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COUNT HER IN:

Published February 27, 2009 in Front Page - Ariel Wittenberg

Julia Cohen ‘10 wore a sign reading “HELP, Housing Crisis! Can’t afford number, Can’t sell my number, PULL ME IN” for a half an hour in Usdan on Thursday in order to find students to live with next year. Cohen, whose housing number was somewhere in the 1500’s said that she was looking to live in either a Ridgewood or a Ziv and was hoping to find students who needed to fill their planned suit for the 2009-2010 year. Eventually, Cohen found Maya Gallagher-Siudzinski ‘11 and Jourdan Cohen ‘11 who were
friends of a friend of hers and were looking to fill what they hope to be a Ziv. Cohen said she had never met the two girls before but that it is “to their credit that they would invite me to live with them. I’m not afraid to live with strangers.”

Reinharz’s job not at risk, Trustees say

Published February 27, 2009 in Front Page - Ariel Wittenberg

Members of the university’s Board of Trustees told The Hoot this week that they have complete confidence in President Reinharz’s ability to lead the university. These statements of assurance follow an article in the Boston Globe entitled “Brandeis woes put president on the line.” Chair of the Board of Trustees Malcolm Sherman told The Hoot […]

Rose backlash increases transparency

Published February 27, 2009 in Front Page - Ariel Wittenberg

Executive Director of Union Communications Jamie Ansorge ’09 and 59 other Brandeis student leaders met with university President Jehuda Reinharz about the university’s budget crisis on Dec. 5 2008. During the meeting, the students were shown a presentation of the budget projections and were told that budget cuts were going to be made. “But we […]

Intended Consequences: WSRC exhibit sheds light on survivors of rape and their children

Published February 27, 2009 in News - Jake Yarmus

When Photographer Jonathan Torgovnik first stepped foot in Rwanda in Feb 2006, he thought he was going there to cover the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Rwandan Genocide for Newsweek Magazine. But upon meeting and interviewing Odette, a survivor of the Rwandan genocide and multiple rapes, Torgovnik’s life was changed. Odette’s rapes had not only […]

Financial aid prioritized in raising gifts, donations

Published February 27, 2009 in News - Ariel Wittenberg

Senior Vice President of Institutional Advancement Nancy Winship said that the Department of Development and Alumni Relations will be refocusing its gift soliciting strategies on financial aid for undergraduate students. Shifting focus to financial aid will lessen the stress on the university’s $80 million operating deficit over the next five years. Financial aid is part […]

P.O.D. Store uniquely green

Published February 27, 2009 in News - Robin Lichtenstein

The student body wasa greeted by a new fixture in Usdan, the P.O.D. Store upon returning to campus last fall. While some bemoaned the new name, most were happy with the new, cleaner, shinier and better-stocked campus convenience store. What students may not have known, however, is that the P.O.D., which stands for “Provisions on […]

Editorial: Finance students first

Published February 27, 2009 in Opinions - The Hoot

Senior Vice President for Institutional Advancement Nancy Winship recently explained that her department will refocus its fund-raising efforts on financial aid in response to the growing concerns families have about their abilities to pay private-school tuition. While her department has always presented financial aid donations as an option, at times, the prospect of seeing a […]

Editorial: Once a student, always a stakeholder

Published February 27, 2009 in Opinions - The Hoot

“Transparency, transparency, transparency now” read a sign posted in Olin-Sang during a protest of a closed faculty meeting held Jan. 22. The student protesters knew the faculty and the administration were discussing major issues affecting Brandeis and they wanted a voice in the process. Four days later, university President Jehuda Reinharz sent an e-mail informing […]

Book of Matthew: Panic in the Red States: Conservatives spreading false rumors about reform

Published February 27, 2009 in Opinions - Bret Matthew

The fact that the Democrats’ $787 billion stimulus plan is now law—despite near-unanimous Republican opposition—has sent conservatives all over the country into a panicked frenzy. And they’re not panicking quietly either. No, they’ve shifted into no-holds-barred fear-mongering mode. There are few better examples than that of Betsy McCaughey, former Republican lieutenant governor of New York. […]

Attention over Rose may help Brandeis

Published February 27, 2009 in Opinions - Aaron Udel

The Rose Art Museum controversy may actually be a blessing for Brandeis. Before you get the wrong idea, let me explain. No one, the Brandeis administration included, wants to see to the museum closed and the art sold off. No one wants to see Brandeis portrayed negatively in major news publications such as the Boston […]

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