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Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.

April 2011 Issue

Knesset members speak on Iran, Arab spring

Israeli Knesset members called for increased pressure from the United States and the world to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran during a town hall meeting at Brandeis University on Monday evening. “It’s not a game,” Minister of Internal Security Avi Dichter said during the town hall meeting in Levin Ballroom. “It’s [a nuclear bomb], not something […]


Inside renovations for Linsey Pool

About half of the $3 million renovations to the Linsey Pool facility will involve electrical repairs in the basement rather than the actual pool university officials said on Monday. The remaining money will go into renovations for the pool deck, locker rooms and lobby along with new building code requirements, Senior Vice President for Administration […]


SEA camps out, promotes environment

Students made a statement about the overuse of electricity and advocated for Brandeis to work to use more sustainable energy sources Wednesday evening at the third annual sleepout on the great lawn, hosted by the waste and energy management subcommittee of Students for Environmental Action. The sleep out represents one of many attempts by students […]


Shades of Gray: The gatekeepers, admitting racial diversity

In March of 2006, the University Diversity Committee created an addition to Brandeis’ original mission statement to promote the importance of diversifying the student body. The “diversity statement,” now featured under the mission statement on the university website, reads, “[Brandeis University] seeks to build an academic community whose members have diverse cultures, backgrounds and life […]


Meet the presidential candidates: Akash Vadalia

Akash Vadalia – 2012 Biology and Health Science Society and Policy Double Major Current Union Position Student Union Treasurer Campaign Slogan Putting the U back in Union Other Campus Involvement Experiential Learning Fellow, Campus Center Supervisor, Psychology Lab Research Assistant, Former Varsity Tennis Player, Former Co-President of the South Asian Student Association As Treasurer Vadalia […]


Meet the presidential candidates: Herbie Rosen

Herbie Rosen – 2012 American Studies Major Journalism and Legal Studies Minors Current Union Position Student Union Secretary Campaign Slogan Listening…ACTUALLY LISTENING. Other Campus Involvement Orientation Leader, C.O.R.E coordinator, Brandeis Undergraduate Theater Consortium, Brandeis Theater Ensemble, Waltham Group Volunteer Vacations As Secretary Rosen feels he has been able to become comfortable with every aspect of […]


Meet the presidential candidates: Amber Kornreich

AMBER KORNREICH – 2012 Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Major Near Eastern and Judaic Studies Minor Current Union Position Union Outsider Campaign Slogan Demand Social Justice, Sustainability and Student Power from your government. Other Campus Involvement President of the Deis Dems, Waltham Group Coordinator, Co-Founder of Brandeis Buddies As a Union Outsider Kornreich feels she […]


Brian’s NBA rankings: playoff picture coming together

1. Bulls (57-20): This Bulls team has the likely MVP in Derrick Rose and the likely Coach of the Year in Tom Thibodeau. With a great supporting cast and bench the only thing this Bulls team lacks is playoff experience. 2. Lakers (55-22): After the Spurs lost six in a row, the Lakers had a […]


Baseball wins three games this week, extends winning streak to four

The Brandeis baseball team started off this week’s games with a sweep of WPI on Saturday. The Judges outscored their foes, the WPI Engineers, with a combined 20-12, including a 12-5 rout in the first game. The Engineers started off the first game with two runs right away. Brandeis bounced back with a two-run homerun […]


Judges softball wins four straight on the road

Extending their record to 13-12, the Judges softball team spent the last week winning in all of their games on the road. It started with a rout against Lassell College last Thursday, with the Judges outscoring their foes a combined 18-6. In the first round of the double-header the Judges got off to a great […]