Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
Michael Cera has indie credibility. We were first introduced to him on the small screen in the cult-tv show “Arrested Development” and two years ago, he charmed the big screen as the adorable-if-hapless baby-daddy Paulie Bleaker in “Juno.” Riding the wave of “Juno,” we saw him roam the bars of the East Village and Williamsburg […]
UPDATE: The Supreme Judicial Court of Massechusetts decided yesterday (August 5th, 2009), it will not hear the law suit filed by three Rose Art Museum benefactors against the university. The highest court in Massachusetts transfered the case to the Suffolk probate court. -You can find an official copy of the complaint here– Three benefactors of […]
Brandeis University’s Rose Art Museum reopened Wednesday following budget cuts in April that halved its staff, temporarily closed its doors and will keep two of its buildings shuttered until September. The new exhibit, “Numbers, Color and Text: Works from the Collection,” features oil paintings by artist Alfred Jensen. Jensen donated the artwork to the Rose […]
Long time friend and donor to Brandeis Robert M. Jaffe was charged with securities fraud Monday by the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with Bernie Madoff. Jaffe has been charged with allegedly ignoring signs of Madoff’s fraud as he funneled $ 1 billion from as many as 1,000 client funds to the convicted ponzi-artist. […]
The university will suspend contributions to faculty and staff retirement funds for Fiscal Year 2010 in order to help close the university’s projected $8.9 million budget gap. They change will go into effect July 1. The plan, which will save the university $7.4 million, was approved by the Board of Trustees on May 15. Any […]
Sumner Kalman, nephew of Brandies donor Julius Kalman, filed for a court injunction against the university on May 7 that would prevent the demolition of the Julius Kalman Science Center. The suit, which was filed with Suffolk County Probate Court in Boston, represents the second conflict between the university and donors over donor intent in […]
A startling story is coming to light regarding the role of torture in the Bush Administration. Colonel Lawrence B. Wilkerson—a former chief of staff of the State Department under then-Secretary of State Colin Powell—believes that the Bush administration crossed several ethical lines in the days leading up to the invasion of Iraq. He claims that […]
Tuesday turned out to be a banner day for reptile discoveries. Excited biologists announced that a fourth Mallee worm lizard was discovered in the state of South Australia. Until recently, it had been assumed that the Mallee could be found only in the state of Victoria in Australia’s southeast. Bryan Haywood, who works for South […]
Former weather underground leader William Ayers spoke to Brandeis students last night about the three steps it takes to be an activist. Ayers, who was invited to speak by Students for a Democratic Society and Democracy for America, said that students who want to make a difference in their world must follow three steps: open […]
On Tuesday, five-term Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) surprised members of both parties when he announced his plans to switch his party affiliation and run for re-election in 2010 as a Democrat. From Specter’s point of view, this is an excellent idea. As a moderate Republican he is becoming increasingly unpopular with the rabid right wing […]
