Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
A couple months ago, I wrote to you about the intrinsic value of the act of voting. I wrote about how it was the most important act one could undertake in a democracy—how making your views known in the most fundamental of ways was the best way to celebrate your American heritage. At the time […]
The Brandeis Haiti Initiative will host an ETE (Empowering Through Education) Camp celebration and promotional event on Monday as Shaina Gilbert ’10 returns to campus with counselors from the summer to share their experiences. The evening will have musical entertainment, refreshments and presentations from students about their time in Haiti this summer. Gilbert, who founded […]
Next week, Brandeis will be hosting the Israeli “occupation” awareness week. What the organizers of this event do not know is that they are only legitimizing a baseless accusation at the expense of the Jewish state. The “occupation” refers to Israel’s hold over mainly the West Bank, since it withdrew from Gaza unilaterally in 2005. […]
This past weekend, we all celebrated Halloween in one way or another. Halloween (and Purim) are opportunities to explore the other self, another version of one’s own personality. Many girls dress up as “sexy-something,” in tops that are too tight and skirts that are too short. I have friends who hate Halloween for the very […]
Frustration, disillusionment and despair. Words like that describe how progressives feel about President Obama and the Democratic Congressional majority that just got thumped at the polls. They are angry about things like President Obama’s reluctance to fight for the public option on health care bill that went through congress, and that he did not fight […]
The Judges won one match 3-1 against Clarkson but lost another 0-3 against Tufts at the Judges Classic Saturday. The team also lost 3-1 in the first day of the classic against UMass Boston on Oct. 29. The Judges dropped the opener of the 2010 Judges Classic in Auerbach Arena with game scores of 25-15, […]
The Judges’ men’s soccer team was defeated 1-0 by the University of Chicago Sunday on Stagg Field. The loss dropped the Judges to 9-6-1, 1-4-1 in the University Athletic Association (UAA), while the Maroons improved to 8-7-1, 2-3-1 in the UAA. After a slow first half in which each team only got off three shots, […]
For Brandeis’ cross country teams, Halloween weekend meant not costumes and candy but a trip to New York City and a race in the Bronx’s Van Cortlandt Park. The Judges put forward a respectable showing at the New York University-hosted meet; the men’s team placed fourth and the women’s sixth in the University Athletic Association […]
Last year, the Brandeis men’s basketball team finished with a 22-7 record (9-5 in conference play). From there, the Judges advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division III basketball tournament for the second time in four seasons. If the Judges are to achieve a similar level of success, they will need to do […]
What is with the NFL this year? Teams that were on fire last year can’t seem to get hot streaks going. Furthermore, teams that should suck are beating the Super Bowl favorites. Not to mention off-field decisions are turning teams into train wrecks. A few statistics to consider: Last week my picks were 8-5, bringing […]
