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CROSS CAMPUS That Carter, too. President

Barack Obama nominated former Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter ’76 as his choice to succeed resigning Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel yesterday. While at Yale, Carter majored in physics and medieval history, receiving summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa and Rhodes Scholarship honors. We submit that he’s qualified on some level.

Most wonderful Woad’s. The

best way to spread Christmas cheer is … to go to the last class week Woad’s of the year. Courtesy of the Junior College Council, MistleToad’s is tonight. And if that’s not incentive enough, a select few attendees will receive a free Santa hat at the door.

The high road. Those looking

for more wholesome ways to spend their Wednesday night could begin their freshman counselor applications, which were released for several colleges yesterday.

Not alone. “The Opposite of

Loneliness,” the popular book published posthumously by Marina Keegan ’12, won the 2014 Goodreads Choice Award for nonfiction, after 19,793 votes cast by readers favored it over 19 competitors.

CABARET SHOW TOSSES OUT TRADITION

HOMELESSNESS

DIGITAL WORLD

Harp proposes a new administrative post to tackle homelessness

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Sneak peek. This evening, the Whitney Humanities Center will be hosting a special screening of the acclaimed film “Unbroken,” complete with a question and answer session with Production Designer Jon Hutman ’84. The film, directed by Angelina Jolie, will be available in theaters nationwide on Christmas Day. Top dog. All-everything

running back Tyler Varga ’15 continues to plow through awards season as easily as he did through defenders this fall. On Tuesday, Varga was named a finalist for the Bushnell Cup for the Ivy League’s top offensive player.

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BY FINNEGAN SCHICK CONTRIBUTING REPORTER Applause erupted in a packed Woolsey Hall Tuesday afternoon when former President Jimmy Carter called on Yale and other universities to adopt tougher penalties for sexual assault. “You can just warn a boy a chastise him — that doesn’t help,” Carter said. “But expulsion is a very difficult thing for universities to accept as a policy.” Although Carter drew attention to the oppression of women worldwide — such as female genital mutilation, slavery and honor killings — Carter also focused on the issue of sexual assault on college campuses. In particular, Carter referenced an August 2013 Huffington Post article that noted that six Yale students found guilty of non-consensual sex were not expelled. According to the University Semi-Annual Report on Sexual Misconduct, between Jan. 1, 2013 and June 30, 2013 the UniversityWide Committee on Sexual Misconduct found sufficient evidence to support six claims of undergraduate non-consensual sex. The report said that four of the guilty respondents were given written reprimands, one was placed on academic probation and SEE CARTER PAGE 4

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Carter focused his Tuesday afternoon talk on oppression of women around the world and sexual assault on college campuses.

Alpern comes under fire at Med School town hall

Faculty approve FAS Senate rules BY LARRY MILSTEIN STAFF REPORTER

yale, one of several web apps that seeks to *pair* Yalies with each other over random meals dubbed today “pear wednesday” in a mass email sent to many students this week. This Wednesday, the email said, is set to be the first of many during which the app is particularly active in essentially Screwing students over Commons lunches.

Haven Police Department will be hosting a blood drive at its Union Avenue station today. Held in honor of the late Sergeant Dario Scott Aponte — who was killed in a car crash in 2008 — the event will take place from 1 p.m. through 5:45 p.m.

Matt Townsend ’15 wins Rhodes, exemplifies basketball team’s talents

Carter to Salovey: Punish rapists

But if you are lonely. pear

Donation station. The New

OFF THE COURT

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Faculty attendees of the Tuesday evening town hall at the School of Medicine remained critical of the administration’s response to sexual misconduct allegations.. BY STEPHANIE ROGERS AND RACHEL SIEGEL STAFF REPORTERS Following weeks of controversy surrounding professional and sexual misconduct at the Yale School of Medicine, a Tuesday evening town hall meeting, moderated by School of Medicine Dean Robert Alpern,

New restaurant to open on Broadway

attracted over 100 faculty members with the promise of addressing their concerns. The town hall was prompted by a recommendation by the Ad Hoc Task Force on Gender Equity, which launched in July to address issues that impact the career SEE MEDICAL SCHOOL PAGE 6

“Habemus senatum,” Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Tamar Gendler declared, banging her gavel. “We have a senate.” On Tuesday afternoon, roughly 80 members of the FAS filed into Luce Hall and voted 61 to three, with no abstentions, to approve bylaws regarding the FAS Senate composition and procedures. The historic vote endorsed, with only minimal amendments, the rules detailed in a 23-page report released to faculty last week by the FAS Senate Implementation committee — a group of 11 FAS faculty members tasked in 2013 with outlining the structure and responsibilities of the new legislative body. With the first FAS Senate elections slated for April 2015 and first meeting planned for fall 2015, faculty interviewed were largely optimistic about the

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Saybrook master to step down BY JED FINLEY AND EMMA PLATOFF CONTRIBUTING REPORTER AND STAFF REPORTER

BY CAROLINE HART STAFF REPORTER A new, quick-service Chinese restaurant called Junzi Kitchen is set to open at 21 Broadway this spring, replacing A-1 Pizza and adding to the growing number of new businesses on Broadway. The restaurant, which will serve Northeastern Chinese food in a Chipotle-style service line, is a project partnered with the Yale Entrepreneurial Institute, and will incorporate sustainable food practices into the business. “We have the opportunity to introduce a very interesting, authentic culture,” said Yong Zhao FES ’15, CEO and co-founder of Junzi Kitchen. “We want to make this food accessible to all people.” The restaurant will serve wraps, rice bowls and salad bowls with protein and

future of the governance structure and its impact on the University. “I am very pleased that we had a strong turnout today and that we had support of the FAS,” political science professor and Chair of the Senate Implementation Committee Steve Wilkinson said. “But the ultimate test of an institution is how it works in practice, and I hope that it will become a good site for discussion.” Wilkinson said that the success of the senate depends on qualified candidates standing for election and continual faculty participation. Although an initial vote recommending the creation of an FAS Senate was held in December 2013, Tuesday’s vote formally approved the size, electoral process and authority of the body. The senate will be endowed with

PAUL HUDAK

Saybrook College Master Paul Hudak has served in his position for the past six years..

Like the masters of Morse, Silliman and Timothy Dwight colleges, Saybrook College Master Paul Hudak will step down at the end of the spring semester. Hudak, who has been master for six years, announced the news in an email sent to the Saybrook community Tuesday morning. After being diagnosed with leukemia five years ago and receiving a stem cell transplant a year later, Hudak said that he is still experiencing side effects of his treatments that have left him with non-life-threatening yet bothersome health problems. He said he is stepping down sooner than he would have liked but feels that he is no longer able to bring the vibrancy to the mastership that Saybrook deserves. “I am incredibly privileged to have served as master for the past six years,” Hudak wrote. “Even though I’m stepping down sooner than I would have liked, all good things must come to an end sometime.” Hudak explained that he will not be leaving Yale, and that Saybrugians should SEE HUDAK PAGE 4

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mately, widespread outreach reaffirms that Yale is an option for everyone, not just students from the “right” schools or the “right” zip codes. Graves criticizes Yale for buying SAT and ACT score information from test agencies and then sending information to applicants who do not fall within the standard range of accepted students' scores. Following the Yale admissions ethos, however, decisions are made based on a comprehensive understanding of applicants’ qualifications and circumstances. A single metric — like an SAT score — isn’t sufficient for rejection. If Yale recruits only students who ace the SATs, it will neglect students for whom test scores might not be their strongest suit. Furthermore, SAT scores can't be compared without considering the test-taker's background and the context in which he or she received their scores. Moreover, students who receive communications from Yale or other elite colleges are not coerced into applying there. Marketing relies on successfully engaging its audience. There are few columns written voicing frustrations about advertisements promoting products that average consumers are neither interested in nor able to afford. What makes college advertisements any different? Graves demonstrates critical thinking skills in her column. She is fully capable of discerning that her chances of admission might be low — as is the case for most candidates. The recipients of college mailings are responsible for their reactions to them. The very fact that the admissions materials she is critiquing are not successful in encouraging her to apply undermines her own argument. Graves’ column is not without strong points, including her assertion that “[kids] need experienced guidance counselors who can help them through the complicated process.” But students’ need for guidance counselors is not contingent on what universities send to their mailboxes. I admit that the college application process — and college marketing tactics — are flawed. In retrospect, I know my postcard from Yale was nothing special. But not everyone has a gallon of gas and parents to drive him or her to an information session. In order to fulfill Yale College’s mission, it is critical we reach students from every background, through any initiative that proves effective.

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lack Friday sales were lower this year than last, both nationally and in the New Haven area, according to the New Haven Register. Yet this decreased business is no indication that Americans’ enthusiasm for ritualized spending frenzies has diminished. Indeed, Black Friday owes its decline to the greater prominence of several other shopping holidays: Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday and Gray Thursday, the informal term for the waning hours of Thanksgiving itself, during which retailers such as Target and Wal-Mart have opened their doors to customers since 2011. What was once a single day of excess and unrestrained consumerism has ballooned into a week. Of course, Black Friday and its cohort of awkwardly-namedexcuses-to-shop are only the beginning of the long winter retail season. Last November and December, American consumers spent $602 billion on holiday gifts, food, decorations and more. This spending is not simply driven by wealthy individuals: A study from Lexington Law showed 57 percent of American parents planned to take on debt

KELSI CAYWOOD is a freshman in Timothy Dwight College. Contact her at kelsi.caywood@yale.edu .

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practice? Yale University, for instance, is replete with examples of needless excess. Not the freshman holiday dinner, a lovely, once-a-year tradition, or our gothic architecture, an integral part of the University’s aesthetics, but the several luxury retail stores to which University Properties rents space. Out of the seven new businesses that opened on Broadway last week, almost all are out of the price range of the average American and even the average Yale student: high-end cosmetics, handcrafted olive oil, upscale restaurants and more expensive clothing stores. Luxury stores such as these are growing more common, not just in New Haven but around the world, due to the continuing success of businesses that cater to the tastes of the global elite. From airlines and sports arenas to hotels and real estate, more and more industries find that they can make the highest profits through luxury goods and highend services. For the wealthiest across the world, every day is Black Friday. Of course, the consumption habits of the global elite are just as relevant to readers of this

paper as the decisions of University Properties. Statistically, a large proportion of Yale undergraduates will earn or inherit a great deal of money, and a small number will become fabulously wealthy. Will Yalies spend their wealth on conspicuous consumption, or will they choose frugality? In twenty years, will they splurge on designer clothes and private jets, or will they distribute malaria nets and fix crumbling schools? Now is the time to think critically about our values and priorities before we are tempted with success and wealth. There is no better context than a university community in which to interrogate our future decisions. Consumerism and excess are attractive to the global elite for the same reasons they are attractive to Yale University, for the same reasons they are attractive to Black Friday shoppers. Consumption is driven by status, recognition and instant gratification. We can only combat it with reflection, humility and perspective. SCOTT GREENBERG is a senior in Ezra Stiles College. Contact him at scott.greenberg@yale.edu .

