Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
Arun Narayanan ’10 is one tired guy. He’s been up since 4 a.m. editing a short film for IndieLouie, a 48-hour film challenge, and now that he’s started, there’s no turning back. Sure, the clock in the Brandeis Television office and his body are telling him to go to bed, but his inner man on […]
The softball team earned a national ranking for the first time in Brandeis history last week. This week, they finished strong, winning the first game of a double header against Lasell College while finishing the second game in a 2-2 tie since ti was called after six innings due to darkness. Commenting on the Judges […]
The Brandeis men’s and women’s tennis teams traveled to Lewiston, Maine last Saturday to take on the Bates College Bobcats, and after a pair of hard-fought matches, the women left with a 5-4 victory while the men fell to a 6-3 defeat. The middle of the line-up proved most fruitful for the women’s singles team. […]
The Brandeis Baseball team returned home seeking a revival. After slogging through nine games in Texas and Florida to start the season–a span in which they went 2-7–the Judges climbed to a 10-9 walk off win in their home debut last Thursday against Bridgewater State (6-4). The Judges would continue the New England segment of […]
This weekend epeeist Will Bedor ’10 will be breaking new ground. For the first time in his career, he has qualified for the NCAA Championships, which will take place at Harvard University Thursday though Sunday. “I’ve always been very close every year, I’ve always missed it by one or two spots,” Bedor told The Hoot. […]
Hillel Theater Group’s (HTG) production of “Children of Eden” had moments of humor, large amounts of wit and a few amazing solo performances, but it was burdened by awkward staging, musical missteps and confusing acting choices. The musical attempts to retell two stories from Genesis: the first act centers on the tale of Adam and […]
I walked into Slosberg Music Center last Sunday, and the distant sound of chamber music hit my ears. The doors to the auditorium were shut, and the hall was empty except for the greeters. Uh-oh. Timidly, I asked, “Is there a concert at four o’clock?” “No, it started at three.” Apparently, the two groups set […]
No film dealing with the war in Iraq has done well at the box office. Hollywood has certainly tried, but film after film—think of “Brothers,” “The Messenger,” even “The Hurt Locker”—has failed to attract an audience. Americans collectively don’t appear to be interested in seeing the evening news play itself out at the multiplex. Director […]
Films set in Iraq have a difficult time moving beyond the political in order to tell the human story. Recent Academy Award winner “The Hurt Locker,” however, tells an authentic and compelling personal tale, focusing on one man’s love of the adrenaline rush that comes from disabling bombs. Unfortunately, the film, despite winning numerous awards […]
