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(04/01/25 10:00am)
On March 21, the New York Times reported that Columbia University’s administration would be moving to make significant changes to many of its academic and student life policies. These changes are taking place in response to President Donald Trump’s threat to pull $400 million in research grants and other federal funding due to claims that Columbia tolerated antisemitism on its campus. Tensions at the university have been high throughout the Israel-Hamas War since April 2024 with frequent protests and demonstrations, and Trump has taken to social media to insist that, “All federal funding will STOP for any College, School or University that allows illegal protests.” He added that “agitators will be imprisoned/or permanently sent back to the country from which they came. American students will be permanently expelled or, depending on the crime, arrested. NO MASKS.”
(03/11/25 10:00am)
On Tuesday, March 4, the Brandeis Journalism Department invited former New York Times Executive Editor and Pulitzer Prize recipient Dean Baquet to serve as keynote speaker for the 2025 Elaine Wong Distinguished Lecture Program. Baquet formerly served as the executive editor for the Los Angeles Times and made history as the first African American Executive Editor of the New York Times. He spoke about the interplay between the media and polarization in a discussion moderated by Associate Professor of the Practice of Journalism Ann Silvio (JOUR) and adjunct lecturer Adriana Lacy (JOUR), as well as Professor Paul Anskat (SOC).
(03/04/25 11:00am)
As visitors step off Boston’s breezy streets and through the shadowed entryway of the WNDR Museum (pronounced ‘Wonder’), their attention is immediately drawn to the softly illuminated flowers winding around the space’s jet-black walls that cast warm light onto them below. The flowers, drawn by children of museum employees using technology to upscale and project, are part of an installation titled “WNDR Flowers,” according to the general manager, Giancarlo Natale. In the hallway beyond, mirrors stretch from floor to ceiling, doubling the luminous effect and drawing visitors deeper into the museum’s curated dreamscape. It’s a playful introduction to what awaits, a space that not only displays art but indirectly showcases ongoing debates around the meaning of creation in an age of machine learning and digital tools.
(02/11/25 11:00am)
On the night of Saturday, Feb. 1, National Basketball Association fans were told of the most shocking news they had ever experienced over years of fanatical fandom. Luka Doncic, the 25-year-old superstar Slovenian guard for the Dallas Mavericks, a consensus top-five talent in the NBA and one of the league’s top stars, was traded in a blockbuster move to the Los Angeles Lakers. The details of the trade are as follows: the Dallas Mavericks traded Doncicć, forward Maxi Kleber and forward Markieff Morris to the Lakers in exchange for Lakers forward-center Anthony Davis, guard Max Christie and a 2029 first-round pick. Most shockingly, the Mavericks gave no indication that their franchise cornerstone, a five-time NBA All-Star and All-NBA selection with career averages of 28.6 points, 8.7 rebounds and 8.3 assists, would be moved. Doncicćwas widely viewed around the league as an untouchable asset. Still, Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison apparently had his reservations about Doncic’s defensive abilities and his overall durability, with some injury concerns arising in the past few months. Harrison shockingly only spoke to Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka about the details of the trade and contacted no other teams about getting a potential return for an otherworldly player. The soured attitude on Doncicć is a great departure from previous Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who was an avid supporter of Doncicć and infamously remarked: “If I had to choose between my wife and keeping Luka on the Mavs, catch me at my lawyer’s office prepping for a divorce.” However, Cuban sold his majority stake in the team in 2023, and evidently new ownership does not share his devotion to the superstar. While the Mavericks are receiving a decent return in this trade in terms of a top-10 player in Davis and a competent role player in Christie, there are a couple of glaring issues in their negotiating process. Harrison emphasized that the Mavericks made this decision looking towards the future, despite Doncicć being only 25 while Davis is 31 with an extensive injury history that has consistently plagued him throughout his career. Another significant problem was the Mavericks were only able to grab a single first-round pick from the Lakers, as L.A. did not even have to give up their available pick for 2031. Traditionally, trades involving NBA stars or superstars come with the stipulation that the team receiving the coveted player has to give a great deal in terms of draft capital. Mikal Bridges (a starting caliber player not in the same stratosphere as Doncic) was traded from the Brooklyn Nets to the New York Knicks this past summer at the price of the Knicks providing the Nets with a whopping five first-round picks! The fact that with that precedent, the Mavericks were only unable to collect one first-round pick for a player like Doncicć is utterly inexcusable. It is extremely likely that the Mavericks will regret this decision in the future as an injury-riddled Davis faces the end of his NBA career while Doncicć begins to thrive, entering his prime in L.A. Mavericks fans can only hope that this trade does not go down as one of the worst in NBA history, as they lost a generational talent in his prime. Despite the greatness Davis has shown over the years, Doncicć is essentially irreplaceable in basketball terms, with the potential exception of the world’s best, such as Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić and San Antonio Spurs Center Victor Wembanyama. This is not even mentioning the philanthropic work that Doncic has done in the Dallas area with the Luka DoncicćFoundation and his deep love of the city and state, even wearing a cowboy outfit to one of his years a few years ago as an homage to the state he played in. In fact, Doncicć was about to close on a home in the Dallas area around the time the trade took place. The loss of Doncicć has fallen especially hard on Mavericks fans, who have gravitated towards his awe-inspiring play and on-court personality since his debut as a rookie in 2018. Their displeasure and ire at management for the trade has resulted in allout protests being staged at the Mavericks arena (American Airlines Center). Fans were seen chanting “Nico sucks” in reference to General Manager Harrison for his role in the debacle of a trade. Ultimately, only time will tell if this trade ages horribly for the Mavericks, but Davis and Kyrie Irving are literally required to bring the team a championship because that’s the sole form of compensation that Mavericks management could provide to the fans who lost the soul of their franchise. As for Luka on the Lakers, LeBron James will ride into the sunset of his career playing alongside a remarkable talent, and Luka will usher in yet another era of Laker dominance anchored by a transcendent superstar
(05/20/24 10:00am)
Mitchell Baruchowitz '96, a former Brandeis tennis star-turned cannabis industry investor, was awarded a United Soccer League franchise in Westchester County, New York this year. The team, currently dubbed the Westchester Soccer Club, will play in USL League One, a Division III professional league operated by USL, at Memorial Field in Mount Vernon, New York. To serve as a developmental pipeline, Baruchowitz also plans to create a youth system by merging with a local soccer academy in Westchester. The team will play their inaugural game on March 1, 2025, and has shared plans to start a women's team in the coming years.
