Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
Hooked on Tap’s annual show “Hot Stuff” proved that tap-dancing can be fun, creative and—above all—hot. First thing’s first, I know absolutely nothing about tap-dancing. I just have this dim memory of attending Miss Bonnie Haye’s dance school when I was seven, wearing a god-awful blue tutu and attempting to execute a step-ball-change. In no […]
“This time in your career, you don’t get a chance to write for a group like that.” It’s Wednesday, and Christian Gentry (GRAD) has just finished teaching a course in country music and society. I’m making him late for his 2 p.m. seminar, but he doesn’t seem to care as he starts discussing his philosophy […]
For better or worse, the Academy Awards have been a huge part of the pop culture landscape since 1929 when the first ceremony—lasting only 15 minutes and with less than 250 people in attendance—was held in Hollywood. Taking a cue from Punxsutawney Phil, the golden man named Oscar poked his head out on Tuesday and […]
For about four decades, Howard Zinn, the Boston University historian who died last week at the age of 87, played so conspicuous a role in the political and academic life of Boston that many locals have memories of him to recount. Here are mine. I first heard him speak on the Brandeis campus in the […]
Thursday marked the 200th birthday of Ernestine Rose, and the Women’s Studies Research Center celebrated with a party worthy of the activist, who spent her life fighting for human rights. Paula Doress-Worters, a WSRC scholar and author of a book about Rose, presided over the affair, speaking about activism, what causes people to become activists […]
Evil begets evil. That’s the central message in Austrian director Michael Haneke’s “The White Ribbon,” a film that examines the causes of World War II. Instead of weaving a typical war narrative around this thematic exploration, however, Haneke sets his story decades before the war, focusing on one tiny village that serves as a representation […]
I love eggplant. But until recently, I’ve been insecure cooking it. I would always order eggplant at restaurants (and I have paid for some delicious eggplant), but it seemed a shame that I couldn’t find a satisfactory way to cook one of my favorite vegetables in my own kitchen. After a bit of internet perusing […]
On March 4 the Brandeis administration will face the board of trustees to propose which academic programs should be phased out. At that time, the administration will also be faced with the decision of how to make the inevitable announcement of cuts to the world outside of Brandeis. At a faculty meeting Thursday, Dean of […]
In spite of the fact that President Jehuda Reinharz resigned over three months ago, we know little actual information about the process for choosing the next president. We do not know where the search committee stands in its process, and we do not have a list of the candidates currently under consideration. In fact, thus […]
As you may have heard, Brandeis received $9 million from the $787 billion federal stimulus package Congress passed last year, enough to fund several research projects that would have otherwise been put on hold. But not everyone approves. In his Jan. 26 column in the Justice, staff writer Avi Snyder argued that Brandeis should have […]
