COVID-19: Yale Says It Will Hold Almost All Courses Online This Fall COVID-19: Yale Says It Will Hold Almost All Courses Online This Fall
Covid-19: Yale Says It Will Hold Almost All Courses Online This Fall Yale University is set to welcome students back to campus in the fall, though there will be extensive, protocols in place and the majority of courses held online due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. When Yale reopens in the fall, it will do so without sophomores living on campus, and when students return for the spring semester, it will be without freshmen living on campus to slow the spread of the virus. In a letter to the community, Yale’s president and provost announced the contingency plan for students and staff, which includes testing and temperature checks as per state an…
COVID-19: Ivy League Cancels Men's, Women's Basketball Tournaments COVID-19: Ivy League Cancels Men's, Women's Basketball Tournaments
Covid-19: Ivy League Cancels Men's, Women's Basketball Tournaments The first Division I college basketball tournaments have been canceled due to the spread of the novel strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The Ivy League has canceled its men's and women's basketball conference tournaments because of concerns about COVID-19. The league made the announcement on Tuesday, March 10. The four-team tournaments were scheduled for Friday, March 13 through Sunday, March 15 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  The Ivy League will award its automatic NCAA Tournament bids to the regular-season champions, the Yale men and Princeton women.
Pulitzer Prize Winner Robert Massie, Longtime Westchester Resident, Dies Pulitzer Prize Winner Robert Massie, Longtime Westchester Resident, Dies
Pulitzer Prize Winner Robert Massie, Longtime Westchester Resident, Dies An award-winning historian who called the Hudson Valley home for much of his life, died in his Westchester home. Robert K. Massie, an author and historian of Europe and pre-Revolutionary Russia, died in Irvington on Monday, Dec. 2. Massie, who was 90 years old, had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease at the time of his death. A Pulitzer Prize winner, Massie’s published books on Russian tzars that sold more than six million copies, including “Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman,” “Peter the Great,” and “Nicholas and Alexandra,” which he wrote when his son was diagnosed with hemophil…
Yes, Virginia: Cavaliers' Strong Start The Difference In NCAA Lacrosse Title Win Over Yale Yes, Virginia: Cavaliers' Strong Start The Difference In NCAA Lacrosse Title Win Over Yale
Yes, Virginia: Cavaliers' Strong Start The Difference In NCAA Lacrosse Title Win Over Yale In a Division I national championship game that featured more than two dozen players from the tristate area, the University of Virginia men's lacrosse team held on for a 13-9 win over defending national champion Yale at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. After former Chaminade High School standout Jack Tigh of Garden City scored two minutes into the game to give fifth-seeded Yale (15-4) a 1-0 lead, Virginia's Matt Moore scored two of his team-high four goals to give Virginia a 2-1 edge heading into the second quarter. Virginia's aggressive defense held Yale to a season-low two go…
Ex-Area HS Stars Will Play Big Roles When Defending Champ Yale Meets UVa For Lacrosse Title Ex-Area HS Stars Will Play Big Roles When Defending Champ Yale Meets UVa For Lacrosse Title
Ex-Area HS Stars Will Play Big Roles When Defending Champ Yale Meets UVa For Lacrosse Title The Hudson Valley/Connecticut area will be well-represented when the NCAA Division I men's lacrosse championship is decided on Memorial Day. Defending champion Yale (15-3), the No. 5 seed, faces No. 3 Virginia (16-3) in the title game 1 p.m. Monday, May 27 (ESPN2) at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Virginia pulled out a dramatic 13-12 double-overtime semifinal win over Duke on Saturday, May 25, securing the Cavaliers' first title-game appearance in seven years and snapping an 11-game losing streak to Duke. Junior attackman Michael Kraus of New Canaan had one goal and four as…
Yale Rescinds Admission Of Student After College Cheating Scandal Yale Rescinds Admission Of Student After College Cheating Scandal
Yale Rescinds Admission Of Student After College Cheating Scandal The fallout from Operation Varsity Blues continues, as Yale University has rescinded the admission of a student involved in the cheating scam. More than 50 people, including celebrities and prolific coaches were implicated in the cheating scam, which accuses parents of paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to earn admissions to top universities, including Yale. Among those charged include former Yale soccer coach Rudy Meredith and Hollywood actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, a native of Northern Westchester. On Sunday, March 24, a Yale official confirmed that the University ha…
