Step it up America: A conversation about mental illness
When rapper Logic first released his song titled “1-800-273-8255,” the number to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, traffic to the hotline’s website and social media accounts spiked immediately. It was “the most important song I’ve ever wrote,” Logic tweeted, adding statistics stating the Lifeline’s website traffic increased by 17 percent in May 2017 and over […]
Clippers preparing to escape mediocrity, trade away Griffin Robert Banks
This past offseason, the Los Angeles Clippers and Blake Griffin agreed to a five-year, $171 million contract. Just seven months later, the Clippers’ homegrown star would be on the first private jet to Detroit in a trade that sends shockwaves across the NBA. On the night of Jan. 29, the Clippers traded five-time All-Star power […]
Men’s basketball falls short to Case Western
The Brandeis men’s basketball team suffered a loss to Case Western Reserve University 89-58 in the first of two home games this weekend. It was a tough loss, but credit must be given to the Case Western Spartans who connected on 18 three-point shots during the game. The Judges’ record fell to 4-13, while Case […]
It’s time to let Bonds and Clemens into the Baseball Hall of Fame
Last week, the National Baseball Hall of Fame revealed 2018 voting results. Four players will be inducted into the Hall of Fame this year, each of them reaching 75% of the vote, which is the threshold needed to get in: former Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones (97.2%), Anaheim Angels slugger Vladimir Guerrero (92.9%), first […]
Nine of ten Student Union positions filled
This past week, the Brandeis Student Union held their winter elections to fill 10 open positions on the Senate, Allocation Board, Judiciary and Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. Seventeen candidates ran and nine positions were filled. In the Senate, spots were open for Mid-Year Senator as well as Ziv Quad Senator. Shangyuan (Gloria) Xu ’21 ran uncontested […]
