Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
We were crammed into a hot and sweaty basement surrounded by slightly drunk people. The group settled behind us was a little too drunk, laughing too loudly at nothing. We were sitting there, waiting for the show to begin, a little nervous. That was how my evening at Improv Asylum in the North End began […]
Millions gazed as gold-splattered patterns brimming with vibrancy flowed down the runway, sleek reflections of mirrored pieces glittered before the audience’s eyes and innovative spectacles of plastic garments pranced alongside polished, creamy designs. “Project Runway” had reached its momentous season nine finale locale, the runway show at Mercedes-Benz fashion week, where only four talented and […]
‘Rocket Science’ An indie film about a 15-year-old stutterer learning to debate sounds questionable. Combine that with an obsessive-compulsive kleptomaniac for an older brother and a father walking out, and it sounds pretty awful. “Rocket Science,” however, pulls this background together and creates a charming protagonist in the form of Hal (Reese Thompson). Hal is […]
In the spring of 2009, Jessye Kass ’13 was another ordinary high school senior, anxiously awaiting acceptance letters from colleges. After the grueling process, Kass was accepted to Brandeis and decided to enroll shortly thereafter. “Ultimately, I ended up choosing Brandeis because of the midyear option,” Kass said. “I knew I wanted to be teaching […]
When Beth Bowman ’11 was at Brandeis, she was an International and Global Studies and Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies major, an IMES Undergraduate Department Representative, a member of the Equestrian Team and an active participant in many other clubs and organizations. After graduating, Bowman chose to take a year off and combine her two […]
During the past year, I’ve had the opportunity to reunite my grandmother’s third and fourth cousins, Rolf Hess, Ruth Hilb Hamburger and Hanne Hirsch Liebmann. Not only do Rolf, Ruth and Hanne share a common lineage, they also each survived the Holocaust. They were the sole survivors of their family because of the efforts of […]
Every year, Brandeis Admissions staff offers a group of incoming students the chance to join the Brandeis community in the spring semester, when there is more available campus housing and classroom space. These students, called midyears, often spend their fall semester participating in internships, taking classes at other universities, or traveling abroad. With their available […]
When I walk around Brandeis, I am often still taken aback, after more than three years here, by the beauty of the campus. The hills may be irritating when you are rushing to class and the flowers can be too pungent in the spring, making the walkway outside Usdan unbearable, but the campus is, simply […]
One of the core problems relating to the Middle East pertains to identity. The various populations of the region tend to look at the world through the prism of sect, race, religion, tribe or ethnicity. They seem to judge other groups or factions as hostile not necessarily by their actions or character but by their […]
So rather than discuss a topic that is broad and worldwide, or nuclear within the community here, I want to talk about something that is relevant for the Brandeis community as a whole: Greek life. So first things first: why Greek life? Well, in all honesty, the Justice posted an article on the same subject […]
