NFL Week 3 recap

This week was one of last-second thrillers, as more than one third of the 14 games played were won within the last 2 minutes of play. The closest of these tight games was an overtime victory by the Jacksonville Jaguars against the New York Jets, setting the Jets record to an unimpressive 1-2. However, the worst news for the Jets this week was the season-ending rotator cuff injury to starting quarterback Chad Pennington, and then soon after another injury to veteran backup QB Jay Fiedler. The loss of Pennington has spurred the Jets to resigning 41 year-old Vinny Testaverde, who started at quarterback for six seasons with the jets before losing his starting job to young Pennington. Testaverde is likely to start in next weeks game against the Baltimore Ravens.

NHL tries to win back fans with rule changes

Well folks, the lockouts over, the owners won but the game itself suffered a major defeat. Having been surpassed by NASCAR and the MLS gaining popularity, the NHL has its work cut out to regain public attention. They wont get that help from ESPN;

theyll be relying on the Outdoor Life Network (OLN). Maybe theyll trot out Lance Armstrong on skates to boost ratings if desperation calls.

WSoccer play mad hatter act against Westfield State

There are two ways that a soccer team can respond to a tough loss. The first is to carry the disappointment into the next match, which typically results in a flat and uninspired effort. The second is to come out full-throttle and immediately get back on track, and that is exactly what the Brandeis Womens team did on Tuesday against Westfield State.

At the turning

This is the story told at this time each year with a regularity as sure as the beating of a young heart. The day it would cease to be told: That indeed is the day my own heart would cease to be young, and I would wish then that it should beat no longer. Come now to the orchard, and witness the story with me as it is told once more…

The Joshua Tree entertains at The Stein

The members of The Joshua Tree claim they come to places like Brandeis to provide a way for other fans to hear and appreciate the music of U2 in an intimate setting without having to pay high-ticket prices.
Truthfully, Ive always been a bit skeptical of strict cover-bands for their seeming lack of creativity and originality that might bring something new to the industry. But I now believe that the good ol boys of The Joshua Tree have indubitably found their calling. Although they appeal more to the casual U2 fan with their predictable setlist, the performance aspect of each of the songs is impeccable.

Conspiracy theory

Editors Note: Lincoln Conspiracy drummer/singer Steve Lourie took some time to talk to The Hoot after a free concert at Chums.

Do You Know Your Greys Anatomy?

Youre out drinking the night before your first day at a new job and end up sleeping with a guy. The next morning, when you show up for work, Derek from last night turns out to be your new boss.

Sound familiar? Hopefully not, unless youre already watching ABCs standout series Greys Anatomy. The show, which gets its title from the famous anatomy book Grays Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray, focuses on a group of new medical interns who are trying to figure out how to be doctors and still have their own lives. Think of it as the lovechild of ER and Scrubs. On the one hand, it has ERs serious life-and-death medical drama, plus the bloody surgeries (if youre weak like me with gross -factor, theres no shame in closing your eyes). On the other hand, Greys Anatomy has elements of Scrubs humor and witty dialogue, as well as the latter shows ability to enter into the personal lives of doctors.

Surprise Party Planners with a Death Wish

Have you ever successfully organized a surprise birthday party? I mean single-handedly cooking a huge lunch and hosting 25 people, sleeping three hours a night and using public transportation to get into another city just to find kosher chicken, all while keeping everything entirely secret and completely lying about where youve been the past three days, all for someone you couldnt possibly care any less about? If you have, then you are an extremely talented, clandestine, and hardworking nitwit who should immediately be:
1) Hired by the CIA, since you are obviously the take-no-prisoners-cloak-and-dagger if-I-tell-you-Ill-have-to-kill-your-dog-youre-on-a-need-to-know-basis-shifty-eyed chum theyre looking for,
2) Placed in an emergency drug rehabilitation program, as you are most likely a PCP addict experiencing severe withdrawal symptoms,
3) Placed on suicide watch, for you definitely have a morbid death wish,
4) And be committed. You are a danger to society.

Two months on Capitol Hill

Im finally starting to get this place, Capitol Hill That is what I said to myself after receiving positive feedback on the press release I was asked to write. This was the first real assignment I had been given in the congressional office in which I was interning, and I certainly wanted to make a […]

Brandeis bungles class waitlist

So, imagine this youre on the waitlist for a class. The professor starts off his lecture on the first day of that class and says that he can almost guarantee that everyone will be accepted into the class. Terrific, right? You can relax and drop your fourth class to make room for this one.