Priest discusses Catholic response to Nazi policies in WWII
The Brandeis Catholic Chaplaincy welcomed Dr. Kevin Spicer, C.S.C., a professor at Stonehill College, to Brandeis Thursday to mark Holocaust Remembrance Week. He discussed Judeo-Christian relations in Germany before WWII, and drew on information from his most recent book, “Hitler’s Priests: Catholic Clergy and National Socialism,” and from historical German archives. Spicer discussed the prejudices […]
Jewish film festival explores untold stories of the Holocaust
Jewishfilm.2010 this week marked the thirteenth annual Jewish film festival sponsored by the National Center for Jewish Film (NCJF). The festival began with an on-campus screening and New England premiere of “Berlin ’36,” a film inspired by the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, and a talk with special guest Susan Bachrach, curator of “Nazi Olympics, Berlin […]
Union elections to occur Tuesday, one round will decide the winners
The first round of Student Union elections, including those for president, executive board members and representatives to the board of trustees, will take place Tuesday, April 13 beginning at midnight. The second round will take place later this month, with Senate elections Thursday, April 22. The election timeline is abbreviated compared to usual cycles after […]
CAs distribute U.S. census to dorms
The 2010 Census was distributed in residence halls yesterday as part of a national effort to collect a population count of residents in the United States. Officials in charge of organizing census distribution at Brandeis worked on-campus on Wednesday and Thursday this week. “The census folks are preparing packets for each student,” said Jeremy Leiferman, […]
Finalists for Sillerman Center philanthropy prize explain proposals
Two finalists for the Sillerman Center’s Prize for Innovation in Philanthropy presented their proposals for increasing and spreading philanthropy on college campuses Thursday at the Heller School. The two groups, student organizations “Phront” and “Give!,” presented their ideas to a panel of judges who will award a prize of up to $8,000 to the student-led […]
Federal legislation reduces loan repayment, increases Pell Grants
President Obama’s new changes to federal student aid will not change the way students receive their federal Stafford loans but it will affect how much they pay and how long they will repay these loans. Changes will also allow more students to be eligible to receive federal Pell grants, educational funds given to students that […]
Cornwell and Brooks present ‘The Front’
The Film, Television and Interactive Media program’s sneak preview of “The Front,” a Lifetime original movie, made for an entertaining evening, especially when coupled with the question-and-answer session which followed. The film, based on a novel by crime writer Patricia Cornwell, had a satisfyingly twisty plot, featured stellar acting and, apart from a few discordant […]
Creative discourse: Discussing the genesis of the Players’ ‘M. Butterfly’
Taking time inbetween the many tasks that needed to be completed in preparation for yesterday’s premiere of the Brandeis Players’ production of “M. Butterfly,” director Aaron Arbiter ’10 and producer Asya Bashina ’12 spoke to The Hoot about the experience of working on the play. Playwright David Henry Hwang wrote the script of “M. Butterfly,” […]
Being ‘Intrepid’
My family bought The Intrepid for my Dad’s 50th birthday so he could live out his seafaring fantasies. A Sunfish, the 13-footer is not meant for ocean waves. It is the type of boat used on camp lakes and ponds to teach children to sail. We christened it “The Intrepid” after some large schooner in […]
‘Hot Tub’ feels just right
Based on the title “Hot Tub Time Machine” alone, you can instantly recognize you’re about to witness a movie that doesn’t exactly take itself seriously and is more than willing to immerse itself in all the kitsch its premise entails. Thankfully, this intentional silliness does not end with the film’s opening credits. Instead of simply […]
Polanski’s ‘Ghost’ a haunting thriller
In recent months, much more attention has been placed on director Roman Polanski’s legal troubles, stemming from his rape conviction of a minor in 1977, than on his work as a filmmaker. With the release of “The Ghost Writer”—the film Polanski was working on at the time of his arrest—the director presents another great movie […]
Epee Fencer Will Bedor ’10 places 24th at NCAA’s
Will Bedor ’10 finished off his collegiate fencing career by posting a 24th place finish at the NCAA Championships on March 27 to 28 at Harvard University. Bedor fenced four years for the Judges and was used to competing against the best Division I fencers in the country. At the NCAA Championships last month, most […]
Baseball goes 4-4 during break, loses on Thursday
Playing baseball is an everyday commitment, and spring break is no exception. With eight games scheduled over the course of the nine day interlude, classes proved the only thing missing from the Brandeis baseball team’s calendar. Brandeis broke even, going 4-4, and doubled its total number of wins on the season. More impressive, however, was […]
Tennis teams head into last portion of season
The men’s and women’s tennis teams have been busy playing a packed schedule the past two weeks. March 27, the men’s team traveled to Babson Park, Massachusetts for a match against the 12th-ranked Amherst College. Nick White ’11 played No. 1 for the Judges, and his match against Amherst’s Austin Chafetz was looking grim as […]
Softball finishes first month of season at 15-4-1
The Brandeis softball team had to wait a week and a half to get back into action after its doubleheader March 27, but its results were the same on both sides of the break. The Judges swept Salem State in March and then took two games against WPI April 7, completing their first month of […]
Brandeis alum Nelson Figueroa ’98 waived by Mets, joins Phillies
Brandeis alum Nelson Figueroa ’98 is on the move again. After being designated for assignment by the New York Mets on Monday, the 35-year-old right-hander was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. Figueroa had previously pitched for the Phillies in the 2001 season. In Philadelphia, Figueroa will be expected to help patch […]
Inaugurating the Indie Louies – And the nominees for Best Film are…
Aiden Own A short film written and directed by Ben Harel ’12, chronicles a few potentially life-altering days in the life of Aiden (Arun Narayanan ’10), a disaffected young man past what he dubs his “point of return.” When he runs into his old third grade crush, Eve (Emily Griffin ’10), he faces the prospect […]
Inaugurating the Indie Louies
Brandeis will experience not one but two independent film festivals this month, with the first of the two, the Indie Louies, kicking off its inaugural festival this weekend. According to the festival’s organizers, the festival’s mission is pretty straightforward. “We’re people who like watching movies and making movies,” said Indie Louies committee member Oren Nimni […]
