Commuter rail project promises upgrades and enhanced service
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is currently conducting construction on the Fitchburg Commuter Rail Line, which serves Brandeis and is the primary way for students to get to and from Boston and other surrounding towns. The rail improvements may cause minor delays at points throughout this semester and the upcoming years, but should not […]
Neurobiology professor pushes the limits of the unconscious mind
Imagine a person who drives to work or school on a daily basis: The person takes the same turns, stops at the same stoplights, passes by the same gas stations and restaurants and arrives at the same place at the same time every day. This routine can become so ingrained in memory that by the […]
Friends remember Jonathan Roth ’14
Jonathan Roth ’14, a beloved friend and member of the Brandeis Orthodox community from Teaneck, New Jersey, died Dec. 16. He was 21. Roth was on leave from the university last semester and died from a drug overdose, according to The Record, a New Jersey newspaper. “Jon was one of the first friends I made […]
Winter concert features A-Trak
Student Events will be hosting A-Trak, a Canadian DJ and turntablist, for the winter concert on Jan. 26. A-Trak is also the owner of the record label, Fool’s Gold, and is known for his album, Dirty South Dance. As recently as Wednesday, A-Trak performed on the David Letterman Show, and has been celebrated at concerts […]
Basketball team holds high hopes for upcoming season
The Brandeis men’s basketball team has been a force to reckon with over the last few years. They have had three consecutive second-place finishes in the University Athletic Association, four NCAA tournament berths in four years, two runs to the Elite Eight, the quarterfinals of the competition, and a national ranking of second place in […]
Fencing team ‘foils’ its foes
Brandeis Fencing this season is considered one of the top teams in Division III and many consider the team to be comparable to one of the Division I level. Tim Morehouse, U.S. Olympic medalist and a national champion, was a member of the Brandeis fencing team during his time here in the 1990s, and graduated […]
Brandeis home commemorated
The house where Justice Louis Brandeis grew up, in Louisville, Kentucky, has been named a historical place, The Louisville Courier-Journal reported this week. The large limestone home at 310 East Broadway is getting a historical marker to honor it. After taking a tour of historic Jewish sites, Andrew Segal, an 18-year-old student at the University […]
Burger to make move to Middlebury
Associate Vice President of Communications Bill Burger is leaving the university for Middlebury college at the end of December. He will assume his new position as Vice President of Communications at Middlebury on Jan. 1, 2013. “I’ll leave here with many great memories of Brandeis and tremendous respect for so many of the people—staff, faculty […]
Student diagnosed with active tuberculosis infection
A student diagnosed with an active case of Tuberculosis (TB) on Tuesday forced Brandeis University officials to order tests for 250 students, faculty and staff, despite little risk they believe, of the disease spreading on campus. Dr. Debra Poaster, Medical Director of the Brandeis Health Center, said the university decided to test the large number […]
Dining changes proposed, Aramark contract on table
Senior Vice President for Administration Mark Collins announced that the university will be considering new dining service contractors. While the university may not necessarily change providers, it is considering a change and will pursue more minor changes to dining facilities starting next summer. The announcement came after the results of the dining survey showed that […]
Drolette to step down at end of year
At the end of the calendar year, Fran Drolette will step down from her role as senior vice president and chief financial officer, Steven Manos announced in an email last week. Marianne Cwalina, the current Associate Vice President of Budget and Finance will assume the role on Jan. 1. This change in personnel was communicated […]
Dylan nixed, possibility of festival still on table
Bob Dylan has been cut from the set list for next semester’s proposed festival. While the event is still likely to occur, it will no longer be called the 50th Anniversary Bob Dylan Folk Festival, as student organizers had planned. While there are still talks going on to bring Dylan to campus next fall, the […]
Brandeis Debate ranked second at APDA
Ranked just behind Yale, Brandeis Academic Debate and Speech Society, is now second in the American Parliamentary Debate Society (APDA). The debate class, acronymed BADASS, outranks Harvard, Johns Hopkins and American University. The APDA is a national conference in which 50 other highly-ranked university teams debate using a structure loosely based on the British Parliament. […]
Lawrence Attends Israeli Alum Event, Amid Cease-Fire
University President Frederick Lawrence and his wife Kathy attended a Brandeis alumni reception in Israel last Wednesday. The reception coincided with the Israeli ceasefire with Hamas that many celebrated after eight long days of violence. The reception, meant to celebrate the unique bond shared between the university and Israel, was also attended by the United […]
Bellin comments on judicial tension with Morsi in Egypt
Nearly two years after the fall of dictator Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian people once again flood Tahrir Square, this time in protest of their new president, Mohamed Morsi. On Nov. 22, Morsi announced that his decisions were above judicial review by the nation’s constitutional court. The decree followed highly successful political tactics where he helped […]
Thanksgiving break reminds affected students of storm destruction
Thanksgiving break, usually a week when college students enjoy time with family and friends, was different this year for many Brandeis students from the Northeast. Many students from New York and New Jersey went home and found themselves dealing with the lasting damage from the storm Sandy. Some students only noticed minimal damage in their […]
Univ to offer online classes with other elite schools
Brandeis next year will begin offering an online learning program as part of a collaborative effort with nine other leading national universities. “Semester Online” aims to offer “rigorous online courses for credit from a consortium of universities,” according to BrandeisNOW. Private, for-profit education company, 2U, will be used to offer the virtual classrooms interactive interfaces. […]
Brandeis LCU gives conservatives a campus home too
The Brandeis Libertarian Conservative Union is one of the many politically-inclined clubs on campus at Brandeis. Its members are part of the Massachusetts Alliance of College Republicans, which includes notable schools such as Harvard, M.I.T., Boston University and Boston College. Morris Didia ’14, one of the leaders of the club, explained, “The Brandeis Libertarian Conservative […]
Waltham martial arts academy raises thousands for Children’s Hospital Boston
With Reggie Perry blasting Rihanna’s “Shine Bright Like a Diamond” from the stereo system inside his Waltham Martial Arts Academy, and his wife repeatedly kicking the wavemaster for 10 minutes to gain pledge donations, their four-year-old son Kobe, skipping around the room in his t-shirt and blue jeans, paused at the doorway to observe the […]
SEA hosts annual local food banquet
SEA held their annual Organic Foods Banquet on Tuesday. The banquet featured delicious food, inspirational speakers, dedicated students, sterno cans, glue, ribbons, cinnamon, blood, sweat and tears and a lot of fun. The banquet has been known to be a “fully environmental event” and Lisa Purdy ’14 shed some insight into exactly what that meant. […]
