Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
As a senior frighteningly close to his last semester at Brandeis, I recall one of the top reasons I decided to come here in the first place. At Brandeis I can take classes of all different kinds and rarely, if ever, have to take any classes I do not want. I have never hated a […]
While watching the foreign policy presidential debate last month, I couldn’t help but notice a glaring omission in both candidates’ answers to foreign policy questions. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney addressed how they would deal with the conflicts in volatile regions of the world—Iran, Syria and other Middle Eastern countries—but each failed to address the […]
Originally from Romania, Paul Vancea ’14 is representative of the diverse multitude of students at Brandeis University, having arrived in the United States six years ago. His family had the ability to come to the United States because they won the visa lottery. In Romania, different families can apply every year to become an American […]
Thursday in the Shapiro Campus Center Theater, Brandeis’s Shakespearean society, Hold Thy Peace, performed “Macbeth.” Written by William Shakespeare, directed in this incarnation by David Benger ’14 and produced by Ben Federlin ’14, “Macbeth” tells a tale of ambition gone wrong, and the betrayals, murders and miscellaneous horrors that ensue. A Shakespearean classic, “Macbeth” chronicles […]
As Brandeis’ community newspaper, we dutifully report the results of each Student Union election—no matter how many times a week we have to do so. The duties of the Union itself are what demand attention today. Last week the student body bore witness to yet another election debacle. The key function of student government must […]
The university demonstrated its preparedness for Hurricane Sandy this week, with many staff working overtime to provide students with a wide range of dining options, quickly restored power and facilities and public safety officials were to help through every hour of the storm. Facilities staff and administrators under the leadership of Senior Vice President for […]
While college-aged students may be too old to trick-or-treat on Halloween, Brandeis students defy this idea. For the past 26 years, the Waltham Group’s Hunger and Homelessness program has offered a special Halloween opportunity for the Brandeis community. This year’s event collected more than 4,100 items of nonperishable food. Each year, during the weeks preceding […]
Course registration for the spring semester began this week, with the registrar opening enrollment on Tuesday for a term that will feature many first-time classes. While Brandeis is doing an excellent job of offering a variety of interesting courses, the system for signing up, Sage, demonstrated this week that it needs to be updated. The […]
Fellows of the Brandeis Experiential and Community-Engaged Learning program (ExCEL) hosted an egg drop competition for Brandeis students on Wednesday. Participants were provided materials to build a contraption capable of protecting an egg dropped from the Shapiro Campus Center balcony. ExCEL offers students and faculty unique opportunities to expand their learning and teaching potential beyond […]
As the Judges tied with Emory and lost to Carnegie Mellon last weekend, the women’s soccer team finds themselves with a 12-4-2 record and one match left. Although the last week contained two trying matches that set the Judges back in the standings, they still have an opportunity to enter the championship tournament and play […]
