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Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.

January 2009 Issue

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Television provides apt substitute for school football team

Brandeis University is a great institution for higher learning (I wish I was being paid to say that). Here at Brandeis the students are treated to some of the finest professors and classes for which any undergraduate could hope. Unfortunately, the students who attend this fine university are missing one vital aspect integral to the […]


Inside Crash Commando

Crash Commando, a Playstation Network game, offers the quick pick-up-and-play style that works perfectly in downloadable form. Developer EPOS created a no-thrills game with great gameplay. There is no fluffy storyline to worry about; your goal — kill the enemy. This simple game is a 2D shooter with a zoomed out viewpoint. The camera makes […]


Hell Week or, Why Auditions Aren’t for Me

It’s weeks like these which make me question my choice of profession. The stress, the disappointment, the sleepless nights. I’m referring of course, to the period of auditions for the Undergraduate Theatre Collective, which I participate in at the beginning of each semester. In leading up to this, I spend a good amount of time […]


Tech Talk


Effects of Madoff Ponzi scheme unclear

Though the Shapiro Family Foundation’s announced last month that they would remain committed to the university despite their losses in the $50 billion Bernard L. Madoff Ponzi scheme, the effect of the scandal on other university donors still remains unknown. As the university’s largest benefactor and as prominent Boston area philanthropists, Carl and Ruth Shapiro’s […]