Ethier’s second half play leads judges past Emmanuel
The Brandeis women’s basketball team defeated Emmanuel College, 72-67, Sunday in a home game after losing 54-51 to Tufts University on Nov. 28. Against Emmanuel, Amber Strodthoff ’11 led the team with 15 points, six rebounds, a career- high four blocks and one assist, while Kelly Ethier ’12 had 14 points, four assists and three […]
Majesty of Chinese art at Peabody museum
If you are a fan of Chinese art, then you must visit the Peabody Essex Museum; if you are not a fan, you should visit anyway because you may find a new passion. To experience the majesties of Chinese art, there are four must-see exhibits at the museum. The first is the Yin Yu Tang […]
Coppers and robbers do brilliantly across the pond
Apparently, “Law and Order: Los Angeles” wasn’t the only Dick Wolf creation to launch this season. Indeed, unbeknown to many viewers this side of the Atlantic, the “Law and Order” creator has launched a new version of the longtime-running crime drama, “Law and Order: UK” in conjunction with BBC America. Thankfully, this new addition to […]
Experiencing a masterpiece: Monet’s ‘Waterlilies’ in Paris, France
During my semester in Copenhagen, I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to travel across Europe and treat it as a classroom as accompanied by professors, I discover new cities. In my study abroad program, you are allowed the opportunity to take a class focusing on a particular feature of a city and then experience that feature […]
The most important New Year’s resolution
In light of the recent homosexual teen suicides due to bullying along with the visit of the Westboro Baptist Church to Brandeis, I thought it might be time to focus on the mental side of health. To be healthy, people need to be stable from the inside out, both mentally and physically. More specifically, loving […]
Gordy’s Game Guesses: Week 11
Well, it had to happen some time. Last week was the first losing week for these picks. My record was 5-8. This brings the cumulative record to 34-19. I suppose that’s just how it is with sports picks; some weeks go oddly well and some go poorly. Time to make picks for this next week. […]
Women’s basketball narrowly defeated by Beavers
The women’s basketball team was beat by 13th-ranked Babson College Beavers Wednesday after defeating WPI in their season opener over the weekend. The Beavers overcame an eight-point deficit with 4:30 left on the clock and to win the game in overtime, 62-59. Brandeis (1-1) trailed in the first 39-and-a-half minutes of the game, including a […]
Men’s soccer wins third East Coast title
The fourth-seeded Brandeis men’s soccer caused a huge upset against second-seeded Western New England College during the weekend, leading them to win the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III New England title for the third year. Brandeis scored four unanswered goals, two in each half, to win in a game that ended 4-2. Kyle […]
Diet goes with turkey woes
It is the most delicious and calorie-filled time of year with Thanksgiving, finals and winter break. When our families bring out our favorite pies, mashed potatoes and sauces, the willpower to maintain our diet goes out the window. We often overload on calories, setting the tone for a downward stuffing-our-faces spiral throughout the winter. Personally, […]
It ain’t easy being Green
To many, his name is not important. The important thing about Cee Lo Green is his production of “F*ck You,” the single that swept college campuses and other repositories for dirty language earlier this fall. Besides killing radio for me forever (“Forget you?” For real?), the single also generated some substantial interest in the upcoming […]
Cook of Matthew (feat. Technicality Norris)
Scalloped Potatoes Bret: The French have many interesting ways of handling boring food. One way is called gratin, which is basically French for “add more cheese until it works.” You’ve probably had potatoes gratiné before; we call them scalloped potatoes. Alex: This particular recipe is pretty simple, and like most good college recipes requires more […]
I believe you’re familiar with this particular brew: ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1’
If you knew you would be sitting at a theater and waiting almost four hours for the movie to start, you might be less than thrilled to see the movie, unless it’s “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One.” As with all of the Harry Potter movies, except maybe the first two, there are […]
Can’t go to Chelsea? Head to the Rose!
Fine Arts majors recently flocked to Chelsea Galleries in New York for a Senior Arts weekend and were confronted by some very familiar work. In addition to the Motherwells, Rauschenbergs and Picassos, two of The Rose Art Museum’s more contemporary artists were also on the scene: Roxy Paine and Ana Mendieta. James Cohan Gallery is […]
More heaven than hell: FTP’s ‘No Exit’ gives vivid portrayal of afterlife
If being dead and in hell is truly as lively as it appears in this play, I’d be publishing this review posthumously. Or maybe not. In Jean-Paul Sartre’s “No Exit,” produced by the Free Play Theatre Cooperative, hell may not be filled with fire, brimstone or demon torturers, but it is still recognizably hell. The […]
Tron!!!
Any Brandeis student walking by Chapels’ Field on a given afternoon might bear witness to a group of men running drills and practicing rigorously. Assuming that there are no brooms between the legs of players, chances are that these athletes are the members of TRON, Brandeis’ men’s Ultimate Frisbee team, working hard to prepare for […]
Pie in the sky
The campus bakery will go into overdrive this week, preparing pies for the Brandeis community just in time for Thanksgiving. Each year, Dining Services organizes a pie sale to help make Thanksgiving an easier day for students, staff and faculty. This year, Sarah Conduragis, the new Marketing Manager of Dining Services, has turned the event […]
Men’s basketball starts strongly
The Brandeis University men’s basketball team is off to a great start for the 2010 season, defeating Lasell College 73-51. The Judges were led by two career-first double-double performances notched by forward Vytas Kriskus ’12 and forward Alex Schmidt ’14. Kriskus turned out a game-best 22 points and added 10 rebounds while Schmidt topped all […]
The junior experience: getting there (the adult)
Being a junior at Brandeis is like having a mid-life crisis. Now, more than halfway through my time at Brandeis, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel—and I’m a little depressed about it. I woke up one day and realized that my time at Brandeis is finite. A little older and […]
The sophomore experience: a perfect balance (the teen)
As a sophomore, it’s easy to love being a Brandeis student. I haven’t yet started stressing about what to do with the rest of my life, but I’ve learned how to work the system. I know the best times to get in line at Usdan, the best classes to take and the fastest way to […]
Lending a hand
Last spring a committee met to devise ways to brighten Brandeis’ spirits. After several long months of difficult changes, the group wanted to find small things that could bring the Brandeis community together. Several months of planning lead to the creation of the first Brandeis Kindness Day. The event coincides with World Kindness Week, which […]