STAND puts forth proposal to avoid conflict minerals
Conflict minerals are found in a number of technologies that the University owns and uses.
Fully consider shortcomings of current gamification in education
I was sitting in a class on Monday, listening to a professor give a deeply involved lecture on a complex topic and absorbing absolutely none of it.
EDITORIAL: Invest surplus in professor salaries
University President Frederick Lawrence announced at last Thursday’s faculty meeting that the University is no longer running at a deficit.
'Spring Awakening' engages in taboos
Many people associate musicals with random dance numbers, toned-down dialogue and happily-ever-afters.
MAGIC! headlines Student Events concert
The lights went dark; a drum roll-like thunder sound came out of the speakers and MAGIC!?the Canadian reggae-fusion band?came out on stage to perform their first piece, “No Way No.” Sunday night’s concert, the second part of the Student Events concert series, featured openers DJ Pup Dawg, and Jamaican singer-songwriter Samantha J as well as the headliner MAGIC!. Student Events had not previously advertised DJ Pup Dawg, but, as it turns out, he travels and performs with Samantha J on a regular basis.
Director-in-Residence analyzes Islamic art
Hafiz Karmali, an acclaimed international theater director and resident director at the University this semester, spoke on Islamic performing arts on Wednesday afternoon.
Men to play in Sweet 16 after pair of home wins
Midfielder Brandon Miskin ’18 scored the first tally of his career in a 1-0 victory on Sunday.
Judges begin campaign with two dominant wins
Center Maria Jackson ’17 was named tournament MVP, scoring 29 points over the two games.
Fashion Entrepreneur
Although enthusiastic about his budding career in the fashion world, Shota Adamia ’15 refuses to let it define him.
Watching the game in a novel way
Andy Jick ’74 has seen it all as a public address announcer
IBS receives $2.5 million gift toward innovation center
The Hassenfeld Family Innovation Center will allow for not only research but also additional student experiences in the business industry.
Student Union holds forum
Members of the University administration answered questions about issues on campus on Wednesday.
BLC urges policy reform
The Brandeis Labor Coalition released a Change.org petition regarding multiple issues.
‘FUFU AND OREOS’ delves into cultural identity
Obehi Janice, a 27-year-old graduate from Georgetown University, has recently launched her career as a solo performer with the release of her new stand-up show.
Library Party out of control, shut down by police
Students at the Library Party hosted by Student Events were trying to force their way in to the party.
Advocacy for gay rights must include Muslim majority countries
Recently, the student body at Brandeis has been confronted by several protests aimed at the terrible reality of sexual assault in America, as well as protests targeting immigration laws and racial profiling in Ferguson, Miss.
EDITORIAL: Applaud first steps from task force
Last week, this board advised the University to adopt a new task force addressing the issue of sexual assault at Brandeis.
'Deis Discoveries: The Pump House
While walking the steep path that leads down to East Quad, you may have noticed a small, dilapidated house situated off to the side, between the path and the Usdan Student Center.
HTP brings glam rock to ‘Midsummer’
“Are you sure that we are awake?” Demetrius (Raphael Stigliano ’18) asks Hermia (Tova Weinberger ’18) in Hold Thy Peace’s recent production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He continues, “It seems to me that yet we sleep, we dream.” And indeed, the ’80s-themed play is so full of sharp contrasts?Shakespeare’s centuries-old writing emerging from the mouths of the young, energetic cast as they leap around a modern, graffitied set while fairies dance to David Bowie music?that it takes on a decidedly dreamlike, if occasionally jarring, feel.The play ran from Thursday night to Sunday afternoon this past week in the Shapiro Campus Center Theater, drawing viewers from the cold rain outside.
Alum discusses his film about Hollywood blacklist
At an event on Wednesday evening, Brandeis alumnus, Arnie Reisman ’64, outlined the making of his Cold War documentary, When Red Was a Scary Color.
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