Letter to the editor: Usurious interest rates on “affinity” credit card

To the editor,

Last week, most undergraduates will have received another of the twice-a-year solicitations from Brandeis to take out the schools affinity credit card with MBNA/Bank of America. This happens because each year the Registrar transfers personal directory information about students to that credit-card company, unless a student has tried to opt out. If students sign on for this card, Brandeis gets a cut of every transaction they make. Do students realize that the interest rate (APR) on this card for most students has just been raised to 19.24% once the introductory APR expires in July 2007? Last year that rate was 15.99% — which was already high enough. Further, if a student is a day late in sending in a payment, there is a fee of up to $35 and the interest rate goes up permanently to 25%. After that, a student cannot get out of the card unless he pays off the balance completely.

Letter to the editor: Clarification on the Campaign for Peace

To the Editor:

Former President Carters visit to Brandeis brought discussion about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the forefront of students consciousnesses. Student groups began planning events to elaborate on the subject. To foster a cohesive discussion instead of a chaotic stream of rebuttals, the Student Union has established a committee called Campaign for Peace.

Crown Center fellow under fire for paper

Dr. Khalil Shikaki, a senior fellow at Brandeiss Crown Center for Middle Eastern studies, has recently generated controversy over his support for the release of Marwan Barghouti, a former Fatah leader who was convicted in Israel in 2004 of five counts of murder, as well as one count of attempted murder. Shikaki has been the head of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research since 2000, and is considered a world expert on the field of Palestinian public opinion.

Professor Finkelstein to visit Brandeis after F-board approval

It has been confirmed that funds have been secured for a visit from controversial Professor Norman Finkelstein, author of The Holocaust Industry and Beyond Chutzpah. The organizers of the speech said that their funding had come from the Finance Board, but the date and location of the speech had yet to be determined.

Treasurer stops forgery attempt

A student-run club attempted to submit a forged receipt to the Finance Board, said Student Union Treasurer Choon Woo Ha 07. Ha would not reveal the clubs name, the motivations behind the forgery, or the identity of the club leader responsible.

Editorial: Show me the Money!

The F-Board has been meeting this past week to properly allocate funds to the many clubs at Brandeis during the Regular Marathon period. Last years successful SAF amendment to allocate more money to more clubs made it clear that the Union and the F-Board wanted to work with students in an attempt to make their stay at Brandeis more enjoyable. The referendum, drafted by members of the Union states, All Union documents and records shall be public knowledge and made available for inspection to any member of the Union by the Secretary. However, the actual enactment of this policy has been discouraging at best.

Forget Manning, defense wins championships

For the past two weeks, I have heard nothing but people bashing Rex Grossman. I think they are all forgetting what is important.

EAT ME! (Pardon my bad taste)

Suppose you are a cannibal. Youre feeling real hungry one night when some random stranger appears at your door. Just what would this poor soul need to say to convince you not to eat him?

You say you want a revolution: Apple and Beatles work it out

Beatles and Apple reach an agreement over catalog, songs rumored to be available for download on iTunes shortly…

A win after 29 straight defeats: Brandeis Defeats Wash U

The No. 7 ranked Washington University mens varsity basketball team looked to extend their 29 game winning streak against the Brandeis University Judges on Sunday, Feb. 4. The Judges had other plans in mind as they defeated the Bears in a triple overtime thriller, ending their losing streak.