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in order to buy holiday presents for their children. This statistic should astound all of us. During this time of year, columnists across the world decry materialism and consumerism. After all, frugality is one of those ideals that nearly everyone can get behind: It appeals to the Left’s distrust of corporations and capitalism, the Right’s nostalgia for simpler and more virtuous times and the Center’s wariness of excess and irresponsibility. After all, the arguments for consumerism are easily dismissed. Doesn’t holiday consumption drive economic growth? Yes, but so does buying a meal for a homeless person. Isn’t gift-giving caring and generous? Of course, but the most important kind of gifts are the ones that cannot be bought. Isn’t it great that people can buy what they want at low prices? Only if one believes that people ought to want slightly bigger televisions and highly specialized food processors; only if what people want is synonymous with what is good and worthwhile. Yet, if so many of us pay lip service to the notion of frugality and decry consumerism, how many of us apply these ideals in

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Keep sending the letters still have my first Yale postcard sitting on my desk at home. Its invitation — to attend a Yale information session — was thrilling. Every time I see the postcard sitting on my desk, I remember excitedly discussing college options over dinner with my dad after the event. Up until then, I had never seriously considered applying to Yale. Amanda Graves, a senior at a New Jersey public high school, recently wrote an opinion column for the Washington Post disparaging this sort of communication. She implored elite universities to stop recruiting so many prospective high school students with letters, emails and brochures. Amanda Graves, your piece was heartfelt. But Yale, keep sending the letters. According to Graves, Yale targets roughly 80,000 students with promotional materials each year. She asserts that Yale’s promotional push is motivated by its self-interests — the pursuit of prestige and a top U.S. News and World Report ranking that relies on a large applicant pool and a low acceptance rate. But there are compelling reasons, disregarding an increased applicant pool, why Yale should send letters far and wide. Extensive recruitment is needed to attract diverse applicants. Moreover, this recruitment can empower students who attend schools lacking a college-going culture to apply — not just to Yale, but also to college in general. Often, these same students need reliable information about elite colleges’ financial aid opportunities for lowincome families. Too many students think private colleges are prohibitively expensive when, in fact, financial aid can greatly reduce the sticker price. I come from one of these schools, where not everyone is expected to go to college. A year after I graduated, Yale began visiting my Michigan public high school to meet with students. I was thrilled. Schools outside of Michigan rarely visit our guidance department. Not every student has a parent with the gas money, time or interest to take his or her child to an admissions event. In a school district struggling to encourage students to apply to college, Yale's outreach efforts — which advertise both the University's accessibility and affordability — can be revolutionary for students. Though the opportunity to attend an Ivy League school should not be the only incentive to work hard in and out of school, awareness of that possibility encourages students to imagine a broader range of opportunities for their postsecondary education. Ulti-

reading all the articles.”

hen I came to Yale, I was looking forward to meeting students who were socially aware and actively involved in a variety of causes. I was excited to be surrounded by people who wanted to make a difference in the world, but more than that, would take active steps toward effecting change. For the most part, these hopes have come true. I have gotten to know students who are active and interested in fixing the problems that plague our society. Recently though, I’ve begun to notice a disappointing trend. Some activists at Yale seem more concerned with raising awareness than actually engaging with their chosen causes. For example, the other day I had a conversation with a self-proclaimed homeless rights activist who had attended a protest on the New Haven Green a few weeks earlier. As the conversation continued, I learned that this student had not visited a homeless shelter since school started. Still, he had written a rousing Facebook diatribe on

the unfairness of “the system.” When a person says they support homeless causes, I assume they mean that they go to a homeless shelter for two hours a week and do work with actual homeless people. When a person says they are involved in helping underfunded public schools, I assume they mean that they go to public schools on a pretty regular basis and tutor students, or work as a classroom aide. I do not think they mean that they liked a couple Facebook pages and protested at City Hall once. There is a difference between raising awareness and actually effecting change. Awareness is a means, not an end. In most cases, public protest is a form of raising awareness. If you protest for homeless rights but have never actually spoken to a homeless person or donated clothing to a homeless shelter, then you are not actively engaging with your chosen cause. I do not mean to put myself on a pedestal. I don’t do nearly as much hands-on work as I should. But I do like to think that

when I support a cause, I will do something concrete to try to create real change. It is easy to like pages on Facebook or go to a protest and hold signs from your pre-protest sign-making party while you chant that somebody needs to do something. It is fun to post pictures that show you fighting for social justice and looking good doing it. But there is a reason only about a quarter of those attending events on Facebook actually show up. Facebook activism is easy. Being generally aware that a problem exists is easy. Doing something about a problem is hard. Awareness absolutely should be raised, but it should spur people to take some tangible action. I am not saying that any of the aforementioned activities are unnecessary. In fact, change requires awareness — but in conjunction with action. If you care about the environment, go vegetarian for a couple meals a week. If you want to help immigrants, sign up for Yale’s very own Refugee Project. If you’re a Republican (one who’s actually brave enough

to admit it on campus) and believe President Obama has overstepped his bounds, raise money for a legal fund to sue the government. Whatever you do, make it concrete. At the end of the day, you should be able to point to exactly what you’ve accomplished. Many of us either don’t have time or don’t feel strongly enough about a cause to truly become invested, and we shouldn’t feel compelled to do so. But if we don’t do real hands-on work, we shouldn’t delude ourselves into thinking we’re actively making the world a better place. We shouldn’t call ourselves activists. Those of us who genuinely want to make a difference should make our contributions real. We should move beyond Facebook likes, philosophical discussions and catchy chants. We should engage with the issues we care about directly. IAN GARCIA-KENNEDY is a freshman in Jonathan Edwards College. Contact him at ian.garcia-kennedy@yale.edu .

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“Finish last in your league and they call you idiot. Finish last in medical school and they call you doctor.” ABE LEMONS AMERICAN COLLEGE BASKETBALL PLAYER AND COACH

CORRECTIONS TUESDAY, DEC. 2

A previous version of the article “Cho avoids prison time” incorrectly stated that if Cho were to again violate labor laws or not cooperate with the DOL, he would face time in jail without a trial. In fact, the prosecution would resume, and he would face a trial by jury. Due to an editing error, a previous version of the article “Carter condemns sexual violence” incorrectly stated that former President Jimmy Carter’s talk will be held in Battell Chapel. In fact, the event will be in Woolsey Hall. A previous version of the article “SOM makes progress on gender imbalance” misstated the views of Susannah Harris SOM ’16. She clarified that though she does not believe the majority of female students at SOM are international students, she has been in several group experiences where she has been both the only woman and the only American.

City garage gets a splash of color BY FINNEGAN SCHICK CONTRIBUTING REPORTER As part of a city-wide effort to renovate and improve all of New Haven’s parking garages, the Crown Street Garage has received a new paint job. The floors of the garage were each assigned a specific color in an effort to help people remember and locate their floor. City Economic Development Administrator Matt Nemerson SOM ’81 underscored that these types of refurbishments not only improve the appearance of city property, but also advance the overall experience of visitors to the city and facilitate tourism. “Data is showing that if you bring art of any sort into the garage atmosphere, people treat the garage better,” said David Panagore, acting executive director of Park New Haven, the city’s parking authority. Park New Haven has begun a two-year program of extensive renovations that include fixing elevators, painting and cleaning facilities. Panagore said that they are endeavoring to ensure that the garages are safe, well lit and have easy access. “The work in the Crown Street Garage was part of a cyclical renovation of all the major garages that the parking authority controls,” Nemerson said. The garage’s guardrails, which sit at the head of each parking space in the building, are visible from the street, creating what Panagore termed “pop art.” The rails were painted using “safety colors,” which are designed to be very bright and highly visible. Standard guard rails are usually a drab, metallic color, said Jim Staniewicz, director of planning and engineering at Park New Haven, adding that the paint used in the Crown Street Garage is durable and lasts for 20 years. Nemerson said that many garages around the world use this tactic of matching floors with colors to help visitors find their floor. He added that city garages

also use symbols and numbers to help people locate their cars. “You want people to remember all three ways, depending on what people are comfortable with,” said Nemerson. Gloria Wilkins, facility supervisor for the Crown Street Garage, said that, since the renovations, she has noticed an improvement in the flow of customers in and out of the garage, as well as a decline in the number of complaints about garage access. Both Panagore and Nemerson said they hope that the twoyear program will help make New Haven a more tourist-friendly city. The first stage of the program was to re-brand the New Haven parking authority. The organization’s new name, “Park New Haven,” its new logo, as well as the blue and white signs outside parking garages, have all been part of this re-branding. The second stage included physical renovations, including concrete resurfacing, building creditcard friendly pay stations and improving lighting fixtures. Nemerson stressed that putting art in garages — whether in the form of poetry or museum artwork — is also critical as a means of increasing respect for the space. He added that, because the garage serves as a visitor’s first glimpse into New Haven, showcasing local art is critical to ensuring a positive tourist experience in the city. Arriving in a city can be intimidating, said Nemerson, adding that it is the city’s job to make all markings and instructions as clear as possible. He went on the say that plans are in the works for way-finding maps to be placed around the city to increase foot traffic. Park New Haven oversees a total of 22 parking garages and surface parking lots in New Haven.

AAU pushes growth of sciences, humanities BY RACHEL SIEGEL STAFF REPORTER When students enrolled in “Art and Biomolecular Recognition Laboratory” first arrived at the Yale University Art Gallery, the tour may have felt like a typical visit to one of the campus’s most esteemed venues. Over the next few weeks, however, as the frames were studied for evidence of tortoise shell and the paintings examined for use of walnut oil, it became increasingly difficult to tease the humanities and sciences apart from one another. The course is just one example of University and student efforts to bridge the gap between these two seemingly distinct fields of study. As higher education associations push for a concomitant investment in both the sciences and humanities, students and faculty at Yale are increasingly advocating for coexistence of the two fields. On Nov. 21, the Association of American Universities — consisting of 62 leading research universities in the United States and Canada — issued a formal statement advocating for continued focus and funding on the humanities and social sciences. In partnership with six other similar associations worldwide, the statement promoted these fields of study as “contributions … to the national and global wellbeing” and pushed for interdisciplinary approaches to global research collaborations.

