BC3 rings in Lunar New Year
The Brandeis Chinese Cultural Connection (BC3) welcomed in the Year of the Dragon last Saturday with a Lunar New Year celebration, complete with food and entertainment. Levin Ballroom took on a festive atmosphere as BC3 members and volunteers decorated the room with a giant dragon backdrop, red streamers with Chinese characters, and other Chinese symbols […]
Kriskus leads Judges as they split UAA road trip
The Brandeis men’s basketball team suffered a defeat to Case Western Reserve this weekend losing 91-68 and then bounced back with a thrilling 77-76 overtime victory against Carnegie Mellon two days later as guard Tyrone Hughes ’12 converted an off-balance jumper at the buzzer. Forward Vytas Kriskus ’12 had a stellar weekend scoring 16 points […]
Judges fail to capitalize on momentum as they drop both games
The Brandeis women’s basketball team suffered two defeats during the weekend, losing 60-47 to Case Western Reserve on Friday and 65-56 to Carnegie Mellon on Sunday. Judge guard Morgan Kendrew ‘12 had a big weekend, scoring 21 points Friday and 18 points Sunday, but her performances were not enough for the Judges to get a […]
Brandeis and the Boston Celtics: a tragic partnership
The Boston Celtics are one of the most iconic franchises in all of sports. Their past success is unparalleled in sports and will probably never be matched. From 1957 to 1969, the Celtics dominated the NBA, winning 11 titles in 13 years including eight titles in a row. Hall of famers Bill Russell, Bob Cousy […]
Men shine while women struggle at Brandeis tournament
While the men’s fencing team had an outstanding performance this past weekend at the Eric Sollee Invitational at Brandeis University, going 4-1, the women’s team struggled, going just 1-4. The men defeated Haverford (18-9), Hunter (25-2), New York University (17-10) and Johns Hopkins (14-13) with their only loss coming from seventh-ranked Pennsylvania University (6-21). On […]
Track and field impresses at Tufts
Both the men’s and women’s track and field teams had decent showings at the Tufts Invitational this past weekend. The men finished 16th out of 22 teams while the women finished eighth out of 19 teams. Despite bringing the fewest runners of any competing team, Brandeis was able to maximize their point totals with outstanding […]
A major debacle: the right program for success
The persistence of the global recession has led everyone from world leaders at the Davos Summit to Brandeis undergraduates to question their fundamental assumptions about success. In this vein, a debate has been raging across the academy and the news media about how one’s choice of college major, formerly a relative non-issue, affects the ability […]
Iran and Israel: Tensions continue to rise
Brandeis professors offered varying responses this week to the heightening of tensions between the already dire relationship between Iran and the State of Israel. With Iran’s President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has publicly decried the existence of the state of Israel and called for its destruction, relations between both countries have been strained at best as […]
College affordability becomes election year priority
President Barack Obama asked the crowd at the University of Michigan last week, “How can we make sure that everybody is getting the kind of education they need to personally succeed but also to build up this nation?” The president gave specific details of his proposal to help make college a more affordable and realistic […]
DÜNYA provides night of Turkish music
There are many things a college student can get up to on a Saturday night—yes, even at Brandeis—but of all those things, more than 100 students chose to go to the DÜNYA charity concert in Slosberg on Jan. 28. Lucky they did: DÜNYA didn’t disappoint. After the pre-concert talk where organization president Mehmet Ali Sanlikol […]
Spend 'A Day in Pompeii' at the Museum of Science
Imagine a city buried under pyroclastic debris, a city frozen in time for nearly 2,000 years. That city is Pompeii and right now you can see preserved pieces of life from two millennia ago at the Boston Museum of Science. The exhibit, “A Day in Pompeii,” which leaves Boston after Feb. 12, contains pieces from […]
Uneven 'Cabaret' boasts great performances
Woodland Theatre Company put on the musical “Cabaret” by Christopher Isherwood, John Kander and Fred Ebb last weekend. The musical takes place in Germany in the 1930s. The show begins with a flamboyant man welcoming the audience with the song “Willkommen” as several cabaret girls seductively dance on stage. This man is the Emcee (a […]
A night with Kelly Clarkson
When my friends asked me if I would like to go to see Kelly Clarkson, I thought it would be fun, but I was not as excited as I have been in the past to see other concerts. I used to be a huge fan of hers, and knew every lyric to her early songs. […]
'Iron Lady' a wasted opportunity
“One of the greatest problems of our age,” an elderly Margaret Thatcher (Meryl Streep) observes, “is that we are governed by people who care more about feelings than they do about thoughts and ideas.” The same problem envelops the entirety of “The Iron Lady,” a biopic directed by “Mamma Mia!” director Phyllida Lloyd that chronicles […]
'The Voice' within: Rebecca Loebe
On Feb. 5, right after the Super Bowl, NBC will be airing the second season of the phenomenal hit, “The Voice,” a singing competition like no other. Contestants perform one song to four judges and a large audience. What exactly separates “The Voice” from “American Idol” or “The X Factor”? When contestants step on stage […]
A priest and politics
It may be rare to encounter a multicolored gay pride flag upon entering a church. But Brandeis’ Catholic chaplain, the Rev. Walter Cuenin, proudly displays the rainbow flag in the Bethlehem Chapel’s foyer. With the word “Peace” written across the middle, the flag symbolizes a proclamation of acceptance and unity for each person who may […]
In sticking to formula, 'Alcatraz' flounders
The two-hour pilot episode of J.J. Abram’s latest brainchild, “Alcatraz,” premiered on Jan. 16. Abrams is one of the most celebrated minds in modern science fiction, having created the incredibly popular “Lost.” With such an impressive track record, his fans had high hopes for the premiere of “Alcatraz.” The premise of the show is interesting […]
Grenadian coral sculptures present unique eco solution
You try to rub your eyes before you realize you are wearing a snorkel mask. Could it be true? Life-size child sculptures facing outward stand hand-in-hand in a circle on the ocean floor. Molinere Bay in Grenada has been a tourist destination for years, but Jason deCaires Taylor’s underwater sculpture garden—commissioned in 2006—serves as new […]
On DVD: Film has less than '50/50' chance of success
While the movie “50/50,” which came out on DVD on Jan. 24, has garnered good reviews and was recently nominated for two Golden Globes, the purpose behind the film still seems vague. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen, screenwriter Will Reiser based it loosely on his own life. It focuses on Adam (Gordon-Levitt), who at […]
Hiatt holds fashion show to showcase business dress
The Hiatt Career Center joined with Lord & Taylor to host a fashion show with more than 100 students, alumni and industry professionals in Sherman Function Hall on Wednesday evening, emphasizing the impact of first impressions on employers. “It takes only 30 seconds for a potential employer to develop a first impression,” Hiatt recruiting coordinator […]
