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Panel discusses Holocaust’s role in Middle East conflict

Published April 20, 2007 in Front Page

Brandeis hosted a panel Thursday called The Public Framing of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: How the Holocaust Underlines Realities of Fear, Intimidation, and Denial. The panel, moderated by Professor Gordon Fellman (Soc), featured Dr. Sara Roy, Senior Research Scholar of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University, Dr. Alice Rothchild, physician and cofounder of Jewish Voice for Peace-Boston, and Dr. Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi, author of Original Sins: Reflections on the History of Zionism and Israel.

Treasurer stops forgery attempt

Published February 9, 2007 in Front Page

A student-run club attempted to submit a forged receipt to the Finance Board, said Student Union Treasurer Choon Woo Ha 07. Ha would not reveal the clubs name, the motivations behind the forgery, or the identity of the club leader responsible.

Chaplaincy holds panel on interfaith marriage

Published February 9, 2007 in Front Page

The Brandeis chaplaincy held a panel discussing the issue of interfaith marriages on Tuesday, before a group of approximately 30 students. The panel discussion and subsequent audience response section was facilitated by Professor Bernadette Brooten (NEJS), and featured Rabbi Allan Lehmann, Father Walter Cuenin, Imam Talal Eid, and Rabbi Aharon Frazer.

Students push for new compost plan

Published February 9, 2007 in Front Page

Brandeis students and staff members, along with Aramark Food Services and Wellesley Trucking, are working to help the university reduce its ecological footprint. The Brandeis Environmental Sustainability Team (BEST), Students for Environmental Action (SEA), and Professor Laura Goldins American studies course, “Greening the Ivory Tower,” are working to create a greener campus by composting the cafeteria waste.

SunDeis to honor Scheider and Neal

Published February 9, 2007 in Front Page

Representatives of the Sundeis Film Festival have announced that actors Roy Schneider, Patricia Neal, The Matrix producer Erwin Stoff, and MTV Programming Head Ross Martin will be attending the event occurring Mar. 3 and 4. The festival will culminate with an awards ceremony on Sunday night, which will honor student filmmakers and successful entertainers alike.

Finkelstein visit “on hold,” not cancelled

Published February 2, 2007 in Front Page

Despite last weeks invitation extended by the Radical Student Alliance (RSA) to controversial Professor Norman Finkelstein to address the Brandeis Community on Feb. 6, the event has now been placed on hold, according to sources within the Office of Student Life. The deferring of this event, however, has given rise to a serious split between members of the RSA and school officials, with both sides providing different reasons for the postponement.

Provost establishes campus events committee

Published February 2, 2007 in Front Page

Provost Marty Krauss announced the establishment of an Advisory Committee of Campus Events in a campus-wide email Wednesday. The five-person committee is comprised of Professor Carmen Sirianni (SOC), Professor Sarah Lamb (ANTH), Assistant Dean of Student Life Alwina Bennett, Director of the Office of the Arts Scott Edmiston, and is chaired by Professor Paul Jankowski (HIST).

Students accept Carter challenge

Published February 2, 2007 in Front Page

Members of the Brandeis community are working to fund a community delegation to the West Bank, sources say. The two initiatives come weeks after former President Jimmy Carter challenged the university during his Jan. 23 speech to visit the occupied territories for a few days to determine whether I have exaggerated or incorrectly described the plight of the Palestinians in his controversial book Palestine Peace Not Apartheid.

Sudanese art exhibit makes impact on campus

Published February 2, 2007 in Front Page

“Leave the Bones and Catch the Land,” an exhibit of art by Sudanese refugees that has been up in Goldfarb Library since December, was taken down today to move in part to Tufts University. The art will also eventually return permanently to Brandeis, where it will be the beginning of a collection of Southern Sudanese artwork and cultural production called the Southern Sudanese Cultural Documentation Center.

$5 million donated to Journalism Institute

Published January 26, 2007 in Front Page

Philanthropists and longtime Brandeis supporters Elaine and Gerald Schuster recently donated $5 million to the Universitys Institute for Investigative Journalism. Founded in September of 2004 in order to explore social and political problems and uncover corporate and government abuses of power, the newly-renamed Elaine and Gerald Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism is the nations first investigative reporting center based at a university.

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