Men come in first at Hartwick Relays, women in the top five
In the second meet of the season, the Brandeis swimming and diving teams placed in the top five at the Hartwick Relays. After falling short to Roger Williams in the first meet of the 2019-2020 season, the Brandeis men pulled ahead and finished first in the Hartwick Relays, while the Brandeis women placed fourth at […]
Women’s soccer drops two straight
The Brandeis University women’s soccer team dropped a 2-1 decision to the University of Chicago in a University Athletic Association (UAA) contest on Gordon Field. It was only the third time this season that the Judges allowed multiple goals, this time to the Maroons, who are ranked 13th in Division III by the United Soccer […]
Koslofsky’s Corner: Even if you’ve never read a comic before, enter the House of X
OK, this is it. This is the piece where I truly unleash my inner (and outer) nerd. I’ve been reading comic books since I was eight years old—these days, dozens of millions of people turn out for every adaptation of each superhero story, but what not nearly as many know is that the comics these […]
Trust us: ‘Trust Exercise’ is a truly great book
“We almost never know what we know until after we know it,” Susan Choi writes in the midst of her novel, “Trust Exercise.” This sentiment gets to the heart of her novella, a finalist for the 2019 National Book Awards Longlist in Fiction, and a book my soul could have written if it had the […]
Cloning myself?
It is that exciting time of the year again. You know the time I’m talking about. The one during which you are running around like a chicken with its head cut off because early registration starts tomorrow and you have no idea what you are majoring in, let alone what classes you want to take. […]
Happy kissing, don’t catch the kissing disease
If you have been on a college campus for long enough, you are bound to hear of someone who has mono or “the kissing disease.” Mono, medically known as infectious mononucleosis, is a contagious viral infection that is transmitted through saliva. This means that it can be spread through kissing, coughing, sneezing and by sharing […]
SSIS advice column
Welcome back to the Student Sexuality 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 the Student Sexuality Information Service […]
