Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
Last week, Brandeis womens volleyball participated in the Mid-Coast Classic against Colby-Sawyer, Bowdoin and Bates. Although the Judges ended up going 1-2 during the three-game stretch, the team managed to end on a high note by eking out a 3-2 win over Bates. With position changes all over the court, the weekend turned out to […]
Throughout my life, I’ve been heavily involved in community service and philanthropy, having performed outreach to the elderly, distributed food to low-income families and walked against cancer. When I initially toured Brandeis at the beginning of my college application process, I was struck by what I described at the time as “the overall vibe of […]
In the aftermath of the shutdown of the federal government, Brandeis will experience minimal impact. Most services will still be available, including financial aid and research operations, although some federal website resources have been negatively affected. PubMed, a resource many students access to find scientific journal articles, will still be operational during the shutdown, as […]
The Major League Baseball Playoffs have finally begun, albeit in a different manner than we would usually expect. Instead of the system that has been used since 1995, where four teams from each league earn a spot in the postseason, five teams from each league will now get a chance. One-game wild card matchups took […]
We lost an integral part of our lives this past week, and it will be extremely difficult for anything else to ever fill that void. It was not the federal government, which barely does anything useful to begin with. It was “Breaking Bad,” the critically-acclaimed drama that aired its series finale this past Sunday night. […]
The smell of fall is in the air, and along with pleasant weather, changing leaves and pumpkin spice lattes, autumn at Brandeis is filled with several Jewish holidays. On most college campuses, observant Jewish students must miss class to celebrate these holidays, but since there is such a large Jewish population at Brandeis, and it […]
You’re tired and hungry from a long day. Being the typical Brandeisian you are, aside from your classes, you’ve had two club meetings, spent time at work and maybe had a spare moment to exercise. You enter Sherman after this long day, hoping to have a nice, relaxing dinner, re-energize with some food and decompress […]
Myra Kraft, wife of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, died in July 2011 of ovarian cancer. Her memory lives on with the team, with her husband and now with Brandeis University. The Transitional Year Program (TYP) was renamed for Myra Kraft this summer, after a $5 million donation by her husband. To honor her […]
Professor Christopher Miller (BCHM) co-authored a paper on the structure of a newly discovered fluoride-exporting ion channel. This channel, which removes ions toxic to certain microorganisms, has a particularly unique structure that fascinates scientists. Meanwhile, as Professor Miller is out of the country, students at Brandeis conduct research in his lab on fluoride carriers. The […]
Composer and professor of music at Brandeis for almost 40 years, Harold Shapero made a huge impact in the field of classical music. Born in April of 1920, he became a central figure in the neo-classicism style of composition. Known for writing piano sonatas and eventually full symphonies, Shapero was also a professor who motivated […]
