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Though the Shapiro Family Foundation’s announced last month that they would remain committed to the university despite their losses in the $50 billion Bernard L. Madoff Ponzi scheme, the effect of the scandal on other university donors still remains unknown. As the university’s largest benefactor and as prominent Boston area philanthropists, Carl and Ruth Shapiro’s […]
After learning of a Springfield church that was burnt to the ground on election day, members of the Brandeis Student Union Government are working to raise funds to help rebuild the church. The predominantly black Masadonian Church of God in Christ was destroyed on Nov. 4 when it was, according to the Boston Globe, “purposely […]
In anticipation of Inauguration Day, former John F. Kennedy speechwriter Theodore Sorensen spoke last Tuesday about the role of inaugural speeches at an event titled “From ‘Ask not…’ to ‘Yes we can.’” The event, co-sponsored by the International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life, Gen Ed Now, and the Student Union, attracted a crowd […]
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences will reduce first year doctoral student enrollment by approximately half for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 as a cost saving measure, Dean of Arts and Sciences Adam Jaffe said. The university faces a predicted budget shortfall of $5.8 million for FY 2010. Predictions for FY 2011 have not […]
News of Bernard Madoff’s $50 billion ponzi scheme broke in the second week of December. A few days later, we learned that Yeshiva University lost $100 million in the scheme and Tufts University had lost $20 million. Anyone who had been reading the news knew that many of Madoff’s investors were prominent Jewish philanthropists who […]
In light of the abuse hurled at my native state in the wake of Governor Rod Blagojevich’s arrest last month, I would like to make a few comments in defense of Illinois. Yes, we are corrupt. The fact is not really debatable. Consider for a moment the city of Chicago; the current Mayor Daley (Richard […]
When I studied abroad in Scotland during the autumn semester, my American identity suddenly became very important. I have always been faintly aware of this identity, but living in a foreign country forced me to become much more conscious of it. I became slightly uncomfortable and defensive when asked where I was from. I resented […]
Two summers ago, I was a slave. I was blindly engaged in AmeriCorps because of altruistic propaganda, rather than the self-interested motives that would drive me to re-enroll the next summer. This invisible servitude also propelled me to drag my brother and myself to a community blood drive, where we heeded the call to service […]
Even in a strong economy it takes hard work and creativity to reflect on your skills, explore careers, and connect with organizations for jobs and internships. So what should you do during a slowing economy? Continue to research opportunities while acknowledging that the world is changing; you may need to find ways to apply your […]
Our economy is in shambles and apparently we can’t trust people we thought were our friends. And we can’t forget that it’s going get a lot worse before it gets any better. Anyone feeling any better now? Despite the gloomy intro to this column, this is not a doom and gloom article decrying our economy […]
