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VP election will not take place

by Alana Abramson | 01/27/2009

Student Union representatives have discovered that, according to the Union's constitution, it is illegal to hold a reelection for vice president because the president, secretary and treasurer are still in office, Student Union Executive Senator Andrew Brooks '09 said.Article IX, Section 8, Clause 6 of the Student Union Constitution states, "There shall be no mid-term election for the positions of President or Vice-President except as provided for in Article III." Article III states, "If all positions of Union Executive Office mentioned in this Constitution shall become vacant, new Executive Elections shall be held.

Indelible Influences

by Alana Abramson | 01/27/2009

When Barbara Epstein '73 was a Brandeis student, the Vietnam War was raging, Richard Nixon was serving as president, the Pentagon Papers had just been published and the United States was plagued by internal political strife.

Program launched to encourage green business

by Alana Abramson | 01/20/2009

Nine Brandeis students have launched the pilot program for the Green, Opportunity, Action and Leadership Network, an organization the students created to fuel youth interest in the green business sector by providing them with an internship in a green business.

CEL funds minimally affected for spring

by Alana Abramson | 12/09/2008

The current economic crisis will not drastically impede the Community Engaged Learning program's various projects the way it is impacting other programs, such as the programming at Prospect Hill, because CEL uses resources from the organizations with which they partner, according to Prof.

Union proposes evidence procedure

by Alana Abramson | 11/25/2008

On Nov. 16, the Student Union proposed a resolution to the administration stating that students should be able to review all evidence against them prior to their conduct hearings, which would be a different procedure for reviewing evidence than what is currently stated in the University's Rights and Responsibilities document.

The steps to success

by Alana Abramson | 11/18/2008

When Terrence Johnson's (TYP) mother heard about the Transitional Year Program at Brandeis through a program alumnus, Johnson thought the program sounded interesting.At the time, Johnson, a high school student in Atlanta, felt he was academically unprepared to start his college career.

Obama presidency's legacy ambiguous for now

by Alana Abramson | 11/11/2008

Profs. Peniel E. Joseph (AAAS), Mingus Mapps (POL), Joseph Ballantine Jr., adjunct professor at the International Business School, and Jill Greenlee (POL) discussed the effect of race, demographic results and political and economic implications of the election of President Elect Barack Obama at a panel last Thursday.The panel, moderated by National Public Radio defense correspondent for the Pentagon Guy Raz '96, was titled "What Happened?

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