Women’s soccer ends postseason on penalty kicks
The women’s soccer team had an exciting couple of games this past week, but unfortunately their season ended. They finished the regular season with a 2-1 come-from-behind win on Saturday and a defeat by penalty kicks on Wednesday. Saturday’s senior day game was against UAA opponent New York University. The Violets got off to a […]
Men’s soccer has strong weekend against UAA opponents
The men’s soccer team had a solid weekend on the home field holding off two conference opponents. Friday pitted them against Washington University in a 0-0 draw while Sunday had them leaving with a 3-0 victory against the University of Chicago. The Wash. U Bears outshot the Judges 14-11 overall and 7-3 on goal, but […]
Women’s soccer faces tough challenges
The women’s soccer team had a difficult weekend facing two nationally-ranked conference opponents. They lost 3-0 to Washington University and then tied with the University of Chicago 1-1 on Sunday. The first 40 minutes of the game against first-ranked Wash. U saw no goals scored. This changed in the 41st minute when Tessa Klumpp threw […]
‘Liars’ spin off show starts strong
On Oct. 22, ABC Family debuted new drama “Ravenswood,” a spin-off of the extremely popular (and addictive) show “Pretty Little Liars” (PLL). “Ravenswood” is a fictional town next to Rosewood, the fictional home of PLL. Ravenswood has appeared in the last several episodes of “Pretty Little Liars” as the home of Ms. Grunwald (a mysterious […]
Brandeis researchers find older adults still recognize subtle facial expressions
Professor Leslie Zebrowitz (PSYC) and Robert Franklin of Zebrowitz Face Perception Lab conducted research comparing the level of emotion overgeneralization effects in older adults and younger adults. They published their findings in the paper “Older Adults’ Trait Impressions of Faces are Sensitive to Subtle Resemblance to Emotions” in April 2013. It has been previously found […]
Soccer all-academic honors
Four Brandeis soccer players have been selected for the Capital One Academic All-District squads. The teams are selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. By being chosen for the All-District team, they are eligible to received Academic All-America honors later this month. The four athletes have excelled both on and off the field, […]
Judges send off Hensley and Einhorn on Senior Day
In their final two matches before the UAA championships, the Brandeis women’s volleyball team suffered back-to-back losses against Endicott and Connecticut colleges at the Brandeis Tri-Match. The players and coaches took the time to honor seniors Si-Si Hensley ’14 and Yael Einhorn ’14 before they played in their last home game of the regular season. […]
Judges snap eight-game losing streak against Lasell
After going 0-3 at the Hall of Fame Invitational, the Brandeis women’s volleyball team broke an eight-game losing streak against Lasell College. The Judges fell to Tufts, Trinity and the host Smith at the invitational. On Tuesday, the Judges managed to defeat Lasell in a closely contested 3-1 match to improve their overall record to […]
Men’s Soccer Returns Home on High Note
The men’s soccer team won their last non-conference match of the season on Monday in Newton against Mount Ida College. The 1-0 shutout was the Judges’ last away game of the regular season. This was the Mustangs’ last home match of the season, celebrating their six graduating seniors prior to the game. The match’s lone […]
Women’s soccer loses in Boston
The women’s soccer team lost last week in a close double-overtime match to UMass Boston. The Beacons’ first goal came off of the foot of Sam Cristoforo via an Amanda Pugliese corner kick 33 minutes into the game. This was Cristoforo’s first goal of the season. Brandeis went into the second half scoreless but were […]
‘Bangerz’ an insight into Cyrus’ private life
People may criticize Miley Cyrus for her recent overtly sexual displays at the VMAs and in her “We Can’t Stop” music video, but her new album Bangerz is awesome. People may think her behavior is simply an effort to draw attention to herself and it may well be, but the the quality of the music […]
Judges lose two UAA matches on the road
On the road last weekend, the 12th-ranked Brandeis men’s soccer team suffered two United Athletic Association losses against Carnegie Mellon and Emory. In Friday’s game against the 23rd-ranked CMU team, the Judges fell 2-1 against the Tartans in overtime. Against the Emory Eagles on Sunday, the Judges lost 3-1. The results from both games bring […]
Women’s soccer suffers defeat
The women’s soccer team had a tough stretch on the road against conference opponents Emory University on Sunday and Carnegie Mellon University on Friday. Brandeis lost their second UAA match over the weekend against Emory. The Judges knew that it was going to be a tough game heading into Atlanta as the Eagles were ranked […]
“Miley: The Movement” to nowhere
“I live in America, which is the land of the free, and I feel like if you can’t express yourself, you’re not very free,” states Miley Cyrus in her MTV documentary “Miley: The Movement.” Now say what you want about Cyrus, but she certainly has more balls than anyone else in Hollywood. In her new […]
Freedom from poverty a human right
Thomas Pogge, the world’s leading spokesperson for freedom from poverty as a human right, spoke at Brandeis on Oct. 8. The Graduate Programs in Sustainable International Development and Health at the Heller School with the Philosophy department in the College of Arts and Sciences presented the first ever human rights and social justice lecture with […]
Univ Archives houses rare Shakespeare works
The library at Brandeis houses a collection of rare Shakespeare works. Since 1961, the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections has counted books of Shakespeare’s plays that were printed in the 17th century among its acquisitions. In addition, the collection has a number of later anthologies of Shakespeare poems, as well as contemporary […]
Savonen nails first hat trick as Judges sweep Buccaneers at home
Coming off a sour loss against Rochester on Homecoming Day, the Brandeis men’s soccer team swept Mass. Maritime Academy 6-3 on Tuesday. The Judges, ranked 12th in the nation by the NSCAA and 13th by D3Soccer.com, now carry an overall record of 11-2, while the Buccaneers stand behind with 5-5-2. Forward Tyler Savonen ’15 had […]
Judges led by Spital seal 1-0 win against Smith
After suffering a 4-0 loss during the weekend against Bowdoin, the Brandeis women’s soccer team bounced back on Tuesday with a 1-0 win against Smith College. The showdown on Gordon Field against the Pioneers proved to be a tight match, but the Judges managed to sneak in a goal with forward Dara Spital ’15 leading […]
Brandeis Women’s Volleyball: Mid-Coast Classic Edition
Last week, Brandeis womens volleyball participated in the Mid-Coast Classic against Colby-Sawyer, Bowdoin and Bates. Although the Judges ended up going 1-2 during the three-game stretch, the team managed to end on a high note by eking out a 3-2 win over Bates. With position changes all over the court, the weekend turned out to […]
Gatsby Screening a Quiet Success
On Saturday night, about 30 students gathered in Schwartz auditorium to watch a special screening of “The Great Gatsby,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan and Joel Edgerton. The movie follows Yale graduate and hopeful writer Nick Carraway, who moves to the West Egg neighborhood of Long Island, New York from Chicago. After giving […]
