OBITUARY: Stanley H. Feldberg, 79, trustee
Stanley H. Feldberg, a Brandeis trustee from 1972 to 1993 and founder T.J. Maxx and several other discount stores, died April 24 of prostate cancer in Charleston, S.C.
Benjamin Freed
Articles
STATE OF EMERGENCY: Rumsfeld vs. Hersh
In the May 24 issue of The New Yorker, a letter from a retired Army captain says that Seymour Hersh's recent expos of abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison outside Baghdad was an exercise in "poor journalism" by printing "at a time when the world is a tinderbox." The soldier goes on to write that Hersh "gives encouragement to extremists."Considering the widespread reactions in Washington and the Pentagon's recent attempts at transparency in its treatment of Iraqi prisoners?the Defense Department has, in the past week, released hundreds of prisoners from Abu Ghraib and admitted to operating a secret interrogation facility in Baghdad?Hersh's reports were journalistic feats.
Q&A: James D. Wolfensohn
justNews: What's been the mission of the World Bank under your leadership?James D. Wolfensohn: Its fundamental mission is to alleviate poverty and to try to do that in a way that is humane and deals with people rather than economics.
Troy' delights, but drags on
In Troy, the greatest war of antiquity is reduced from a 10-year slog to a stylized expedition that ends in a fortnight.
STATE OF EMERGENCY: Plagiarist, beware the Web
USA Today may have the highest readership of any American newspaper, but now we know not even the rag served up with skimpy pastries and bland coffee at Holiday Inn is free of crooked journalism.Two weeks ago, a group of reporters and editors impaneled by USA Today concluded that Jack Kelley, once that paper's star foreign correspondent-before his resignation in January-had fabricated at least eight stories in the past decade.
Current pass/fail anonymity rule remains intact
The proposal to remove student anonymity from Brandeis' pass/fail system was abruptly derailed at the faculty meeting last Thursday as professors voted to send the proposed changes back to the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (UCC).Dean of Arts and Sciences Adam Jaffe and Union President Joshua Brandfon '05 each presented their stances on the potential alterations to the pass/fail system and the issues of anonymity.
STATE OF EMERGENCY: Calling for the King's head
Howard Stern's radio show has never been known for its upstanding taste, yet millions tune in each morning when they wake up or drive to work.
Students, officials meet to discuss status of pass/fail
A meeting of students, faculty and administrators convened Monday to discuss issues surrounding the eventual implementation of PeopleSoft software and its effect on the pass/fail grading option.
COSI teaching assistant dies; colleagues in mourning
Ming Ming Hao (GRAD), a student in the Department of Computer Science, died in the early morning on Sunday, Feb.
Police Log
Medical Emergency Feb. 1 - There was a report of a student passing out and falling down the stairs at Usdan Caf.
Boston’s West End: The spirit of a neighborhood destroyed
Jewish students are not a monolith. Brandeis must stop treating us like one.
A local Waltham organization works to uphold democracy
Paige Bueckers: A Special Talent
Doxxing has no place at Brandeis