Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
Every hour of the week, Seth Merker ’11 and Daniel Saxe ’12 are on call, responsible for the health and well-being of all Brandeis community members. Both Clinical Supervisors on the Executive Board of the Brandeis Emergency Medical Corps (BEMCo), Merker, the director, and Saxe, the director of operations ,take turns covering 24-hour shifts seven […]
In 2008 LucasArts had a novel idea to make a game that takes place in the 19 years between the prequel and original trilogies of “Star Wars.” The game, titled “The Force Unleashed,” was successful enough to spawn a sequel that was released this week. With a bit of foresight that the game might not […]
As Republicans won big in the midterm elections Tuesday night, Brandeis students were working hard to help their candidates on either side of the aisle. Republicans won big Tuesday night in the midterm elections, taking control of the House of Representatives with a gain of more than 60 seats winning six seats to improve their […]
“It’s Kind of a Funny Story” is a mish-mash of comedic and dramatic components. The film parades itself as a romantic comedy, while giving the audience a glimpse of a darker underlying story. The film’s extremely stylized format, while fitting for a romantic comedy, falters under the weight of the heavy issues that the film […]
Don’t judge me here, but one of my favorite activities has always been people-watching. You know, sitting down and observing those around you. Quietly judging everything about them from their hair, to their shoes to their interactions with their friends (lovers? siblings??). Although every day is a great day for people-watching, once a year, a […]
I was walking up the Rabb steps yesterday when I saw a sign that, I admit, I did not expect to see hanging anywhere on this campus. On the sign was a picture of George W. Bush next to a caption that read: “Miss Me Yet?” It’s something you might see pasted on a billboard […]
Minnesota Vikings majority owner Zygi Wilf should fire head coach Brad Childress instead of wide receiver Randy Moss, who, as was announced on Monday, will be released after a mere four weeks. It is Childress, not Moss, who is turning this season into a tragic train wreck for a team that was one of the […]
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. […]
