Fall semester JBS opens program to wide audience
Every year during course selection, we as Brandeisians go through the monotonous process of finding the classes that meet our academic needs. With the intense pressure of fulfilling major requirements, we are often pigeonholed into taking courses that satisfy a major requirement and may not interest us. But not anymore, because this year Brandeis has […]
Reflections on art’s place in peace sponsored by CAST
The Creativity, the Arts and Social Transformation (CAST) program hosted a lecture by James Thompson titled “In Place of War: Digging Up Stories in Ondaadtje’s Sri Lanka.” Cynthia Cohen, director of the program in Peacebuilding and the Arts and former director of Acting Together on the World Stage, introduced Thompson as a close colleague and […]
Michael Walzer ’56 lectures on community and socialism
Brandeis graduate Michael Walzer ’56, now a political theorist, returned to Brandeis to give a critical lecture on Martin Buber’s book “Paths in Utopia” and discuss different types of socialist communities. The lecture, presented by the Louis D. Brandeis Legacy Fund for Social Justice, took place in Rapaporte Treasure Hall on Monday, Nov. 4. Walzer […]
Volleyball falls to Babson, Vassar on senior day
The Brandeis women’s volleyball team hosted both Vassar and Babson colleges for their senior day on Saturday, Oct. 31. The Judges kicked off the game honoring seniors Summer Koop, Maggie Swenson and Maddie Engeler for their contributions to the Brandeis team throughout their collegiate volleyball careers. The Judges started the day facing off against the […]
Joana Murphy staple member of swim team
The Brandeis swim and dive teams are well underway in their 2015-2016 season. The team is led by head coach Mike Kotch, assistant coach Eric Thurston and diving coach Charlotte Rea ’09. Fallon Bushee ’16, Theresa Gaffney ’16 (Co-Editor-in-Chief of The Brandeis Hoot) and Fay Laborio ’16 are the captains for the women’s team. While […]
Sarkeesian lectures on exclusion of women from gaming world
Anita Sarkeesian, founder of “Feminist Frequency” website and YouTube channel and avid gamer, argued that video games’ portrayal of women reflects and contributes to sexism during a Martin Weiner Lecture in Computer Science. Sarkeesian’s lecture focused on the role of video games in education, offering ways to transform the world of gaming to better include […]
BRIEF: Adjunct faculty will vote on potential union
Over 200 non-tenure track professors at Brandeis will soon vote on whether to form a union after filing a petition with the National Labor Relations Board, according to a press release sent by union spokesman Jason Stephany on Wednesday. The union would be affiliated with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), an organization that has […]
Athletics conference affiliation less than ideal
Brandeis celebrated its annual Homecoming a few weekends ago, inviting alumni back to campus and hosting both the highly-ranked men’s and women’s soccer teams in competitive UAA conference matchups. While it is great when students can support the Judges in high-stakes conference matches, it usually isn’t quite as easy as it was during Homecoming. That […]
SEED – Embracing or Misrepresenting Diversity?
This past week, the Admissions Office held its Students Exploring and Embracing Diversity program, or SEED. From Nov. 1-3, several dozen high school students (term of endearment: SEEDs) were brought to campus and stayed in the dorms of volunteer student hosts. They attended a slew of programs, from sample classes to seminars about student life […]
Numbers all ‘too high’ in results of other schools’ climate surveys
Brandeis released the results of its “Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Violence” on Oct. 8, 2015. It is one of many schools around the country to release the results of a survey on sexual misconduct. The initiative to conduct Campus Climate Surveys was put forth by the Obama Administration. In January of 2014 they launched […]
First-year students begin work to improve quad life through new hall council system
Promoting sustainability is a major goal of the North Quad Hall Council, a group of eight students elected to represent their fellow residents. The hall council system, implemented in North and Massell Quads this year, allows students to take on leadership roles, create programs and build community in their quads, according to students and the […]
