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March 2007 Issue

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Busy offseason has fans gearing up for opening day

Published March 2, 2007 in Sports - Ian Guss

Spring training is well underway and the start of the regular season is only a month away. There are many fascinating stories for the baseball fan to keep an eye on: Will Barry Bonds break Hank Aarons all time home run record? Will the Cubs go from worst to first in the National League Central? What about the World Series Champion Cardinals? Will the $100 million addition to the Red Sox rotation finally get them over the top in the AL East? These are just a few questions to ponder in the upcoming weeks. Lets take a look at the offseason moves for each MLB team:

The long road to the NCAAs

Published March 2, 2007 in Sports - Zachary Aronow

The Brandeis Judges, having long languished in the bottom of the athletic pack in the nineties, barely missed out on their third straight 20 win season, falling to UAA co-division champs New York University 73-79 but picked up something far nicer their second straight NCAA appearance. The good news follows a three game road stretch, picking up wins against Emory (58-51) and Case-Western (74-61) before the NYU match.

Keys to the women’s tournament game

Published March 2, 2007 in Sports - Zachary Aronow

As the Brandeis women's basketball team heads off to Emmanuel to take on Maine-Farmington, here are some keys that we at the Hoot feel are necessary for the Judges if they hope to advance deep into the playoffs.

Five fencers awarded UAA Athlete of the Week

Published March 2, 2007 in Sports - ameyers

Honors for this week's UAA Athlete of the Week goes to five Brandeis fencers, who helped lead their teams to the New England Intercollegiate Fencing championship at MIT this past Sunday. The winners include Kai Keller '07 and Eugene Vortsman '08 for the men's squad, while Chantal Dewey '07, Stefanie Aucoin '08, and Jessica Davis-Heim '07 took home the prize for the women.

Men enter tournament with high expectations

Published March 2, 2007 in Sports - Saul Levy

The Brandeis Judges ended their regular season by completing their first ever sweep of their rivals, the New York University Violets. The Judges will ride their strong finish to the season into the Mens Division III NCAA National Championship bracket.

The Opponents

Published March 2, 2007 in Sports - Jessica Gershen

Brandeis Men vs Trinity College of Connecticut The Men will face Trinity College of Hartford Connecticut. Trinity finished this season with a record of 21-4. They received an at large bid to the tournament resulting in their sixth inivitation to the tournament. Trinity's last appearance was in 2004 where they lost in their second game. […]

Flood victim finds intruder in room next morning

Published March 2, 2007 in News - David Pepose

Dustin Smith 08 did not have to deal solely with the flooding of his room on Feb. 13: when he returned to his room the next morning, he said he came home to an unexpected intruder.

College-Age senate candidate Patrick Schmitt speaks to Brandeis Democrats

Published March 2, 2007 in News - kfischman

Former Rhode Island State Senate candidate and recent college graduate Patrick Schmitt came to the Brandeis Democrats meeting Wednesday night to speak about his campaign for political office. In 2006, as a 22-year-old senior at Georgetown University, Schmitt ran for Rhode Island's 38th District State Senate seat against incumbent Republican Dennis Algiere. Although Schmitt lost the election, he won more than 5,000 votes against the well-known incumbent, who had run unopposed since 1992.

Breaking the mold with Dimension 3

Published March 2, 2007 in Arts, Etc. - Clarissa Stark

Did you know that you can check out your fellow Brandeis students artwork right here on campus without snooping suspiciously around the art building or waiting until the Festival of the Arts? Its true.

Facts, myths, and the truth about condoms

Published March 2, 2007 in Arts, Etc. - Leah Berkenwald

A few weeks ago we celebrated Valentines Day, which also happens to be National Condom Day. In belated honor of this special day, SSIS would like to share some facts and dispel some myths about condoms.

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