquiring the seventh seed out of eight playoff positions. The team will therefore

travel down to Boston this weekend for a best-of-three series against the Crimson. The winner will move on to the semi-finals, which will take place next weekend.

Although Harvard is in the number two postseason position, the team is tied in points with fellow league leader and reigning national champions No. 5 Clarkson. The Crimson also hold the highest national rank in the ECAC. Home-ice advantage works in Harvard’s favor, as the team did not lose on its own rink until the last game of the season. However, SEE WOMEN’S HOCKEY PAGE 10

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On Friday afternoon, the Bulldogs will take on No. 4 Harvard in the first round of the ECAC playoffs.

Men’s swimming and diving plunge into Ivies

BY SYDNEY GLOVER CONTRIBUTING REPORTER After a strong showing in the regular season, in which the Yale men’s swimming and diving team lost only one dual meet, the Bulldogs will face their toughest challenge yet as they head into the Ivy League Championships this weekend.

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The last Ivy League title the men’s swimming and diving program won was in 1993.

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The Elis are currently tied for second in the conference at 5–2 with Columbia and Princeton. While Yale beat Columbia early in the season for its first Ancient Eight victory, the Bulldogs lost to Princeton at the annual HYP meet earlier in the month.

The Bulldogs have won 15 Championships in the school’s history, the last coming in 1993. Since then, either Harvard or Princeton has won every year. On the individual SEE SWIMMING & DIVING PAGE 10

Yale notches first win in blowout fashion

BY HOPE ALLCHIN STAFF REPORTER In its first home game of the season, the Yale women’s lacrosse team opened with a big win against in-state rival Quinnipiac.

WOMEN’S LACROSSE The Bulldogs (1–1, 0–0 Ivy) claimed an 18–6 victory over the Bobcats (0–2, 0–0 Metro Atlantic) in large part thanks to a 6–0 run in the first half and a 9–0 spree that encompassed much of the second half. The win was pivotal in getting the season back on track after a 13–5 season-opening loss on Saturday to George Wash-

ington in snowy conditions.

“The game went really well overall,” defenseman Victoria Moore ’17 said. “We also did a good job on the ride, and we didn’t let Quinnipiac get any easy fast break goals. We made good connections in the midfield transition and our passing game looks great.”

Captain and attacker Kerri Fleishhacker ’15 set the tone for the matchup, scoring just 31 seconds into the game with an unassisted shot. This was followed by a second Eli goal less than two minutes later, this one scored by midfielder Christina Doherty ’15.

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THE NUMBER OF IVY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS THE MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING PROGRAM HAS WON IN SCHOOL HISTORY. This weekend, the Bulldogs will seek to earn their 16th, but will have to topple Harvard and Princeton.