Virginia claims redemption one year later
A year ago, Virginia earned the overall number one seed of the tournament but lost in a heartbreaking fashion as the No. 16 University of Maryland-Baltimore County made history upsetting the Cavaliers in the first round. It was a long road back but well worth it for Virginia as they bring home the program’s first […]
Baseball swept in conference play against WashU
Brandeis baseball played a series at home over the weekend against UAA Conference opponent Washington University in St. Louis. Despite playing on home turf, the Judges were swept in the four-game conference match-up, bringing their record to 9-13. The series started off rough for the Judges. The first game, played at night on Friday, April […]
Evacuation drill to be held on April 16 in Ridgewood residence areas
Between 11:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, April 16, fire alarms will go off at Ridgewood Residences as part of a test of the Brandeis Emergency Notification System (BENS) and evacuation drill, according to an email sent on April 9 from Vice President of Campus Operations James Gray. Students will be required to evacuate […]
Being blatant
There is a finesse to pulling the wool over a constituent’s eyes; and it is becoming something of a lost art. Gone are the days of “we have found weapons of mass destruction,” lost in favor of “windmill noises cause cancer.” It’s an odd place to be, nostalgic for the politician’s convincing lie, wishing that […]
Going with your gut: The case for kombucha
“I need the booch!” Travis Scott exclaims in his hit song Sicko Mode. These are words that we would all do well to live by. Kombucha is a fermented tea that’s recently become quite popular but has been around for millennia. It’s a brew full of probiotic bacteria—lactic-acid based bacteria that promote good gut health. […]
For ‘Gloria Bell,’ Coming-of-Age is a Constant
We never quite finish growing up, so it makes sense that the coming-of-age honchos at A24 would eventually finance a movie like “Gloria Bell.” After all, this is the same studio that brought us “Moonlight,”“Lady Bird,” “Mid90s,” “The Florida Project” and “Eighth Grade.” Why not apply their signature lens to a middle-aged woman? “When the […]
Panel showcases women in politics
Two Massachusetts state senators and a Kentucky state representative discussed their journeys into politics, lives as politicians and political engagement at the state level. Massachusetts State Senators Diana DiZoglio and Cindy Friedman and Kentucky State Representative Attica Scott also gave advice to women trying to get involved in politics. DiZoglio never expected to work in […]
Softball ranks 21st in the nation, remains the only unbeaten team in the NCAA
The Brandeis softball team swept New York University 4-0 in their first weekend of UAA conference play. They had back to back doubleheaders, winning 3-1 and 9-1 on Saturday, and 6-3 and 3-1 on Sunday. With their wins from this weekend, the softball team extends their winning streak to fifteen and becomes the only team […]
Tennis hosts Senior Day, has another successful weekend
Both the Brandeis men’s and women’s tennis teams faced a full weekend of matches, including the last home match of the spring season this past Sunday, making it Senior Day for the six graduating players. The women upset both of their opponents, beating No. 13 Skidmore College by a margin of 6-3 and winning against […]
Dr. Leanne Day to teach four AAPI Studies courses in 2019-2020 academic year
Dr. Leanne Day (WGS/GRALL), the Florence Levy Kay Fellow in Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Studies, has been officially hired as one of the faculty members who will spearhead the Asian American Pacific Islander Studies minor at Brandeis. Day sees her role in the new AAPI program largely as a support for incoming faculty member […]
Professor wins Gairdner Award
Brandeis graduate, Professor and Rose C. Falkenstein Chair in Cancer Research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine Susan Band Horwitz Ph.D. ’63 won the Gairdner Award, also known as Canada’s Nobel. Horwitz was selected by the U.S. National Cancer Institute to figure out how Taxol, a plant alkaloid, can be used as an anti-cancer drug. […]
Joker 2019: why you should be excited
As an avid DC comics fan I was initially skeptical of the new “Joker” movie. I will admit that I thought it would just be an attempt to recapture the magic of Heath Ledger’s portrayal of the Joker. Another concern I had was the choice in director; Todd Phillips has previously directed movies like “The […]
Canceled campus play progresses off-campus years later
“Buyer Beware,” a play which was originally meant to be performed on the Brandeis campus in Fall 2017 but was canceled following controversy and concerns over its content, is “in development” for performance elsewhere, according to the playwright Michael Weller ’65. Weller, a Brandeis alum, first drafted the play after he had a chance to […]
SSIS advice column
Welcome back to the Student Sexual Information Service (SSIS) column, where we answer any and all of Brandeis students’questions about sex, sexuality, identity and relationships. If you have a question you’d like answered in our next column, email ssis@brandeis.edu or leave a question in the Google Form link on our Facebook page. (Note: These answers […]
