Yale Bulletin and Calendar

February 16, 2001

Volume 29, Number 19

Freshman Scott Gaffield scored the winning basket in the Bulldogs' 80-78 overtime victory against Columbia on Feb. 10

Men's Basketball (7-13, 4-3 Ivy)

Last Week: Feb. 9 -- Cornell 73, Yale 70

Feb. 10 -- Yale 80, Columbia 78

This Week: Feb. 16 vs. Dartmouth, 7 p.m., John J. Lee Amphitheater

Feb. 17 vs. Harvard, 7 p.m., John J. Lee Amphitheater

Freshman Scott Gaffield (Ottawa, ONT) scored the winning basket against Columbia, a putback as time expired in the second overtime. Yale rallied from a 20-point second-half deficit, outscoring the Lions 30-10 in the final 16:18 of regulation.

Senior Neil Yanke (Akron, OH) returned to the lineup after missing three games with a sprained ankle. Against Cornell he made 7 of 10 shots from the field and finished with 16 points, and against Columbia he scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds.

Women's Basketball (6-15, 1-7 Ivy)

Last Week: Feb. 9 -- Cornell 82, Yale 57

Feb. 10 -- Yale 62, Columbia 50

This Week: Feb. 16 at Dartmouth, 7 p.m.

Feb. 17 at Harvard, 6 p.m.

Freshman Christina Phillips (Hartford, CT) had 13 points and seven rebounds, both career highs, in the victory over Columbia.

Senior Alyson Miller (Skokie, IL) had a season-high 11 rebounds against Cornell.

Men's Fencing (4-5, 0-2 Ivy)

Last Week: Feb. 10 -- Columbia 21, Yale 6

Yale 14, Brown 13

This Week: Feb. 16-17 at Junior Olympics

Yale won the foil 7-2 and the epee 6-3 against Brown. Sophomore Daniel Senft (Bonn, Germany) won all three of his bouts in the foil against Brown, while junior Cameron Hill (Los Angeles, CA) was 3-0 in the epee.

Women's Fencing (9-2, 2-1 Ivy)

Last Week: Feb. 10 -- Yale 21, Brown 6

Yale 16, Northwestern 11

Columbia 15, Yale 12

This Week: Feb. 16-17 at Junior Olympics

Freshman Sada Jacobson (Atlanta, GA) won all nine of her bouts in the sabre against Brown, Northwestern and Columbia. She is now a perfect 24-0 on the season.

Gymnastics (5-1, 1-0 Ivy)

Last Week: Feb. 11 -- Yale 186

Springfield 182.5

Rhode Island College 177.75

SUNY Brockport 173.075

This Week: Feb. 17 at UMass, w/MIT, Alaska

Yale had three event wins in victories over Springfield, Rhode Island College and SUNY Brockport. Sophomore Andrea Wolf (Seattle, WA) won the vault (9.6), sophomore Jennifer Gold (Stamford, CT) captured the bars (9.625) and sophomore Shoshanna Engel (Louisville, KY) won the floor exercise (9.7).

Men's Ice Hockey (11-12-0, 7-9-0 ECAC)

Last Week: Feb. 9 -- Colgate 4, Yale 2

Feb. 10 -- Yale 1, Cornell 0

This Week: Feb. 16 at Union, 7 p.m.

Feb. 17 at RPI, 7 p.m.

Sophomore Nick Deschenes (Morinville, ALB) scored the game-winning goal at 2:10 of overtime against Cornell. The win was No. 279 at Yale for head coach Tim Taylor, which makes him the winningest coach in school history.

Women's Ice Hockey (3-19-2, 2-17-1 ECAC)

Last Week: Feb. 10 -- Harvard 4, Yale 2

Feb. 11 -- Brown 3, Yale 0

Next: Feb. 24 vs. New Hampshire, 1:30 p.m., Ingalls Rink

Feb. 25 vs. Maine, 1:30 p.m., Ingalls Rink

Junior Sara Wood (Randolph, MA) had one goal and one assist against Harvard. Sophomore Deanna McDevitt (South Boston, MA) also scored.

Junior Katie Hirte (Cottage Grove, MN) made 30 saves against Brown.

