Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
Both of the communitys traditionally conservative groupsthe Brandeis Republicans and the Brandeis Israel Political Action Group (BIPAC)are now under new leadership. The Republicans are now led by president Megan Vijiarungam 09 and vice president Amanda Hecker 10, while BIPAC is headed by president Asher Tanenbaum 08.
Courtesy of The Faculty-Student Carter Question website: 1) Sergio Reyes '98, Alumni Brandeis has always prided itself on the level of social responsibility inherent in its mission, as embodied by students, faculty, and alumni. What role do you believe private universities such as Brandeis possess in being truly forward thinking and socially progressive both within […]
“Leave the Bones and Catch the Land,” an exhibit of art by Sudanese refugees that has been up in Goldfarb Library since December, was taken down today to move in part to Tufts University. The art will also eventually return permanently to Brandeis, where it will be the beginning of a collection of Southern Sudanese artwork and cultural production called the Southern Sudanese Cultural Documentation Center.
There was an article in the paper last week discussing whether or not Brandeis is anyones first choice school. To me, this topic seems to be ridiculous. Of course there are people whose first choice is Brandeis. If there werent, the university wouldnt bother with an Early Admissions program. But for people who still dont think that there exists a student who didnt apply to Brandeis as a last resort, I would like to say that I applied to Brandeis as my first choice.
The Brandeis men suffered a setback last weekend as their road woes continued, starting with a loss to then number 10-ranked Washington University 64-68 before being drubbed out of Chicago 74-88.
Brandeis womens basketball went on a low and high last weekend on a two game road swing. It started with falling to formerly 25th-ranked Washington University 50-69 last Friday but the team managed to rally over a sub-par offensive game to upset formerly fourth-ranked Chicago 57-48 last Sunday.
Kevin Federline commercial angers fast-food workers Kevin Federlines commercial for Nationwide Insurance, which will air during the Super Bowl, has angered fast-food workers. In the commercial, Kevin Federline raps, dresses and looks like a superstar, and, at its conclusion, Federline is dressed as a fast-food worker, shoveling fries. It turns out he was daydreaming about […]
This weeks honor for the University Athletic Association (UAA) Athlete of the week goes to five talented fencers for both the mens and womens teams…
Super Bowl XLI features the Indianapolis Colts vs. the Chicago Bears on Sunday. The Bears are in the Super Bowl for first time since they won Super Bowl XX in 1986. The Colts appear in the Big Game for the first time since the Baltimore Colts beat the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl V. This game features the third-ranked offense of the Colts against the Bears' defense, which is ranked fifth overall.
Both the men's and women's fencing teams competed last Saturday at the Northeast Conference meet at Brown University. The men were able to capture the league title while the women placed a respectable second. The final records were 5-1 for the women overall and a remarkable 6-0 overall for the men. Individual standouts were seen throughout the day and both the teams performances are great showings for this mid-season competition.
