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Clinton promotes ‘citizen involvement’ at Brandeis

7 December, 2007 // (Audio/Video), Audio Segments, Front Page, News // 0 Comments
President Bill Clinton spoke to an audience of over 4,000 on Monday, as the first speaker for the Eli J. Segal ’64 Citizen Leadership program. Segal, who passed away in 2006, founded Americorps and worked… Read More...
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Residence Life considers subsidizing CA meal plans

7 December, 2007 // Front Page, News // 0 Comments
A Department of Residence Life proposal outlining ideas to further compensate Community Advisors with meal plans was presented last Friday to administrators. Currently, according to Rich DeCapua, the Director of Residence Life, Brandeis is one… Read More...
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Union protests SE funding decision

7 December, 2007 // (Audio/Video), Front Page, News, Videos // 0 Comments
The Student Union organized a protest on Thursday to express discontent with the administration’s acceptance of a proposal from Student Events, which would give them 17% of the Student Activities Fee with oversight from the… Read More...
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Student Union to draft Bill of Rights

7 December, 2007 // Front Page, News // 0 Comments
The Brandeis Student Union has unveiled plans to draft a Student Bill of Rights, which will be a major union project during the Spring. “The Student Union ought to be defending student rights,” explained Director… Read More...
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Participation drops with initial online evaluations

7 December, 2007 // Front Page, News // 0 Comments
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… Read More...
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Editorial: Online evaluations looked better on paper

7 December, 2007 // Opinions // 0 Comments
It is becoming painfully obvious that online course evaluations are not working. The plethora of e-mails, the tables at Usdan, and the offer of prizes have not been enough to entice students to take a… Read More...
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Book of Matthew: Politics as usual

7 December, 2007 // Opinions // 0 Comments
There are not many politicians that have my respect, but former President Bill Clinton is one of the few. His Dec. 4th address, honoring Eli Segal, was quite possibly the most inspiring speech that I… Read More...
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Letters to the Editor:

7 December, 2007 // Opinions // 0 Comments
(In respose to “Student Events”) Dear Editor, It seems, in the last week or so, that our campus has been divided by the recent decision of the administration to set aside a portion of the… Read More...
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Shopping for Truth: Winter Break: what to do?

7 December, 2007 // Opinions // 0 Comments
This week, for my final opinions column of the semester, I decided to reflect on some ideas of what to do during Winter break. So, I’m sure most of you are like me in that… Read More...
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One Tall Voice: Memoirs of a Conservative: Part Two

7 December, 2007 // Opinions // 0 Comments
My first ever opinions article in The Hoot was written back in October 2006. The title of the piece was “Memoirs of a Conservative at Brandeis Part One” and the negative response I got from… Read More...
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