Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
Not too long ago, a college student in California found what appeared to be a tracking device in the undercarriage of his car. His suspicions proved right when the FBI showed up in force to demand their device back. The student complied with the request and did not make any trouble. The FBI asked some […]
Being residents of the digital age, it seems like the world is at our fingertips. It is possible to check on a laundry cycle, order pizza and watch any movie ever made all from the comfort of our beds. We can communicate with friends and family via text message, email, video chat, or any of […]
The credit card scanning machine at Dominic’s Café has been handed over to the state police for investigation following 25 reported cases of credit card fraud at the International Business School establishment, Director of Public Safety Ed Callahan said. This week, reports of credit card fraud increased from about 10 students on Monday to 25 […]
Fall Fest 2010 began Thursday as families and students came together away from home and were welcomed to the university. Continuing until Monday, Fall Fest will offer a variety of activities, such as classes, sports games and a variety show featuring a collection of a cappella performances and dance ensembles. The theme for 2010’s Fall […]
Brandeis Professor James J. Callahan, 74, was killed Tuesday after he slipped and fell under an MBTA commuter rail train traveling inbound at the West Newton rail station, according to a report from a website based in Needham, Mass., NeedhamPatch. Brandeis Senior Vice President for communications Andrew Gully said he was aware of the accident, […]
Brandeis is on the shortlist to be named the Most Vegan-Friendly College Campus by a competition run by a group known as PETA2, the student wing of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the nationally recognized animal rights group. “The competition looks at both the quantity and quality of vegan-friendly options offered on […]
It’s the bottom of the ninth in game seven of the World Series. The home team is down by one run. There are two outs. The count is three and two. The pitcher stares down the batter at home plate. Bar rooms, homes, gyms and every other venue you can think of across America fall […]
Hannah Taieb, the resident director of the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) in Paris, spoke to Brandeis students and faculty Monday on the importance of intercultural communication. As an American living in France for 20 years, Taieb offered a unique perspective regarding how religions function in society and how to push past religious prejudices. […]
Two Brandeis students won the Harvard Debating Championships this weekend. After their win, Andrew Husick ’11 and Brendan Fradkin ’12 were pushed to a third place standing in the American Parliamentary Debate Association. At Harvard, Husick and Fradkin, members of the Brandeis Academic Debate and Speech Society, advanced through several rounds to the finals, where […]
The Student Union special election Tuesday filled the remaining vacant spots on the Senate and other bodies, resulting in wins for Adam Hughes, the new Junior Representative to the board of trustees, Lisa Melmed as Ridgewood senator and Tyrone Calliste as Mods senator who won via a write-in bid. “I am ecstatic with how elections […]
