Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
The Big E is the corniest fair on the East Coast. And I love it. Every fall my family and I make the pilgrimage to West Springfield, Mass. for New England’s Eastern State Exposition. Part carnival, part agricultural show-case and part food and booze binge, the Big E is a mixture of everything there is […]
During the past 10 to 15 years scientists have been using state-of-the-art telescopes to discover exoplanets, which are planets located in another solar system. Until recently, only gas giants and other planets unsuitable for life had been found outside our solar system. However, a few days ago planetary astronomers from the Carnegie Institution of Washington […]
When analyzing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and peace process, there is a gigantic double standard that is all too often overlooked: Why can thousands of Arabs currently live in Israel proper while no Jews would be allowed to even live in a future Palestinian state? According to most supporters of the Palestinians, perhaps the biggest obstacle […]
How wary should we be of the honeymoon period in a relationship? I used to think that it was a good indicator of a long-term possibility–after all, if you didn’t really like each other, how could you spend so much time together? But maybe it’s something to think about that we possibly learn too much […]
Polls indicate that Democrats are less likely to vote on Nov. 2 than Republicans. But commentators have picked the wrong phrase—“enthusiasm gap”—to describe this phenomenon. The gap between the parties has little to do with enthusiasm, a term which suggests an element of irrationality. What separates the parties is really a letdown gap. Democrats didn’t […]
If you happened to brave the torrential downpour this past Tuesday to do some shopping at the Waltham Hannaford Supermarket, you may have caught a glimpse of me running around the produce section, weighing fruits and vegetables without buying anything. Don’t worry, I’m not crazy, and I wasn’t shoplifting. I was doing research for this […]
It’s that time of year again. The leaves are beginning to change color. A fall chill is in the air. And once again, I am about to drag myself into another season of training for the Cox Marathon in May. At this point, I am already starting to draw up a training plan that will […]
It was a rough weekend for the Brandeis men’s tennis team. The duo of Nick White ’11 and Simon Miller ’11 collected the Judges’ only doubles wins at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s northeast regional tournament. Looking to earn a berth in the USTA/ITA National Small College Championships in Mobile, Ala., they advanced to the quarterfinals […]
It took two overtimes to do it, but the Beavers of Babson College felled the Brandeis men’s soccer team in a 2-1 final Saturday. It was the second straight loss for the Judges (6-2), who had opened the season by winning six straight games. The win gave Babson, the ninth-ranked team in New England, a […]
The Brandeis women’s soccer team hit the road for contests against Simmons and Wellesley colleges this week. After pitching a pair of shutouts, the Judges, undefeated since a loss to MIT in the season opener, are now 7-1-1 on the season. Brandeis, ranked 18th in the National College Soccer Coaches Association of America’s most recent […]
