Spotlight on Boston: Boston Comic Con

Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Back Bay Events Center, 180 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116

Spotlight on Boston: 43rd Head of the Charles Regatta

Sunday to Saturday, Oct. 20 to 21, 2007 (all day)
Along the Charles River, Starting at Boston University

Rothman wins third straight hot dog title

It aint nothing but a hot dog for Jordan Hot Dog Crusher Rothman, the 20-year-old Brandeis University junior who ate his way to victory at the Brandies hotdog eating contest in Sherman Wednesday evening.

Kayak Assoc. goes from Gosman to the open seas

To continue with our look at some of the less conventional, yet highly appealing sports club offered at Brandeis, we turn our attention this week to the Brandeis University Kayak Association, better known by members as BUKA.

Journalist discusses MidEast conflict

Its not about real estate its about values.

That was the key message conveyed by Jerusalem Post columnist Amotz Asa-El in a lecture addressing the Israel-Palestinian conflict at the Rapaporte Treasure Hall on Thursday evening.

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Pyle Files: Brandeis needs Greek life

As a middle school Latin student, I remember thinking that Zeus was a much cooler name than Jupiter.

When Caesar was out of the question, I took my salads with oil, vinegar, feta, and olives. I once argued that Alexander, conqueror of the Persian Empire, should be called Alexander the Greatest. So, yes, you could say I am a fan of Greek life. While I have yet to pledge any Greek organization and have no plans to do so in the immediate future, I recognize the important role they serve. I also understand the decision to not recognize fraternities and sororities, and more recently to not allow the ZBT chapter, which happens to have many Brandeis students as its members, to identify as ZBT Brandeis. Really though, while Brandeis might need Greek life, surely Greek life does not need Brandeis.

Dial D for Denial

Someone once asked Marcel Ophls, a director whose films The Sorrow and the Pity and Htel Terminus changed the way a generation of Europeans thought about fascist collaborationism, what it was like spending so much of his time interviewing Nazis. Oh I get along with Nazis, he responded.We share something in common: an interest in the past. I share more with them than I do with most people today who dont care about the past.

Shopping for Thruth: Patience: The lost virtue

Let me just start off by stating that patience is a virtue, one which I definitely dont possess. Ill be upfront with you and say that I am possibly one of the most impatient people you will ever meet. I dont like to wait for anything. I hate waiting for people to return my emails or phone calls, I hate waiting in the long lines at Einstein Bagels, and I absolutely detest waitingmore like wasting my life awayin a long traffic jam! But somehow, I dont think that Im alone in my sentiments.

One Tall Voice: Appreciate your college experience

Every college kid, during the course of their collegiate career, has questioned their attendance at a university. I am sure that all students have wondered why they are wasting four years of their lives, laboriously poring over useless information, and going through the motions of the educational enterprise. I too have had these sentiments. This is one of the least societally productive parts of our lives. We are left to ripen on the vine and not make anything of ourselves while we use the scholarship money or parental funds delegated to us. Still, one has to analyze this topic from a different angle and realize the benefits of having a university education. Though we are not actively producing anything of importance, our heads are being filled with wisdom and our lives forever changed. Though these four years may seem unproductive, they are in fact the most important times of our lives as we learn valuable lessons both in and out of the classroom. College kids have always had the sentiment that higher education is just a big waste of time, but further analysis will yield different conclusions.