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Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.

February 2006 Issue

Editorial: SAF reform should be transparent

Much has been rumored about the impending Student Activities Fee (SAF) Reform Amendment however very little is known publicly. Sure, a few select students in select groups have seen the latest incarnation of the amendment, but most have not been privy to it. The process to make the SAF more transparent has been anything but that.


True love or candy?

Would you like one candy bar today, or two candy bars tomorrow?
My father used to chide my brother and me for always being the types to take one candy bar today rather than two tomorrow. He thought we were impatient that we acted on instincts instead of logic. He thought those were bad things. Thinking with your stomach is a bad idea in a world where candy bars are scarce commodities. Our world, however, is not lacking candy bars. Why wait for the second candy bar, when its likely you will be offered more candy bars tomorrow, or even later in the afternoon?


The Brandeis Brief

The Class of 2005 yearbook was not finished on time, according to an email from Archon Yearbook Editorial Staff sent to members of the class of 2005. The email states that the book will take several more weeks to be shipped to seniors.


IPTV pilot,Take 2

Library and Technology Services (LTS) is launching another pilot this semester for Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), according to LTS officials.


BEMCo not called during Heller threat

Sources from within the Brandeis Emergency Medical Corps (BEMCo) have claimed that the Department of Public Safety violated campus emergency protocol by failing to activate the campus EMTs during the Jan. 18 terrorist threat on the Heller School.
Not once was BEMCo notified [of the threat], said Elan Schefflein 06, who acts as BEMCos director and one of their two clinical supervisors. We found out through the campus-wide e-mail, eight hours later.