Bill Ayers is coming to Brandeis

Sixties radical Bill Ayers will be coming to Brandeis to speak at the end of this month. I can already see Sarah Palin gushing at the thought of some student "not of right mind" giving him Obama campaign paraphernalia and then she will say "I told you so, Bill Ayers pals around with Obama supporters." It will be interesting to see what types of questions he winds up getting but knowing Brandeis, they will really try to downplay any relationship between Ayers and Obama. It is not like they would make any effort to be objective, would they really?

Rose Art Museum closing

My alma mater, Brandeis University, announced today the the Rose Art Museum would be closing and all of the artwork would be sold. Brandeis is having many budget problems like everyone else in this economy, but promoting both visual and performing arts is an essential part of any University's mission, especially Brandeis which promotes social justice and free thinking. I think there are other ways where Brandeis can make up the budget gap. Some suggestions I would make include increasing parking fees, cutting some library hours, and maybe even investing in more green building renovations to cut utility costs or even just turn the heat down a few degrees! The Rose Art Museum was always an alternative place to enrich yourself away from the classroom or the books during my time there. I even had a Spanish class where we got to describe the painting in Spanish. It sure beats doing verb drills! I hope the Brandeis administration reconsiders this. By the way, administration pay cuts would also be another option!