You and your short attention span

So you’re at this posh party, surrounded by the future well-to-do’s of your generation. You mingle and partake in small talk with the swiftness of an experienced socialite. A few cheesy anecdotes are told, so you laugh. Some general opinions are expressed, so you follow along and nod in compliance. But then the unexpected happens. […]

Sci fi offers surprising insights on race

Months and months of wading through red ink, volleying e-mails, coordinating, coordinating, and coordinating came to fruition for the Mixed Heritage Club on Friday night, as their much-anticipated speaker, Eric Hamako, gave the talk, “Monsters, Messiahs, or Something Else?” a discussion of mixed race issues in sci-fi movies. Hamako, a doctoral student at the University […]

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 […]