Monday, October 26, 2009

From the Yale Undergraduate Organizing Committee: "At 9am today, six Yale students paid a visit to the Yale Investments Office (YIO). Bringing with us a variety of cleaning supplies, such as a push broom, dust-busters, windex and paper towels, we proceeded to clean the lobby of the YIO. We went to clean the YIO today because we believe that the Investments Office needs to CLEAN UP THEIR ACT! Operating almost completely behind closed doors, the Yale Investments Office has yielded a series of scandals. From South Africa in the 80's to HEI Hotels & Resorts today, the number of times that Yale has been accused of profiting from unjust business activities is shocking. These scandals and the University's attempts to hide and cover them up, have left many Yale students alienated from their own University. We left them a letter containing the signatures of many Yale students who would like to see Yale support the rights of workers at HEI, a company in which Yale is a major investor."

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