WBRS delivers an overall funny, though somewhat flat, comedy night
The Rosie common room used for Monday night’s WBRS comedy show was certainly an odd venue. Traversed throughout the night by students heading to their dorms, it made for an unorthodox though natural atmosphere, bolstered by the chill hip-hop playing from the front of the room and Chinese New Year’s decorations hanging from the ceiling. […]
The 90th Oscars ceremony was above-average
There is no doubt the Oscars are the most influential award show in the movie industry, probably even the whole entertainment industry. At the 90th Annual Academy Awards ceremony, held at the Dolby Theatre on March 4, there was no dark horse, like last year’s “Moonlight,” and there was, thankfully, no operational disaster like last […]
Professor receives grant to combat terrorism
Brandeis professor Jytte Klausen (POL) received $731,000 in funding to create a database predicting the patterns of radicalization and terrorism. Klausen and Anura Jayasumana, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Colorado State University, received the grant from The National Institute of Justice, the research portion of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). They […]
Vanita Gupta named Richman Distinguished Fellow in Public Life
Vanita Gupta was awarded the Richman Distinguished Fellow in Public Life award Tuesday, March 6 to an audience of faculty and students. After a brief introduction by President Ron Liebowitz, Gupta gave a talk on fighting for hope and social justice The Richman prize is awarded by the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public […]
Finding empowerment when choosing a menstrual product
Most elementary schools teach young girls about periods. This usually happens in the form of a “puberty class,” that occurs in a split-gender environment and lasts a couple of hours. My elementary school’s “puberty class” consisted mostly of sitting in a dark room, watching educational videos that explained menstruation. These videos taught us that when […]
Brandeis students are stunted by technology
I attended an open forum with President Liebowitz about a month ago which gave interested members of the community the opportunity to voice their opinions about the aspects of Brandies they thought should change. One speaker expressed that students are not ever truly dedicated to their activities here at school. The speaker understood Brandeis students […]
Astros hungry to repeat as world champions
Corey Seager stepped up to the plate for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game Seven of the 2017 World Series. With two outs and the Houston Astros leading by five to one, history would be cemented in a matter of seconds. “Here’s a ground ball right side, could […]
Tennis earns 3-1 victory in California
The Brandeis men’s and women’s tennis teams traveled to Southern California for their annual spring break competition trip against several teams including Caltech and College of Redlands. The women’s team finished with a 3-1 winning record for the week, only dropping two matches within their victories, but fell 0-9 to Claremont. The men faced off […]
Senate Log March 4, 2018
The Senate heard a proposal for a “Smile Train” club. “Smile Train” is a medical group that fixes cleft lip palates in young children. The club will be lead by Samantha Schnall ’19 and Ben Shelling ’20. After their presentation, the Senate voted to pass the club with 12 ayes, three no’s, and two abstaining. […]
Livingstone advises faculty and staff on DACA and TPS
Allyson Livingstone, the new Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Education, Training, and Development as of three months ago, has hosted two training sessions on how faculty and staff can support students affected by recent developments in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) or Temporary Protected Status (TPS) programs. The sessions on DACA and […]
‘Game Night’ is a ‘W’
What was the last good R-rated comedy? Excluding Netflix indies or recent pastiches like last year’s “Baby Driver,” or “Get Out” (which certainly isn’t a comedy but does have quite a few funny moments), when was the last time a major Hollywood studio concocted a comedy… that was good? Sure, I love “The Hangover” or […]
Babu Ayindo gives Arts and Peacebuilding presentation
Dr. Babu Ayindo, a Kenyan expert in conflict transformation and peacebuilding, is visiting Brandeis for a week, speaking at several events and classroom open sessions. In his first presentation on campus, Ayindo joined a session of “Documenting the Immigrant Experience,” a course taught by Prof. Azlin Perdomo (CAST/HIST), on Tuesday, March 6. The class is […]
Homophobic violence is on the rise
The Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage was a Constitutional right in 2015. This year, a record number of LGBT people are running for Congress, and there are a record number of seven openly LGBT Congress members. It’s possible to take these signs of political and social progress for LGBT people as an indication that […]
Women’s basketball ends season with a loss
The Brandeis women’s basketball team closed out their season with a 58-46 loss to Springfield College, a Division III team from Springfield, MA. With the loss, the Judges’ season ended as the team finished with a 12-13 overall record. The Judges had a slow first half, getting outscored by 15 points in the first quarter […]
Track and field finishes season, sends six to NCAAs
Brandeis track and field competed in the final meet before the indoor national championships starting on Friday, March 9. Running at Tufts University in the Tufts Last Chance Meet, Brandeis put a few of its NCAA-qualifying runners to rest before the following weekend. The highlight of the meet was the women’s relay, featuring a team […]
Baseball struggles in first games of the season
The Brandeis men’s baseball team started off their season this week with games on Monday against University of Massachusetts at Boston and on Tuesday against Salem State. The baseball team dropped both games, losing to UMass Boston 1-4 and Salem State 4-7. The Judges started their season with an away game against third-ranked UMass Boston. […]
Univ. hosts forum on mental health at Brandeis
Ensuring the Brandeis Counseling Center (BCC) has adequate resources to meet student need and improving communication between the center and students were two major points of discussion at an open forum on campus mental health, hosted in the Gosman Napoli Room on Thursday, March 1. A crowd of around 30, about two-thirds of which were […]
Support gun control and student protests
At 10 a.m. on March 14, Brandeis students will walk out of classes for 17 minutes in solidarity with the 17 students and faculty members killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and in support of the #NeverAgain movement. In the wake of the horrific tragedy in Parkland, FL, the many mass shootings that preceded […]
Lovapalooza: An a cappella showcase that celebrates Valentine’s Day demonstrates present musical talent at Brandeis
A cappella groups from Brandeis and the Boston area performed to celebrate Valentine’s Day last Saturday as part of Lovapalooza, an event hosted by the Brandeis men’s a cappella group, VoiceMale. Brandeis groups Starving Artists, Rather Be Giraffes, Too Cheap for Instruments, Company B and Up the Octave were featured throughout the night. A cappella […]
BAASA ‘Redefines’ fashion stereotypes in annual SKIN fashion show
The Brandeis Asian American Students Association (BAASA) hosted its annual SKIN fashion show in Levin Ballroom on Feb. 15. SKIN was the first event in BAASA’s celebration of Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, which is in March, but BAASA decided to kick things off early this year with SKIN. The theme of the 2018 […]
