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On the eve of Dining Service provider Aramark’s contract ex-piration, a group of students have formed the Brandeis Coalition for Food Service Reform in the hopes of instituting new stipulations in Aramark’s new contract, accord-ing to Coalition Steering Commit-tee Chair Danielle Hollenbeck-Pringle ’10. Through the coalition, “we hope to reform [dining] services so that students […]
At an event co-sponsored by the Student Union yesterday, panelists Prof. Peniel Joseph (AAAS), Jonathon Kaufman, and Randall Kennedy addressed students in a forum entitled, “Blacks, Jews, and Obama: Can Obama’s Candidacy Restore the Old Liberal Alliance?” Prof. Ibrahim Sundiata (HIST) moderated the discussion. The talk focused on reevaluating relations between African Americans and Jews […]
Prof. Mingus Mapps (POL) and Prof. Jill Greenlee (POL) discussed the effects of gender and race on the general election and used market and polling data to predict who will be the next president on Monday Oct. 6. Mapps, who specializes in race and American politics, presented data from prediction markets, which state that Senator […]
Results of a poll conducted by the Student Union and Students for Environmental Action revealed strong support for a reduction of the sale and distribution of bottled water on campus. 1,284 students participated in the online survey, with 80% voting in favor of the proposal. The survey asked, “Recognizing the social, environmental and economic implications […]
In an effort to streamline communications between disparate staff and student groups, Student Union President Jason Gray ’10 created the Brandeis Campus Life Committee. The committee’s first meeting was held Oct. 8. This committee, co-chaired by Dean of Student Life Rick Sawyer, will attempt to identify and improve upon various facets of Brandeis student life […]
While most of her colleagues look for answers, Anne Fausto-Sterling is a scientist in search of questions. Fausto-Sterling addressed a packed audience Wednesday night, at the fifth annual Eleanor Roosevelt Lecture, hosted by the Women’s and Gender Studies Department. In her lecture “Nature, Nurture, Neither?” the featured speaker presented some of her most recent studies […]
Last Tuesday, Oct. 7, the International Business School held an inaugural symposium, featuring a talk by the Chairman and former CEO of Colgate-Palmolive, Reuben Mark, to mark the establishment of the Louis and Barbara Perlmutter Institute for Global Business Leadership. Louis ’56 and Barbara Perlmutter established the institute with a gift of $5 million. “The […]
Brandeis women’s tennis closed out the dual match portion of the fall season on a positive note, swatting aside Simmons College 6-3 at home. Rachel Rosman ’11, Gabrielle Helfgott ’09, and Mackenzie Gallegos ’11 had strong matches on the day, all winning their doubles and singles matches. Nina Levine ’12 picked up the last point […]
Brandeis women’s soccer picked up their first UAA win of the season, pummeling 22 shots and picked up four unanswered goals in the 4-0 victory over Case Western. After a scoreless first half, Taryn Martiniello ’11 sent a corner kick that slipped through the hands of Spartans goalie Kirsten McClain to open the scoring. Rookie […]
Brandeis volleyball continued their rough patch, splitting the October 11 tri-match, beating Keene State 3-1 before falling to hosts Coast Guard Academy 2-3. Paige Blasco ’11 and Lorraine Wingenbach ’09 led the offense against Keene State with 14 and 12 kills respectively. Wingenbach also led the defense 12 digs while Bridget McAllister ’10 provided 10 […]
