Lawsuit charging University with discrimination dismissed
On Oct. 31, a Massachusetts court made a summary judgement in a lawsuit filed last fall by Professor Alan Bergen (PHIL) against the University.
Matthew Bettinger
Articles
Column: English is great, until you see the competition
When I entered Brandeis, the first course in which I enrolled was Hebrew 10a. I had wanted to know Hebrew for a long time, first for religious reasons and then for cultural ones.
Budget cutbacks made; will not affect students
In a Nov. 7 article, the New York Times reported universities across the nation have slashed their budgets due to financial constraints.
Column: Jewish influence, from Ellis Island to Ron Jeremy
In an instance of boredom, I went looking for my roots on the World Wide Web. Last Friday, waiting for friends to return from classes and the weekend to begin, I felt an urge to look into whatever happened to a hotel my family used to vacation at in upstate New York.
Brandeis endowment shrinks, affects University building projects
Brandeis' endowment shrank by 2.5 percent in the last fiscal year -- between July 1, 2001 and June 30, 2002 -- according to Peter French, executive vice president and chief operating officer.
Cable outage annoys students
Many students reported problems with their cable television Saturday. Across the campus, students experienced signal problems and were temporarily unable to watch television."The campus head-end for cable, which is in Feldberg, has never had an uninterruptible power supply," Perry Hanson, Chief Information Officer and Associate Provost for Academic Technology, said regarding the problem, "It was not tied into our generator that keeps the network and servers up during such situations." Hanson said the University will be working to prevent a recurrence.
Dance, friends aid in coming out
Coming Out Week concluded Friday as members of Triskelion, Brandeis's GLBTQS organization, set up a giant closet door in front of the Usdan Student Center to celebrate National Coming Out Day.
Column: Welcome to Florida, where the aged age
In August, I went to Florida. I must have blocked it out, because I just remembered my trip last week.
Coming Out Week begins
Coming Out Week, sponsored by Triskelion, began Thursday, with comedienne Julie Goldman performing to a standing-room-only crowd, according to Leslie Meltzer '03, Triskelion Coordinator at the "Coming Out Week Stein Night" (See related article, p.
Union elections now complete
Ravi Chugani '03 was elected Foster Mods Quad senator, and Jonathan Cohen '06 and Lalin Anik '06 were elected Class of 2006 senators and Astrid Rojas (TYP) as elected Transitional Year Program senator in elections redone due to network problems and ties in certain votes.
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