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 Friday, August 29th, 2008 Brandeis University's Community Newspaper TheHoot.Net  

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After year of debate, Public Safety now armed

After much debate and controversy last year, all but five Brandeis Police Officers have been certified for and are currently in possession of firearms. The first group of officers to be armed completed their firearm training in mid-June, and, while Director of Public Safety Ed Callahan would not say exactly how many individuals serve as Brandeis Public Safety Officers for safety reasons, he did say that the remaining five officers should be in possession of firearms within three to four weeks after they complete firearm training. All officers will carry their firearms with them ...

Union VP resigns

New election set for September

A new election for Student Union Vice-President will be held in September after Michael Kerns’ ’09 resigned from his post. ...

Weight room plans in final stages

Student Union President Jason Gray ’10 dismissed rumors that the Union lacked sufficient funding to refurbish the weight room in ...

Admin hires GLBTQ affairs consultant

Over the summer, the university hired a consultant for GLBTQ affairs in response to a proposal put forth by members ...

Fundraising campaign sets record

During the 2008 fiscal year, Brandeis raised $90.4 million in cash gifts, the most donations the university has ever raised ...

Features

A sustaining summer trip

Brandeis student travels to Nicaragua with Harvard group

When unpredictability proves predictable

Brandeis student brings back much more than a postcard from summer stay in Senegal

Yes we can: Deis Dems bring DNC to SCC