Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
I suppose it’s about time I explain myself. What, you may ask, is this curious concept that I have chosen to title my column after? Some people have noted that it is slightly paradoxical in nature, a borderline oxymoron. Some have tried to provide their own interpretations of its meaning. Others have just stared at […]
If you have played Peggle on any of the multiple consoles where it has been previously released, you know what you are getting into with the XBLA release of this addictive puzzler. The game is essentially the same as previous releases, and there is very little wrong with that. Unless you have been living under […]
My grandmother used to make this cake almost every weekday. She would use the oats left over from making oatmeal for eleven hungry Irish children, and then serve the cake as an afterschool snack. For Cake: 1 ¼ cups boiling water 1 cup uncooked oats ½ cup butter 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup firmly […]
Do you have questions about gender, sexuality, diversity, or acceptance? Would you like anonymous advice from friendly peer counselors? Check out the Queer Resource Center, the educational branch of Triskelion, the Brandeis LGBTQIA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual/ally) group. We provide free, confidential peer counseling to people of all identities in Shapiro Campus […]
The Lydian String Quartet is one of those unfortunately overlooked cultural institutions among Brandeis undergraduates. Looking out across the sea of white heads on Saturday night in the Slosberg Music Center, one could easily forget that this was a university and not a senior citizen home. Yet the youthful vitality present in the performance itself […]
“I studied three hours for a test that just got cancelled. FML.” Erm, I’m sorry—was that a typo? FM, what? It wasn’t until a good two weeks ago that I noticed this newfangled internet meme began to inconspicuously trickle into my Facebook newsfeed. Curious, I explored further, and wound up at what is sure to […]
Company Photo Gallery Company. The word alone is enough to drive a person up a wall, at least when it comes to the kind of company that outlasts its welcome. But company takes many forms, and this show explores many of them. The show centers around Bobby and the relationships he has with his friends, […]
Prof. Wayne Marshall (AAAS and MUS) is a man of seemingly infinite identities: blogger, DJ, rapper, professor, author, researcher, and musician. Every Monday night, you can catch him spinning tunes at the Enormous Room club in Central Square, and every Tuesday afternoon he’ll be teaching about Music and Globalization. Marshall seems to be consistently defying […]
