Students Ring in the Year of the Rat
Warmly clad masses of the campus’s culturally inclined braved the wintry weather last Saturday evening as the Brandeis Chinese Cultural Connection presented Lunar New Year 2008 in Shapiro Campus Center. Thursday, February 7th marked the beginning of the Year of the Rat, the first sign in the Chinese zodiac. With the set decorated as a […]
Couldn't 'like it' any better
As the audience files in for the Brandeis Theater Company’s (BTC) new production of Shakespeare’s As You Like It, directed by Adrianne Krstansky (THA), it is treated to a disconcerting image. Live feeds of the audience members entering are projected onto screens with a massive pair of eyes superimposed on each projection. Such a paranoid […]
More power to her
Critics who review Cat Power concerts are often compelled to eschew descriptions of her musical interpretations in favor of her enigmatic personality. Fortunately, after a performance Friday night at the Orpheum Theater there appears no reason to choose. Fans and journalists alike are undoubtedly familiar with Cat Power’s (aka Chan Marshall’s) tumultuous personal life and […]
Political crowd pleasers
Though not to start off on the wrong foot and provide a lecture on pop culture, it seems fitting to use a quote from Marshall McLuhan, the perpetual media cynic, to introduce the topic of this article: “All media exist to invest our lives with artificial perceptions and arbitrary values.” Just vague enough to apply […]
Divine directing
Terrence Malick has made four movies over the course of four decades. He started out with the exciting and original amorality story Badlands in 1973. This marked the director’s first entry into our film consciousness. There we began to see the seeds of his unique style grow. However, Days of Heaven (1978) stands as the […]
For low-brow laughs, you can't resist Meeting the Spartans
Charming! Hilarious! I laughed out loud! I say this so the cast and crew of Meet the Spartans can write something positive on their DVD. But despite the 3 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, I actually enjoyed Meet the Spartans. Maybe the reviewers are looking at it too harshly, for what it is—if you’re a […]
My Situation
Yeah it’s unfortunate but I know its true I am always after inaccessible just like you This that and I am standing here waiting For a day when we can stop debating Sit around and make it real, I Just want you to know how I feel Its odd you see, my thoughts of you […]
Wearing your cause on your sleeve
For the past several years researchers of the health sciences have constantly been investigating new and innovative ways to maintain a healthy way of living provided the conditions of the current environment. The health food industry has become a central network of resources which provide natural and wholesome foods, all of which to some extent […]
Jack Johnson is a dull boy
It all depends on what you like. Whether you like change or not. Whether you prefer things to progress or stay stagnant. I’m not talking about personality. I discussing the new Jack Johnson album, Sleep Through the Static, which was released February 5, 2008. The album cannot be considered a step forward for this Hawai’i […]
Ambassador discusses South Africa’s future
South African Ambassador to the United States Welile Nhlapo spoke Monday for the Ruth First Memorial Lecture. Ambassador Nhlapo’s lecture, entitled “South Africa’s Time Has Come- Achievements and Prospects,” took place in Hassenfeld Conference Center. Following an introduction from Prof. Ibrahim Sundiata (HIST, AAAS), Ambassador Nhlapo began his lecture by recalling the life of Ruth […]
Senate, E-board at budget standstill
Despite weeks of debate and revisions, the Student Union Senate postponed a decision over its fourth budget proposal on Sunday. The Senate cited the lack of specific committee fund allocations in the Senate Operational Budget, as well as $2,500 allocated to Director of Campus Life Christina Khemraj ‘09 to plan a party as their main […]
Men’s Basketball hitting its stride
Brandeis Men’s Basketball solidified its hold on a possible NCAA berth, narrowly escaping Emory 90-85 in overtime and crushing Case-Western 88-57 last week. The Judges opened up the scoring last Sunday with 11 straight points, six of them coming from Kevin Olson ’09. From there, Brandeis never looked back as Coach Brian Meehan got to […]
Women’s B-ball splits games before critical stretch
Brandeis Women’s Basketball enters the home stretch of the season in a very precarious position – if the Judges want to have even a prayer at the NCAA’s, they have to win this weekend’s upcoming games against Carnegie Mellon and most importantly, Rochester. The Judges find themselves in this predicament after blowing a 14 point […]
NBA Review at the break
By the All-Star break four years ago, Byron Scott had been ousted as coach of the New Jersey Nets by Jason Kidd and Doc Rivers had been fired as coach of the Orlando Magic. This year, Kidd was nearly traded to Dallas and Orlando only has one player left from that 2004 team. Meanwhile Scott […]
Valentine’s Classic not all roses for Judges
The Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams had mixed results last weekend competing at Boston University. The St. Valentine’s Day Classic is one of the most competitive meets on the Judges’ schedule, and gave Brandeis the opportunity to run again on a banked track. Numerous judges scored season and personal bests, as the teams […]
Exploring the ocean: Brandeis SCUBA club takes students to new depths
Imagine a world in which you aren’t limited by gravity. You can move on any axis, in any direction, with minimal effort. Imagine a world where you see the strangest creature float harmlessly by, with nothing but an arm’s length between the two of you. Imagine a world where light eerily permeates the universe, illuminating […]
Brandeis Republicans: the right side of ‘Deis on Super Tuesday
It’s 9 p.m. in East Quad’s airport lounge. The Phillips T.V. is blaring FOX news, and Karl Rove is the guest analyst. Six to seven Brandeis students are sitting around, watching as the “tsunami Tuesday” results role in. Mitt Romney is up in Massachusetts, no surprise—but Obama just won Connecticut. The students in the lounge […]
Off-campus senator campaign continues, Ludevig wins Union Judiciary race
According to the Union Chief of Elections, Neal Ludevig ’08 won Tuesday’s election for Justice of the Union Judiciary, while the election for Senator for Off-Campus students will continue because technical difficulties prevented write-in votes in the initial primary round. Instead of the scheduled final round, Tuesday was a second primary in the race for […]
Brandeis Mock Trial wins first gold bid to national tournament
Brandeis Mock Trial received its first bid to the Gold National Mock Trial Tournament at last weekend’s regional tournament at Boston University. Mock Trial has earned silver bids to national tournaments in previous years. Two of Brandeis’ four mock trial teams competed at the Boston University regional tournament. Team D, captained by attorneys Danielle Gewurz […]
The state of the Oscar race
In less than three weeks, on February 24, the 80th Academy Awards will be announced in one form or another, depending on the status of the ongoing writers’ strike. While we cannot yet make any sort of informed prediction about whether or not the Oscars will be dished out in the traditional format with which […]
