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To the Members of the Yale Community
The investigation of the explosion at the Law School, which occurred
on Wednesday afternoon, May 21, is proceeding. The incident occurred
in a first floor classroom with considerable damage to that classroom
and an adjacent lounge. The FBI, the State Police, the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, as well as the New Haven and Yale
Police, are working collaboratively on this investigation.
There was understandable concern initially that this might relate
to the national "Orange Alert" status that had been announced
the day before. Law enforcement authorities have informed us that
there is nothing indicating that this incident relates to any international
terrorism. Nevertheless, this remains a very serious matter and
we have increased our security and vigilance. The University is
doing everything it can to support the collective efforts of the
federal, state, city and university law enforcement agencies who
are aggressively investigating this crime.
Although the Law School building remains closed as the investigation
proceeds, the rest of the University has been open for regular business
today. All Commencement-related activities will proceed as scheduled,
and we are very hopeful that the Law School festivities can be held
at their traditional site.
There are always extra security precautions taken for Commencement.
In light of the recent incident, we will be taking additional security
measures for the weekend. In addition to the University's Police,
there will be added law enforcement officers from both the State
Police and the New Haven Police Department.
This is obviously a very unsettling incident for the entire community;
our support extends particularly to the students, faculty and staff
of the Law School. As a community we continue to support one another,
and we are all working to give our graduates the full salute they
deserve.
Special announcements for the Law School community will appear
at http://www.yale.edu/law.
Updates for the Yale Community will be posted on this site.
Linda Koch Lorimer
Vice President and Secretary
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