Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
As the awards show season begins, many new films are receiving particular attention, including “12 Years a Slave,” “The Wolf of Wall Street” and “Her.” But one movie proving to be a force to be reckoned with is David O. Russell’s “American Hustle,” starring Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper and the ever-popular Jennifer Lawrence. […]
The men’s basketball team had two close games last week that showcased the skills of the team’s talented seniors. The Judges’ final non-conference game of the season was an 83-78 win at home versus Bates College on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Despite six ties and 11 lead changes, the seemingly close game was controlled by the […]
As they entered a new semester after three weeks of hopefully relaxing vacation, students opened their well-known LATTE accounts to find that the outlook changed and no longer updated. What has been termed “New LATTE” has become the new and preferred method of classroom interaction online. The LATTE that many students knew became obsolete and […]
Returning and new students were greeted this semester with several new features to Brandeis campus life, including a new LATTE website and eduroam, a singular wifi service in place of the old brandeis_open and brandeis_secure. Another significant change is the near-complete overhaul of the Bran Van service. New LATTE is a much more streamlined service […]
I am a Creative Writing major. I chose Brandeis because of its creative writing department, with professors who cared enough to help me with my craft outside of class. I have been awarded a two-year creative writing thesis and have been labeled as a creative writing undergraduate departmental representative. I have groups on campus who […]
I’d like to preface this by saying that the guys who live directly above me are wonderful human beings. Great conversationalists and genuinely funny. But friendship and charisma are no excuse for rude behavior. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m intolerant of noise. Back in seventh and eighth grade, I hated going to […]
Much like the Coen Brothers’ classic “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” which was propelled by a critically acclaimed soundtrack produced by T. Bone Burnett, their most recent venture, “Inside Llewyn Davis,” builds from the same foundation. With a soundtrack once again produced by Burnett, “Inside Llewyn Davis” covers a week in the life of a […]
In the fall of 2013, I saw Boston punks Lovechild by accident. I was running sound for a four-band show of local acts but not really paying attention, as the first band wasn’t really my “thing.” But as I stared curiously at the multitude of high school kids and Bostonians gathered in front of me, […]
Sometime this past year, my mother called to tell me something rather odd: She had received a call at home from a Brandeis student asking for a monetary donation to the university. I felt indignant. Depending on housing arrangements and choices of meal plans, a Brandeis student can expect to pay, at most, upwards of […]
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the composer, the Irving Fine Society is going to host a yearlong series of events all over the country, with one concert even in the United Kingdom. Irving Fine was born and bred in the Boston area. He attended Harvard University, receiving his Bachelor’s and Master’s […]