Prominent Greenwich Attorney Among Those Charged In College Bribery Scheme Prominent Greenwich Attorney Among Those Charged In College Bribery Scheme
Prominent Greenwich Attorney Among Those Charged In College Bribery Scheme Update:  Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP issued a statement announcing that "co-chair Gordon Caplan has been placed on leave and will have no further firm management responsibilities," the firm announced Wednesday, March 13 one day after Caplan was charged criminally in a national scheme to rig the admissions system for the country’s most elite schools. Original report: A prominent area attorney is among the dozens of high-profile coaches, celebrities and wealthy parents embroiled in a college admissions bribery scheme. Greenwich resident Gordon Caplan, the co-chair of Willkie …
‘A Catalog Of Wealth And Privilege’: Details Emerge In Takedown Of College Bribery Scam ‘A Catalog Of Wealth And Privilege’: Details Emerge In Takedown Of College Bribery Scam
‘A Catalog Of Wealth And Privilege’: Details Emerge In Takedown Of College Bribery Scam Click here for an updated story: Prominent Greenwich Attorney Among Those Charged In College Bribery Scheme  Details have emerged a day after the takedown of a coast-to-coast takedown of a college admissions bribery scheme involving top coaches and dozens of wealthy parents. The 33 parents, described by US Attorney Andrew E. Lelling of Massachusetts as a "catalog of wealth and privilege," paid off a total of $25 million to a sham charity set up by the ringleader of the plot, William "Rick" Singer, 58, a California-based private college counseling veteran, who has agreed to forfeit $3.4…
Top Coaches, Actresses Lori Loughlin, Felicity Huffman Charged In College Admissions Scheme Top Coaches, Actresses Lori Loughlin, Felicity Huffman Charged In College Admissions Scheme
Top Coaches, Actresses Lori Loughlin, Felicity Huffman Charged In College Admissions Scheme Click here for an updated story - ‘A Catalog Of Wealth And Privilege’: Details Emerge In Takedown Of College Bribery Scam Dozens of people, including coaches at top universities around the country and a pair of Hollywood actresses, have been charged in a college admissions bribery takedown, federal authorities announced late Tuesday morning, March 12. Actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin are two of the 33 parents and nearly 50 people charged in the largest college admissions scandal ever prosecuted by the Justice Department.  Private admissions counselors and Div…
Ex-Yale Professor Being Investigated For Sexual Misconduct Involving Student Interns Ex-Yale Professor Being Investigated For Sexual Misconduct Involving Student Interns
Ex-Yale Professor Being Investigated For Sexual Misconduct Involving Student Interns A former U.S. attorney has been tabbed to investigate alleged sexual misconduct involving a former psychiatry professor at the Yale School of Medicine. Yale President Peter Salovey announced that former prosecutor Deidre Daly has been commissioned to launch an investigation into the conduct of former professor Eugene Redmond, who retired last summer when the school began disciplinary actions against him in July. The investigation is expected to include interviews with students, staff and alumni. The sexual misconduct complaints arose in the context of a research facility that Redmond ran on…
Popular Actors Paul Giamatti, Dan Lauria Stop By For Frank Pepe's Pizzeria's Signature Pies Popular Actors Paul Giamatti, Dan Lauria Stop By For Frank Pepe's Pizzeria's Signature Pies
Popular Actors Paul Giamatti, Dan Lauria Stop By For Frank Pepe's Pizzeria's Signature Pies Frank Pepe's Pizza, with two Fairfield County locations and one in Westchester County, has been ranked as one of the world's most popular pizzerias by Zagat. So it's not surprise there have been plenty of visits by celebrities since the restaurant was founded in 1925 by Frank Pepe, who immigrated to New Haven by Italian's Amalfi Coast at age 16. Two well-known Hollywood actors have stopped by for the restaurant's trademark thin-crust pies this month. This past Saturday, Paul Giamatti visited the New Haven store. Giamatti is best known for his breakout role of Kenny "Pig Vomit" Ru…
These Hudson Valley Colleges Among Nation's Best In Princeton Review 2019 Edition These Hudson Valley Colleges Among Nation's Best In Princeton Review 2019 Edition
These Hudson Valley Colleges Among Nation's Best In Princeton Review 2019 Edition New York and Connecticut have no shortage of universities getting national attention for excellence. Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville has been named No. 1 for having the “Best Classroom Experience” among the hundreds of colleges listed in The Princeton Review’s "The 384 Best Colleges: 2019 Edition." Manhattanville College in Purchase, meanwhile, was ranked as having the "Best College Radio Station" nationwide.  Marist College in Poughkeepsie ranked 20th nationwide for the most beautiful campus and eighth for the most popular study abroad program.  In Connecticut, F…