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Unveiled to the public eye for the first time, a diverse assemblage of artwork ranging in mediums from sculpture to photography was featured at Dreitzer Gallery. The opening reception incorporated complex three-dimensional sculptures and displays of photographs pertaining to the concept of the sublime amid a wide array of work. Jessa Modell ’15, a studio […]
Jodi Picoult is practically a household name. The author of “My Sisters Keeper,” “Nineteen Minutes” and 16 other novels, Picoult is known for writing on controversial topics and courtroom drama. Yet, while many of her novels have spawned movies and book groups, Picoult has not always been the strong writer she is today. Picoult’s first […]
This past weekend, the Brandeis Players presented David Lindsay-Abaire’s “Rabbit Hole,” the winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Directed by Jessie Field, stage managed by Briana Schiff and produced by Yoni Bronstein, the play starred a small but versatile and well-balanced cast: Julia Davidovitz, Emily Duggan, Ben Lewin, Zachary Marlin and Jamie Perutz. […]
Hold Thy Peace’s 25th show, “Much Ado About Nothing” opens this weekend, a show for everyone who is a nineties kid at heart. This production combines the traditional Shakespeare lines with a nineties backdrop, music and costumes. As stated by directors Aaron Fischer ’15 and Ryan Kacani ’15, “There is method in the madness. “Much […]
Co-Founder and Co-Pastor of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Boston, a retired pediatrician and the Executive Director of My Sister’s Keeper, Reverend Gloria White-Hammond discussed the program’s fight for social justice in Sudan at the annual Ruth First memorial lecture on Thursday evening. My Sister’s Keeper is a women-led humanitarian action program and human […]
The men’s tennis team pulled out a 5-4 win at its home opener match against Vassar College last Saturday inside the Gosman sports arena. After poor doubles performances on their 2-3 California trip during February break where the Judges went 2-13 in individual doubles matches, Brandeis got off to an early lead in doubles play […]
The Brandeis men’s basketball team ended its season with a 17-8 record overall and 8-6 in the conference, continuing their streak of winning seasons. The team started strong in non-conference play, going 9-2 into UAA competition and then began conference play with five consecutive wins while being ranked in the top 25 in the nation. […]
The Brandeis-India Initiative provides between $500 and $2,000 for fellows who are interested in interning and spending time in India and is recruiting students to apply before its March 22 deadline. The Brandeis-India Initiative hosted a question and answer session with past and prospective fellows this Wednesday. Led by Keely Swan, a graduate student of […]
With a satirical bite, George C. Wolfe’s “The Colored Museum” chomped into the issues and stereotypes faced by blacks and African-Americans. Presented by Brandeis Ensemble Theatre (BET), with sponsorship from the Brandeis Black Student Organization (BBSO), “The Colored Museum” engaged its audience in Schwartz Hall during the past weekend by opening up much needed dialogue […]
Brandeis University played host to a diverse group of musicians during the last week of February. This group, naming themselves “New Sounds from Arab Lands,” provided a fusion of traditional Middle Eastern and African music with Western classical music. The musicians hailed from countries such as Syria, Lebanon and Tunisia, and they possessed training in […]
