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In an email to the student body, Union Secretary Carlton Shakes admitted fault for overlooking an error in the voting software, which led to the announcement of an Off-Campus Senator, though the position has not actually been filled. The abstain option won instead and according to the Union Constitution, the position will remain unfilled until […]
On Nov. 2, WBRS brought the inimitable Holy F*ck to campus, opened by Bearstronaut in their second appearance at Chum’s. Attendance was middling but filled out by the time Holy F*ck took the stage. Both bands performed some phenomenal electronic music in different styles. Bearstronaut consists of a quartet of Lowell men who have been […]
Earlier this week, the women’s soccer team defeated NYU 3-0 in the final match of the regular season behind a pair of first-half goals from Dara Spital ’15 and a stalwart effort from keeper Francine Kofinas ’13 as she made a season-high five saves in the first half. With the win, the Judges finish the […]
The Brandeis volleyball team lost both of its matches at the University Athletic Association tournament at Emory University Nov. 2, finishing in seventh place. In the quarter-finals, the Judges lost 3-0 in straight sets, 25-18, 25-13 and 25-21, to 16th-ranked and second-seeded University of Chicago. In the semifinals of the consolation bracket, the Judges fell […]
Brandeis swimming team had a pair of losses to Roger Williams University last Saturday but managed to win 10 events. The men’s team lost 144-110 and the women’s team fell by 152-116. Distance swimmer Theresa Gaffney ’16 finished first in the 1,000-yard freestyle at 11:49.30, while Holly Spicer ’13 won both breaststroke events and set […]
The 17th-ranked Brandeis men’s soccer team defeated NYU 1-0 in the regular season finale Nov. 3. With the win, the Judges finish the season with a record of 16-2-1 (4-2-1 UAA) and a four-way share of the UAA title for the first time ever. A bizarre series of events led Brandeis, Washington University St. Louis, […]
The fencing team pulled off multiple victories at the season-opening competition at Smith College last weekend. At the New England Fall Collegiate Invitational, colloquially called The Big One, four men and two women from Brandeis’ fencing team medaled. The wins included Caroline Matos ’16, who pulled a win for women’s foil, Adam Mandel ’15 with […]
Rather than provide changing facilities strictly divided between males and females without consideration given to differing sexual orientations, the university athletics department recently implemented gender-inclusive locker rooms at the Linsey Pool Center. Deemed a proactive measure by Athletic Director Sheryl Sousa, the changing rooms are currently available for use. According to Sousa, prior to the […]
Damiana Andonova ’15 became interested in the complicated topic of premature birth when she was just a junior in high school. “I was always fascinated with obstetrics and perinatology. In 11th grade I realized that causes of prematurity are still speculative,” she said. “Way back in the 1500s, DaVinci was thinking about causes of prematurity […]
Professor Catherine Mann (IBS) was nominated last month as Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Business Professor of the Year. Mann began teaching at Brandeis in 2006 and spent 25 years prior to that working in Washington, D.C. Mann has taught at least one course every year since she completed her Ph.D. at MIT in 1984. Before […]
