There's nothing else for me but dance
Im leaving my last class and heading for the weekend. Am I thinking about the Irish fun Ill be having? Not quite. I walk into the Shapiro Campus Center and head over to Java City, where I spot an unassuming BCAC sign on the table and pick up two tickets for Grand Slam. Theres nothing like a little ballet to spice up St. Patricks Day weekend.
An evening with "Madame F"
On Sunday afternoon, in Slosberg Recital Hall, a large audience gathered to see a musical drama created by Claudia Stevens titled An Evening with Madame F. Stevens, a visiting scholar at the Womens Studies Research Center (WSRC), is a multitalented performer who herself created the piece. The performance combined dramatic monologue, singing (in English, German, and French), and the playing of instruments.
Mau ke aloha no Hawai`i (LovealwaysforHawai`i)
It was one of those rare cultural treats on a Thursday night;
not the kind packaged as an evening in paradise, as it often is for the tourist set. I think its sponsors, BAASA and the ICC, have every reason to be proud of last weeks Hawaiian lu`au, part of the ongoing Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month festivities. There was something about it that attracted the passerby with an island-style welcome: E komo mai! Come on in
I hate you thugs
The oversized pants with rear pockets
reaching the armpits of the legs
Big shirts
and hooded sweatshirts
With a cap to top it off.
The Water Children
Last weekend, Michael Carnow 07 made his second mainstage UTC effort as a director with Wendy McLeods The Water Children, a play tackling the incredibly sensitive issue of abortion. Many audience members were surely a little on edge thanks to the explosive issue that dominates the play, but strong performances and impressively even-handed writing helped make this a top-quality UTC production, quite possibly the best undergraduate theatrical effort since Fool for Love five months ago.
Storks and slime molds and bird fluoh my!
This past March 15th, 2006 (as opposed to the upcoming one), I became a third-degree uncle. Being a third-degree uncle is a lot like suffering a third-degree burn except it doesnt really involve fire or burning or having to get skin grafts. What it does involve, though, and in fact shares with a third-degree burn to a very large extent, is this: gas explosions.
Silent protest organized against Republican speaker
Brian Camenker spoke at a Brandeis Republican sponsored event in the Shapiro Campus Center Wednesday. A silent protest was held as a response to his appearance.
SAF reform amendment receives mixed reviews
In two weeks, the Brandeis student body will have the opportunity to vote for the Student Activities Fee (SAF) reform amendment. The Student Union has spent the past two semesters working on the amendment, which in its final form drastically changes the way that both secured organizations and chartered clubs receive funding. In order to pass, the amendment must be approved by 60% of voting students.
Day of Innocence ‘life-changing’
The Brandeis Institute for Investigative Journalism, spearheaded by Florence Graves and Pamela Cytrynbaum (JOUR), hosted an entire afternoon of speakers and films in what was described as A Day of Innocence.
Flaw in voting system brings election results into question
Flaws in the student online election system may have allowed members of the Class of 2005 to vote in this weeks and past Student Union elections this year, according to a Hoot investigation. The flaw was confirmed by Union Officials and is still unfixed for the Final Round of elections currently ongoing. Up to press time Round 1 primary results have not been invalidated.
Brandeis softball goes 1-4 to finish UAA tournament
The Brandeis softball team finished up UAA play in Florida last week. Brandeis won only one of its final five games while dropping four. For the UAA tournament, Brandeis went 2-6, winning its two games against Case Western Reserve and losing all of its games against Emory University, Washington University, and the University of Rochester.
Strong bats and arms give baseball good start
Brandeis baseball is off to a strong, if inconsistent, start with a 5-3 record after eight games played. The keys for the Judges have been strong hitting to take the lead and dominant to pitching to at the very least keep the team in the games. The beginning has suggested inconsistency in which Brandeis would beat Case-Western 13-3 only to fall the next day to Washington University 5-3.
Judges crush Leopards in home opener
The Brandeis baseball teams home opener was a huge success, as the Judges defeated the Wentworth Institute of Technology Leopards 15-4 on Tuesday. Brandeis entered the contest 4-3 with three of those wins coming against UAA opponents in Florida.
Brandeis Fencing fares well in NCAAs
Brandeis is on the national Division I sports scene, albeit a lesser known one. Three male fencers, Eugene Vortsman 08, Will Friedman 09, and Jeremy Simpson 06, made their mark in Houston, TX last weekend.
Brandeis to induct ’06 Hall of Fame class Sunday
Martin Zelnik leads the Hall of Fame class this year, as he and five other Brandeis Six alumni will be inducted on Sunday.
Men’s tennis makes clean sweep
Mens Tennis continued its upswing this spring, picking up their fourth straight win in a 7-0 sweep over the United States Coast Guard Academy. This is Brandeis third straight home victory, after defeating Clark University on Saturday 6-1. USCGA was so undermanned that their squad had both males and females aboard.
This Week in Sports
Baseball
Japan defeated Cuba 10-6 in the championship of the inaugural World Baseball Classic. Daisuke Matsuzaka, the starter for Japan in the final game, won the tournament MVP award.
