Features
Brandeis Swings a Visit From Smith
The event included a dinner, a discussion and a question-and-answer panel.
Into the (Sachar) Woods
Behind the International Business School lies the Sachar Woods, a quiet greenspace on the Brandeis campus.
From 'Deis Campus to D.C. Council
Angel Henriquez '22 tells local Washington politicians that he plans to take their jobs, reasoning that if they are not satisfying their constituents, someone else will.
Forum
Is Universal Basic Income poverty’s silver bullet?
I was trying my best to work off the box of cookies I had eaten earlier in the day when a surprising video popped up on my newsfeed — a clip about universal basic income. As someone who was trying to bike their way out of caloric purgatory, I of course was interested in anything that could keep my mind off of the pain I was feeling. What ensued was a barrage of information explaining how a universal basic income would be the solution to the country’s poverty problem. So, if the claims about it are to be believed, why is there so little buzz around this idea?
Thinking for oneself counters campus indoctrination
This particular submitter sent me a rather lengthy article on — what they perceived to be — the worthlessness of a liberal arts degree from most universities due to subjects in the humanities being “bathed in political leftism.” The individual claimed that anyone who majors in these subjects is a fool and not worth hiring. The article went on at length regarding how young college students have been brainwashed into hating America and “American values,” and that this mass persuasion is begetting a generation of college graduates wholly unaware of the many facets of American civil and intellectual life.
Third Democratic primary debate recap and rankings
The third Democratic debate was scheduled for after Labor Day, a time many consider to be an inflection point in attention paid to the race. It was the first single-night debate, with all the candidates congregating on stage to dance to the tune of the moderators’ questions and crowd reactions.
Sports
Men’s team faces a loss and a tie
The Judges tied Worcester Polytechnic Institute in a double overtime on Wednesday and fell to Tufts this Saturday.
National Basketball Association’s pressure cooker follows hectic off season
After National Basketball Association offseason which saw nine of the top 20 players and approximately 15 of the top 40 players in the league change teams, there is no more absolute favorite in the league.
Judges lose first home game of the season
Women’s Volleyball team participates in tri-match at Amherst College on Saturday.
Arts & Culture
Interview with Rita Scheer '20
This week, justArts&Culture spoke with Rita Scheer ’20, who was one of the showcased artists at the “New Arts from Home & Abroad” Awarded Student Art Show.
Spotlight on Rose 09/17/2019
Once I stepped into The Undisciplined Collector, 2015, a 20th century style living room in the Rose Art Museum, the first work that caught my eye was the “Le Marche.”
Spooky Clown Wins Praise From Fan
Today, the brutal gang known as the Loser’s Club returns to Derry to finish their crime once and for all. Hopefully, “[they]’ll float too!”
Massachusetts warns residents about spread of mosquito-borne illnesses
A personal perspective on Jordan B. Peterson’s psychology
University chooses disability rights activist as 2020 Richman Distinguished Fellow
University professor testifies in Johnson & Johnson opioid lawsuit
Thinking for oneself counters campus indoctrination