When you think Jewish fashion, do you think yarmulkes and prayer shawls? Perhaps Star of David necklaces sporting the Star of David or clothing by Jewish designers like Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren?Think again.With the myriad of young, Jewish-themed apparel lines that have appeared over the past 18 months, the term "Jewish fashion" is taking on a new meaning.
A 6.1 percent increase in tuition --from $28,164 for the 2002-2003 fiscal year to $29,875 for the 2003-2004 fiscal year - placed Brandeis at number ten on CNN Money's "Most Expensive Colleges" list.
The Village's dedication last Wednesday drew students -both residents and non-residents of the Village- faculty, staff, Board of Trustee Members and esteemed donors to the Village for food, music and fun.
"Israeli fruit tastes bitter. Say no to the occupation of Palestine. Don't buy any fruit from Israel" read a controversial poster displayed on the Oxfam Belgium website last July.
"Your son has a half hour to live and your car is being towed away...How to make the best of a bad day" was the title of the speech by Judge Danny Butler of the Pittsburgh Magistrate's Court Wednesday in the Shapiro Campus Center theater.
Overall, first-year students say they are reacting positively to their first week at Brandeis. Although the first week can be both tiring and overwhelming, many students with whom the Justice spoke say they found the Brandeis community to be both welcoming and helpful.
A $2,000 donation was made to the The Mark S. "Choppa" Chopelas Youth Benefit Fund by Brandeis at the beginning of July.
Brandeis students aren't allowing the SARS epidemic to hamper their plans to return home for the summer and to study abroad.
Speaker Garett Smith, a member of the contraversial organization Jews for Jesus, elicited various reactions from the Brandeis community when he spoke in upstairs Sherman last Thursday.
Wednesday, Dr. David B. Goldstein, Wolfson Professor of Genetics at University College, London gave a talk entitled "Historical and medical implications of genetic variation in Jewish populations" in Gerstenzang between 4 p.m.
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