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This past Monday SSIS (Student Sexuality Information Service) brought back to campus Megan Andelloux, a certified sexuality educator and sexologist, presenting “Oh Megan: Orchestrating Orgasms.” Students had trouble finding a seat in Upper Sherman, with the large turnout. “Megan’s events consistently have 250-300 students at each,” Mark Hajjar, co-coordinator of SSIS said. SSIS is a […]
“Rumors,” originally by Neil Simon and directed at Brandeis by Neal Rabinowitz ’13, tells the story of two couples who have gathered for a tenth-anniversary party only to find the hosts in a state of absolute disaster. The story unfolds in an absurd cluster of nearly unbelievable happenings as the couples attempt to cover for […]
Professor Stuart Altman (HS) was appointed by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick on Nov. 1 to chair a new Massachusetts state health commission that will set health care spending goals and track health care providers’ success in reducing costs. The 11-member Health Policy Board was created to enforce a new health care reform law. With the […]
Election season has thankfully concluded. Mass media will cease to play political advertisements and discuss the Barack Obama versus Mitt Romney saga. I am proud to say that this election felt very much alive in political spirit between both parties and across all ages. During election season, it is quite common to hear people talk […]
Chums hosted its first show of the semester last Friday with two of the most relaxing bands to come this fall. Things kicked off with Vacationer, a mellow Philadelphia-based indie band with driving percussion and interesting riffs. The band, living up to their namesake, evokes the memories and feelings of a rest on the beach. […]
Peggy Sue Lebba, who suffered a traumatic brain injury that at one point rendered her incapable of communicating with others, shared her remarkable story of recovery at an event sponsored by the Brandeis Neuroscience Club on Monday evening. Professor Arthur Wingfield (NPSY) reviewed the basics of the human brain and Professor Laura Lorenz (HS) spoke […]
Professor Joseph Lumbard (IMES) has held prestigious positions throughout his career, including serving as an advisor to the Jordanian Royal Court, but he insists his true passion has always been teaching. Born in Washington D.C., he admits that in his youth he was “one of those kids who wanted to be a sports star.” As […]
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 […]
Professor Aparna Baskaran (PHYS), gained her Ph.D. from the University of Florida in 2006, and is entering her third year of teaching here at Brandeis. Her research is primarily focused on the physics of biological systems. Over the summer, she was awarded the prestigious NSF Career Grant in order to pursue her research on dynamics […]
Former President Bill Clinton will attend a fundraiser at a private Boston residence on Wednesday afternoon to benefit Brandeis University’s Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism, according to an email invitation obtained by The Hoot. Tickets are $10,000 per individual and $15,000 per couple. All proceeds from the fundraiser, held at the residence of Elaine and […]
