Last Friday night: becoming a Goth dancing queen
When one thinks Goth club, the following imagery may come to mind: a cold, damp room in some obscure basement, the floor covered in dust and spiders, and angst-filled teenagers bathed in black and eyeliner. There may or may not be dancing, if by dancing you mean shuffling back and forth in one spot, or […]
Fall Fest welcomes Brandeis parents
Fall Fest 2011, beginning Friday, marks a “retrospective” weekend for the Brandeis community when parents and alumni can learn about the students’ lives on campus as well as reflect on the past, present and future of Brandeis University. The planning committee works for about eight months to organize and perfect the schedule and theme of […]
You Know We’re Right: Confused and clueless about classes?
Dear Leah and Morgan, I just finished my first semester and it’s time to choose classes for next semester. I liked my classes this year but I didn’t really love any of them (Intro to Econ, Intro to Psych, UWS and a NEJS class). I thought I wanted to be a Psychology major but I […]
Rose media coverage rebounds after reopening
What a difference two years makes. This was the common sentiment among not just Brandeis University students and faculty last week, but for the media and art aficionados as well. The Rose Art Museum reopened its doors to the public Thursday, Oct. 27, more than two years after it nearly closed permanently due to financial […]
Kathy Lawrence to offer English class in spring
Beginning this spring, Kathy Lawrence, wife of the president, will be teaching an English class titled, “When Genius is a Family Affair: Henry, William, and Alice James,” focusing on how the James siblings represent human interactions, perception and suffering in their writings. William James was an American psychologist and philosopher, his brother Henry was a […]
Governor, university president to speak at ADL
President Fred Lawrence will join Governor Deval Patrick, Elie Wisel and ADL National Director Abraham H. Foxman on Monday for a discussion in Boston on anti-Semitism. Lawrence previously chaired the ADL’s national legal committee and had been a prominent civil rights activist before he came to Brandeis. As dean of George Washington University Law School, […]
Emory and Stanford professors win ’Deis $25k Gittler prize
Brandeis University selected Emory University Professor Emerita Frances Smith Foster and Stanford University historian Clayborne Carson as winners of its third annual Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize. Led by President Fred Lawrence, the Gittler Prize selection committee awards recipients $25,000 for their intellectual excellence and this is the first year the prize will be […]
India’s LGBT facing tough discrimination, visiting professor finds
Simmons College Professor Jyoti Puri spoke on campus Wednesday about her studies and fieldwork in New Delhi, India, on radicalized communalisms, criminalized queers, the police and the sodomy law in the Indian Penal Code, explaining discrimination that the LGBT community faces. The sodomy law, or section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, was decriminalized in […]
Getting heavy with The Lightweights
While trying to find new bands to listen to, I’ve come across some truly unique new acts that I find mind-blowing—not because of their sounds but because it seems that no one is aware of them. Case in point, The Lightweights, a pop-punk powerhouse from San Antonio, Texas, reiterate everything that Blink-182 bashed forward with […]
‘Cinderella Waltz’ puts new spin on old tale
“Cinderella Waltz,” staged by the Brandeis Ensemble Theatre (BET) this past weekend, was definitely an event to which I looked forward this parents’ weekend. One of Fall Fest’s sponsored events, this witty play with a cast of only nine actors succeeded in entertaining not only me, but my parents and grandparents as well. The play, […]
Brandeis alum Gondelman releases comedy album
With each and every track, Brandeis alum Josh Gondelman’s new comedy album “Everything’s The Best,” to be officially released Nov. 8, is a wonderful and attention-grabbing experience. The album features smart, modern humor that people from all walks of life will find amusing and relatable. Much of the routine is drawn from Gondelman’s own experiences, […]
Don’t reap ‘Grimm’ yet: Grant it a second chance
If we’ve learned anything from the Grimm fairytale “Little Red Riding Hood,” it’s that strange men are wolves out to destroy the innocence of wayward young girls. Unfortunately the writers of NBC’s new series “Grimm,” which premiered last Friday, did not receive this lesson, making their pilot episode’s villainous big bad wolf a man who […]
Arts Recommends 11/04/11
Film: ‘Husbands and Wives’ When people discuss Woody Allen, they tend to classify his films into two categories: funny Woody and serious Woody. “Husbands and Wives,” his 1992 effort, falls somewhere in between, its dramatic confrontations punctuated by moments of the bitterest humor. Gabe (Allen) and Judy (Mia Farrow) have been happily married for years […]
View From the Top: Tour guide talks
When I arrived at Brandeis for my first semester, I had a number of immediate goals for myself. I wanted to pass my first chemistry exam, which I did. I wanted to keep the “freshman 15” off, which I did not (I blame proximity to Sherman and having Asia Wok on speed dial). I wanted […]
Sophomore travels to Morocco to discuss Holocaust
While Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad was addressing the United Nations General Assembly in September, again implying a belief that the Holocaust had never happened, Aaron Weinberg ’14 was doing the opposite at a conference organized by Ahmedinejad’s fellow Muslims. At Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco, a group of Muslim students organized “Mohammed V, Righteous […]
SE ‘plays’ up Louis Louis
Louis Louis Week, a staple of Student Events programming, opened Wednesday with a traditional Wake and Shake in the morning as students were heading to class, followed by faux ice skating that evening in Levin Ballroom. Thursday brought a night of bingo and the promise that Louis Louis wouldn’t disappoint. This year’s Louis Louis Week […]
Union President and others jailed Wednesday to fundraise for Relay
“I’ll let you send the next Union e-mail! Well, not the next official one, but I’ll let you send an e-mail saying you helped most in bailing me out … with a YouTube video or something,” Student Union President Herbie Rosen ’12 shouted to anyone who would listen. “I’m the new Chief Justice and I’ll […]
Men’s soccer splits games at Emory and Carnegie Mellon
The Brandeis men’s soccer team picked its first road victory over a UAA opponent as the Judges defeated Carnegie Mellon 2-1 in double OT. With the win, the Judges improved to 11-5-1 (2-3-1 UAA), their best record since the 2002 campaign, on the season. Carnegie Mellon got on the scoreboard first in the 22nd minute. […]
Cardinals top Rangers in memorable World Series
In what can only be called the closest World Series matchup in recent memory, the St. Louis Cardinals edged out the Texas Rangers to win their 11th World Series championship. In the end, it came down to who had more fight in them, and the St. Louis Cardinals proved they could face anyone and beat […]
Mens and Womens Cross Country place fourth and seventh in UAA championships
In the men’s competition, along with fourth place as a team, two Judges, Chris Brown ’12 and Marc Boutin ’12, earned All-University Athletic Association honors at the UAA championships in Chicago. Brown earned second-team honors with his ninth overall time of 26:00.05 in the 8K race, about 10 seconds shy of seventh place and first-team […]
