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 […]
Cross country teams take sixth in UAAs
Brandeis’ men’s cross country team scored the second lowest amount of points for a sixth place finisher in University Athletic Association (UAA) Conference championships history, which speaks to how tight the scores were between teams. The team scored 117 points in the championship, landing them in sixth; however, they were just 16 points shy of […]
Sneak Peek of ENG 134A: Going Public: Women Authors Before Austen
Professor Jennifer Reed (ENG) is a Florence Levy Kay Fellow in Eighteenth Century Studies at Brandeis University. She has taught at Brandeis since Fall 2016, and is excited to teach a special one-time offering of “Going Public: Women Authors Before Austen” in Spring 2017. The ENG 134A class will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays from […]
