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Pending contract review, the Brandeis community could welcome Zipcars in as little as 8 weeks, Vice President of Campus Operations Mark Collins said. The contracts should be finalized next week. Collins did qualify that depending on various factors, the cars might not arrive till the fall. Zipcar is a car-sharing program popular across major American […]
Following the implementation of the American Colleges and Universities Presidents’ Climate Commitment signed by President Reinharz last September, a sustainability fund is now in the development phase. The fund is intended to provide financial support in an effort to improve the university’s environmental performance as well as decrease the university’s dependence on non-renewable energy sources. […]
At a Jan. 31 Faculty Senate meeting, Chair Marc Brettler (NEJS) and present faculty representatives unanimously elected to suspend their support of the university’s Human Resources Non-Discrimination and Harassment Policy. This statement by the Faculty Senate comes after a Nov. 8 resolution criticizing Provost Marty Krauss’ response to complaints of alleged racism made against Prof. […]
During halftime at the Superbowl party in the Shapiro Campus Center, Student Event coordinators, wearing red football shirts, stood on the second floor balcony and dropped pink slips that read “Third Eye Blind Live in Shapiro Gym on March 22nd at 7 P.M.” After learning of the upcoming concert, Julian Olidort ’11 said, “It thrills […]
A quick walk around campus, which reveals energy inefficient buildings and infrastructure and holes spewing steam from the ground, shows that Brandeis is not the ideal shade of green. The Sustainable Endowments Institute called attention to the university’s environmental shortcomings by issuing Brandeis a C grade in the 2008 College Sustainability Report Card. However the […]
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Declaration of Independence, 1776 Do you believe the above statement? I do. Of all of the principles that our country […]
While the attention of the United States has been understandably centered on the recent developments in the economy and the election, two major news stories have been only briefly covered by the national media; the current crisis in Chad and the ongoing ethnic riots in Kenya. This is not particularly surprising, as there are several […]
On Super Sunday, Feb. 3, the Union Senate met for an unusual midday meeting, which lasted from 11 a.m. until the early afternoon. A budget was presented to that body containing absurd earmarks for reckless and unchecked E-Board expenses, and the Senate found its voice in opposition. This budget initially contained a diminished Senate discretionary […]
The website “Wikileaks” is less than 14 months old, but already it seems to have achieved a major success. The site is a sort of Wikipedia of leaked government and corporate documents. Its founders and contributors are anonymous, although Chinese dissidents are rumored to be among the creators. Since the sites focus is on corrupt […]
You know the old saying that tells you to stay away from discussions about religion and politics. Well, I usually stay true to that. And not because I’m necessarily afraid to talk about the two, but because generally, before now, I didn’t really have much to offer (at least on the politics end of things, […]
