Pissed Off Youth of America: A Call to Action
End poverty with just a click. Sounds like a pretty sweet deal, huh? Apparently, the smallest possible effort on the part of many privileged people can end a blight that has plagued humanity for millennia. The question is, why hasn’t poverty ended yet? Haven’t we clicked enough? To paraphrase a popular advertisement, how many clicks […]
A Responsible Revolution
What’s the problem with social justice? The problem with activist rhetoric at Brandeis University is not social justice itself, but the frequency with which it replaces the fundamental principle of social responsibility. Amidst the admirable goals of idealistic college students, social justice has come to imply glamour over grassroots dirty work, entitlement over ethics, and […]
P.O.Y.A.: A Motherfucking Manifesto
Last fall New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman wrote an article that dubbed the youth of today “‘Generation Q’–the Quiet Americans.” He explained that although the youth of today possess generous, passionate souls they lack the will or courage to express outrage at a time when anger seems to be the only reasonable emotion. Well, […]
P.O.Y.A.: A Fatherfucking Manifesto
This is not only about America. This is not just being pissed off. This is shame, guilt, pain and perhaps, yes perhaps also anger. I am a woman. My hips, thighs, breasts, lips, eyes all attest to it. When I walk down any street in America and around the world men whistle, undress me with […]
Accidental Activist: The Innermost Parts of Sahar
I’m a shy person. I don’t like talking about politics. I really am. Throughout middle school and high school I gained a reputation as a composed, thoughtful person who didn’t pipe up much during political debates. I relished my role, listening to my friends debate politics, knowing that when I chose to speak, people would […]
Latina Pride
As part of a series of events dedicated to the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the short documentary, “Latina Confessions,” was featured last Tuesday at the ICC Swig Lounge. The event, organized by AHORA!, was attended by roughly 30 members of the Brandeis community and consisted of the film screening followed by a short discussion […]
Wearing art on our shirtsleeves
We flaunt it. We argue about it. We search for it. We cover our bodies in it. But how often do we consider the significance of clothes in forming our identities and shaping our societies? The art exhibit, Dress · Redress, at the Women’s Studies Research Center just gave the Brandeis community another reason to […]
Soon to be a breaking Hoot story
If you have some time on your hands (which you probably don’t if you attend Brandeis University), and if you’ve made your way through all the books on your reading list (which you definitely haven’t), you might want to consider picking up Abbie Hoffman’s 1980 autobiography, Soon to Be A Major Motion Picture. Abbie Hoffman […]
Religious tensions come to a head in historical drama
How much does religion impact your daily life? Does it effect whom you marry? How you feel about your family members and friends? This summer’s Brideshead Revisited explored those and other questions during its two hour span. The little-known but well received film was incredibly engaging and left its audience deep in thought. Brideshead explores […]
Party on, WBRS!
Did you know that Brandeis University’s radio station, WBRS 100.1FM, hosts two weekly free live concerts? If you don’t think that’s cool, check out the below photos of NYC-based female-fronted hard rock band, Shadows Lie, rocking out this Tuesday.
TO BE RECITED TO LIZA ON HER BIRTHDAY
Withdraw winter from the lids of your eyes and keep it warm where none can feel; when summer is light with fireflies, when autumn falls with mute surprise, when chords accord, when tones congeal: withdraw winter from the lids of your eyes. The sun by day will gaily arise, the bird of night, as if […]
Write
Editor’s Note: The following short story will be presented in two parts. The next installment will appear in next week’s issue. Birds chirped obliviously outside the distorted pane glass window as harsh sunlight soaked the room. The old dusty curtains could not keep the day out any better than they had managed to keep the […]
If the concert offends you… it's meant to
Before I begin with my usual style of intellectual banter I would love to quickly address a small matter of business concerning a nasty rumor about one of my favorite rappers. Nasir Jones’ glory days are far from behind him. In the last 7 years Mr. Nasir Jones was part of what’s considered one of […]
BADASS debates off-shore drilling
Due to lighting difficulties, Brandeis Academic Debate and Speech Society’s first public debate of the semester started out in the dark, but, by the end, everyone in the atrium of Shapiro Campus Center was enlightened. Tuesday marked the group’s third public debate. The result was a heated interchange between veteran members and aspiring debaters. The […]
Documentary addresses wrongful conviction
On Thursday night, Pulitzer prize winning journalist Maurice Possley and former death house chaplain Reverend Carroll Pickett had an intense and thought provoking question and answer session with audience members on the topic of the death penalty. The discussion followed a screening of the documentary “At the Death House Door.” The film interweaves the personal […]
Four Brandeis athletes awarded UAA “Athlete of the Week”
Four Brandeis athletes in four different sports earned UAA Athlete of the Week honors for the week of September 15. Golfer Lee Bloom ’10, Rachel Rosman ’11 earned her award in tennis, Paige Blasco ’11 had the volleyball honors and Sean O’Hare ’12 earned his first Athlete of the Week honor on the European football […]
Men’s Soccer beats WPI
With 50 seconds left to go and the game knotted at one and at overtime number two, leading scorer Ben Premo ’09 scored on a feed by Kevin Murphy ’09 to give the Judges the 2-1 victory over hosts WPI. The non-conference victory was Brandeis’s first road win of the season. Murphy drew first blood […]
Yankee Stadium Prepares for Final Game
Bob Shawkey. The Cathedral of New York Sports opened in 1923 with a pitch by that man, so it is only fitting this article starts with him. Since 1923, Yankee Stadium has hosted the New York Yankees, one of the most successful teams in baseball history. The Stadium has also held numerous other sporting events […]
Brandeis Women’s Tennis serves up a win Wednesday
Men and women’s tennis got off to a good start after both squads picked up victories in their first dual matches of the season, the men triumphing 8-1 at Bentley and the women climbing from a 1-2 deficit and later a 3-4 hole to win their opening dual match 5-4 at home also against Bentley. […]
Women’s Soccer stalls with loss
The Brandeis women’s soccer team experienced a sudden loss of momentum this week, as their perfect record disappeared with a 2-1 double-overtime loss to Springfield College on Saturday and a 2-2 tie with Bridgewater State College on Wednesday. The Judges, who had not allowed a goal this season, now fall to 4-1-1 as their UAA […]
