The road to Minnesota and Nationals

Brandeis will bring three track athletes to the NCAA Division III Championships at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. The three well-deserving Judges are Ryan Parker '06, Jane Farrell 06 and Anat Benun 09.

Baseball says adieu to Puckett

Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett died late last Monday after suffering a stroke the previous day. Puckett was the third overall pick in the 1982 draft by the Minnesota Twins. Two years later, his major league career began. Thus started a career of a man that touched the hearts of everybody he met.

Fencing duo heads to Texas

The Brandeis Mens Fencing team will be well represented at the 2006 NCAA Championships as Jeremy Simpson 06 and Eugene Vortsman 08 both qualified this past weekend at the Northeast Regional Fencing Championships at Harvard University. Vortsman, who has been one of the most successful fencers for Brandeis this year, finished in fourth position on the mens foil division. Teammate and co-captain, Simpson took home fourth place overall in the mens saber event.

This week in sports

Baseball
Former three-time all-star second baseman Bret Boone retired last week. Boone finishes with a .266 batting average and 252 career home runs. He played for 14 seasons with five different teams, including Seattle. His best year came in 2001 when he had career highs of a .331 batting average, 37 home runs, and 141 RBI and finished third in the MVP voting. He also won four gold glove awards during his career.

Picking up the Crumbs

As a devoted fan of the Savage brothers, when I saw previews for the show Crumbs, starring Fred Savage, I was thrilled. Nothing like some nostalgia to pull me into a new show. Because I was 12 year old boy growing up in the 60s just like Kevin Arnold.

Apathetic senior taking pre-med courses for no reason

Second semester seniors on reduced tuition and on the verge of graduating that take general chemistry and physics with labs for absolutely no reason whatsoever are part of a very inimitable club that should probably require a retinal scan and voice recognition to attain entry into its elusive headquarters. As the only one in this exclusive elite class, I regret to inform all that the door to my room does not, as of yet, have retinal scanning hardware installed. Though recently Ive learned to see this as a plus in that now I can squish my retina up against the doorknob and it wont even open. Ever. Security is my top priority here.

I want to be a writer of magic master

As Graduation approaches, high doses of Clonapin and zantex are no match for my anxiety. I thought beginning my job search would alleviate my worries, but Ive realized I dont know what I am searching for. I dont want to be a doctor, or a lawyer, and Economics is not for me. So What I […]

Reslife lottery errors frustrate students

The Department of Residence Life has encountered several problems in this years housing selection process that extend beyond students frustration over poor numbers.

Women’s basketball to play in NCAA tourney

For the first time in school history, the women's basketball team will be participating in the NCAA Division III tournament when they take on Salem State College today at 5 p.m.

Swim teams make a splash at New England Championships

At the beginning of February break, the Brandeis Mens and Womens Swimming Teams competed in the New England Championships. The men competed against 14 other teams, while the women competed against 21 other teams.

Tips for success at NCAAs

Brandeis has a very good chance in this tournament. The Lady Judges finished second in a very tough division by defeating tough opponents like Rochester, not only at home but on the road. For victory to happen though, there are several factors to be taken into consideration.

Women defeat rival NYU

What a season it has been for Brandeis. On the brink of collapse, back against the wall, possibly watching their strong start go up in flames, the Brandeis Judges responded, after falling to Washington University on Friday 66-54, with two hard fought victories over Chicago (65-62) and NYU (67-62).

Fencing takes the I-95 success route again

The Men's Fencing team continued its successful season with a fifth place finish at the IFA championships at the University of Pennsylvania this past weekend. Eleven teams competed, with only four Division I schools (Harvard, UPENN, Columbia and Princeton) finishing in front of the Brandeis squad.

A Patriot in Waltham

While many of us were packing and heading off to warmer destinations a couple weeks ago, two time pro bowler and Super Bowl champion Rodney Harrison stopped by Moody Street. That's right, the same Rodney Harrison that graced the cover of Sports Illustrated following his two interception performance in Super Bowl XXXIX was walking distance from your Brandeis University.

See you next season

The Men's Basketball team closed out an up and down year by crushing conference rival NYU 70-46. Rocco Toppi 08, Joe Coppens 09 and Kevin Olson 09 each had 11 points, with Coppens and Olsen nailing three 3-pointers each. The Judges were deadly with their shots, nailing 53% for the game including going 10 of 20 from beyond the arc. Brandeis also got strong production from its backcourt tandem of Florian Rexhepi 08 and Kwame Graves-Fulgham 08, with each contributing 9 points and Rexhepi having a game-high 8 assists.

This Week in Sports

Baseball
Kip Wells of the Pittsburgh Pirates was diagnosed with a blood clot close to his right arm. If he has surgery, he will miss five to eight months, virtually the entire season.

Sunday night in Terminal B

Once the planets eighth-busiest airport, formerly boasting the worlds highest control-tower, Bostons Logan International sits just a few miles from Lynn, Massachusetts, where General Electric invented the jet engine. But on this winter evening all the counters were closed, the ticket-agents long gone, the arrivals area all but deserted. Perhaps, were it at JFK or OHare, the American Airlines terminal might have been busier at this hour, as would befit a place with a history so marked by world records and ingenuity…