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Take Back the Night was created more than 30 years ago as a vigil and march to protest sexual assault and the danger people often feel walking alone at night. As it grew in popularity, it became an annual part of college tradition, including at Brandeis. After gathering at Rabb steps, participants are given candles […]
In his first year, David Perlow ’11—a men’s baseball recruit—never expected for volleyball to become a key part of his life. Perlow—now a candidate for a dual BA/MA in International Economics and Finance—had always participated in multiple sports simultaneously all throughout his high school career and he continued this trend during the beginning of his […]
Next year, Elysha Greenberg ’11 will be attending graduate school to get her Masters in Mental Health Counseling. She might also be touring her home state of New Hampshire, educating school children about the hazards of smoking and promoting the Miss America Organization, wearing the crown she could win in this month’s Miss New Hampshire […]
On April 3, Olin-Sang Auditorium—most often known for large, lecture classes—was transformed into a stage for the abstract art of slam poetry. On this Sunday evening, V.O.C.A.L. Poetry put on their annual show titled V.O.C.A.L. Presents…, a performance benefit to raise money for the Waltham Middle School’s after-school creative writing program. The presentation showcased Brandeis […]
When Amy moved from Haiti to Waltham in February of last year, she barely spoke English. “I knew ‘hi,’ ‘out,’ ‘back,’ words like that,” she said on Thursday in nearly perfect English. Now, just more than a year later, Amy is a 13-year-old seventh grader at Waltham’s Kennedy Middle School and an enthusiastic participant in […]
“I could walk right over [to the counter] and come back with 30 different things that include palm oil as an ingredient,” Steve Patriarco ’08 said as we sat in Einsteins on Wednesday evening. Palm oil is the cheapest oil to produce and is used to make many products used every day such as packaged […]
“An obscene personality cult surrounded Bronstein” —Jon Landau ’68, Bronstein’s student and Bruce Springsteen’s former manager In 1987, on the 20th anniversary of the first Bronstein Week, Peter Gould ’67 wrote a letter to the student body to remind them of the meaning behind the spirit week. In January 1967, on the eve of a […]
Mr. Chairman, members of the board of trustees, Justice Gants, members of the family of our namesake, Justice Louis Brandeis, delegates from universities and learned societies around the world and your representative, my dear friend President Morty Schapiro, Presidents Reinharz and Thier, faculty, staff, students, alumni, supporters, parents, and all members of the Brandeis family […]
Noam Shouster’s typical summer day began early in the morning. Armed with a bag of a dozen soccer balls in one hand, and arts and crafts and perhaps even a drum in the other hand, she started preparing for the arrival of 45 energetic 12 to 13 year olds. Yet this place was anything but […]
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