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Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.

November 2008 Issue

Men’s basketball aims even higher: 2008-2009 Season Preview

Having spent so many years playing the hunter, Coach Brian Meehan’s squad find themselves playing the role of the hunted for a second straight year as they look to justify their preseason top 10 ranking from d3hoops.com and will look to surpass last year as they saw their second straight 20-win season reach it’s conclusion […]


Spotlight on Boston

Smashing Pumpkins: Friday and Saturday, Nov. 14-15, 270 Tremont St. For a short time, this platinum Grammy nominated group will rock out at the Wang Theatre. Sing along to hits like “Bullet with Butterfly Wings” and “Tonight, Tonight.” Tickets start at $25. www.citicenter.org/shows Rock ‘n’ Roll: Friday to Sunday, Nov. 14-16, 264 Huntington Ave. Drama. […]


What’s going on at Brandeis?

Gypsy: Friday to Sunday, Nov. 14-16, 8 p.m. Shapiro Campus Theatre Don’t miss out on this show stopper! Tympanium Euphorium’s musical production is based on the life and times of burlesque star Gypsy Rose Lee and her overbearing mother. Go see the show and tap your foot to tunes like “Let me Entertain You” and […]


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Shakespeare tragedy comes to Brandeis stage

This week saw the arrival of one of William Shakespeare’s greatest plays to the Shapiro Theater at Brandeis University. “King Lear,” presented by Hold Thy Peace, the Shakespeare society in residence at the university, is an ambitious choice for anyone to tackle, with its title role notorious as simultaneously the most challenging to perform and […]


Q-Tip: Almost a Renaissance Man

“Back in the days when I was a teenager/Before I had status and before I had a pager,” Q-Tip raps in the opening of A Tribe Called Quest’s “Excursions,” you could find him “listening to hip-hop.” Tip’s reverence and respect for the genre is evident in his newest solo album, The Renaissance. In the 1990s, […]


The perfect Role Model for Hollywood movies

There are three rules that I think are very important to keep in mind when one starts to write reviews.  First, take a stand (this is obvious). Second, the review should be about the item under evaluation and not so much about the reviewer’s life (it is, however, acceptable to utilize the people in your […]


Review: Feeding Frenzy takes feeding fish to a new level

Feeding Frenzy is not one of the first games that come to mind on XBLA that you would think desperately needs a sequel. Even with a skeptical mind going in, Feeding Frenzy 2: Shipwreck Showdown reminds players of how much fun it is to swallow underwater creatures over and over again. Gameplay is extremely simple […]