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Hannah Vickers Elite Eight Action – Brandeis WBball vs. Amherst College
With just over 13 minutes remaining in the first half, Amherst leads Brandeis 13-8. Amherst is playing a tough defense and offense, not letting Brandeis get too many opportunities inside the paint. Halftime Update: So far Amherst has done an impressive job of keeping Brandeis on their toes and locking them out of the paint. […]
Brandeis Hoot Liveblog: FINAL Brandeis 82, Muhlenberg 70
NCAA Blog Homepage This is Zachary Aronow reporting live from LeFrak Gynasium here at Amherst College where today, the Brandeis Judges take on the Centennial Conference Champions: Muhlenberg. The Judges are coming off of a commanding 79-52 demolition of Mount St. Mary’s. Today’s matchup however guarantees to be a very tight one. Muhlenberg stunned observers […]
Non-violent crime up, public safety says
The number of non-violent crimes on campus has skyrocketed this year, according to Brandeis Director of Public Safety Ed Callahan. “Crime spiked seriously from last year to this one,” Callahan said. “In the past 35 years, this is the highest I have ever seen it.” Campus crime incidents largely fall under one of two categories: […]
Alterman wins in UJ case
In a unanimous decision, the Union Judiciary found a senate money resolution (SMR) granting funds to bring William “Bill” Ayers and Robert H. King to campus to be “null-and-void.” The majority opinion, written by Chief Justice Rachel Graham Kagan ’09, found that the SMR was allocated to a project that was “not a Union project,” […]
Kosher food not responsible for G.I. bug
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 […]
Funding for Ayers visit still up in the air
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 […]
CARS redesigning website to market university
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,” […]
Future of Cultural productions grad program uncertain
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 […]
