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The Brandeis men’s basketball team reached the sectionals, or the Elite Eight, in the NCAA Division III Championship last Saturday where they fell to the hosting Williams College Ephs 71-57. The Class of 2010 will graduate as the winningest seniors in school history, taking part in 83 wins, four NCAA berths and two appearances in […]
With Opening Day just around the corner, Major League teams are warming up for the upcoming season under the glow of Florida sun. For a few days, the Brandeis baseball team joined their major league idols in the Sunshine State. While Grapefruit Leaguers were fighting for roster spots, the Judges were fighting for bragging rights. […]
Forward Terrell Hollins ’10 from the Brandeis men’s basketball team along with women’s basketball guard Jessica Chapin ’10 have been honored by d3hoops.com this week when they were named to the Second Team All-Northeast Region. In addition, the New England Women’s Basketball Association named Chapin first-team All-New England, the second time the NEWBA has named […]
Five members of the Brandeis women’s indoor track and field team traveled to Greencastle, Indiana last weekend to represent the Judges in the 2010 NCAA Division III Championships in the distance medley relay and the high jump. Suzanne Bernier ’10 qualified for the high jump at the Reggie Poyau Invitational at Brandeis in January when […]
Due to logistical changes by which students can live in newly renovationed Charles River Appartments, this years housing lottery was as unpredictable as ever. Here’s a roundup of how it went: NEW SYSTEM Lottery numbers did not necessarily dictate the order in which students chose their rooms. This year’s system allowed students whose first choice […]
In yesterday’s vote, students overwhelmingly supported the proposals of the Constitutional Review Committee. Amendments 1a and b, 2, and 5 were struck down, however, because they did not receive 2/3 majority support. [issuu viewmode=presentation layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Fdark%2Flayout.xml showflipbtn=true documentid=100319051549-0ec3bdb176a84f93b9743ea783628b49 docname=mixed-results username=thebrandeishoot loadinginfotext=The%20Brandeis%20Hoot%20-%20Constitutional%20Review%20Vote%20-%20Results width=600 height=908 unit=px]
The Brandeis Chaplaincy, Dean of Student Life Jamele Adams and University President Jehuda Reinharz denounced Friday’s vandalism of the Muslim Student Association’s (MSA) prayer space and lounge in Usdan Student Center. The identity of the vandals remain unknown. Adams, Reinharz and the chaplains, representing the Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and Muslim faiths, gathered in the Muslim […]
The Presidential Search Committee has received more than 50 applications to replace current university President Jehuda Reinharz, who announced his resignation in October. Search committee member Prof. Gregory Petsko (BIOL) told the faculty meeting Thursday that the committee is in the process of “making contact with the applicants to find out the level of interest […]
Students participating in the Fall Justice Brandeis Semester (JBS) will now be allowed to live on-campus despite JBS’ initial mission to alleviate overcrowding by moving participating students off campus. JBS Program Manager Alyssa Grinberg said the change in housing is the exception to the rule and will only be in place for the upcoming fall […]
Professor Stephen Whitfield (AMST) gave a lecture Thursday evening regarding the history of Brandeis University. The program, titled Brandeis at the Beginning, highlighted early Brandeisian history from before the founding in 1948 to the end of the 1960s. Joyce Antler (AMST) introduced Whitfield, the Max Richter Chair in American Civilization, to a group that consisted […]
