Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
The Health Center confirmed that there was no food poisoning in Sherman Dining Hall after 29 students came to the center complaining of vomiting and diarrhea. The complaints came from students falling ill after eating at the dining hall, specifically, in the Kosher section; however, Nursing Director Kathleen Maloney said that these students were suffering […]
With the proposed March 30 William “Bill” Ayers event approaching, sponsoring clubs Democracy for America (DFA) and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) do not have sufficient funding to compensate the speaker and to pay security costs, which in total would add up to around $7,000. After the Union Judiciary’s (UJ) decision to overturn a […]
Part IV of V in a series on Academic Restructuring In an effort to better market the university, the Curriculum and Academic Restructuring and Steering committee’s admissions subcommittee has begun work on a redesign of the university’s website. “The website is the first stop for many prospective students when they begin to look at colleges,” […]
In light of recent events surrounding the possible closing of the Rose Art Museum, the future of the Interdisciplinary Masters Program in Cultural Production remains unclear. While Provost Marty Krauss confirmed that the committee looking into the museum’s future will “investigate and advise” on how decisions made about the future of the museum would affect […]
Image Gallery When Tiffany Roberts ‘11 was asked what her vagina would wear, she answered “Spurs.” That makes sense, coming from the girl who helped kick off Brandeis’ eighth annual Vagina Week by teaching a self-defense class on Monday night. In fact, the questoin of “if your vagina wore clothes, what would it wear?” That […]
After the Union Judiciary overturned a Senate Money Resolution that would help finance a visit by Weatherman Bill Ayers, sponsoring groups Democracy for America and Students for a Democratic Society once again find themselves without sufficient funding for the event. With the cost of security and the fee for Ayers, the event would total $7,000, […]
In student government, it is important to avoid conflicts of interest. But on a small campus such as ours, parsing out what is appropriate can get sticky. Last week, this paper condemned the attempts by Class of 2011 Senators Alex Melman and Lev Hirschhorn to use a Senate Money Resolution to help finance an event […]
Image Gallery This past weekend the Brandeis women’s basketball team accomplished a feat they have fallen short of for the past three years: advancing to the Sweet Sixteen. With their 62-49 victory over Western Connecticut State University Colonials on Friday night and the nearly 30-point win over Mount Saint Mary’s College Blue Knights, with a […]
After an entire year spent recovering from knee surgery, Anat Ben Nun ’09 finds herself making her third trip to the NCAA’s at Indianapolis. Ben Nun qualified for the NCAA’s in the triple jump back on January 17 against Bowdoin with a leap of 11.66 meters (38 feet, 3.25 inches). Ben Nun entered the NCAA […]
LANCASTER, PA – The ball came to Steve DeLuca’s (GRAD) hand with 1.4 seconds left in the game. After nine minutes spent cutting a 20 point deficit down to one, this was the last chance to extend his last season in college hoops. All that was running through his mind was catching the ball and […]
