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With a career culminating in her position as senior producer of the CBS news program 60 Minutes, Esther Kartiganer ’59, a Brandeis alumni and trustee, died on Aug. 1 in Aspen, Colo. She was 74. Kartiganer was engaged in a habitual bike ride to a nearby ski lift where she enjoyed reading when she suffered […]
The past couple of months have been filled with discussion about birth control, abortion and the right of individuals to decide the best course of action for themselves regarding their sexuality. There has been a new discovery about birth control for men. Published earlier this month in the science journal Cell, researchers have inadvertently found […]
While in Israel in April, I spent a few days in Jerusalem with camp friends. We did all of the touristy stuff I’d done before, as well as going to a few places a tour guide never would have taken me. Our day started at Machaneh Yehuda, an outdoor market. After some sweetened, dried pineapple […]
The Grand Old Party’s allowed itself to be replaced. Although never all that grand, until now it at least managed to be quite old. Old men with old ideas keeping a tight grip on the party from the old, trustworthy headquarters—such was the old Republican brand. The new brand has been made by new faces, […]
Whether it was an alleged over-aggressive call or a call perceived to be missed, the referees quickly became a story in the NBA playoffs this year. While many have called for a complete revamping of NBA officiating, arguing that referees are inept and even corrupt in some cases, Nolan Fine, a former NBA referee for […]
When the reports of sexual abuse at Penn State surfaced in 2011, Joe Paterno acted as we all did: outraged, indignant and shocked. He played the part perfectly. He claimed he did not realize what Mike McQueary meant when he told him that he saw Jerry Sandusky raping a 10-year old boy in the team’s […]
When this paper reported last year that the African and Afro-American Studies department would search for a new chair and gain a hired professor along with it, we took it as a sign that Brandeis was committed to the history and importance of the discipline. Professor Chad Williams, formerly of Hamilton College, has now been […]
When Professor Len Saxe (HRNS), director of the Cohen program and the Hornstein program, first arrived at Brandeis, he taught Psychology with a background in Social Psychology. He was very interested the relationship between a community’s decisions and how they affect policy and Jewish society. “Nowadays you cannot open up a newspaper without seeing surveys,” […]
In selecting Christopher Bedford, who served as chief curator at the Wexner Center for the Arts, to be director of the Rose Art Museum, Provost Steve Goldstein chose wisely. Hailing from the U.K., Bedford achieved a B.A. in art history from Oberlin College, with an M.A. in art history from Case Western Reserve University. He […]
A123 Systems, a Waltham based technology company, has merged in a $465 million dollar deal with Chinese company Wanxiang Group, the company announced last week. The company creates lithium-ion batteries for electric powered cars and motors. Wanxiang is an automotive components manufacturer, and one of the largest companies in China not owned by the government. […]
