Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
After months of brainstorming, writing, listening and consulting, the Brandeis community at last has a full length draft of its strategic plan to review. Students, administrators, faculty, staff and others on the Strategic Planning Steering Committee have worked diligently during the past year to shape a democratic process for thinking about the university’s long term […]
Brandeis administrators need to take college affordability much more seriously. The proposed model of a 4 percent increase in tuition and fees does not correspond with Brandeis’ mission of embracing social justice and accepting students based on academic excellence, not financial ability. If Brandeis wants to be perceived as an institution that can be easily […]
The unprecedented logistical challenges presented by Blizzard Nemo vexed maintenance crews across the coast, with snow drifts piling up to nearly three feet in some regions. Much sleep was lost as crews mobilized to keep the nation’s infrastructure operational to whatever extent possible. We commend Brandeis Facilities for their excellent stewardship of the campus during […]
We applaud the students, faculty and staff who coordinated this week’s ’Deis Impact festival to celebrate social justice. With events ranging from the arts, to business practices, to social media to investigative reporting, the community rallied to show the diversity of fields where social justice can impact the lives of others. The question that Brandeis […]
In seeking to protect their reputations, following allegations of sexual assault, Greek life organizations at Brandeis have already destroyed them in our view. We admit, we don’t know what happened or didn’t happen or might have happened at their off-campus party earlier this month. But we do know that facing accusations of sexual assault, their […]
Last week’s incident in Village A residence hall, where a man not associated with the University intruded into a student’s dorm room, should raise concern among members of this community. Brandeis students and staff should respond with vigilance, along with minor, but proactive security changes. Most security scares during the past few years, from car […]
Brandeis Operations announced this week that Einsteins would be open 24-7 Monday through Thursday and until 2 a.m. Friday. To our fellow students, and admittedly several members of this editorial board, the news was welcomed. It is heartening to think the university is trying to better accommodate the needs of students, who invest a lot […]
There comes a point when planning becomes excessive and we believe that the officials organizing the Brandeis strategic plan have reached it. When explanation for how you are going to write the draft of a plan, which in itself is a rough framework of principles, takes an entire semester, the process becomes so complicated and […]
We applaud the students and staff who assumed leadership roles and launched relief projects for victims of Hurricane Sandy. While the Brandeis campus suffered minimal physical damage, many students and their families continue to suffer greatly from the effects of the storm in New York and New Jersey. From benefit concerts at Chum’s to volunteer […]
After billions of dollars in advertising blitzes, thousands of miles crisscrossing the country for stump speeches and newspapers dominated by partisan headlines, when the TV networks began to call the final swing states late Tuesday evening, the nearly two-year presidential campaign of 2012 came to a close. And in the early morning hours, as Democrats […]
