A tale of two bloggers
Keeping a blog carries a risk, especially as we get ready to leave Brandeis and enter the world of graduate school and employment. These risks need to be recognized as we continue to conduct ourselves online.
Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
Sections
September 2006 Issue
Faculty first, safety second
The reassignment of the East Quad lot from a student lot to a faculty lot is understandable. What is harder to grasp is why a parking area must first become a faculty lot before it is expanded, properly lit and properly paved.
‘Deis raises $81.3 mil
Brandeis set a university fundraising record of $81.25 million in cash gifts for the fiscal year ending on Jun. 30, according to the University Office of Development. This eclipsed the old record of $72 million, which was set in 2003.
Signing away democracy
Like most Americans I hadnt heard of presidential signing statements until this summer, I had never thought it mattered what the president said when he signed a bill into law. But a recent report by the American Bar Association has outlined the way President Bush has used these statements to rewrite and rescind legislation.
Raising the Brandeis Bar
Brandeis is accepting students who are smarter, more motivated and more prepared than ever. Hooray for that. But still it makes me wonder, why do college applicants annually seem to be getting smarter, their applications heftier?
Java City leaving Shapiro
Java City in the Shapiro Campus Center is going to be replaced by Einstein Bros. Bagels within the next month, according to University Dining Services and the Department of Student Activities.
Trustees elect five newest members
According to the Brandeis Department of Media Relations, the Brandeis Board of Trustees elected 5 new members: Morton Ginsberg 56, Vartan Gregorian, Jonathon S. Jacobson, Dorothy Pierce and John Usdan.
Despite lack of Treasurer, club funding secure
The Brandeis University Student Union is currently operating without a treasurer, according to Union officials.
Library remodeled, IPTV upgraded
The beginning of the semester marked the completion of a series of policy changes, technology enhancements, and refurbishments in the Goldfarb Library and across campus, planned by Library and Technology Services (LTS).
Administration should alert students of local mass transit
A large part of the Brandeis experience is being able to spend a fair amount of time in the city of Boston. However, during the academic year shuttles only run from Thursday through Sunday for limited hours. Rather than necessarily expand these hours for a limited increase in student usage, the administration should attempt to alert students of other methods of transportation, namely buses run by the MBTA.
