Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
Learning to play competitive sports is the best preparation I ever could have imagined for college. Far more than SAT scores or AP classes, there is simply no substitute for the practicality of lessons learned from a youth in sports. Other extracurricular activities may very well teach students the same lessons, but I believe there […]
The wins continue to build for the Brandeis women’s soccer team. Since their season opening loss to Babson, the Judges have gone 4-0-1, winning all three of their contests played this week. The Judges defeated Springfield and Bridgewater State in low scoring matches (3-1 and 2-1, respectively) before trouncing Roger Williams to the tone of […]
They watched as their soccer, cross country, and volleyball counterparts began competition earlier this season. Now, finally, it’s tennis’ time. The men’s squad traveled to Vermont over the weekend to play in the Middlebury Invitational. At this year’s tournament, the Judges sent five players to final flight play. On the singles side, Steven Milo ’13 […]
Brandeis history buffs and movie-goers alike can rejoice this week with news that Professor David Hackett Fischer’s (HIST) book, “Paul Revere’s Ride,” has been optioned for a movie by the American Film Company. Fischer said his agent was approached by the American Film Company in the spring about turning his book into a movie and […]
For the week of September 3 – 9. Women’s Cross Country: The Judges won their first competitive race of the season, a dual meet against the University of Southern Maine, by a score of 15-48. The first five finishers in the 4,000 meter race were all Brandeis runners. Grayce Selig ‘11 was the first to […]
Last November, the university installed solar panels on the roof of the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center as part of a Power Purchase Agreement with EOS Ventures in an effort to make the campus more “green.” Although the panels have been supplying the university with solar energy since February, the university is not allowed to […]
Provost Marty Krauss will end her tenure as Brandeis’ chief academic officer and a university senior vice president by the end of this academic year, according to a community-wide e-mail from outgoing President Jehuda Reinharz. Krauss has been at the uppermost levels of the university’s administration for the last seven years, with “responsibility for all […]
The Brandeis faculty Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid announced Thursday that a partial transition of undergraduate admissions from “need-blind” to “need-sensitive” would be permissible “after all available financial aid is exhausted.” The committee chair Professor Steven Burg (POL), who made the announcement at Thursday’s faculty meeting, stressed that such measures should only be used […]
Five Brandeis faculty members discussed Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Palestine-Israel and Middle East relations Wednesday afternoon in a panel hosted by the The Crown Center for Middle East Studies. Naghmeh Sohrabi, Director of Research at the Crown Center, Professor Kanan Makiya (IMES), Crown Center Junior Fellow Joshua Walker, Professor Nader Habibi (ECON) and Professor Shai Feldmen […]
Brandeis piloted an all-new study abroad option this summer in The Hague, where 18 Brandeis students joined Professor Richard Gaskins (LGLS) for the new six-week immersion program. The program aimed to open students’ eyes to world-renowned international criminal courts and legal processes. While in The Hague, one of the largest cities and the seat of […]
