Women’s tennis triumphs over Division I Bryant
Brandeis women’s tennis opened their 2017 spring season with an underdog win against Division I team Bryant University. The team won the home match 4-3. The women began with a rocky start in doubles. The closest battle was mounted by Keren Khromchenko ’19 and Michele Lehat ’19. The two fell just short against Bryant’s Stefanie […]
Prof. Wardwell fuses landscape images with lyrics
Professor Joseph Wardwell (FA) creates contemporary works of art with traditional landscape paintings and text from rock lyrics. The paintings, he says, make social and political statements about American society and culture. Wardwell finds that the relationship between American culture and landscape is the power to create a national identity, he noted. An example of […]
The Rose’s spring lineup is expected to delight and amuse across many media
The Rose Art Museum opens its spring exhibitions to the public on Thursday, Feb. 16. In anticipation of the museum’s semester opening, a preview has been composed of the upcoming artists and displays. The Rose will showcase works from the Rose’s collection, including art by Fred Eversley, Tommy Hartung, Louise Nevelson and Ana Mendieta along […]
‘Hidden Figures’ commands the box office with its casting, visuals and lessons
One of the most talked about movies in theaters right now is “Hidden Figures.” The movie is relevant for several reasons: The plot revolves around the important topics of racism and, to a lesser degree, sexism; it was number one at the box office for two weeks in a row; it has been nominated for […]
‘Final Fantasy XV’: a road trip worth taking
“A Final Fantasy for fans and first-timers.” This is the first sentence that appears upon starting “Final Fantasy XV.” Right from the beginning, the game makes it clear that this is the most accessible entry yet in a series that’s spanned 15 main games and several spinoffs. The games are JRPGs (Japanese role-playing games), a […]
’DEIS Impact event discusses political and personal topics through art
The night of Sunday, Feb. 3, 2017 was cold and quiet. Inside Chums, however, it was pleasant. The “’DEIS Impact Open Mic Night: Diversifying Discussion Through Art,” an event from ’DEIS Impact, was about to begin. The room was filled with an intimate group of 18 or so people, and friends piled on couches among […]
What journalism gets wrong: a whitewashed industry
Regardless of political orientation, we can all agree that the news outlets feeding us our information are flawed. Journalism in the United States has consistently failed to serve the interests and needs of readers, and this trend is not new. Not only does modern journalism stray further and further from representing the true diversity of […]
Immigration responds to executive order
Members of the Brandeis community attended a panel discussion on Wednesday evening to address President Trump’s Jan. 27 executive order on immigration. The audience, who filled over half of the Shapiro Campus Center (SCC) theater, consisted of not only undergraduate and graduate students, but also faculty and other Brandeis community members as well. Immigration attorney […]
Library construction will resume in May
Construction on the Farber wing of the library will be halted until May 22, according to Interim University Librarian Matthew Sheehy. The ongoing construction in Farber is a result of climate-control issues within the building. Piping will be extended from Goldfarb to Farber to better control the temperature in Farber. A main pillar in the […]
First woman to achieve Grandmaster title in chess visits Brandeis
Five-time Olympic gold medalist and the first woman in history to achieve the Grandmaster title in chess, Susan Polgar spoke about her experience as a woman in the male-dominated sport of chess and her life as the descendent of Holocaust survivors to a room of about 75 people on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Throughout her career […]
Basketball teams fall to conference opponents
The men’s basketball team fell to Rochester 67-56, while the women’s team fell to Rochester 75-58 on Saturday, Jan. 29. The men’s team started slowly on Rochester’s turf, falling behind a quick 8-0. The Judges quickly rebounded from the deficit and took the lead 20-19 at the 7:05 mark in the first half following a […]
Putting a culture to the Chinese language
Eric Goldberg ’18, a varsity tennis-playing Jewish junior from New York, embarked last fall for Shanghai, China, for a semester of study abroad. He knew that he wanted to study abroad in China, having studied Chinese since the seventh grade. His experience in Shanghai was one of exploration, education, language development and cultural discovery. The […]
‘4 Your Eyez Only’: J. Cole’s newest album defines disappointment
One week before the release of his highly anticipated follow up to “2014 Forest Hills Drive,” J Cole released the track “False Profits.” The song was all right but turned heads with multiple shots taken at fellow rappers, including a whole verse dedicated to dissing the one and only Kanye West. Cole accuses Kanye of […]
Task Force presents on revisions to general education requirements
Students and faculty asked questions and provided input on the outlines for a new format for general education at Brandeis during an open forum on Wednesday, Feb. 1. The new format, which is still lacking specific details, divides general educations requirements into five broad categories: 21st-Century Changes and Challenges; Foundational Literacies; Schools of Thought; Health, […]
Make Brandeis the school you want it to be, join the Union
Why is it that so much of how Brandeis engages in “usual business” seems normal and good, while so much of it seems so strange and wasteful? Throughout the day, I am struck repeatedly by ways in which the university could fix any number of minor and sometimes major inconveniences and adjust its procedures to […]
‘The Assignment’ plot insensitive, an injustice to trans community
“The Assignment” is a movie starring Michelle Rodriguez and Sigourney Weaver. Rodriguez is a cisgender woman playing hitman Frank Kitchen, a cisgender man who unknowingly undergoes surgery to become a woman. Frank Kitchen’s involuntarily gender confirmation surgery is performed by The Doctor, played by Weaver. The movie is about Frank seeking revenge for the surgery. […]
Rebecca Walker delivers ’DEIS Impact keynote address
“Even though we are discouraged, our work is not lost,” stated activist Rebecca Walker at her keynote ’DEIS Impact event, “The World in You and You in the World: Identity in Action,” discussing the actions of the new administration in Washington, D.C. and how discouraged people should react. “Walker focused on identity and I think […]
Patriots and Falcons face off on Super Bowl LI stage
The New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons will battle on the biggest stage in pro sports: the Super Bowl. Houston will host the game on Sunday, Feb. 5 in front of a sold-out crowd and an estimated 100 million TV viewers. In anticipation for the big game, the Patriots are three-point favorites, according to Bleacher […]
Track team sets records at BU and Tufts
Last weekend, the Brandeis women’s and men’s track teams competed in the Terrier Classic at Boston University and at Tufts University. Many athletes from both teams had record-breaking performances. At BU on Friday, Jan. 27, Emily Bryson ’19 set a new school record for the mile run with a time of 4:52.18, breaking the previous […]
Gwen Fraser makes most of Union experience
Starting in student government as a Ziv senator her junior year, later than most students, Gwen Fraser ’17 decided she wanted to return to the Student Union for the fun meetings and great community, as well as the opportunities to do amazing work on campus. Now, she is one of the class of 2017 senators. […]
