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    New TV over IP possible

    Published February 11, 2005 in News

    Five years after Brandeis began providing cable television for every student on campus, Information Technology Services (ITS) is piloting a program that can bring it to the computer screen. Announced to campus media last week after inquiries from the Hoot, the pilot begins Monday and will allow students to view Comedy Central, FOX 25, and Owl Vision, a channel run by ITS, using a Java applet in their web browsers. The system, known as IPTV, transmits television signals as data over the campus computer network.

    With IPTV may come numerous concerns

    Published February 11, 2005 in News

    One of the reasons for the pilot is to iron out potential problems with the system including incompatibilities with the Brandeis network. Hoot testing of IPTV in real-world conditions revealed that watching the video streams can cause echoing and distortion on phone calls and can sometimes make phone usage impossible. This behavior, which can also cause the phone to spontaneously reboot, was most frequently observed while changing channels.

    Fac. Committee to release "deliberative" report on Jaffe's proposals Feb. 15

    Published January 21, 2005 in News

    The Faculty Review Committee (FRC), established by Provost Marty Krauss in consultation with the Council of the Faculty Senate, is responsible for reviewing Dean of Arts and Sciences Adam Jaffes proposals to change various curricula within arts and sciences. The release of its report on Jaffes proposals will be followed by a two week public comment period.

    Former Provost received over $300k in severance

    Published January 21, 2005 in News

    Former Provost Mel Bernstein, who left Brandeis after a sudden falling out with the University, received $335,363 in employee benefits during his only year at Brandeis, according to the Universitys 2002-2003 tax forms recently obtained by The Hoot. This amount, over $300,000 more than the next non-officer staff member, includes costs allowed in severance agreement, the tax return says.

    Second ever mid-year class moves into North

    Published January 14, 2005 in News

    The second ever mid-year class moved into North Quad on Sunday making this the first mid-year class to be housed entirely in one Quad. Schefferes, which was closed for renovation during the spring semester, is housing solely mid-years and contains more than half of the mid-year class.

    Students have options to voice curriculum concerns

    Published January 14, 2005 in News

    On Dec. 9 students had an opportunity to voice their opinions regarding the proposed curriculum changes. The forum was designed to give students the opportunity to learn more about the arts and sciences planning process and to express their concerns about it. Hundreds of people were in attendance. Other than that and an appearance by Dean of Arts and Sciences Adam Jaffe in front of the Union Senate, there have been no official opportunities for student to have their voices heard regarding the proposed curriculum changes.

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