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If somehow you have escaped the buzz surrounding author E.L. James’ “Fifty Shades” trilogy—I will be generous and refer to them as—novels, I will attempt to recap them in a few words. The series centers around the relationship between college senior Anastasia Steele and young multi-millionaire CEO Christian Grey. The two meet under (very) unlikely […]
Last Saturday, Doctor Who premiered its seventh season since being revived in 2005. It’s the story of a humanoid alien known as ‘The Doctor.’ He is the last of his species, the time lords, and fittingly, he travels through time and space. The Doctor has appeared in several different incarnations, the current variation portrayed by […]
Class of 1999 alumnus David Smith’s new memoir “The Monkey Mind: A Memoir of Anxiety,” is a blend of the tragic and the comic with a dash of honesty. Smith’s memoir travels broadly, exploring life with a disorder that is becoming more and more rampant in America, eventually focusing on his own experience at Brandeis. […]
The arts at Brandeis are always a big success, but an equally important aspect to mention is the arts and culture that surrounds our campus in the Greater Boston Area. With plentiful museums, outlets for theater, and dance and music, the opportunities for Brandeis students to enjoy culture outside of campus are practically unlimited. If […]
The Telly Award is a prestigious distinction given to videomakers of all kinds, ranging from independent directors to ad agencies, and it is a boon to Brandeis that Cynthia Cohen and Allison Lund have earned one for “Acting Together on the World Stage,” a documentary, sponsored by the Brandeis Peacebuilding and the Arts program, which […]
This TV season is rife with hits and great entertainment, with shows like “Grimm” and “Law and Order: SVU” churning out new episodes every week. There is, however, another group of shows that deserves mention—shows that are not currently airing episodes, but between seasons or on a temporary hiatus. These shows, in many ways, are […]
Pre-birth, I had several different names, and none of them were Leah. First, I was Spot. After the first ultrasound, I was reduced to Speck, because my parents didn’t realize just how tiny embryonic me actually was. As I grew, I became Spike. For a brief period, I was Samuel Wolfe. Upon entering the world, […]
This year, Brandeis University’s Women’s Studies Research Center (WSRC) celebrates its ten-year anniversary. The center, which was founded upon the principle of acting as an innovative meeting place between art, scholarship and activism, commemorates the occasion through a diverse show in the Kniznick Gallery called “Convergence.” The show reflects feminist values and many of the […]
Responding to a wellness check requested by his parents, Brandeis police found Akshay Venkatesh ’14 dead from an apparent suicide in his Ziv Quad dorm room Monday morning, university officials said.
Akshay Venkatesh ’14, a driven and gifted Neuroscience student, died Labor Day weekend; university officials said he appears to have taken his own life. He was 21. He leaves behind his devoted parents, as well as friends who will remember him as intelligent with a wide array of interests. He had just begun his Neuroscience […]
