The year in sports
It's easy to see that 2006 was a year of unprecedented achievement for Brandeis athletics.The year certainly started that way.
Dan Hirschhorn
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COMMENTARY: Without one more bracket, it's a playoff without a payoff.
Congratulations! We're the champions! Well, the east coast champions, at least. And by east coast, I mean just New England.If that sounds watered down, it's because it is.Don't get me wrong, I love any postseason competition, and teams that have been racking up ECAC appearances should be proud.But through no fault of their own, the winners-and we've had a growing number at Brandeis recently-miss out on the chance at a higher level of competition.The average fan might not realize it, but the volleyball and men's soccer teams-who both captured ECAC crowns this weekend-are not alone on top.
New Heller building dedicated
Administrators and donors cracked jokes and spread thank-you's around a gleaming three-stories-tall atrium Friday at the ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony of the Heller School's new Irving Schneider and Family Building.The Heller School of Social Policy and Management consistently ranks among the top five graduate schools in social policy in U.S.
Tuition hikes to exceed cost of living
Students and their families should expect yearly tuition hikes of about 2 percent more than annual increases in cost of living over at least the next seven years, according to University financial planning documents.
Altercation raises questions about police conduct
Accusations of police misconduct arose after Brandeis police placed a student in protective custody in the Foster Mods early Saturday morning.Walaa Sbait '08, a Palestinian student from Haifa, said he was leaving the Mods around 1:40 a.m.
Wife of Brandeis benefactor Rabb dies at age of 94 in Florida home
Eleanor Rabb, the wife of founding University Trustee Norman Rabb and a long-time Brandeis supporter, died July 16 at her home in Palm Beach, Fla.
Prince says students hold keys to peace
In a deep, booming voice that could only be described as regal, Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan asked a room packed to the brim with graduating students, family and friends what he called "a simple question.""How can we live together?" he asked at the University's 55th commencement ceremony Sunday in Gosman Sports and Convocation Center.
Obituary: Jerome Levine, knot theorist, dies at 68
Jerome Levine, a mathematics professor who made groundbreaking advances in knot theory, died April 8 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston after a nine-month battle with lymphoma.
Stein cited in 2nd alcohol violation
For the second time in six months, The Stein was cited by Waltham Police Thursday for serving alcohol to underage patrons, police said.
The sound of 'Music Man'
Marian Paroo walked to the middle of a footbridge to meet the man who had tried to deceive her the entire show.
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