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On Thursday, students and Brandeis Catholic Chaplain Walter Cuenin gathered at the Trisk office in the Shapiro Campus Center to view, and afterwards discuss, the film “For the Bible Tells Me So.” The event focused on the question; Does God condemn homosexual relationships? The award-winning documentary, shot in a style which was inspired by Michael […]
In theory, free speech is a simple concept. The First Amendment covers it in ten words: Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech. If only it were that easy. Over the last five years, Brandeis has been host to a series of incidents and controversies, and while free speech was not the driving […]
Imagine a United States in which Christians were constitutionally barred from holding state office. In which polls show that over half of all Americans would not vote for a Christian president. In which a former President felt justified in stating that Christians should not even be considered citizens. Such a nation seems completely beyond our […]
South African Ambassador to the United States Welile Nhlapo spoke Monday for the Ruth First Memorial Lecture. Ambassador Nhlapo’s lecture, entitled “South Africa’s Time Has Come- Achievements and Prospects,” took place in Hassenfeld Conference Center. Following an introduction from Prof. Ibrahim Sundiata (HIST, AAAS), Ambassador Nhlapo began his lecture by recalling the life of Ruth […]
Despite weeks of debate and revisions, the Student Union Senate postponed a decision over its fourth budget proposal on Sunday. The Senate cited the lack of specific committee fund allocations in the Senate Operational Budget, as well as $2,500 allocated to Director of Campus Life Christina Khemraj ‘09 to plan a party as their main […]
According to the Union Chief of Elections, Neal Ludevig ’08 won Tuesday’s election for Justice of the Union Judiciary, while the election for Senator for Off-Campus students will continue because technical difficulties prevented write-in votes in the initial primary round. Instead of the scheduled final round, Tuesday was a second primary in the race for […]
Brandeis Mock Trial received its first bid to the Gold National Mock Trial Tournament at last weekend’s regional tournament at Boston University. Mock Trial has earned silver bids to national tournaments in previous years. Two of Brandeis’ four mock trial teams competed at the Boston University regional tournament. Team D, captained by attorneys Danielle Gewurz […]
Campaigns for the positions of Justice of the Union Judiciary and Off-Campus Senator began last Sunday, following a candidates’ meeting led by Nelson Rutrick ’09, Union secretary and Chief of Elections. The elections will replace Chief Justice of the UJ, Jamie Ansorge ’09, who is studying abroad this semester, and fill the position of Off-Campus […]
Pending contract review, the Brandeis community could welcome Zipcars in as little as 8 weeks, Vice President of Campus Operations Mark Collins said. The contracts should be finalized next week. Collins did qualify that depending on various factors, the cars might not arrive till the fall. Zipcar is a car-sharing program popular across major American […]
Following the implementation of the American Colleges and Universities Presidents’ Climate Commitment signed by President Reinharz last September, a sustainability fund is now in the development phase. The fund is intended to provide financial support in an effort to improve the university’s environmental performance as well as decrease the university’s dependence on non-renewable energy sources. […]
