Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
A Massachusetts state bill that would require Brandeis and all other universities and colleges to disclose federal and state taxes that would have been paid if they had not been tax exempt is currently with the Joint Committee on Revenue and the Joint Committee on the Judiciary. The bill also requires universities and colleges to […]
Most students at Brandeis feel safe. And they should. Brandeis is a safe campus filled with multiple departments and community leaders dedicated to protecting student safety. But unfortunately, Brandeis is not immune from the issues of sexual violence and harassment that plague every college and university campus. It would be naive to think that because […]
To the Editor: While The Hoot’s article covering Dr. Andrew Wakefield’s April 13 lecture at Brandeis presented both sides, the accompanying editorial titled, “Don’t let Wakefield go unchallenged,” was completely biased and provided no support for its claims that Wakefield’s work has been discredited” and contains “errors and flaws,” or that he “committed great harm […]
To the Editor: While The Hoot’s article covering Dr. Andrew Wakefield’s April 13 lecture at Brandeis presented both sides, the accompanying editorial titled, “Don’t let Wakefield go unchallenged,” was completely biased and provided no support for its claims that Wakefield’s work has been “discredited” and contains “errors and flaws,” or that he “committed great harm […]
Web Exclusive Each year, Americans devote billions of dollars and incalculable man-hours to discipline, in the most boring sense of the word. Whether the target is children, pets, neighbors, fellow citizens, or foreigners on the other side of the world, the cause of controlling others’ behavior sometimes seems to have become as typically American as […]
Margaret Marshall, former Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, and Professor Anita Hill (Heller), spoke to Brandeis students about their lifelong careers and their commitment to social justice and civil rights. “My commitment to equality is a higher calling,” Hill said. “When things keep calling out to you, you should listen. I came […]
Herbie Rosen ’12 was elected president Friday morning in the first round of Student Union elections. Rosen won by more than 600 votes. The election was highly anticipated and involved detailed pre-election coverage in all major campus publications. Akash Vadalia ’12 who ran against Rosen for president and finished in second place felt that the […]
Internationally-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma will perform “a five- to 10-minute piece” at this year’s commencement May 22, Andrew Gully, university senior vice president for communications and external affairs, said late Thursday after the commencement honorees were announced this week. “It just adds a great touch to a day that is already really great,” Gully said […]
Former British doctor Andrew Wakefield, who authored the 1998 Lancet paper suggesting that vaccinations for measles, mumps and rubella can cause autism, defended his research during a speech in Rapaporte Treasure Hall Wednesday evening. Last February, The Lancet retracted the article and in May 2010, the British General Medical Council prohibited Wakefield from practicing medicine […]
The Student Union Senate voted Sunday to join nearly 300 supporters and sign a letter disapproving of the Brandeis Students for Justice in Palestine protest at a forum with six Israeli Knesset members on April 4. Abraham Berin, executive senator and senator for the class of 2011, wrote the letter. When Minister of Internal Security […]
