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Clubs grapple with Title IX retaliation policy
Black History Month Special Issue
Policies prevent clubs from expelling alleged assailants BY BRIAN ZHANG & INES CHOMNALEZ STAFF REPORTERS
Title IX was of the Civil Rights Act was signed into law by President Richard Nixon on June 23, 1972 / Tim Tai, Photography Editor
Content Warning: This article contains references to sexual violence. SHARE is available to all members of the Yale community who are dealing with sexual misconduct of any kind, including sexual assault, sexual harassment, stalking, intimate partner violence and more. Counselors are available any time, day or night, at the 24/7 hotline: (203) 432-2000. In her first semester at Yale, A. tried out for the University’s Mock Trial Association, looking for an opportunity to build stronger relationships with peers following a difficult transition from high school. As part of her try-out process, she attended a virtual rush meal with current YMTA members. It was there that she first made contact with a male student who was then a sophomore in the organization — someone who A. alleges would go on to repeatedly sexually assault her over the following months. The male student did not respond to requests for comment. “Those experiences have forever changed who I am,” A., a female student who has been granted anonymity to protect her privacy, told SEE TITLE IX PAGE 4
YPD finds firearm, illegal drugs in dorm Yale College students were notified
“During the investigation, officers
In their joint email, Higgins and Campbell wrote that YPD responded to a report of a student threatening to harm another student and potentially possessing a firearm. YPD obtained a warrant, searched the student’s room and arrested the student without incident.
considered for several drug offenses.” The email also stated that the arrested student was no longer enrolled at Yale, but Campbell did not clarify whether the student was expelled or if the student
of the arrest Tuesday in an email from found an unloaded handgun, signifiA Benjamin Franlin Yale Police Chief Anthony Campbell and cant quantities of a controlled substance, student was arrested Associate Vice President for Public Safety illegal drugs, and evidence of additional & Community Engagement Ronnell Hig- drug-related activity,” the email read. gins. The email offered a rough timeline “The student was placed in custody withand escorted from of events as well as YPD’s reasoning for out incident, and Yale Police confiscated the handgun. Criminal charges are being the arrest. the college BY NATHANIEL ROSENBERG & EVAN GORELICK STAFF REPORTERS A student in Benjamin Franklin college was arrested last Wednesday after Yale Police found a handgun and illegal drugs in their dorm room.
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Rally for religious housing accomodations Students gathered on Cross Campus to protest new housing process BY KAITLYN POHLY & TRISTAN HERNANDEZ STAFF REPORTERS “What do we want?” “Accommodations!” “When do we want them?” “Now!” On Wednesday, Feb. 22, these words could be heard from student protestors on Cross Campus. Religious student groups — including the Muslim Students Association, the Southeast Asian Students Society and Ya’aleh — held the rally to protest the new streamlined housing system that does not formally guarantee religious housing accommodations. Speakers recounted challenges they faced without accommodations and encouraged passers-by to sign a petition to call on Yale to formalize requests for these religious accommodations, which had previously been left to the discretion of residential college deans and the Yale Chaplain’s Office. So far, the petition has over 350 individual student signatures as well as signatures from over 60 student organizations such as the Yale College Council and Yale College Democrats. “We’re calling on Yale to recognize and guarantee religious housing accommodations in the new housing system by instituting a formal process for requesting these accommodations,” Inssia Ahmed ’25 said on the steps of Sterling Memorial Library to a crowd of assembled students. SEE HOUSING RALLY PAGE 4
Whiffenpoofs and Whim ’n Rhythm tap 2024 classes BY TRISTAN HERNANDEZ STAFF REPORTER The Whiffenpoofs and Whim ’n Rhythm — Yale’s two all-senior a cappella groups — announced their newest taps on Monday evening. Auditions for both groups took place Feb. 16 through Feb. 19, with students with one to three semesters left at Yale eligible to audition. The News spoke to seven incoming Whiffs and Whims about their induction to the groups. “I'm super excited to be the new music director and am honored to have been chosen by the current Whiffs,” Peter Sykes ’24 said. “It honestly didn't feel real at first, I'm just thrilled and so grateful to have this opportunity. I'm sure it will be a lot of work, but I'm excited to take on this new challenge.” Whiffenpoofs and Whim ’n Rhythm are both known for their selectivity, SEE ACAPELLA PAGE 4
McCartney speaks at Schwarzman Recounts a life of songwriting at talk on campus BY YASH ROY & EVAN GORELICK STAFF REPORTERS
Speakers recounted challenges they faced without accommodations and encouraged passers-by to sign a petition to call on Yale to formalize requests for these religious accommodations. / Kaitlyn Pohlly, Contributing Photographer
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THIS DAY IN YALE HISTORY, 1993.
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After losing running water and using porta-potties for 36 hours, Davenport and Pierson finally regain heating and plumbing once repairs are made to a burst pipe in Pierson tower.
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Thousands came together on Thursday evening to hear Sir Paul McCartney speak about his new book, “The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present.” The conversation included Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon, who edited McCartney’s book, and was moderated by Yale English professor Langdon Hammer. More than 2,500 people from Yale and the broader community attended the event in Woolsey Hall. McCartney — who holds an honorary degree from Yale and whose grandson, Arthur Donald ’21, attended Yale — recounted his songwriting career at the event. He wrote 154 songs throughout his life, including unreleased tracks predating his time in the Beatles that appear in “The Lyrics.” During Thursday’s talk, SEE MCCARTNEY PAGE 5
UKRAINE A YSPH study has revealed Russian re-education programs for Ukrainian children. PAGE 8 SCITECH
"IF PRETTY HURTS" Undergraduates open sold-out play at Yale Repertory Theatre. PAGE 9 ARTS