The Dropkick Murphys rock out in their element
On St. Patrick’s Day, no type of music seems as fitting as Celtic-infused punk rock. The greatest of all Boston-based bands, the Dropkick Murphys, know this full well, which is why they have been putting on a string of shows around and on St. Patrick’s Day for nine years. It is basically impossible to get […]
In Memoriam: Natasha Richardson
Natasha Richardson, the glamorous star of stage and screen and the third generation of the Redgrave acting dynasty, died Wednesday night at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York after head injuries she suffered in a ski accident in Montreal on Monday. She was 45. In a statement released by a family spokesman, “Liam Neeson, his […]
Water bottle reduction a priority again after five month lull
The sale of bottled water in the Usdan Café and Boulevard will be stopped, according to Students for Environmental Action (SEA) President Matt Schmidt ’11, as part of the campus-wide initiative to reduce the university’s dependence on bottled water, which began last spring. This announcement comes after a five month long lull in bottled-water related […]
Rosenbauer speaks about using soccer for female empowerment
After a week watching her host brother and his friends play soccer every afternoon while in Equador last spring, Brooke Rosenbauer ‘09 finally asked to play. Ignoring his laughs, Rosenbauer started to juggle the ball with her friend Sarah. Her brother was in shock. “He said, ‘I thought girls only played with dolls,’” she explained […]
Globe Washington Bureau Chief details Senator Ted Kennedy’s life
Canellos Speaks to Brandeis: Image Gallery Peter S. Canellos, Washington Bureau Chief for the Boston Globe and editor of “Last Lion: The Fall and Rise of Ted Kennedy,” spoke before an audience of 25 on Wednesday about the life and legacy of Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA). The event, which was sponsored by club Gen Ed […]
Former child soldier speaks out for those who can’t
When Grace Akallo was 15 years-old she was handed a gun, taught how to assemble and clean it, but never how to fire. She was told that when she was hungry, she would figure out how to use the weapon. This crash-course in the brutality of war came after Akallo was kidnapped from her school […]
Student talks Rose on Boston area T.V.
Student Union Director of Communication’s Jamie Ansorge’s ’09 appearance on WGBH’s Greater Boston to discuss the future of the Rose Art Museum has sparked anger among Brandeis students who see his appearance as a public relations stunt by the university. Ansorge was a guest on Greater Boston with Joyce Perkit, a Rose family member just […]
After great season, Women end at Elite Eight
The Brandeis women’s basketball team finished out their remarkable season this past Saturday in Amherst. In addition to reaching 20 wins for the fifth season in six years, the Judges also made it farther in the NCAA Division III tournament than they ever have before. In Sweet Sixteen play in Amherst last Friday, Brandeis came […]
Rookies pull Judges to victory 9-5
Baseball is a game of numbers. Number of hits, number of errors, number of outs, walks, balls in play etcetera, etcetera. I say this because the Brandeis baseball team survived a numbers game against Bridgewater State Mar. 18. The numbers worked out like this: four errors nearly cost the game for Brandeis, and five runs […]
Brandeis sends three to nationals
This weekend Brandeis fencing will send three fencers to Penn State as they take on the best of the best in collegiate fencing. Making his fourth straight trip to the NCAA’s is captain Will Friedman ’09. Friedman is the first Brandeis fencer since Terence Gargiulo ’90 to make the NCAA’s in all four years of […]
Softball sweeps Wellesley double header
Three may have been the magic number according to school house rock and the third time is the charm. But for Brandeis Judges softball, four proved to be the charmed figure as Brandeis rung up four runs twice in their double header against Wellesley; taking the first game 4-2 and swept the Blue away 4-0. […]
When health care becomes health education
In a drawer in her office, Kathleen Maloney keeps a file of thank you notes she’s received from students and their parents over the past 11 years. Aside from these physical reminders of the countless patients she’s helped during her time as director of Brandeis’ Health Center, Maloney also holds onto more than a few […]
CARS redesigning website to market university
Part IV of V in a series on Academic Restructuring In an effort to better market the university, the Curriculum and Academic Restructuring and Steering committee’s admissions subcommittee has begun work on a redesign of the university’s website. “The website is the first stop for many prospective students when they begin to look at colleges,” […]
Future of Cultural productions grad program uncertain
In light of recent events surrounding the possible closing of the Rose Art Museum, the future of the Interdisciplinary Masters Program in Cultural Production remains unclear. While Provost Marty Krauss confirmed that the committee looking into the museum’s future will “investigate and advise” on how decisions made about the future of the museum would affect […]
Vagina Week empowers women
Image Gallery When Tiffany Roberts ‘11 was asked what her vagina would wear, she answered “Spurs.” That makes sense, coming from the girl who helped kick off Brandeis’ eighth annual Vagina Week by teaching a self-defense class on Monday night. In fact, the questoin of “if your vagina wore clothes, what would it wear?” That […]
Women’s Basketball Team Advances to Sweet 16
Image Gallery This past weekend the Brandeis women’s basketball team accomplished a feat they have fallen short of for the past three years: advancing to the Sweet Sixteen. With their 62-49 victory over Western Connecticut State University Colonials on Friday night and the nearly 30-point win over Mount Saint Mary’s College Blue Knights, with a […]
Track sends two to Indy
After an entire year spent recovering from knee surgery, Anat Ben Nun ’09 finds herself making her third trip to the NCAA’s at Indianapolis. Ben Nun qualified for the NCAA’s in the triple jump back on January 17 against Bowdoin with a leap of 11.66 meters (38 feet, 3.25 inches). Ben Nun entered the NCAA […]
Wide right: Season ends 63-64 to F&M
LANCASTER, PA – The ball came to Steve DeLuca’s (GRAD) hand with 1.4 seconds left in the game. After nine minutes spent cutting a 20 point deficit down to one, this was the last chance to extend his last season in college hoops. All that was running through his mind was catching the ball and […]
They’ve got game
Few people would honestly say they came to Brandeis for the athletics. But while the school may not be the powerhouse varsity teams of some bigger and older schools, Brandeis is far from devoid of athletic prowess. One look at the club sports program and it becomes evident that perhaps Brandeis’ athleticism, or lack thereof, […]
Brandeis comedians take smarts to the stage
Interview with Myq Kaplan Interview with MC Mr. Napkins Neither Myq Kaplan ’00 nor Zach Sherwin ’02 thought they’d pursue stand-up comedy after graduation. Kaplan studied philosophy, psychology, math, and linguistics, while Sherwin tackled politics and legal studies. To the outside eye, each seemed to be following the typical Brandeis career path. Kaplan jumped on […]
