Greek life actively incorporates bystander training into culture
Rushes become pledges this week. Soon, they will begin the process of their incorporation into Greek brotherhoods and sisterhoods, as well as the training process to becoming an active bystander. Bystander intervention training is a bystander-focused way of assault prevention and assuring safety in dangerous situations. It teaches potential witnesses to act in a way […]
#9 Brandeis Men’s Soccer outscores #6 Haverford
Brandeis men’s soccer kicked off their season hosting the Brandeis Invitational this weekend. The Judges faced off against two teams, John Carroll University, located in Cleveland, OH, and Haverford College, hailing from the Pennsylvania town of their namesake. Brandeis earned both wins over the weekend and begins their season with a 2-0 record. “I think […]
Student Financial Services: a look into work study
Students frequently associate Student Financial Services (SFS) with the overwhelming tuition bill they get every semester. SFS, located on the second floor of Usdan Student Center, however, deals with a wide variety of exactly what the name suggests: financial services. One such program is work-study. Work-study is a financial aid program that allows recipients to […]
Brandeis men’s soccer looks ahead to another season
In the Brandeis athletic community, men’s soccer has long been revered for their talent and results. This year, Head Coach Mike Coven expects nothing different as his team enters a new season. The fall 2015 season saw milestones reached with Coven achieving his 500th coaching win on Sept. 12 in a double-overtime 1-0 win against […]
A fresh new start for Brandeis Women’s Volleyball
Brandeis women’s volleyball advertised a young team during the 2015 season, sporting nine first-year players and only three seniors to lead them. It was a rocky season for the Judges, but they enter the new 2016 season with a fresh attitude, boasting new experience the team lacked last year. The team attempts to rebound from […]
Brandeis baseball welcomes new head coach
The Brandeis baseball team started their season in Florida at the RussMatt Invitational over the February break. It was their first game with new head coach, Derek Carlson, for the 2016 season. This will be his first season coaching the team. He succeeds Peter Varney, who held the position for 34 years with over 700 […]
Brandeis swim team celebrates seniors in final home meet
The Brandeis men’s and women’s swim and dive teams celebrated four seniors at their Senior Day Meet, Saturday, Jan. 30 at 2 p.m. Graduating from the team are David Lazarovich ’16, Fallon Bushee ’16, Fay Laborio ’16 and Theresa Gaffney ’16, editor-in-chief of The Brandeis Hoot. The send-off for the seniors began with flowers and […]
Swim team takes practice to Puerto Rico
Over winter break, the varsity swimming and diving team returned to a deserted Brandeis campus on Dec. 26, 2015 to continue training, a session that consisted of five days on campus before a flight took them to Puerto Rico for a training bootcamp. Captain and Brandeis Hoot Editor-in-Chief Theresa Gaffey ’16 expressed that “training on […]
Men’s soccer falls to Trinity in Sweet 16
The men’s soccer team began their NCAA Division III tournament journey at home over the weekend. The Judges entered the tournament ranked third in Division III soccer according to the NCAA website. The team has been preparing for the NCAA tournament for quite some time though. Senior captain Conor Lanahan ’16 reports that the “coaches […]
Szafran reflects on season as women’s soccer heads into NCAAs
Holly Szafran ’16 has been a member of the Varsity Women’s Soccer team since her first year at Brandeis. Now she is one of the senior captains of the team and is looking to make a dent in her final post-season playoff starting on Saturday, Nov. 14 at Amherst College. Szafran is originally from Newton, […]
Volleyball falls to Babson, Vassar on senior day
The Brandeis women’s volleyball team hosted both Vassar and Babson colleges for their senior day on Saturday, Oct. 31. The Judges kicked off the game honoring seniors Summer Koop, Maggie Swenson and Maddie Engeler for their contributions to the Brandeis team throughout their collegiate volleyball careers. The Judges started the day facing off against the […]
Women’s soccer wins homecoming game in overtime
The women’s soccer team pulled off a win on Homecoming weekend against Washington University on Sunday, Oct. 18, after falling to the University of Chicago Maroons 1-0 on Friday, Oct. 16. The score of the conference match-up was 1-0 with a golden goal occurring in overtime as parents, students, alumni and animals from the petting […]
Brandeis Men’s Soccer reaches eleventh win of the season
Brandeis Men’s Soccer overwhelmed Massachusetts Maritime Academy in the home game on Tuesday, Oct. 13, in a 1-0 victory. It was the Judges’ 11th win in total for the season, advancing their record to 11-1-1. The Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers entered the game with a 4-6 record. The game was the Judges’ 10th match decided by […]
Men’s soccer outscores highly-ranked Carnegie Mellon 4-2
Third-ranked Brandeis men’s soccer team defeated seventh-ranked Carnegie Mellon in a high-scoring game on Saturday, Oct. 3 at home. It was the first UAA conference match-up of the season for the Judges, who are now 1-0 in games against conference opponents. The victory advanced the team’s overall record to 9-1-0. From both sides of the […]
Women’s soccer continues undefeated with win over Tufts
The 30th-ranked Brandeis women’s soccer team improved their record to 9-0 on Saturday, Sept. 26 with a 1-0 win against Tufts University. It’s the team’s best start to the season since they achieved a matching record in 2003. The Brandeis victory dropped Tufts’ record to 2-4. The win continued the team’s shutout streak. The 1-0 […]
Coven reaches 500th win with victory over Babson
The men’s soccer reached a landmark win against Babson College on Friday, Sept. 12. The match marked the 500th win for head coach Michael Coven, crowning him as the sixth in NCAA Division III history to reach the milestone. Coven is currently in his 43rd season with the Judges. He is the second-longest tenured men’s […]
