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Envision a room that hums with energy and music, delights the eye with every color imaginable and pulsates with tons of dancing. This festive and exciting celebration known as Mela filled almost every seat in the entire Levin Ballroom and balconies on Nov. 16. Sponsored by the South Asian Student Association (SASA), Mela’s theme this […]
Raunchy, gaudy, captivating. “Cabaret” is the best show that’s been performed so far this entire semester. Starring graduate students Sam Gillam, Alex Jacobs, Alex Johnson, Sara Schoch, Eddie Shields, Laura Jo Trexler and Jonathan Young, the musical is set in 1930s Berlin, where the Nazi Party is gradually becoming stronger and more prevalent. The musical […]
On Thursday, the Department of Hispanic Studies brought Richard Blanco to Brandeis for a poetry reading in the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Admissions Center. Blanco recently joined the elite group of inaugural poets, as he read at President Barack Obama’s second address. Professor James Mandrell (HISP) introduced Blanco, touching shortly on what the poet represented […]
It is that time of year. Those weeks right before Thanksgiving break, where all teachers want to fit in some tests, papers and hell right before we leave for one of the best holidays ever. I think the last couple of weeks have been rough on everyone, and I do not doubt that all the […]
“The Marshall Mathers LP II” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with an enormous 792,000 copies sold in its first week. It comes in just behind Justin Timberlake’s “The 20/20 Experience,” which debuted at 968,000 copies in its first week, and well ahead of Drake’s “Nothing Was the Same”. Eminem has also become […]
This weekend, the Brandeis Free Play Theatre Cooperative, Brandeis’ experimental and social justice theatre group, presents a play titled “Stuff Happens” by David Hare in Mandel Atrium. The play is described as “a history play of recent history,” which is focused on the events leading up to the Iraq War, paying special attention to the […]
With events dedicated to desserts, exotic fruits and karaoke, the Southeast Asia Club (SEAC) sponsored a week of events designed to immerse members of the Brandeis community in the culture and authentic cuisine of Southeast Asia. Flower Le ’15, co-president of SEAC, expressed the desire to “spread awareness about Southeast Asian culture and to share […]
I love romantic musicals, especially when they consist of tender and passionate lines such as “I hope you die.” “Edges,” starring Katie Jacobs ’16, Jamie Semel ’17, Bethany Adam ’15, Eli Siegal ’14, Makalani Mack ’16 and Ray Trott ’16, is a song cycle, meaning that songs are sung one after another with little to […]
Last Thursday, Student Events and the Student Committee for the Rose Art Museum (SCRAM), co-hosted SCRAM Jam as part of Louis Louis Brandeis Spirit Week 2013. SCRAM Jam is an annual event at the Rose Art Museum. According to SCRAM committee member Christa Caggiano ’17, “It happens when all the amazing, artsy minds on SCRAM […]
Matt Nathanson only achieved nationwide recognition at age 36 in 2009, with his hit single “Come on Get Higher.” But for die-hard fans who know the artist’s work dating back to 1993 with the release of his first album, “Please,” Matt Nathanson has always been a beloved singer-songwriter with beautiful lyrics and haunting melodies. Now […]
