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One of the fieriest topics in recent news cycles has been the activity of the online hacker/activist/internet troll group Anonymous. From their defacing of the CIA website to public demonstrations against Scientology, the mysterious and decentralized group has brought much discussion to the modern debate on internet privacy and other issues. One of the most […]
On Monday night, Brandeis’ Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance (FMLA) and Brandeis Academic Debate and Speech Society (BADASS) collaborated to co-host a public debate. The debate held in Olin-Sang 101 at 8 p.m. focused on the portrayal of women in the media and each side consisted of two BADASS members arguing whether or not it is […]
I have seen myself and others work through anxiety and mental health issues such as depression. Each person finds his or her own way to get past it, but for some, it takes years before they can even begin to deal with their issues effectively. A seemingly simple way to cope with the stress of […]
Professor Leslie Zebrowitz (PSYC) and Robert Franklin of Zebrowitz Face Perception Lab conducted research comparing the level of emotion overgeneralization effects in older adults and younger adults. They published their findings in the paper “Older Adults’ Trait Impressions of Faces are Sensitive to Subtle Resemblance to Emotions” in April 2013. It has been previously found […]
There are more issued parking passes than parking spots. Students are angry about parking tickets, and professors are late to class because they cannot find a place to park their car. Welcome to Brandeis, where the proposed solution to the consistent parking problem may be a parking garage, but this is a simultaneously expensive and […]
Last Tuesday, the Brandeis Center for German and European Studies welcomed Dr. Martin Dean of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM). Introduced by Professor Sabine von Mering, Dean discussed the second volume in the USHMM’s massive “Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos” publication. Dean is the volume editor of the project. The series, the fifth […]
Despite numerous anonymous comments and tips on the inappropriate disposal of furniture at Brandeis, administration members insist that the job they are doing is adequate. “We do not profess perfection, but a genuine effort is made,” said Senior Vice President for Administration Mark Collins. “We make an effort to maximize the life of those products […]
An audience of faculty, students and others gathered Tuesday in the Heller School’s Zinner Forum for a conversation with Indian economist, professor and social activist Sukhadeo Thorat. Thorat first spoke for about 15 minutes before opening the floor to questions from the audience. In his introductory speech, Thorat humbly told the impressive story of how […]
During the stressful time of midterms, students often need a reminder that others have successfully overcome the same struggles they face and that there are many established support systems available. Brandeis Academic Services and the Hiatt Career Center worked to provide a community forum for support Tuesday night at their panel, Bouncing Back: Stories of […]
One of the things I was worried about coming back to school this semester with the change in the food service provider was whether or not the same employees would still be around to be handling our meals. Of course, it would be extremely difficult to train an entire team of new employees over one […]
