ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ali Sax '09
At the Bowdoin College Invitational last Saturday, Ali Sax '09 played a role in three different event victories.
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Jessica Chapin '10
Ever since she surprised herself by making a prestigious travel team reserved for older players when she was in fourth grade, guard Jessica Chapin '10 has taken pride in conquering her nerves.
INDOOR TRACK: Judges start winter season with strong finishes
Despite the absence of several runners who rested after the end of the cross country season, the men's and women's indoor track teams had some solid performances at the season-opening Northeastern Invitational last weekend.The men's team had six players who finished in the top 10 of their respective events, while the women's squad had four players place in the top 15 and several others who came close."This was just a starting point, but it looks like we're doing better than we have done in previous years as far as where we are in the fall," women's team captain Olivia Alford '08 said.Several cross country runners didn't compete in this event.
Men's basketball upsets top-ranked Amherst
As the clock ticked down and the capacity crowd of 1,750 Saturday night serenaded No. 1 Amherst College with chants of "overrated," forward Stephen Hill '08 found himself alone underneath the basket.
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Terrell Hollins '10
The end of last season was bittersweet for forward Terrell Hollins '10. The men's basketball team was making a late run into the NCAA Tournament, but due to a broken foot, Hollins was unable to play during that stretch.
SWIMMING: A split with rival Bentley
On the surface, the swimming and diving teams' meet against Bentley College last Tuesday was just another early-season match, but James Liu '10 admitted the Judges approached the annual rivalry more seriously.
CROSS COUNTRY: Personal-best times aren't enough to make Nationals
Although none of the Judges' cross country runners qualified for the NCAA championships, many can say they ended the year running faster than at any other point in the season.Brandeis got personal-best performances from several runners at the New England Division III championships last Saturday.
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Sarah Jasak '08
When she was in high school, Sarah Jasak '08 was visiting several Boston-area colleges when she passed a sign pointing to Brandeis.
FENCING: Men's epée team places four in top eight at New England Fall Collegiate
Even with the graduation of Kai Keller '07, a three-time NCAA qualifier, the men's fencing team's ep
XCOUNTRY: Gendebo is top rookie, but Judges still falter
When Mekonen Gendebo '11 finished his race at the University Athletic Association championships Saturday, he was initially overjoyed because his ninth-place finish out of 78 runners ensured that he would earn the UAA Rookie of the Year award.
Boston’s West End: The spirit of a neighborhood destroyed
Jewish students are not a monolith. Brandeis must stop treating us like one.
A local Waltham organization works to uphold democracy
Paige Bueckers: A Special Talent
Doxxing has no place at Brandeis