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We recognize that mis- 1st Place - ASPA Annual Contest/Review for Scholastic takes may occur and encourage readers to notify the Bul- Yearbooks, Magazines and Newspapers, 2018 letin if they feel a correction is necessary. Please email the Honorable Mention, Mobile App of the Year - Pinnacle Editor-in-Chief at [email protected]. Awards by College Media Association, 2017 The Charger Bulletin @ChargerBulletin @ChargerBulletin @ChargerBulletin Decmber 3, 2019 Page 3 NEWS University of New Haven Launches Investigation on Previous Women’s Soccer Coach when he was coaching at the comment. on the team, and after she public. According to Mackenzie JENNIFER KORN University of New Haven. According to the “Yale Daily graduated from the university. Hawkins, Yale Daily News writ- STUDENT LIFE EDITOR “The Yale Daily News” re- News”, a former University of She said she felt isolated and er and a sophomore majoring in ported that “according to seven New Haven player reported that depressed as a result of the rela- political science at Yale, “to the women who played for Faherty Faherty was supposed to drive tionship, and was persuaded by News’ knowledge, no com- at UNH between 2003 and her home after a concert with Faherty to keep the relationship plaints have been filed against n Thursday, Stephen 2009, the coach had a history of other teammates, but insisted a secret. The player provided Faherty at Yale.” Hawkins said OKaplan, university president, abusing his position.” that he take her to his house specific messages to the “Yale it is unclear whether Faherty sent a school email that said the The office of the president instead. She asked to be let out Daily News” that were sent to was fired or resigned from Yale. university had hired an indepen- did not comment or provide the with her teammates, but he re- her from Faherty after her grad- Faherty coached for other uni- dent firm to investigate allega- Charger Bulletin with additional fused, she said. The player said uation. The player quit soccer versities including Stony Brook tions against a former employee. information. Faherty then demanded that she after her alleged relationship University and the University of Kaplan also asked that people Robin Salters, the deputy sleep in his bed with him. The with Faherty, saying that he ru- Washington. He was an assis- come forward with information, director of athletics and senior coach then allegedy groped her ined the sport for her, according tant coach at the University of if they had information. The woman administrator, also de- and commented on her breasts. to the Yale Daily News. Massachusetts, according to the employee was not named in the clined to comment, and did not After Faherty fell asleep, the Several other players reported “New Haven Register”. email. respond to a request for infor- player charged her phone, called that Faherty went out drinking Several papers have picked The email was sent a day mation about the investigation a taxi and left. with them while he was their up this story, but none of them after the “Yale Daily News” process. Another player from the Uni- coach. include additional information. published an article about the Laura Duncan, the current versity of New Haven reported Faherty coached at the uni- University officials have de- women’s soccer coach, Bren- women’s soccer coach, also a consensual sexual relationship versity from 2002-2009, and clined to comment to the press. dan Faherty, leaving Yale amid did not respond to a request for with Faherty while she played the reason he left was not made allegations of misconduct from Brendan Faherty in Dec. 2018 upon accepting the head coach position at Yale University Photo Courtesy of Yale Athletics Twitter December 3, 2019 Page 4 NEWS The 2019 William L. Bucknall Excellence in Teaching Award Mary Isbell, assistant professor in the English department Photo Courtesy of ing skills. University of New Haven Website William L. Bucknall, the chair of the University’s Board of Governors and the creator of the award, said of Isbell: “I’ve had the opportunity to learn more about Dr. Isbell and her teaching approach. What resonates the most is her commitment to fu- eling a passion in her students. Even those who aren’t majoring in english ... A student said, ‘Her assignments about history made old text feel as if it were new,’” Bucknall said. Creating opportunity for her stu- dents to express what they are interested in is one of Isbell’s main goals. “No matter what I’m teaching, I want my students to figure out how they can pursue their passions through the course material that I’m teaching them,” Isbell sad. “I create assignments where students see that I actually want to hear what they want to talk about and so, hopefully they leave trying to pursue something that they’re genuinely interested in.” The William L. Bucknall Excellence in Teaching Award is a $25,000 award, of which last year’s recipient, Matthew joring in forensic science and $10,000 is used to support new BY HANNAH PROVIDENCE teaching initiatives by the recip- CONTRIBUTING WRITER Schmidt, associate professor a third-year writing tutor, said, of political science and nation- “it’s been fantastic [working ient. Isbell said, “I’m planning al security. “She also created with her]. I highly recommend on inviting faculty members an innovative, student run, anybody who would want to and students to propose projects writer-to-writer peer tutoring come to the writing center or on how to innovate courses in ary Isbell, an program.” work there as a tutor. I think it their field. So, I would like to Massistant professor in the En- Isbell created the writer-to-writ- builds a cohort feeling with the have one faculty member and a glish department, was awarded er peer tutoring program to group as we work together and student come up with a proposal the 2019 William L. Bucknall use student talent to help other through issues.” defining how they want to trans- Excellence in Teaching Award students. All writing tutors meet with form a course and work with last month. “I sort of said, ‘Hey, we have Isbell once a week in their me over the next year to make it “She is recognized by students these amazing students that can 1-credit practicum class, where happen.” for her consistent and creative do really great things,’” Isbell they discuss tutoring strategies.