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A female Brandeis student suffered head and facial injuries during an assault and unarmed robbery on South Street Tuesday evening, Director of Public Safety Ed Callahan said. But a male Brandeis student told The Hoot he was also assaulted in a separate incident on Oct. 30 on Bedford Street and did not notify police. Callahan […]
Noam Chomsky, MIT Linguistics Professor and world renowned activist, labeled the United States and Israel as “rejectionist states” that refuse to join the entire world’s opposition of Israel’s “occupied territories” in a lecture to the Brandeis Community inside Sherman Function Hall Thursday evening. “Within the occupied territories, it [the situation] is much worse than apartheid,” […]
The United States Supreme Court decided last week to hear a Stanford University patent case after a brief filed by many other colleges, including Brandeis, urged the court to accept it. The case would determine the true ownership of inventions created at universities with government funds, according to Senior Vice President Judith Sizer, the university’s […]
The board of trustees requested at their bi-annual meeting last month that Brandeis prepare plans to fix the estimated $170 million in deferred maintenance needs the university currently has. Deferred maintenance refers to renovations or repairs that the university has deemed necessary but which it has not done due to financial reasons, Senior Vice President […]
Project Nur and The Brandeis Pluralism Alliance held “A Night for Pakistan” Monday to celebrate Pakistani culture and raise money to offset the effects of the floods in Pakistan this past summer. Event attendees were greeted by a spread of traditional foods including vegetable samosas, savory curry cupcakes and mango lassi. The event included a […]
The Brandeis Zionist Association held their annual musical social event, “Israel Gourmet Buffet,” Monday in Ridgewood Commons. Taking place during Israeli Occupation Awareness Week, the event was a break from politics and showcased the culture of Israel by listening to Israeli music and eating a variety of Israeli foods. In the spirit of celebrating culture, […]
Six automated external defibrillators (AED) were installed around campus this week, and the Brandeis Emergency Medical Corps (BEMCo) is offering a two-and-a-half hour class for students, faculty and staff on AED and CPR training. An AED unit is a life-saving device designed to be used with minimal training, Daniel Saxe ’12, BEMCo’s director of operations, […]
A small group of people met on Tuesday night for an intimate discussion with Alice Rothchild on the possibility of utilizing a BDS-boycott, divestment, sanctions-strategy in order to counter the Israeli occupation of the West Bank. Alice Rothchild is a gynecologist and obstetrician who has been politically active throughout her life, and particularly so in […]
Provost Marty Krauss has approved the recommended changes to the course times proposed by the Block Scheduling Committee. She announced via e-mail that the new time slot schedule will take effect for fall 2011. “One major change that I accept is that all courses will begin on the hour or the half hour,” the her […]
Being a first-year in college is certainly a different experience than being in high school, yet somehow it still feels natural. Instead of walking through crowded narrow hallways to get to class, I’m climbing the Rabb steps and hearing leaves crunch under my feet. It takes 10 minutes to walk to class instead of three, […]
