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ARE WE SAFE? CRIME ON AND OFF CAMPUS
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BRICK-AND-MORTAR
Minerals and gems at the Peabody will sparkle in a new exhibit.
CREPES LAND ON WHITNEY AVE., IN NEW STORE.
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SEE THE SHOWDOWN The Yale Bowl will receive temporary lighting for this year’s H-Y Game. PAGE 12 SPORTS
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CROSS CAMPUS
SOM builds unique identity
“Master”: Out in one college, but not others
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or decades, Yale’s youngest professional school attempted to craft a unique space in management education. With an expanded, state of the art campus and fresh global initiatives, the school might finally be on track to achieving that goal. But on the road to innovation, will it lose track of its small school values? PHOEBE KIMMELMAN reports.
Still Friday. We understand
that many of you have specifically designed your schedules to be class-free on Friday. But if you’re peeved about having to go through your Monday schedule today instead, remember: This is just week one. It’s far too early in the year to be complaining. After all, a three-day respite looms.
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not gone unnoticed. In 2014, the SOM made its first appearances in the top 10 of the Financial Times and Bloomberg Businessweek business school rankings. Traditionally, the SOM has been more focused on sending its students into nonprofit work than investment banking. In fact, the SOM is the only school among its peers that is a school of “management,” literally, whereas many other programs have the word “business” in their names. This difference speaks to a historical contrast in approach to business education. Given the SOM’s unconventional style, the question of whether or not the SOM can stay true to its roots as it attempts to further improve its
Within the red-brick walls of Pierson College, the word “master” is disappearing. Three weeks after religious studies professor Stephen Davis requested that students in Pierson College stop referring to him as “master,” students say there has been an active shift away from using the term. Student workers are now officially known as Pierson aides rather than master’s aides, and Davis is addressed as “doctor” or “professor.” “I’ve never heard of someone using ‘master’ [to address Davis since his announcement],” Stephanie Siow ’17 said. “I heard one person say it and immediately correct herself.” Four out of five Pierson students interviewed said they have seen a concerted effort among their college peers to stop using the term. But while Davis grounded his request in a criticism of the racial and gendered implications of the word, several students said that Piersonites’ collective efforts to avoid the word may be more out of respect for a beloved college leader, rather than out of ideological agreement. Siow said she thinks the college community has been largely supportive of Davis’ rationale for the decision, especially since he is a vocal advocate of social justice, both in his academic teachings and in the speakers he selects for the college. But some hypothesized that Davis’ history of social justice advocacy — coupled with his popularity within the college — have made him a well-respected figure who could change
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Open arms, always. We can’t
imagine many freshmen are already jaded, mainly because Yale continues to roll out the “Welcome” mat for their class. The festivities continue tonight with “Mosaic,” the yearly exercise on diversity and its role in campus life.
Until you cry “Uncle.” That’s
how long you can expect to be hounded by upperclassmen at Sunday’s Extracurricular Bazaar, perhaps the year’s most chaotic event. Expect to end up on a whole bunch of new panlists by the end of it all. We’d advise focusing on the groups stationed in front of Payne Whitney to spare yourself the hassle.
Tradition training. In an attempt to bolster school spirit, the University will host “Yale Up!” this weekend to teach freshmen Yale’s traditional songs and chants. Pep rallies may be so high school, but a hearty “Boola Boola,” nonetheless — maybe someone at the event can actually explain what the phrase means. Home-court advantage. The
weekend will offer plenty of opportunities to display that school spirit, beginning with this evening’s volleyball home opener. Leading into the game, the Whaling Crew will host a “Grilling and Chilling” event on Old Campus.
“Pay attention to me!”
Normally, it’s the politician who’s begging for the spotlight. Yesterday, however, Gov. Dannel Malloy played second fiddle to a photobombing beluga whale that interrupted a press conference in Mystic, Conn. Oxygen abounds. The online
scientific community is currently abuzz over the results of a recent School of Forestry & Environmental Studies study that has determined there to be 3 trillion trees on this planet. Suddenly, that one class about trees is starting to look like a pretty good science credit.
Run. What better way to
celebrate Labor Day than by putting your cardiovascular system to work? The starting gun for the 38th Annual Faxon Law New Haven Road Race will sound at 8:15 a.m. on Monday.
THIS DAY IN YALE HISTORY
1942 Roughly three-quarters of the class of 1943 reports that they are committed to joining the military upon graduation, with others preparing for other war industry careers. Follow along for the News’ latest.
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The Yale School of Management moved into its new building, Evans Hall, in January 2014.
