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An ethnic infusion

by Lindsay Vacek | 03/15/2005

Among the jumble of Moody Street's posh restaurants and varied bars, a smattering of small, family-owned ethnic markets are helping diversify Waltham's town center.Inside, most of these shops are dingy and cramped, but the owners are welcoming and the atmosphere is genuine.And a closer look at these markets and their prosperity shows the changing face of Waltham-a white, middle-class town giving way to ethnic and cultural diversity.Waltham's small population of around 60,000 is traditionally known as white, working-class Protestants, but a new culture of different ethnic backgrounds is continually growing here.

Jaffe's book offers fix for patent system

by Lindsay Vacek | 03/15/2005

Dean of Arts and Sciences Adam Jaffe spoke about his new book on the problems facing the U.S. patent system before a crowd of around 40 as part of the University's "Meet the Author" series in the Shapiro Atrium Monday.The book, titled Innovation and Its Discontents: How Our Broken Patent System Is Endangering Innovation and Progress, and What to Do About It, was co-authored by Harvard Business School professor Josh LernerJaffe, also the Fred C.

Union Senate

by Lindsay Vacek | 03/08/2005

Michele Rosenthal, dean of classes '07 and '08, spoke to the Senate on likely changes to be made by the Committee on Academic Standing.

Some profs sympathize with Jaffe

by Lindsay Vacek | 02/15/2005

The Social Science Council and several professors approached by the Justice last week have expressed varying degrees of sympathy and support for Dean of Arts and Sciences Adam Jaffe's curricular proposals, saying that he has spurred warranted discussion about the scarcity of resources.Although no one interviewed said he or she agrees entirely with the dean's proposals, they said they appreciate his challenge to the University to consider where compromises can be made to save resources for future initiatives."I believe that Dean Jaffe has done us a real service by writing a plan and challenging us to reflect on where we want to go as a university and examine what kinds of trade-offs there will need to be," said Marya Levenson, the director of teacher education in the education program.The Social Science Council sent the Faculty Review Committee a letter on Feb.

Forgotten Refugees' documents Jews forced from Arab homelands

by Lindsay Vacek | 02/08/2005

About 30 students gathered in the Shapiro Theater Wednesday night to watch a screening of The Forgotten Refugees, a film about the one million Jews forced to flee violent anti-Semitism in their indigenous Arab countries, especially around the time of the creation of the modern state of Israel.According to the film, these refugees now comprise nearly half of Israel's five million Jews.

New housing policies announced

by Lindsay Vacek | 02/01/2005

Housing policies for the next school year will include several structural changes, including the introduction of three "thematic learning communities," according to Residence Life officials.Lottery numbers will be delivered to students' mailboxes by 5 p.m.

Ex-terrorist talks of transformation

by Lindsay Vacek | 02/01/2005

Students packed Shapiro Theater and weaved their way through tight security on Monday night to hear controversial speaker Walid Shoebat, who discussed his conversion from a Palestinian terrorist to an adamant supporter of Israel.Shoebat said the ultimate solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is open dialogue between Arabs and Jews.

BEMCo: 5 to 20 percent of calls this year were uneccessary

by Lindsay Vacek | 01/25/2005

Leaders of the Brandeis Emergency Medical Corps (BEMCo) say they have been inundated with illegitimate calls in recent months which they say has contributed to a drain of resources.BEMCo Director Jonathan Sham '06 said non-emergency calls are made during all hours of the night, including complaints of minor health problems such as flu-like symptoms, stomach aches, headaches or stubbed fingers.

Infrastructure overhaul making steady progress

by Lindsay Vacek | 01/18/2005

The University is working toward improving fire safety on campus as part of the infrastructure renewal project, a part of the 2001 Campus Master Plan, and has re-opened Scheffres in North Quad after last semester's renovations for mid-year students.

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