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Women start new losing streak after falling to Rochester and Emory

The Brandeis Women’s Basketball team continues their season by playing two more University Athletic Association rivals. This week, the Judges lost to the Emory University Eagles and the University of Rochester Yellowjackets making the team 7–11 overall and 3–5 in the UAA. Looking ahead, the Judges will take on Carnegie Mellon University on Friday at 6 p.m.

Fencers post 3–3 records at the 2019 Eric Sollee Invitationa

The Brandeis men’s and women’s fencing teams each posted 3–3 records, splitting their six matches at the 2019 Eric Sollee Invitational. With this added to their record, the men's team currently stands at 16–12 overall, while the women’s team remains at .500 with a 16–16 record of their own. Each team defeated Yeshiva University, Hunter College and Haverford College while falling to Stevens Institute of Technology, New York University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology, according to the Brandeis Athletics Website.

Four-game losing streak ends Sunday

The Brandeis women’s basketball team has persevered and impressively ended a four-game losing streak when they conquered the University of Rochester Yellowjackets. In an impressive matchup with a tight final score, the women have started to head in the right direction against their University Athletic Association rivals. Currently, the Judges are sitting at a 7–10 overall record, 3–4 in the UAA. Next, the team will face the Emory University Eagles at home on Friday to kick off February’s matchups. 

New England Patriots experiance déjà vu this season as Superbowl LIII quickly approaches

The New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams will play Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019—seventeen years after the day when the same two teams played in Super Bowl XXXVI. It was an up-and-coming Patriot team, with their rising star quarterback, 24-year-old Tom Brady. Brady faced the heavily favored St. Louis Rams, who have since moved to Los Angeles. The Rams featured a nearly unstoppable offense, nicknamed “the greatest show on turf,” featuring future Hall of Fame players quarterback Kurt Warner and running back Marshall Faulk, as well as star wide receivers Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt. In a game that was the start of the 17-year Patriots dynasty, Brady and the Patriots defeated the Rams 20–17. Now, it is the upstart Rams, with their 24-year-old, third-year star quarterback Jared Goff, and head coach Sean McVay (youngest in the National Football League), who seek to start their own dynasty by beating the 41-year-old Brady and his legendary head coach Bill Belichick.

Fiery fencers get to the point this season

In the first match of the day, both teams took on host school Brown. The men’s team was led by their sabre squad in this match, who went 9–0, but losses by foil, 6–3, and epee, 8–1, meant the men dropped the match 14–13. The women’s foil also posted a dominant record versus Brown, 8–1, but 7–2 losses by the other weapons meant they were also defeated 15–12 by Brown. 

Judges’ three recent games result in one win and two losses

The Brandeis men’s basketball team ended the month of January in fifth place for this season’s University Athletic Association overall standing. There are seven games left to go in the 2018-19 schedule, and the last three games resulted in two losses and one win.  With seven games left in the regular season, the Judges have fought hard to increase their standings. Currently the team is 11–7 overall. 

Gymnastics hosts its first Roll Deis Invitational on Sunday in Newton

The first ever Roll Deis Invitational took place on Sunday Jan. 27 starting at 6 p.m. at Exxcel Gymnastics in Newton, Massachusetts. At that time, the teams were warming up and preparing to compete. This was a co-ed competition. However, Brandeis’ team was all women. Participants competed in four events: vault, bars, beam and floor. The Brandeis gymnastics team, led by Gianna Petrillo ’19 and Hannah Deroche ’19, prepared for a full night of athleticism and fun. 

President Liebowitz announces "springboard" funding plan for University

The administration put forth a $73 million proposal, termed “springboard funding,” that will address gaps in University operations that must be filled before pursuing a major capital campaign, University President Ron Liebowitz announced in a Jan. 11 email to the Brandeis community last week. The proposal is split into two parts and spreads spending over three years, allotting $47 million for incremental operations and $26 million for capital expenditures.

The wall, the shutdown, and Trump’s irrationality

The current government shutdown is the longest in United States history. Pay is being withheld from 800,000 federal workers, many of whom live paycheck-to-paycheck. Of these workers, 420,000 are still required to show up to work, according to CBS. The FDA has stopped inspections of certain food groups, over 40,000 immigration court hearings have been cancelled and Native American tribes that rely on federal funding are struggling to provide healthcare, road maintenance, law enforcement and other basic amenities, per the New York Times. The shutdown has also resulted a hefty economic cost. Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings estimate that if the shutdown lasts one more week, it will cost the economy $5.7 billion. 

Women begin competing against UAA Rivals

Mid-Season Fencing Team Review

Hazmat crews respond to Charles River oil spill, caused by leak from drainage system

An oil spill on the Charles River on Wednesday, near Shaw’s Supermarket, brought hazmat crews to the scene. The Waltham Patch reported in a Dec. 6 article that a passerby noticed what appeared to be an oily substance leaking into the river and called 911 at 4:10 p.m. The oil was later determined to have leaked from the drainage system, piping and manholes in Waltham.

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Medical Emergency

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PRETTY IN PINK: Dance Revelasian, a Boston-based semiprofessinal dance company, came to Brandeis to perform at Jook-Sing.

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PHILANTHROPIC VALUES: The show’s goal was to raise money for the non-profit Quincy Asian Recources Inc., an organization that improves the social, cultural and economic lives of Asian Americans in Quincy and the surrounding area.

Team loses two games in a row

The Brandeis women’s basketball team is now in the midst of a two-game losing streak following their most recent loss against Gordon College, as they continue their 2018-19 season. The Judges now sit with an overall record of 3–5 and have yet to play any conference games against University Athletic Association rivals. The Judges continue to press forward despite having only eight healthy players on their roster, according to the Brandeis Athletics website, proving a hurdle for the team.

Colby College drowns Judges in home meet

The Brandeis men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams were both defeated by Colby College in their last meet of the season. With a 192–109 loss, the men’s team fell to 2–5 on the season. A 217–77 defeat dropped the women’s team to an overall record to 2–7. Despite the tough loss suffered by both teams, each team had some swimmers that shined individually and put up dominating performances. 

Judges continue to foil their opponents this season

This season, the fencing team has had many fierce competitors, and the Judges have held their own against them all. So far, the team has been to the Northeast All-Collegiate Invitational in Northampton, Massachusetts, the Northeast Conference Meet in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the Brandeis Invitational. The team has led a successful season and conquered many of their opponents.

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STUDENT SOUNDS: Hirshbein founded Basement Records to help student artists reach beyond the Brandeis campus.