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“I bet you’ve never heard an Iraqi love song,” Yuval Ron of the Yuval Ron Ensemble, continued. The Iraqi musician then proceeded to play one for the kids during a MusicUnitesUs performance in the ‘05-‘06 season. It was through this experience that a group of young children’s eyes opened and ears stretched. Most young children […]
Food is not a joking matter when it comes to college students. We want good food at an affordable price and available at all hours of the day. While Sherman and USDAN have been the primary sources for food in the past years, the idea behind Ollie’s is that more choice can never be bad. […]
Are you tired of sitting in class after class, listening to the professor lecture, and spend each day just writing chicken scratch notes in your beat up 3 ring binder? Then maybe a Community Engaged Learning class is for you. Although two of the three scheduled weekly class hours are more formal in terms of […]
Imagine a world in which you aren’t limited by gravity. You can move on any axis, in any direction, with minimal effort. Imagine a world where you see the strangest creature float harmlessly by, with nothing but an arm’s length between the two of you. Imagine a world where light eerily permeates the universe, illuminating […]
It’s 9 p.m. in East Quad’s airport lounge. The Phillips T.V. is blaring FOX news, and Karl Rove is the guest analyst. Six to seven Brandeis students are sitting around, watching as the “tsunami Tuesday” results role in. Mitt Romney is up in Massachusetts, no surprise—but Obama just won Connecticut. The students in the lounge […]
Browsing through the myriad of clubs offered at Brandeis to accepted students last spring, Kaamila Mohamed ‘11 found something missing. Though there seemed to be something offered for everyone, Mohamed didn’t see exactly what she was looking for- a mixed race club. Mohamed stopped by the ICC’s table and asked the director Monique Gnanaratnam if […]
This is what every incoming freshman read when they received the Brandeis acceptance letter. “Dear _______, Congratulations and welcome to the Freshman Class of 2011.” Followed by: “We are unable to accept you for admission for Fall 2007.” When I received my blue acceptance folder from Brandeis, I was nothing less than ecstatic. Brandeis was […]
Talk about using your major to take action. Binny Kagedan, ’08, a NEJS major, has always been “very focused on religious studies” and is now using his passion to start a new interreligious journal at Brandeis. Kagedan has always appreciated the department’s encompassing of the three faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and decided to […]
Shopping period gives students the opportunity to try out, or “shop,” various classes before deciding which ones to actually take. It’s an invaluable tool for weeding out the weaker professors, the classes that don’t cover what the syllabi say they do, and for finding out whether you are actually capable of waking up for an […]
At the time, she took the job out of need. Tia Oliver, ’10, was saving up for a trip to Texas with her mother when a friend who worked in Brandeis’ parking office told her of an open position. Oliver, who had already worked at Phonathon and for Aramark, decided to give it a try […]
