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The Brandeis-India Initiative provides between $500 and $2,000 for fellows who are interested in interning and spending time in India and is recruiting students to apply before its March 22 deadline. The Brandeis-India Initiative hosted a question and answer session with past and prospective fellows this Wednesday. Led by Keely Swan, a graduate student of […]
With a satirical bite, George C. Wolfe’s “The Colored Museum” chomped into the issues and stereotypes faced by blacks and African-Americans. Presented by Brandeis Ensemble Theatre (BET), with sponsorship from the Brandeis Black Student Organization (BBSO), “The Colored Museum” engaged its audience in Schwartz Hall during the past weekend by opening up much needed dialogue […]
Brandeis University played host to a diverse group of musicians during the last week of February. This group, naming themselves “New Sounds from Arab Lands,” provided a fusion of traditional Middle Eastern and African music with Western classical music. The musicians hailed from countries such as Syria, Lebanon and Tunisia, and they possessed training in […]
One of the characteristics that distinguishes Brandeis as one of the most recognized colleges in the nation is the nature of its vibrant, diverse student body. There are, of course, a number of different social, ethnic and cultural groups within the United States, but it is the elemental addition of international students to our community […]
“Post your raunchiest, craziest Brandeis hookup story anonymously in the link below and it will be posted on this Facebook page.” That’s the description of the latest Brandeis “community” Facebook page, “Brandeis Hookups.” I saw the page when it first came out and paid little attention to it—it featured primarily stories of odd places where […]
The last 100 years have seen advancements and inventions previously thought of as scientifically impossible. Electricity, telephones, cars, Internet and television all bring people toward one another and allow for life to be easier and more enjoyable. While not as impactful as electricity or the Internet, video games comprise an art form as important as […]
We all know of some of the ridiculously unjust laws that plagued this country in defense of slavery before the Civil War. Take, for example, the Three-Fifths Compromise, which counted slaves as three-fifths of a person in their state’s population for federal representation in Congress. The idea that skin color could determine whether or not […]
The women’s basketball team brought their season to a close during the February break with two wins and one loss: the Judges beat the University of Chicago, vindicating a loss earlier in the season, and fell to Washington University in an emotional Senior Day on their home court the next day. Their final game at […]
The men’s basketball team had a disappointing final week of games with losses to Washington University and New York University on Feb. 17 and Feb. 24. The Judges had beaten both teams last month but were not able to continue the hot streak to salvage an NCAA tournament berth. Brandeis lost 76-60 to the Washington […]
As spring training began in the MLB, Brandeis’ baseball team also spent quality time in Florida. The Judges played six games last week in Central Florida as part of the Russ Matt Tournament, leaving with a record of 2-4. Brandeis faced a variety of competitors from the NCAA as well as the NAIA. Three of […]
