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This past week the 20th-ranked women’s tennis team completed the regular season, dropping the final two matches. The first match came against 19th-ranked Wellesley University. In a hard-fought match on both sides, Wellesley came out ahead, snapping the Judges’ three-game winning streak. In No. 1 doubles, Carley Cooke ’15 and Faith Broderick ’13 earned the […]
After more than a day of voting that was open to the entire study body, regardless of religious affiliation, Allie Saran ’13 was elected president of the Hillel Executive Student Board. The new campus relations coordinator Maddie Crilly ’13 and the social events and culture coordinator Ilana Pomerantz ’13 are also both members of rising […]
When I arrived at Brandeis in the fall of ’08, I had no idea what I was doing. I was only sure about one thing: I was not going to be an English major. What’s my major now? English. Any senior can tell you that’s hardly an uncommon occurrence. Plenty of people I know began […]
In a meet featuring 16 teams at the Eric Loeschner Invitational, hosted by Fitchburg State University, both the Judges men’s and women’s track and field teams recorded stellar performances. The men finished with six great times to earn 46 points and fourth place while the women earned 49 points and fifth place. For the men, […]
Are you living the ’90s dream? The IFC sketch-comedy series “Portlandia” poses that very question in its first scene, a musical celebration of all the things that decade promised. “You know how people were talking about getting piercings and tribal tattoos? And people were singing about saving the planet and forming bands?” the show’s star, […]
During the course of the past couple of weeks, I have increasingly noticed how many people complain about being bored all the time. On an unrelated note, I have also noticed how unbelievably annoying it is to listen to people complain about being bored all the time. Please don’t misunderstand me. I too have experienced […]
Samuel Edward “Eddie” Hatch—my grandfather—has lived a long time, 86 years. None was as pivotal in the story of his life as the year 1944. It is a story my family knows well. Teddy Booras, his best friend and army “buddy,” switched tasks with my grandfather and offered to clean their barracks at Sloane Court […]
Describing Brandeis’ equestrian team, captain Madeline Brown ’14 insists that many people “don’t understand the fact that it is a huge commitment and it is an athletic sport.” She classifies the group as a team, not a club, despite some of its unique components. On the team, Brown explained that there are people who possess […]
By the time you read this, I will probably be back in the United States after spending the past three and a half months in London. I absolutely love this city and a part of my heart is breaking a little bit at the thought of leaving it. This isn’t my first time in London. […]
This past weekend the Judges faced Clark and Tufts in a day-night doubleheader. The Judges split their doubleheader with Clark before losing to Tufts. The team is now 19-14 (3-5 UAA) on the season. The first game of the doubleheader was a classic pitchers’ duel. Starting pitcher Caroline Miller ’12 gave up just one hit […]
