The Lightning Bug
There is a beetle in the bathroom! I roar triumphant
thunder drunk down filthy stairs to announce to the assembled crowd
of friends and failed lovers:
Gogol Bordello
I was first introduced to Gogol Bordello at a Cake show at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles.
My friend Sam and I arrived at the show a little late and we could hear the opening act as we entered the theater. We commented to each other on how much the music reminded us of something one would hear aboard a pirate ship. We asked ourselves, “who is this band?”
American heroes, Riga-style
For a long time now, I have reserved a particularly special title for those public figures that I feel have achieved a certain excellence in their exploits and their personality.
Adams gives first annual State of Diversity address
In his first annual State of Diversity address Monday Night, Associate Dean of Student Life Jamele Adams discussed the results of an undergraduate student survey concerning issues of diversity and tolerance as well as initiatives to promote campus unity and cultural awareness.
'Fine dining' for Usdan Employees
Who are the people we see daily when getting our daily fix of food? What is working at dining services really like? Lets get a taste of what the employees of dining services do each day.
Growing up Latino and Jewish
As part of the University's Hispanic Heritage Month events, AHORA! and Hillel co-sponsored “LATINOS: Different Colors, Flavors and Religions” on Tuesday to explore how religion, specifically Judaism, functions within the Latino community.
Reputed filmmakers visit Brandeis
Oct. 22 and 23, filmmakers Werner Herzog and Errol Morris will appear at Brandeis. Herzog will screen his newest film, Encounters at the End of the World, about Anarcticas inhabitants, Oct. 22. The two filmmakers will discuss the documentaries and filmmaking in general the following day. Errol Morris visited campus last semester to screen his film SOP: Standard Operating Procedure. Morris received an Oscar in 2004 for his film The Fog of War.
Student Union works to improve outreach
The Brandeis Student Union is implementing a new outreach program this year in conjunction with the soon-to-be-unveiled Brandeis Citizenship Campaign.
Anthropology class reaches out to Waltham community
Last Sunday, Brandeis students enrolled in the Anthropology of Gender class spent 4 hours cleaning up at the Prospect Hill Terrace apartments in Waltham as part of an effort by the Community Engaged Learning Program at Brandeis University. Partners in the event included the not-for-profit organization the Waltham Alliance to Create Housing (WATCH), Waltham Public Housing, Community Service Department, and the Brandeis Pluralism Alliance. Participants in the effort painted a mural and several fences, planted flowers, and cleaned up the area around an apartment complex. The event also included a barbecue and was attended by the Mayor of Waltham, Jeannette A. McCarthy.
Students petition guns
The decision by the Fire and Safety Arms Advisory Committee, approved by President Jehuda Reinharz, to recommend Brandeis police officers to carry guns has provoked a group of students who disagree with the decision to start a petition hoping to urge the Brandeis community re-evaluate the decision.
Grad sprinkler installation to begin this summer
Renovations to the sprinkler systems in the Charles River Apartments will begin this summer in an effort to keep up with fire codesm, according to Vice-President of Campus Operations Mark Collins.
Donor gives millions for disability
After over a year of negotiations, the Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation has given the Heller School for Social Policy and Management a $5 million grant to found the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy.
Goldman case continues
After last weeks censureship of Union Secretary Michael Goldman for disclosing voting information in last months elections, the Union Judiciary last Sunday granted cert to a petition against Goldman citing unethical and unconstitutional behavior. In the days before the Oct. 7 hearing, Goldmans counsel has filed several motions alleging biased behavior amongst various participants in the proceedings, including UJ Chief Justice Jamie Ansorge 09.
Admissions building to be demolished next year
In early July 2008, Capital Projects will begin construction on a new Admissions building. Rather than being renovated, the building will be completely torn down and a new one will be built in its place. President Reinharz has been in conversation with Carl Shapiro and the Shapiro Foundation about renovating the current structure, specifically the Presentation room at the bottom of Admissions, explained Jean Eddy, Senior Vice President of the Office of Students and Enrollment. According to Eddy, these conversations between Reinharz and Shapiro led to a discussion on what the University really envisioned in an Admissions building.
From Macedonia to Waltham, basketball in hand
Basketball has taken Florian Rexhepi 08 on a long, winding road, from the confines of Macedonia, Kosovo, and Greece, to the halls of Philips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, and finally to the Gosman Gym at Brandeis, where he now plays guard for the Judges Mens Basketball team.
Volleyball begins march through UAA season
The Volleyball team traveled the Big Apple this past weekend to compete against UAA rival schools New York University, Emory and the University of Rochester. This was the first time that the Judges had competed against a UAA team all season and they had mixed results. On the first day of competition, the team lost all three games against the Emory Eagles, who are currently ranked 4th in the country.
DC Editorial: Students need to seek diversity
While Dean of Student Life Jamele Adams reported many positive statistics on diversity in his first annual State of Diversity address, he noted that fifty-one per cent of Brandeis undergraduates felt the University only minimally “support[ed] people in getting to know people of different backgrounds.
‘Deis takes to the skies
Generally, people are used to hearing about ordinary (yet still exceptional) sports such as baseball and basketball, but sometimes it is interesting to take a different path, to learn about the uncommon. Among such unusual clubs offered at Brandeis, there is the Skydiving and Future Endeavors Club, a group committed, according to its constitution, to facilitating the skydiving experience for all Brandeis students and whose main goal is to provide knowledge and guidance for all prospective, novice, and advanced skydivers, as well as to provide multiple opportunities for students to skydive during both semesters, weather permitting.
Private Practice should lose license
Apparently ABC has never heard the saying, too much of a good thing. Which is surprising, considering thats what I found myself thinking multiple times this past Wednesday as I watched the series premiere of Greys Anatomy spin-off, Private Practice.
Immortal delicacy
With ticking clocks all around the city and with the sound of heels matching la-di-da fragrances, I stepped out from that black old 80's car.
