The Week in Brief

Wave of burglaries strikes Silliman entryways

PATRICK MCGARVEY/YH Entryways A and B were burglarized

The first theft occurred on the night of Sat., Feb. 7 or early in the morning of Sun., Feb. 8. David McNellis's, SM '00, backpack was stolen from his room in Entryway B when his door was left open. The same night, between 2 and 8 a.m., Chris Lee's, SM '00, discman, headphones, wallet, and watch were stolen from his room in Entryway A.

The crime spree continued early Tuesday morning when a Macintosh laptop computer and money from a wallet were stolen from David Altschuler's, SM '00, common room in Entryway B.

Yale Police Assistant Chief James Perrotti said the police did not find signs of forced entry in any of the cases. "We believe the doors had been left open or not fully secured," he said.

The police hope to make an arrest soon. "We think [the burglaries] are related. We're working on a possible suspect," Perrotti said. He added that the suspect is not affiliated with the University.

--Jennifer Supernaw

Self-segregation debated at AASA talk

Cultural assocaition members defended the necessity of their respective groups, citing Yale's lack of academic courses in the fields of Asian culture and languages. Lee Wang, BK '00, pointed to the fact that Yale's "liberal education" included only the Western canon.

Others stressed that they did not see a need to actively associate with members of their own ethnicity. Shamed Dogan, TC '00, said, "I don't see why [I should] associate with someone because we have the same color skin."

--Ayon Nandi

Yale Model UN places in top five at Harvard

Three team members, Sharon Houle, JE '98, Rajib Pal, BR '98, and Michael Lundberg, BK '00, received "Best Delegate" honors. Lundberg, who received his award in the U.N. Environmental Program, said, "There was some high quality debate from teams all around the world.... We worked hard and we came out on top."

--Anika Singh

New journal to chronicle women's role in orts

The journal, founded by Dargie Anderson, BR '00, will feature articles, essays, poetry, cartoons, and photos about women in athletics. "I wanted to put all kinds of creations on the topic of women in sports together in one place," Anderson said. Submissions will be accepted from people of all ages and from contributors outside Yale.

Anderson, a member of the Yale track team, said the publication's staff and editorial board include participants in a variety of sports as well as people who do not compete in varsity athletics. She plans to distribute the publication free outside dining halls and is in the process of registering the journal as an undergraduate organization.

--Lauren Patrick

Peer educators from all over Ivies share info

"I was extremely pleased by the exchange of ideas and the strong activist spirit [at the conference]," Yale Student AIDS Educators co-coordinator Elizabeth Arleo, TC '99, said. She noted that the event was particularly timely because of recent events at Yale, such as the new sexual harassment policy and the recent alleged sexual assault of a Yale junior.

The day's agenda included guest speakers, panel discussions, networking sessions, and "breakout sessions" to address individual issues. "In past years, Yale was part of a consortium of Connecticut state schools, but we wanted to share experiences and information with students from schools that have similar student bodies," Arleo noted. "Yale has more in common with [other Ivy League] schools than with, say, UConn."

AIDS Educator Sophie Oberfield, SY '01, wasn't so sure. "My biggest discovery was that the Ivies really don't have anything in common," she said. "Our programs wouldn't be applicable at a school like Dartmouth, which is isolated and 60 percent Greek, and has no graduate students."

--Molly Ball

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