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Archive for April 15th, 2011

MLB power rankings: Texas takes the top

It’s been a great week in baseball. Every team has at least a few wins and it’s starting to become visible which teams are actually surpassing expectations as opposed to the teams that just had surprising starts. Unfortunately for some, it’s also becoming clear which teams with high expectations are falling apart. Luckily for some, […]


NBA playoffs: a look at the games ahead

Eastern Conference: 1. Chicago Bulls (62-20) vs. 8. Indiana Pacers (37-45): The Bulls have systematically dominated the Pacers this season, winning their head-to-head series 3-1 with the sole loss coming in a 115-108 shootout. The Bulls have won their games against the Pacers by an average of 18 points. The Bulls have the likely MVP […]


Baseball: Judges go 3-2 in the last five games

Last Thursday, the Judges rallied from three runs down in the seventh to take a 5-3 victory against Rhode Island College. During the first six innings, sophomore RIC right-hander David Hoey held the Judges at bay, allowing just three base runners and striking out seven batters. Brandeis starter John McGrath ’11 was charged for two […]


NHL playoffs: preview and picks

Welcome back to the best month in professional sports. MLB just started, the NFL draft is only a couple weeks away and NBA playoffs are quickly approaching. Greatest of all, though, is the NHL playoffs. One of the biggest secrets in professional sports is that the hockey playoffs are the best in sports. Without further […]


Men’s club volleyball team advances to Nationals

In his first year, David Perlow ’11—a men’s baseball recruit—never expected for volleyball to become a key part of his life. Perlow—now a candidate for a dual BA/MA in International Economics and Finance—had always participated in multiple sports simultaneously all throughout his high school career and he continued this trend during the beginning of his […]


How prospies think

Monday was Admitted Students Day, a time when hundreds of high school seniors descend upon campus to learn about our university. They eat our food, sit in on our classes, meet our administrators and club leaders, and even sleep in our dorms. They arrive as early as 9 a.m., they stay awhile and by 2 […]


The Self Shelf: Exploring the sunny side of Brandeis

Today I found myself walking in the spring sun, fresh off finishing my final class before break. I was walking out of the library and I found myself immersed in a gigantic tour group led by none other than Herbie Rosen. My usual reaction to tour groups is a mixture between curiosity and vague consternation […]


Book of Matthew: Death, taxes and incompetent Republicans

I hope you’ve all filed your returns, because Tax Day is April 18 this year, and you don’t want to miss it. No, really, you don’t. They have penalties for that. Yes, I know it can be depressing to sift through all that paperwork and figure out how much Uncle Sam withheld from you this […]


BDS undermines efforts to end the occupation

Debate on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict is almost never void of emotion. In a struggle where both sides play the victim of wanton aggression, opponents often engage in polarizing discourse aimed to delegitimize the other’s claims. The same rhetoric can be found in arguments surrounding the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel. If 10 […]


Standing up out of turn for human rights

Brandeis is sending its students for a semester in the Hague to learn about international law straight from the source: the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC). Those students could tell you that torture is a crime against humanity, that extra-judicial killings are unlawful and that to kill innocent civilians […]