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In preparation for the launch of the Justice Brandeis Semester (JBS) pilot program this summer, professors have begun drawing up plans for individual JBS programs, Dean of Arts and Sciences Adam Jaffe said. The JBS program is the brain-child of the Curriculum and Academic Restructuring Steering (CARS) committee which developed the idea of JBS as […]
The addition of 122 more students on campus than last year has lead to long lines at Usdan and Einstein’s and fewer empty rooms on campus. In light of this, Brandeis administrators are looking for ways to alleviate overcrowding on campus. Vice President for Campus Operations Mark Collins said the university plans to renovate service […]
University counsel Thomas Reilly’s Tuesday filing of a motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought against the university by three Rose Art Museum benefactors marks the first proactive measure taken by Brandeis in the suit. Since three Rose Art Museum Board of Overseers filed suit for a court order to stop the closure of the museum […]
Brandeis University filed a motion Tuesday to dismiss the lawsuit brought against it by three Rose Art Museum benefactors. The motion argues that the suit should be dismissed because the plaintiffs have no standing to file such a suit. Rose Art Museum benefactors and Board of Overseers members Jonathan Lee, Meryl Rose, and Lois Foster […]
Over the past few weeks, frequenters of Usdan and other campus dining facilities have encountered longer lines and larger crowds, in part due to the 122 additional bodies on campus this semester. Such inconveniences are to be expected on a campus whose enrollment is approaching spatial capacity. In the years to come, enrollment will further […]
In order to combat the overcrowding that additional students (and additional tuition) will create, the university has dreamed up the Justice Brandeis Semester, an experiential learning program that requires students to spend one semester away from the Brandeis campus. If the administration expects JBS to solve its overcrowding woes, the meetings about the JBS pilot […]
What does Bill Lumbergh have to do with Brandeis? Nothing, I discovered the other day, when I searched Google for the man’s name. In fact, according to my cursory research, Bill Lumbergh is a fictional character from a 1999 movie, “Office Space.” I wondered, then, why Bill Lumbergh’s name appeared on a poster on the […]
At one point during the past weekend, some nefarious individual (or individuals) grabbed a bit of neon chalk and a stencil, and plastered the domain “Wiggio.com” all over Usdan and the Rabb steps. As a result, when we Brandeisians traipsed to class on Monday morning, our eyes were treated to a selection of bright green […]
So there’s a new sign on the side of the Campus Center, proclaiming all the virtues of a “Brandeis Education.” That’s aall well and good, albeit I haven’t a clue why this sign has suddenly appeared or why money has been spent on it. I love Brandeis. I’m proud of it, and if we want […]
The last few months of the health care debate have offered a chaotic stream of political incidents that fall somewhere between entertaining and disheartening. Bitten-off fingers at town halls and catchy sound bites like “death panels” and “you lie!” have stolen the show, turning the process of health care reform into an ill-fated media circus. […]
