Sarah Cook
Staff Reporter
sarah_cook25 | sarah.cook@yale.edu
Sarah Cook is one of the University editors. She previously covered student policy and affairs, along with President Salovey's cabinet. From Nashville, Tennessee, she is a junior in Grace Hopper majoring in Neuroscience.
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SARAH COOK & KAITLYN POHLY
Advising to expand to incoming first years

Advising at Yale is currently being evaluated by the Committee on Teaching, Learning, and Advising, and is set to see changes this summer.

February 7, 2023

SARAH COOK
Sororities suspend mixers with LEO following rape allegation against ousted vice president

LEO has expelled the member from the fraternity and pledged to make policy changes in the wake of assault allegations first raised in September.

February 3, 2023

SARAH COOK
Nanci Fortgang named interim director of Yale Health

Amid an ongoing search for a new CEO of Yale Health, Vice Provost for Health Affairs and Academic Integrity Stephanie Spangler announced on Jan. 13 that Nanci Fortgang, who previously served as the chief clinical operations officer at Yale Health, will serve as interim director.

January 19, 2023

SARAH COOK
Students and plaintiffs in mental health lawsuit respond to leave policy changes

As the plaintiffs and representatives from Yale held their second meeting for settlement negotiations in a lawsuit regarding mental health policies at Yale, the plaintiffs responded to the recent changes in leave policies announced on Wednesday.

January 19, 2023

SARAH COOK
Yale announces “momentous” changes to leave of absence policies amid ongoing mental health lawsuit

Yale has renamed “medical withdrawal” to “medical leave of absence” and announced policy changes affecting students who take a medical leave of absence and students who face medical emergencies during the semester.

January 18, 2023

SARAH COOK
Yale negotiates settlement in mental health lawsuit

One week after Yale was sued for discriminating against students for mental health disabilities last, a joint motion was filed to end proceedings for the next 30 days. The University and the plaintiffs, which includes Elis for Rachael and two current students, engage in settlement discussions.

December 9, 2022

SARAH COOK
Streamlined housing draw to occur simultaneously across colleges

After housing shortages forced many students out of their residential colleges last spring, administrators told the News that they are evaluating the current housing draw, which will now run on the same timeline for all residential colleges.

December 9, 2022

WILLIAM PORAYOUW & SARAH COOK
International exchange students pushed off campus amid housing shortage

Due to a widespread Yale housing shortage, international visiting students are living off campus this semester — including at Albertus Magnus College and the Omni Hotel.

December 6, 2022

ANIKA ARORA SETH & SARAH COOK
Students and alumni sue Yale, alleging discrimination against students with mental illnesses

On Wednesday, Yale was hit with a class-action lawsuit by an alumni mental health advocacy group and current students for policies plaintiffs claim discriminate against students with mental health disabilities.

December 1, 2022

SARAH COOK
Yale police clarify active shooter protocol as UVA shooting prompts concern

The death of three students in Virginia prompted grief on campus. Yale’s police chief expressed confidence in his department’s action plans, asserting that they would have in “all likelihood” prevented a similar situation at Yale.

November 18, 2022

SARAH COOK
Food for thought: Students with allergies, dietary restrictions express concern over dining hall options

In conversations with the News, over a dozen students with allergies and dietary restrictions recounted numerous concerns with the dining options at Yale.

November 18, 2022