Despite RIAA, LTS maintains policy
Despite requests by the Recording Industry Association of America to universities to monitor their networks more closely, Library and Technology Services officials said they have no intention of complying.
Anya Bergman
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Building projects on the way
The campus is rumbling with construction projects at every corner; from a new dormitory to new academic complexes, the University is facing major upheavals to its physical landscape.The $35 million reconstruction of Ridgewood is progressing as planned, Executive Vice President of Campus Operations Peter French said.
15 students targeted for music downloads
The recording industry unleashed a new round of legal threats this month against college students who illegally downloaded copyrighted material on file-sharing networks.
Dean Jaffe impanels committee to evaluate campus advising services
Dean of Arts and Sciences Adam Jaffe has created a committee that will examine academic and career advising services on campus and determine whether changes need to be made to improve them, an administrator said.
University to discuss arming campus police
The University will form an advisory group to discuss the possibility of campus safety officers carrying firearms, Chief Operating Officer Peter French announced in a campuswide e-mail Thursday.His announcement comes amid heightened security concerns after the recent shootings at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, where a gunman killed 32 people and himself.
Class senators and Union Judiciary justices were chosen in second round elections
The Student Union announced the results of the second round of spring elections last Friday, which included the student-body approval of an environmentally friendly tuition bill referendum and a victory by a write-in candidate.
Campus GLBTQ community seeks full-time support director
Over the past few months, members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning community have started lobbying the University to hire a full-time director to help facilitate programming and support for the GLBTQ population on campus.The proposal, written in 2003 by several professors, has been adopted by TransBrandeis, a division of Triskelion.
Slight rise for senior donations
One out of every four seniors has already donated money to the University, a four percent increase from last year's graduating class, according to Senior Class Gift committee members.As of last week, about 150 members of the Class of 2007 had raised $7,137.11 for their senior gift, which is used to finance many of the University's costs, including maintenance and professor salaries, according to the University's Development and the Alumni Relation Web site.
Activist alum Brandzel talks social change
[CORRECTION APPENDED: SEE BELOW]Ben Brandzel '03 started making waves as soon he graduated and, in the four years since he left Brandeis, has dedicated himself to a number of social causes.
Ski Team ordered to pay?Jeff Stein $300
A student who claimed he was promised a refund for a ski team weekend that he paid for, but did not attend, will finally receive one, as the Union Judiciary ruled in his favor in their first case of the academic year, Jeff Stein v.
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