Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
Hello, midyears! Welcome to Brandeis University. We like you already. I’ve liked you ever since Wednesday, when I gave a cookie to a midyear and he responded with a hug. I like that you’re that kind of people. Keep the hugs coming and we’ll get along just fine. There are several things you ought to […]
Senator Scott Brown spent the majority of his campaign driving around in a pickup truck and promising frustrated Massachusetts voters he would be an independent-minded senator if they sent him to Washington. That promise didn’t even last a week after his swearing-in ceremony. Joining 30 Republicans and two Democrats on Tuesday, Brown voted to continue […]
Stepping out onto the hardwood court, I pluck the black rubber ball from my pocket. I drop it onto the ground, lightly step on it, and rub it vigorously between the wood and the sole of my shoe for a few seconds. Good, it’s warm. I pick it up and toss it softly into the […]
A fascinating discussion took place on the Web recently, as highlighted by Max Fisher of The Atlantic. A writer for The New Yorker, George Packer, blogged about how much he dislikes Twitter. Nick Bilton of The New York Times then criticized Packer for the shallowness of his comments, to which Packer replied with more commentary […]
The Brandeis Chinese Cultural Connection (BC3) ushered in the year of the tiger this past weekend with its annual Lunar New Year celebration, which proved to be a hit. BC3 held the event a week in advance of the actual holiday, as February 14, the day that will mark the beginning of the 15-day celebration […]
The Who has always been a band with a particular place in my heart. I was still in middle school when my aunt bought me a copy of “Tommy” from a New Haven record store, and the combination of raw rock ’n roll power and genuine spiritual yearning that make up the group’s classic albums […]
Delicious food and the grab-and-go lifestyle don’t seem like they would go together—how can people fully appreciate their food when they barely have time to chew it?—but the newest addition to on-campus dining, the Upstairs Café, attempts to make even grab-and-go options tasty. While, for the most part, the Café succeeds in offering scrumptious meals, […]
10. Dinner at Legal Sea Foods, Kendall Square A Boston original, Legal Sea Foods is a place to experience real New England cuisine. It’s the type of place you can go to in jeans or a little black dress. It can be a little pricy but its well worth it. The Kendall Square location is […]
Sipping hot chocolate, Nadine Channaoui ’10 and the residents of Ziv 127 residents cut, pasted and glittered, in an effort to make this Valentine’s Day a special one for members of Waltham’s elderly community. This month, Channaoui, who is a community advisor in Ziv Quad decided to use her building program to help others in […]
Hollywood has no shortage of movies for the person with a significant other on Valentine’s Day. Take for example the soon-to-be-released, aptly titled “Valentine’s Day” or the 2003 hit “Love Actually.” But what options are there for those who are single or do not readily buy into the format of the standard romance (i.e. guy […]
