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The women’s basketball team dropped their past two games against Carnegie Mellon and Case Western Reserve. Now carrying a UAA record of 1-2 and season record of 7-7, the Judges are focused on preparing for their upcoming matches on the road as they face more UAA competition. Both games that the Judges endured last weekend […]
This past weekend, the men’s basketball team defeated Case Western Reserve and Carnegie Mellon 77-58 and 69-62, respectively, to remain undefeated in UAA conference play. With the wins, they push their record to 12-2 (3-0 UAA) on the season and close in on a national ranking as they currently sit just nine votes out of […]
The Brandeis Judges are down by one point to UAA rival Chicago. Brandeis guard Gabe Molton ’14 drives to the hoop. He stops, turns and passes out to fellow guard Derek Retos ’14. Retos quickly checks the clock, sees there are two seconds left, and puts up a three-pointer. As the ball drifts toward the […]
After the brutal rape of a 23-year-old medical student in New Delhi, the issue of violence against women has moved to the forefront of not only international conversation, but also the academic world. At the Brandeis Women’s Studies Research Center, resident scholar Rajashree Ghosh epitomizes the discussion: “I have a conflicting pain: I am proud […]
Student Events will be hosting A-Trak, a Canadian DJ and turntablist, for the winter concert on Jan. 26. A-Trak is also the owner of the record label, Fool’s Gold, and is known for his album, Dirty South Dance. As recently as Wednesday, A-Trak performed on the David Letterman Show, and has been celebrated at concerts […]
In anticipation of the upcoming Israeli elections, the Schusterman Center and Crown Center for Middle East Studies held a panel discussion, moderated by Professor Ilan Troen (NEJS). Discourse surrounding this year’s elections is concerned with the political slant in which Israel is heading—currently leaning more to the right and toward unification—the potential consequences of its […]
The Golden Globes are less than a week behind us; the intrigue surrounding Kim Kardashian’s baby with Kanye West (or Kimye) is heating up; and The Bachelor’s new season just premiered. But even when it’s not awards season or the beginning of the new spring lineup, something is always happening in the celebrity world that […]
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” the first installment in a series of three, based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s book “The Hobbit,” arrived at the end of the year, but quickly established itself as one of the must-see movies of 2012. “The Hobbit” chronicles the tale of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) as he […]
It’s an odd sensation to go through, that first week of the semester. Classes are just starting; papers are not due; clubs are recruiting new members; people who were abroad last semester have come back; and new students are going abroad. A new group of midyears has also arrived and as they experience the start […]
While flu season is a yearly occurrence that many are accustomed to, this season is especially vicious, with Boston seeing more than 750 cases—more than 10 times last year’s 70 cases. A few of the cases have become fatalities; the majority of victims include young children and those over the age of 65 (i.e. groups […]
