Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
With nearly 2,000 Jewish students on campus, and an active Hillel and lively Chabad house, Brandeis is already a hotbed of Jewish life. Chabad, however, seeks to expand and enrich its presence even further by opening a second house. This new program marks the beginning of the “Bat Mitzvah Year” for Chabad at Brandeis. They […]
Two weeks ago, I wrote a column that discussed the idea of learning from a liberal arts perspective, rather than receiving a seemingly more “practical” education. I mentioned learning things that seem totally irrelevant: “While I’ve certainly sat in class and wondered how learning about a honeybee’s waggle dance is ever going to be relevant, […]
The Crown Center for Middle East Studies hosted its opening event Thursday afternoon, celebrating the generous support of the Crown and Goodman families, the inauguration of the Charles ‘Corky’ Goodman Chair in Middle Eastern History, and a panel discussion with highly published faculty about current hot topics concerning the Middle East. Following Lawrence’s introduction, Dr. […]
When Hugh Hewitt, a radio host on a syndicated Christian station, asked Paul Ryan last month if he ran marathons, Ryan answered that he used to but has since stopped due to back issues. Hewitt asked what Ryan’s personal best time was, to which he replied, “Under three, high twos. I had a two-hour and […]
Utilizing disciplined defense and clutch goal-scoring by Dara Spital ’15, the 18th ranked women’s soccer team improved to 5-0 on the season with a pair of 2-0 victories against 23rd ranked Springfield College on Saturday and Bridgewater State on Tuesday. When asked about her team’s performance, Head Coach Dellamora said that the Judges “didn’t play […]
Nelson Figueroa’s magical journey with the Red Sox continued Thursday night. On the mound against the Charlotte Knights, the AAA affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, Figueroa tossed six innings, allowing just one run on seven hits while striking out five and not walking any batters. Behind Figueroa’s strong performance, the Pawtucket Red Sox completed […]
Nicholas Teich, a social worker and doctoral candidate at Brandeis’ Heller School, has founded nonprofit Camp Aranu’tiq, the U.S.’s first and only camp for transgender and gender-variant children aged eight through 15. Teich, who is a transgender male, founded Camp Aranu’tiq in 2010 after making it known that he had decided to begin the gender […]
This year’s 24 Hour Musical performed “The Little Mermaideleh” on Sunday night, and was received by an enthusiastic full house in the Shapiro Campus Center Theater. Produced jointly by the Hillel Theater Group and Tympanium Euphorium, the show offered the audience the classic tale, The Little Mermaid, with a slightly Jewish twist. “The Little Mermaideleh” […]
Dara Spital ’16, a transfer from Division I Central Florida, received UAA Athlete of the Week honors for her stellar performance this past week. Even as a first-year, Spital has been the unquestioned offensive sparkplug for the 18th ranked women’s soccer team. In both victories this week, Spital scored the game-winning goals in each game, […]
After helping lead the 20th ranked men’s soccer team to an undefeated 5-0 record, Lee Russo ’13 earned UAA Athlete of the Week honors and for the first time in nearly a decade, the Judges have achieved a national ranking by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). After two more wins this weekend, […]
