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A spectacular end to a month of important history
Wrapping up a month of events, the Brandeis Black Student Organization concluded Black History Month last Tuesday with one of the best cultural shows of the year.
A night of Eastern dance, music, martial arts and food
Although the K in the title "K-nite: Illuminate the Night," was meant to be silent, the K in Korea made some serious noise at the Korean Student Association's annual cultural show in the Levin Ballroom Saturday night.
Diverse, energetic band packs Levin
Idan Raichel's musical collaboration is more like a tapestry than a project. An Israeli band blending sounds and musicians from the Ethiopian, African, Arabic and Yemenite worlds, the Idan Raichel Project has become a model of polyculturalism.
World-wide parade for group of rising stars
"We're still My Chemical Romance, just on a larger scale," said guitarist Frank Iero of his band's recent success and upcoming tour.In keeping with the epic theme of its third album, The Black Parade, My Chemical Romance has planned over-the-top sets and production.
A new year full of color, music and delicious treats
With the abrupt strike of echoing drums in the Shapiro Campus Center Atrium, an evening of bold colors, movement and music for a celebration of the Lunar New Year began.
Local band rocks the Stein
With a hybrid of funk and alternative rock style that is best described as the love child of Incubus and The Police, Sucka Brown brought the high energy of both bands to The Stein Thursday, as part of Student Activities' "Winter Week." Sucka Brown played a solid, 90-minute set, beginning with the lively "EASY," immediately grabbing student's attention.
Deis Culture
Caribbean Connexion, one of the lesser-known intercultural clubs on campus, hosted last Tuesday "Cruisin' the Caribbean," which set out to teach students about some of the 20 Caribbean countries through games, prizes and the incentive that always brings out a crowd-food.In order to encourage students to learn more than how good plantanos maduras (sweet plantains) taste, event organizers Dominique Dupont-Dubois '07, Mingh Daniel '09, Shannon Cabell '09, Athena Oliver '10, Jamal LaBorde TYP, Michael Sitzman [GRAD], ICC coordinators Taneeta Bacon, Monique Pillow Gnanaratnam and other members of Caribbean Connexion created an activity where students had to earn a pass for dinner.
A lesson in mariachi and dance
Mexican culture is distinctive in all aspects of the word: The color and flavors of its food, music and dance, the bold hues of its paintings and clothes, and the rich array of skin tones of its ethnic diversity are all examples of the vibrant spirit and texture of Mexico."Celebrate Mexico," an event corresponding with the "Richness of Mexico" exhibit in the Women's Studies Research Center, celebrated some of these aspects last Tuesday.
Classical Indian dance for beginners
In one moment, the dancers stomp on the stage with eye-blinking speed, landing in complicated combinations and holding their torsos in some seriously uncomfortable-looking stances.
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Paige Bueckers: A Special Talent
Jewish students are not a monolith. Brandeis must stop treating us like one.
A local Waltham organization works to uphold democracy
Doxxing has no place at Brandeis