Students should always get course readings in print
As yet another finals week is at last on the horizon, I'm hit once again with the most shocking of realizations: I may not have done all of my assigned readings this semester.
Hillel Buechler
Articles
Union Senate's goals in disarray
Some of the Student Union Senate's latest activities remind me of the title of neurologist Oliver Sacks' book recounting unusual clinical stories, The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat and Other Clinical Tales.
Student input on next president needless
Selecting our next University president is a crucial step at a crucial time, but it's also a step that lends itself to suffocation by our own ideals.At Brandeis, we like to consider ourselves highly committed to a certain set of ideals that includes fun discussion topics like social justice and environmentalism.
History of presidential ends reveals no clear explanations
There's been a lot of speculation about why University President Jehuda Reinharz is resigning. Plenty of it, if not most of it, leads back to the Rose Art Museum media calamity.
Gear up for Union elections
You've probably been very excited lately; I know I've been. After all, the first Student Union election season of the academic year is upon us.
Time to prep for H1N1
H1N1 is out there, continuing to infect thousands of people worldwide. It will eventually get to Brandeis.
The tumultuous narrative of the Rose Art Museum
Welcome, largest-ever Class of 2013, to the frugal Brandeis University, home of the esteemed and ambiguously existential Rose Art Museum.If you're an infrequent reader of news, please embrace this delightful opportunity for me to update you on the flowery saga of Brandeis and the Rose.
UJ cannot eliminate racial minority offices
AND SO ONThis week, the Union Judiciary will hear a case regarding whether the positions of senator for racial minority students and Finance Board representative for racial minority students are inherently discriminatory and thus violations of University policy as well as the Union Constitution.
Need-blind claim not accurate
AND SO ONBrandeis might consider appending its admissions policy label of "need-blind" to "sort of need-blind." As Dean of Admissions Gil Villanueva told The New York Times last week, the University already accepted 10 percent more international students and expects to increase the number of students accepted through the wait list and transfer applications this year.
An even bigger housing crisis awaits Residence Life
AND SO ONDissatisfied with The Department of Residence Life's housing process this year?
‘Brandeis is at the edge of a cliff’: Interim President addresses faculty
Former student returns as President
Study-in for Palestine hosted by Brandeis Jewish Bund reported to police
Massachusetts ballot question 6 available in select districts
Police Log 11/1/24-11/18/24