Sophomore Stuff: October 2012

3/26 CONTENT SHOUT-OUT
Sophie Gould. Excellent analysis of the perils of green investing. Your article was thoroughly researched and captivating to read, and your contributions to the graph helped make the article stand out.
CONTENT SHOUT-OUT
3/5 Sophie Gould and Julia Zorthian. This was an easy decision — just look all over the front page. After tackling stories on a lucky set of nine writers now each $150,000 richer and the involvement of Penny, Lizzy and Ted in University leadership, you came together to nail a piece on how the sequester might affect Yale, establishing the foundation necessary to explore these issues further in future articles.
2/27 CONTENT SHOUT-OUT
Sophie Gould and Kamil Sadik. It's impossible to find a stronger lead quote than the one contained in your obituary of Donna Diers: “I think that being a legend is understating it. She probably made as much, if not more, impact on the profession of nursing in modern times as Florence Nightingale did.” The two of you obviously understand that writing a tribute to a person's life requires letting those who knew him or her best tell the story for you.
1/23 CONTENT SHOUT-OUT
Sophie Gould. Thanks for adding a touch of color to the front page. With the amount of detail you poured into the article, I felt like I was exploring the two offices myself, large, green plastic dinosaur and all. Unpacking in a new dorm room is one of my favorite activities of the year, and I loved learning about the intricacies of moving into a slightly more important location.
1/15 CONTENT SHOUT-OUT
Sophie Gould and Julia Zorthian (and Jane Darby Menton). The three of you tirelessly tracked this story from the moment we heard a "special announcement" would be made at Luce, refusing to let administrators deter you. Ever since the search for Yale's 23rd president ended abruptly in November, we've been waiting to hear who the incomparable Peter Salovey would find to fill his own shoes. Hesitant as I am to admit it, I think Polak might just be that guy.

12/5 CONTENT SHOUT-OUT

Sophie Gould. You took on a New York Times front-page story and brought it to New Haven. Your close analysis of divestment's journey to Yale as well as its national prospects for success make this article a triumph in research, sourcing and tone.
11/29 CONTENT SHOUT-OUT
Sophie Gould. You drove your latest article home with the help of a compelling narrative and excellent sourcing. Continue pitching stories and exploring new angles to your beat — your readers will thank you!
11/12 CONTENT SHOUT-OUT
Sophie Gould, Jane Darby Menton and Julia Zorthian. Some of us weren't born the last time the News reported on the appointment of a Yale president. It's hard to know where to begin when handed a story of this magnitude, but the three of you dropped everything to cover the news from multiple angles, incorporating wonderfully colorful sourcing on his band and his mustache as well as analysis of a quality we would have expected from day two or three of our coverage.

11/ 1 DEADLINE SHOUT-OUT

Sophie Gould. You turned what easily could have been a thin article relying on little more than sourcing from our beloved Linda into a fun, creatively written story on stranded Yalies.

10/16 CONTENT SHOUT-OUT

Sophie Gould. You handled two deaths with grace, speed and journalistic integrity. We hope you have more uplifting content in the future, but we know there is no one we would trust more should another Yale-related tragedy occur.

10/31 CONTENT SHOUT-OUT

There is much praise to be spread around. First, thank you to all the reporters who helped get on-the-ground sourcing: Jane Darby Menton, Sophie Gould, Kirsten Schnackenberg, Lindsey Uniat, Dan Weiner, Clinton Wang, Antonia Woodford and Julia Zorthian.

4/9 DEADLINE SHOUT-OUT

The class of 2015. You guys really stepped up tonight with your YCC profiles. Sure, we might have sent today's paper a little late. But consider the fact that we had an extra 14 profiles of candidates filling our pages (in addition to our normal content). Thanks to each and every one of you — Julia Zorthian, Michelle Hackman, Jane Darby Menton, Sophie Gould, Cynthia Hua, Diana Li, Monica Disare, Lindsey Uniat, Liz Rodriguez-Florido, Dan Weiner, Lorenzo Ligato, Robert Peck, Clinton Wang and Aleksandra Gjorgievska — for knocking deadline out of the park with these.

3/23 DEADLINE SHOUT-OUT

Sophie Gould. Two articles, clean and complete. Boom. Boom.

2/22 CONTENT SHOUT-OUT

Sophie Gould. You jumped right into a controversial, heated issue that's still raising concerns on campus. Thank you for your fair, insightful reporting.

2/14 CONTENT SHOUT-OUT

Sophie Gould. Articles about campus life obviously need to gauge student opinion. Most articles have three or four students interviewed. You had 16. And you found students that had relevant, interesting, informed things to say — even about laundry! We're looking forward to seeing great things out of your mini-beat.

2/6 DEADLINE SHOUT-OUT

Sophie Gould. Pulling through in the clutch to write about a talk you didn't even attend. Eli Manning's got nothing on you.

10/28 P&D SHOUT-OUT

Sophie Gould, Julia Zorthian and Rebecca Levinsky. Sophie and Julia, together you fashioned a fabulous WKND TTL (a.k.a. Weekend Shots), and Rebecca, you were a solid leg of support for WKND with the responsibilities you took on. You three are just freakin' great.

10/26 SWEET TOOTH SHOUT-OUT

Sophie Gould, Lindsey Uniat, Sarah Eckinger and Earl Lee. Folks, this is an interdisciplinary shout-out. As someone who cares deeply about baked goods, I want to thank you for the city- and University-wide service you four have performed for all of us out there afflicted with sweet teeth. Earl, you figured "why stop with that mind-numbing, mouth-watering TTL about food?" and stepped up to take an important photo of one of the city's newest gastronomic goddesses — and you didn't shy away from those terrifyingly delicious looking cupcakes; you shot them too. Mmmmmm. Sarah, your photo of Chocopologie made me wonder when they open so I can reroute my morning routine in a couple of hours. Lindsey, other than your story's clear bias against donuts, it was beautiful — it told a beautiful story beautifully, and you included important information such as how many times per week can I afford to spend money on these unbelievable-looking cupcakes. Last but not least, Sophie, while I may not make it to Chocopologie today, you made me damned sad about it. Thank you all for satisfying our sweet teeth vicariously. We felt a little bit like this little one tonight.

10/12 COPY SHOUT-OUT

Sophie Gould, Jessica Hahne and Scott Stern. The attics in this paper are some of the best we've seen. You take it to. the. next. level.

9/9 CONTENT SHOUT-OUT

Whoever wrote the best shit, go you.
Also, freshmen! Sophie Gould and Melissa Hackman, a front page article on your first go? Get outta here.

So they didn't take any of my top choices into account, but I ended up with one of the most prestigious beats anyway-- even though I wasn't really interested in this one!

WARNER HOUSE | Sophie Gould
Restricted sources: Provost Peter Salovey, Deputy Provost for Academic Resources Lloyd Suttle,
Deputy Provost for the Arts and Humanities Emily Bakemeier and other deputy provosts as needed, Vice President for Finance Shauna King, Vice President for Human Resources Michael Peel, Chief Investment Officer David Swensen.

The provost’s office beat reporter covers all financial matters at Yale, such as University budgets, the endowment and the Yale Investments Office. The provost beat reporter also covers administrative appointments, faculty salaries and University-wide policy such as labor relations and staff diversity initiatives. The reporter will work with the campus construction reporter to cover the progress of various capital projects, including the expansion of Yale College. This reporter is expected to work closely with the academics and Woodbridge Hall beat reporters to track administrative decisions, as well as use national sourcing to follow trends in finance and policy at other universities.

Looks like I'm going to spend the next year writing about... money. Woot.