Judges edge Wellesley
This past Wednesday the Brandeis women’s fencing team edged host Wellesley College 14-13 in a very tight match. The Judges won epee 8-1 and sabre 6-3, but dropped the foil 9-0. In the sabre, Zoe Messinger ’13 and Emmily Smith ’13 each had three wins, while in the epee Emily Mandel ’12 and Leah Mack […]
Brown and Farrington named UAA athletes of the week
The University Athletic Conference (UAA) named Chris Brown ’12 of North Chelmsford, Mass., and Kim Farrington ’13 of Shirley, Mass., as the UAA Indoor Track and Field athletes of the week. Both Brown and Farrington were selected after successful performances at the Greater Boston Track Club (GBTC) Invitational at Harvard University on Jan. 22. Brown […]
Judges still unable to get elusive first UAA win
Over the weekend, the Brandeis women’s basketball team suffered losses at the hands of Washington University in St. Louis and University of Chicago. The losses, by margins of 17 and 28 respectively, put the Judges at a record of 7-9 overall, including 0-5 in University Athletic Association games. The struggling Judges have now lost five-straight […]
Joe Paterno: His legacy will endure the scandal
Just two months after being fired via the phone by the Penn State board of trustees for his failures in the Jerry Sandusky sexual child abuse scandal, Joe Paterno died this past Sunday from lung cancer. Paterno had been hospitalized since November 2011 when his son Scott Paterno announced that he had a treatable form […]
Judges rebound with overtime victory at Chicago
This past Sunday, the Brandeis men’s basketball team defeated the University of Chicago, 97-89, in a thrilling overtime UAA conference matchup. The Judges endured a spectacular 44-point performance by Chicago senior guard Matt Johnson with two sensational games from guards Vytas Kriskus ’12 and Tyrone Hughes ’12 to go along with strong bench play. Kriskus […]
Criss and Bridges ‘Succeed’ on Broadway
“How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”: Let’s face it, that’s the ideal Broadway show for a second-semester senior to see. This break I saw the show with my mother at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York City. Straight off the bat I want you to know that I loved it. For those […]
Moveable feasts: the top 10 films of 2011
A confession: I love making lists. If there’s downtime in class, I’ll make chronological lists of the American presidents, British monarchs and novels of William Faulkner. My desk always features at least one to-do list, while my laptop houses lists of all the books and films I’ve seen since beginning college. Consequently, when I became […]
Jeffrey Maser named UAA athlete of the week
The University Athletic Association (UAA) selected Jeffrey Maser ’15 as the UAA’s men’s indoor track and field athlete of the week ending Jan. 16. Maser earned his first collegiate victory in the high jump at the Bowdoin 5 Way Meet this past Saturday with a height of 1.93 meters (6’ 4”). Maser’s height is the […]
Track and field brief
The men’s and women’s track and field teams were in action this past Saturday at the Bowdoin 5 Way Meet. The women’s team finished fourth overall but saw some strong individual performances. Ali Kirsch ’14 finished second in the 1,000-meter run with a time of 3:08.22, with teammate Kristi Pisarik ’15 right behind her in […]
Judges’ six-game winning streak ends
The Brandeis men’s basketball team saw its six-game winning streak come to an end with a blowout loss to the Emory University Eagles, currently ranked fourth in the nation, 95-58. With the loss the Judges fell to 8-6 (2-1 UAA) while the Eagles improved to 13-1 (2-1 UAA). The Eagles rode their red-hot shooting to […]
Tebowmania: the second coming
The rollercoaster ride that was the Denver Broncos’ season finally came to an end this past Saturday with a blowout loss to the New England Patriots. Tebow had a sub-par performance with no touchdowns, five sacks and a lost fumble, but the Broncos team played even worse, which is clear in the 45-10 loss. Some […]
Judges still winless in UAA conference play
After losing to the fifth-ranked University of Rochester Friday night, the Brandeis women’s basketball team lost to Emory University Sunday afternoon. Losing both games at home by a margin of more than 20 points, the Judges are now 7-7 on the season, including 0-3 in the University Athletic Association game. Although Friday’s contest appeared one-sided, […]
2011 in video games: the best of a decent year
2011 presented a dearth of great new video games, despite the many new editions of established franchises. Nonetheless, below are my top 10 favorites from last year. “Dragon Age II”: The second game in the highly successful “Dragon Age” franchise sold a million copies within two weeks of its launch. While the game is generally […]
Men and women fencing struggle
Both the men’s and women’s fencing squads struggled at the Brandeis Invitational tournament this past Sunday going 0-4 and 0-5 respectively. The men lost 11-16 to Brown, 10-17 to North Carolina, 7-20 to St. John’s and 10-17 to Yale while the women lost 7-20 to Brown, 8-19 to North Carolina, 1-26 to St. John’s, 11-16 […]
Bell wins UAA athlete of the week honor
The University Athletic Association selected Brandeis University sprinter Brittany Bell ’13 for the Women’s Track and Field Runner of the Week. This is the first time that Bell has won UAA Athlete of the Week honors. Bell is being honored for her performance at the 2011 Jay Carisella Invitational, hosted by Northeastern University on Dec. […]
Judges ride two-game winning streak to get above .500
The Brandeis women’s basketball team crushed visiting Eastern Nazarene College (ENC) 64-38 on Dec. 5, winning their second game in a row and improving their season to 5-4. The ENC Lions fall to 4-4. This game did not affect Brandeis’ conference standings. The Judges spent the first quarter neck and neck with the Lions; with […]
Three women’s soccer players named to All-UAA honors
Three members of the Brandeis University women’s soccer team have earned All-University Athletic Association honors for the 2011 season. Tri-captain midfielder Alanna Torre ’12 and tri-captain midfielder Ali Maresca ’12 were both named to the second-team All-UAA while back Kelly Peterson ’14 received an honorable mention. Torre was selected to the All-UAA second-team for the […]
Judges go 2-1 over week as coach wins 300th game
The visiting Brandeis Judges dominated the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts with a 83-68 thrashing. The Judges scored the first five points of the contest and never trailed for the rest of the game. Brandeis had four players in double figures for the game. Guard Ben Bartoldus ’14 led the Judges with 22 points while […]
'Community': Why is no one watching TV's best comedy?
Last month, the Internet—or at least pop culture blogs—collectively gasped as a result of the latest news from NBC: The struggling network was placing the sitcom “Community,” now in its third season, on indefinite hiatus after its Christmas episode. Fans immediately feared the worst. Things looked—and still look—dire, with increasingly frequent whispers that the show […]
Break away from the boring: exceptional X-Mas movies
’Twas the month before Christmas, when all through the land, more Christmas movies were airing than even I could withstand. In the month before Christmas, every channel on television pulls out their Christmas movies and plays them again and again until you become quite sick of them. There are a lot of Christmas movies out […]