Brandeis repeats their 2 for 3 in New England Invitational
The women’s volleyball team was back in action this past weekend in the New England Invitational hosted by Brandeis. The three-game series for the Judges started on Friday, Sept. 8 with a loss to Bowdoin College. However, the Judges came back strong on Saturday, crushing both Anna Maria College and the Rochester Institute of Technology […]
Students compete for seats on Student Union
Candidates expressed interest in uniting the student body and providing equal representation in the Student Union after declaring their candidacy in the 2017 Fall Elections. Thirty-five candidates are running for 13 seats in the Senate, Allocations Board (A-board) and the Judiciary. The Student Union holds three elections every year. On the ballot, students will find […]
IBS now offering one year, eight course Master of Science degree in Business Analytics
The International Business School (IBS) at Brandeis University has recently announced a new, one year Master of Science (MS) degree program in Business Analytics. Due to begin in the fall of 2018, the program aims to teach its students the skills needed to analyze vast quantities of data. IBS believes this ability will be in […]
Students respond to hurricanes Harvey and Irma
When Hurricanes Harvey and Irma ravaged parts of the southern United States and the Caribbean over the past three weeks, some members of the Brandeis community were affected as others united in relief efforts. Several students from Houston were affected by Hurricane Harvey, which caused major flooding and killed at least 70 throughout its path. […]
New marketing director joins Brandeis Athletics administration
Andrew Vatistas joined the Brandeis athletics community as the Assistant Director for Marketing, Promotions and Community Relations. Vatistas grew up in the New England area where sports are a culture and has spent time working in the marketing discipline of athletics with the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers and the University of New Hampshire. He also worked […]
Advice to first-year pre-med students
These past two weeks I have had many conversations with first-year and sophomore students pursuing the sciences. I feel nostalgic when an underclassmen expresses these worries about the pre-med track or what classes to take because many of their worries were once mine. Needless to say, I am not worry-free having reached senior status, but […]
The Red Sox Cheating Scandal: the latest in a new pattern for Boston Sports
Last Tuesday, the New York Times came out with a bombshell report in which the New York Yankees accused the Boston Red Sox of using an Apple Watch to steal hand signals during an August series at Fenway Park. To many sports fans outside of New England, this report helps validate what has been a […]
The National explores relationships in gloomy, but complex “Sleep Well Beast”
One of my main criteria for art is whether or not it produces a reaction. Did it actually make me feel something? Most things don’t. It takes a truly special work of art to pierce my general apathy. Next I ask, if the piece was effective in the moment, did I want to return to […]
Crimson Tide Ready to Return to the Top
“The quarterback is ready to snap the ball. He receives the snap… and takes a knee! Brandeis wins the 2018 College Football Playoff Championship-” Despite not losing a game since 1960, the Brandeis football team, unfortunately, won’t be hoisting the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy. Rather than white and blue confetti raining down […]
Leaning towards studying abroad? Don’t overthink it.
Like many of my peers in the Class of 2018, I have recently returned from a most memorable study abroad experience. I spent the Spring 2017 semester living and studying with the Brandeis in The Hague program, out of Leiden, The Netherlands. There are too many positive adjectives in the English language that qualify for […]
Hackett addresses importance of federally funded research
The Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee, in a bipartisan effort, rejected President Trump’s proposed budget cuts for the National Institute of Health (NIH) by approving a bill that would instead increase funding by $2 billion. This money, according to Chairman of the Appropriations Committee and U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), […]
Summer movie recap: a quality paradox
Now that Labor Day is in the rear-view mirror, it’s time we talk about the 2017 summer movie season. The 2017 summer box office is a bit of a paradox. You’ve probably heard by now that this was the worst summer for Hollywood in the past decade, in terms of the cumulative total amount of […]
Federal funding for the sciences supports ground-breaking research
Have you ever wondered how much money goes into funding the scientific research that goes on at Brandeis? With seven departments and five interdepartmental programs in the sciences and a large focus on research, it’s no secret that federal funding plays a huge role in ensuring that research can continue. For the past 10 years, […]
Environmental racism is not a joke
A disturbing trend has been sweeping right-wing media that combines anti-environmental sentiment, racism and hatred of college students and protest movements. Right-wing YouTubers, social media moguls and news sources have been ridiculing the concept of environmental racism. Environmental racism is the tendency for the effects of climate change and pollution to be directed toward people […]
Financial aid office hopes to educate students
$65,928. That’s the number that landed Brandeis the 23rd slot in Business Insider’s 2017 list of “The Most Expensive Colleges in America.” To many families, that amount is not only nerve-wracking, but completely unattainable. Which brings us to the tedious and confusing forms students fill out in the midst of the college application process: the […]
Crown Center for Middle East Studies hosts six speakers to discuss Arab-Israeli conflict
This past Sunday, the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis hosted the “Looking Back, Looking Forward” event centering the Israeli-Arab conflict. The panel featured six speakers from diverse backgrounds who addressed three topics: Zionism and the Arab World, the future of Palestine and the future of Israel. The event emphasized several landmark developments […]
Riley Sager’s ‘Final Girls’ pleases with thrills and drama
Quincy Carpenter doesn’t like being called a Final Girl. Sure, she was the sole survivor of the Pine Cottage Murders that killed her five best friends, but that’s ten years behind her. Now, she’s a successful baking blogger. Now, she and her public defender boyfriend live in a comfy Manhattan apartment. Now, she’s healed. Or […]
Newest Waltham Group program educates to protect the environment
With the many issues that college students face today, it can be hard to find a balance between focusing on yourself and focusing on the environment around you. For Symbiosis, a program within the volunteer-based Waltham Group at Brandeis, students can balance both and make a difference within their local community. Marissa Lazaroff ’18 is […]
Rights and Responsibilities sets guidelines for student protests
Policies on free speech, protests, recording devices and drones were updated in this year’s edition of Rights and Responsibilities, the student conduct code. Each year administrators alter language and update sections over the summer in preparation for the new school year. More often than not, the goal of altering the code is to clarify existing […]
Rose starts semester with diverse and vibrant works
A new semester means a new schedule of classes, but for the Rose Art Museum, it means a new lineup of exhibitions. On Thursday, Sept. 7, the Rose opened its sparkling glass doors for a campus-focused open house, inviting the Brandeis community to explore the Fall 2017 exhibits a day before they open to the […]
