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With the change of the season, only one thing can be expected: a new series of “Top Gear.” Keeping with British television tradition, “Top Gear” presents new episodes on cars and motoring, usually around six or eight, two times a year. One of the most popular shows in the U.K., “Top Gear” has spawned spin-offs […]
Under the fluorescent lights of the library, drowning in a sea of vector notation, it is easy to forget that there is a real world out there. It seems as nothing else could matter but solving the problem correctly. Forgetting about the world in a brief math-induced haze, however, is vastly different from not caring […]
This week, Brandeis’ Women and Gender Studies core faculty released a list of statistics, titled “Report Card for Women at Brandeis University.” Accompanied by a graphic, the study unearths how many full-time faculty are women, how many women are on the board of trustees, how many serve in senior administration and more. “A number of […]
The morning after daylight savings began, like many students, I struggled to get up. After losing an hour of sleep, the sun seemed especially bright at 9 a.m. … excuse me, now, 10 a.m. On a walk up the hill from Massell Quad toward the library, I looked up and suddenly saw a deer prancing […]
Music critics often comment that Coldplay, one of the most successful current alternative-rock bands to emerge from the London music scene, often releases music that strongly resembles several other older rock and pop artists. However, instead of criticizing the quartet, it can be quite beneficial to commend Coldplay for its combined, Buckley-style Brit-pop, melancholy Radiohead-esque […]
The baseball team travelled to Sanford, Florida, for the University Athletic Championship which takes place from March 9 to March 16. Brandeis began the tournament on the wrong end of a 9-8 score against Case Western Reserve University. The Judges began the game strong with Brian Ing ’14 scoring in the first on a single […]
Between a cappella concerts, open mic nights and the one kid from your dorm who can do a less than stellar rendition of “Wonderwall,” Brandeis bombards you with vocal music. The Brandeis University Chorus and Chamber Choir concert showcased trained musicians. They were well-rehearsed, and would definitely be able to do an above average version […]
On Thursday, Mar. 13, Brandeis’s Israeli Comedy Night was held in the Lown Auditorium with TBA, one of Brandeis’ improv troupes. They began by first improvising with the word “falafel,” setting the scene with two actors playing the roles of new caterers who got the job at the catering company out of desperation, as the […]
On Monday night, Lown auditorium hosted a packed audience, ready to listen to award-winning journalist Max Blumenthal deliver the keynote address of Brandeis Israel Apartheid Week. Sponsored by Brandeis Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace, the week of events was brought to the Brandeis campus to engage students, faculty and […]
Students, faculty and off-campus guests crowded into International Lounge in Usdan on Tuesday, March 4 for “Global Protests, Local Realities,” a panel event designed to discuss the massive Brazilian street protests of 2013 and relate them to the country’s past, present and future. The event was presented by the Brandeis International Business School (IBS) Brazil […]
