Sophie Sonnenfeld
Staff Reporter
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Sophie Sonnenfeld is Managing Editor of the Yale Daily News. She previously served as City Editor and covered cops and courts as a beat reporter. She is a junior in Branford College double majoring in political science and anthropology.
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NATHANIEL ROSENBERG, YASH ROY & SOPHIE SONNENFELD
Miscommunication complicates police investigation into suspected hate crime outside Davenport College

New details from police and witnesses have emerged about the suspected hate crime that occurred on York Street in the early hours of Saturday morning.

September 9, 2022

SOPHIE SONNENFELD
Pan granted mental competency exam, stalling trial

In a hearing Tuesday morning, a Connecticut Superior Court judge decided to allow Qinxuan Pan, who is suspected of murdering a Yale grad student, to take a competency exam to determine if he is fit mentally for trial.

September 8, 2022

NATHANIEL ROSENBERG, SOPHIE SONNENFELD & YASH ROY
Suspected hate crime committed outside Davenport College, police investigate

Early Saturday Morning, a Latino man was assaulted in what the New Haven Police Department is investigating as a hate crime.

September 6, 2022

SOPHIE SONNENFELD
Ghost gun numbers rise as homicides decline in the city

NHPD top brass highlighted growing ghost gun numbers in a press conference Tuesday morning where they also urged people to refrain from “retaliation” in the wake of the city’s eighth homicide this year

September 2, 2022

SOPHIE SONNENFELD
“He literally changed what Yale looked like”: Community mourns the loss of Anton Sovetov ART ’16

After the Yale alum and graphic designer was found dead across the Long Island Sound in May, the University held a memorial service this summer where colleagues, friends and family reflected on Anton Sovetov’s life.

August 30, 2022

SOPHIE SONNENFELD
Beraki aims to “redefine” Yale during term as YCC president

Council members have expressed optimism about working with YCC President Leleda Beraki to follow through on policies proposed in her campaign.

August 30, 2022

SOPHIE SONNENFELD
High turnover, low turnout, as YCC burns out

The class of 2026 is inheriting a strained college council with high senator turnover and record-low voter turnout.

May 30, 2022

SOPHIE SONNENFELD
New Haven Police Chief search continues as Dominguez departs

Former NHPD Acting Chief Renee Dominguez, who was appointed to serve as the first permanent female chief for the department, faced rejection for the role and spent months tangled in a legal battle over remaining as acting chief.

May 28, 2022

SOPHIE SONNENFELD
Amid calls to dismantle, YPD to press on with reforms

Mirroring nationwide movements to defund law enforcement agencies, students called on the University to defund, dissolve and disarm the Yale Police Department. Their demands were […]

May 22, 2022

SOPHIE SONNENFELD
Graduating seniors catch historic comebacks at Yale-Harvard Games

With just 22 seconds left, The Game was suddenly Harvard’s. Graduating Yale seniors lost their final Yale-Harvard game in November but basked in the school […]

May 22, 2022

SOPHIE SONNENFELD, HANNAH QU & SADIE BOGRAD
Acting New Haven Police Chief Renee Dominguez asked to step down by state judge, accused of illegally occupying role

A judge ordered NHPD Acting Chief Renee Dominguez to vacate her role in accordance with the city charter following a lawsuit brought against her.

April 26, 2022