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This past Friday, Aug. 29, the Brandeis Orientation Core Committee hosted a community dinner to welcome and bring together students, faculty and community members. This event was designed to kick off the new semester. Hundreds were in attendance. Created in the spirit of the Jewish Sabbath, which is observed every Friday and Saturday from sundown […]
Over 200 members of the Brandeis community gathered in front of Chapel’s Pond on the night of Sept. 4, in a show of solemn solidarity with people of color who have been killed by law enforcement across the United States due to racial profiling. The event was organized by multiple student clubs, including the Men […]
Walk out of your dorm at night, and you’ll quickly realize Brandeis doesn’t seem to be a particularly dangerous place. Every path and building has been carefully illuminated to create both dramatic ambiance and a sense of safety for late-night walkers. Most paths have two or three, sometimes even four, lights carefully trained on the […]
Between bouts of torrential rain on Tuesday evening, the official “grand re-opening” of the Foster Student Living Center, or the Foster Mods for short, went over smoothly among the students and staff in attendance. The Mods were built as a temporary living space intended to last a year, and were eventually converted into permanent structures. […]
She was the first female president of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC). She oversaw the rescue of Jews and Muslims from Sarajevo and aided in the rescue of another 14,000 Ethiopian Jews. She helped raise nearly $1 billion for Brandeis University. Her name was Sylvia Hassenfeld, and the Jewish Women’s Archive labels her […]
Lenny Bruce’s personal papers, which include his personal photographs, manuscripts, news clippings and audiovisual recordings, are the exciting new archive collection coming to Brandeis this fall. Previously, his daughter Kitty Bruce had the collection. The late comedian was born in Mineola, New York, as Leonard Schneider in 1925. He joined the United States Navy at […]
Last year, I was a first-year, and last year, I couldn’t tell you which building was which. It also didn’t help that there are about 10 buildings named Shapiro. Nevertheless, and this is speaking from experience, you will figure it out. Before you know it, the campus will feel small and, ideally, even like home. […]
“Calvary” After the priest in a small Irish town has his life threatened during confession, he seeks to find the killer while healing the damaged people around him. This is how “Calvary,” one of the best movies in years, begins before taking the viewer on a sad and moving journey. In his brilliant follow up […]
This April, Professor John Plotz (ENG) released his first children’s book. “Time and the Tapestry: A William Morris Adventure” includes stunning illustrations by Phyllis Saroff, who learned the style of William Morris to design the book cover, 16 illustrations, marginalia and decorations for chapter openings. The book features two orphaned siblings who embark on a […]
Everyone remembers that day when they opened up Facebook and saw a notification that their mother had requested to be their friend. While no one really wants to add their mom on Facebook, the obligation exists to at least be polite and not have to deal with the eventual question at dinner as to why […]
