Tag Archive: Opinion Corrections

  1. Editor’s Note

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    After an internal review prompted by the murder of Yale graduate student Annie Le and the News’ ensuing coverage, and after extended consultation with Graduate School Dean Jon Butler and School of Medicine Dean Robert Alpern, the News is modifying its policy for denoting a graduate student’s school affiliation.

    Previously, the News identified students based on the primary affiliation of the department in which a student was studying, which was the only information available via Yale’s public directory. The moniker “GRD” was only applied to students whose departments are in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, for the Graduate School was once composed entirely of Faculty of Arts and Sciences departments.

    However, the modern-day Graduate School is composed of departments from a variety of faculties, not just the Faculty of Arts and Sciences — and yet the News’ policy limited the application of “GRD” to doctoral students in Faculty of Arts and Sciences departments, using it as an anachronistic synonym for Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Thus, a doctoral student in the History Department would have been labeled “GRD,” while a doctoral student in the Department of Forestry & Environmental Studies — despite being enrolled at the Graduate School — would have been identified as “FES.” Likewise, Le, who was studying in the School of Medicine’s Department of Pharmacology, was identified as “MED ’13,” despite the fact that, as a doctoral candidate, she was formally enrolled in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

    As of Sunday, the University has changed its public directory to also list a student’s school affiliation. As a result, in the interest of clarity, the News will now identify graduate students based on the school in which they are enrolled, rather than the school with which their department is primarily affiliated. Thus, Le will henceforth be identified as “GRD ’13.”

  2. CORRECTION | Thursday, April 30

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    The story “Downturn may hit summer events” contained several errors. The final lineup for performers at the Music on the Green series of free summer concerts has yet to be finalized and is expected to be released in early June. Also, though the event organizers said they cannot predict the effect of the economic downturn on the number of attendees to summer events such as the free concerts and the International Festival of Arts and Ideas, they said attendance might actually increase as tourists look to replace more costly activities with ones available free of charge.

  3. CORRECTION | Friday, April 24

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    The story “Deli to close after 18 years” misspelled the surname of Thomas and Susan Herd, the owners of TJ’s Breakaway on Whitney Avenue.

  4. CORRECTION | Thursday, April 23

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    The story “‘Twenty Questions’ looks at interview method” incorrectly stated that the students were locked out of the Jonathan Edwards theater before the “Twenty Questions” performance. In fact, when the students arrived at the theater at 6 p.m., it was unlocked.

  5. CORRECTION | Thursday, April 16

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    The story “Retiree pensions to increase” misstated the year — 1994 — that Yale employee Lois Jason retired.

  6. CORRECTION | Friday, April 17

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    The story “American Apparel to open in May” misstated Thomas Vitagliano’s affiliation with the Yale Mall Partnership; he is a project manager, not a managing partner. Also, though the stop-work order issued for construction on the Broadway location was characterized as an inconvenience, the one-day hindrance caused no additional delay in the store’s opening, people involved with the project said.

  7. CORRECTION | Thursday, April 16

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    Due to an editing error, “Adamo backs opponent in YCC treasurer runoff” incorrectly reported that Yanni Legmpelos ’12 publicly endorsed Colin Adamo ’10 for the position. Although Legmpelos told the News on Tuesday that he was hoping for an Adamo victory, Legmpelos said he would not formally endorse either candidate.

  8. CORRECTION | Tuesday, April 14

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    The story “City departments fight for funds” contained several errors. Not all representatives from city economic development projects present at the Finance Committee meeting Monday night requested budget increases; speakers for the Shubert Theater, Pilot Pen tennis tournament and Tweed New Haven Regional Airport instead asked that their budgets remain safe from further cuts. In addition, the Cultural Affairs Department is not affiliated with any construction projects.

  9. CORRECTION | Thursday, April 9

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    The story “New colleges to reduce annex needs,” using information provided by the Yale College Dean’s Office, misstated the number of students in Berkeley College seeking annex housing for the 2009-’10 academic year. More than seven students in Berkeley will be annexed; the number that the Dean’s Office erroneously provided was the number of students who need to be reconfigured to fit the available housing in Berkeley.

  10. CORRECTION | Tuesday, April 14

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    The story “Lightweight crew tops Columbia, Penn” stated that the second varsity eight boat earned its first win of the season on Saturday. In fact, the boat has not lost in the season so far.

  11. CORRECTION | Monday, April 13

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    The story “University could face budget deficit” misidentified Yale’s total revenue. It is $2.7 billion, not million.