Silberman hired as assistant Provost
With the hiring of Dr. Richard Silberman, Brandeiss search for an Assistant Provost finally ended Sept. 30. Dr. Silberman, who replaces former Special Advisor to the Provost Mary Jean Corbitt, officially began his new position Oct. 3.
The week in sports
Baseball
This years ALCS demonstrated the talent of the Chicago White Sox pitching staff. In the five game series, the Chicago rotation pitched four straight complete games. However, this series will be remembered for many controversial calls.
Sports recap
We send a hoot out to Coleen Donnely 08 for being the runner-up in the Number Two Singles Match in the New England Womens Intercollegiate tennis tournament.
Celtics prepare to prove critics wrong
After losing Antoine Walker and Gary Payton this off-season, many thought that the young Boston Celtics had no chance to repeat as division champions. The Celtics never got the memo. At the Celtics Media Day several weeks ago, coach Doc Rivers and executive Danny Ainge expressed nothing but confidence in their team.
Road Tripping
Its been a tough week and a half for the Brandeis Womens Soccer Team. After starting the season 6-2-1, the Lady Judges confronted a stretch of four straight games against nationally ranked opponents, and they did not fare well. Though the Judges were able to keep each game competitive, they came out on the wrong end every time and saw their record fall to the .500 mark. The Judges now stand at 6-6-1 with five games left on the schedule, the final three of which are at home against UAA opponents.
Msoccer extends losing streak to five games
Brandeis was shut out twice this week by Carnegie Mellon University and Emory University, 1-0 and 7-0, respectively, dropping them to 6-6-1 on the season. The team, presently on a four game losing streak, is 0-3-1 in the UAA and currently in seventh place.
NFL Week 6 recap
The field of teams in the NFL has begun to sort itself out into three categories: the winners, the losers, and the in-between teams. The winners are obvious, the four teams with 5 or more wins: The Bengals, the Broncos, the Buccaneers, and the undefeated Indianapolis Colts. The losing teams are equally as obvious, especially the winless Houston Texans. However, in the fog are the dozen plus teams with .500 or better records, some of which will make the playoffs, and some of which wont be anywhere close.
Proposal to change USEM, UWS
A faculty committee established to review the current University Seminar in Humanistic Inquiries (USEM) program has proposed several substantial changes to the program.
Give into peer pressure and give blood
October 20th is just around the corner, and I dont know about you, but to me, only one thing comes to mind: The Waltham Blood Drive. The severely anemic among us, myself included, all know that the blood drive is the most exciting thing since Al Gore, hands down. Those full-blooded losers I know that are reading this article right now are probably ripe with protest. Nothing is more exciting than Al Gore! they shout, but in vain. There are of course two reasons why they have all of their blood and we dont. The first is that we have figured out the best way to lose weight while at the same time getting all you can eat at a snack table free of charge, and they havent. The second is that theyre bloody stupid. Pun intended.
Whats in your kitchen?
I can bet that youre probably not keeping the adorable Bradley Cooper and his rag-tag team of chefs in your kitchen cabinet. And thats where youre wrong. Because Foxs new fall show, Kitchen Confidential, is one of the best written and acted comedies on TV right now. Add to that he fact that its from […]
Mi Tierra – a kick of Central American Cuisine
Now that youve found a high-quality Chinese/Asian restaurant, its time to move on to something a bit different: Guatemalan food. How do you even decide where to go for Guatemalan? Not everyone can have a cool token Guatemalan friend, like I do, to give dining advice. Once again, Ive come to your rescue. Im here to prevent any possible ethnic restaurant crisis.
In the beauty of the lilies
This is for those who serve. It merits perennial reflection by all of us who enjoy a thing called freedom, something as vital as air itself, yet just as easy to overlook. For some among us, there exists something that causes them to put aside personal concerns in defense of that very freedom. Some are our fellow students. What would compel people to put themselves in peril for the sake of others? We have been asked to think about this many times;
today, I challenge you to feel it, however you will.
The spirit of Yom Kippur Forgiveness? I think not!
Many members of the Brandeis community approached me last week asking for forgiveness, with the dramatic day of Yom Kippur coming on the horizon. For my non-Jewish friends in the audience, this is the time where we are supposed to ask for forgiveness for all of our awful sins from G-d (including my lust for Katie Holmes) and each other (including Katie Holmes. Yes, Katie, I am sorry for stalking you).
But that brings up a good point. What exactly does one say to someone who pleads and begs for forgiveness? Who is going to say no? You sit there and think, Hmmmwhat drugs is this person on? And the answer is, Sure. Of course Ill forgive you! when in reality, all you are thinking is, Just go away!
Who really is going to have the nerve and gall to say No, I dont forgive you!? Jeez, that person must be an incredibly selfish and rude person. And that person is, well, me.
The Red Sox lost…and thats okay with me.
If youre a Yankees fan, theres really no need to rub it in. I know the deal. We lost. We were swept, no lessthree in a row. Couldnt even survive the first series. I know;
I watched the games and cringed at the replays. So you dont have to boast that the Red Sox have finally been put back in their place.
Villanueva Named New Dean of Admissions
The search for the new undergraduate Dean of Admissions has finally come to an end Tuesday, Sept. 27. In an email to the Brandeis community, Senior Vice President of Students and Enrollment Jean Eddy announced that Gil Villanueva will fill this position.
118 PCs, so far, booted off network for AIM virus
118 computers have been shut off the network due to infections known as botnets over Instant Messenger as of Oct. 12. According to UNET systems administrator Elliot Kendall, after a computer becomes infected it calls home to a central controller and waits for instructions. Depending on the whims of the botnets owner, that can be anything from launching a distributed denial of service attack against an internet site to sending spam or phishing email, to monitoring the keyboard to steal usernames, passwords, credit card numbers, etc
Case not closed for WVolleyball yet
They are not down yet. After a rough start to the season, the Brandeis volleyball team used a 4-1 weekend to bring themselves back up to .500.
The week in sports
Baseball
Lou Piniella will not return next season to manage the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He will accept a buyout of the final year of his contract and will be free to take another job. He spent most of the year bickering with the front office over a lack of payroll to sign quality players.
NHL skates into action
The National Hockey League returned with a bang on October 5, as the 2005-2006 season began with a thriller in Boston. The Montreal Canadiens scored the game-winning goal over the Boston Bruins at the TD Banknorth Garden with 11.1 seconds remaining in the third period for a 2-1 final score. Michael Ryder followed up a shot by Alexei Kovalev on a power play opportunity to break a 1-1 tie.
NFL Week 5 recap
Finally, things are beginning to even out in the NFL The Green Bay Packers had an impressive offensive showing against the New Orleans Saints, and the previously undefeated Tampa Bay Buccaneers fell to Vinny Testaverde and the New York Jets. Also, the New England Patriots managed to narrowly avoid their first losing streak since the 2002 season.
