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Mos Def cancels tour after signing to a 'conflicting' movie deal

by Jenn Rubin | 04/05/2005

Critically acclaimed rapper Mos Def will not perform in Gosman next Thursday for Student Events' annual spring concert because he has canceled his entire tour due to a "conflicting movie deal," according to the Student Events Web site.The Student Events' website said the organization would refund money to all ticket holders.Though the name of the movie that caused the rapper to cancel his tour could not be confirmed, IMDB.com said Mos Def will appear in the upcoming The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and has also signed on to star in The Italian Job II."We're definitely disappointed, especially because we sold 1,600 tickets on campus, which is the most tickets we've ever sold on campus, period, in the last four years," Director of Student Events Arielle Rosner '05 said.

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Pop Culture: Madonna dresses as a nun for Purim

by Jenn Rubin | 04/05/2005

Madonna's attire has just become even more controversial. For the Jewish holiday of Purim, the material girl and her husband Guy Ritchie participated in the tradition of wearing a costume... by dressing up as a nun and the Pope.The couple was spotted as they traveled across London on their way to a Kabbalah party to observe the holiday, which celebrates the saving of Persian Jews from extermination in the fifth century B.C.E.

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Pop Culture: Angelina Jolie named sexiest woman in the world

by Jenn Rubin | 03/29/2005

Apparently Paula Abdul isn't as sweet as she seems. The former Laker girl and American Idol judge was fined and placed on probation last Thursday after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor charge of hit-and-run driving from an accident last December on a Los Angeles freeway.

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Rose Art director Joseph Ketner resigns

by Jenn Rubin | 03/29/2005

Joseph Ketner, director of the Rose Art Museum for the past seven years, officially resigned from the position last Friday to become the chief curator of the Milwaukee Art Museum.

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Starving Artists ousted from ICCA competiton

by Jenn Rubin | 03/22/2005

It's good to be an all-male a cappella group.Well, at least it was on Saturday at the Northeast Regional of the International Championships of Collegiate A Cappella, where three all-male ensembles finished in the top three spots.Brandeis' Starving Artists, winners of their divisional competition on Feb.

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Pop Culture: Will Ashton Kutcher be a Daddy?

by Jenn Rubin | 03/22/2005

Has Ashton Kutcher "punk'd" us again? The 27-year-old That '70s Show star and Punk'd producer refused to confirm or deny the buzz that 42-year-old girlfriend Demi Moore is eight weeks pregnant with his child.

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Robert Koff, 86, founder of Lydian Quartet and music professor, dies

by Jenn Rubin | 03/08/2005

Violinist Robert Koff, a music professor here for 25 years who founded the Lydian String Quartet, died last Tuesday in his home in Lexington from a rare blood disease, the Boston Globe reported late last month.

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A capella notes - a review of the singing season

by Jenn Rubin | 11/09/2004

Brandeis has over nine a cappella groups, a testament to the love of singing and the genuine interest in music on this campus.

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Muy Caliente: <>Ahora! honors Hispanic Heritage Month with show

by Jenn Rubin | 11/02/2004

Showcasing creativity and culture, Ahora! celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month last Saturday in Levin Ballroom with its main event titled, "Making History: Ahora!

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Dressing for 'Deis

by Jenn Rubin | 10/12/2004

If you pay attention to the attire of your fellow students as you mount Rabb steps or sprint from Shiffman to Sachar, you'll notice our Brandeis campus is no exception to stylistic diversity.

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