Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
The weather was great and the scenery was perfect as the Judges traveled to upstate New York this Saturday to compete at the Albany Invitational. Both squads were able to have some of their best performances of the season, as many runners earned personal records and high rankings at the meet. This successful meet comes after a number of lackluster performances by the Judges during the middle of their seasons.
The University announced Monday via a campus-wide e-mail that former President William Jefferson Clinton will deliver the inaugural speech of the newly-created Eli J. Segal Citizen Leadership Program on Dec. 3. Segal, who had acted as Clintons campaign manager in 1992, passed away in 2006 from asbestos-related cancer.
This weekend Oct. 19-21, the Student Peace Alliance will host the first annual Student Peace Alliance (SPA) National Conference at Brandeis. The conference, which SPA has been worked on since last April, and will allow students nationwide the chance to bond over the common goal of building peace and creating a U.S. Department of Peace, said organizers.
Greg M. Epstein, the Humanist Chaplain of Harvard University, spoke Thursday night in the Lurias at the newly-formed Brandeis Humanists first event. Epstein, an ordained Humanist Rabbi, explained his personal journey to humanism, the movements history, and prospects for the future. Approximately 40 students attended the talk.
South African native and founding director of Yakars Center for Social Concern in Jerusalem Benjamin Pogrund spoke Wednesday at Brandeis about comparisons that have been drawn between present-day Israel and South Africa under apartheid.
After several earlier attempts, a group of students have convened to organize a delegation to the West Bank following the Jan. 23 visit of former President Jimmy Carter. When Carter discussed his controversial book Palestine Peace Not Apartheid, he challenged students to visit the occupied territories for a few days to determine whether I have exaggerated or incorrectly described the plight of the Palestinians.
Students Opposing the Decision to Arm (SODA) brought its petition to President Reinharzs office hours Thursday. SODA, composed of members of Democracy for America, the Brandeis Democrats, and Students for a Democratic Society (formally Radical Student Alliance) as well as other activists, sent 30 students to Reinharzs office hours to present their positions.
Friday to Saturday, Oct. 19-20, 2007, 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Spingold: Laurie Theater
Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007, 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Slosberg Recital Hall
Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Reggie Lewis Athletic Center, 1350 Tremont Street, Boston, MA
