Proposal to change USEM, UWS

A faculty committee established to review the current University Seminar in Humanistic Inquiries (USEM) program has proposed several substantial changes to the program.

Case not closed for WVolleyball yet

They are not down yet. After a rough start to the season, the Brandeis volleyball team used a 4-1 weekend to bring themselves back up to .500.

Rochester pours it on against Judges

Last Saturday, in their second of four consecutive games against nationally ranked opponents, the Brandeis Womens soccer team allowed a late goal and fell to the University of Rochester by a 2-1 score. With the loss the Judges, ranked seventh in New England, fell to 6-4-1 (1-1-0 UAA) for the year. The Rochester Yellow Jackets improved to 7-1-1, and are currently ranked 16th in the nation.

The week in sports

Baseball
Lou Piniella will not return next season to manage the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He will accept a buyout of the final year of his contract and will be free to take another job. He spent most of the year bickering with the front office over a lack of payroll to sign quality players.

NHL skates into action

The National Hockey League returned with a bang on October 5, as the 2005-2006 season began with a thriller in Boston. The Montreal Canadiens scored the game-winning goal over the Boston Bruins at the TD Banknorth Garden with 11.1 seconds remaining in the third period for a 2-1 final score. Michael Ryder followed up a shot by Alexei Kovalev on a power play opportunity to break a 1-1 tie.

NFL Week 5 recap

Finally, things are beginning to even out in the NFL The Green Bay Packers had an impressive offensive showing against the New Orleans Saints, and the previously undefeated Tampa Bay Buccaneers fell to Vinny Testaverde and the New York Jets. Also, the New England Patriots managed to narrowly avoid their first losing streak since the 2002 season.

Give into peer pressure and give blood

October 20th is just around the corner, and I dont know about you, but to me, only one thing comes to mind: The Waltham Blood Drive. The severely anemic among us, myself included, all know that the blood drive is the most exciting thing since Al Gore, hands down. Those full-blooded losers I know that are reading this article right now are probably ripe with protest. Nothing is more exciting than Al Gore! they shout, but in vain. There are of course two reasons why they have all of their blood and we dont. The first is that we have figured out the best way to lose weight while at the same time getting all you can eat at a snack table free of charge, and they havent. The second is that theyre bloody stupid. Pun intended.

Whats in your kitchen?

I can bet that youre probably not keeping the adorable Bradley Cooper and his rag-tag team of chefs in your kitchen cabinet. And thats where youre wrong. Because Foxs new fall show, Kitchen Confidential, is one of the best written and acted comedies on TV right now. Add to that he fact that its from […]

Mi Tierra – a kick of Central American Cuisine

Now that youve found a high-quality Chinese/Asian restaurant, its time to move on to something a bit different: Guatemalan food. How do you even decide where to go for Guatemalan? Not everyone can have a cool token Guatemalan friend, like I do, to give dining advice. Once again, Ive come to your rescue. Im here to prevent any possible ethnic restaurant crisis.

In the beauty of the lilies

This is for those who serve. It merits perennial reflection by all of us who enjoy a thing called freedom, something as vital as air itself, yet just as easy to overlook. For some among us, there exists something that causes them to put aside personal concerns in defense of that very freedom. Some are our fellow students. What would compel people to put themselves in peril for the sake of others? We have been asked to think about this many times;

today, I challenge you to feel it, however you will.