Time to wake up, Green Day
If you’ve been on Facebook in the past few days, you’ve probably noticed a new event that’s been getting a lot of attention on campus. This event was called Green Day and was hosted by Hannah Brooks ’16, Alex Brenner ’15, Ryan Kacani ’15 and Nicholas Galinski ’15. The event page has a picture of […]
Catherine Mann to leave IBS
Catherine Mann, a professor at the International Business School (IBS) at Brandeis since 2006, is leaving her position to work for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OEDC) as its Chief Economist. She will be the first American to hold the title at the institution, which was founded to help post-war Europe make effective […]
Posner disappoints
After months of preparation this summer, Brandeis Student Events released the performers of Fall 2014’s concert series, the first part of which fell on Sept. 20 and featured none other than Mike Posner. A prominent graduate of Duke University, to many, the artist’s name is very familiar. Posner reached his claim to fame in 2010, […]
‘Mindy Project’ retains unique strength in third season
Finally back for its third season, “The Mindy Project” took no time jumping right into the lives of the show’s most anticipated couple. At the end of season two, fans saw Dr. Mindy Lahiri (played by Mindy Kaling herself) and Dr. Danny Castellano (Chris Messina) finally hooking up on top of the Empire State Building. […]
Lichtman to be featured in upcoming exhibit at Swarthmore College
This coming November, Susan Lichtman, associate professor of Fine Arts, will be a featured artist at Swarthmore College’s List Gallery. She partnered with fellow artist Catherine Kehoe, who has been a visiting artist at Swarthmore College, Salve Regina University, Rhode Island College, Colby College, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, Indiana University, Boston University School […]
Talk sheds light on ‘Wuthering Heights’ themes
At 5 p.m. on Oct. 2, former Ida May and William J Eggers, Jr., Chair in English at UC Berkeley, Catherine Gallagher held a discussion about “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Brontë, dedicated to a friend and colleague. “Wuthering Heights” was originally regarded with great ambivalence and distaste due to its unyielding intensity. It was influenced […]
‘The Equalizer’ is unfortunately uneven
At some point, probably after the massive success of the Christopher Nolan “Batman” trilogy, Hollywood decided that action movies weren’t allowed to be fun anymore. Radical concepts like humor suddenly disappeared, and every hero had to be a permanently scowling ex-something-or-other out for revenge. Gone was the time of the wisecracking everyman, and in came […]
Junior’s lab work has potential for groundbreaking advances
Pooja Gupta ’16 is one of three Brandeis undergraduate students working alongside Professor John Lisman ’66 on a project seeking to discover how to erase a memory and to delineate the chemical processes involved in the retention of long-term memory. In an exclusive interview with The Brandeis Hoot, Gupta discussed the project, her experiences in […]
Enhancing your Brandeis experience: the Student Union
“All the world’s a stage. And all the men and women merely players.” -William Shakespeare, As You Like It Campus life could be likened to a theater, and the people we meet here to actors on a stage, each playing individual roles on campus through student organizations, social groups or campus events. But behind the […]
Univ Press publishes children’s books about High Holy Days
With the passing of Rosh Hashanah and the approach of Yom Kippur, four new children’s books have come out. Written about both holidays, “Apple Days: A Rosh Hashanah Story” by Allison Sarnoff Soffe, “Rabbi Benjamin’s Buttons” by Alice B. McGinty, “Goldie Takes a Stand: Golda Meir’s First Crusade” by Barbara Krasner and “The Days Between: […]
Men’s soccer beats Tufts 2-0
The Jury came out to support the Judges Saturday night, Sept. 27 as people lined the fence of Gordon Field. The energy of the fans fed the players’ spirits as the Judges fought a tight game with the Tufts Jumbos, in a battle of undefeated teams. The first half ended scoreless after a vicious battle, […]
Undefeated Men’s Soccer Improves to 9-0
On Tuesday, Sept. 30, as the countdown raced through seconds, the soccer ball was kicked from the Judges’ side far toward the Wheaton Lyons’ side. This moment was another triumph in a series of wins, bringing the Brandeis men’s soccer team to a 9-0 record. Although the early regional dominance from the Judges can be […]
Comparative humanities master’s now joint degree option for Brandeis seniors
There is a new opportunity for Brandeis students interested in pursuing a graduate degree in the humanities. The Master of the Arts in Comparative Studies (MACH) is a program in its second year at Brandeis. This year is the first time it will be offered with a combined B.A./M.A. track. The program crosses linguistic, cultural […]
Campus NARAL kicks-off semester organizing
On Wednesday, Oct. 1 students gathered in Mandel for the first Brandeis University Students for NARAL meeting of the year. NARAL, a political organization focused on reproductive rights, has chapters at five different universities in Massachusetts including Brandeis. Brandeis NARAL campus organizer, Ari Keigan ’18, described NARAL as “the political arm of the pro-choice movement.” […]
Brandeis study links stress to weight gain
Christine McInnis, a current graduate student at Brandeis University, recently authored a paper about a study she conducted on the relationship between stress and obesity. It was published in “Brain, Behavior, and Immunity,” which is the official journal of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society (PNIRS). McInnis is in her third year in Brandeis’s Department of Neuroscience […]
Controversial listserv exposed
In mid-September, Brandeis made national news regarding thousands of newly uncovered emails from a faculty listserv on topics ranging from Israeli politics to the decision to rescind Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s invitation to receive an honorary degree at commencement last spring. The listserv, entitled “Concerned,” was founded in 2002 by faculty members “out of concern about […]
Immigration awareness panel discusses acceptance
On Monday evening in the Mandel atrium, as part of Immigration Awareness week, the Brandeis Labor Coalition (BLC), the Brandeis Immigration Education Initiative (BIEI) and the Caribbean Cultural Club (CCC) co-sponsored a discussion panel on education. The panel was led by Dean of Students Jamele Adams, Marina Offner, a representative from admissions who was born […]
Brandeis fills gaps in health and wellness policies
Brandeis’ newly implemented health and wellness initiatives were created to improve deficiencies in specifically lacking areas and have been welcomed by students and faculty as a positive step in increasing emotional and physical support to the Brandeis community. Andrew Flagel, senior vice president for students and enrollment, announced the changes in an email to the […]
Code of Conduct updates sexual assault component
In an email sent out to all students last Friday, Sept. 26, Andrew Flagel, senior vice president for students and enrollment, alerted students to updates to both the Office of Student Rights and Community Standards and the Office of Sexual Assault and Prevention. The changes, which included the new Code of Conduct and the transition […]
PCC offers new services and counselors
The Psychological Counseling Center at Brandeis (also referred to as the PCC or Mailman) has recently undergone a series of progressive changes, including hiring multiple new staff members and creating new group programs. Mailman is the physical building that houses the PCC. “[These group programs have] been created through a collaboration of all the PCC […]
