Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
I was sitting in my car at the corner of Dartmouth and South, waiting to turn left onto South, toward Main. The light at the next corner was red and traffic was backed up to where I was waiting. Perfect—I could pull forward into the intersection and then into my lane as soon as the […]
A Jamaica Plain lab that examined drug evidence in criminal trials was shut down on Aug. 30 amid concerns that a former chemist mishandled thousands of drug samples, potentially tainting convictions. Three Brandeis students, however, voiced concerns about the lab two years ago. In September 2010, Ben Ostrow ’10, Rebecca Ratner ’10 and Kayley Wolf […]
A Waltham specialty pharmacy was shut down on Oct. 23 after a surprise inspection in which state inspectors found multiple sanitary violations. Infusion Resource closed after being found in violation of national pharmaceutical standards and Massachusetts regulations. The conditions, officials said, could affect the sterility of the intravenous medications they provide. The manager of the […]
A political science and Middle Eastern studies professor has been removed from the list of faculty at Northeastern University after a video made by Boston-based political organization Americans for Peace and Tolerance (APT) revealed anti-Israel views expressed in his classroom. Professor Denis Sullivan, a tenured professor who is still director of Northeastern’s Middle East Center […]
The Undergraduate Theatre Collective struck gold with their production of Mary Zimmerman’s “Metamorphoses.” Based on the familiar Greek myths of Ovid, “Metamorphoses” is presented as a series of short tales connected by themes of love and loss, among others. Directed by the talented and creative Jessica Rassp ’13, the show boasts a twelve-person cast in […]
Last week, a young girl named Wendy Crossland died of a heart arrhythmia after drinking two large cans of Monster in 36 hours. Her family filed a suit against the makers of Monster Energy for not clearly labeling the product with the associated risks. Lawyers for Monster argued that there is no clear evidence tying […]
On Tuesday, Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Scott Brown (R-MA) will compete for the title of U.S. Senator for the State of Massachusetts. Warren and Brown have been in fierce competition for months, campaigning over the radio, on television commercials and encouraging the support of Brandeis, among other colleges and universities. Brown is the first Republican […]
Temporary power outages on Monday evening and two fallen trees marked the extent of damage to the Brandeis campus from Hurricane Sandy this week. The storm struck the East Coast and killed more than 80 people nationwide, including 38 in New York City, with high winds, massive flooding and widespread power outages. While the campus […]
Massachusetts voters will decide Tuesday whether or not to legalize assisted suicide. If the ballot measure passes, it will allow “a physician licensed in Massachusetts to prescribe medication, at the request of a terminally-ill patient meeting certain conditions, to end that person’s life,” according to the language of the proposal. It is one of the […]
Professors, students and historians gathered in the Hassenfeld Conference Center on Thursday for a symposium on Poverty Since the Great Society. The event, sponsored by the Louis D. Brandeis Legacy Fund for Social Justice, is a result of the collaborative work between students and scholars exploring poverty alleviation at the Heller School for Social Policy. […]
