Last week, I heard a colleague from the Computer Science department mention that his job is to monitor the campus' downloads and streaming (yes, this includes porn). Apparently, the Brandeis community makes some, and I quote, "exotic" choices in their Internet browsing material.
In 380 B.C., Plato outlined what he saw as the ideal form of societal rule in The Republic. His work suggests that a society with one philosopher king who always knows right from wrong is the most ideal, while a society with one tyrant is the least ideal and all the varying forms of democracy reside somewhere in between.
Last December, I read an article about Harvard University's grade inflation in their school newspaper, the Harvard Crimson.
John J. Geoghan was a Catholic priest who molested nearly 150 boys over the course of 30 years.
Saint Francis was born in Assisi, Italy in 1181 or 1182. He was the son of a rich cloth merchant and enjoyed a carefree adolescence and youth.
A man from Tanzania once told me that he hated radios. I was sitting in my 12th grade English class, startled by the opening phrase of this foreign visitor.
"Hello World." I remember the immeasurable, heart-felt joy when my first computer program ran, displaying those two simple words.
I remember walking through Harvard Square a couple of months ago and giving $20 to a homeless guy.
I remember walking through Harvard Square a couple of months ago and giving $20 to a homeless guy.
I remember walking through Harvard Square a couple of months ago and giving $20 to a homeless guy.
“A liberal arts for tomorrow”: Brandeis’ new model for higher education
The 77th Emmy Awards: A celebration of (and frustration with) streaming, and records shattered
Tornado lands near campus: sign of rising tornado rates amid global climate crisis
Brandeis to introduce “Oscar Sort” recycling technology to campus
Governor Gore and his Waltham Estate