Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
As Tuesday marked the 11th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks on Manhattan’s World Trade Center and the destruction of the twin towers, commemoration services honor the lives of those who were lost, serving as an eternal reminder of the tragic event. Usman Yasin Hameedi ’12, a recent Brandeis graduate who lost a close […]
The new Interim Protestant Chaplain Matt Carriker recently took the job previously held by long-time friend Alexander Kern and is embracing his new position on campus. Hailing from Natick, Carriker attended Bates College before entering the seminary. He spent three years in Belize and then traveled to Haiti, welcomed by Jesuit volunteers. Now an ordained […]
Shulin Ju, a Brandeis postdoc under the direction of Professors Gregory Petsko (BCHM) and Dagmar Ringe (BCHM), aided in a study that has found a potential use for the previously rejected drug latrepirdine, a discovery that may eventually help millions of people with neurodegenerative conditions. In collaboration with researchers at the Mount Sinai School of […]
With deep sadness, we mourn the death of Akshay Venkatesh ’14 and extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends. Unlike editors at major national newspapers, we do not merely observe and report on what happens to this community. Rather, we live through these events. This week, we do not pretend to isolate ourselves […]
As the newly established business major continues to attract a wealth of undergraduate students, Edward Bayone, chair of the program, had an unusual progression in the world of business, rising from a childhood in the projects to an executive career laden with international travel. Originally stemming from the Lower East Side of New York, Bayone […]
Priyasha Chadha ’15 interned at the North Shore LIJ Health System, both at North Shore University Hospital and LIJ. Alongside other undergraduate, graduate, and even high school students, Chadha was involved in research regarding the emergency room care. She describes the medical topics she explored as an intern, including palliative care, and the psychological effects […]
In a crowded Chums on Monday evening, three of Brandeis University’s four improvisational comedy groups were to perform for an audience of returning veterans and new first-year students, getting their first taste of all the university has to offer. Despite lacking the fourth group, TBA, and a last-minute change in time due to the tragedy […]
What are Tea Party values and do you share them? That is a question all Americans need to ask themselves before voting for the Republican ticket this November. Why is asking these questions so important? Mitt Romney is ambitious and has wanted to become president since being elected governor of Massachusetts in 2002. A Romney […]
If you’ve ever been to a grocery store, you understand how important the price of food can be to your budget. And, as you circle the produce section of the market, you must make the choice between buying organic or non-organic vegetables. One saves money, the other supposedly saves the environment and boosts your nutrition. […]
My relationship with my home state of North Carolina is a complicated one. It seems that no matter where I go, be it the Middle East, Europe or Brandeis, the stigma of being from the south is one that doesn’t come out in the wash. I didn’t grow up in a particularly southern household. I […]
