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Adagio Dance Company held its fall show Dancefest, “ADC Unleashed,” this Wednesday in Levin Ballroom. Over the course of two hours there were 21 different dances ranging from hip hop to lyrical. The show opened with the Adagio Dance Ensemble’s contemporary number, slow and graceful movements that set the stage for an eclectic presentation. The […]
Three local activists and scholars gave their thoughts on race and gender in the election Tuesday night, in a forum moderated by Professor Anita Hill (HS) and sponsored by the African and Afro-American Studies department. The panel, the first of two forums preceding the election next month, was held in Boston’s South End and was […]
For the seventh year in a row, Brandeis is in the running to be the most vegan-friendly college in the United States, according to a study conducted by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Brandeis was named the runner-up to Northwestern University last year, and is vying for first place this year. The […]
I lost count of how many emails were sent last fall that encouraged students to vote for Brandeis as the most vegan friendly small university. I voted, not even giving a thought as to whether Brandeis is actually vegan friendly or not—I knew we had a vegan station in Usdan and a vegan section in […]
Each year Brandeis spends copious amounts of money on events, faculty and facilities, yet when I walk into Usdan at 7:05 p.m. on a Saturday night expecting dinner, my only options are the slim remainders of wilted salads and week-old turkey sandwiches on the far side of the C-Store. And, if I’ve already used a […]
In recognition of the contributions to Brandeis by former President Jehuda Reinharz during his service to the university, Brandeis University’s Board of Trustees voted on Oct. 15 to rename Ridgewood A the Jehuda Reinharz Residence Hall. “By any measure, Jehuda transformed the university,” President Fred Lawrence wrote in an email announcing the trustees’ action. During […]
Brandeis has sold its President’s house in Newton. After selling the historic home in 1990 and then buying it again, at the beginning of former university president Jehuda Reinharz’ tenure as university president, the university sold the historic home after President Fred Lawrence moved into a rented Waltham apartment this summer. The house at 66 […]
The preliminary framework for the strategic plan released this week presents a wealth of generalities and a dearth of specifics. As expected in any outline, it focuses on ideas and goals concerning policies and initiatives. Faculty stressed their desire to review specifics of the plan on Thursday, and we hope that the upcoming breakout sessions […]
It is paramount that we should vote with knowledge of the educational stances of the presidential candidates. The presidential debates and negative ads make it easy to get caught in the emotion involved in politics, to look at the rhetoric, but not actual policies of Mitt Romney and Barack Obama and what they imply. In […]
Like many Americans, I found myself watching the presidential debates last Thursday. It had been years since I had actually sat down to watch a political debate, and after watching I could only hope it would be a longer time until the next. The number of times a candidate actually addressed a question was far […]
