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Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.

September 2008 Issue

A Ray of hope in Tampa Bay

Last November, the Tampa Bay Rays introduced a new nickname, new uniforms, and a promise for new winning ways. This November, the Rays may be introducing something else: a trophy to St. Petersburg. When this month was ushered in, the perennial cellar dwellers had the best record in the majors and had gone from fluke […]


Spotlight on Boston

SoWa Open Market: Every Sunday ’til Oct. 26, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 74 Warrenton St., Boston. Shop at Beantown’s only outdoor artisan market! Browse the jewelry, dry crafts, handbags, glass, and clothing. Free admittance and free parking. http://www.southendopenmarket.com ’50s Hitchcock: Friday to Sunday, Sept. 5-7, 2008. Brattle Theater, 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square. Does […]


What’s going on at Brandeis?

Drive-In Movie: Friday, Sept. 5, 2008, 9 p.m. Great Lawn In this event sponsored by the Department of Student Activities, enjoy Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, the stars, and good company. Grab a blanket, some snacks, and watch a movie out on the Great Lawn! 24 Hour Musical: Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, 8 […]


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Civil Rights legends to unsung heroes

Tucked away on the third floor of the Goldfarb Library, Pamela Chatterson-Purdy’s exhibit, “Icons of the Civil Rights Movement,” lies in wait for students casually passing by. Seventeen gold-painted religious icons hang across the length of the corridor facing the stairs, each bearing the face and the story of one or more heroes of the […]


Dancing in the New York City streets

Let me start off by saying how thrilled I am that I can now add the words “professional dancer” to my resume. At the end of a not-so-thrilling summer, I was given the opportunity to audition for a dancing commercial that would be filmed in Manhattan over a period of three days. Given the fact […]


Liz Phair digs Boston

Men are evil. That is the message I expected to take away from my first Liz Phair concert experience after plunking down thirty bucks to see her perform at Boston’s Paradise Rock Club last Saturday night. After all, isn’t that simple notion the essence of feminism, the only true antidote to the oppressive patriarchy, the […]


Dumb preview, smart movie

Every once in a while, a person is lucky enough to see a preview for a movie which so lowers their expectations, that when they actually see the film, they love it. For me, that movie was Tropic Thunder. Ben Stiller, the co-writer, producer, director, and star of the film, advertised the hell out of […]


For Nina, Maybe

Well, someone has to smoke the world’s cigarettes, to leave little ash droppings to lead us out of the wilderness – a little nothing, a little boredom, so we can lean on buildings looking good while the prophets pray for the days of fire and fat. But in the meantime let’s let the gaps stay […]