Outgrowing school, or just growing?

“Do you ever feel that you have outgrown Brandeis?”

My friend asked me this on the shuttle taking us home from Harvard Square. It took me by surprise. Outgrown Brandeis? I, Leah Berkenwald, the young-for-my-age 20 year old definition of “late bloomer, have outgrown Brandeis? No. Of course not.
Ever since he asked me that, I haven't been able to stop thinking about it. Mostly because I think I actually am starting to outgrow Brandeis. Perhaps not Brandeis, but college in general.

The official opinion of the Student Union is meaningless

Last Friday, Aaron Braver certified Brandeis' greatest embarrassment of 2006: BIPAC's disgustingly irrelevant petition against Iran. Although the hypocritical and hawkish message of the petition truly offends my mind, I am deeply concerned with what the future will hold with the Iranian Petition as a precedent of success. BIPAC can now say that the “Brandeis Student Body endorses action against Iran.”

Part of life is just showing up

A few weeks ago, Student Events held an open forum for students to come and help determine how to spend $9,000. The staff stuffed bags of fake money, put up signs everywhere explaining the event, featured it on the Student Events website, and sent several all-campus emails about it to ensure that the student body knew about the forum. But no one came.

Letter to the Editor: Let’s hope Rabb won’t catch on fire

To the Editor:
Im probably one of the last people that someone would expect to defend the premed students at Brandeis, but last weeks Rafi Farber column really leaves me no choice.

Editorial: Braver should be commended for dedication to democratic process

Union Secretary Aaron Braver 07 recently asked students on my.brandeis.edu what they thought should be done with the space across from the Village Fitness Center. Its amazing that, as of publication, there were over 50 responses from community members in regards to what they prefer to be done. It demonstrates that students do have an active interest in what happens on campus and that given a forum to express their views they will seize it.

The Brandeis Brief

Debate succeeds at weekend tournaments
The Brandeis Academic Debate And Speech Society (BADASS) had participants make finals in two tournaments (one at Stanford, another at Mount Holyoke) last weekend, according to Debate President Shoshana Gordon Ginsberg 07.

Faculty postpones vote on tenure change

Brandeis faculty postponed a vote at their Mar. 2 meeting on a faculty handbook change that would alter the amount of time that it takes for a junior faculty member to gain tenure at the university.

Alarms in Village irritate residents

A fire alarm malfunction which caused an increase in frequency and duration of fire alarms in the Village residence hall has been identified and repaired, according to Vice President of Campus Operations Mark Collins.