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Brandeis turns the heat up on fire safety

2009-04-26T09:15:00.009-07:00

Waltham—In response to a rise in fire safety violations, fire experts from Waltham simulate a real-life fire situation with smoke using a 27-foot-long trailer.

Read an article from the Hoot about the event, or try out our Fire Safety poll.

Brandeis curriculum changes for 2009

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New majors in business and film studies are added to the list of available majors. Will the new subjects be enough to increase enrolment at Brandeis?

See transcript of Curriculum Changes broadcast here.

Brandeis students “Rise Up” to the occasion at Culture X

2009-04-26T09:15:00.005-07:00

Culture X displays diverse cultural identities making up the Brandeis campus. The traditionally free event fundraised for a Brandeis-based nonprofit this year.

See a slideshow of the night's performance here.

Rose Art Updates

2009-04-26T09:15:00.003-07:00

Is The Rose Art Museum closing? Has the art been sold yet? The Brandeis Beat discovers the most recent updates on the controversy.

Cheating the system...the dining system

2009-04-26T09:15:00.001-07:00

Faced with what they call outrageous food prices, many Brandeis students resort to cheating the dining system. How exactly do they go about this, and can Brandeis officials stop what they see as a rising trend in theft?

Judgment time: Brandeis baseball team seek to end their losing streak

2009-04-26T09:14:00.000-07:00

Brandeis men’s baseball plays Salem State. Were they able to end their six game losing streak?

Brandeis students line up at The BerryLine for nutritious yet delicious treats

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It may take 20 minutes to drive there, but many students say the trip to The BerryLine in Cambridge is worth it. The Harvard hangout that offers delicious yet low-calorie frozen yogurt has become a hot spot for Brandeis students as well.

Check out The BerryLine's website and facebook page.

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Curriculum Changes Transcript

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TRT: 35

WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAJOR IN BUSINESS? HOW ABOUT FILM AND

MEDIA STUDIES? WELL, AFTER MUCH DEBATE, BRANDEIS

UNIVERSITY HAS FINALLY DECIDED TO ADD BOTH SUBJECTS TO

THEIR LIST OF AVAILABLE MAJORS. ACCORDING TO DEAN OF ARTS

AND SCIENCES, ADAM JAFFE, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE

ADVANTAGE OF THESE CHANGES AS SOON AS FALL 2009. THESE

MAJORS WILL APPEAL TO CURRENT BRANDEIS STUDENTS LOOKING

FOR NEW OPTIONS. THE UNIVERSITY ALSO HOPES THE CREATION

OF THESE MAJORS WILL INCREASE ENROLMENT BY OFFERING

PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS MORE CHOICES. WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE

BRANDEIS CURRICULUM? A MAJOR IN COMMUNICATIONS, MEDIA,

AND SOCIETY IS NOW UP FOR DISCUSSION.

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Thank You!

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The Brandeis Beat would like to thank several people for all of the assistance they've given us throughout the process of this group project:

To Sarah Walkowiak and Mark Dellelo, thank you infinitely for all of your help in the Getz lab and beyond! Your expertise and patience have meant the world to a group of stressed college students on deadline :)

Many thanks also go out to Joel Freeman for creating and helping us manage our awesome website! Thanks so much, Joel!

We'd also like to send a shoutout to our TA Illona Yuhaev for all of her help in the Getz lab! Thanks for helping us troubleshoot with Final Cut Pro!

Finally, thank you to our professor Margo Melnicove for teaching us all the skills we will need to become amazing broadcast professionals!

Love,
The Brandeis Beat

Fire Safety Poll

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About the Reporters

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Rose Just-Michael, one of our reporters, is a first-year from New Rochelle, NY. Though her major is undecided, Rose hopes to pursue a major in journalism, communications or both. She’s worked at Whitney Radio Network and with several print news productions and hopes to pursue a career in journalism or public relations. In her spare time, Rose loves to read, swim, dance, watch the TV show Scrubs and wander NYC!

Our other reporter, Shreeya Sinha, is a senior from India majoring in politics and international and global studies. With graduation approaching soon and the real world around the corner, Shreeya hopes to survive Columbia's J-School and become a broadcast journalist who reports from conflict zones. When she’s not reporting for the Brandeis Beat, Shreeya loves music, traveling and spiritual quests.

One of our co-anchors, Kris Rosenberg, is a sophomore hailing from Santa Monica, CA. Kris hopes to pursue a major in communications and a minor in one of his hobbies, theatre arts. A sports fan, Kris played for Brandeis' varsity basketball team during the 2007-2008 season. Kris enjoys watching sports, acting in plays and of course eating!

Sarina Bang, a first-year from Englewood, NJ is our other co-anchor. Her major is undeclared but Sarina hopes to pursue a career in journalism and communications. Sarina loves dancing, playing volleyball, reading, and eating frozen yogurt!

Executive Producer Chrissy Callahan is a sophomore from Medford, MA. Chrissy is a double major in journalism and media studies and French and Francophone studies, and hopes to pursue a career in journalism combining print with video and online media. Chrissy is features editor for the Brandeis Hoot, director of communications for the nonprofit Live Campus and works in Brandeis’ Office of Creative Services. She’d love to try out foreign correspondence and travel to Paris someday!

Anwar Abdul-Wahab is a sophomore from Harlem, NY. He’s a Posse scholar, on a full tuition leadership and academic scholarship, a Hayden Scholar and an aspiring politics and American studies major. Anwar has done various volunteer work in Thailand, Mexico and New Orleans. He’s currently a member of the Brandeis Academic Debate and Speech Society (BADASS) and has taught public speaking and coached debates to young adults at a nonprofit summer camp for under-served communities.

Thank You Page here