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Hannah Taieb, the resident director of the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) in Paris, spoke to Brandeis students and faculty Monday on the importance of intercultural communication. As an American living in France for 20 years, Taieb offered a unique perspective regarding how religions function in society and how to push past religious prejudices. […]
Two Brandeis students won the Harvard Debating Championships this weekend. After their win, Andrew Husick ’11 and Brendan Fradkin ’12 were pushed to a third place standing in the American Parliamentary Debate Association. At Harvard, Husick and Fradkin, members of the Brandeis Academic Debate and Speech Society, advanced through several rounds to the finals, where […]
The Student Union special election Tuesday filled the remaining vacant spots on the Senate and other bodies, resulting in wins for Adam Hughes, the new Junior Representative to the board of trustees, Lisa Melmed as Ridgewood senator and Tyrone Calliste as Mods senator who won via a write-in bid. “I am ecstatic with how elections […]
Image Gallery For a long time, Lissa Young never gave any thought to her sexuality. Being a lesbian was not an option in her South Florida home, not as far as her mother was concerned. And it certainly was not an option when she entered West Point military academy in 1982, two years after graduating […]
Let’s talk about sex—oral sex, to be specific. It seems men and women are taught very different things about oral sex and what to expect. Men, without fail, seem to feel that they have a right to be the receiver, whereas women understand themselves to be givers and can be uncomfortable when the roles are […]
Last Saturday the Brandeis Women’s soccer team ended their seven games winning streak with their first loss since their season opener against MIT. Losing 0-1, with the game’s winning point scored in the 63rd minute aophomore Francine Kofinas missed only one attempt and had six successful saves; not to suggest that she was responsible as […]
The mens soccer team secured their first conference win of the year while toppling Rochester’s loss-free season. Junior Luke Teece scored the game-winning goal early in the 30th minute giving the Judges defense a lead to defend. Goalkeeper Taylor Bracken ’11 did not disappoint and managed nine saves including two in the last minute against […]
I come from a state known for people being nice; ever hear the phrase “Minnesota nice?” Well I’m done being nice about this. New York sports fans (mainly Yankees) seem to be among the poorest sportsmen, when they lose but especially when they win. The Yankees are the richest team in baseball; of course they […]
The summer following fifth grade brought two of the most important events in my life; the birth of an obsession and the death of an inspiration. The birth came when I attended my first baseball game. It was a Yankee game: my initial glimpse into one of grandfather (PopPop)’s favorite things. I had watched my […]
