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Only approximately 35 percent of the student body had filled out online course evaluations by Dec. 6, said sources from the Provost’s Office. The deadline to complete evaluations, which are used for teaching awards, tenure decisions, and the Course Evaluation Guide, is Dec. 12. “We’re basically pleased with where we’re at in this stage of […]
A proposal submitted by Student Events to give the group control of 17 percent of the Student Activities Fee was accepted by the administration Monday, sources say. The administration’s decision came despite heated opposition from members of the Student Union Executive Board. “We are really happy that they accepted it because it shows that they […]
A report by the Committee on Faculty Rights and Responsibilities declared that the Administration’s investigation on allegedly discriminatory remarks made by Professor Donald Hindley (POL) lacked thoroughness and impartiality. The report concluded that decisions made by Provost Marty Krauss to threaten termination and place a monitor in Hindley’s classroom “should now be entirely withdrawn.” “We […]
LTS has implemented changes to increase security, comfort, and relieve stress for the 24/7 session this year in response to overflowing trash, a used condom found in a stairwell, and a group of beer bottles tucked away on Farber Mezzanine during the 24/7 access period in the Brandeis Main Library last semester. During the final […]
Tuesday evening a forum was held to discuss gun policy on campus. Class of 2009 senator Julia Sferlazzo moderated the event, which featured Matt Rogers ’08 and Fanny Familia ’09, who are student representatives to the Firearms Policy Advisory Committee. About 20 students, including Student Union representatives, attended. The forum, according to Sferlazzo, was intended […]
Transitional Year Program students experienced problems registering for Monday’s speech by former President Bill Clinton. Clinton is scheduled as the inaugural speaker for the Eli J. Segal Citizen Leadership Program. Because the speech is held in the main area of the Gosman Gymnasium, students were told by the administration that “everyone who registers will receive […]
A collaboration of clubs and administrative offices announced this week the reestablishment of an abandoned recycling program that collects usable products and food from students. The program is expected to reduce the University's waste output as well as cut down on disposal fees.
On Sunday, April 14, five years after former Student Union President Ben Brandzel 03 made his State of the Union address urging students to participate in a walkout if the United States went to war with Iraq, Democracy for America (DFA) brought Brandzel back to Brandeis to speak about his post-undergraduate experiences in the world of social activism.
Aaron Voldman 09, founder and director of the Student Peace Alliance, spoke Wednesday alongside author Marianne Williamson to an audience of over 115 people to advocate for a U.S. Department of Peace.
Last week, Brandeis student activism group Positive Foundations (PF) sponsored a Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Week on campus in order to raise awareness about extreme poverty and the goals set by the UN to combat it.