BY PHOEBE KIMMELMAN STAFF REPORTER When the Yale School of Management first opened its doors to students in September 1976, a “new order of the ages” was inscribed — literally. The SOM’s shield, officially displayed for the first time upon the arrival of the students, has the phrase written in Latin across it.
UPCLOSE But perhaps more accurate a statement is that the founding of the SOM, Yale’s youngest professional school, signaled a new order for the University. After searching for its place amongst peer institutions for over three decades, in
the last five years the SOM has at last carved out a unique position in higher education. In 2012, the SOM began its participation with the Global Network for Advanced Management, an international business school partnership founded in 2012 by SOM Dean Edward Snyder. But international partnership was just one component of the SOM’s expansion. The incoming class size has increased substantially: 326 students are in the class of 2017 compared to the 231 who graduated in 2012. And in January of last year, the SOM moved from a series of old mansions on Hillhouse Avenue to a gleaming new building — Evans Hall — worthy of a top-tier business school. The changes at the school have
Legal battles continue in GHeav case BY JIAHUI HU STAFF REPORTER Two years after Gourmet Heaven employees filed wage theft complaints with the Connecticut Department of Labor, former owner Chung Cho has repaid the wages that he owed his employees. But for some workers, the litigation continues. A 2013 CT DOL investigation of the two New Haven Gourmet Heaven locations, now known as Good Nature Market, found that Cho owed over $218,000 in unpaid wages to two dozen employees. In November 2014, a judge in New Haven declared that the court would clear Cho’s record of the wage theft charges if he paid his workers within the next two years. Three months later, all of Cho’s former employees received their final paychecks from him, said Attorney James Bhandary-Alexander, who represents Gourmet Heaven employees.
The federal lawsuit represents the last opportunity for the New Haven workers to recover lost wages. JAMES BHANDARY-ALEXANDER Attorney for former Gourmet Heaven employees “As a result of the Department of Labor investigation and the criminal case, he paid back all of the money that the Department of Labor found he owed for one twoyear period,” said Bhandary-Alexander. Connecticut statutes only allow the DOL to recoup lost wages from the two years before a complaint. Bhandary-Alexander speculated that if the DOL could look back SEE GHEAV PAGE 6
2019 by the numbers: Class at Yale
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n Aug. 12, the News sent all incoming freshmen a survey with questions running the gamut from family life to postgraduate plans. This is the fourth in a four-part series on the results.
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and EMMA PLATOFF report. This February, bundled up against the bitter cold, nearly 100 students stood in front of Woodbridge Hall to protest the student income contribution, which requires students on financial aid to work term-time jobs or use personal savings to help fund their awards. Sharing their personal stories, the students argued that the requirement divides Yalies along class boundaries, with lower-income students having fewer opportunities to completely participate in academic, extracurricular and social activities because of their need to work toward their contribution. Higher-income students, meanwhile, do not face such constraints. “The current system divides Yalies into two classes of students: One group has time to pursue the kind of activities that the Admissions Office displays prominently on its website and in mailers to prospective students. The other must instead work long hours each week to (almost) afford to study alongside their wealthier peers,” reads a report published by the Yale College Council in January to capture student views on financial aid When asked to identify the social issue that they feel most divides the United States, 54 percent of freshmen chose “race.” But further anal-
FINANCIAL AID 91-100 20% Approximately what percentage of your cost of attendance is covered by a Yale financial aid award?
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25-50 Below 25 7% 5%
ysis shows the second-most popular response, “class,” more directly shades students’ plans for the years ahead.
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Within the freshman class, race and socioeconomic class were closely connected. Eighty-two percent of students in the highest-income bracket, with annual family income of over $500,000, identified as Caucasian, while only 8 percent of African-American students fell into the same socioeconomic category. Twenty percent of the Hispanic population on campus reported an annual family income of less than $40,000, compared to 9 percent of white students from similar households. Educational attainment was similarly skewed by race: 87 percent of Yale legacies in 2019, for instance, are white, as were 76 percent of the freshmen with siblings in the University community. Revealing a connection to income level, 42 percent of students who will be the first to graduate from college came from
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families with an annual income of less than $40,000. There was only one first-generation survey respondent from a family with an annual income of over $500,000. Students hailing from the Northeastern United States are the wealthiest incoming freshmen, with 65 percent indicating an annual family income level above $125,000. On the other end of the spectrum, those from the Southwestern United States or international hometowns reported generous financial aid packages — 29 percent of respondents from each of these areas have over 91 percent of their tuition bill covered by the University. Freshmen on financial aid were more likely to attend a public high school than their peers, with only 27 percent attending a private school. Fifty-five percent of students not receiving financial aid attended private school. And though just 8 percent of students said they chose Yale primarily for because of its affordability, 67 percent of those who did came from SEE SURVEY PAGE 6