Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
There are some things that just dont change. Be it American Idol never coming to an end, people calling Jimmy Carter the worst president ever, Marty Schottenheimer finding yet another way to lose in the play offs and the New York University Violets continuing to be the scourge of Brandeis womens basket ball.
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance is Marvels latest addition to its long line of media. The game is about Doctor Doom's plot to acquire vast power and rule over all of reality…
Apparently a considerable number of faculty and students are under the impression that the Palestinian message has been silenced or muted at Brandeis and have longed to bring that message vividly to the attention of the community. I suppose the invitation to and the forthcoming appearance of President Carter will help to satisfy that desire, although I would think serious advocates of the Palestinian cause must know that there are much better advocates of their views than he.
After weeks of organizing and a signed petition by over one hundred members of a joint student-faculty committee, former President Jimmy Carter has agreed to speak and answer questions regarding his controversial book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid. The speech will occur Jan. 23 in the Gosman Gymnasium, and will be open only for members of the Brandeis community.
January 17 MSwimming v. Clark, W 126-97 WSwimming v. Clark, W 131-107 January 13 MBasketball v. NYU, W 52-48 WBasketball v. NYU, L 53-59 MIndoor Track @ Bowdoin, 1st WIndoor Track @ Bowdoin, L 71-102
It is always important for teams to win at home and Wednesday night, Brandeis swimming capped off their home finale of the season with style, sweeping Clark University, 126-97 for the men and women walking away 131-107. It was a good send off for seven seniors participating in their final home match.
The new year has not been especially kind to Brandeis but for their miscues, they quickly follow up with moments of inspired play. This is especially true of Brandeis mens basketball performance as they snapped a two game losing skid to upset formerly 24th ranked New York University 52-48.
January 19, 2007 WBasketball v. Case Western Reserve University 6:00 p.m. MBasketball v. Case Western Reserve University 8:00 p.m. January 20, 2007 Indoor Track v. Reggie Poyau Memorial Meet 10:00 a.m. Swimming and diving at WPI Worcester, MA 4:00 p.m. January 21, 2007 MBasketball v. Emory 12:00 p.m. WBasketball v. Emory 2:00 p.m.
A team from the Brandeis Mock Trial Association placed 2nd in the prestigious Yale University Invitational Tournament last month, an achievement that enhances its reputation among the Mock Trial organization on a national level.
2007 seems to be a promising year for fans of the increasingly popular indie rock and college radio music scenes. A warning to music fans: Be prepared to buy (or if you must, burn) a significant amount of albums if this years offerings are as strong as last years, a highly likely scenario.