The statement was released just one year after the AAU signed a statement outlining the key characteristics of effective research universities, among them a focus on improving research environments and STEM programs. But John Vaughn, senior fellow at the AAU, said the two statements do not represent separate schools of thought, but instead can be complimentary. “It seemed to a number of us that the social sciences and humanities and critically important to address some of the major global challenges which have tended to be focused on scientific solutions,” Vaughn said, citing climate change and Ebola as among the crises that are not only scientific but also behavioral. Chair of the Humanities Advisory Committee and Master of Morse College Amy Hungerford agreed, adding that this alternate focus on advocacy in these two areas is meant to show that the humanities do not have to be pitted against the sciences, but that balance is a crucial means of keeping research moving forward. Simon Schaitkin ’17, an English major and pre-med, said he fuels his interest for both the sciences and the humanities not only by splitting his studies between the two fields. Instead, Schaitkin is also interested in applying to outside initiatives — such as Mount Sinai’s FlexMed Program. The program, accord-

ing to their website, allows college sophomores in any major to apply for early acceptance to the Icahn School of Medicine in New York City.

… One of the big problems with pre-med programs now is that so many people are trying to check off boxes. SIMON SCHAITKIN ’17

According to the program’s website, accepted students are free to explore any area of study unencumbered by standard science requirements and the MCAT. “I think one of the big problems with [being pre-med] right now is that there are so many people trying to check off the boxes,” Schaitkin said. “The world exists beyond the office and the operating room.” In August, Joyce Guo ’17, another English major and premed student — and also a staff reporter for the News — founded the Medicine in the Arts and Humanities Collective at Yale to introduce students to professors whose curriculums focus on the intersection between the two fields. Guo said she is ultimately interested in medical narrative writing and thinks future doc-

tors can learn fundamentals like how to interact with patients and or understand global health issues through the humanities. MAHCY’s faculty advisor, professor John Warner, said he has observed an increased eagerness from both students and faculty over his past 30 years here to weave both fields into classroom discussion. As a tenured professor at both the School of Medicine and in the History Department, Warner said he is glad to see that the “sense of drawing a separation between the two cultures” has diminished. Molecular biophysics and biochemistry professor Andrew Miranker, one of the instructors for “Art and Biomolecular Recognition Laboratory,” said his first semester teaching “An Issues Approach to Biology” connected him with nonscience majors. He added that the lab course provided the perfect blend of allowing students to “get their hands dirty” while applying other interests to hard science. “I liked the challenge of trying to understand how my humanities colleagues engage with their work,” Miranker said, adding that learning how to approach and solve problems could be addressed by both fields. The AAU was founded in 1900. Contact RACHEL SIEGEL at rachel.siegel@yale.edu .

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Yale College Council President Michael Herbert ’16 said the fall 2015 academic calendar would result in a “Christmas Eve debacle.” BY JON VICTOR AND HANNA YANG CONTRIBUTING REPORTERS

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After classes end this semester, students will have an additional day to study for their final exams. This year, reading period is scheduled to have one more day than it has had in the past two years, beginning Friday, Dec. 5, and ending Thursday, Dec. 11. The extension was announced in March after the Yale College Council asked the Calendar Committee to add a day to reading period. Students interviewed saw the change as quite positive and said that they are glad to have the extra time. “I think a lot of people worry that students will waste the extra day, but even relaxing can be important,” Mitch Barrows ’16

said. “Mental health matters.” In a survey of the student body administered by the YCC in November 2013, 81 percent of respondents said that a threeday reading period negatively affected their health and anxiety levels. The extended reading period was made with students’ health and well-being in mind, YCC Academics Director David Lawrence ’15 said. “Although we haven’t seen a reading period with this length yet, we think everything is on track to achieve that,” he said. Still, some students said they were unsatisfied by the new reading week. Mujtaba Wani ’17 said that while the extra day is nice, it would not substantially impact his studying. Other students interviewed

were more enthusiastic about the change. “It’s nice,” said Angeline Wang ’16. “It gives me more time to write papers.”” Though few complaints have been raised about this year’s schedule, future changes to the academic calendar remain under discussion. Next fall’s schedule is currently set to start winter break on Dec. 23, far later than usual. YCC President Michael Herbert ’16 said that this “Christmas Eve debacle” would be addressed in a report due later this week. “We would like to see the semester start one week earlier and end one week earlier, because it seems arbitrary that it always starts based on Labor Day,” Lawrence said. He also said that a lot of faculty have been

supportive of starting a week earlier. Though discussions towards this goal are in progress, no new decisions have been made. Lawrence added that he hopes to avoid shortening reading period as a solution. “I don’t think [reading period] should be a bartering chip in solving calendar issues,” he said. Two years ago, Yale College shortened reading period to three days from one week in order to make room for the newly-created October Recess. The move marked the first time the calendar had been changed in 40 years. Contact JON VICTOR at jon.victor@yale.edu and HANNAH YANG at hannah.yang@yale.edu .

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“It’s not necessary to fear the prospect of failure, but to be determined not to fail.” JIMMY CARTER FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

Carter tackles sexual assault on college campuses

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Former President Jimmy Carter made note of the six Yale students found guilty of non-consensual sex who were not expelled, causing University President Peter Salovey to become visibly uncomfortable. CARTER FROM PAGE 1 another was placed on a year-long suspension. “This is the responsibility of the students to demand that the leadership cooperate with them and make sure this is ended,” Carter said. “One thing to do is not support the boys who are guilty of sexual assaults.” Rapes on college campuses are underreported compared to the national reporting rate, Carter said. Thirty-three percent of all rapes in civilian life are reported, he said, while only five percent of rapes on college campuses

are reported. He also mentioned that 41 percent of all universities in America have not reported an incident of sexual assault in the past five years. When Carter made note of the six Yale students, a visibly uncomfortable University President Peter Salovey said that Yale’s “policies and procedures have changed over the last year or two.” “I’m glad to hear that,” Carter replied, giving a thumbs up. “I’m not surprised.” “We’ve seen different outcomes,” Salovey said before trying to move onto a new topic, precipitating laughter in the audience.

“I’m not afraid to stay with that issue if people want me to, it’s just we have a lot of questions here about Ferguson,” Salovey said. University’s Title IX Coordinator and Deputy Provost Stephanie Spangler could not be reached for comment after the talk on Tuesday. Still, after the event, administrators defended the University’s responses to cases of alleged sexual misconduct. Deputy Press Secretary Karen Peart said the Huffington Post article did not correctly “state the facts” about Yale’s sexual misconduct response.

Faculty approve FAS Senate rules FAS FROM PAGE 1 the power to set the agendas of its meetings. What is more, major initiatives and policies affecting FAS faculty — including discussions of the FAS budget, faculty resource pool slots and FAS diversity efforts — will be presented to the FAS Senate in a timely manner. Molecular, cellular and developmental biology professor Joel Rosenbaum said he supported the proposal since it was a “fluid” document, which allows for changes to be implemented over time as necessary. According to the report, major modifications regarding the body’s size, composition and electoral system must be put before all FAS faculty, while other changes may be approved with a two-thirds vote among the FAS Senate representatives. “Built into the document is a very democratic way of representing the faculty and having really a faculty organization led by the faculty and not by the administration, which is very important,” Rosenbaum said. Despite the overwhelming support for the proposed rules, Rosenbaum said there was a large amount of discussion devoted to the system for electing FAS senators. Unlike other types of voting procedures, the FAS Senate will operate through a single transferable vote system. Under STV, voters rank candidates and any votes for a winning candidate past a defined threshold are then reallocated to the remaining candidates, the report stated. Votes are reallocated by the voter’s original preference until all seats have been filled. “There was a lot of explanation about STV because it is not widely used in the U.S., although it is often used in other university senates, some local governments and used widely outside the U.S.,” Wilkinson said. “The main advantage of this system is that there are less wasted votes and it aggregates a larger number of preferences.” Film studies professor Charles Musser ’73 said debate on the rules was relatively minimal since most professors entered the meeting in support of the idea of a senate. As a result, most

of the discussion centered on smaller points of order and minor amendments, he added. Computer science professor Michael Fischer proposed an amendment in which divisional directors — who will oversee the long-term initiatives of the three divisions of humanities, social sciences and the sciences — would be considered full-time administrators. As a result, these individuals would not be allowed to simultaneously serve as a member of the FAS Senate or vote in meetings, the amendment stated. “The rationale is that the divisional directors play a major administrative role in the University, and they should be treated the same way as the dean, provost and president,” Fischer said. “The mission of the [FAS Senate] is to provide a channel of communication between faculty and administration, it is not for the administration to talk to itself.” Fischer declined to comment on the specific margin by which the amendment passed, but noted that a “significant majority” voted in favor. A second amendment, which failed to pass, proposed that full-time research scientists without teaching responsibilities within the FAS should be eligible to stand for election, Gendler said. She said the ultimate decision was to maintain the initial recommendation to include only full-time FAS research scientists who also hold multi-year teaching appointments as senate constituents. Faculty interviewed said the overwhelming support for the FAS Senate rules suggests a strong future for the elected body. Rosenbaum said a major strength of the senate, compared to other meetings in which topics can be “buried by the administration,” is that the FAS senate can set its own agenda. “I think [the vote] was very promising,” Musser said. “It allows the faculty to voice its concerns and enthusiasms in a meaningful way, before we get to crisis like what we had with [Yale-NUS].” Contact LARRY MILSTEIN at larry.milstein@yale.edu .

Salovey added that collaboration between the administration and students on the University’s sexual misconduct policies has produced effective solutions. “While we have more to do, over the past several years and with the collaboration of students who care deeply about these issues, we have made significant progress on the prevention and adjudication of sexual misconduct,” Salovey said in an email. “I believe we are headed in the right direction. I am committed to eliminating rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment from our campus.”

