Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
On Nov. 15, 2013, a rally took place at Al-Quds University in the West Bank. Demonstrators marched in dark military gear and held large, fake weapons. In a report issued to the Brandeis community on Dec. 9, the incident was described as including “glorifying portrayals of hatred and violence that are antithetical to the institutional […]
On July 18, Boston Young Contemporaries held its ninth annual juried exhibition, which highlights the work of MFA students from the New England area. Held in Boston University’s 808 Gallery, the exhibition began in 2006 by an assembly of Boston University MFA students. It showcases works in painting, photography, video, sculpture, printmaking and installation art. […]
For many students, this is their first week at Brandeis University. First-years have arrived, and this is the first time they are away from home and exposed to new ideas they could potentially agree or disagree with. Many issues are popular and political: abortion, health care, gun rights, the economy and racial tensions. Others are […]
According to an assessment by the 2013 American College Health Association, 51 percent of college students participating experienced overwhelming anxiety, 31.3 percent experienced depression so severe to the point of difficulty in functioning and 7.4 percent seriously considered suicide. This assessment involved surveying 123,078 college students. While not every student encounters stress to this extent, […]
If you consider yourself a typical college student, you probably did what I did this summer: binge watched one or more television shows. And if you saw some of the shows I did, you’d agree that women found empowerment through television this summer. If you had access to a Netflix account and some free time […]
Of the limitless summer opportunities available to college students throughout the country, Christian Romero ’17 decided to spend his time honing his ability to lead within Brandeis’ own Student Events group. Romero first became involved with Student Events spring semester of the 2013-14 year, in the position of a social department coordinator. In this position […]
On June 27, the Brandeis community lost Professor Allen Grossman Ph.D. ’60, to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. Grossman was an acclaimed poet and respected academic who also taught at Brandeis from 1957 to 1991. He is survived by his wife, Judith, Ph.D. ’68, his daughter, the sculptor Bathsheba Grossman, and four sons: novelist and “Time” […]
As reported in today’s news section, Brandeis University has lost several members of the campus family over the summer. Due to the mailroom’s switch in ownership, we will be losing, among others, Bill “The Singing Mailman” Bowen and Nancy Landry, who have worked at the university for 35 and 28 years, respectively. This is a […]
