Book showcases photographer’s study of Russian Jewry
An event held Tuesday celebrated the work of S. An-sky, who was recently included in a 2009 book published by Brandeis University Press, “Photographing the Jewish Nation: Pictures from S. An-sky’s Ethnographic Expeditions.” The event included Brandeis professors, students and families to share in the photography of 20th century Jews. “Photographing the Jewish Nation” features […]
Annual symposium discusses accomodating disabilities in education
Academic experts Manju Banerjee and Loring Brinckerhoff discussed the advances the disabled have made in the world of academia at the annual Disability Symposium Wednesday in Rappaporte Treasure Hall. Banerjee, the associate director for the Center for Students with Disabilities at the University of Connecticut, began the symposium by outlining the history of the movement […]
Reinharz proposes wage raise pool for employees earning less than 150K
University President Jehuda Reinharz proposed the creation of a pool for faculty and staff salary increases at last Thursday’s faculty meeting. The announcement does not signify an accross the board wage increase; if approved by the board of trustees, only faculty and staff earning less than $150,000 per year would be eligible for the increase, […]
Students celebrate International Women’s Day
The university celebrated the International Women’s Day Celebration Wednesday in the ICC Swig Lounge. Students, parents and faculty dined on Russian food and watched several performances, varying from recitations of poetry to traditional Russian folk dances. Though the holiday originated in the former Soviet Union, it is now annually celebrated on an international basis. Julia […]
Brandeis Briefs: Pass/fail parameters reconsidered
The Student Union is currently negotiating with the University Curriculum Committee (UCC) to expand the university “pass/fail” program to include general education requirements (GEs) and major requirements. The pass/fail option must be declared with the university registrar when registering for a course. Upon receiving a final grade, students can decide if they would like a […]
Constitutional Review releases 11 proposals
The Constitutional Review Committee Sunday night released its proposals to amend the Student Union Constitution, which include a complete overhaul of the Union Senate’s structure. The proposals were approved by the Senate directly following their release, and will now be put to a student body vote on March 18. If the proposals are passed, the […]
Provost approves 2020, changes one
University Provost Marty Krauss has approved all 17 of the Brandeis 2020 Committee’s proposals to suspend or restructure academic programs in order to save the university $3.8 million annually beginning in 2012. Krauss also altered the Committee’s original proposal to terminate the Ph.D. program in anthropology and has instead proposed that the program “be retained […]
Screenwriter Kashua discusses identity roles in Middle East
Sayed Kashua, screenwriter for the popular Israeli television show “Arab Labor,” and columnist for the Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz, answered questions after a screening of an episode from the first season of the show Tuesday evening. Much of the first season of “Arab Labor” centers on the beginning romance between an Israeli man and an Arab […]
‘Dido’ hits the right notes
The first performance of Henry Purcell’s definitive work, the opera “Dido and Aeneas,” occurred in 1689 at a London girl’s school. Three hundred and twenty-one years later, it can still sound fresh and lively if it’s presented by an organization with as much talent as the Brandeis University Department of Music. Last Sunday’s staging of […]
Liquid Latex lays bare annual show
Unsurprisingly, the Levin Ballroom was packed to capacity on Thursday night, with all seats filled and numerous people standing in the back of the room, all in anticipation of Liquid Latex’s 10th annual show. Every year, students get on stage and prance about with nothing on but latex and a lot of creativity, which always […]
Why do we love naked golden men?
An ungodly runtime, hosts with mediocre jokes, long clip montages with no apparent purpose and sometimes dubious winners. Every year, critics and viewers alike lodge these complaints against the annual Academy Awards, yet tens of millions still watch the ceremony every year—and that’s just in the United States alone. Why? I asked myself this question […]
Following the players: FTP’s traveling ‘Guildenstern’ amuses
Clever stage direction and stellar acting made the Free Play Theatre Cooperative’s production “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” an enjoyable experience. However, Tom Stoppard’s uneven and muddled script left the audience feeling dissatisfied. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, the often forgotten minor characters from William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” take center stage in Stoppard’s script. In Shakespeare’s mammoth play, […]
Little wonder in ‘Wonderland’: Quirk for quirk’s sake?
The experience of watching “Alice in Wonderland,” the newest film from zany director Tim Burton, in 3-D was like falling down a rabbit hole and being bored by the fall. Sure, the situation itself is odd enough, but there are no significant surprises. My attitude may be a result of overly high expectations and my […]
While abroad, Brandeisian finds hope amid Chilean disaster
As she slept in her hotel room on the last night of her study abroad orientation in Valparaiso and Vina del Mar, Chile on Feb. 28, Quinn Lockwood ’11 felt the shocks of one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded. “We certainly felt the shaking. [It was] very scary, and the hotel sustained some damage, […]
Constitutional Review Report
Proposed Amendment 1: Student Union Government restructuring • Part one would replace the legislative powers of the Union Senate into an Assembly and Club Support Board. • Under the committee’s proposal, the Vice President would be internally elected by the Assembly—merging the position with executiv senator. • The Union Judiciary would become […]
Softball opens their season with warm weather play
The Brandeis softball team could hardly have asked for a better start to their season. In their first week of competition, the Judges have managed to compile a 5-1 record, and their 3-1 conference record leaves them well-positioned to contend for the University Athletic Association Championship. Brandeis got off to a quick start in their […]
Indoor track and field hosts UAA championships
Brandeis University played host to the 2010 University Athletic Association Indoor Track and Field Championships on March 5 and 6, and the hometown squads finished the week with their heads held high. The Brandeis men took two UAA titles over the meet, and the women had 15 point-scoring performances in the final tune-up before this […]
Men’s basketball advances to Sweet Sixteen
After two exciting victories last weekend in the first and second round of the NCAA Division III tournament, the Judges have moved onto sectional. This is the second time Brandeis has reached the Sweet Sixteen under head coach Brian Meehan. The Judges kicked off the weekend in Rochester on Friday night when they faced the […]
Baseball spends the week playing in Florida
The Brandeis baseball team is participating in the University Athletic Association Tournament down in Sanford, Florida this week. The team will play six games total between Tuesday March 9 and Saturday March 13. The Judges kicked off the tournament against the Emory University Eagles. In the top of the first the Eagles got their first […]
It’s all greek to me: university policies unclear on Fraternities and Sororities
On April 11, the Student Union will host a half-marathon across the Brandeis campus. The event is being organized by Union Vice President Amanda Hecker ’10 and Phi Kappa Psi President Justin Meltzer ’11. The Facebook event created to advertise the event will say the race is being “cosponsored” by both the Union and the […]