Students interviewed after the talk said that the University has not done enough to revise its sexual misconduct policies, but applauded Carter’s focus on sexual assault on college campuses. “If [Yale’s policies] have changed, they haven’t changed adequately,” Maureen Flanagan GRD ’17 said. Katie Roberts GRD ’17 said she thought many universities try to hide cases of sexual misconduct and that Yale needs to better articulate its policies to students. Carter, a Nobel Laureate and the author of 28 books since he took office, also addressed many

of the topics present in his new book “A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power.” After his exposure to many of the atrocities perpetrated against women globally, Carter said he felt compelled to show women’s rights as one of the most serious and unaddressed challenges of the present day. “Thank you so much President Carter for that challenge, a challenge which resonates here at the University,” Salovey said during the talk. Contact FINNEGAN SCHICK at christopher.schick@yale.edu .

Hudak to depart HUDAK FROM PAGE 1 expect to see him around campus. He added that he plans to renew his teaching and research program in the Computer Science Department, and also will have more time to spend with his family. Hudak told the News he recalls both the physical improvements he made to Saybrook and the warm community spirit he tried to foster.

I know that [Hudak] will certainly be missed by both students and colleagues. STEPHEN DAVIS Master, Pierson College “I’d like to think that I contributed more than just material things,” he said. “Establishing the intellectual, social and ethical standards are more important, but are harder to quantify.” Several of Hudak’s colleagues said his presence will be greatly missed. “It is difficult to lose yet another colleague on the Council of Masters,” Pierson College Master Stephen Davis said. “It has been a real honor having the opportunity to work with Master Hudak, and I know that he will certainly be missed by both students and colleagues.”

Branford College Master Elizabeth Bradley said she will never forget her first meal with Hudak and his wife, director of residential dining Cathy Van Dyke. After she was announced as the next master of Branford, Hudak and his wife took Bradley to Atticus on Chapel Street, where they told her that being a master is “the best job of one’s life.” Computer science professor Julie Dorsey, who is a fellow of Saybrook College, said Hudak was outstanding in many realms. As the Computer Science Department chair, he hired four women to a department that had previously had no tenured female faculty members. “Students and fellows alike frequently note their deep appreciation for Master Hudak’s approachable nature and warm and thoughtful demeanor,” she said. “We value those same qualities within the Computer Science Department, where he is a source of inspiration and sage counsel.” Morse College Master Amy Hungerford — who will also step down after this year — said the decision to leave is always difficult for masters, given the rewards that come from working in such a tight community with both students and staff. She added that she has always admired Hudak’s commitment to his college. Of nine Saybrook students interviewed, three noted what they called Hudak’s comforting presence in the college. Rahul Singh ’15 said he always found Hudak to have a calming influence at the study breaks he

hosted. Raleigh Cavero ’15, a former YTV editor for the News, recalled Hudak’s unwavering dedication to Saybrook students in the face of his health concerns. “I remember they had the reception for freshmen out in front of the Saybrook courtyard, and he had just had a bone marrow transplant,” Cavero said. “But he still went out there. He stood out in the 95-degree heat just so he could greet all the freshmen and fist bump them even though he felt terrible and he couldn’t shake their hands.” Saybrook Master’s Aide Leon Ebani ’17 said that Hudak will be remembered for the countless contributions he has made to Saybrook, such as creating the music and art series that takes place in Saybrook’s Underbrook and purchasing the glider for the stone courtyard. Magda Zielonka ’17, an intramurals secretary for Saybrook, also noted Hudak’s devotion to music. On Sunday nights, Hudak and his jazz ensemble often perform in the Saybrook common room to usher students into family dinner. Zielonka added that some of her best memories of Hudak are of his attendance at intramurals. At one football match last year, she said, he even came into the game to play quarterback for the final play. Contact JED FINLEY at james.finley@yale.edu and EMMA PLATOFF at emma.platoff@yale.edu .

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“Poverty is the worst form of violence.” MAHATMA GANDHI INDIAN CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER

Homeless prevention position proposed BY ERIC LIN CONTRIBUTING REPORTER Mayor Toni Harp has proposed creating a new administrative position to oversee the city’s homelessness prevention programs, a move that would streamline relations with local homeless service providers. Harp proposed the idea to the Board of Alders during their Nov. 17 meeting. According to Laurence Grotheer, director of communications for the mayor, the new hire would supervise existing programs with private organizations that work to fight homelessness. If the Board of Alders approves the proposal,

the new employee will work on the city’s Community Service Administration, which includes the Youth Services Department as well as the Health Department. Although homeless service providers were not consulted about the potential change, they expressed approval of creating a new position focused on homelessness. Noting that Martha Okafor, who currently runs the CSA, is overburdened with too many responsibilities, Executive Director of Columbus House Alison Cunningham said she considers the creation of a new position a positive development. “This gives her more focused

attention, and I think that’s great,” she said. The new position would replace a vacant position that was created last year to work on development projects. That position was originally part of the Commission on Equal Opportunities, a city agency that makes sure that developers adhere to rules about hiring women and others in underrepresented groups. Harp said at the BOA meeting that filling the vacant position with a new CSA employee would allow Okafor to better manage her responsibilities, the New Haven Independent reported. New Haven faces dispropor-

tionately high rates of homelessness as compared to other Connecticut cities of comparable size. According to the 2013 Point in Time Count, New Haven’s homeless population is almost double that of Bridgeport’s and Stamford’s. The city combats homelessness primarily by working with non-profit service providers, including the Yale Hunger and Homeless Action Project as well as Columbus House, which funds an overflow shelter during winter months. Shea Jennings ’15, the codirector of YHHAP, was pleased with the possibility of having a city employee working on homelessness.

“I think in general New Haven is a center for service providers, so it makes sense to me that the city would want to increase staff,” she said. Both Jennings and Cunningham reported regularly working with the CSA and the BOA in order to make recommendations on homelessness policies and funding. Jennings spoke of the city’s Homelessness Advisory Commission, started over a decade ago, which consists of city officials and members of non-profit service providers who provide educated guidance for the Board of Alders regarding issues of homelessness.

“They have been really good at listening to our voice,” she said. In total, New Haven dedicates over $1 million annually to homelessness programs. Grotheer said that the new position could result in even more funding toward homelessness prevention. According to Grotheer, information to apply to the new position will be posted for applicants who are interested. They will have to complete a civil service examination. Roughly one in six homeless individuals in Connecticut are sheltered in New Haven. Contact ERIC LIN at eric.v.lin@yale.edu .

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The proposed administrative position would oversee the city’s homelessness prevention programs. New Haven’s homeless population is almost double that of Bridgeport’s and Stamford’s.

City seeks Promise Zone distinction BY SKYLER INMAN CONTRIBUTING REPORTER After submitting an application late last month urging the federal government to recognize New Haven as a “Promise Zone,” the Elm City’s antipoverty workers now await a decision from Capitol Hill. The Promise Zone initiative — an economic development initiative announced by President Barack Obama in 2013 — recently opened its second round of applications for communities not exceeding 200,000 people, after choosing mostly large cities, including Los Angeles and San Antonio, in the first round in January. The program, which requires that at least 20 percent of the population in the proposed zone live below the poverty line, gives designated urban, rural and tribal areas special consideration for grants and resources, and, pending approval from Congress, employer tax benefits to encourage in-zone hiring. Despite some criticism, many in the community who work with poverty alleviation think the Promise Zone initiative has the potential to succeed where past programs have failed. In 1999, New Haven completed a similar application for then-President Bill Clinton’s Empowerment Zone initiative, a program under the supervision of the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. As an Empowerment Zone, Congress promised $100 million in federal grants to the city, given in $10 million increments over a 10-year period. But the amount of Empowerment Zone funds fell short of federal promises. According to Althea Marshall Brooks DIV ’01 — who signed on as Executive Director of Empower New Haven 11 years ago — the vast majority of the $100 million did not reach New Haven. “Some years, we didn’t even get a million-dollar allocation,” Brooks said. “The highest allocation we ever received was maybe $6 million, and

the total contribution was $25.6 million over the total 10 years.” Empower New Haven also suffered from a lack of continuity in leadership. When she accepted the position as executive director in 2003, Brooks became ENH’s fourth leader in four years. While some members of the New Haven community have been wary of the Promise Zone program because of its apparent similarities to Empowerment Zone, supporters of the application, like Brooks, have underlined key distinctions, such as Promise Zone’s more holistic approach to addressing issues of poverty. The Promise Zone initiative attempts to deal with education, crime, job growth and other factors associated with poverty, spreading its attention across a wider variety of issues than Empowerment Zone, which placed a heavier emphasis on increasing home ownership in the city. Former New Haven Mayor John DeStefano Jr., who was in office during the time when the city had Empowerment Zone designation, said that programs like Empowerment Zone tend to promise more than they can deliver. Although he said he has no specific knowledge of the details of the Promise Zone initiative, Empowerment Zone’s focus on home ownership was one of the program’s key fallbacks, because it failed to understand the nature of New Haven’s changing demographics. “You’re never dealing with a stagnant population — it’s a constant movement of people,” said DeStefano, who underscored the nature of New Haven as a city many poorer families come to for the affordable housing opportunities. “It’s not like the rest of Connecticut is going to build affordable housing. Recognizing that this work is always going to be here is really important. It’s all about developing reasonable goals of what you can do.” Executive Director of DataHaven Mark Abraham underscored that while homeownership rates in New

Haven are on par with other urban centers across the country, what sets New Haven apart in Connecticut is the city’s relatively high neighborhood turnover. In a DataHaven report published in 2011, researchers found that in lower-income areas of New Haven, nearly 30 percent of residents moved to a different house within the past year alone. The report states that neighborhood turnover is one factor in measuring social capital, which can predict crime rates, economic investment and neighborhood satisfaction. Alongside its broader focus, the Promise Zone program also differs from the Empowerment Zone initiative in that it has no dollar amount associated with it. “Promise Zone is a very different approach,” Dr. Martha Okafor, New Haven’s community services administrator and point person for the November application process, said in an email. “It is based on partnerships with the federal government to focus a diverse array of grants and tax benefits on the zone in support of a more locally generated effort.” But others, including Jim Farnam, a local lawyer who worked both on the Empowerment Zone and Promise Zone application processes, said that some have become skeptical about the program considering the lack of monetary value attached. Farnam said some have questioned the significant effort required during the application process, with no federal money guaranteed to Zones. City Hall Spokesperson Laurence Grotheer pointed to the lack of federal money attached as one of Promise Zone’s strengths. Contrary to the Empowerment Zone’s upfront promise of $100 million, the new program operates by placing Promise Zone at the front of the line for federal grants and funds that have already been approved. “There is no question that Promise Zone learned from Empowerment Zone,” Brooks said. Contact SKYLER INMAN at skyler.inman@yale.edu .

