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Professor Richard Gaskins, the American Studies-affiliated director of the Legal Studies program, and Professor Eileen McNamara, full-time American Studies and Journalism instructor, won the top faculty awards Thursday at the annual presentation faculty meeting. Gaskins was named the winner of the 2011 Lerman-Neubauer ’69 Prize for Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring, an award that, according […]
Junior Herbie Rosen’s victory in the presidential election represents the success of a campaign that began with the most name recognition of any of the candidates and succeeded in large part because of a detailed platform that described not just the areas of desired reform but also how to enact it. While Akash Vadalia ’12 […]
Professor Mingus Mapps (AAAS, POL) has been teaching race and politics at Brandeis for the past four years. As one out of the handful of African-American professors at Brandeis, Mapps points out, “I’m really lucky in a lot of ways because I teach at the intersection of race and politics, so I get a lot […]
Four esteemed faculty members were honored by the university at this week’s faculty meeting and received prestigious awards for mentorship and excellence in teaching. Half of these professors, including those taking home the two most prestigious prizes, belonged to the American Studies program. Last year the American Studies department, which hosts one of the oldest […]
Andrew Wakefield has caused great harm through his research, which is filled with fraud and unethical conduct far more than it is with facts. Wakefield has every right to free speech and students at Brandeis have every right to invite him to speak here, regardless of how controversial and discredited his work has become. But […]
It’s been a great week in baseball. Every team has at least a few wins and it’s starting to become visible which teams are actually surpassing expectations as opposed to the teams that just had surprising starts. Unfortunately for some, it’s also becoming clear which teams with high expectations are falling apart. Luckily for some, […]
Eastern Conference: 1. Chicago Bulls (62-20) vs. 8. Indiana Pacers (37-45): The Bulls have systematically dominated the Pacers this season, winning their head-to-head series 3-1 with the sole loss coming in a 115-108 shootout. The Bulls have won their games against the Pacers by an average of 18 points. The Bulls have the likely MVP […]
Last Thursday, the Judges rallied from three runs down in the seventh to take a 5-3 victory against Rhode Island College. During the first six innings, sophomore RIC right-hander David Hoey held the Judges at bay, allowing just three base runners and striking out seven batters. Brandeis starter John McGrath ’11 was charged for two […]
Welcome back to the best month in professional sports. MLB just started, the NFL draft is only a couple weeks away and NBA playoffs are quickly approaching. Greatest of all, though, is the NHL playoffs. One of the biggest secrets in professional sports is that the hockey playoffs are the best in sports. Without further […]
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 […]
