Fiennes makes exciting, contemporary ‘Coriolanus’
A seething crowd, organized in columns like a ragtag militia, marches toward a city center. Many of them carry cellphones primed to take photos. All of them possess a deep anger directed at the government—they’re outraged by the power of the elites, their tin ear toward their demands. No, this isn’t Tahrir Square or Zuccotti […]
‘Hilarity Ensues’: the title doesn’t lie
“Hilarity Ensues” is the third and final collection of short stories from the life of Tucker Max. Initially, I was concerned because the title seemed tame and I worried that this book would not be as ridiculous as the first two books: “I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell” and “Assholes Finish First.” I first […]
Raga musicians: a rare and valuable treat
This week, Brandeis welcomed three visiting musicians specializing in raga music, a form of Indian classical and folk music that uses templates to allow for improvisation rather than emphasizing specific compositions, and has also been long adapted into Afghani folk music. The trio is extremely diverse in origin, featuring Homayun Sakhi, a native of Kabul […]
'Glee' raises suicide awareness in season finale
We don’t always ask or expect TV shows to consider serious topics, looking instead for easy entertainment that makes us laugh or cry, but afterward sets us back on our feet to go about our lives. So when a TV series does take on a current and significant issue it’s commendable, especially if it’s one […]
Don’t ‘Bash: Latter Day Plays’
“Bash: Latter Day Plays,” put on by Free Play this weekend, is a show that’s particularly hard to swallow. On one hand, it is a show about Mormons and their sins that, given the background of Mormons, sounds terribly dull. As a result of the play, on the other hand, the writer Neil LaBute, was […]
Author Scott Carney discusses ‘The Red Market’
Last Wednesday night multiple Brandeis groups ranging from the Department of Sociology, the Center for Ethics and the Student Union sponsored a lecture given by Scott Carney, a freelance investigative journalist who recently penned the book “The Red Market: On the Trail of the World’s Organ Brokers, Bone Thieves, Blood Farmers, and Child Traffickers.” With […]
APAHM celebrates Asian American culture
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM) hosted their opening ceremonies with the theme “Marking Our Mark” to honor the recent accomplishments and contributions from the Asian and Asian American community. This year marks the Brandeis Asian American Student Association’s (BAASA) 40th anniversary and the 20th anniversary of the ICC, Intercultural Center (ICC). Cultural performances filled […]
‘GCB’ successfully replaces ‘Desperate Housewives’
With “Desperate Housewives” soon leaving the air, ABC took the opportunity to premiere its new show “GCB” (Good Christian Belles) this past Sunday. The series follows Amanda Vaughn, played by Leslie Bibb, the widow of a Ponzi scheme artist as she moves back to her hometown of Dallas, Texas. She is immediately a character for […]
Break it yourself
Multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird’s newest album, “Break It Yourself” does not fail to meet the already astronomical standards set by his previous albums. Textured and complex, Bird’s new work manages to stay away from saccharine shoe-gazing or melancholic ballads that were popular this year from other folk-pop artists. The songs are meticulously composed and performed, with […]
Hall of Fame class announced
On March 31, six former Brandeis athletes will be inducted into the Judges’ hall of fame. Porter Bernstein ’57, a member of the 1956 basketball team that went undefeated with a record of 13-0, will be introduced in the contributor category, according to a press release from the Brandeis Athletics Department. Bernstein has supported women’s […]
Brown and Warwick head to nationals
Chris Brown ’12 and Kate Warwick ’12 will represent the Judges at the 2012 NCAA Division III indoor track and field championships this weekend at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. Warwick will be running in the 5,000-meter race while Brown will compete in the mile run. Both runners will be seeded third in their respective […]
Three men’s basketball players recognized by UAA
Three members of the men’s basketball team earned all-UAA honors this past week. Guard Vytas Kriskus ’12 was selected to first-team all-UAA while guard Tyrone Hughes ’12 and center Youri Dascy ’14 earned All-UAA honorable mentions. Kriskus led the Judges in scoring during the season, averaging 13 points per game while finishing second on the […]
Two women’s basketball players honored by UAA
Two members of the Brandeis University women’s basketball team earned all-UAA honors this past week. Guard Morgan Kendrew ’12 was named second-team all-UAA selection while Diana Cincotta M.A. ’12 earned an all-UAA honorable mention. Despite missing five games to injury this season, Kendrew finished the year as the team’s leading scorer, averaging 12 points per […]
Saints bounty program leaves black mark on sport
The National Football League (NFL) finds itself amid a scandal that threatens to alter the face of the sport on every level: professional, college, high school and pop warner. Reports surfaced last week that the New Orleans Saints ran a bounty program from 2009 to 2011. While bounty programs have frequently been rumored to exist […]
Tyrone Hughes ’12: plans after Brandeis basketball
The collegiate career of guard Tyrone Hughes ’12 will come to an end this May. Hughes, a native of Dorchester, Mass., has been on the men’s basketball team for all four of his years at Brandeis, including two as a captain. Aside from basketball, Hughes majors in sociology and minors in economics. He has also […]
As grisly farce, 'Titus Andronicus' gets mixed results
On the late, great “Arrested Development”—bear with me—GOB Bluth engages in a series of escalating dares with a strange woman that results in them robbing a convenience store and getting married. William Shakespeare’s “Titus Andronicus” is kind of like that, with its characters engaging in a series of escalating actions that result in severed tongues […]
Speaker raises efficacy of ‘one-state solution’
Ali Abunimah of Electronic Intifada, an independent nonprofit that provides information on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, believes a one-state solution is not something to be afraid of after all. His lecture, titled “Who is Afraid of the One State Solution,” was the keynote address of Brandeis Apartheid week, in past years called Israeli Occupation Awareness Week, […]
Police divers continue search for BC student
Franco Garcia, 21, a student at Boston College (BC) and West Newton resident, has been missing since Feb. 22, and police have no leads as to his whereabouts. Garcia, who lives with his parents in West Newton, studies chemistry, plays clarinet in the symphony and plays trombone in the marching band at BC. He was […]
Third student death of the year at MIT
A 21-year-old MIT student was found dead in his dorm room last Monday, according to university officials. Brian G. Anderson, a Minnesota native, was a management student and member of several organizations including the wrestling team and the recently banned fraternity Beta Theta Pi, according to The Tech, MIT’s student newspaper. Information on the cause […]
Sexual assault rattle three college campuses
Clark It has now been more than a week, but students at Clark University in Worcester, Mass., are still shaken up after hearing about a female student who was sexually assaulted walking home in the middle of the night on Feb. 23 from a late-night study session. Students have been warned from professors, police officers, […]
