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As a new implementation to the curriculum, FYS 48a, “Voicing the Outrage of Silence: Social Justice and the Mafia” explores the glorified image of the mafia created in popular media while bringing to light issues of social justice as the political and violent turmoil associated with organized crime are exposed. The course, which is to […]
The “Harry Potter” books by J.K. Rowling are now being used to perform concrete social justice projects throughout the United States and the world. In an effort to make social justice real for readers everywhere, Brandeis alumnus Andrew Slack ’02 created the Harry Potter Alliance (HPA), a group “that seeks to change the world through […]
There are few issues more contentious to the Brandeis community than that of Israel and it’s future. The university is 55 percent Jewish and consistently ranked as one of the most politically active four-year institutions in the country, making conditions perfect for a strong debate on the subject. For those wishing to take action and […]
A Middlesex County grand jury has indicted a second person for embezzling from Waltham’s Glenmeadow Condominium Association. It is alleged that in 2010 condominium member Lesley Correa stole $350,000 in condominium funds for her personal use. Her ex-husband, Preston Correa of Fitchburg, was indicted this week in connection with the scheme to steal from the […]
Elhadji Malick Ndiaye, 18, of Waltham, was stabbed to death in a parking lot at Regis College in Weston, Mass., in 2010. This past week, Ndiaye’s murderer, Robenson Daniel, 22, of Boston, pleaded guilty before the Middlesex Superior Court on charges of voluntary manslaughter and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. According to The […]
This fall, university officials found a small, yet clever solution to the growing housing crisis by offering eight graduate students housing in Waltham’s historic Watch Factory. These eight graduate students have the unusual luck of being neighbors with university President Frederick Lawrence, who also lives in The Watch Factory, according to a university press release. […]
The Brandeis swim team returns on Sept. 24 after a two-year hiatus, giving senior Brandeis swimmers their sport back and Brandeis a source of pride. “Brandeis has had a history of swimming since the late 1960s. I call this Brandeis swimming 2.0,” Head Swim Coach Mike Kotch said. Two years ago, the Brandeis pool was […]
After starting the season with three-straight match wins at the Western Connecticut State University Invitational, the Brandeis volleyball team struggled in their home opener with a straight sets loss against Wellesley College. With their first loss of the season, the team falls to 3-1. Outside hitter Si-Si Hensley ’14 led the way at the Western […]
Nelson Figueroa ’98 is not your typical professional pitcher: He doesn’t have plus velocity, reaching speeds of only 87 to 89 mph. “I don’t think he ever threw in the 90s … the radar gun was a little biased,” Brandeis baseball coach Pete Varney said. “I think his success comes from his guile, courage, intestinal […]
The women’s soccer team continue undefeated as they improved Wednesday to 3-0 after shutting out Roger Williams, here at home 4-0. Francine Kofinas ’13, one of the team captains this year, said the success thus far was a special accomplishment because “this year it’s a very young team,” she added that ‘fresh’ team chemistry mattered […]
