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Yana Litovsky


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A scandalous 'Crime'

Gael Garcia Bernal is Mexico's hottest young actor, with two nationally and internationally acclaimed films under his belt - "Amores Perros" and "Y Tu Mama Tambien." While the popularity of his latest project, "El Crimen del Padre Amaro" ("The Crime of Father Amaro") rivals that of the first two - being the highest-grossing film in Mexican history - its feeble artistic merits suffer from the contrast with Bernal's previous masterpieces.


Cheating: new face, old number

According to Brandeis professors, cheat-sheet use, prior knowledge of exam questions, peeking over your neighbors shoulder, un-cited material and unauthorized collaboration occur all over campus in glaring contradiction to our officially ingrained motto of "truth even onto its innermost parts." According to a recent article from the New York Times, these are on the rise in many universities around the country.


Brandeis' retention rate behind Ivies

According to Vice President for Students and Enrollment Jean Eddy, both the graduation and retention rate, calculating the number of students who transfer to other institutions, at Brandeis are above average, but below those of many first-tier institutions.


Column: English-only improves learning

A Nov. 5 ballot initiative proposed by the English for the Children Committee in Massachusetts would replace the state's existing system of bilingual education with a program of intense English immersion.


Brandeis examines diversity

Recent reports on the race distribution of the average student body in a college or university have indicated that there is an upward trend in minority enrollment.


Brandeis examines diversity

Recent reports on the race distribution of the average student body in a college or university have indicated that there is an upward trend in minority enrollment.


Brandeis examines diversity

Recent reports on the race distribution of the average student body in a college or university have indicated that there is an upward trend in minority enrollment.


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