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Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.

September 2006 Issue

Summer music medley compilation

As Rob Crow sang and they played/and you watched til the end of the summer in front of a packed house at The Paradise, he unofficially ushered in the coming of summer and the coming of summer music. Although May had just barely begun, Pinback filled the nightclub with shimmering and beautifully orchestrated pop that made it seem like the July sunset would greet concertgoers when they left the club.


The Hoot takes a look at Fall Sports

Mens Tennis Preview: Head Coach: Ben Lamana (2nd year) Key returns: Sam Jonas '07, Michael Vulfovich '07, Cliff Silverman '07, Jordan Beiber '07, Scott Schulman '09. Vulfovich, last years number 2 player, suffered a tear in his shoulder and, at this point, can barely serve. Impact First Year's: With 19 kids trying out and 6 […]


This week in sports

Little League World Series Columbus, Ga. defeated Kawaguchi City, Japan 2-1 this past Monday night in the Williamsport World Series. Basketball Former Golden State Warriors Coach Mike Montgomery has resigned and he will be replaced by Don Nelson. Football Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens was fined $9,500 dollars over the weekend for missing team […]


Coach Amanda DeMartino

We kind of had a feeling that college basketball hadn't seen the last of Amanda DeMartino. The playing component was obviously done for good this winter with graduation looming and now past, but there were a plethora of ways DeMartino could stay involved. One of those was coaching, which is exactly why she recently agreed to be the Northwood women's basketball coach.


Brandeis hires assistants Margolis, Angel to help soccer program

Both men's and women's soccer will have new assistant coaches this season with the hirings of Ryan Angel on the women's side and Gabe Margolis on the men's side.


Old-time baseball in Cambridge

In 1994, the baseball strike was (no pun intended) in full swing and with no end in sight. With no baseball and little sympathy for either side, one individual had enough: WEEI host and Boston Herald columnist Steve Buckley. The rest is history, with the Old Time Baseball Game going 13 years strong and now considered a local institution.


Deep is the gulf

Imagine, if you will, a city below sea-level. Every minute, every day, on the nearby Gulf of Mexico, waves roll and break above your head. Now picture a narrow portage of sunken land between Pontchartrain and the continents mightiest river, the Mississippi. Imagine this is your home.

When surrounded by water, you had best look to God. And learn to laugh at death.


Fall TV Preview

If the wacktastic weather, classes, and people you havent seen in three months dont convince you that its fall, theres one surefire thing that will. Its the kickoff of the new fall tv season. If you havent spent much time in front of the tv being bombarded with ads about what to watch this fall, or if you need a little trigger to help the brainwashing kick in, heres the lowdown on whats on.


FPTC provides new avenue for student theatre

This year, another new theatre group will be offering a series of plays to Brandeis audiences. The Free Play Theatre Collective (FPTC) was founded last year by Artistic Director Josh Mervis 08 and Managing Director Brian Paternostro 07 in collaboration with the Theater Arts Department;

after careful planning, its inaugural season will begin this fall.


Clubs most effective in bringing change

As the fall semester begins, the Student Union is holding elections for a number of open seats in our student government. However, the average political neophyte does not know that our student government is much like our country's: full of bureaucracy. Any student who legitimately cares about Brandeis and the student body's wellbeing is best served by working within a club.