Free speech requires responsibility
If we talk about free speech only in abstract terms, we will never make any progress and will remain divided as a community. I attended the last half hour of the free speech forum on Monday. The principles of free speech that the Task Force on Free Expression has devised were very reasonable and the […]
Volleyball sweeps at Salem
This past Saturday, the women’s volleyball enjoyed a trip to Salem, MA, after sweeping Bridgewater State and Salem State, just in time for Halloween. The Judges will go into their last tournament of the season this weekend with an overall record of 15-1, the program’s first winning season since 2012. The Judges started the day […]
Explore Diversity classes for the experience, not the minor
Early registration for the Spring 2018 semester began this week and will continue until Nov. 6. As underclassmen think about declaring majors and upperclassmen add additional minors or think about classes that could make them more appealing to potential employers, students should take advantage of the diversity of classes Brandeis offers. The Diversity Course List […]
Final free expression meeting generates debate
The opinions, emotions and heartfelt beliefs of more than 30 members of the Brandeis community filled the Intercultural Center Lounge Monday night in a discussion meant to provide feedback on the Draft Principles of Free Expression and Free Speech released earlier this semester. This discussion marked the final of three open meetings scheduled to discuss […]
UTC’s ‘The Sparrow,’ ambitious and lighthearted
“The Sparrow,” the newest play from Brandeis’ Undergraduate Theater Collective (UTC), is an ambitious show, relying on abstract dance scenes to tell its story. In its production, the UTC embraces the traditional aspects of the show while falling somewhat shorter on the potential of the material’s more abstract scenes. The show tells the story of […]
Flagel to leave Brandeis
Andrew Flagel, the senior vice president for students and enrollment, is leaving Brandeis this month for a research fellowship at the National Research Center for College and University Admissions (NRCCUA), according to an announcement from President Liebowitz to the Brandeis community on Oct. 30 in an email titled “Administrative Announcement.” After the fellowship ends, Flagel […]
PHIL 128A: The intersection of culture, religion, philosophy and the law
Should the state recognize polygamy? Should feminists struggle to emancipate women from cultural practices to which they themselves do not object? If these questions, introduced in the syllabus, pique your interest, note that they are only a taste of the legal and multicultural debates to be addressed in Dr. Lisa Fishbayn Joffe’s Spring 2018 course […]
Marcelo Miranda named campus executive chef
Marcelo Miranda has been appointed Sodexo’s new Campus Executive Chef. His responsibilities include overseeing all food operations on campus. “My main role is improve the quality and assure Sodexo standards are met,” said Miranda, who also plans to focus on menu design, recipe creation and cost control of food. Miranda says his main priority this […]
A historical and global perspective of social justice
“When you hear the year 1968, what’s the first thing you think of?” This is one of the first questions that Professor Manijeh Moradian (HIST) wants to ask her students next semester in “HIST 170B: Global 1968: Student and Youth Revolutions.” The course, taking place on Mondays from 2 to 4:50 p.m., will be focusing […]
Halloween for the Hungry inspires service
Waltham Group kicked off Halloween with a day of trick or treating for non-perishable foods as part of the annual Halloween for the Hungry Food Drive. The food drive is one part of a series of mostly fall-themed community events organized by Waltham Group, including Halloween for the Hungry, the October Blood drive and the […]
Fencing eager to begin 2017-18 season
The men’s and women’s fencing teams start their 2017-2018 season this Saturday, Nov. 4, with the New England Fall Collegiate Championships at Smith College. Both teams had successful seasons last year. The men’s team had two fencers win Northeast Fencing Conference (NFC) honors; Ian Quin ’20 won Rookie of the Year with a 17-3 record, […]
The search for a new goalkeeper
The Brandeis women’s soccer team has gone through five goalkeepers this season. The Judges had gone 10-2-2 in their season, until losing their original two keepers to injury. In the last four games, the Judges have earned a 1-2-1 record on the backs of three new recruits for the position. From the first game of […]
JFAB puts on poetry night centered around Judaism and feminism
The Jewish Feminist Association of Brandeis (JFAB) held its poetry night at Chum’s on Wednesday, Nov. 1. JFAB partnered with Poetic Justice, the Brandeis Slam Poetry Team, which holds open mic nights every Wednesday. By joining in on Poetic Justice’s regularly scheduled nights which run from 6 to 9 p.m., JFAB held its event during […]
Students rent artworks from the Rose’s Student Loan Collection
If you’ve ever struggled to decorate your dorm room, fret no more: The Rose Art Museum’s Student Loan Program can help. Since 1956, the Rose has been loaning pieces from its collection to Brandeis students living on campus. Students can select pieces from two donated collections that are solely meant for being loaned to students. […]
“All the Rivers” talk discusses Israel-Palestine relations
This past Wednesday, the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, the Creativity, the Arts and Social Transformation Program (CAST), the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies and the Hebrew Language Program co-sponsored an event titled “A Doomed Israeli-Palestinian Love Story,” which featured Dorit Rabinyan, the author of the controversial Israeli novel “All the Rivers.” The […]
Video conference call focuses on science and sustainability
Faculty and students gathered in the Faculty Club Lounge on Oct. 30 for a video conference call with Dr. Mandy Singer-Brodowski to discuss the ways that science can influence social change. Singer-Brodowksi was a founding member of “netzwek n,” a nationwide network in Germany focused on student initiatives and served as part of the German […]
Brandeis’ academic atmosphere has become too pressurized
These last few months have been among the toughest for me at Brandeis. The select few who follow my articles religiously may have noticed a sharp downward trend in my work. They may have noticed that I am no longer on the editorial board of this paper. I’ve dealt with health uncertainties and the existential […]
BAMCO presents off campus bands DAP The Contract and Diaspøra in lively Chum’s concert
I haven’t really been a fan of the big live music concerts that we’ve had here on campus. In my last two and a half years here, we have yet to have an act deserving of the tens of thousands of dollars that we pay them to come here. Why does it seem like we […]
Men’s soccer splits weekend against UAA teams
The Brandeis men’s soccer team played in two UAA matches this weekend at home on Gordon Field, playing Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) Friday night and the University of Chicago on Sunday morning. The Judges started their weekend of UAA games with a 2-1 win over Washington University in double overtime at home on […]
‘The Florida Project,’ beautifully made with an enchanting story
Sean Baker’s films find stories in the unconventional, in the lives of people living on the fringes. His first film, “Tangerine,” shot entirely on iPhone, followed a day in the lives of two transgender prostitutes in Los Angeles, CA. His excellent follow-up, the newly-released “The Florida Project,” follows the lives of an impoverished young mother […]
