Quickie’s misguided humor pokes fun at addiction
Theater is often used as a means of social change, offering the audience different perspectives on controversial or tough subject matter. That’s why I was incredibly shocked when one of BET’s Quickies this year seemed to capitalize on meth addiction. It’s hilarious, right? People can do funny things under the influence of methamphetamine. For example, […]
Admissions does good work to stimulate campus diversity
This week, the Brandeis Immigration Education Initiative (BIEI) organized an event titled, “The Immigrant Experience at Brandeis,” which aimed to stimulate learning more about the different and unique immigrant experiences in the U.S. They organized a campaign that would display different portraits and original stories of the diverse students at Brandeis—very much a la Humans […]
What to expect when working in research labs
Working in a research lab is often one of the most exotic and/or intimidating prospects in the minds of those who enter college with the intention of studying the natural sciences. I assume that whether you’re in a lab doing experimental work, theoretical work, computational work, biology work, chemistry work, history (it’s a course; look […]
The Softball team gets seasoned coach
The Brandeis women’s softball team started their season Monday with their first official practice, and with the new year comes a new coach and new promise for the season. Danielle Delponte has taken over the role as new head varsity softball coach. Delponte speaks to her excitement to be part of the Brandeis community, “My […]
Men’s Club Volleyball starts off season right
The men’s club volleyball team has been practicing three times a week for their upcoming spring season since September. With guidance from Head Coach Brett Crandall and Assistant Coach Jim Crandall, the club has become a well-established program in New England. Brett has been involved since the start of the program in 2008 as the […]
Brandeis swim team celebrates seniors in final home meet
The Brandeis men’s and women’s swim and dive teams celebrated four seniors at their Senior Day Meet, Saturday, Jan. 30 at 2 p.m. Graduating from the team are David Lazarovich ’16, Fallon Bushee ’16, Fay Laborio ’16 and Theresa Gaffney ’16, editor-in-chief of The Brandeis Hoot. The send-off for the seniors began with flowers and […]
IBS’ Global Gala celebrates the diversity of cultures
The room was outlined in a parade of color, as countless flags, in all of their brazen harmony, clung to the walls. If the flags themselves didn’t introduce enough flair to the third annual Global Gala, which occurred on Jan. 29 in Levin Ballroom, the performers themselves most certainly did. Donned in exquisitely patterned clothing, […]
Deep conversations abound in ‘The End of The Tour’
It is always respectable when well-known and established actors participate in independent films for the art of it. And that was the perfect way to describe my experience seeing “The End of The Tour.” It was purely artistic. The plot followed the interviewer David Lipsky’s conversations while shadowing author David Foster Wallace on a book […]
Violinist and pianist masterfully perform for spring concert series
The Brandeis University’s spring concert series started this past weekend, with the special presence of Daniel Stepner on the violin and Janice Weber on the piano. They debuted this year’s concert series on Jan. 31 at the Slosberg Music Center, a show that compelled virtually everyone to attend, even interim president Lisa Lynch. The show’s […]
Recent server outage highlights need for backup
On Wednesday, Feb. 3, all of the Brandeis network went silent. The login portal, LATTE, sage and all other resources based out of the Brandeis server disappeared. Bandwidth usage dropped from 970 to zero at around 7:15 p.m., and all students were thrown off the grid, save the few who resorted to wireless data and […]
