Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
This past weekend the Judges’ men’s basketball team had a disappointing finish to a promising season, dropping their final two games to Chicago, 80-66, and NYU, 65-63. If the Judges had been able to win their final two games, they would have had a chance at making the NCAA Tournament; however, the Judges were unable […]
At the UAA championships hosted by NYU, two Brandeis runners took home titles while two others finished as runners-up. Both the men’s and women’s squad finished in seventh place. Chris Brown ’12 and Kate Warwick ’12 ranked top among all UAA runners. They entered in the top five of Division III going into the championship […]
The annual on-campus housing headache is upon us once more. The Friday of winter break, like clockwork, the Department of Community Living sends out each student’s personal, randomly chosen lottery name. But each successive year is another reminder of the many, myriad problems with the university’s residence life. Each year numbers get less and less […]
The Brandeis baseball team started their season with a trip to Florida for the Russ Matt Invitational, finishing 4-3. The Judges started off the trip with a matchup against Warner; starting out with an early lead, the Judges scored seven runs in the first two innings and never looked back. Starter Colin Markel ’14 earned […]
Both the men’s and women’s fencing teams competed on back-to-back days this past weekend at the New England Intercollegiate Fencing Championships at Vassar College on Saturday and the U.S. Collegiate Squad Championships on Sunday at NYU. At the New England Collegiate Championships, the teams finished fifth overall with 135 points, though the men finished in […]
It has been an eventful year for television viewers who love sci-fi and fantasy. We were given the fun and captivating “Grimm,” yet we were also given the underwhelming “Once Upon a Time.” We were given the somewhat promising “Touch,” yet we were also given the same “Touch,” which somewhat promises disappointment. NBC is doing […]
After losing to the University of Chicago last Sunday, the Brandeis women’s basketball team defeated NYU on Saturday in their season finale, snapping a six-game losing streak. It was just the second game that the Judges had won since Dec. 31, a span that saw the team lose 12 of its final 14 games. The […]
Ali Abunimah of Electronic Intifada, an independent nonprofit that provides information on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, believes a one-state solution is not something to be afraid of after all. His lecture, titled “Who is Afraid of the One State Solution,” was the keynote address of Brandeis Apartheid week, in past years called Israeli Occupation Awareness Week, […]
The Head and the Heart sings with a style reminiscent of other, more well-known bands on their label like The Decemberists and Death Cab For Cutie, but the deeper voices of Josiah Johnson and Jonathan Russell (also the band’s founders) indicates the darker emotional underpinnings beneath their songs. Though bright at times, they inevitably return […]
Now that the “Twilight” movies are coming to an end, it’s a good thing we still have plenty of vampires to keep us company. “The Vampire Diaries,” based on the original book series by L.J. Smith and developed by Kevin Williamson, is the latest and most popular television show about vampires. Filled with teenage drama, […]