Exhibit explores technology in architecture BY GAYATRI SABHARWAL AND CAROLINE WRAY STAFF REPORTERS In an upcoming exhibition, the Yale School of Architecture gallery will be home to a variety of revolutionary contraptions, including a morphing wall that can read the “digital mood” of the room. On Dec. 8, the school will open “Media and Machines,” an exploration of how digital tools allow for innovation in and different perspectives on architectural works. The exhibition marks the second part of a threeyear project titled “Archaeology of the Digital,” which comes from the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal. School of Architecture professor Brennan Buck said the exhibit highlights important technological developments in the field of architecture over the last several decades. “We’re really at a point where digital technology has been an integral part of being a student or instructor in the school,” Buck said. The CCA project aims to investigate methods of collecting and displaying digital architectural projects from the late 1980s through 2005 — a period that CCA Director Mirko Zardini called “transformational.” Zardini said that a main finding from the research was that architects were programming digital software themselves during this period, often without legal licenses to do so. He added that while there were only a few software programs available to architects at the time, architects today have access to a much larger variety of digital products. Zardini noted that he thinks the exhibit’s attention to this period is particularly important to young architects and architectural students because it emphasizes the importance of understanding the history behind the digital tools that are now widely used. Buck highlighted that since com-

puter technology has become increasingly prominent in the architecture profession over the last 20 years, faculty and students at the School of Architecture are currently trying to balance the use of computer software with the use of traditional, handdrawn techniques. He explained that he thinks digitally created designs should serve as a complement rather than a rival to hand-drawn designs. “There is really not much of a conflict between hand drawing and the computer,” Buck said. “The role of technology is about adding to the potential of hand drawing.” School of Architecture professor John Eberhart said that computer programs are highly integrated into the everyday practices of students at the school, especially in 3-D modeling projects. Roughly 10 years ago, he added, the school made a large investment in supplying computers and a range of software to all of its students. Meghan McAllister ARC ’15 said she draws most of her projects on a computer because modeling programs such as Building Information Modeling allow for greater precision and stronger visual quality. “The BIM softwares have more realistic parameters set into it, so you have to construct your digital model like you would a real building,” she said. Eberhart noted that the school has a visualization sequence, which is a series of courses that employ both hand drawing and digital softwares. The sequence is aimed at developing students’ ability to depict their designs using hand-drawn as well as computerized models, he explained. “Media and Machines” was on display at the Canadian Centre for Architecture from May to October 2013. Contact GAYATRI SABHARWAL at gayatri.sabharwal@yale.edu and CAROLINE WRAY at caroline.wray@yale.edu .

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“Harvard’s policy was written by people who think sexual assault is so heinous a crime that even innocence is not a defense.” ALAN DERSHOWTIZ PROFESSOR AT HARVARD LAW

Med School faculty criticize admins on sexual misconduct MEDICAL SCHOOL FROM PAGE 1 advancement of women in the School and the under-representation of women in leadership positions. Despite conceding that Alpern was humble and took questions for over an hour, attendees criticized certain responses regarding the tolerance of sexual harassment at the medical and the lack of female department chairs. “I’m committed to respectful care and equitable treatment of faculty staff and students as well as maintaining an environment that is respectful and addresses any misconduct of any kind is critical in achieving the mission of the school,” Alpern told the News Tuesday night. Alpern said he thought it was important to clarify pervasive misunderstandings in the community during the first 10 minutes of the meeting First, he said he was committed to maintaining a fair environment that promptly responds to instances of misconduct. Second, he recognized the importance of an independent grievance process and denied any suggestions of having influenced or manipulated such processes. Finally, he affirmed that the revenue generated by a person involved in a grievance process holds no bearing on the results of such proceedings. One faculty member, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation, said that at one point, Alpern said there was a zero-tolerance policy of sexual harassment at the medical school, and the audience immediately started groaning and laughing in disbelief. “They knew that wasn’t true,” the faculty member said. The faculty member also said that during the discussion, Alpern was questioned on whether he plays favorites with depart-

ment chairs and major grant recipients, which Alpern denied. “That’s not true. I don’t do that,” Alpern said to the News. “I have never played favorites with anybody.” After the meeting, three more faculty members who wished to remain anonymous said they were skeptical of whether any change would come from the meeting, which is the first of two scheduled for this month. One faculty member said one attendee proposed holding frequent faculty forums to keep the dialogue going.

I’m committed to respectful care and equitable treatment of faculty, staff and students. ROBERT ALPERN Dean, Yale School of Medicine Another faculty member defended Alpern, adding that he was sincere in wanting to address problems like diversity and gender equity. The same faculty member said attendees were more frustrated with the lack of women rising in the ranks than they were with Alpern himself. According to the Yale Diversity Summit Report of Discussions and Recommendations, which collected data from the fall of 2013, 63.5 percent of the medical school ladder faculty is male, and 36.5 percent is female. Twenty-eight department chairs are men, and two are women. Four associate deans are male. Six are female. During the meeting, an anonymous attendee said Alpern was questioned on what could be done to increase female promo-

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School of Medicine Dean Robert Alpern stressed the school’s zero-tolerance policy against sexual misconduct. Town hall attendees remain skeptical. tions to department chair. The attendee said Alpern responded that search committees could be more diligent about naming women to department chairs. Alpern told the News that although 50 percent of assistant professors at the medical school are female, the statistic drops to 20 percent for female full-time professors. While Alpern said these statistics are nearly identical to the national average, he recognized that their methods for hiring, which included placing many women on hiring committees, have not been working

and he needs to develop a new plan. Complaints of professional misconduct at the medical school surfaced when former Cardiology Chief Michael Simons MED ’84 was able to maintain his position as director of Yale Cardiovascular Research Center following allegations of sexual harassment that were initially reported by The New York Times. Several faculty members interviewed by the News last month claimed this was a soft consequence following allegations that he sexually

harassed one of his researchers. The University-Wide Committee on Sexual Misconduct recommended Simons be removed from his position and be ineligible for high administrative roles for five years, though he was ultimately put on an 18-month suspension by Provost Benjamin Polak. Alpern said that while the Gender Equity Task Force has been receiving a lot of key input from faculty and will be devising recommendations for the administration, he does not want to place the entire responsibil-

ity for solving arising issues on the task force. Alpern added that he will be reviewing notes taken during the meeting in an attempt to understand all of the crucial issues. “The burden is on me,” he said. “Addressing these issues is a very high priority for the medical school and for me.” The second town hall is scheduled for Dec. 8. Contact STEPHANIE ROGERS at stephanie.rogers@yale.edu and RACHEL SIEGEL at rachel.siegel@yale.edu .

Junzi Kitchen comes to Broadway

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The restaurant will serve Northeastern Chinese food in a Chipotle-style service line. RESTURAUNTS FROM PAGE 1 vegetable fillings and a choice of sauce. Zhao said that the menu draws from the Chinese dish chun bing, or spring pancake, which is served at a round table with fresh ingredients and is not typically served at Chinese restaurants in the U.S. “Orange chicken doesn’t exist in my hometown,” said Zhao, who hails from Northeast China. This past summer, Junzi Kitchen was one of the 10 projects selected for the Yale Entrepreneurship Institute’s Summer Fellowship program, which provides a $15,000 grant to student startup ventures. Since Zhao and his team developed their project over the summer, they have been running test kitchens around New Haven to develop recipes as well as production and serving methods. The restaurant has run tests at The Grove in New Haven and plans to continue running pop-up locations before its opening, slated for March 2015.

Michael Keefrider, Junzi Kitchen’s director of communications, customer experience and sustainability, said that the seasonal climate in Northeast China is similar to Connecticut’s, so similar vegetables grow well in both places. He said that the restaurant plans to use bok choy, kale, brassica, cabbage, Chinese kale and cauliflower in their dishes. Keefrider added that the restaurant’s approach to sustainability extends beyond the food itself, and that the business will consider sustainability in its upcoming construction. He also said that Junzi Kitchen will use energy-efficient equipment and will focus on using recycled and compostable materials, as well as managing their own waste. Wanting Zhang FES ’11, cofounder and operations director of Junzi Kitchen, said that the restaurant aims to meet the needs of students, both by selling food at affordable prices and by staying open late. “It’s nice having more healthy

options that represent different types of foods,” Adelaide Goodyear ’17 said after hearing about the new restaurant. The restaurant aims to become a part of the Yale and New Haven community, according to Ming Bai, ART ’14, Junzi Kitchen’s lead designer. She said that the store plans to add students’ artwork into the store to “connect with Yale.” Alex Herkert ’17 said that he thinks the restaurant will offer a “fast, fresh Chinese food option that the campus area lacked.” “They have a great business plan and have identified an unfilled niche in the fast casual market,” Herkert said. “There are more Chinese restaurants in the U.S. than any other kind, and yet only two Chinese chains in the top 100.” 21 Broadway is one of the few businesses on the strip not owned by University Properties, but by an individual landlord. Contact CAROLINE HART at caroline.hart@yale.edu .

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ON CAMPUS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3 7:00 PM Unbroken (USA, 2014) 35mm. Partake in a special preview screening of the film Unbroken, directed by Angelina Jolie. Q&A with production designer Jon Hutman will follow the screening. Whitney Humanities Center (53 Wall St.), Aud. 7:30 PM Yale Jazz Ensemble — The Nutcracker Swings! Enjoy a performance by the Yale Jazz Ensemble, directed by Thomas C. Duffy, for a seasonal concert featuring Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn’s arrangement of Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker Suite.” Admission is free of charge. Sprague Memorial Hall (470 College St.), Morse Recital Hall.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4 5:30 PM Literature & Spirituality Series: The Givenness of Things. Acclaimed author Marilynne Robinson will be giving the Lana Schwebel Memorial Lecture in Religion and Literature in honor of the former faculty member at Yale Divinity School. Presented by the Institute of Sacred Music in collaboration with the Yale Divinity Student Book Supply. Open to the Public. Sterling Divinity Quadrangle (409 Prospect St.).

