Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
The new class of Student Union senators will include successful write-in candidate Missy Skolnik ’12 of the Village, after a constitutional limitation initially appeared to bar her from the seat because she, like most upperclassmen living in the quad, is going abroad in the spring. The Constitution mandates that candidates, to be eligible to run […]
Herbie Rosen ’12 is a self-proclaimed laugher, people-watcher and “Harry Potter” fanatic who tries to live life to the fullest. When attempting to describe himself in only a few sentences, he said, “I try to make the most out of every day. I laugh at least four times a day, and I’m really happy to […]
The recent global financial crisis forced families, businesses, governments and even academic institutions to make due with less. It required all of us to make difficult decisions. And Brandeis did the right thing when it froze university salaries and cut retirement funding for employees in fiscal year 2010. Yet, while all employees were forced to […]
Image Gallery Link Ben and I stood awkwardly in Chums, eyeing the ratty but comfortable looking couch. Overzealous, we had shown up to the concert hosted by Punk Rock and Roll Club when doors opened at 9 p.m., half an hour before music was scheduled to play. I expected to see a combination of the […]
Some of you might have noticed that this year, Brandeis has some new residents. No, I’m not talking about the first-years, I’m talking about the wild turkeys. While some people (including one of my roommates) might hate the velociraptor-esque fowls that now strut their stuff in the quads, turkeys have always been a part of […]
Flu season always creeps up on us. We don’t even realize that we’re sniffling in class until we’re at the point that we can’t hear the teacher over the unanimous coughing of the lecture hall. Even after incessantly Purell-ing our hands, the building combination of sleep deprivation and stress from classes makes us a target […]
Image Gallery Link Dabney Hailey stands before a Roxy Paine painting in the Foster wing of the Rose Art Museum, explaining Paine’s painting method to some visitors. iPod in hand, she scans a barcode from a piece of paper, and the smartphone instantly brings up information on the artist. “Voila!” says Hailey, explaining that Paine […]
Oct. 6 marks the return of “South Park” with the second half of its 14th season. If you are at all interested in the show, but have either never gotten around to watching it or are just looking for some top episodes to see, look no further. I’ve chosen 14 episodes/stories (approximately one from each […]
