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Accreditation review process underway

by Noah Bein | 04/19/2005

Over the next 18 months, Brandeis will be applying for re-accreditation-a decennial process that assesses academic life at the University-from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, a consortium of more than 1,800 public and private grade schools, colleges and universities.Provost Marty Krauss and Chief Operating Officer Peter French will oversee the process of reviewing the University's infrastructure to ensure that it measures up to eleven standards set by the association's Committee on Institutions of Higher Education.Committees will be impaneled to address topics such as student learning, University organization and governance and the general academic program.

UJ: BTV amendment on ballot

by Noah Bein | 03/22/2005

In a hearing Monday night, the Union Judiciary rejected a request to remove a proposed amendment from the second round of Student Union voting scheduled to take place on Wednesday.The amendment would more than double the amount of Student Union resources allocated to Brandeis Television while reducing the percentage of funding distributed to the Justice, WBRS, the Archon yearbook, Student Events, BEMCo and the Waltham Group."We think [the judiciary decision] went as we expected," former BTV director and current head of the station's amendment campaign Nate Westheimer '05 said.

Labor group argues benefits of WRC

by Noah Bein | 02/15/2005

Brandeis agreed to pay an annual $1,000 membership fee to join the Worker's Rights Coalition, a labor group which advocates fair treatment for workers in the manufacturing industry.

Trisk holds info drive to oppose FDA blood-giving policy

by Noah Bein | 02/08/2005

Triskelion, a Brandeis queer support group, circulated a petition at last week's Red Cross blood drive in Sherman Function Hall that protested a governmental policy that prohibits men who have had sex with other men in the past 28 years from donating blood.Arguing that HIV blood testing techniques have improved dramatically since the deferral policy enactment in 1985, the petition states that infected blood can be detected within twelve days using current technology."Our point of being here today is just to raise awareness," said Triskelion member Drew Wiechert '06.

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