Specker’s career day carries Brandeis past Lasell
The Judges swept Lasell College at home in a day-night doubleheader on Tuesday, winning the first game (20-1) in five innings as well as the second game by a score of 8-3. The 20-1 victory was the largest margin in Jessica Johnson’s six years as head coach of the Judges. First baseman Marianne Specker ’12 […]
Women’s tennis off to best start in 27 years
The 19th-ranked Brandeis women’s tennis team continued their blistering start to the season with a 6-3 win against 30th-ranked Bates College and an 8-1 win against Babson. With the win against Bates, the Judges improved their record against nationally-ranked opponents to 3-1, their sole loss coming from a match against Middlebury College. The Judges are […]
‘The Omen Machine’ has mixed reviews despite big hype
In 2007, Terry Goodkind ended his best-selling “The Sword of Truth” series with the novel “Confessor,” the last of a set of three books that worked to pull together the numerous loose ends and tangents opened by the sheer bulk of the books preceding it. With his 11-book series at last completed, Goodkind moved on […]
Panel brings together Middle Eastern scholars
A panel of scholars discussed the relevance of the two-state solution in regard to negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians in an event April 3 hosted by the Crown Center for Middle East Studies. The panel consisted of three members as well a moderator, including Asher Susser whose recent book on Jordan, Palestine and Israel […]
Free Play’s ‘Gabler’ gives Brandeis a ‘Hedda’-ache
The play “Hedda Gabler” by Henrik Ibsen was put on last weekend by Free Play in the Mandel atrium. The show was put on to almost universal derision due to incredibly poor emoting, misinterpretations of the play itself and inconsistent acting. This may or may not be due to poor casting—it was difficult to tell […]
‘Gears of War 3’: a bloody end to a blockbuster trilogy
“Gears of War 3” is a third-person shooter game designed exclusively for the Xbox 360 by Epic Games. The third game in a trilogy known for its intense storyline, brutal gameplay and quick-paced, violent multiplayer matches, “Gears 3” has plenty of hype. Luckily, the game doesn’t disappoint as it has proven to be one of […]
‘Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy’ brings self-loathing to new levels
I picked up “Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy” for the same reason I pick up most books—its cover looked pretty. The book is only slightly larger than my palm and boasts a hot pink cover with a scribbled-on rat. I assumed it was a book about neuroscience or weird psych cases, but instead it was the “poetry” of […]
Don’t miss the ‘B—- in Apartment 23’
It is very difficult for sitcoms to grab an audience from the first episode. Often a new comedy show needs a few episodes to create the inside jokes that an audience craves. This was not the case for ABC’s new sitcom “Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23.” “Apartment 23” grabbed me during its pilot […]
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