Nicole Karlebach '04 has been named the Commencement Speaker for this year's graduation. As part of her senior address, Karlebach plans to discuss issues of activism on campus."I felt like throughout my four years at Brandeis I'd done a lot of advocacy for my class," Karlebach said.
Meryl Glatt-Rader, the director of the Hiatt Career Center, resigned last week in a mutual agreement with the University, making her the third employee to suddenly leave Brandeis this semester.
Facing opposition from Hillel and its member groups, the Brandeis Debate and Speech Society, along with the Concord Bridge and Students for a Just Society (SJS) hosted a public forum on the topic of divestment from Israel last Tuesday drawing nearly 40 students.
Brandeis Coalition for Tolerance (BCT) and Hillel led a discussion entitled "The Swastika and other Forms of Hate" on Feb.
Union President Joshua Brandfon '05 withdrew his Union Judiciary (UJ) case against Andrei Khots '05 on Sunday for embezzling funds.According to a UJ court docket, on Jan.
A keynote address to mark the commencement of Black History Month was received with some disappointment by members of the Brandeis Black Student Organization (BBSO), who gathered with many others on Thursday evening in the Napoli Trophy Room of the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center.David Muhammad, a registered member of the Nation of Islam delivered a 30-minute speech, entitled "How great is our African history?" However, some BBSO members disagreed with Muhammad's message, adding that it did not completely reflect the month's theme, "Blackness: Truth unto its innermost parts," or the opinions of the entire club."We want to let everyone know the views expressed by him were not ours," BBSO's Director of Political Affairs Darnisa Amante '06 said.Muhammad, traveling from New York City, introduced his lecture by describing the African-American's place in modern day life."We are living in a nation and society that has never really appreciated the African man and African woman," Muhammad said.
In a campus-wide e-mail released Monday, Assistant Dean of Student Life Rev. Nathaniel Mays condemned an act of vandalism that defaced the outside of the North Quad AB Lounge with a swastika.
All seven members of the South Asian Students Association (SASA) E-board turned in their letters of resignation at the Nov.
The Union Judiciary (UJ) will rule by the end of the week on whether or not abstentions should count as a vote and be reflected in the total vote count or count as non-voting after hearing arguments from both sides Sunday in Shapiro Art Gallery.
Positions within the Senate have changed as Peter Williams '05 resigned his post as The Village Senator Nov.
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