Author: Liat

Just came across a pretty cool article about Aramark’s decision to pay a little extra for tomatoes grown in Florida in order to increase profits for the harvesters. In an attempt at non-partisanship, I’ll post the link and let you decide if it changes the way you look at our dining services provider. “Food giant […]

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Over the past few days, we’ve all been getting e-mails from Lindsay Barton regarding the move to Gmail. Beginning yesterday at 5:30 pm, students’ e-mails “migrated” from our former e-mail service Bmail to the new Gmail. See Barton’s e-mails after the jump.

Running out of points? Don’t feel like spending a meal? Come enjoy a free organic and local dinner! Students for Environmental Action is hosting an entirely free, made-from-scratch organic and local meal in Sherman Function Hall (Upper Sherman) at 6:00 pm. There will also be a panel discussion titled “Food, the Environment and Social Justice.” […]

Here’s the e-mail: From: “Jehuda Reinharz” <jreinhar@brandeis.edu> To: “undergrads graduating in May” <broadcast-email@lists.brandeis.edu> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 10:33:55 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Paul Simon Dear Seniors, I have great news to share with you.  Thanks to your enthusiastic advocacy, Honorary Degree Recipient Paul Simon has agreed to perform a song at your […]

Many congratulations to Brian Fromm, the new Editor in Chief of the Justice!

Cuisine is an entangled element of human social relations. Humans are separate from other members of the animal kingdom in our ability to craft cuisine. Sharing food is a beautiful thing, and we’d like to invite you to share your most passionate food experience with our Brandeis community. Send us your favorite recipe. Tell us […]

I’ve made a decision this election to become informed. I want to vote for the candidate whose platform aligns with what I care about and whose vision is complementary to what I want for our university. So, I’ve read all the platforms and flyers and Facebook groups and made my decision. I’m voting for Sahar […]

There is no such thing as a vegan, or at least there shouldn’t be. There is nothing distinctively inaccessible about vegan food. Everyone is able to eat vegan food, so shouldn’t it be more approachable than a hamburger or a glass of milk? The labeling of products as vegan is functional because it saves time […]

As a first-year in the class of 2013, I’m experiencing something unique.  Because this first-year class is so large, we don’t fit the stereotypes normally associated with the “typical” Brandeis student. Still, I feel like I had a pretty typical first semester here. In this past semester I realized exciting things about this campus. Brandeis […]

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From its founding in 1948 until August 31, 1998, all Brandeis dining was in-house. Beginning July 1, 1991, Brandeis began outsourcing to Aramark. In a letter to Brandeis from Jehuda Reinharz, dated May, 1998: “I am pleased to report that Executive Vice President Peter French created an open process of review involving students, faculty and […]

My name is Liat Zabludovsky and I’m a first-year student here at Brandeis. I am familiar with Innermost Parts due mostly to Sahar and partly to my own personal interest with the University, so I am extremely excited to begin contributing to this blog. I plan to cover dining-related news, and would like to be […]