Men's Squash (14-2, 4-1 Ivy)

Last Week: Feb. 7 -- Yale 8, Dartmouth 1

Feb. 11 -- Yale 8, Denison 1

This Week: Feb. 14 at Tufts, MIT

Feb. 17 at Amherst, noon

Freshman Anshul Manchanda (Allahabad, India) won both his matches at the No. 1 position.

Women's Squash (7-4, 2-3 Ivy)

Last Week: Feb. 7 -- Dartmouth 5, Yale 4

This Week: Feb. 16-18 -- Howe Cup, Brady Squash Center

In the win over Dartmouth, junior Katharine Sands (Farmington, CT) won the decisive match in the No. 5 position.

Men's Swimming (10-3, 6-3 EISL)

Last Week: Feb. 10 -- Yale 221, Columbia 79

Yale 154, Brown 146

Next: Feb. 22-24 at ECAC Championships

Senior George Gleason (St. Croix, VI) was a double winner against Brown and Columbia. He captured the 100 freestyle (45.87) and the 200 individual medley (1:52.07). Other winners were freshman Alex Nash (Los Angeles, CA) in the 100 backstroke (51.66), freshman Jimmy Veazey (Hamden, CT) in the 200 butterfly (1:52.71) and freshman Jack Cooney (West Palm Beach, FL) in the 200 backstroke (1:50.26).

Women's Swimming (10-2, 5-1 Ivy)

Last Week: Feb. 9 -- Brown 215, Yale 163

Next: Feb. 22-24 at Ivy League Championships (at Princeton)

Sophomore Susan Cooke (Vero Beach, FL) was a triple winner against Brown. She captured the 100 (1:06.45) and 200 breaststrokes (2:21.98) and the 200 individual medley (2:06.99). Senior Shannon Dunlap (Mayfield Heights, OH) won the 1 and 3 meter diving, and sophomore Kim Richardson (Wilton, CT) won the 200 backstroke.

Men's Tennis (2-0, 0-0 Ivy)

Last Week: Off

Next: Feb. 17 vs. Colgate, 9:30 a.m., Cullman Courts

vs. Boston College, 2:30 p.m., Cullman Courts

Women's Tennis (1-1, 0-0 Ivy)

Last Week: Off

Next: Feb. 12 vs. Massachusetts, 2:30 p.m., Cullman Courts

Men's Track & Field (2-4, 2-3 Ivy)

Last Week: Feb. 10 -- Princeton 89, Yale 43, Harvard 38

Next: Feb. 24-25 at Heptagonal Championships (at Harvard)

Winners for Yale against Harvard and Princeton were senior Jason Rife (Lincoln, NE) in the 400 dash (49.45), senior Rob Doyle (Chicago, IL) in the 3,000 run (8:25.43) and sophomore Anthony Thomas (Bethel, CT) in the long jump (23' 4.5").

Women's Track & Field (4-2, 3-2 Ivy)

Last Week: Feb. 10 -- Harvard 71, Yale 55, Princeton 32

This Week: Feb. 24-25 at Heptagonal Championships (at Harvard)

Sophomore Kate O'Neill (Milton, MA) won the mile run with a time of 4:47.03 against Princeton and Harvard. Kate's sister, Laura O'Neill (Milton, MA), won the 3,000 run in 9:50.25, and senior Yetsa Tuakli-Wosornu (Chestnut Hill, MA) captured the long jump with a leap of 20'3".

T H I SW E E K ' SS T O R I E S

New scholarship seeks to boost diversity in EPH

Exhibit celebrates 'Paul Mellon Bequest'

Columnist condemns 'infotainment' trend

Producer calls for more ethics in filmmaking

Students learning their letters in weekly calligraphy club

Yale SOM launches student-managed venture capital fund

NFL commissioner to discuss future of pro sports

New society advocates use of ecological concepts in industry

Senior Ben Trachtenberg wins prestigious Mitchell Scholarship

Liman Colloquium will examine law enforcement practices

Students will test skills in 'ultimate mind sport' with Yale sponsorship

Solnit will explore the 'Bioethics of Children's Rights'

Economist William Nordhaus to discuss dilemmas raised by 'global public goods'

Yale Dramat to present Brecht masterpiece

Dance troupes to unite in benefit performance

Garten to discuss his new book, 'The Mind of the C.E.O.'