New café opens in Farber library
After months of construction over the summer, Java City has opened a new location in the Farber wing of Brandeis’ library. The plans existed since April, with an initial hope that it would open by the start of the fall semester. More recent estimates gave mid-September. The official opening is not until Oct. 2, but […]
BC celebrates 150 years
Last Saturday Boston College alumni, faculty and students filled Fenway Park in Boston for a Catholic Mass to celebrate the school’s sesquicentennial, or 150th anniversary. Boston College, one of the countries more well-known Jesuit schools, was founded in 1863 after many years of being denied a formal charter by the then anti-Catholic legislature. Commenting at […]
AEPi being re-formed by a new group of students
Last Wednesday, Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) announced that it was attempting to bring a chapter of the fraternity back to the Brandeis community, recognized by the AEPi national office but not by the university. That night, a group of 29 founding fathers in a new generation of AEPi were inducted into the organization. Each of […]
Brandeis struggles with recycling and energy conservation
Despite the perception that Brandeis is environmentally conscious, the university earned only a “B” on the 2011 Campus Sustainability Report Card and a bronze on last year’s STARS (Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment & Rating System). While many here applaud the environmental and recycling initiatives, questions about the effectiveness of those efforts remain. Recycling is very important, but […]
‘Grimm’ offers new take on a classic concept
When one thinks of a police drama, perhaps “Law and Order,” “Miami Vice” or “The Shield,” gritty portrayals of police work and criminality almost immediately come to mind. “Grimm,” however, is a rather atypical member of the police-drama community because it focuses on one detective who is forced to manage and combat magical occurrences in […]
Dor Guez enthralls at Rose opening
The Rose Art Museum reopened this evening after a summer hiatus, allowing the public to see its collections once more, and giving new director Christopher Bedford the opportunity to prove himself with the exhibit “100 Steps to the Mediterranean,” by Dor Guez. Guez, a Jerusalem-born photographer and video artist, lives and works in Jaffa, and […]
For busy Brandeisians, Baan Thai comes through
Baan Thai is a restaurant that many Brandeis students know and love, but for those who have yet to discover one of Main Street’s best restaurants, there are several reasons that make the trip worthwhile. Baan Thai staff love Brandeis students just as much as the students love Baan Thai. The staff makes ordering incredibly […]
Shrouded in controversy, ‘Elementary’ Soldiers on
America, it seems, has gone mad for Sherlock Holmes. Since 2009, two films starring Robert Downey Jr. have been released to great success, and the British BBC’s “Sherlock” has a strong American fan base. Now, the United States is to get a television Sherlock of our own: “Elementary,” a similarly modernized take on the classic […]
Brandeis’ best senior artists on display
In the Goldman-Schwartz Art Center on Wednesday, select members of the senior classes opened a show, highlighting the work that they have produced over the past summer. The show is called “New Work from Home and Abroad,” showcasing the fact that some of the art in the show was produced overseas by students in the […]
Artist Fran Forman ’67 showcased around the world
Receiving recognition for her unique artistic compositions, Fran Forman ’67 was recently granted the prestigious honor of being selected as one of 30 artists to have her work displayed in a traveling exhibition that is set to reach Beijing and Shanghai, in addition to other regions across the globe. Forman pursues her artistic vision not […]
Brandeis achieves six fulbright scholars
While many of us are settling into our school year routines and are preoccupied with the thrill of the fall semester, six recent Brandeis graduates are focused on new experiences, far away from campus. Jesse Appell ’12, Daniel Servando Chavez ’10, Olivia Edelman ’12, Skye Fishbein ’12, Kelsey Grab ’12 and Rachel Klein ’12 were […]
Unique clubs reflect diversity of student interests
Brandeis boasts its collection of more than 125 clubs, which vary from dance clubs to pre-law. Some of Brandeis’ clubs verge on being labeled as unusual, yet Elly Kalfus ’12, a member of the Brandeis Finance Board insists that “we try to give all clubs money, the only reason we wouldn’t give a club money […]
Massachusetts test scores record high
Last Monday, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced that 10th grade standardized test scores on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) exams were the highest in the history of the test. Eighty eight percent of Massachusetts 10th graders scored proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA), and 78 percent scored proficient […]
SAT Booklet conned from Waltham High
“Waltham High School students and faculty are left struggling to figure out how a school security breach led to the theft of an SAT test booklet,” according to the Waltham Patch. At a Waltham citywide school board and PTO meeting on Sept. 12, Waltham Public Schools Superintendent Susan Nicholson announced that a man broke into […]
Farhat Agbaria facilitates the seeds of peace through dialogue
Wednesday at Brandeis’ International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life, Farhat Agbaria coexistence facilitator from Givat Haviva and Seeds of Peace, discussed the science of conflict facilitation between Israeli and Palestinian groups. Agbaria is involved with organizations like Seeds of Peace, which regularly brings young Jewish-Israeli teens to Maine for a month to partake […]
Brandeis professor instrumental in battlefield protection bill
U.S. Representative Rush Holt (D-NJ) announced last week the passage of the Battlefield Protection Bill in the House, a large victory for historians committed to the preservation of national historical sites, including Brandeis’ own Professor David Hackett Fischer (HIST). Fischer delivered crucial testimony before the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands last January, […]
Stanford Professor to Receive Award from Brandeis
Stanford University sociology professor and director of urban studies Doug McAdam is the recipient of the 2012 Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize. McAdam is the author of two books on the civil rights movement, including “Freedom Summer,” a 20-year follow-up study of the lives of those who applied to take part in the 1964 […]
Student Union Senators continue work on their ongoing projects
Now, with classes in full swing, the Student Union and senators-at-large are working to accomplish last year’s goals, including club support, aesthetic and safety improvements on campus and improved dining services. The two current senators-at-large are Theodore Choi ’14 and Charlotte Franco ’15. Their positions differ from the rest of the Senate because unlike class […]
Today Show Comes to Brandeis
Brandeis has been chosen as one of six finalists to have the fourth hour of the Today Show with Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb, hosted live from campus. The winning campus gets a chance to increase its publicity on live television. On Thursday, a Today Show camera crew filmed a rally on the Great […]
Brandeis Alum, Brian Paternostro ’08 Passes Away
Brian Paternostro ’08, a dedicated friend and passionate Brandeis theater star, died on Sept. 12 after a long struggle with cancer. He was 27. During his time at Brandeis, Paternostro participated in the Free Play Theater Cooperative, the Hillel Theatre Group (HTG), directed the 2005 HTG production “Hair” and was the Student Union Director of […]
