Falling for autumn films
Late summer has never been a great time for cineastes. Just take a glance at your local movie listings: “Shark Night 3D,” “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” “Conan the Barbarian.” Combined, they’re enough to make you swear off movies for good. Thankfully, things should be changing pretty quickly. The fall is always a good […]
Strong opening for women’s soccer
Brandeis women’s soccer was victorious in the season opener on Thursday night, beating Clark University 2-0 under the lights of Gordon Field. On Saturday, Brandeis followed up with an encore, beating MIT 2-0. The hero of the two games was midfielder Mary Shimko ’14, who scored the go-ahead goal in both contests. Looking to build […]
Coach Kotch: the new man at the helm
During the summer Brandeis named Mike Kotch the new head coach of the recently reinstated swimming and diving team. He will lead the program, which in a state of flux, as Brandeis begins repairs on the pool’s mechanical problems, which forced the team to alternate practices between facilities at Weston College and Bentley University the […]
Volleyball goes 2-2 in first week of play
Last Friday the Brandeis volleyball team’s season began with the Western Connecticut State Invitational. The Judges started on a high note, taking a 3-0 lead from Johnson and Wales on Friday and another 3-0 lead against Kean to start off Saturday’s games. The Judges took second place in the tournament, with a 2-1 record, after […]
More pain in the neck for Colts quarterback
After undergoing surgery May 23 to repair a bulging disk in his neck, Colts quarterback Peyton Manning had a second surgery Thursday morning, Sept. 8. During the past week, Manning consulted with team doctors and specialists on the best course of action for his neck. The doctors reached a consensus that Manning should undergo a […]
Men’s soccer victorious at season’s start
The Brandeis men’s soccer team cruised to an easy victory in a 5-0 victory against Keene State on Sept. 4 at the XARA Classic at Owl Athletic Complex improving to 2-0, after winning by the same score against Fitchburg State on Sept. 3, on the young season. The Judges got on the scoreboard just five […]
Saving the environment through translation
At the end of spring semester, an environmental studies professor suggested Yifan Wang ’14 find a “green job” for the summer. She came to Brandeis to study business and environmental studies, though she recognizes that “they are usually enemies,” and this summer she worked to “prove that they can work together” at her Waltham Recycling […]
First-years adjust to day-to-day ’Deis life
The beginning of the year is always full of transitions, some more dramatic than others. The first-years leave home for the first time. Sophomores deal with the realization that they are no longer first-years and that the people who were in their shoes last year will be graduating next year; juniors have to get used […]
You Know We’re Right: Trying to work with a secret romance?
Dear Morgan and Leah, I’m a gay junior and I’m very comfortable with my sexuality. While I’m not super public about it, my family and friends know and I haven’t tried to hide it since I came out in high school. I’ve recently started seeing a guy who isn’t out and I don’t know what […]
Avoiding a typical Brandeisian weekend
First year, the first post-orientation weekend on campus for me was the worst. In front of me was the weekend and, instead of it being something for me to enjoy, I was petrified. All sorts of questions ran through my head: What am I supposed to do? Who am I supposed to hang out with? […]
These should be the golden years for Yes
After a brief period in the spotlight when Hammond organs were the coolest thing in the world, the band Yes had to endure 30 years of criticism as one of music’s persistent punchlines. In the late ’70s, the punks used the band to epitomize the complexity and pretension that they believed was destroying rock music. […]
Thriller owes ‘Debt’ to strong cast
As fanciful as “Inglourious Basterds” was, its presentation of a merry band of Nazi hunters in occupied France satisfied a very real desire—to see Hitler and his cronies punished for their deeds. What history was unable to furnish, Quentin Tarantino dished out cinematically. Director John Madden’s “The Debt” satisfies a similar need, though it focuses […]
Ten years later: we remember
“If we learn nothing else from this tragedy, we learn that life is short and there is no time for hate.” -Sandy Dahl, the wife of Flight 93 pilot Jason Dahl As the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks approaches, people across the United States find themselves reflecting on the day that simultaneously […]
Heller staffer recalls loss of brother in WTC attack
It is impossible for Claudia Jacobs ’70 to forget the pain of Sept. 11, 2001, as society reminds her every day of the terrorist attacks that devastated a nation, reshaping American life as we knew it and turning her own life upside down. Sept. 11 is more than a defining moment in American history to […]
Social Justice career fair speaks to college student dilemma
At a school like Brandeis, it is pretty common to find students who want to change the world through a career in social justice. Perhaps they want to join the Peace Corps or Oxfam International or work for the United Nations. Students interested in this path, however, often have to confront one commonly held perception: […]
State lease to help pay for costs of pool renovations
The renovation and re-institution of the Linsey Pool announced by the board of trustees in April will be only partially paid for by tuition increases in the coming semester, with the rest secured by a university lease from the state of Massachusetts, university officials said. Tuition for the current academic year increased during the 2010-11 […]
Collins: East Quad renovations highlight capital projects priorities
Even as student financial aid remains a top priority for the university, administrators recognized that building renovations to residence and dining halls are necessary to address student life concerns, Mark Collins, senior vice president for administration, said in an interview Thursday. In the East Residence Quad, money can be used most effectively to repair dorms […]
Super-committee announced
Provost Steve Goldstein announced an expansion of the University Advisory Committee at his inaugural faculty meeting Thursday, calling for an “expansion of faculty representation” and new-found powers for the faculty to be “more involved in the governance of the university.” The UAC is currently a group of administrators, chaired by the provost, with six ad-hoc […]
Panelists discuss how 9/11 shaped last decade
Brandeis students and faculty gathered Wednesday evening, to reflect on the watershed events of Sept. 11, 2001, and to discuss how the events of a decade past have shaped the way society thinks today. Moderated by Daniel Terris, director of the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life, and vice president of Global Affairs, […]
