MBTA concedes cuts, raises fares
Amid criticism over severe service cuts, the MBTA revised its budget proposal last week in a change that would raise fares an average of 23 percent but only result in minor service cuts. The price of the commuter rail and the 553 and 554 buses that many commuting students use will experience a fare hike […]
Housing numbers lag behind growing class size
Housing lottery numbers ran out nearly 300 spots earlier than they did last year, reflecting the trend of a growing student body and limited housing availability on campus. This situation is forcing university officials to review the ratio of rooms to students for future classes. “Students seemed to use the lottery numbers slightly more efficiently […]
A unique experience abroad in Israel
As a Jewish girl who goes to Brandeis and hails from New Jersey, I hesitated before applying to study abroad in Israel. I worried the trip would not be unique. Throughout my experience, however, I discovered my study abroad experience is in fact one of a kind. I am studying at the University of Haifa; […]
Anthropology lecture discusses ancient Central Mexico
Boston University architecture professor David Carballo delivered a lecture titled “Ritual Offerings/Sacred Architecture in Ancient Central Mexico” on Wednesday afternoon as part of the Anthropology Colloquia Series. The anthropology department brings in guest speakers to present lectures related to different issues and topics in anthropology to the students on campus. Carballo began with a history […]
View From The Top: Dr. Strangedance, or how I sold my soul to the theater
I never meant to be one of those “theater kids.” You know the ones I’m talking about; they sing musicals as they walk around campus, wear brightly colored hoodies advertising their shows and send you three dozen Facebook invitations to come see them perform. I never intended to do theater at Brandeis. As I walked […]
Professor from Hebrew Univerity on religious parallels
Presenting the lecture “On the Organization of Sacred Time Among Jews and Christians,” Professor Israel Yuval of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem spoke to the Brandeis community regarding his recent revelations on the intricate connections between Judaism and Christianity. Yuval initiated the discussion by denouncing his own former conviction that Judaism and Christianity signified “sister […]
Knesset forums disrupted for 2nd year
Five Israeli Knesset members participated in a town-hall style meeting at Temple Emanuel in Newton on Monday evening. For the second year in a row, members of Brandeis Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) interrupted the Ruderman fellow event in protest, this time shouting, “Israel is an apartheid state and the Knesset is an apartheid […]
Lecture denounces media coverage of activism
Sarah Sobieraj, professor of Sociology at Tufts University and recent author of “Soundbitten: The Perils of Media-Centered Political Activism,” led a lecture titled “Covered: Activists, Journalists, and News in a Shifting Media Landscape” on Thursday afternoon in the Mandel Reading Room. She discussed the forms of rhetoric used by popular media and the “unsettling” relationship […]
World Bank nomination concerns some in Dartmouth community
President Obama nominated Dartmouth College president Jim Yong Kim last Friday to lead the World Bank. Although applauded nationally for his background in economic development, Dartmouth students have voiced concerns over student life issues during Kim’s presidency. After only a three-year term as Dartmouth College’s president, the second shortest in the history of the college, […]
A/C stays off in heat
After a brief spell of 80-degree weather, the temperature plunged back into the 30s and 40s, necessitating the return of the heating system on campus. It takes two weeks for the university to prepare the air conditioning equipment, according to Associate Vice President for Facilities Peter Shields. “The biggest effort is preparing the cooling towers […]
‘Deis admits fewer students in incoming class
Even before prospective students check their mailboxes for acceptances and visit potential schools in an attempt to weigh their decision, admissions officers must decide which—and how many—students get the coveted acceptance letters. Further complicating matters is the fact that the class of 2015 is an unusually large class, with more than 900 students. This puts […]
Transatlantic story
In a one-hour roundtable lecture and question session titled “Arguing About World War I: A Transatlantic Story” co-sponsored by the German and European Studies and History departments, visiting Duke University Professor Philipp Stelzel offered insight into the Fritz Fischer controversy and the differing views on the causes of World War I. The focus of the […]
‘Not My Life’ screening shows horrors of child slavery
The Gender and International Development Initiatives (GaIDI) at the Women’s Studies Research Center screened the documentary “Not My Life,” directed and produced by Oscar nominee Robert Bilheimer and narrated by Glenn Close, this past Monday about the international child trafficking and slave trade. Dr. Mei-Mei Ellerman started the event by passing out tissues. Ellerman is […]
Brandeis scientists receive Canada Gairdner Award
On the heels of Dr. Michael Rosbash’s latest appointment as the Peter Gruber Chair of Neuroscience, he and Brandeis Professor Emeritus Jeffrey C. Hall have been awarded the Canada Gairdner Award for their discoveries involving the biological clock and its effects on the circadian rhythm, according to an announcement from President Fred Lawrence this week. […]
France shooting rattles Jewish community
Despite the university’s large Jewish population, Director of Public Safety Ed Callahan, said there is no cause for alarm after three children and a rabbi were shot and killed at a Jewish school in Toulouse, France, on March 19. In response to the incident on Monday in which a man opened fire at the Ozar […]
Admin, underage differ on fake IDs
In an area where one-fourth of the population is under the age of 21, Boston and surrounding cities are in a constant struggle with the overwhelming amount of underage college students using fake identification as a means to obtain alcohol. A recent study found that about 20 percent of all underage college students’ use or […]
Student Union pushes for extended Einsteins hours
After the successful campaign to extend the C-Store hours, the Student Union has moved on to Einsteins. Student Union President Herbie Rosen ’12 stated that the C-Store campaign “went pretty well,” and the Union will keep the lessons it learned there in mind with the Einstein Bros. campaign. Currently, Senator Ricky Rosen ’14 is spearheading […]
Revisions to Student Union Constitution would help streamline Senate
In recent weeks, the Student Union Senate has been mired in debate over proposed changes to the Constitution. These changes include “how the Union is set up, improving communication with different corners on campus” and “increasing the overall effectiveness of the Union,” according to Student Union President Herbie Rosen ’12. Herbie Rosen believes the Senate […]
Raising awareness on sexual assault
Professors Anita Hill (Heller) and Bernadette Brooten (NEJS) assembled a daylong conference in Levin Ballroom on March 19 to raise awareness of the issue that black women are considerably less likely than white women to report and seek justice when raped. “Professor Hill came to Brandeis in 1998, and we met soon after that. Our […]
Travels in Rome: the eternal city
“So, how was Rome? What did you guys do?” Upon returning from February break, I was asked this question by almost everyone I encountered. When I first touched back down in the United States, I received a call from home asking me to describe my trip in one word. The word I chose was indescribable. […]
