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Y-NHH, St. Raphaelâs close the deal
The wait is (almost) over.
Shake Shack, the burger sensation that has taken New York by storm, will land in New Haven tomorrow, hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Mayor John DeStefano Jr. Thursday at 11 a.m. In the meantime, thereâs a small, invite-only party at the burger joint today, but if you have to ask how to get in, youâll never know.
BY CHARLES CONDRO STAFF REPORTER
The wait is (actually) over.
Members of the class of 2013 must submit their schedules to residential college deans by 5 p.m. today. Professors, breathe a sigh of relief: Shopping period is finally over. The battle continues.
Republican Linda McMahon may be winning the cash war, but U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy has some highprofile backers helping him out in Connecticut: NARAL, the pro-choice group, is running ads in Connecticut blasting McMahon for failing to demand that employers pay for their employeesâ contraception.
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Though sheâs firmly a Republican, McMahon will also be listed as an Independent on the ballot: she received the requisite 7,500 signatures to qualify as an Independent, according to a press release from Secretary of the State Denise Merrill. Murphy already qualified for a double-listing on the ballot, as a Democrat, and as a member of the Working Families Party.
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The CEOs of Yale-New Haven Hospital and the Hospital of Saint Raphael signed paperwork Tuesday that made the merger of their hospitals official. BY BEN PRAWDZIK STAFF REPORTER After more than a year of planning and regulatory review, YaleNew Haven Hospital officially acquired the Hospital of St. Raphael for $160 million on Tuesday, making the newly merged 1,519-bed institution the fourth-largest hospital in the United States. Marna Borgstrom, the CEO of
Yale-New Haven, and St. Raphaelâs CEO Christopher OâConnor signed the closing documents for the deal during a press event held in YaleNew Havenâs 55 Park St. auditorium on Monday afternoon. Over 100 attendees attended the signing, including administrators from both hospital systems as well as city and state officials. The hospitals legally merged assets and became one healthcare entity at 12:01 a.m. this
morning, according to Yale-New Haven spokesman Rob Hutchinson. âThis integration will be critical to meeting the extraordinary healthcare challenges that lie ahead,â Borgstrom said. âWe are delighted that with all of the necessary approvals and due diligence behind us, we can begin the important work of integrating these two SEE MERGER PAGE 4
Office Hours. Former Yale College Council President Brandon Levin â14 will hold Office Hours today in Bass CafĂŠ as he seeks student input to provide to the committee responsible for selecting Yaleâs next president. Harvard cheating expands.
Some students accused in the cheating scandal up in Cambridge are taking preemptive measures: Sports Illustrated reported Tuesday that Kyle Casey, one of the Crimsonâs star basketball players, is taking a leave of absence this year rather than face possible suspension. In all, 125 undergrads have been accused in the cheating scandal, which occurred at the end of last term in Introduction to Congress. Taking action. Dean Mary Miller reminded instructors on Tuesday of the Universityâs collaboration and plagiarism policies. THIS DAY IN YALE HISTORY
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The Yale Visiting International Student Program, which began last year and currently accepts students from Mexico, Singapore and Hong Kong, is looking to partner with institutions in Japan and Brazil as well. Yale is negotiating Y-VISP partnerships with Waseda University
in Tokyo and several institutions in Brazil, said Kathryn Bell, assistant director of the Center for International Experience and director of Y-VISP. Bell said the one-year program received positive feedback from its first round of participants, and that by adding new schools the University is hoping both to grow the programâs enrollment and broaden its geographic scope. But since visiting students are not eli-
HackYale to launch open workshops BY APSARA IYER AND JULIA ZORTHIAN CONTRIBUTING REPORTER AND STAFF REPORTER The roughly 240 students not admitted to this fallâs HackYale lecture course will have the opportunity to attend new workshops HackYale is planning to introduce later this semester. HackYale, a student group founded last year by Will Gaybrick LAW â12 and Bay Gross â13, received roughly 300 applications for its survey lecture course, which provides an introduction to website design and programming. Zack ReneauWedeen â14, HackYale director, said the new workshop series will give students a chance to learn about their interests without making a semester-long commitment, adding that some studentsâ attendance diminished in courses offered last spring as the semester progressed. âIn the workshops, students can get the same knowledge and
I donât think thereâs any more pressure at all [on Eric Williams â16]. Heâs got 10 guys [with him]. TONY RENO Head coach, football
gible for Yale financial aid, she said Y-VISP must primarily consider whether its potential partner institutions are able to finance a year abroad for their students. Bell said the program is âvery closeâ to formalizing an agreement with Waseda University. While Yale has also considered collaborating with institutions in Europe, Bell said SEE INTERNATIONAL PAGE 6
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Intâl student program weighs expansion BY ALEKSANDRA GJORGIEVSKA STAFF REPORTER
When the football team leaves campus Thursday evening for its season opener at Georgetown, quarterback John Whitelaw â14 will not be on board. Whitelaw announced his departure from the football team in an email to his teammates Tuesday, the News has learned. His decision comes in the wake of head coach Tony Renoâs announcement that Eric Williams â16 would start at quarterback against Georgetown on Saturday. After spring practice last year, Whitelaw had widely been expected to be named starter in the fall. The loss of the veteran Whitelaw is the latest in a string of offseason obstacles for the Bulldogs. Following controversies over the resignation of former head coach Tom Williams and the Rhodes Scholarship candidacy of Patrick Witt â12, the team experienced another setback in August when linebacker Will McHale â13 had his captaincy suspended following a fight at Toadâs Place in May.
Prior to his leaving the team, Whitelaw was featured in head coach Tony Renoâs game plan for Saturday and both Whitelaw and Williams were listed as possible starters on the media depth chart. âEric will start, I made a decision over the weekend,â Reno said at a lunch with members of the media yesterday, prior to Whitelawâs announcement. â[But] John [Whitelaw] will play.â Reno said that Whitelaw left the team âto pursue other interests.â He added, however, that Whitelawâs departure would not affect his young quarterback. âI donât think thereâs any more pressure at all [on Williams],â Reno said. âHeâs got 10 guys [with him].â Although he has never taken a collegiate snap, Williams has already gained the confidence of his teammates.
Volunteer in New Haven.
Dwight Hall, Yaleâs main undergrad volunteer group, will hold its Bazaar from 7 to 9 p.m. at Dwight Hall on Old Campus.
Quarterback Whitelaw â14 quits team
Whitney gains new leader
reward from HackYale without the time-block commitment all semester,â Reneau-Wedeen said. â[The workshops will be] a lot more flexible, and Yale students who are busy need that flexibility.â
In the workshops, students can get the same knowledge ⌠without the time-block commitment. ZACK RENEAU-WEDEEN â14 Director, HackYale Reneau-Wedeen said he hopes to hold workshops twice per week and cover a range of programming topics, such as how to use Adobe Photoshop SEE HACKYALE PAGE 6
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Professor Gary Tomlinson will serve as the Whitney Humanities Centerâs director for five years. BY DHRUV AGGARWAL AND MONICA DISARE CONTRIBUTING REPORTER AND STAFF REPORTER A new director took the helm of the Whitney Humanities Center this academic year, with broad but currently undetailed visions for strengthening the humanities at Yale. The University appointed music and humanities professor Gary Tomlinson to a five-year term as the centerâs director in April, and he assumed the post in July.
Now three months into his tenure, Tomlinson said he is still in the âlistening stageâ and declined to offer specifics on any of his initiatives for the 2012-â13 academic year, but said he generally hopes to makes the humanities more central to discussions about the future of education at the University. âA university without the humanities at its heart is going to be an impoverished SEE WHITNEY PAGE 4