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In Memoriam: Natasha Richardson
Natasha Richardson, the glamorous star of stage and screen and the third generation of the Redgrave acting dynasty, died Wednesday night at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York after head injuries she suffered in a ski accident in Montreal on Monday. She was 45. In a statement released by a family spokesman, “Liam Neeson, his […]
Increase in student population could flood Waltham low-income housing market
When university administrators decided to help close the budget gap by increasing the undergraduate population by 400 students by the fall of 2014, the Faculty Senate’s Curriculum and Academic Restructuring Steering Committee (CARS) developed the Justice Brandeis Semester (JBS) to lessen the overcrowding that could be caused by additional students. Yet while JBS, which is […]
Students honor fallen soldiers at peace vigil
Students gathered outside of Pearlman Lounge to remember and honor those who have died in the Iraq War on Thursday in order to mark the 6th anniversary of the war. Before the vigil, which was hosted by Democracy For America, group members lined campus walkways with approximately 400 American flags, each flag representing the deaths […]
Gray calls for more student involvement in univ. decisions
Student Union President Jason Gray ‘10 urged the university administration to include students in university decisions pertaining to the budget crisis at his State of the Union Tuesday night. “A deliberative, inclusive process leads to better decisions,” he said. “When sacrifices are necessary, it is of utmost importance to have full community involvement in the […]
