Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
Artist Marc Klionsky evokes the Russian Jewish immigrant experience in his expressive portraits. His paintings and etchings depict the hardships and joys he and his generation lived through in the Soviet Union and later the artistic freedom he found in America. Brandeis students had the chance to view his emotional pieces in a variety of […]
Director Chico Colvard has received great acclaim for his inaugural film, the documentary “Family Affair,” which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, where it was acquired by Oprah Winfrey’s new cable network OWN. “Family Affair” documents his family’s coming to terms with the discovery that Colvard’s father had sexually abused his sister, a revelation […]
“South Park,” a show whose earliest origins stem from a college project of creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, celebrated its 200th episode last week. Topics covered so far this season include sex addiction, banned literature, medicinal marijuana and Facebook. Episode 200 and its follow-up do not fail to entertain as the denizens of South […]
I shuddered when I saw the Red Coats. Though more than 200 years shielded me from physical harm, the mere sight of their lobsterbacks made me shiver as I watched the battle re-enactors march onto the Lexington Battle Green Monday morning. I knew that their muskets were loaded with blanks; that the soldiers were actors […]
It was a lonely day at Wendy’s. Not just a slow day, although the place was almost empty. There was a different atmosphere about it. People sat at their booths and tables alone, silently munching on their food with their heads down. Even the cashiers looked glum as they fiddled with their hats and aprons, […]
I was speaking to my friend, Lucy Lu ’12, during a Chinese Dinner Table meeting when she mentioned something very interesting about her experience as an international student at Brandeis. She said that, prior to coming to the United States, she had a very limited knowledge of global history and politics, and her education in […]
Reaching your senior year, especially the second semester, is the mid-life crisis of college. After throwing myself into academics and extracurricular activities for the past seven semesters, I began to wind down my commitments at the beginning of this semester and thought of all the other great opportunities I would have loved to have taken […]
This week Brandeis announced the commencement speaker and the list of honorary degree recipients on their website. Those being honored include a Grammy Award winner, the founder of Partners in Health, the first female chief judge of New York, an internationally renowned Spanish author, a member of the National Security Council and the Israeli Ambassador […]
Initially, this editorial board was pleased to learn that the administration had asked for student input as part of its decision on how to replace the Kalman and Friedland buildings in the science complex. After all, during the last year, this editorial board has repeatedly called for the Brandeis administration to listen to student voices […]
