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Archive for 2008
Wells emphasizes common origins
National Geographic Society explorer-in-residence, Spencer Wells, discussed his work with the National Geographic Genographic Project last evening in the Faculty Club. Wells, a geneticist and anthropologist, has traveled the world testing the DNA of indigenous and traditional populations in order to determine how man populated the earth. His work is documented in the film The […]
UCC passes film studies major proposal
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 […]
Union to form endowment executive committee
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 […]
Faculty advisory committee created to consider FY 2010 expenditure reductions
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 […]
Editorial: Taking the ‘F’ out of financial transparency
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 […]
Letters to the editor
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 […]
SEA Change: Clean our skies: Invest in renewable energy
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 […]
Of quality v. quantity
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 […]
Book of Matthew: Defending a progressive tax plan
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 […]
