Innermost Parts

IF YES….. I received this e-mail from the national Democracy for America group, one of the many causes I support and wish I was more involved with but sadly am not…Don’t let the same thing happen to you.  (I love you, Howard Dean!) It takes three things to win elections — good candidates, good campaigns, and [...]

After a year of accepting submissions, the Massachusetts’ legislature’s 1,000 Great Places Commission has released its report of the best locations in the state.  That’s not exactly an exclusive list considering that Massachusetts has only 351 cities and towns, but it’s still nice to see that one of these Great Places is found on our [...]

The Brandeis biking listserv, which is used by faculty, staff, students and community members alike, sent out an e-mail which lists a bunch of opportunities for free classes and events, both healthy and political! Please read if interested in this sort of thing: Below is information about upcoming free bike commuter classes, and a bike [...]

Okay, I have been meaning to do this for a while, and hope it is not too late now. I would like to start a serious campaign to keep the Brandeis swimming and diving team around. Last I heard from Brandeis S&DT members, the swim team was cut after the ’09-10 school year due to lack [...]

On Saturday night, I was killing time and decided to buy a soda at Hannaford’s.  While I was waiting in line, I took notice of the crowds which were mobbing the various check-out aisles.  What every single person had in common was a harried look in their eyes, and what separated the crowd into two [...]

For a university reeling for a series of PR disasters on a national scale, this can’t be how Brandeis hoped to return to the news.  The vandalism at the Muslim Student Association lounge has been picked up by the Boston Herald, the Boston Globe, WCVB-TV Channel 5 Boston, the Huffington Post, and, for some reason, [...]