Gaskins, McNamara honored with highest faculty awards
Professor Richard Gaskins, the American Studies-affiliated director of the Legal Studies program, and Professor Eileen McNamara, full-time American Studies and Journalism instructor, won the top faculty awards Thursday at the annual presentation faculty meeting. Gaskins was named the winner of the 2011 Lerman-Neubauer ’69 Prize for Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring, an award that, according […]
News analysis: Name recognition key for Rosen
Junior Herbie Rosen’s victory in the presidential election represents the success of a campaign that began with the most name recognition of any of the candidates and succeeded in large part because of a detailed platform that described not just the areas of desired reform but also how to enact it. While Akash Vadalia ’12 […]
Shades of Gray: The Architects: Pedagogy and race at Brandeis
Professor Mingus Mapps (AAAS, POL) has been teaching race and politics at Brandeis for the past four years. As one out of the handful of African-American professors at Brandeis, Mapps points out, “I’m really lucky in a lot of ways because I teach at the intersection of race and politics, so I get a lot […]
MLB power rankings: Texas takes the top
It’s been a great week in baseball. Every team has at least a few wins and it’s starting to become visible which teams are actually surpassing expectations as opposed to the teams that just had surprising starts. Unfortunately for some, it’s also becoming clear which teams with high expectations are falling apart. Luckily for some, […]
NHL playoffs: preview and picks
Welcome back to the best month in professional sports. MLB just started, the NFL draft is only a couple weeks away and NBA playoffs are quickly approaching. Greatest of all, though, is the NHL playoffs. One of the biggest secrets in professional sports is that the hockey playoffs are the best in sports. Without further […]
Men’s club volleyball team advances to Nationals
In his first year, David Perlow ’11—a men’s baseball recruit—never expected for volleyball to become a key part of his life. Perlow—now a candidate for a dual BA/MA in International Economics and Finance—had always participated in multiple sports simultaneously all throughout his high school career and he continued this trend during the beginning of his […]
Baseball: Judges go 3-2 in the last five games
Last Thursday, the Judges rallied from three runs down in the seventh to take a 5-3 victory against Rhode Island College. During the first six innings, sophomore RIC right-hander David Hoey held the Judges at bay, allowing just three base runners and striking out seven batters. Brandeis starter John McGrath ’11 was charged for two […]
NBA playoffs: a look at the games ahead
Eastern Conference: 1. Chicago Bulls (62-20) vs. 8. Indiana Pacers (37-45): The Bulls have systematically dominated the Pacers this season, winning their head-to-head series 3-1 with the sole loss coming in a 115-108 shootout. The Bulls have won their games against the Pacers by an average of 18 points. The Bulls have the likely MVP […]
A funny, if adequate, night at the ‘Forum’
Last week’s staging of “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” directed by Lizzy Benway ’14, was highly entertaining, yet something was lost in translation. Although the Hillel Theater Group’s (HTG) production was very enjoyable while in the audience, in retrospect it was unimpressive and a bit flat. This, however, was not […]
Activist poet Goodheart presents ‘Earthquake Season’
Poet Jessica Goodheart read selections from her first book of poetry “Earthquake Season” and brought to life brief snippets of bright imagery for members of the Brandeis campus on a rainy evening. This wasn’t Goodheart’s first time at Brandeis campus; in fact, the university has a unique place for Goodheart. Her father, Eugene Goodheart, taught […]
Annual Liquid Latex show bares all
For photos, see print edition. Entering Levin Ballroom on Thursday night, the energy was palpable—people were getting ready for a good show. The moment the lights went out, the audience erupted into cheers. It was time for Liquid Latex. In the 11 years since its inception, Liquid Latex has exploded. Something about the combination of […]
Culture X marks the spot!
Culture X can always be counted on to provide Brandeis with a glimpse into the diversity that characterizes our campus. With its eclectic mix of song, dance and poetry, this year’s show, presented last Saturday in Levin Ballroom, certainly did not disappoint. The evening began with the four members of the Culture X committee—Ann Nin […]
Super-duper bugs: cutting down on illness
Looking at the birds, bees, flowers and trees, all outside creatures are waking up and coming out in the emerging springtime. Though we all enjoy the occasional running mustache called “east-bugs” or a nice butterfly, there is a new kind of bug also emerging this time of year that isn’t quite so kind. These “superbugs” […]
Documentarian Hessman discusses ‘My Perestroika’
In your average high school history textbook, you’re likely to read all about how some combination of leadership, momentum and political reform brought down the Soviet Union, or what Ronald Reagan termed the “evil empire.” Rarely do you get any mention of how the Soviet collapse affected ordinary Russians at the time, much less how […]
Pleasing judges and defying judgments
Next year, Elysha Greenberg ’11 will be attending graduate school to get her Masters in Mental Health Counseling. She might also be touring her home state of New Hampshire, educating school children about the hazards of smoking and promoting the Miss America Organization, wearing the crown she could win in this month’s Miss New Hampshire […]
Inside renovations for Linsey Pool
About half of the $3 million renovations to the Linsey Pool facility will involve electrical repairs in the basement rather than the actual pool university officials said on Monday. The remaining money will go into renovations for the pool deck, locker rooms and lobby along with new building code requirements, Senior Vice President for Administration […]
SEA camps out, promotes environment
Students made a statement about the overuse of electricity and advocated for Brandeis to work to use more sustainable energy sources Wednesday evening at the third annual sleepout on the great lawn, hosted by the waste and energy management subcommittee of Students for Environmental Action. The sleep out represents one of many attempts by students […]
Shades of Gray: The gatekeepers, admitting racial diversity
In March of 2006, the University Diversity Committee created an addition to Brandeis’ original mission statement to promote the importance of diversifying the student body. The “diversity statement,” now featured under the mission statement on the university website, reads, “[Brandeis University] seeks to build an academic community whose members have diverse cultures, backgrounds and life […]
Meet the presidential candidates: Herbie Rosen
Herbie Rosen – 2012 American Studies Major Journalism and Legal Studies Minors Current Union Position Student Union Secretary Campaign Slogan Listening…ACTUALLY LISTENING. Other Campus Involvement Orientation Leader, C.O.R.E coordinator, Brandeis Undergraduate Theater Consortium, Brandeis Theater Ensemble, Waltham Group Volunteer Vacations As Secretary Rosen feels he has been able to become comfortable with every aspect of […]
Meet the presidential candidates: Amber Kornreich
AMBER KORNREICH – 2012 Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Major Near Eastern and Judaic Studies Minor Current Union Position Union Outsider Campaign Slogan Demand Social Justice, Sustainability and Student Power from your government. Other Campus Involvement President of the Deis Dems, Waltham Group Coordinator, Co-Founder of Brandeis Buddies As a Union Outsider Kornreich feels she […]
