Judges induct six into hall of fame
This past week Director of Athletics Sheryl Sousa ’90 and Friends of Brandeis Athletics (FOBA) President Jim Leahy ’85 announced that six athletes will be inducted into the 14th class of the Joseph Linsey Brandeis Athletic Hall of Fame on March 31, 2012, in the Gosman Sports Complex. Ruther Porter Bernstein ’57 will be admitted […]
‘Ballyhoo’ a ball of a good time
“Dreams don’t last four hours.” These were the words uttered by Beulah Levy (Joanna Nix ’14) after her daughter, Lala (Jacquelyn Drozdow ’15), hails the newly premiered “Gone with the Wind” as a dream. “The Last Night of Ballyhoo,” presented by Hillel Theater Group (HTG) on the weekend before Thanksgiving, was not a dream but, […]
Return of the NBA: lockout is over
A little past 3 a.m. on Nov. 26, after 15 straight hours of negotiations, the NBA and its players finally resolved their differences and agreed on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), thus ending the nearly five-month lockout. The new agreement will allow teams to open training camps, sign and contact players, and make trades. […]
Cross country brief
Kate Warwick ’12 finished 48th out of 277 runners with a time of 21:54:84 at the 2011 NCAA Division III Women’s Cross Country Championships. Warwick missed a top 35 spot by just 12 seconds, which would have gotten her All-American Honors. She ran the six-kilometer race only five seconds behind her career best, which she […]
Kermit and company mark magical return with ‘Muppets’
If you’re anything like me or my friends, a certain wave of nostalgia accompanied the first trailer released for “The Muppets,” which finally premiered last week. After all, the Muppets themselves have been largely absent this last decade, with their last big screen venture now 12 years in the past. Needless to say, I had […]
Quidditch caps season with club sport membership
It should come as no surprise that Brandeis, a school with a castle as a housing option, has a Quidditch team. For those who do not know what Quidditch is, it’s a sport made famous by the “Harry Potter” series. In the real world, Quidditch is “the fastest growing sport among colleges,” according to club […]
Poor shooting drops women’s basketball to 3-4
In a non-conference matchup, Emmanuel College defeated visiting Brandeis University 55-43. Junior forward Fiona O’Dwyer led the Saints to victory with a game-high 26 points and 13 rebounds. With the loss the Judges drop to 3-4 on the young season. The Saints played spectacular defense early in the game, holding the Judges scoreless for the […]
Slow starts continue to plague Judges
Behind an explosive first-half performance and a strong effort from their bench players, Clark University thrashed the visiting Brandeis Judges 74-55 in a non-UAA conference matchup this past Tuesday. The loss snaps the Judges’ seven-game winning streak against Clark, which started in the 2001-02 season. The loss also denied Clark University alum Brian Meehan, the […]
Trustee Alex Barkas ’68, university benefactor, dead at 64
Alex Barkas, an extremely generous Brandeis contributor and alumnus died unexpectedly Nov. 21, at age 64. Barkas worked as a venture capitalist with Prosper Venture Partners. Barkas was a managing director at Prospect Venture Partners since 1997 and had worked on the boards of various biotech companies. Prospect posted a brief memorial to Barkas on […]
Brandeis fencing dominates at meet
Both men’s and women’s fencing gave strong performances at the Northeast Fencing Conference meet at the University of New Hampshire on Nov. 19. Both teams beat Boston University, UMass and University of New Hampshire. The women’s team beat Wellesley College and fell to Sacred Heart and MIT. The men defeated MIT but fell to Sacred […]
Original ‘Halo’ remains a classic 10 years later
A little more than 10 years ago, Microsoft entered the video game console world with the Xbox. It had few launch games and might have sold OK had it not been for “Halo: Combat Evolved,” which became a must-have game that drove console sales. Since then, it has spawned a trilogy, prequel and expansion game, […]
Women’s basketball splits first two games
The Brandeis women’s basketball team started off their season in great fashion Tuesday night, beating Worcester Polytechnic Institute 52-42. Guard Diana Cincotta ’12 led the Judges to a road victory with a team-high 14 points. After a long preseason, the Judges went into Tuesday’s game feeling good. Guard Julia Scanlon ’14 explained that in preseason […]
Hiatt holds informational law school panel
The Hiatt Career Center sponsored a law school forum Wednesday afternoon in Hassenfeld Conference Center as admissions representatives from more than 25 East Coast law schools discussed the admissions process and the impact of the recession on application rates. “Penn State has definitely seen a decline in applications,” a representative from their law school said. […]
First half disappearing act dooms Judges in second
In their season opener, the Judges fell 91-82 to visiting Lasell College. The Lasell Lasers built a 21-point halftime lead thanks in large part to the Judges’ offensive woes. In the first half, the Judges shot a miserable 20 percent from the field (7-35) while Lasell hit 51.7 percent of their shots (15-29). The Lasers […]
Brandeis Democrats and Tea Party hold mock debate
The lights were dimmed in Chum’s Coffeehouse Wednesday night as impersonators of Mitt Romney (Josh Nass ’14), Barack Obama (Russell Leibowitz ’14) and Michelle Bachmann (Mary-Alice Perdichizzi ’12) took center stage to discuss the economy, foreign policy and the Obama presidency in a debate hosted by the Brandeis College Democrats or ’Deis Dems. The three […]
Haunting ‘Melancholia’ probes depression, apocalypse
“Melancholia,” the latest film by Danish provocateur Lars Von Trier, begins with the end: Melancholia, a rogue planet that has been hiding behind the sun for millennia, collides with Earth, instantaneously destroying all life on our planet. Immediately before this happens, we’re shown dream-like images of life in its last flourishes—a bride floats down a […]
‘Father’s Footsteps’ a fantastic French film
When I agreed to attend a Jewish film series screening hosted by the Brandeis University Conservative Organization (BUCO) in conjunction with the National Center for Jewish Film, I was skeptical. I steeled myself for an overtly Jewish movie that would leave me feeling either woefully depressed or irritated by how the Jews were being depicted. […]
After ECAC title, Judges look toward future
The top-seeded Brandeis Judges repeated as ECAC Division III New England champs with an 8-0 blowout win against second-seeded Albertus Magnus College on Gordon Field Sunday at noon. Brandeis finishes the season at 15-5-1 while Albertus Magnus finishes at 17-4-1. Midfielder Joe Eisenbies ’13 was named the tournament’s most valuable player. Eisenbies led a sensational […]
Cross-Country Brief
This past weekend at the NCAA Division III New England Regional Championship at Bowdoin College, the Men’s Cross Country team showed some strong performances but failed to qualify for a fourth straight NCAA championship berth. Mark Boutin ’12 was the top performer for the Judges, finishing in 21st place with a time of 25:16.65, while […]
Three Judges earn UAA Athlete of the Week honors
Kate Warwick ’12, Lee Russo ’13 and Joe Eisenbies’13 were all selected as UAA athletes of the week for the week ending November 14. Warwick earned her spot as the Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week. Warwick recently earned a berth to the NCAA Championships after placing 14th at the New England regional tournament. […]