Univ. settles Kalman suit
Brandeis University officials have reached a settlement with Sumner Kalman, who sued the university last May because it intended to demolish the 53-year-old science building named after his great uncle, Julius Kalman. Sumner Kalman’s suit was dismissed in Suffolk County Probate Court on Wednesday after an agreement was reached between the two parties. Brandeis will […]
2009: A Rose Recap
Something Brandeis, something bleu
The sun flooded through the stained glass windows of Saint Pierre de Montmartre early that July morning. The weather – cool and sunny – was perfect. The church – picturesque. The backdrop – ideal. Outside, classical Romanesque architecture supported the famous church and tourists gathered to catch a glimpse of the happy couple inside, hoping […]
Looking to score: Women’s soccer
After ending the 2008 season on a very high note with a victory in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III New England championship, the Brandeis women’s soccer team is looking to continue their success. Forward Melissa Gorenkoff ’10, the tournament MVP, will share the duties of captain this year with goalkeeper Hillary Rosenzweig […]
Men’s Cross Country
Coach John Evans will be leading the team for his sixth season this year. The men finished 20th at Nationals in 2008 and are hoping to do even better this season. In addition to six of the seven from that national level team returning this year, Devin Holgate ’11 will be joining the team. While […]
Men’s Soccer
The men’s soccer team finished last season at 8-9-2 overall and are looking to improve their stats this season. Joining the men as head coach will be Coach Michael Coven, entering his 37th year in that position. He is the only current Brandeis coach to have lead a team to a national championship. Assistant coach […]
Women’s Cross Country
The women’s Cross Country team, like the men’s, will be coached by John Evans. “The women will really surprise people this year,” Coach Evans predicted. “While unranked in the pre-season poll, I think we have the potential to qualify for nationals and be a top 10 team in the country.” Marie Lemay and Grayce Selig, […]
Tennis
Both the men’s and women’s tennis teams had their first practice Thursday afternoon. Coach Ben Lamanna is in charge of both squads and has been at Brandeis for the past five seasons. Alexis Accomando will serve as assistant coach for the men’s and women’s team this year. The teams are, “already hard at work” according […]
Pigs didn’t fly, but swine flu (or How I spent my summer vacation)
Salvation! Or so I wanted to proclaim as I dashed out of my final-final last semester and into the crisp pre-summer air. I was experiencing that remarkable lightness only students feel at the end of a term, when all things fact-related are purged from our book bags, binders and brains, and we can enjoy blissful […]
This review for humans only: Classified report of “District 9”
Can someone explain to me why a flick about extraterrestrials invading South Africa has more humanity in it than most recent homo sapien-centric Hollywood heartstring pullers? “District 9” is this summer’s unlikely science fiction hit by writer/director Neill Blomkamp and producer Peter Jackson (The Lord of The Rings trilogy). And what’s drawn most people’s attention […]
Junot Díaz inspires doe-eyed freshmen
It’s Wednesday night in the Spingold Theater and the air is charged with anticipation. The crowd of students who had only arrived on campus three days ago were pulsing with excitement and even administrators sat on the edge of their seats. Believe it or not, this extraordinary show of enthusiasm was for none other than […]
Summer tunes from ‘Ye, Jay, and the gang
Summer music releases are oddly tied to the season; there’s a sense of lightness and fun in the best summer singles, a time of endless days and, for my summer, absurdly large amounts of sunshine. Summer is also the time of novelty songs, of disposable songs that breeze in with May and fade out with […]
A seder in Berkeley: How a newly minted Marxist-humanist came to live with his Republican parents
When I told my parents that college had turned me into an atheist and a pothead, they were unconcerned. But when I told them I was left-wing, they got angry. They spent quite a few nights diligently repeating talking points, somehow relating the case to free markets to my ancestor’s flight from Poland. But I […]
Stick to the trailer: Indie flick “Paper Heart” disappoints
Michael Cera has indie credibility. We were first introduced to him on the small screen in the cult-tv show “Arrested Development” and two years ago, he charmed the big screen as the adorable-if-hapless baby-daddy Paulie Bleaker in “Juno.” Riding the wave of “Juno,” we saw him roam the bars of the East Village and Williamsburg […]
