Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
The Brandeis University Volleyball team dropped a tough one Tuesday, falling in three sets (26-24, 25-22 and 25-18) to a talented Tufts team. It was the sixth straight win for Tufts’ Jumbos (6-2), the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s 29th ranked team in the nation. With the loss, Brandeis, the winner of five of its six […]
A Brandeis undergraduate student paying full tuition will pay $38,994 to attend Brandeis for the 2010-2011 academic year, according to the university’s financial services website. In addition to tuition, students will pay a myriad of mandatory fees from technology to student activities to health services. Students living on campus also have to pay for housing […]
Student Union President Daniel Acheampong ’11 announced Tuesday the creation of a student committee and a student advisory position that will solicit student opinion and report to university officials concerning administrative structure following the flight of many top members and in the search for a new director of The Rose Art Museum, respectively. The committee […]
Schwartz Castle and four buildings in the Charles River Residence Quad do not have partial or full sprinkler systems installed, according to The Department of Public Safety’s annual report issued Thursday in compliance with federal laws. As part of a yearly report on crime and public safety, the Annual Fire Safety Report must be published, […]
Every week, The Hoot will publish an article related to the financial organization of the university as part of our series Financial Exposure. Each article will be based on copies of the university’s tax exemption forms obtained by The Hoot. Brandeis has conducted business with two companies whose owners are closely related to the university’s […]
A Brandeis roundtable discussion Thursday about the confirmation hearings of Judge Elena Kagan focused on the historical significance of her appointment to the Supreme Court and the media coverage that followed. Students, faculty and community members heard presentations from future president Fred Lawrence, and Professors Eileen McNamara (JOUR), Anita Hill (Heller) and James Mandrell (WGS), […]
A university PhD student suffered injuries to his face after a chemical explosion in a laboratory inside the Edison-Lecks building. He was then transported to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston last Thursday, a Waltham fire department lieutenant said. University Senior Vice President of Communications and External Affairs Andrew Gully declined to name the student. The […]
The university is once again warning students about the danger of crossing South Street at the cross walk by the Gosman Athletic Center, Ed Callahan, Director of Public Safety, and Mike Vella, Community Development Coordinator for the Charles River Apartments and the Mods. “Each year we try to focus on crosswalk safety,” Callahan said in […]
Frederick Lawrence won’t be starting his new job until January, but he is already raising the bar for Brandeis presidents. The newly appointed next president of Brandeis will lead the university’s conservative Kol Nidre service on the Brandeis campus this evening, something no president of the university has done before. Lawrence will lead the long, […]
This year’s Fall Concert will headline the alternative rock band OK Go, Student Events announced this week. The Postelles will open the Oct. 2 concert. Because the annual event is scheduled to come earlier this year than in past years, Student Events did not have enough time to survey the Brandeis student body before choosing […]
