FICTION: Beads: Suitcase
This is part two in a series of fiction columns.
OSTROWSKY: For Patriots, its all about defending their title
They have walked off the gridiron victorious in 34 of their last 38 (meaningful) contests. They are perfect (8-0) in the post season under the realm of head coach Bill Belichick. In the past three years they have been able to call themselves world champions twice. The statistics that this team will acknowledge virtually stops at this point. The only I in this team is in their team name, and no where is this ideal more apparent than in the teams defensive squad. The Patriots offense, as good as it is, is not head and shoulders above the rest of the league. What really separates this dynasty bound teams from others is its tenacious, potent defense.
ON YOUR MARKS: A system, not a superstar
I have lived nearly my whole life in Connecticut. I love everything it has to offer. The seasons are magnificent, New York and Boston are close enough that traveling to either is easy and in general I find it to be a great area of the country to be brought up. My biggest problem with Connecticut is the lack of professional sports. I lived my early childhood with the Hartford Whalers of the NHL, but they were always somewhere between mediocre and unbearable. I adopted my favorite teams from anywhere I could. The Boston Red Sox and Celtics were easy choices because of geographic proximity, and looking to my roots I became a fan of the Buffalo Sabers and Bills (I was born, and lived the first two years of my life of which I remember nothing, in Buffalo).
Hoot Super Bowl Prediction
Patriots 31, Eagles 17
I was not going to see Walid Shoebat
Anyone who has been around campus lately knows about the PLO terrorist turned Zionist named Walid Shoebat who was coming to campus and I had decided not to see him.
CAHN: Shoebats love built on foundation of hate
As I left the Shapiro Theater on the evening of January 31st, I felt a mixture of anger and sadness at the events I had just witnessed. For nearly two hours I heard the words of Walid Shoebat, and during that time I gained a renewed appreciation for the dangerous and seductive logic of fanaticism.
FREIMAN: Remembering Auschwitz, 60 years on
Last Thursday, January 27, 2005, officials, liberators and survivors gathered in Oswiecim, Poland to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi death camp. At least 1.5 million men, women and children, the majority of them Jews, were gassed, shot, starved or burned alive in crematoria there from 1942-1945.
BERKENWALD: The Freedom in Pain
It is only after weve lost everything that we are free to do anything. ~ Fight Club
What is an impulse? However you define it, it is what made me get my nose pierced last Saturday. I am one of those people that, for some strange reason, never had the slightest inclination to get anything pierced. When I was younger I wanted my ears pierced, but by the time my parents would allow it, I didnt really care that much anymore, and I was no longer willing to undergo the pain of the procedure. When the piercer was about to stick a long, thick needle through my virgin nostril, he seemed very surprised that at age 19, I still didnt have my ears pierced.
WRITERS BLOCK: Fighting that New England mid-winter slump
Its just about that time of year. If youre from the New England area, you know what Im talking about. Its the mid-winter slump. Its the mysterious mental breaking point found somewhere between the end of January and early February. The precise time any particular individual will personally experience symptoms of this syndrome will vary, depending on their level of hardiness. But it will seep in eventually. Characteristics of the ailment?
MAIRSON: Justice Brandeis, does faculty governance matter?
This academic year has seen considerable tumult over Dean Jaffes suggestions to eliminate teaching Greek, the program in Linguistics, the program in Music Composition, and to reduce faculty in NEJS and Physics. Program terminations could occur immediately. Faculty elimination catalyzed by the demoralization of being told that youre not wanted or needed awaits retirement of tenured faculty. Whats faculty governance got to do with it?
EDITORIAL: Dont just complain about bad journalism, let your voice be heard
Most of us came to Brandeis with the motivational words of our high school graduations still echoing in our ears. Go out into the world and make it a better place, we were told, or work hard and change things for the better.
Mock Trial wins bid to nationals in Florida
Brandeis University Mock Trial Association (BUMTA) put in its best showing ever at the regional competition in Manchaster qualifying one of their four teams to move on to the National tournament in Florida. In its fourth year of existence and its third year sending teams to nationals, BUMTA claimed third place finishing 6-2.
Mid Term Union Election Results
Final round results: Finance Board Member Total Votes 623 Anna Zendel 271 Alex Asen 235 Abstain 117 Justice of the Union Judiciary Total Votes 650 Aron J Wolgel 326 Yuval Simchi-Levi 225 Abstain 99 Senator for Massell Quad Total Votes 211 Nikhil Agarwal 121 Kimberlee Bachman 82 Abstain 8 Senator for East Quad Total Votes […]
Shopping for classes can be fun
The moans and groans of returning to academic life after settling back into the comfortable ennui of home were accompanied by confusion for students wondering what classes to take this semester.
Art exhibit at Womens Studies Research Center debuts to positive reviews
The Womens Studies Research Center saw the opening of its new installation in its Kniznick Gallery Wednesday night. Although the works have been up for viewing for some time, the reception marked the official opening, and the artists, three Brandeis professors, were able to present their work. School of Fine Arts professors Tory Fair, Susan Lichtman, and Nadine Zanow created the site-integrated exhibit.
Achievement award winners announced
Winners of the first anual Brandeis achievement award were announced Jan. 31 through letters received by the applicants. A selection committee consisting of students and staff chose ten winners to receive a $5,000 renwable scholarship from 121 applicants.
Brandeis receives $10 million in gifts
Two major gifts in support of faculty development were announced Thursday by University President Jehuda Reinharz. The Kay Fellows Fund will bring young postdoctoral scholars to campus for two-year appointments in interdisciplinary programs. The Norman Faculty Support Fund will fund faculty research and paid research leave for assistant professors.
High security, full house for former terrorists speach
Every seat was occupied in Shapiro Theatre this past Monday night, when Former Palestinian terrorist, Walid Shoebat filled the auditorium. Sponsored by Hillel, Zionists for Historical Veracity, the Union Senate, Israel Campus Roundtable, and the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, this event was attended by a primarily receptive Pro-Israel crowd. There was a tremendous amount of security at this event, as two metal detectors accompanied by armed police officers and a bomb sniffing dog were present. This led to a very crowded and hectic line prior to the speech.
Student Life staffers husband serving in Iraq
The Office of Student Life created a new position this year for Orientation and First Year programs. Many people applied to the job, but luckily, according to everyone who interacts with her, Brandeis hired Michelle OMalley for the position. One may have seen Michelle around campus, already busily planning Orientation 2005 with the new Core Committee. She is a petite, blonde-haired, ever-smiling woman with a full schedule. Her husband, Tim, has been serving in Iraq since March and is scheduled to return at the end of this month.