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SPORTS

“I don’t want to be just an average guy. I want to do whatever possible to win a lot of games. I’m a competitor.” FELIX HERNANDEZ FIVE-TIME ALL-STAR

Bulldogs ball at Bryant BASKETBALL FROM PAGE 14 after falling to Bryant last December at John J. Lee Amphitheater by a final score of 72–64. That matchup swung at the beginning of the second half, when a fourpoint Yale advantage at the intermission was erased by a 15–4 Bryant run. The key orchestrator of Bryant’s strong second half, guard Dyami Starks, returns as a dynamic scoring threat at 18.8 points per game with the ability to score from distance — he boasts a 4.0 three-point field goals made per game average. Still, Starks is just one of three

always try to assert ourselves in the post — guys joke about aiming to be ‘dictators’ in the paint — but especially against younger opponents who might be less adjusted to the college game.” Yale’s shortcoming in last year’s Bryant loss did not come from play in the paint, but rather at the perimeter. Yale struggled from beyond the arc, knocking down just three of 21 attempts from deep, while this year’s roster sports five players shooting at least 35 percent on threes. Leading that group is guard Jack Montague ’16, who ranks first in the Ivy League and 19th in the nation for his preci-

Bryant upperclassmen to be averaging more than 20 minutes of playing time per game. Yale, on the other hand, has five upperclassmen averaging more than 25 minutes per game. That discrepancy in experience is even more noticeable in the frontcourt — Bryant does not have a single upperclassman at the forward or center positions, whereas Yale is able to start the veteran duo of forwards Justin Sears ’16 and Matt Townsend ’15. “We pride ourselves on being a deep team, both in terms of having lots of weapons and lots of experienced players,” Townsend said. “We

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Bryant is 1–7 when they have scored under 60 points in a game, indicating Yale’s defense is crucial to a win.

sion from outside the arc at 55 percent. Besides Montague, Duren and Sears, each averaging about 14 points a game, have been driving the offense. Duren led the team across the board in last year’s meeting, leading Yale in points with 17, rebounds with six, assists with three and steals with three. But he received little help from his teammates. Sears had entered the game averaging close to 18 points per game but was limited to 10 due to foul trouble. Foul trouble also plagued Sears in Yale’s most recent loss, against thenNo. 25 Providence, where a couple of first-half fouls sent him to the bench and disrupted his rhythm. He ended that night with just seven points, his lowest total when having played more than 20 minutes since last February at Dartmouth. Despite the frustration of being forced to sit due to foul trouble, Sears said that he cannot afford to direct his focus towards the referees’ whistles. “I’m just going to let it play out,” Sears said. “I have had a tough whistle the past two games and it has been because of offensive fouls. I just need to not let the fear of foul trouble get to me and to play my game.” Offensive metrics aside, Yale’s defense may be the best indicator for success. Opponents are shooting just 40 percent from the field against the Elis, three percentage points down from last year through the first eight games. Sixty, however, will be the number to watch. When Yale allows 60 or fewer points, the team is 6–0 this season and 12–1 dating back to last year. On the flip side, when Bryant scores 60 or fewer points, the team is 0–2 this year and 1–7 dating back to last year’s campaign. A smash-mouth, low-scoring game should favor the Elis in rebounds as well. They enter with a +8.2 rebounding margin as opposed to Bryant’s -7.5 margin on the glass. Tonight’s tipoff from Chace Athletic Center is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Contact JAMES BADAS at james.badas@yale.edu .

Passion, on and off the court TOWNSEND FROM PAGE 14 the only members of the team who have interests off the court. Many members of the team noted that Yale fosters an environment that allows players to pursue varied interests. Swingman Armani Cotton ’15 noted that everyone on the team has a passion for basketball, but at a school like Yale, players are also talented across other disciplines. “AJ [Edwards ’17] started a student investment club, Brandon is a singer, Matt is a Rhodes scholar and Brandon

port them and hope that they hurry back to the basketball team as well because we need them in that respect too,” Cotton said. “They’re your brothers, so you feel like your family has really accomplished a huge feat. We’re nothing but proud of them, and we’re thankful that any brief time away from the team, they’ve got something to show for it … We all want to see each other succeed in whatever it is that we’re passionate about.” Though players have received accolades for accomplishments off

and Javier [Duren ’15] started their own Christian fraternity,” forward Justin Sears ’16 said. “Everyone on this team does something special and everyone is supportive of each other.” Guard Duren added that it is amazing to be around players who are talented off the court, and that the team celebrates those accomplishments as well. Teammates did note, however, that it is a challenge when athletes have to miss time, because everyone plays a key role on the court. “All we can do is continue to sup-

the court, members of the squad are dedicated to basketball. “At the same time, I think that for all of us on the basketball team, basketball is our number one passion, and there’s nothing we would rather be doing than be in the gym all day, playing everyday,” Townsend said. The Bulldogs continue their quest for a postseason bid with a game against Bryant tonight at 7:30 in Smithfield, Rhode Island. Contact ASHLEY WU at ashley.e.wu@yale.edu .

Where’s the support for sport? COLUMN FROM PAGE 14 its feet, booing to a fever pitch. Rivers missed his first shot, and the fans exalted. With the whole stadium standing, the guard clanked his second shot; the building exploded with fans jumping up and down. Such enthusiasm for missed free throws in what was then a nine-point game certainly seems bizarre. Perhaps the Wizards have particularly rabid fans? Alas, only one explanation could suffice. As fans celebrated Rivers’ misses, they screamed, “Free chicken!” Before the fourth quarter began, the PA announcer declared that if a Hornets player missed two consecutive free throws, every fan in attendance would earn a free Chickfil-A sandwich. The crowd settled down after winning its prize. During the Hornets’ next free throws, the stadium was silent. Indeed, the woman behind me asked me to sit during the final possession of a threepoint game. The crowd was in it for the chicken all along. I wish I’d been surprised. I have been going to Wizards games for as long as I can remember, and, except during the few playoffs matchups the team has been able to earn, the crowd always gets most excited during these promotional, diversionary moments. The shame is that, based on my very scientific process of personal observation, the number of these promotions and the amount that fans pay attention to them are both increasing. As high definition TVs get better and cheaper, there is less incentive for fans to purchase tickets, pay for parking and buy overpriced stadium food to watch games. Team executives need to bring in fans to try to maximize profit; one way is to provide alternative forms of entertainment. Any sports fan should cringe at this development: It denigrates the actual sporting event on the court and demonstrates just how shallow the fan base is. My favorite memories from Wizards games are when the crowd chanted for a local hero to take the floor as a rookie; when Gilbert Arenas hit game-winning three pointers; and when Andray Blatche and Javale McGee ran around the court giving high fives after a win in a meaningless mid-season game. The crowd is fully involved in the adrenaline rush that only sports can provide. Cheapening this experience through alternative forms of entertainment should therefore dishearten non-sports fans as well. I bookended my Thanksgiving break between sporting events: the Wizards game on the second Saturday, the Harvard-Yale football game on the first. While I experienced disappointment at home, the Wizards game boosted my appreciation for college sports. At Harvard-Yale, no student came for a t-shirt toss or the promise of free chicken. All were there for no other reason than to cheer on their school, fully engrossed in the contest at hand. While sitting during the closing minutes of the Wizards game was expected, sitting in Cambridge would have been unthinkable. ALEX EPPLER is a junior in Davenport College and a former Sports editor for thhe News. Contact him at alexander.eppler@yale.edu .

Dynasty under Appleman VOLLEYBALL FROM PAGE 14 themselves because the upperclassmen let the underclassmen know what’s expected. about your QIsjob,theretheanything team or Yale that surprised you when you started?

Coming from Penn State, where we were a top-five team in the country for the previous nine years, I had a lot of success there as an assistant. I was a little curious about the athletes and the work ethic. One of the things I’ve learned is that no one really works harder than some of the athletes in the Ivy League. They expect everyone to be working hard, and you don’t take any time for granted. The athletes here work extremely hard, and the rules are a little different in the Ivy League in that the athletes here are given more downtime, obviously for studying. The off-season is the biggest difference in training time. Not only do I think it’s great for the athletes and the players, but it’s a good life choice for me as well.

is the most difficult QWhat part about your job?

Recruiting is a little bit more difficult as the standards are extremely high academically, so in some ways that’s a plus because you’re kind of limited in who you can recruit. I always joke that when I was at Penn State, I would walk into a recruiting tournament and say, “Who are the best five kids?” Now I walk in and say, “Who are the five smartest kids?” There’s a lot of scholarship money in Division I volleyball and the Ivy League does not offer scholarships, so there are a couple hurdles to recruiting in the Ivy League.

you head into your fourth QAs consecutive NCAA tour-

nament, what are your main focuses, goals and strategies?

I think our goal is always the same: It’s about performance and controlling what you can control. This is the fourth year in a row we’ve gone to the NCAA, so there’s a lot of people who’ve been here before. It’s still extremely exciting. We’re at the airport right now … there’s a buzz in the air [and] you can feel it in the players … Part of that is probably the lack of sleep [due to] trying to get their homework done. But it’s also exciting thinking about performance

and thinking about what we can do. The last time we were flown somewhere, we played a No. 1 seed in USC and this time we’re playing an 11th seed. The NCAA selection committee realized how strong we are and put us with someone a little more equal. is Arizona like as a QWhat team?

The thing with [the Wildcats] is they play in a really tough conference. They have had more teams play in the NCAA than any other conference. They have a huge group of seniors that play for them so they’ll be extremely confident and able to rely on each other. Madi Kingdon is a fabulous player, and she’s surrounded by other great players. They are a lot more physical than we are. They have a kid on their team that’s 6’8”. There’s definitely challenges playing in their home crowd and stuff like that. I feel like we just have to concentrate on our own performance and play our own game and not get too caught up on what Arizona wants to do. Contact ALEX WALKER at alex.e.walker@yale.edu and ERIN WANG at erin.wang@yale.edu .

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Head coach Erin Appleman has led a successful Bulldog squad to five straight Ivy League championships.

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ARTS & CULTURE Cabaret show abandons dialogue for music BY NOAH KIM CONTRIBUTING REPORTER

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“Solo Bach,” opening tomorrow night at the Cabaret, includes no dialogue and is set to two Bach pieces..

