Griffith Labs conduct research on sleep deprivation in college
There are few students who are unfamiliar with the practice of cramming: staying up the night before an exam, studying until the early hours of the morning. Sometimes, this works for students in the short-term. However, problems arise when the student then tries to recall the information a month later. This difficulty is due to […]
Prof. Donald Hindley leaves university
Professor Donald Hindley of the Politics Department is leaving Brandeis University after 52 years. Hindley is currently on a one-year terminal sabbatical, after which his retirement will become official. He states that he is the longest continuously serving Brandeis professor. Hindley was the chairman of the Politics Department for several years, and a member of […]
COMIC: Winter’s Promise
Student Union Election Results
Brandeis students voted for new Student Union representatives on Wednesday, Jan. 28. Charlotte Franco ’15 was elected as vice president while Emil Koenig ’18 won the Midyear senator election. No one was elected to the position of Ziv Quad senator, and the result for the Rosenthal Quad senator was invalid due to an error that […]
Univ. should do more to accommodate dedicated workers
This week’s “snowpocalypse” left Brandeis with a lot to deal with and very limited resources to do it. More two feet of snow fell in our area, on top of the snow we got last weekend. During the last few days, facilities and Sodexo workers have worked tirelessly to keep essential parts of campus open, […]
Surviving Sodexo: Back to the basics
During Juno, the snowpocalypse that hit New England on Tuesday and Wednesday, students were forced to eat in Sherman—the only place open serving food on campus. As Wednesday night approached, the line for food grew at an exponential rate, and students anxiously waited for tables to clear. As I meandered through the dining hall and […]
Exciting win for men’s basketball in UAA conference game
The men’s basketball game on Friday night, Jan. 23 in Gosman came down to the last few seconds in a UAA conference game against 21st-ranked University of Chicago. The Judges pulled out the win, 59-58, to improve their season record to 7-8 overall. Brandeis was trailing by 10 with 7:08 left to go in the […]
Grief counseling support group opens this semester
The Psychological Counseling Center and the Interfaith Chaplaincy are now co-sponsoring Living with Grief and Loss, a grief counseling group. The idea for this new group began last November when Brandeis chaplains met with the staff of the Psychological Counseling Center (PCC) to reflect on ways to support and help each other due to the […]
Shota Adamia ’15 wins competitive fashion scholarship
When anyone asks Shota Adamia ’15 if he is from Georgia, he is quick to reply “The Republic of, yes!” The European native states that coming to Brandeis was one of the best decisions he ever made. After a winding path of majors led him from classical studies to theater to International & Global Studies, […]
