Wordly professor insists his true passion is teaching
Professor Joseph Lumbard (IMES) has held prestigious positions throughout his career, including serving as an advisor to the Jordanian Royal Court, but he insists his true passion has always been teaching. Born in Washington D.C., he admits that in his youth he was “one of those kids who wanted to be a sports star.” As […]
Neuroscience presentation brings miracle story to Brandeis
Peggy Sue Lebba, who suffered a traumatic brain injury that at one point rendered her incapable of communicating with others, shared her remarkable story of recovery at an event sponsored by the Brandeis Neuroscience Club on Monday evening. Professor Arthur Wingfield (NPSY) reviewed the basics of the human brain and Professor Laura Lorenz (HS) spoke […]
‘Vacationer’ and ‘Braids’ rock first concert at Chums
Chums hosted its first show of the semester last Friday with two of the most relaxing bands to come this fall. Things kicked off with Vacationer, a mellow Philadelphia-based indie band with driving percussion and interesting riffs. The band, living up to their namesake, evokes the memories and feelings of a rest on the beach. […]
Hold Thy Peace’s ‘Macbeth’ delivers classic tale of ambition and madness
Thursday in the Shapiro Campus Center Theater, Brandeis’s Shakespearean society, Hold Thy Peace, performed “Macbeth.” Written by William Shakespeare, directed in this incarnation by David Benger ’14 and produced by Ben Federlin ’14, “Macbeth” tells a tale of ambition gone wrong, and the betrayals, murders and miscellaneous horrors that ensue. A Shakespearean classic, “Macbeth” chronicles […]
Voters to decide physician-assisted suicide Tuesday
Massachusetts voters will decide Tuesday whether or not to legalize assisted suicide. If the ballot measure passes, it will allow “a physician licensed in Massachusetts to prescribe medication, at the request of a terminally-ill patient meeting certain conditions, to end that person’s life,” according to the language of the proposal. It is one of the […]
Kaplan dispute ends in judicial mediation
Dean Kaplan’s ’15 case against the Student Union after being defeated by the abstain option and consequently turned out of his position as off-campus senator ended in mediation earlier this month. Originally, Senator Carlton Shakes ’14 announced Kaplan as off-campus senator, and when Sunny Aidasani ’14 was named winner in a re-do election, “Dean originally […]
Minimal campus damage from Sandy
Temporary power outages on Monday evening and two fallen trees marked the extent of damage to the Brandeis campus from Hurricane Sandy this week. The storm struck the East Coast and killed more than 80 people nationwide, including 38 in New York City, with high winds, massive flooding and widespread power outages. While the campus […]
Students actively campaign before Senate election
On Tuesday, Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Scott Brown (R-MA) will compete for the title of U.S. Senator for the State of Massachusetts. Warren and Brown have been in fierce competition for months, campaigning over the radio, on television commercials and encouraging the support of Brandeis, among other colleges and universities. Brown is the first Republican […]
Legacy fund hosts symposium on poverty in America
Professors, students and historians gathered in the Hassenfeld Conference Center on Thursday for a symposium on Poverty Since the Great Society. The event, sponsored by the Louis D. Brandeis Legacy Fund for Social Justice, is a result of the collaborative work between students and scholars exploring poverty alleviation at the Heller School for Social Policy. […]
Anti-Israel professor removed from Northeastern faculty list
A political science and Middle Eastern studies professor has been removed from the list of faculty at Northeastern University after a video made by Boston-based political organization Americans for Peace and Tolerance (APT) revealed anti-Israel views expressed in his classroom. Professor Denis Sullivan, a tenured professor who is still director of Northeastern’s Middle East Center […]
Waltham pharmacy closed after breach of sanitary regulations
A Waltham specialty pharmacy was shut down on Oct. 23 after a surprise inspection in which state inspectors found multiple sanitary violations. Infusion Resource closed after being found in violation of national pharmaceutical standards and Massachusetts regulations. The conditions, officials said, could affect the sterility of the intravenous medications they provide. The manager of the […]
Students warned of dangerous funding cuts to lab at center of state scandal
A Jamaica Plain lab that examined drug evidence in criminal trials was shut down on Aug. 30 amid concerns that a former chemist mishandled thousands of drug samples, potentially tainting convictions. Three Brandeis students, however, voiced concerns about the lab two years ago. In September 2010, Ben Ostrow ’10, Rebecca Ratner ’10 and Kayley Wolf […]
Altman appointed to state health commission
Governor Deval Patrick appointed Professor Stuart Altman (HS) to chair a new Massachusetts state board that will set health care spending goals and track health care providers’ success in reducing costs on Thursday. The 11-member Health Policy Board was created to enforce a new health care reform law passed by Patrick. In August, Massachusetts became […]
Finding authentic food in unexpected places
Taqueria Mexico, a mexican restaurant located on Charles street, is definitely worth taking a trip beyond the well-visited Main and Moody streets. It may not replace some of the pre-existing Brandeis mexican staples, but its authenticity and great deals give it a clear draw. While the food at Taqueria is extraordinary, the atmosphere is considerably […]
Arts Recommends
Hands of Glory Connor Novy, Editor Being “indefinable” is a dubious blessing. It has connotations of saccharine whimsy or being generally unlistenable. Andrew Bird, however, continues to disregard the boundaries of genre with his newest release, “Hands of Glory.” With only eight songs, it might be too short to stand alone as an album, but […]
Costumed composers provide an unsettling evening
Slosberg Recital Hall saw a decidedly strange performance last Saturday night. The first in this semester’s series of concerts hosted by New Music Brandeis, “Night of the Living Composers” showcased the compositional work of several graduate students in the Composition and Theory program, as performed by their peers. The most prominent composers of the evening […]
‘Metamorphoses’ sets high standard with brilliant performance
The Undergraduate Theatre Collective struck gold with their production of Mary Zimmerman’s “Metamorphoses.” Based on the familiar Greek myths of Ovid, “Metamorphoses” is presented as a series of short tales connected by themes of love and loss, among others. Directed by the talented and creative Jessica Rassp ’13, the show boasts a twelve-person cast in […]
Dor Guez engages with art and experience
This semester, The Rose has had the sincere pleasure of hosting the art of Dor Guez, a Christian Palestinian whose work, a collection of photos and videos, chronicles the tale of his family and their lives as a minority group in Israel. Guez’s work has been shown on a global scale and it is a […]
Colvin stars for cross-country at the UAA championships
Both the men and women’s cross country team traveled to the University of Rochester this past weekend for the UAA championships. Ed Colvin ’14 earned his first career All-UAA honors, finishing in ninth place out of 78 competitors to gain second-team honors. Colvin, who burst onto the scene, winning the 2010 UAA Rookie of the […]
Brandeis falters on senior day; loses control of their own fate
The men’s soccer team suffered its first home defeat of the season at the worst possible time this past weekend. With a chance to clinch the UAA and an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament for the first time in over a decade in front of fans and parents, the Judges were unable to grind […]
