Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
Few things bring the Brandeis community together like a concert. The Guster performance a few Saturdays ago in the Gosman gymnasium was no exception. Guster was accompanied by the opener Jukebox the Ghost, a Philadelphia-based rock band composed of Ben Thornewill (vocals & piano), Tommy Siegel (vocals & guitar) and Jesse Kristin (drums). Jukebox the […]
In his lifetime, Mark Twain was the foremost satirical chronicler of American life thanks to the many articles, essays and novels that he published. William Faulkner dubbed him “the father of American literature,” and it’s not hard to see why—you can still find “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “The Prince and the Pauper” in […]
The phrase “I have a bad feeling about this” has become synonymous with “Star Wars.” In fact, typing the phrase into Wikipedia will lead you to the “Star Wars” article. As it turns out, the phrase also accurately represents the hesitation that many fans like myself felt about the new “Star Wars” Blu-ray releases. This […]
At this point, I am sure that many of my lovely and devoted readers have heard the hype surrounding the darkly humorous TV series, “Arrested Development.” For those of you who don’t know what the show is, Google or Netflix it and you can thank me in person later. Now that we are all caught […]
Former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, the 1988 Democratic nominee for president, spoke to students at Brandeis Wednesday evening about how Democrats need to strengthen their grassroots campaign for President Obama in 2012. He told students that he was very impressed with how Obama was able to raise money back in 2008. With four million contributors, […]
Nestled within Boston’s financial district is Dewey Square, a small plot of land now covered with tents—and, recently, with protesters. “Occupy Boston” is a protest meant to call attention to the unmet needs of the “bottom 99 percent” of Americans. It is modeled as part of the nascent Occupy Wall Street, the protest movement that […]
President Lawrence acknowledged at Thursday’s faculty meeting a feeling of “planning fatigue” among the Brandeis community, even as he asked the assembled professors and staff to bear with him and continue looking to the future. “We’re looking not only at where we have been and where we are, but where we want to be,” Lawrence […]
The number of insured 19 to 25 year olds has risen dramatically since the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010, even as a greater number of young people find themselves unemployed after graduating. The new health care law allows parents to keep their children as dependents on their health insurance until they are 26 and […]
Last Tuesday, the ad-hoc Committee on Alcohol and Drug Policy released its report with recommendations. The possible changes in policy range from keeping Gosman open longer on weekends to having a mandatory online alcohol education course. The 13-member committee was chaired by Professor Leonard Saxe (NEJS). The report is divided into four main sections: health […]
Six years ago I had the privilege of hearing Steve Jobs give the commencement address at Stanford University at my cousin’s graduation. I will never forget how his words of wisdom inspired me at a time in my life when I needed someone to show me that it was all right to think differently. His […]
