Day: March 14, 2008

Designing, dancing, singing, and fashion

A packed Levin Ballroom bore witness to the annual highlight of the Brandeis Asian American Student Association’s (BAASA’s) celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM). Coordinated this year by Kayla Sotomil ’10, SKIN 2008 is a unique fashion show, featuring the trendsetting styles of several Asian American designers. The theme of the evening was […]

Relive your teenage years

Back in high school (if you can still remember those good old days) teachers, parents, and those who wanted to relive their “past glories” were gladly willing to offer advice about school. The proffered advice usually glorified the four years spent running from class to class, from after-school activities to after-school help sessions in math, […]

Scantily Clad

Recently New York magazine published photographs of actress Lindsay Lohan which raised controversies in regards to the use of “sex appeal” in advertising. The series of Lindsay Lohan photos taken for the publicly sold magazine lead to the biggest selling issue of the past four years. The popularity of this particular magazine issue suggests that […]

Not your average superhero

I was reflecting on my weekly column the other day, and I noticed I’ve really gone off on a tangent here. Basically, you can boil down each article into “this (movie/band/comic) is (awesome/terrible) and you should (like/hate) it.” I guess I really enjoy telling people what to like and dislike. Is that so terrible? Are […]

Beggars

I look out the window and see and garbage heap. I watch as beggars shift through junk, looking for a scrap of food. I see washing machines, microwaves, ovens… Most of them are still usable, if the people that found them could pay for electricity. It sickens me to watch these poor, hungry, hopeless fools […]

Boston Unhinged Chamber Players perform

After seeing a flyer advertising the debut concert of the Boston Unhinged Chamber Players, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. Did “unhinged” refer to an experimental style of music, an innovative type of instrumentation or a avant-garde interpretation of classical repertoire? I went to the concert on Sunday night in Slosberg in an attempt […]

10th Annual Posse Plus Retreat

This Friday March 14 is the commencement of the 10th annual Posse Plus Retreat. This retreat was started in 1993 at Vanderbilt University (the first University to become a partner of the Posse Program) by recipients of the Posse Scholarship who wanted to give people throughout campus, Posse and non-Posse, a chance to come together […]

Active Minds to hold mental health awareness week

The Brandeis chapter of Active Minds will host a Mental Health Awareness Week beginning March 17. During the week, the club will sponsor events to inform students and raise awareness about mental health issues. In an e-mail, co-president Alanna Goslin ’08 of Active Minds explained the importance of a Mental Health Awareness Week. “Almost every […]

Sinha delivers State of the Union

Student Union President Shreeya Sinha ’09 delivered her State of the Union address Monday night in Shapiro Atrium. Her speech reflected on Union activities and initiatives during her term. “I set out this year to inject a spirit of activism into the Student Union; to make it socially and globally conscious to empower all of […]

How sweet it is for Men’s B-ball team

Three decades have passed since the Judges last trip to the Sweet 16. Tonight, they will make their bid to head to the Elite 8 of the Div. III NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, and to a very possible championship appearance. If the Judges play last weekend serves as any indication of what is in store, […]

Women’s B-ball ousted from tourney by Kean

It was a heck of a season for the Brandeis Judges’ Women’s basketball team, coming back from 15 down to defeat Southern Maine in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, 74-71. The Judges, however, could not keep up with hosts Kean as a second half offensive barrage led by Melissa Beyruti demolished Brandeis 95-61. […]

Judges’ bench could decide outcome against Plattsburgh

On the banks of Lake Champlain rests a small Upstate New York town known as Plattsburgh. This lovely home to approximately 19,000 residents plays hosts to the Sweet 16 today, as Brandeis takes on Plattsburgh State and the winner gets to take on the victor of the Richard Stockton (New Jersey) – Amherst matchup. And […]

A recap of the fencing season, from the inside

While I appreciate the subtle appreciation behind it, I am very sick of the too-often asked questions, “Oh, you’re on the fencing team? They’re supposed to be good, right?” Like I said, I’m glad that the inquisitor knows (or is at least pretending to know) that the fencing team is “supposed to be good,” but […]

UAA Championships a natural disaster for Track and Field

Braving blizzard conditions and key injuries, both the Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams traveled to Cleveland this weekend to compete at the UAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. The squads did not fare so well at the competition, as injuries and underperformances were seen on the track and in the field. The Men’s […]

Do you really need a car at Brandeis?

The Jeep Compass outside East Pomerantz had another parking violation for being parked just outside the main entrance rather than in a spot in the lot. Why is it always parked there? Is that guy so reliant on his car that he can’t make it past the door without it? I have a car that’s […]

Brandeis students do as the Romans do

As 12 students and their tour guide climbed up the 320 steps to the copula of the crypts of St. Peter’s and celebrated mass in one of the small chapels, the blending of several different languages filled the walls, reverberating all around, and hitting their ears. No, this isn’t some creative writing story, and it’s […]