Yale Daily News

Updated: Saturday, November 21, 2009 4:25 p.m.

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Delay in renovations postpones JE reopening

Most of basement, several suites remain off-limits; 15 students will be housed at the Omni Hotel

Staff Reporter
Published Friday, August 29, 2008

Sometimes, money really can’t buy everything — even at Yale.

Despite one-time promises of a timely opening, construction on Jonathan Edwards College has been delayed, rendering nearly all common spaces and several suites unavailable to students. All basement facilities except the laundry room will also remain off-limits until around Thanksgiving, said JE Master Gary Haller, who has planned a Dec. 2 opening ceremony for the renovated college.

Haller declined to comment specifically on the reasons for the delayed opening, deferring to the Office of Facilities. Director of...

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