A new show at the Yale Cabaret will offer a fresh interpretation of music compositions from centuries ago. Devised by Yagil Eliraz DRA ’16, “Solo Bach” opens tomorrow night at the Cabaret. The production, which contains no dialogue, will consist solely of four performers moving to live music for roughly one hour. Associate Producer Adam Frank DRA ’17 highlighted the organic nature of the show, noting that nearly all elements of the production were conceived over the course of the rehearsal process. “No one came into the room at the beginning with a plan for what the final product would be,” Frank said. Frank said that the ensemble has been in rehearsal for the last six weeks — a relatively long time for a Cabaret show. He explained that because the entire show was devised and assembled during this period, the production required more rehearsal time than most Cabaret shows do. Frank added that every member of the ensemble was instrumental in creating the show, noting that all of the actors are referred to as “performers” and “creators” in the show’s program. Tyler Kieffer DRA ’15, one of the Cabaret’s co-artistic directors, said the show is very different from any of the other shows in the season because of its lack of dialogue. “Usually with drama, we start from

the text and build the world around it,” he said. “In this piece, though, there’s no dialogue — our script is the music.” During the show, violinist Zou Yu MUS ’15 will perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor” and “Partita No. 2 in D Minor” as an accompaniment to the performers on stage, whose movements were choreographed by Shayna Keller SOM ’16. Yu said that one of the main challenges of her role is playing 70 minutes worth of music in a darkened room instead of a brightly lit concert hall, which is a more familiar setting for her. This production, she said, is her first collaborative project with Yale School of Drama students. Yu added that she thinks the show is a unique experience as it has no particular plot and is meant to be open to interpretation by the audience. “The performers are using their body language to interpret their stories, and I am using my music to interpret the same emotions that they are trying to portray,” Yu said. Kieffer said that shows like “Solo Bach” embody the Cabaret’s role as a venue that Yale School of Drama students can use to experiment with different creative mediums. Performances of “Solo Bach” will run through Saturday. Contact NOAH KIM at noah.kim@yale.edu .

Exhibit tackles local hunger issues BY SARA JONES STAFF REPORTER A new photography exhibition in Pierson College seeks to raise awareness of hunger in New Haven through art. “Witnesses to Hunger,” which opened last night, was organized by the college in partnership with the New Haven Food Policy Council’s Food Assistance Working Group. Previously on display at City Hall, the show brings together photographs by Jo-Ann Ndiaye, Kimberly Hart and Miracle Brown, three New Haven residents who documented their struggles with food insecurity and reductions in federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, often colloquially referred to as “food stamps.” “These are photographers highlighting some of the difficulties New Haveners face,” said Pierson College Master Stephen Davis. “It can certainly bring attention to some of these issues and reflectiveness about … how we prepare and eat food and how we [might] work towards more inclusivity when it comes to food access.” Billy Bromage, a member of the New Haven Food Assis-

tance Working Group of the New Haven Food Policy Council, said the “Witnesses to Hunger” project was launched in 2008 at the Drexel University School of Public Health’s Hunger-Free Community Center. The project has since grown to include communities across the nation, including Boston, Baltimore and Camden, New Jersey. M a r i a n a C h il to n , wh o founded “Witnesses,” said the initiative began as a participatory study designed to give lowincome parents a voice in the national discussion on hunger and food insecurity. “I wanted to make sure that the parents who know hunger and poverty firsthand could speak directly to the press, to elected officials and to the public,” Chilton said. Bromage explained that the concept was brought to New Haven with the help of Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, the U.S. Representative for Connecticut’s Third District, who saw a “Witnesses to Hunger” exhibition in Washington, D.C. As a longtime champion of hunger issues, he added, DeLauro wanted to see if a similar show could be organized in her district.

The Pierson exhibit includes a dozen photographs, which adorn the walls outside of the college’s dining hall. One image, “Budget Journey,” features a trio of receipts from a West Haven ShopRite, Walmart and Aldi Store #63 on Sawmill Road. Another photograph, titled “Why Do I Have to Choose ‘To Eat or Not to Eat’ a PB+J Sandwich?,” shows the contents of Hart’s kitchen “three days before [her] benefits hit,” which included a packet of chickenflavor Ramen noodles and a partially used jar of Welch’s grape jelly. “At first, I didn’t want to [participate in “Witnesses to Hunger”], because I’m a very private person, but then I thought about the greater good it could have” said Hart, who is also chair of NHFPC’s Food Assistance Working Group. “If they can see this is all I have to offer my son to eat, maybe that would provide a reason to change.” Ndiaye said that her involvement with the NHFPC began by virtue of being a low-income, single parent who was raising five children and struggling to find ways to feed her family nutritiously. She ultimately decided to grow a vegetable gar-

den in her backyard. Several of Ndiaye’s contributions to the exhibit depict her garden, featuring images of seed packets, fresh vegetable additions to a pan of Rice-A-Roni and one of Ndiaye herself holding a squash in each hand. “A lot of times when you’re on SNAP and you’re getting government benefits, to tell you the truth, people look at you like you’re lazy and you don’t want to do anything,” Ndiaye said. “So doing the garden and actually being involved with the Food Policy Council gave me a sense of empowerment — that I can have some sort of control over the issue with the food and nutrition.” In addition to the exhibition, Pierson will be hosting “Food Service Days” on two Sundays in December. During these events, fellows and students in the college will have the opportunity to cook together in the Master’s House and then serve the meal at Columbus House, a New Haven homeless shelter. Davis and Pierson College Operations Manager Tanya Wiedeking said they hope that Food Service Days will be held regularly, perhaps once a month. “Sometimes the colleges can

get to be kind of a bubble, and we want to ‘burst’ that bubble, and think about ways we can work outside of the walls of campus,” Davis said.

“Witnesses to Hunger” will be on display through January 2015. Contact SARA JONES at sara.l.jones@yale.edu .

DEVYANI AGGARWAL/CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

The “Witness to Hunger” exhibit in Pierson was organized in partnership with the New Haven Food Policy Council’s Food Assistance Working Group.

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“An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.” MAE WEST AMERICAN ACTRESS

Yale groups perform with Grammy Award-winning artist BY MARTHA LONGLEY CONTRIBUTING REPORTER This weekend, members of three Yale musical ensembles will have the chance to perform with a Grammy Award-winning artist. Singer, author and women’s rights activist Angélique Kidjo will be doing a benefit concert for the Yale Africa Initiative Student Scholarship with members of the Yale Concert Band, Yale Percussion and Shades this Saturday. Kidjo is scheduled to perform five of her songs with various combinations of the ensembles that will accompany her. Yale Concert Band Director Thomas Duffy

highlighted the diversity of musical influences that is reflected in Kidjo’s music, adding that the concert will be a rare opportunity for Yale student musicians to perform with a widely renowned artist. “This is a world-class figure, the Bob Dylan of Africa” Duffy said. Though the concert program has not been finalized, Duffy noted, the groups’ current plan is to perform five songs: “Agolo,” “Awolale,” “Malaika,” “Tumba” and “Afrika.” He explained that the first rehearsal for the concert will be held tomorrow, and it is possible that Kidjo or the musi-

cians will decide to alter the program. Eugene Kim ’16, president of the Yale Concert Band, said he thinks the show will be unique because while the Yale Concert Band and Yale Percussion are familiar with music of the African diaspora, the groups rarely accompany vocalists. Duffy said he believes Kidjo is a unique artist because her work is a hybrid of the African music she grew up with, the French influences she acquired during her training in France and the western pop she has been exposed to since her rise to prominence within the music industry. Kidjo is known for being able to sing in four lan-

guages: English, French, Yoruba and Fon. Kidjo has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2002 and is the founder of the Batonga Foundation, which promotes secondary and higher education for women. Robert van Sice, director of the Yale Percussion Group, said he respects the way in which Kidjo uses her fame as a platform for advocating social reform. Duffy noted that Kidjo’s latest musical album was about struggles that African women face. She wants to do this benefit concert because she wants to work with students and get them involved in the cause, Duffy added.

Members of the ensembles performing in the concert also highlighted the element of social activism in Kidjo’s music. Kim said he thinks that socially conscious music adds new ways in which artists can engage with audiences beyond a purely musical level. Kim and other members of the two featured instrumental ensembles noted that the causes that Kidjo promotes particularly resonate with these groups because several of their members traveled to Ghana last May to plant trees, install water filters and make recordings of traditional African music per-

formances. Shades business manager Dianne Lake ’16 added that many of her group’s members participate in social advocacy groups on and off campus, so they are excited to be performing with an artist who is deeply involved with humanitarian work. “[Kidjo] is a legend and an icon, a symbol of the talent and musical innovation radiating from the African continent,” Lake said. Kidjo’s 2014 book is titled “Spirit Rising: My Life, My Music.” Contact MARTHA LONGLEY at martha.longley@yale.edu .

Senior project delves into documentary theater BY IRINA GAVRILOVA CONTRIBUTING REPORTER After three months of interviewing dozens of people from a variety of backgrounds, Jessica Miller ’15 will perform the stories they told her on stage, word for word. Miller’s senior project in theater studies, titled “Sonder,” opens tonight at the Whitney Theater. The show consists of a series of monologues in which Miller assumes the personas of several of her interviewees and performs a theatrical rendition of the experiences they discussed. Miller said the show is a departure from the acting styles she is most familiar with, noting that she wanted to experiment with a completely different form of theater for her senior project. “I didn’t want to do something that I felt like would go towards a product,” Miller said. “I wanted a process — a very messy, merely possible process.” Each year, theater studies seniors stage a combination of original and already-published works as their projects. Leah Osterman ’15, whose production of Sarah Ruhl’s “Eurydice” was performed at the end of last month, explained that the 2011–12 academic year saw no original productions. This year, she noted, six of the nine shows are original works. Miller said she originally set out to explore the concept of identity in her project, but was not sure of how to approach the subject. As a result, she explained, she compiled a list of acquaintances whom she thought were excellent storytellers and then reached out to them. Miller noted that she tried to gather a diverse pool of interviewees from a variety of social, economic, religious and ethnic backgrounds. But the interviewees, she said, frequently steered away from the question of identity and instead shared memorable stories of their past. Miller added that hearing such stories caused the focus of the piece to shift towards “the realization that each random passerby is

living a life as vivid and complex as your own” — the definition of the term “sonder.” Miller said she was partly inspired to pursue an interview-based theater project by her high school’s production of Emily Mann’s play “Greensboro: A Requiem,” which focuses on the murder of North Carolina protesters by the Ku Klux Klan in 1979. She added that she also drew from the work of Anna Deavere Smith, a pioneer in the field of documentary drama. Miller noted that she is fascinated by Smith’s ability to present a variety of perspectives without favoring any particular one. In her performance, Miller will recreate her characters’ speech patterns in order to accurately depict their personalities. Assistant writer Gian-Paul Bergeron ’17 said that he and other members of the show’s creative team helped Miller craft the script, noting that they paid close attention to preserving “all the little mess-ups that make [the piece] sound authentic.” Miller added that her performance will also feature a variety of props that she associates with her characters, including sweaters, rings, coffee mugs and baseball caps. All four students interviewed said they believe there is a trend within the theater community at Yale toward original work. Nathaniel Dolquist ’15, whose original show titled “Liminal” incorporated the teachings of depth psychologists, monks and spiritual leaders, noted that he hopes to continue working on his show for potential future productions of it. Miller added that she also wants to interview more people for her project by reaching out to people from outside of the East Coast. She noted that she hopes the volume of student-written work on campus continues to grow. Performances of “Sonder” will run through tomorrow night. Contact IRINA GAVRILOVA at irina.gavrilova@yale.edu .

