Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
For the past month, all I hear about is Snakes on a Plane. Its everywhere. Dedicated fans popped up before the movie even came out. But I didnt see it, so Im not going to write about it. Sorry to all you nutty Snakes enthusiasts.
Forget Duck Boat tours and toss your Not For Tourists guidebooks out the window;
sure, these resources have a lot of valuable information about Boston in them, but do they really feed your hunger for musical exploration?
At lunchtime today, a certain columnist for The Hoot, who has been away for the weekend, learns that his hero, Steve Irwin, known the world over as the Crocodile Hunter, is dead. Dear readers, this is a shameless eulogy. No apologies are forthcoming.
Ladies and gentleman, Ron Livingston has returned to the screen. The small screen. The very small screen. Much smaller than a cubicle but larger than your average TPS report (new cover sheets notwithstanding).
In an attempt to offer deeper insight into this Fall's theatrical offerings, each UTC mainstage director (as well as the director for Hold Thy Peace and the President for Boris Kitchen) was encouraged to submit a piece explaining what makes each show special, or to partake in generally shameless self-promotion.
The first-years have been oriented, have started class, and have officially molded into full Brandesians by now. They know the difference between Shapiro the dorm, Shapiro the campus center, and Shapiro the admissions building by now. They know the Jump! Shake your booty! chant. They know what SAGE and BEMCO stand for.
I was in school when the teacher announced that terrorists attacked the Twin Towers. We were all sent home immediately. On the drive home, we could see the smoke lifting from the downtown area.
Baseball The Boston Red Sox traded David Wells to San Diego. Red Sox Pitcher Jon Lester will miss the remainder of the season due to anaplastic large cell lymphoma. Jonathan Papelbon has a fatigued shoulder and will sit out at least a week. David Ortiz returned to the lineup on Tuesday after missing a week […]
Brandeis Womens soccer has gotten off to a heartbreaking start. Two games played, two overtimes forced, two straight losses: losing to MIT in the season opener 2-1 and dropping their home opener Tuesday night to Babson also 2-1. These losses have left the Brandeis womens team reeling as they attempt to right the ship out of their little rut.
Brandeis Mens and Womens cross country teams started the season well last Friday, markedly defeating Bentley College by scores of 15 to 50 for the men and 17 to 42 for the women. Both teams were able to hold strong leads from the beginning and retained their positions throughout the race.