(03/19/24 10:00am)
Over Brandeis University’s 75 years of existence, many sports have come and gone. While club and intramural sports appear and disappear in accordance with student interest, there are also varsity sports that have either been discontinued from Brandeis Athletics or have been relegated to club or intramural status. These sports include football, lacrosse, golf, and sailing.
(02/13/24 11:00am)
On a sunny Friday, Feb. 9, members of the Waltham community, city councilors, gymnasts and movie lovers alike came together to celebrate the newly renovated Embassy Performing Arts Center, located in the Embassy Cinema. Smaranda Maria Albeck, founder of the Boston nonprofit Boston Rhythmic, purchased the Embassy Cinema’s property in March 2023 with plans to expand her school.
(09/12/23 10:00am)
Most of us have heard of the hit ABC show “Abbott Elementary.” For those of you who haven’t, the series is a fresh take on American sitcoms and the mockumentary television style that rose to prominence with shows like “The Office” and “Parks & Recreation”. Created by Quinta Brunson and set in Philadelphia, the series explores the world of public school through the lens of passionate and hardworking teachers and a dubious yet hilarious principal. What is most heartwarming is the focus on Black joy and Black womanhood through the series despite the setting being a poor, Black neighborhood in Philly. With 15 nominations and three Emmys, including Quinta Brunson’s Outstanding Writing for Comedy Series and Sheryl Lee Ralph’s Outstanding Supporting Actress, “Abbott Elementary” is doing quite well for itself.
(03/21/23 10:00am)
“Everyone in our band is so talented [...] we all deserve a solo” —Cheem
(03/21/23 10:00am)
With DreamWorks’ latest romp into the highly successful Shrek franchise came a movie that surely almost no one was expecting. “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” is a sequel that seemingly came out of nowhere, coming more than 11 years after the original “Puss in Boots,” which in and of itself is a rather unremarkable movie. So I, as well as many others, were under the assumption that this movie would be nothing more than a mediocre cash grab, or an attempt to garner interest in the potentially soon to be released “Shrek 5.” So when reviews for “The Last Wish” started coming back overwhelmingly positive, my interest was piqued. Now having seen the film I can say with confidence that this film is easily my favorite animated movie of 2022.
(02/07/23 11:00am)
(02/09/21 11:00am)
During the extended break, I went back home to Mountain View, California. For the past few years, I’ve been an avid walker, and I love taking pictures of cats, homes and landscaping that have curb appeal. I’ve recently also started listening to books as a way of using my walking time more productively. One day, while walking around my neighborhood, I was listening to “Rise of the Warrior Cop,” by Radley Balko. Suddenly, I was stopped by a lady in a gray late model Toyota Camry.
(08/27/20 5:24pm)
An open letter to the Division of Science:
(02/11/20 11:00am)
The University established an international composition award in honor of musician and composer Henri Lazarof M.A. ’59 in January. The Henri Lazarof Living Legacy includes the composition award, several concert series and an archival exhibit in the Goldfarb Library.
(04/09/19 10:00am)
Brandeis hosted its third annual TEDxBrandeisUniversity showcase last Thursday in the Shapiro Campus Center Theater. The speakers were R Matthews ’19, Nakul Srinivas ’21, Ben Greene ’21, Shaquan McDowell ’18 and graduate student Abeer Pamuk COEX '20. This show comprised the youngest array of speakers for a TEDxBrandeisUniversity event to date.
(09/25/18 10:00am)
The University’s Film, Television and Interactive Media Program hosted a screening in Wasserman Cinematheque of Paul Weitz’s “Bel Canto,” a film adaptation of its 2001 namesake thriller by Ann Patchett, on the eve of the movie’s release on Amazon Prime. Based on a real 1996-97 hostage crisis in Lima, Peru, the film takes place in a Vice-Presidential manor that is overrun by Latin American freedom fighters. The wealthy dinner guests are trapped by hostile guerilla fighters in a house with little to do. With their lives left in the hands of a Red Cross negotiator, sparks fly, relationships are formed and secrets are revealed. The screening was made possible due to producer and Brandeis alumna Caroline Baron ’83.
(09/18/18 10:00am)
(05/15/18 10:00am)
The Brandeis baseball team ended its season losing eight of its last nine games. (This article is not for the cynics, who will want to examine the reasons for the Judges’ 25-loss season.)
(03/20/18 10:00am)
Though Hannah Brown ’19 is running unopposed in the 2018 Student Union presidential election, her wealth of experience in the Union, comprehensive platform and knowledge of how to bring her visions to reality make her a natural choice. As such, this board chooses to endorse her as the next Union president.
(03/13/18 10:03am)
After winning three of its first four games in North Carolina, the Brandeis softball team struggled against Salem College on Tuesday, Feb. 20 suffering a pair of losses. The Judges have yet to play a University Athletic Association conference game this season and currently sit at 3-3 overall moving into the heart of the season.
