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A major entitled Film and Visual Media Studies passed the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Oct. 16., Film Studies Program Chair Prof. Alice Kelikian (HIST) said. Faculty members of the UCC declined to comment on committee proceedings due to the confidentiality of the committee’s deliberations. Chair of the UCC and Dean of Arts and Sciences Adam Jaffe […]
The Student Union is expected to announce the formation of a new executive committee next week that would serve as an advisory board to the university’s Office of Investment Management on issues of endowment and shareholder engagement. The formation of the Committee for Endowment Ethics and Responsibility will come just two weeks after Brandeis received […]
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Marty Krauss announced the creation of a special faculty advisory committee to consider possibilities for expenditure reduction in Arts and Sciences for fiscal year 2010 in an e-mail to the faculty sent Monday. The creation of this committee comes nearly three weeks after President Reinharz and Executive […]
The Student Union plans to create the Committee for Endowment Ethics and Responsibility (CEER), which will be comprised primarily of undergraduates and hopes to advise the University’s Office of Investment Management. CEER, which is expected to be announced next week, appears to be a timely improvement, given the ‘F’ Brandeis recently received in the area […]
To the Editor: [In response to “Students organize coalition for Aramark Dining Reform” in last week’s Hoot], no different than in past years our contract is reviewed on an annual basis. We work closely with University administration, students and the rest of the community to ensure we provide the best dining experience possible and exceed […]
Fossil fuel power plants emit huge amounts of pollution. Renewable sources of energy emit almost none. The carbon dioxide from power plants accelerates global climate change, but other, more immediate effects are often overlooked. The nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide released transform to nitric and sulfuric acids and precipitate as acid rain, which kills plants […]
In my quest to keep abreast of the latest political commentary, I recently came across a Newsweek article by the conservative pundit George Will. The piece, entitled “Farewell, Election Day,” left me particularly perturbed due to a certain argument Mr. Will made about the nature of the electorate. In his commentary, Mr. Will sets out […]
They’ve finally done it. For months, the McCain campaign has stuck to the same talking points regarding Senator Obama’s economic plan. You know, the “tax-and-spend” rhetoric that Republicans have been using against Democrats for as long as most of us can remember. It worked for a while, gave enough voters reason to doubt Obama, at […]
“So where do you live?” she asks. “Off campus,” I reply. “Oh, you mean in an apartment? Moody? That’s cool.” “No, actually I live at home,” I clarify. “Ohhh,” she says, and I see her face contort into a “How is that?” “Don’t you feel like you’re missing out on the college experience?” the guy […]
A few weeks ago I went to an iftar dinner thrown by Hillel . Sponsored in the name of inter-religious relations, it provided a forum for the Muslim students on campus to share the Ramadan experience with their Abrahamic brothers. I arrived late-missing the liturgy part but making it for the food part- and found […]
