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The Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) announced Monday that it would award the Carl J. Shapiro Science Center with the SCUP Excellence in Planning for a District or Campus Component Honor Award. SCUP awards multiple distinguished certificates annually as part of its Excellence Awards Program. The Shapiro Science Center divides its space between […]
It has been 20 years since Anita Hill, then a law professor at Oklahoma, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for what she called “the most difficult experience of my life.” “It is only after a great deal of agonizing consideration that I am able to talk of these unpleasant matters to anyone,” Hill told […]
‘I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK’ The Korean film “I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK” is a bewildering film. The story takes place in a mental institution. Il-Sun is a kleptomaniac who wears bunny ears and spends his days playing ping-pong. This changes when a new patient comes in, Young-goon, a woman hospitalized for an […]
Dear Editor, In response to your article “Vegan vote flawed, nothing but publicity stunt” (Oct. 14, 2011), I would like to correct some inaccuracies in the piece. PETA2 looks at a number of factors when determining the winners of the competition, including quality and variety of vegan food and student feedback. Votes are tallied, but […]
In 1961, Joseph Heller published an anti-war novel that both provided America with a satirical way of looking at war and even a new-catch phrase. That novel—“Catch-22”—has since sold more than 10 million copies and has become an icon of the anti-war movement. Brandeis has the original hand-written manuscript of this influential novel. In honor […]
Off-campus housing is getting a makeover. Investors are converting the Waltham Watch Factory on Crescent Street along the Charles River into office space, restaurants and loft-style apartments
Public Safety is still investigating the robbery that occurred on campus at approximately midnight on Sept. 25 in the men’s restroom by Levin Ballroom in Usdan. “The victim said an object was pressed against his back and money and other items were taken from his wallet,” read an e-mail sent to the Brandeis community, from […]
Brandeis is once again in the running to be named Most Vegan-Friendly College Campus in a competition run by a group known as PETA2, the college student wing of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the nationally recognized animal rights group. In 2010, Brandeis won third place in the competition, losing only to Brown […]
The Student Union will be holding yet another election for the post of representative to the Alumni Association this month, as the winner of the election last month has belatedly decided not to accept the position. Jenny Lau ’14 will not be assuming her role and a fresh election will be held Monday, Oct. 24. […]
When people think of good horror movies—as opposed to the cliched schlock that is thrown at us so often—they think of such classics as 1991’s “The Silence of the Lambs” and 1973’s “The Exorcist,” a movie that will prevent me from sleeping if I think about it too close to bedtime. These days, most “horror” […]
