Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
The Brandeis Judges stepped onto the court, proverbial newborns in NCAA play. Nary a senior among them, they faced a tough foe in the Trinity College Bantams. Under the charged atmosphere, neither team disappointed but in the end, it was the Brandeis Judges that walked away the victor, needing an extra frame to claim the 77-70 victory.
Many students will be able to reel off all of the bands that have performed at Brandeis in recent years, including O.A.R., Jason Mraz, John Mayer, Matt Pond PA and Flogging Molly. To some, this list is quite impressive, while it might be lackluster to others. Perhaps what is less commonly talked about is the impressive list of groups that have come to Brandeis in the past several decades and the circumstances that surrounded their respective shows. Here is a brief overview of some of the talent Brandeis has brought to campus throughout the years that you may not have known about.
A phone rings and a blonde girl picks it up. Hello? she asks the caller. Twelve chaotic minutes later, she is bloody and hanging from a tree. This shocking scene opens the somewhat scary, wildly madcap, and much loved Scream trilogy, which in 1996, was director Wes Cravens gift to horror movie junkies and college students on sugar highs alike.
The Free Play Theatre Cooperative (FPTC) announced that it had been chartered by the Student Union on Feb. 11. The 19-1 decision came after a sharply-divided Union vote last semester, in which Free Play was narrowly denied charter due to claims of duality of purpose with the Brandeis Ensemble Theatre (BET).
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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. […]
