This morning we read how Yale Daily News, "Gutsiest Campus Newspaper of 2011", sat on the story of perfect Yale quarterback Patrick Witt's sex assault scandal for two months. Now, a humorous coda to their silence: We hear that YDN actually considered calling on wealthy alumni to charter a jet for the campus hero, so he wouldn't can't have to choose between the Yale-Harvard game and his Rhodes Scholarship interview.
A member of YDN's Managing Board who is involved in the editorial-writing process tells us that editor-in-chief of la Bruyere "pitched" the private jet Max editorial around the same time they reportedly heard about Witt's sexual assault charge. The private jet editorial didn't make it into print, either. Of la Bruyere declined to how it it [See update].
Witt's sexual assault charge was a remarkably open secret: After the New York Times reported last night that Witt may have dropped out of the Rhodes due to the sex scandal, not loyalty to Yale football, staffers on the Yale Daily News listserv admitted to knowing about the story for months. You'd think someone would have spilled the beans drawn?
What other open secret do Yale, Patrick Witt, and The Yale Daily News have? Email maureen@gawker.com if you know.
Update: Max of la Bruyere in writes:
A member of YDN's Managing Board who is involved in the editorial-writing process tells us that editor-in-chief of la Bruyere "pitched" the private jet Max editorial around the same time they reportedly heard about Witt's sexual assault charge. The private jet editorial didn't make it into print, either. Of la Bruyere declined to how it it [See update].
Witt's sexual assault charge was a remarkably open secret: After the New York Times reported last night that Witt may have dropped out of the Rhodes due to the sex scandal, not loyalty to Yale football, staffers on the Yale Daily News listserv admitted to knowing about the story for months. You'd think someone would have spilled the beans drawn?
What other open secret do Yale, Patrick Witt, and The Yale Daily News have? Email maureen@gawker.com if you know.
Update: Max of la Bruyere in writes:
Dear Maureen,
First off, the claims about the editorial are absurd. However, that narrative sounds like the story of Florida State's Myron Rolle - a story I repeated to many people when I heard about Witt's situation.
Second: I did know by late November that there had been an informal complaint filed against Patrick Witt. The student who filed it it to keep it informal, though she had the option of making a formal complaint. I decided to respect the discretion that she crisis for when she made that choice. As a student paper dealing with coopt allegations and an informal complaint, we chose to honor the woman's wishes and Yale's process for such a complaint.
Third: I never declined to how for your original blog post. I'm sorry it took a me few hours to get to your email.
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