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Talk about using your major to take action. Binny Kagedan, ’08, a NEJS major, has always been “very focused on religious studies” and is now using his passion to start a new interreligious journal at Brandeis. Kagedan has always appreciated the department’s encompassing of the three faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and decided to […]
Shopping period gives students the opportunity to try out, or “shop,” various classes before deciding which ones to actually take. It’s an invaluable tool for weeding out the weaker professors, the classes that don’t cover what the syllabi say they do, and for finding out whether you are actually capable of waking up for an […]
The Joint, sponsored by WBRS: Parker House And Theory. Filmed by Pat Garofalo and edited by Pat Garofalo and Maxwel Shay.
The Hoot on the Johan trade, the state of our national past time, and Plaxico’s bold Super Bowl prediction with Maxuel Shay, Pat Garofalo, Zach Aronow, hosted and edited by Andy Meyers.
Last week, members of the United States Senate Finance Committee urged 136 American colleges to provide the committee with information regarding endowment growth and need-based financial aid, according to Sunday’s Washington Post. Among other concerns, the committee is interested in understanding whether or not endowment growth has increased aid available to students. The Senate Finance […]
Novelist and philosopher, Rebecca Goldstein, gave a lecture on ‘Morality Without God’ Thursday evening. The Brandeis Humanists, a club recognized last semester, sponsored the event. BH’s mission statement is to promote the humanist philosophy, “that humans can live fulfilling and meaningful lives without the influence of religion,” on the Brandeis campus. Cofounders of BH, Joyce […]
The Hoot discusses videos, iphones, Dragon Ball Z, and scientology with Maxuel Shay, Jon Zornow, Ben Douglas, hosted and edited by Andy Meyers.
It may be too soon to count out the Brandeis Women’s Basketball team just yet. After two weeks of struggles, during which the Judges received no top 25 votes for the first time in a long while, Brandeis regained ground with a strong homestand, which was capped with a 66-48 drubbing of Washington University. “It’s […]
The Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams competed against some tough squads last weekend at the Terrier Classic at Boston University. The field consisted of teams from all three divisions of the NCAA and the facility at the meet included a banked track. With these favorable conditions and good competition, some of the Judges […]
Brandeis Men’s Basketball entered the weekend ranked second in Div. III hoops, and a two game homestand was a possible chance to move up. Instead, Joe Coppens’ ‘08 missed three secured a win 71-69 for visiting Washington University Sunday. It was the Judges second straight defeat, and now they must look to snap a three […]
