Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
Two words were all it took for Joe Wilson to catapult from a mostly unknown representative to a political lightning rod. Two words, vitalized by vitriol, turned what might’ve been just another one of President Obama’s pleas to pass the healthcare bill into a media sensation. When the Republican representative from South Carolina violently interrupted […]
Allow me to introduce you to Jane. Jane is a victim of domestic violence. Not long ago, she was married to a physically abusive husband who made it his job to control every aspect of her life. He cut her off from her social circles and forced her to stay home like a “good housewife.” […]
Sometimes the best ideas come to us when we’re in transit. At least, that was the case for Dean of the Heller School for Social Policy and Management Lisa Lynch. It all started about a year ago. Lynch was on a plane returning to Boston from a meeting in New York with the Sillerman family, […]
With a new curriculum and fresh faculty, the Arabic program is poised to become a star attraction at Brandeis. The effort is being spearheaded by Senior Lecturer in Arabic Studies and Director of the Arabic Language Program Carl Sharif El-Togbui. El-Togbui joined the Brandeis faculty after spending five years as a preceptor of Arabic language […]
After going into two overtimes against the Springfield College Pride last Saturday, the final score remained 0-0. The Judges also shut out Bridgewater State College at home on Tuesday with a 6-0 victory. The shutout against Springfield on Saturday was the 17th career shutout for goalkeeper Hillary Rosenzweig ’10, putting her just two shy of […]
The men’s soccer team has not had as successful a week as they would have hoped. On Sunday they lost to Clark University 2-1 in overtime while also dropping their home opener against Worcester Polytechnic Institute on Wednesday 3-2. The game against the Clark Cougars started off slow, with very little shooting and no scoring […]
The Brandeis women’s volleyball team had their home opening tournament, the Brandeis Invitational last weekend and split their games on Friday, beating Rhode Island College in straight sets before faltering against Williams 3-1, and Saturday, falling to Tufts 3-0 before taking out Babson 3-0. “This weekend’s tournament was a good test for us, as we […]
Now that the U.S Open is over, I am turning to a new sport, hockey. I know the season does not start for a few more weeks but I am already excited for two reasons. First I am from Minnesota, and second, I spent last year in a country where the only ice you will […]
The Brandeis men’s golf team played in two tournaments this week, the Bowdoin Invitational at the Brunswick Country Club in Brunswick, ME on Sunday and the Elms Invitational at the Chicopee Golf Club in Chicopee, MA on Tuesday. The Judges came in third out of nine teams at both events. At the Bowdoin Invitational, Lee […]
