Day: October 5, 2007

What's going on at Brandeis?

Lydian String Quartet
Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Slosberg Recital Hall
Phone: (781) 736-3400 option 5

Spotlight on Boston

Zombie Film Marathon
Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
55 Davis Square, Somerville, MA 02144

What's up Waltham?

DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park
Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln, MA 01773
Phone: (781) 259-8355

Pan Asia event is a success

The Brandeis Asian-American Student Association (BAASA) hosted the annual Pan-Asia night on Wednesday at the Intercultural Center to expose the Brandeis community to the various foods from Asian cultures.

New club for MLK Scholars

The MLK & Friends club has been in the planning stages since the beginning of the Fall 2006 semester, and has finally become a recognized club. The idea came about when a group of MLK Scholars (students who received Brandeis Universitys Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship) started discussing the need for an outlet for those scholars who have such strong backgrounds in community service. The club is based on the principles that are stated in the MLK Jr. Scholarship: social justice, community service, education, and equality. The club also focuses on the ideals of community building and unity, as well as recruitment for perspective students and scholars.

Alienated in America

According to Dr. Phil, there are four stages of grief: shock, denial, anger and resolution. While on a superficial level, the CWs new sitcom, Aliens in America, is easy to write off as another half-assed television show trying to capitalize off of topical humor, it may also be a sign that the U.S. has entered the final stage of the grieving process following 9/11.

Ode to an American gangster

With the ever growing popularity of stories of gangsters lives, rapper and self-proclaimed former hustler, Jay-Z sees it fit to go into the studio and take it back to basics.

The Lightning Bug

There is a beetle in the bathroom! I roar triumphant
thunder drunk down filthy stairs to announce to the assembled crowd
of friends and failed lovers:

Gogol Bordello

I was first introduced to Gogol Bordello at a Cake show at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles.

My friend Sam and I arrived at the show a little late and we could hear the opening act as we entered the theater. We commented to each other on how much the music reminded us of something one would hear aboard a pirate ship. We asked ourselves, “who is this band?”

American heroes, Riga-style

For a long time now, I have reserved a particularly special title for those public figures that I feel have achieved a certain excellence in their exploits and their personality.

Adams gives first annual State of Diversity address

In his first annual State of Diversity address Monday Night, Associate Dean of Student Life Jamele Adams discussed the results of an undergraduate student survey concerning issues of diversity and tolerance as well as initiatives to promote campus unity and cultural awareness.

'Fine dining' for Usdan Employees

Who are the people we see daily when getting our daily fix of food? What is working at dining services really like? Lets get a taste of what the employees of dining services do each day.

Growing up Latino and Jewish

As part of the University's Hispanic Heritage Month events, AHORA! and Hillel co-sponsored “LATINOS: Different Colors, Flavors and Religions” on Tuesday to explore how religion, specifically Judaism, functions within the Latino community.

Reputed filmmakers visit Brandeis

Oct. 22 and 23, filmmakers Werner Herzog and Errol Morris will appear at Brandeis. Herzog will screen his newest film, Encounters at the End of the World, about Anarcticas inhabitants, Oct. 22. The two filmmakers will discuss the documentaries and filmmaking in general the following day. Errol Morris visited campus last semester to screen his film SOP: Standard Operating Procedure. Morris received an Oscar in 2004 for his film The Fog of War.

Anthropology class reaches out to Waltham community

Last Sunday, Brandeis students enrolled in the Anthropology of Gender class spent 4 hours cleaning up at the Prospect Hill Terrace apartments in Waltham as part of an effort by the Community Engaged Learning Program at Brandeis University. Partners in the event included the not-for-profit organization the Waltham Alliance to Create Housing (WATCH), Waltham Public Housing, Community Service Department, and the Brandeis Pluralism Alliance. Participants in the effort painted a mural and several fences, planted flowers, and cleaned up the area around an apartment complex. The event also included a barbecue and was attended by the Mayor of Waltham, Jeannette A. McCarthy.

Students petition guns

The decision by the Fire and Safety Arms Advisory Committee, approved by President Jehuda Reinharz, to recommend Brandeis police officers to carry guns has provoked a group of students who disagree with the decision to start a petition hoping to urge the Brandeis community re-evaluate the decision.

Grad sprinkler installation to begin this summer

Renovations to the sprinkler systems in the Charles River Apartments will begin this summer in an effort to keep up with fire codesm, according to Vice-President of Campus Operations Mark Collins.

Donor gives millions for disability

After over a year of negotiations, the Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation has given the Heller School for Social Policy and Management a $5 million grant to found the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy.

Goldman case continues

After last weeks censureship of Union Secretary Michael Goldman for disclosing voting information in last months elections, the Union Judiciary last Sunday granted cert to a petition against Goldman citing unethical and unconstitutional behavior. In the days before the Oct. 7 hearing, Goldmans counsel has filed several motions alleging biased behavior amongst various participants in the proceedings, including UJ Chief Justice Jamie Ansorge 09.