Music Musings
The Hoot talks spring concert, punk rock and new music with Leor Galil & Punk Rock and Roll Club, hosted and edited by Andy Meyers.
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Archive for February 1st, 2008
The Hoot Report
The inaugural round table discussion of the ’08 Presidential elections with Stefan Borst-Censullo, Michael Goldman, Bret Matthew, Jon Lange and Noah Klinger, hosted and edited by Andy Meyers.
Eddy names interim rabbi
Senior Vice President of Students and Enrollment Jean Eddy announced on Jan. 30 the appointment of Rabbi Elyse Winick as the Interim Jewish Chaplain after the resignation of Rabbi Lehmann last spring. Rabbi Winick graduated from Brandeis in 1986 and will be at Brandeis for the 2008 spring semester. Unitl now, the search for a […]
UTC reassesses funding after F-board reform
Following a reform last semester barring chartered clubs from charging admissions to events, Undergraduate Theater Collective clubs are requesting more funding, according to F-board chair Max Wallach ’09. Wallach wrote in an e-mail, “I’m happy to say that UTC clubs are requesting more then ever before. Since the reform was announced, we have been asking […]
Community Engaged Learning initiative launches volunteer program in Waltham
This week, Brandeis students and faculty involved in Community Engaged Learning launched their new volunteer program, which aids residents of the Prospect Hill community in Waltham. This project, which began Tuesday, allows members of the Brandeis community to interact, tutor, and share with the residents of Prospect Hill, a public housing development in Waltham. “We’ve […]
ACLU statement criticizes Provost
Both the Massachusetts chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union and Provost Marty Krauss issued statements last week about Prof. Donald Hindley. Last semester, Hindley was ordered to take “anti-discrimination” training by the Provost after allegedly making “inappropriate, racial and discriminatory” statements. “I am well aware that many of you are concerned about the investigatory […]
CAs and Bemco: Students helping students
In addition to the notification systems on campus, separate organizations work to promote safety at Brandeis. As two facets of campus security, the Office of Residence Life and the Brandeis Emergency Medical Corps work as bridges between students, administrators, and Public Safety. Even before “Virginia Tech, and the establishment of the notification system, we work […]
Editorial: There is such a thing as bad publicity
In recent weeks, Brandeis has been all over the news, for all the wrong reasons. This university has had two former Presidents speak in two semesters, hosted a U.S. Senator last week, and has an ever expanding number of students advocating for myriad causes, yet every mention of Brandeis in the national and regional press […]
Letters to the Editor: (Response to Letter to the Editor, Jan. 25, and “Study abroad under investigation by NY Attorney General,” Jan. 25)
Dear Editor, I take great offense at the opinions expressed in the letter by the Board of Students Organized Against Racism regarding the workshop they led on racism for members of our Student Union (Letter to the Editor, Jan. 25). Though I was not present at the workshop, I have heard accounts contradicting SOAR’s version […]
The perils of practical thinking
On numerous occasions people have told me that a major in English and American literature has little or no practical value. “There is no future in the study of literature,” they say. The response is similar when I explain that I am considering adding a major or minor in philosophy. Why do people respond this […]
