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Library will forgive late fees for overdue books

by Sarah Rontal | 03/18/2014

Starting last Saturday, and lasting until April 15, the University's library will be accepting overdue materials without fines, save for short-term course reserve materials and short-term equipment loans. The initiative was proposed "five or six months ago" by the library administration as a method to decrease the number of missing books before the library initiates a plan to change its collection, according to Goldfarb Library Associate Director for Public Services Patricia Flanagan in an interview with the Justice. With more books accounted for, the library will be able to better determine shelving accommodations, said Flanagan.

CAC promotes 'smoke less' initaitive

by Sarah Rontal | 02/11/2014

The Brandeis University chapter of Colleges Against Cancer, a nationwide collaboration of college students dedicated to the implementation of the programs and missions of the American Cancer Society, is seeking campus-wide support for a smoking policy that would limit smoking to designated areas around campus. CAC chapter President Elizabeth Allen '14 said the club is looking to demonstrate community support for its initiative by speaking with members of the University administration, gaining the support of the Student Union, seeking acceptance of the proposal from the Rights and Responsibilities Committee, and surveying behaviors and opinions of student and faculty populations who were underrepresented in its past survey. Current University policy prohibits smoking in buildings and less than 30 feet away from buildings. According to a report by the Brandeis chapter of CAC dated Dec.

bVIEW holds discussion

by Sarah Rontal | 11/19/2013

Brandeis Visions for Israel in an Evolving World held an event on Tuesday about Israel's ultra-Orthodox population, called Haredim.

Discussion covers the appointment of judges

by Sarah Rontal | 10/28/2013

A discussion with Law Professor Christoffer Wong of Sweden's Lund University last Tuesday brought together a small group of Brandeis students and faculty interested in discussing ethics of the appointment of judges to the International Criminal Court.

Lemberg Center will move into a new home

by Sarah Rontal | 09/24/2013

The Lemberg Children's Center, currently located at Lemberg Hall next to the Brown Social Science Center, will move to a new building in late winter or early spring, according to Howard Baker, executive director of the center.

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