Women’s tennis starts season strong
The Brandeis women’s tennis team started their spring season strong this past Saturday with a victory against Division I Bryant University, 4-3. The Division I contest, played at Bryant University in Rhode Island, forced the Judges to play by different rules, making doubles matches played to 7 instead of 8, as well as adding other […]
The truth behind human embryonic stem cell research
As someone extremely passionate about science, it frustrates me to see scientific research halted by people who are not completely informed about a topic. Before going straight to judgment, learn the history and all the facts and make an informed decision, not an uninformed decision. Stem cell research has been around since the late 20th […]
Support farm workers by boycotting Wendy’s
The Fair Food Program was born in 2005 when the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, a group of activist farm workers than originated in Florida, staged a boycott of Taco Bell. The coalition was protesting inhumane conditions on the American farms from which Taco Bell sourced its produce. At these farms, workers were subjected to dangerous […]
’Deis Impact presents H2Woe: The Struggle for Clean Water
’DEIS Impact presented “H2Woe: The Struggle for Clean Water,” a screening of the documentary film, “A World without Water,” on Wednesday Feb. 7, and held a question and answer session with two panelists, Donna J. Barry and Brian Concannon Jr. Esq. The discussions focused on the problems arising from the privatization of access to water […]
Film screening sheds light on deaf culture
After the screen faded to black and the lights were raised, the organizers of the Brandeis American Sign Language (ASL) Club’s ’DEIS Impact event lined up three panelists in a neat row at the front of the room. Three interpreters were placed strategically, two facing the panelists and one facing the audience. They wore black, […]
Student Union hosts phone-a-thon for the Dream Act
The undergraduate Student Union hosted a phone-a-thon Tuesday, Feb. 6, where students could call their state Congressional representative and urge them to support a “clean” Dream Act. A clean Dream Act refers to the bipartisan Dream Act of 2017, dubbed “clean” because it would not contain funding for a border wall, increased border security or […]
Tests are an ineffective measure of intelligence
Since transitioning to college, I have had time to reflect on my high school experience from a new perspective. My course plan was practically plotted out for me from the beginning of the year. The struggle to build a resume was a constantly looming task. Most of these problems have seemingly evaporated since I have […]
Track and field shine in the field events at Tufts meet
Brandeis track and field took the short drive to Medford, MA. on Friday, Feb. 2 to test their agility in the Tufts Cupid Challenge hosted by Tufts University. The two-day competition featured a host of events from the heptathlon to tradition track races. On the men’s side, Jack Allan ’20 was a top performer for […]
Swimming and diving win on Senior Day
This past Saturday the men’s and women’s swimming and diving team celebrated their Senior Day, competing against the Clark Cougars. The Judges celebrated seniors Richard Avrutsky ’18, Andrew Baker ’18, Zach Diamond ’18, Taku Harada ’18, Sam Scudere-Weiss ’18, Sam Zucker ’18, Abby Damsky ’18, Genna Karp ’18 and Amy Sheinhait ’18. To further honor […]
‘The Good Place’ goes from good to great in a phenomenal second season
In the second season of any show, there’s always the fear of the sophomore slump. Even the most robust and energetic series can lose momentum in its second season, after the showrunners and cast have proven themselves. Case in point: the second season of “Heroes” was catastrophic, and nearly nobody made it through the second […]
