A Few Good Yale Bashers
Thursday, February 15, 2007

An update on the Yale-bashing story from New Year's Eve in which members of a Yale singing group were beaten up on the streets of San Francisco, allegedly after gay slurs were thrown around. Now lawyers for the victims are saying that three U.S. Marines were involved in the attack.

As many as three U.S. Marines were involved in the alleged New Year's attack on the Baker's Dozen singing group, an attorney for two singers is claiming in a letter that asks for the head of the Marine Corps' help in the investigation.

The case -- which sparked outrage on both coasts -- began with a dispute at a Richmond District party and ended with members of the singing group telling police they were kicked and beaten. One singer, Sharyar Aziz, Jr., suffered a broken jaw and another, Evan Gogel, a concussion.

In a Feb. 9 letter to Lt. General Robert R. Blackman, Jr., the head of the corps, attorney James Hammer named only one of the Marines allegedly involved, saying that he "was one of the men at the center of the attacks and we believe (he) personally participated in the brutal attack on both students.''
I've been saying for some time now: This case has the potential to be much more serious that the Duke rape case, which is obviously disintegrating before our eyes.

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Yale Bashing
Thursday, January 11, 2007

Move over Duke, we have a real assault in the Yale community. For those of you who haven't been following this story, a Yale singing group was assaulted on the streets of San Francisco on New Year's Eve after singing the National Anthem at a private party. The trouble began when some Sacred Heart graduates crashed the party, reports a local TV station, and by many reports, became jealous at the attention the young men from Yale were receiving.

They repeatedly tried to start a fight. Nineteen year-old Richard Aicardi, wearing a Santa hat at the party, called in reinforcements and a nearby surveillance camera caught one vehicle that brought some of the attackers. They ganged up on the members of The Baker's Dozen as they trickled out of the party.

Sharyar Aziz's jaw was broken in two places. He had to be rushed back to New York for reconstructive surgery. His jaw is wired shut. Other members of the group suffered black eyes, scrapes, a severely sprained ankle and a serious concussion.

Now a new controversy has erupted that SF police tried to overlook the story. Much more heat yet to come.

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