Bromantic comedy hits home
Males from the age of eighteen to twenty-four do not exactly comprise the hardest demographic to satisfy when it comes to movies. We don’t ask for much. Whether it is an action movie filled with explosions or a comedy loaded with bathroom humor, our group as a whole knows what we like. We (I use […]
University Democrats to hold Massechusetts conference
This year, the Brandeis Democrats will play host the annual College Democrats of Massachusetts (CDMa) Convention. The three day long convention will be held Apr. 3 through Apr. 5 and is open to any registered collegiate Democrat club. Past conventions have been held at Tufts and Boston College. The Brandeis Democrats decided to apply to […]
Fire safety: A guided tour
The door to your dorm room is blocked. The fire outside is intensifying by the second. You need to crawl through the bedroom and out the window. Time is closing in. A few minutes ago, everything seemed fine. You entered your door and sat down in the kitchen. Your eyes took in the fire hazards–paper […]
Reviving Mumbai through theatre
Where were you when you first heard about the November 2008 attacks on Mumbai, India? More importantly, where were you after? Did you read the newspapers or watch the nightly news to get a sense of how the events transpired? Did you attend a lecture or a peace vigil in support of the lives that […]
Softball wraps up road swing, taking 3-4
The Brandeis Judges softball team returns to home action, wrapping up two double headers in two days, sweeping Lasell 3-2, 8-3 and settling for a split at Clark taking game one 3-2 but getting blanked 1-0. A two out triple put Clark on the scoreboard in game one, but Brandeis was able to tie it […]
Brandeis baseball eeks out a win against Salve Regina
As Yogi Berra said, “it ain’t over until it’s over.” Brandeis certainly proved that as RBI singles from Drake Livada ’11 and Pat Nicholson ’11 in the bottom of the ninth capped an on-going comeback from a four run deficit to swipe away a 7-6 victory from Salve-Regina. After getting on the board first on […]
Nettle ushers in a brave “nu” world of music
The idea of “world music” has become a cliché among music fans; a stereotypical set of sounds from non-western countries watered down and fed to an audience of Americans and Europeans seeking something “different.” It was in response to this stereotype that Jace Clayton, better known as a critically acclaimed artist, DJ /rupture, formed Nettle, […]
Spirited away: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” transported to Japan…or Brandeis
The tricky part of staging an amateur production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is that Shakespeare refuses to let us forget that we are watching an amateur theatrical production. Just as the crafty Puck begins to enchant our senses, Nick Bottom and his merry band of rude mechanicals clumsily jerk us back into the “real […]
Sandler brings perspective to Rose exhibit
On Tuesday night, a small crowd gathered to hear acclaimed art critic and historian Irving Sandler speak about the artist Hans Hoffmann, who currently has a show at the Rose Art Museum. The evening began with an introduction by the director of the museum, Michael Rush. He extolled events such as this, “to exhibit great […]
Cynical Optimism: What is Cynical Optimism?
I suppose it’s about time I explain myself. What, you may ask, is this curious concept that I have chosen to title my column after? Some people have noted that it is slightly paradoxical in nature, a borderline oxymoron. Some have tried to provide their own interpretations of its meaning. Others have just stared at […]
Peggle remains addictive
If you have played Peggle on any of the multiple consoles where it has been previously released, you know what you are getting into with the XBLA release of this addictive puzzler. The game is essentially the same as previous releases, and there is very little wrong with that. Unless you have been living under […]
Oatmeal Cake with Walnut Frosting: Cooking lessons from the Intercultural Center
My grandmother used to make this cake almost every weekday. She would use the oats left over from making oatmeal for eleven hungry Irish children, and then serve the cake as an afterschool snack. For Cake: 1 ¼ cups boiling water 1 cup uncooked oats ½ cup butter 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup firmly […]
Ask the Queer Resource Center!
Do you have questions about gender, sexuality, diversity, or acceptance? Would you like anonymous advice from friendly peer counselors? Check out the Queer Resource Center, the educational branch of Triskelion, the Brandeis LGBTQIA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual/ally) group. We provide free, confidential peer counseling to people of all identities in Shapiro Campus […]
Lydian Quartet dazzles Brandeis on “world tour”
The Lydian String Quartet is one of those unfortunately overlooked cultural institutions among Brandeis undergraduates. Looking out across the sea of white heads on Saturday night in the Slosberg Music Center, one could easily forget that this was a university and not a senior citizen home. Yet the youthful vitality present in the performance itself […]
Cynical Optimism: LOL @ the internetz
“I studied three hours for a test that just got cancelled. FML.” Erm, I’m sorry—was that a typo? FM, what? It wasn’t until a good two weeks ago that I noticed this newfangled internet meme began to inconspicuously trickle into my Facebook newsfeed. Curious, I explored further, and wound up at what is sure to […]
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes “Company”
Company Photo Gallery Company. The word alone is enough to drive a person up a wall, at least when it comes to the kind of company that outlasts its welcome. But company takes many forms, and this show explores many of them. The show centers around Bobby and the relationships he has with his friends, […]
A tribute to Wayne Marshall, a professor remixed
Prof. Wayne Marshall (AAAS and MUS) is a man of seemingly infinite identities: blogger, DJ, rapper, professor, author, researcher, and musician. Every Monday night, you can catch him spinning tunes at the Enormous Room club in Central Square, and every Tuesday afternoon he’ll be teaching about Music and Globalization. Marshall seems to be consistently defying […]
Cramer vs. Stewart: the media and financial crisis
One week ago was the showdown culminating a week-long media-hyped feud between Jon Stewart and Jim Cramer, of CNBC’s loudest finance show, “ Mad Money.” To commemorate the occasion, “The Daily Show” dispensed with the standard format, chose a self-mocking special introduction segment and spent the bulk of the show on the ‘interview’ of Cramer. […]
Brandeis underdog slam team triumphs
The Brandeis Slam Team has just proven itself the ultimate dark horse candidate, becoming the only first year team to advance to the semi-finals of this year’s College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational. The competition, which took place last weekend at University of Pennsylvania, celebrates spoken word poetry as a force of a creative expression and […]
Brandeis chefs sharpen their knives (and skills) in JSA competition
If you were in Village B from 6-8pm this past Saturday, you may have noticed a group of students working furiously with sharp knives at one of the second floor kitchens. They were actually participating in the Japanese Student Association’s 2nd annual Iron Chef competition. This year, two teams went head-to-head in a battle for […]
