The incredible, edible cage-free egg
The Brandeis Real Food Coalition is pushing for the university to buy and serve only cage-free eggs due to the sometimes-cruel conditions to which factory farms and other producers subject their hens. “Our main objective is to have the university and Dining Services” look at this issue, “and we started with a petition,” the group’s […]
British historian discusses countrymen’s love of art and travel
John Brewer, professor of literature and history at the California Institute of Technology, delivered his lecture “From Grand Tour to Tourism?: Neo-classicism, Modern Sentiment and the Business of Travel in the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries” in Rapaporte Treasure Hall Tuesday, offering students a trip through Europe and through time. Brewer spoke of the “Grand […]
Special elections set for Tuesday
Student Union Secretary Herbie Rosen ’12 announced this week that the Union would hold a special election Tuesday for the posts of Mods senator and junior representative to the board of trustees due to a refusal to take the position and a resignation, respectively. Another election for the position of Ridgewood senator will be held […]
Public Safety considers security measures following castle thefts
The university is considering adding alarm devices on fire escape doors and installing card access for the Castle, following a series of five thefts early last Sunday morning, Director of Public Safety Ed Callahan said. The initiative follows three cases of electronics thefts and one theft of cash from Castle dorm rooms between 3 and […]
’Deis up on diversity, down on faculty interactions
The Wabash College national liberal arts study team presented their findings at Thursday’s faculty meeting, showcasing both positive aspects of Brandeis’ educational values but also areas that may need improvement. “We ask first-years for their college experiences in all parts of the institutions, including good teaching, academic challenge, diversity and deep learning to identify practices […]
Univ revamps BrandeisNOW
The Office of Communications revealed a new version of BrandeisNOW, the University’s website that advertises and reports on campus news. One of the biggeset improvements to the website is more space, according to a press release from Bill Burger, Associate Vice President of Communications. The new website allows space for four main articles and also […]
Anatomy of an endowment
Every year Brandeis relies on the university’s endowment to fund roughly 12 percent of its operating expenses. In fiscal year 2009, the university’s endowment dropped from $712 million at the beginning of the year to $558 million at the end of the year, directly affecting all corners of university life, including scholarships, financial aid, fellowships, […]
Israeli dancers get ‘together’
Micky Waks ’13 is loud, crazy and energetic, and she recently became the president of B’yachad, Brandeis’ semi-professional Israeli Dance Troupe. B’yachad is among the groups performing this year at the Fall Fest Variety Show, which will also feature a cappella groups and other dance groups. Waks, who is originally from the Boston area, did […]
Alright went: OK Go rocks Brandeis
Image Gallery I didn’t think about whether I had moved my laundry to the dryer. I didn’t think about whether my car was going to get ticketed. I didn’t think about the homework I wasn’t doing. I remember thinking about those things walking in the door, but when OK Go started playing, I stopped. I […]
A wild, wild party at Chums
The Wild Party Coffeehouse previewed the upcoming student musical and its cast through performances by the various a cappella groups the cast members are involved with. This was an important night for a cappella in that it was the first time new recruits of the groups performed on campus, so many of the “newbie” initiation […]
‘Three Sisters’ immerses audience in Chekhov’s world
The plot of Anton Chekhov’s play “The Three Sister” consists of so many love affairs, power struggles and family drama that, on paper, it reads like a frothy soap opera. Yet, the Brandeis Theater Company’s adaptation, directed skillfully by Professor Adrianne Krstansky, is not a guilty pleasure, but a complex tale brought to life by […]
A new epidemic: The alarming growth of Lyme Disease
As the leaves turn brilliant colors in Boston, we try to take advantage of these last nice days outdoors by taking walks through the woods and going apple picking. At first, nothing besides midterms seems like it could ruin these beautiful days. Little do you know that there are ticks hiding in these wooded and […]
Go See 'The Social Network'
One night in 2003, Harvard sophomore Mark Zuckerburg got dumped, got drunk and created a website that eventually led to the massive social networking giant we now know as Facebook. At least, that’s what the movie “The Social Network” wants you to think. Whether it actually happened that way or not is still up for […]
What do you get when you combine anime, a philosopher’s stone and a great story? ‘Fullmetal Alchemist’ Brotherhood”
I have what some might call a love-hate relationship with anime. I hate it because the only stuff that ever comes close to becoming part of pop culture is garbage like “Pokémon” or “Yu-gi-oh!” I love it because there are occasional gems like “Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood” (FMA). With a solid story, quirky characters, and a […]
Women’s soccer rises to 15th in nation, men’s squad starts to slide
The women’s soccer team shows no signs of slowing down this year. They are just hitting their stride, climbing up three spots to be the 15th ranked team in a NSCAA Division III National poll, according to the Brandeis Athletics website. Ranked in front of the Judges are Trinity (Texas) in 12th place, Emory (Georgia) […]
Volleyball wins two, loses two
The Brandeis volleyball team had a week of mixed results, losing a pair of matches to nationally-ranked squads but winning two in blowout fashion. Last Saturday, the Judges faced the powerful Washington University Bears and felt the wrath of the best team in the nation. Washington won last year’s NCAA Division III National Championship and […]
Rowing with my homies
Before coming to college everyone told me these would be the best years of my life and that my first year would be incredible. Of course, my life had to be different. My high school boyfriend and I broke up the first week of second semester while I was visiting him. I realized some of […]
Tennis team aces first dual match
The men’s tennis team opened up their dual match season with a 7-2 victory against the United States Coast Guard Academy last Friday night and the women’s team finished off the weekend with a 6-3 win against Simmons College. The men only dropped two matches and Simon Miller ’11 and Steven Milo ’13 won at […]
Women’s fencing prepares for upcoming season
As Brandeis’ women’s fencing team begins training, the teammates can look forward to the upcoming season while emulating their successful past season. Last year, the women’s fencing team went undefeated at the Northeast Conference for the second consecutive year as they swept away teams from six surrounding colleges, including Boston University, MIT and Wellesley. Although […]
Hoot Scoops: Coming Out
Students and faculty gathered around the peace circle by Usdan, standing together and protecting the flames of their candles against the wind Monday night as part of a peace vigil to commemorate September’s six suicides by gay youth across the nation. Organized by Triskelion, Brandeis’ lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning alliance (LGBTQ), the vigil […]
