University lengthens residency requirement
The University faculty voted Thursday at the March Faculty Meeting to require incoming students to be in academic residency eight full semesters in order to graduate.
Matthew Bettinger
Articles
Drunk on Hysteria: Apathy is a virtue, not a vice
I consider apathy a virtue, and it irks me that others do not. Sometimes, I feel many of my peers hold emotion as an ideal for which to aspire.
Drunk on Hysteria: Black History Month is the right time to reevaluate race
It is impossible to prevent a person from noticing differences in others: We tend to evaluate people by hair color, eye color, skin complexion and size.
Dean Hahn resigns
On Monday, Feb. 3, Michele Rosenthal, associate dean for undergraduate academic affairs and first year services, sent an e-mail to the class of 2005 to alert them that their class dean, Deborah Hahn, had resigned her position.
News Analysis: Sharon needs Labor, Labor doesn't need him
Ariel Sharon appears to be having some difficulty piecing together a parliamentary majority in order to create a new government, after the 16th election to the Knesset, Israel's parliament.
Column: Big Dig not the solution to traffic
I never actually thought any of the Big Dig would ever open to traffic. I know the residents of Massachusetts and the rest of the country are contributing nearly $16 billion (that's more than 50 bucks per American) to complete this massive highway project, but something in my gut told me this was the most expensive toilet seat the government had ever purchased.
University proposes faculty cuts
Because of ongoing budgetary problems, the University has proposed to reduce the size of the faculty, eliminate classes and hold off on important capital improvements, according to several administrators.The Board of Trustees met Thursday in Sherman Function Hall to discuss the preliminary University budget for fiscal year 2004, according to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Peter French.
From Kraft to Reich: '02 in review
Most of 2001 was all but forgotten in the aftermath of the events of September 11th of that year, and in many ways, 2002 was defined by the recovery from 2001.
University makes further budget cuts
The University has announced another budget cut for fiscal year 2003. Dec. 4, Provost Mel Bernstein, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Peter French and University President Jehuda Reinharz led a forum in Olin-Sang Auditorium informing faculty of new reductions to the University's budget.
Column: Memo to NY: Back off smoke police
I think I am a healthy person, even though I don't always maintain the healthiest of habits. During winter break, I spent quite a few nights sitting at the Waverly Diner on 6th Avenue and Waverly Place in New York, as I have habitually in the past.
Boston’s West End: The spirit of a neighborhood destroyed
Jewish students are not a monolith. Brandeis must stop treating us like one.
Doxxing has no place at Brandeis
A local Waltham organization works to uphold democracy
Paige Bueckers: A Special Talent