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How are major policy decisions made? In Congress? In the Oval Office? In closed meetings of powerful elected and appointed officials? Well, yes. But that can be boring. And sometimes, I wonder if our leaders realize this. Maybe when the C-Span cameras turn off, the real decisions are made in less formal settings. This sort […]
I read Bret Matthew’s recent follow up (“Losing my religion: a follow-up,” October 2 issue) to his column from almost a year ago (“Losing My religion: A rant about non-believing,” December 5 issue) with much introspection and joy. On a personal level, because my three years at Brandeis have been for me a similar spiritual […]
Yesterday, Student for Environmental Action proudly welcomed Mark Orlowski, director and founder of the Sustainable Endowment Institute, to campus. The Sustainable Endowment Institute is a nonprofit organization that grades universities using a “Green Report Card” based on sustainability ratings. One of these criteria is endowment transparency, or how accessible information about endowment investment holdings and […]
Even as you gaze at this article, a myriad other newspapers remain on their shelves to collect dust in place of revenue. The newspaper industry is steadily going the way of the horse and buggy, beaten out by trendier internet and television based news organizations like CNN and Fox News. As once iconic papers start […]
You’ve most likely walked past them countless times. You’ve probably been the recipient of their kind words or helpful gestures over and over again. Maybe you work in an office with one of them or you’ve simply heard their name a few times since you got to Brandeis. Who are they? They are the faces […]
Gwenn Smaxwill had always dreamed of having an office with both a door and windows. Getting one seemed like enough of a reason for thanks, but when she found herself with a door and not only one, but three windows, it seemed like Smaxwill had finally arrived – prime office real estate. Smaxwill, the director […]
The Brandeis Hoot: You’re currently serving as Senior Vice President for Administration and Finance. When do you officially step into the position as executive vice president? Jeffrey Apfel: At the board meeting coming at the end of October…It occurred to the people that were designing the job that a transitional period would make a lot […]
The Brandeis women’s soccer team opened up their UAA play against the Case Western Reserve University Spartans on Saturday in Cleveland, but fell to the hosts 1-0. The Judges went on to shutout the Tufts University Jumbos at Tufts on Wednesday 2-0. With the win and loss the Judges move to 5-3-2 on the season […]
The Brandeis women’s volleyball team was 1-2 on their first University Athletic Association round robin of the season in Rochester over the weekend. With that their overall season record drops to 11-7. The Judges dropped their UAA opener on Saturday night to the Washington University Bears in straight sets 23-25, 11-25, 19-25. Brandeis started out […]
The Brandeis men’s soccer team took home a win in their first UAA conference game of the year against the Case Western Reserve University Spartans on Saturday. The Judges beat their hosts 1-0 and moved up to 4-4-1 on the year as well as 1-0-0 in UAA play while the Spartans dropped to 5-4-2 overall […]
