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The Brandeis University tennis teams had a busy weekend on the court, showcasing their grit and determination. The men’s team picked up a decisive win against Nichols College, while the women’s team was narrowly defeated by their ranked rivals, Babson College.
Following the conclusion of the regular National Basketball League on April 13, the SoFi Play-In Tournament will take place between April 15 and April 18, the first playoff game taking place the day after. Teams that finished between the seventh and tenth standings during the regular season enter the Play-In Tournament to face off for the seventh and eight playoff seeds. Although the regular season is still underway, it is still possible to make informed predictions about the contending teams, the tournament’s results and the 16 teams that will face off in the following playoff games.
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).
On March 7, faculty members held a meeting in the Rapaporte Treasure Hall to further discuss the University reorganization plan that the Senior Associate for Faculty Affairs, Prof. Joel Christensen ’01 (CLAS), introduced during the faculty’s Feb. 28 special meeting. The meeting agenda included memorial minutes for Prof. Arthur Holmberg (THA) and researcher Robert Dunigan as well as an address from Interim President Arthur Levine ’70.
As technology advances, so does the landscape of professional and amateur athletics. Once viewed with skepticism and even fear, artificial intelligence has steadily integrated into daily life, shifting from a perceived threat to an indispensable tool of convenience and efficiency. Now, AI is making its mark in the world of sports, particularly in officiating. This innovation is fundamentally transforming the way games are played, reviewed, and experienced by both athletes and spectators.
The transformative power of a Brandeis education extends into the world of enzymology, as demonstrated by Dr. Mo Seyedsayamdost ’01, whose groundbreaking research is uncovering potentially lifesaving antibiotics. Before earning his PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Seyedsayamdost embarked on his journey of scientific discovery at Brandeis University, where he immersed himself in research under the mentorship of Prof. Liz Hedstrom (BIO/CHEM).
District-wide literacy accomplishments, kindergarten registration, Dual Language School lottery and the potential relocation of the Facilities Department were among the topics discussed at the March 5 Waltham Public School Committee meeting.
On Feb. 9, Rabbi Seth Winberg, the Executive Director of Brandeis Hillel, sent an email to the Hillel mailing list titled “Addressing Misinformation about Hillel at Brandeis,” in which he referenced “false rumors that Hillel at Brandeis is supporting or assisting a group of students identifying as the ‘Jewish Bund.’” He clarified that Hillel does not recognize or support the Jewish Bund, a Jewish anti-Zionist socialist group on campus that was inspired by the Bundist movement. The Bund has recently released a list of demands on their Instagram page. Winberg claimed that the group has “conducted activities in the library that many students have found disruptive,” “misrepresented Hillel and [their] professional staff” and “tried to misuse Hillel’s space reservations for their activities.” He asserted that Hillel will be taking steps in response through established Brandeis channels and that this response is not about any particular group but rather a “matter of principle.” The vague description of how the Jewish Bund misrepresented Hillel and misused their spaces demanded further elaboration; however, the Jewish Bund has yet to release a statement on their Instagram page. I have reached out to both Hillel and the Jewish Bund for statements in hopes of clearing up the details of this issue, specifically asking about the “misuse of Hillel’s space reservation and misrepresentation of Hillel and the professional staff,” in order to provide both sides of the story.
“Wrap it up” was the prevailing chant among Brandeis University library union staff, students and other university employees during a March 5 rally. Around 30 attendees gathered outside the Bernstein-Marcus Administration Center to express their continued support for the library union, which has now been in contract negotiations for eight months. The union is seeking safeguards to protect its employees’ future as it claims the University seeks to contract out work “without any restrictions.” Additionally, they are seeking a contract that prioritizes salary adjustments that account for inflation and the rising cost of living in the Greater Boston Area. The March 5 rally aimed to add pressure onto the administration. The previous contract, originally expiring in June 2024, has been extended multiple times while the union’s bargaining unit and the University work toward an agreement on fair terms. While the union acknowledges some progress since its Jan. 23 rally — particularly in discussions around its demand for structured pay increases over time — it remains concerned about the university’s approach to outsourcing union work.
On Tuesday, Feb. 25, Interim President Arthur Levine '70 held a town hall to discuss his plans for the University. With approximately 40 students present, the town hall began with the Brandeis Jewish Bund handing a copy of their list of demands to Levine — originally shared during a Feb. 5 vigil — and shaking his hand. The President pocketed the paper without reading it and began the meeting. A request was made that no recordings be taken of the event to honor students' privacy.
Since President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, the Trump administration and Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency, have been on a crusade to find “waste” within the government.
“Severance” is currently airing its second season on Apple TV+. So far, the first seven episodes have met the high expectations set by the show’s first season, which aired in 2022. The show is a science fiction thriller which, as the name suggests, involves severing oneself into two different consciousnesses colloquially referred to as ‘innies’ and ‘outies.’ The ‘innie’ version of an individual exists solely at work, conscious only after they clock in and until they clock out. The ‘outie’ is the version of the individual which lives every other aspect of their life. Crucially, memories are not shared between the two. Innies are created with somewhat of a blank slate as they retain rudimentary knowledge of the world, but need to be informed of their first name and first initial of their last name to acquire any aspect of a personal identity. Essentially all an innie knows is their work at Lumon Industries, the company that invented the severance procedure.
Since President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, his administration has introduced a slew of changes to immigration policies, many of which have instilled fear and led to questions surrounding immigrant rights.
Hosted by Conan O’Brien, this year’s Academy Awards was a spectacle that paid tribute to icons of filmmaking, especially in a location as influential as Los Angeles. During its first moments, the broadcast honored the city showing prominent film clips of the Griffith Observatory and Hollywood Hills among other landmarks. To start off the night, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande performed beautiful songs from “The Wizard of Oz”, “The Wiz” and “Wicked” showing there’s no place like home. Undoubtedly, the evening was about honoring what goes beyond the screen and the global impact of authentic storytelling.
Following months of observation, discussion and planning, Interim President Arthur Levine ’70 recently announced his plan for the future of the University, splitting academic programs into four different “buckets” with individual leadership teams. On Friday, Feb. 28, the faculty held a special meeting to receive a presentation regarding the evolution of the University, following conversations that have taken place over the past month.
On a quiet side street 10 minutes from Cambridge’s bustling Central Square, a vivid blue humpback whale and its soon-to-be dinner of solemn-faced krill is painted against a backdrop of dizzying purple Fibonacci spirals. The mural, “Cetacean Spiral,” is the brainchild of East Medford-based muralist Sophy Tuttle, whose work primarily centers around themes of human-nature relationships.
On March 3, the Student Union meeting was called to order by Vice President Ria Escamilla-Gil ’27. The Student Union heard from clubs to grant probationary status, heard from senate committee chair reports, and heard proposals.
This semester, I am taking two classes via Zoom. When I enrolled, I wasn’t aware they were virtual. Had I known, I never would have considered them.
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.