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Archive for 2012

Counseling center to launch new evening discussion program

The Psychological Counseling Center is launching a new program of group talks this semester called “Brandeis at Night,” seeking to provoke community discussions about stress, mental health and available resources on campus. Cate Dooley, a part-time psychotherapist and spear-header of the Brandeis at Night program, hopes that the sessions will encourage more students to visit […]


Mods parties suspended until further notice

On Wednesday, the Department of Community Living announced that until further notice party registration in the Foster Mods has been suspended. In an email to the Mods residents, George Marshall, Community Development Coordinator for the Charles River Apartments and the Foster Mods, acknowledged that while many students have registered parties and followed the established procedures, […]


Famous animal behavior study lives on at Brandeis

With a bachelor’s degree from MIT and a doctorate from Harvard, both in chemistry, it’s difficult to see how Dr. Irene Pepperberg, an adjunct associate psychology professor at Brandeis, became interested in animal behavior and psychology. Her interest in birds, however, is a deeply-rooted one. Pepperberg developed an interest in parrots long before she had […]


In memoriam of Seth Roberts

Late August 2002. I’m bouncing around the first floor Renfield dormitory, trying to get settled in before Orientation. I don’t remember a lot from that sweaty first day but I do recall one soon-to-be hallmate who was about a head taller (or more) than the rest of us Brandeisians. I figured that he was about […]


Judges split games but bounce back with dominating win

It was a week full of ups and downs for the women’s soccer team as they lost their first match of the season 2-1 against Bowdoin. On Tuesday, however, they bounced back with a 1-0 victory against undefeated Gordon College. The Judges dropped in the rankings but remain at No. 24 in the country. Before […]


Hood and Einhorn break career-high records as women continue their winning streak

The women’s volleyball team has continued to solidify their near perfect season with two wins this past weekend against Emmanuel College and Colby-Sawyer College. With the victories, the team stretches their winning streak to five games and continues to dominate with a 9-2 record. In the first game on Saturday againstDanielle Chasin the Emmanuel Saints, […]


Milo and Jordan reach doubles finals at Middlebury Invitational

This past weekend at the Middlebury Invitational in Vermont, Steven Milo ’13 and Josh Jordan ’13 started the season off by reaching the finals of the ‘A’ flight in doubles. The pair began the tournament with a matchup against Nik Telkedzhiev ’16 and Rob Jacobson ’16 of Tufts University, easily dispatching them with an 8-2 […]


Ocel’s header leads Brandeis to best start in 26 years

The 12th ranked men’s soccer team continued their early season success with a thrilling victory in double overtime against rival Babson Beavers on Wednesday night. The victory is the 13th straight for the Judges, dating back to last season. With the win, the Judges improve to 8-0 on the season with UAA conference play rapidly […]


Men and women’s cross country open season with fifth place finishes

Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams returned to action this past weekend at the Dartmouth Shriner’s Invitational after a long offseason. The men placed fifth out of 39 teams while the women placed fifth out of 38 teams. The men began the season without recently graduated All-American Chris Brown ’12. Brown was a […]


The Limits of Unlimited

There’s an old adage that says, “sharing is caring.” While sharing stuff is great when it comes to sentiments, childhood toys and ideas for what to do on a Friday night, there are some things that just shouldn’t be shared. Like test answers or the flu. Now, cellphone data plans can be added to the […]