Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
Brandeis brags that its student body is comprised of judges; however, the actions of administrators contradict this value of student authority. When the board of trustees voted last week to increase tuition 4.1-4.85 percent, Brandeis students weren’t invited to engage in the decision-making process. Instead, two students were invited to watch, and the rest of […]
Despite no ice rink on campus, Lauren Gendzier ’12 has found a way to enter the competitive world of synchronized skating, a sport defined by the U.S. Figure Skating Association as “a fast growing sport,” with approximately 525 synchronized teams registered in the United States. It is an intense team sport, in which eight to […]
Arizona police discovered the body of missing Elmira College student Jessica Ronhock last Saturday in an SUV at the bottom of a cliff 25 miles south of Flagstaff, Ariz. Her body was found inside a white Jeep Cherokee. A couple of elk hunters came across the SUV. Ronhock’s body had been decomposing for several months. […]
Adrienne Rich, a poet, social activist and one of the most influential feminist writers of the 20th century, died on March 27, at her home in Santa Cruz, Calif. She was 82. Rich taught creative writing at Brandeis from 1970 to 1972 and was awarded honorary doctorates from both Brandeis and Harvard. She also taught […]
Former computer science Professor David Waltz died March 22 of brain cancer. He was 68. Professor Waltz had been a member of the faculty at Brandeis for nine years before working at Columbia University. Waltz was a leading member of the computer science industry. In addition to his impressive accomplishments in the field of computer […]
Housing lottery numbers ran out nearly 300 spots earlier than they did last year, reflecting the trend of a growing student body and limited housing availability on campus. This situation is forcing university officials to review the ratio of rooms to students for future classes. “Students seemed to use the lottery numbers slightly more efficiently […]
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) released a list of the 12 worst colleges for Free Speech on March 27, which featured Brandeis in the top three. The list was released on the Huffington Post’s website and, among others, it included Harvard, Tufts and Yale University. The FIRE’s list of the worst colleges […]
Student Body President Herbie Rosen ’12 outlined the upcoming presidential elections in a meeting Wednesday. Five candidates announced their intention to run for student body president by press time, including current secretary Todd Kirkland ’13, David Fisch ’13, Louis Connelly ’13, Dillon Harvey ’14 and Joshua Hoffman-Senn ’13. Charlotte Franco ’15 said she thinks the […]
The Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education hosted a lunch seminar on Monday led by Dr. Max Klau, a Harvard graduate and the director of leadership development at City Year. Klau discussed leadership and development of City Year participants, called core members, in the event titled “Fanning the Flame of Idealism: How City Year […]
A Catholic church service was held this past Sunday, April 1, for Franco Garcia, the Boston College chemistry major missing since Feb. 22. The Saint Jude Parish on Main Street in Waltham held the service for the 21-year-old college junior, attended by dozens of family and friends who prayed together for a safe return. Garcia […]
