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The Office of Study Abroad is now accepting applications to The Hague Summer Program, a new six-week opportunity that combines studying international law both in theory and in practice at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Netherlands. Students enrolled in the program will live at the University of Leiden, take classes with Prof. Richard […]
Brandeis students have joined the relief effort to assist in rebuilding Haiti after the destruction caused by last month’s earthquake, which affected more than three million people. The earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12 killed more than 200,000 people and left many more homeless and in urgent need of medical care. Brandeis Haiti Relief […]
Students Crossing Boundaries (SCB) is beginning another year of pursuing personal experiences to help students understand and engage in international dialogue about conflict. SCB was originally created in 2007 after former President Jimmy Carter spoke at Brandeis and challenged students to experience the Israeli-Palestinian conflict firsthand with the hope that it would give them insight […]
Library and Technology Services has released a beta version of LouFind, a high-tech and progressive way to search the Brandeis library catalog online. This new search engine is more like Brandeis Scholar, an LTS tool for searchin through academic journal articles, than the older Louis Online Catalog that it may one day replace. It allows […]
When Diana Aronin ’11 heard nearly two months ago that she had been impeached as Student Union secretary by the Senate, she was not caught in the act, but rather off guard. “I was completely surprised, and I had no idea there was even a big deal,” she said, referring to the absence of a […]
Imagine you’re doing research for a paper. Let’s say that you, like many of your Brandeis counterparts, are in a rush and don’t have time to fool around, zigzagging between the myriad of bookshelves, searching for that book in a haystack. Or, let’s say you’re a little research-shy and aren’t exactly sure where you should […]
At the start of Sunday’s game against the Carnegie Mellon University Tartans, forward Terrell Hollins ’10 was 18 points away from becoming the 27th player in team history to reach the 1,000-point plateau. With less than five minutes left to play Hollins make a lay-up to grab his 1,000th and 1,001st points of his career, […]
The women’s fencing team beat eighth ranked University of Pennsylvania (Penn) and UAA rival New York University (NYU) on Saturday as part of their 5-0 sweep at the Eric Sollee Invitational in the Gosman Athletic Center. After losing 5-4 decisions against Penn in the sabre and epee, the Judges won the foil with Vikki Nunley […]
The Brandeis women’s basketball team entered the weekend looking to rebound from last Sunday’s disappointing loss to Emory. Now, after a pair of crucial home victories, the team is looking toward the future. The Judges played their way to a 71-52 victory over the rival Case Western Reserve Spartans on Friday night. They followed that […]
Former Miami Heat announcer David J. Halberstam spoke at Brandeis on Sunday about his long broadcasting and sales career and gave advice on how to be a successful broadcaster. The event, which was hosted by WBRS and held in Olin-Sang, consisted of a short address by Halberstam and an open discussion with students from the […]