MICHELLE CHAN/CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

“Sonder,” a performance piece by Jessica Miller ’15, is one of nine original senior projects from theater studies majors.

Priest-scholar talks past and present worship BY ROHAN NAIK CONTRIBUTING REPORTER On Monday afternoon, author, professor and priest Paul Bradshaw connected ancient religious practices to present-day worship. Bradshaw, emeritus professor of liturgy at the University of Notre Dame and now a visiting professor at Yale, spoke to an audience of over 50 in the Insti-

tute of Sacred Music’s Great Hall. Bradshaw’s, whose lecture focused on Christian beliefs and worship practices from nearly two millennia ago, discussed a number of common misconceptions surrounding the history of Christian prayer. He spoke as part of the Liturgy Symposium, an annual ISM lecture series that brings three to four guest lecturers to speak on worship practices in different Christian communi-

ties. “[Bradshaw] is widely regarded as one of the most careful, exacting historical scholars, and we’re very lucky we were able to lure him here,” said ISM director Martin Dean. Focusing on Christian worship practices in the first three centuries A.D., Bradshaw sought to disprove incorrect perceptions of such practices that scholars in the past have espoused. Among

the incorrect perceptions, he said, was that all early Christians lived in single-religion households — some Christian women living in the Middle East, in fact, had non-Christian husbands. Bradshaw also spoke at length on the early relationship between Judaism and Christianity, refuting the notion that many Christian customs evolved from early Jewish prayers and mealtime traditions. He also rejected that the

Jewish grace traditionally said at meals was also used by early Christians, citing new knowledge that a number of different forms of grace were in use as early as the first century. “Modern scholars impose their own presuppositions into the text,” Bradshaw said. “Christian prayers have resemblance to predecessors only in the broadest of terms — we need to stop looking between Jewish prayers

[and those of Christians].” In addition to countering misconceptions of early Christianity, Bradshaw also discussed various elements of early Christian worship, such as practicing the Eucharist tradition and caring for the needy. He highlighted that in addition to inviting their friends and family to their homes for meals, many Christians would also allow the poor to eat with them. As a result of this practice, Bradshaw noted, the concepts of charity and the Eucharist tradition became intertwined. He said it was believed that if Christians ate together without including the needy in their meal, they were disobeying their religious principles. Audience members interviewed said they were pleased with Bradshaw’s breadth and depth of discussion. Greg Stark DIV ’17 said he found the lecture interesting but noted that he would have liked to have learned more about the diversity of early Christian worship practices as well as about the role of visual arts in early Christianity. Lisa Erdeljon DIV ’17 said that as a potential Episcopalian priest, she specifically enjoyed hearing how the Eucharist evolved to what it is today. Bradshaw is an honorary canon of the Diocese of Northern Indiana, Priest-Vicar Emeritus of Westminster Abbey and a consultant to the Church of England Liturgical Commission.

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Contact ROHAN NAIK at rohan.naik@yale.edu .

Author, professor and priest Paul Bradshaw discredited a number of misconceptions surrounding early Christianity, such as that all early Christians lived in single-religion homes.

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TYLER VARGA ’15 AWARDS ROLLING IN With the football season over, Yale’s running back is now raking in the accolades. Varga was named a finalist for Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year, and he also accepted an invitation to play in the Senior Bowl, an NFL showcase for 110 college football seniors.

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KEVIN DOONEY ’16 AND CONOR DOONEY ’12 BROTHERS REPRESENTING Both brothers will be running in this month’s European Cross Country Championships as members of Ireland’s team. While Conor was named second-team All-Ivy his sophomore season, Kevin has had arguably the better Yale career — he was named an All-American this year.

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“We always try to assert ourselves in the post — guys joke about aiming to be ‘dictators’ in the paint.” MATT TOWNSEND ’15 MEN’S BASKETBALL YALE DAILY NEWS · WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2014 · yaledailynews.com

Basketball boasts multiple talents BY ASHLEY WU STAFF REPORTER Forward Matt Townsend ’15 was recently named a Rhodes Scholar, one of just 32 Americans to be awarded the scholarship to Oxford — and the only Yale athlete. The men’s basketball team has been in the news recently not only for its successes on the court, but also because of its players, who have epitomized the Yale student-athlete, pursuing interests on and off the court. At the end of last season, Brandon Sherrod’s ’16 departure to the Whiffenpoofs was highly publicized, as he decided to take a oneyear leave from the team to travel around the world. More recently, Townsend, an Academic AllAmerican selection last season and key starter for the Bulldogs, was awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. “Going into that weekend, [the Rhodes Scholarship] certainly wasn’t something that I was expecting to win,” Townsend said. “Just being in a room with a bunch of amazingly smart people, who I know will change the world, was a really humbling experience. I still don’t think that I’ve fully processed that I was luckily chosen as one of the winners.” Prior to applying for the scholarship, Townsend noted that the opportunity was not something that had been on his mind for most of college as something he could do. Conversations with his professors and advisers encouraged him to apply, as he saw that attending graduate school at Oxford could be an amazing opportunity, he said. He received support not only

from his professors and advisers, but also from his teammates. “The biggest source of support and confidence in me during the [interview] weekend was all the texts and messages I got from a ton of people, but especially from my teammates,” Townsend said. “That really made a big difference for me, feeling their love as I was going through a stressful interview weekend.” Townsend has successfully managed balancing academics, athletics and extracurricular activities throughout his college years. Conflicts have rarely occurred, but Townsend needed to make a decision when the interviews were held while the team was playing in Ohio during the Men Against Breast Cancer Classic. Even though he was away for two games, Townsend was key in the team’s 66–59 win against Kent State on Nov. 23. In his return to the basketball court, Townsend went 5–5 from the field, finishing with 12 points, four rebounds and two assists. His last basket gave Yale the ultimate lead with just 46 seconds remaining in the game. “Coach [James] Jones and the whole basketball staff and team have been extremely supportive with me missing these two games for the Rhodes interviews,” Townsend said. “It’s probably one of the hardest things I’ve had to do, basketball-wise, to be honest, choosing to be away from the team for those two games … It was also great flying in to be there and help the team win the last game and close out that tournament 3–0.” Townsend and Sherrod are not SEE TOWNSEND PAGE 10

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Forward Matt Townsend ’15 is averaging 9.2 points per game this season, fourth best among the Bulldogs.

Appleman talks NCAA tourney to the News about the history of the team and what it hopes to accomplish.

BY JAMES BADAS STAFF REPORTER

With an Ivy League regular season record of 137–31, Erin Appleman has successfully led the Bulldogs to seven conference championships and six NCAA Tournament appearances. Appleman joined the volleyball team in 2003 after holding the position of assistant coach at powerhouse Penn State and has since produced three Ivy League Players of the Year and five Ivy League Rookies of the Year. Before the team left for the University of Arizona for the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Appleman spoke

has your coaching philosophy changed QHow over the past 12 years?

In a matchup of two teams with Bulldog mascots, the Yale men’s basketball team will make the road trip to Rhode Island this evening to take on Bryant University.

I don’t know if it necessarily has really changed over the last 12 years. I’m very performance-driven, not results-driven. Obviously the first couple of years were a little harder trying to set some traditions and set some standards, but now a lot of the things run SEE VOLLEYBALL PAGE 10

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The Yale volleyball team has had at least five All-Ivy players for six consecutive years.

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Saturday night, on my last night at home in Maryland for the holiday, I drove into Washington, D.C., with my brothers and mom to watch the Washington Wizards take on the New Orleans Hornets. The event itself featured a number of moments that, in theory, should have been exciting to the more than 17,000 fans in attendance. The Wizards currently sit at second in the Eastern Conference standings. Hornets center Anthony Davis is an MVP candidate, and third-year Wizards guard Bradley Beal made his first start of the season after a promising sophomore campaign. The game did not disappoint. Although the hometown team led by as many as 10 points in the fourth quarter, the Hornets closed the gap to within three, with the ball, in the final seconds of the contest. Only a late defensive stop by the Wiz preserved an 83–80 game. Saturday night game. Stars on the court. Nailbiter until the end. If you were to guess when the crowd was loudest, you might posit that the moment came during Beal’s introduction, or during a particularly impressive Davis putback, or, most likely, in the game’s closing moments. You would be wrong. With 9:55 remaining in the fourth quarter, New Orleans guard Austin Rivers stepped up to take two free throws. The crowd in the lower level rose to SEE COLUMN PAGE 10

Yale hits road to take on Bryant

BY ALEX WALKER AND ERIN WANG CONTRIBUTING REPORTERS

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MEN’S BASKETBALL Each squad hopes to kick off its December schedule with a victory — Yale (6–2, 0–0 Ivy) hopes to build upon its 0.750 winning percentage in November whereas Bryant (1–3, 0–0 Northeast) hopes to put its 1–3 record in the rearview mirror. For the Elis, Bryant is a crucial first step in a set of away games that includes defending national champion Connecticut on Friday and Final Four participant Florida next Monday. “Personally I haven’t really thought about UConn or Florida as much as I have academics,” point guard Javier Duren ’15 said. “We do a great job of focusing on one game at a time, so [we did] a good job of preparing for Bryant, and hopefully come out with a win to get ready for those two games.” The Elis have narrowly missed a perfect start to their season, with their two losses coming from a combined margin of nine points. With its best opening to a season in three years, Yale is seeking revenge SEE BASKETBALL PAGE 10

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Yale currently ranks first in the Ivy League in offense, averaging 73.5 points per game on 44.7 percent shooting.

NUMBER OF IVY LEAGUE TITLES WON BY YALE VOLLEYBALL HEAD COACH ERIN APPLEMAN IN HER 12 YEARS IN NEW HAVEN. After spending eight years as a Penn State assistant, Appleman took the reins at Yale and has excelled, making her sixth NCAA Tournament appearance this season.