Twelve students returned to Brandeis to find fire safety referrals and a $150 fine as a result of covered smoke detectors and other fire safety hazards that were discovered during the announced routine room inspections over winter break, according to Director of Student Development and Conduct Erika Lamarre.
The University administration and the Student Union have completed the review of the Brandeis Health Center as requested by the Union last November and are concentrating on implementing the proposed changes, according to Union Director of Executive Affairs and Chair of the Health Center Advisory Committee Jess Blumberg '09.Dean of Student Life Rick Sawyer explained in an e-mail to the Justice that students, as well as staff from the Health Center, Student Life and Students and Enrollment collaborated on the review.
Brandeis Coalition for Change, which aims to make issues of violence, the environment and poverty priorities for President-elect Barack Obama's administration, is now encouraging students to express which issues they feel are most important for the new administration to address by using Obama's www.change.gov Web site, according to Coalition representative Ned Crowley '10.
Students can now be fined $150 if covered smoke detectors or other fire hazards are found in their rooms or residence halls during an unannounced periodic fire safety inspection, which Residence Life and University officials will be conducting, according to Director of Student Development and Conduct Erika Lamarre."Due to [fire] safety concerns, unannounced periodic checks in the halls between now and the end of semester will now be performed," wrote Community Development Coordinator Laura Arroyo in an e-mail sent to Ziv Quad residents yesterday.In an e-mail to residents of Massell Quad, CDC Brian Koslowski wrote, "Residence Life needs to do [fire safety spot checks] because we keep finding covered smoke detectors throughout campus," referring to the recent incident in which the University was fined $23,000 by the Waltham Fire Department after covered smoke detectors were found in several rooms.
This year, incidences of students covering their smoke detectors have been reported at a much higher rate than usual, causing University officials to consider revising the punishment for such actions.On Nov.
Student Union President Jason Gray '10 delivered his State of the Union address last night, in which he focused on the idea of students working with one another and with administrators to create a unified community based on strong communication and partnership.
Brandeis has partnered with Smart Balance Inc., which markets reduced- trans fat and trans fat-free foods, in a $1 million industry-sponsored research agreement-the second largest in the University's history-to develop more healthful combinations of fats for Smart Balance, Executive Director of the Office of Technology Licensing Irene Abrams said.Prof.
In 1999, Louise Arbour was the judge who indicted former President Slobodan Milosevic of the Federal Republic of Yugoslovia.
Brandeis officials recently dedicated the Landsman Research Facility after supporters Sheila and Manny Landsman, who funded the construction of the building, which is home to the superconducting magnet used by scientists to examine the causes of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, according to Senior Vice President of Institutional Advancement Nancy Winshup.Winshup noted that Manny Landsman is a "very active" member of the Science Advisory Council, which provides guidance and support to the science departments at Brandeis.
The Southeast Asia Club and the Mixed Heritage Club held a discussion last Thursday as part of SEAC Week called "Experience and the Self," which focused on issues faced by mixed-race Southeast Asians and aimed to "show as many different aspects of Southeast Asian culture as possible," according to SEAC President Arnel Blake Batoon '10.
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