Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
The Brandeis men’s soccer team picked its first road victory over a UAA opponent as the Judges defeated Carnegie Mellon 2-1 in double OT. With the win, the Judges improved to 11-5-1 (2-3-1 UAA), their best record since the 2002 campaign, on the season. Carnegie Mellon got on the scoreboard first in the 22nd minute. […]
In what can only be called the closest World Series matchup in recent memory, the St. Louis Cardinals edged out the Texas Rangers to win their 11th World Series championship. In the end, it came down to who had more fight in them, and the St. Louis Cardinals proved they could face anyone and beat […]
In the men’s competition, along with fourth place as a team, two Judges, Chris Brown ’12 and Marc Boutin ’12, earned All-University Athletic Association honors at the UAA championships in Chicago. Brown earned second-team honors with his ninth overall time of 26:00.05 in the 8K race, about 10 seconds shy of seventh place and first-team […]
During the weekend, the Brandeis women’s soccer team dropped both of their games, 3-0 at Emory University on Friday night, and then 1-0 at Carnegie Mellon on Sunday afternoon. After getting shut out by both of their University Athletic Association rivals, the Judges returned from their road trip with a record of 6-10-2. Just 35 […]
In their final regular season home match of the season, the Brandeis volleyball team lost to UMass Boston, ranked 18th in the country in straight sets 25-19, 25-14 and 25-19. Brandeis kept up with UMass in the early stages of the first set with neither team able to win more than two consecutive points. The […]
In his second collegiate start, midfielder Tyler Savonen ’15 scored two goals, leading the Judges in a 3-0 win against local rival Lasell College in a non-conference matchup. With the win the Judges improve to 10-4-1, their second straight season with at least 10 wins, while the Lasers fall to 9-5-3. Forward Alexander Farr ’12 […]
Should student athletes be able to collect payment for their athletic skill when their teams earn millions of dollars in revenue and publicity for their respective schools? This is a recurring question. Paying athletes may be the popular view but I honestly cannot see why and absolutely disagree. It’s easy to argue that student athletes […]
This past Friday at the 2011 Hall of Fame Invitational, Brandeis women’s volleyball won the first match against Smith College in straight sets but lost the next two games. The Judges had been without wins since their Sept. 17 victory against Emmanuel but Brandeis was back on top after sweeping Smith 25-16, 26-24 and 25-22. […]
In back-to-back games on Monday and Tuesday, the Judges defeated Endicott College in a non-conference match-up 2-1 and battled to a scoreless draw with Lesley University. The Judges improved their record on the season to 6-8-2 and remained 0-3-1 in UAA matches. The Judges played a very physical game Monday against Endicott. The Gulls dominated […]
This past Wednesday, Brandeis defeated host Springfield College 1-0 in a match plagued by rain. With the win, the Judges, ranked seventh in New England, improved to 9-4-1 (1-1-1 UAA) while Springfield fell to 8-3-3. Springfield appeared to take an early lead just 2:18 into the game when sophomore midfielder Drew Vanasse tapped in a […]
