A collaborative effort of Brandeis clubs including Democracy for America, the College Democrats, the Activist Resource Center, and Gen Ed Now has successfully secured a deal to bring Howard Dean to campus. He will speak on April 15 at 8pm in Levin Ballroom. The event will be open to the Brandeis community.
Howard Dean, a physician [...]
Have you ever felt it difficult to get from Point A to Point B in the Boston area without going through downtown? Say you want to get from Harvard Square to Coolidge Corner in Brookline. You don’t need to go in to Park Street Station on the Red Line and then out again [...]
This post is part of a series that addresses the physical aspects of our campus, specifically the history and the current state of Brandeis University architecture and planning.
One of society’s ongoing problems is what to do with old buildings. Do we demolish them and build something new? Do we renovate and re-purpose them? If they’re [...]
Cross-posted from my blog.
This past Friday evening I participated in an event called Critical Mass, with the purpose to celebrate cycling and assert cyclists’ right to the road. In Boston, bicyclists hold a ride on a last Friday of every month, starting at Copley Square in the Back Bay. There are no organizers. I heard [...]
Phil and I just attended the “Great Green Ideas for Brandeis and Beyond” event in the new Shapiro Science Center. The big news: Brandeis has given the go-ahead for a large solar array to go up on Gosman roof. I find this a bit ironic, considering that last year, a proposal to build a smaller [...]
For better or for worse, Jehuda Reinharz’s actions as University President have helped shape my experience at Brandeis. After hearing about his imminent resignation, I’d like to take this opportunity to reflect upon some events of his term.
My oldest memory is of a controversy surrounding a display of Palestinian art on campus. It was before [...]
