Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections

Celebrations

A float on the back of a large truck. On the float is a large cat pulling a cart with a large owl (one of the university's mascots) on it. There is a large goalpost in front of the cat. Attached to the side of the truck underneath the display is a sign that states: "You Ain't Nothin' But An Alley Cat." Two women dressed in cheerleading uniforms - skirts, sweaters with a large B on the front, and scarves - are standing on the float by the goalpost.

A float in Brandeis's 1956 Homecoming parade

Trucks and cars traveling down Main Street in a parade. One of the trucks has a float on its trailer. Four people are standing on the float, and two of them are holding two poles attached to a small flag. The side of the float states "Judges' Swamp."

Brandeis' Homecoming Parade going down Main Street (1956)

A crowd of people sit on bleachers on a football field. There is a press box behind and above the crowd with several people standing in it. Three cheerleaders wearing skirts and sweaters are jumping in front of the crowd. An acoustic megaphone sits on the ground behind the cheerleaders.

A homecoming football game (1956)

A man standing outside of a building is wearing a judge's robe and a white powdered wig, and he has a fist raised in the air. A few members of the band stand in the background with their instruments.

A student dressed as a judge raises his fist at a Homecoming pep rally (October 29, 1982)

The university band stands in a semicircle outside Usdan Student Center. The instruments visible in this picture include trumpets, drums, a tuba, and a flute. There are music stands in front of them. A male conductor stands in front conducting the band.

The band plays at a pep rally outside Usdan Student Center (1987)

A large group of students are standing in a room and watching a candle lighting ceremony in celebration of Kwanzaa. On a small table in front of the students, there are seven lit candles inside of a kinara, a candleholder used for Kwanzaa, in front of a bowl of fruit. A woman standing in front of the students appears to be leading the ceremony.

Students perform a candle lighting ceremony to celebrate Kwanzaa (December 6, 1990)

Lots of adults and children are dancing in a large room. There are large banners decorated with cherry blossom trees on the side of the balcony in the back of the photo. There is a stage with the curtains drawn at the left side of the photo.

A dance in celebration of Lunar New Year (February 17, 1995)

Six dancers are performing a traditional Chinese dance on the stage visible in the previous photo. They all have their arms in the air and one foot crossed behind the other. They are wearing red, gold, and white clothing. There is a red banner with mandarin written in black on the back wall of the stage. Some of the audience is visible at the bottom of the photo. They are sitting and watching the performance.

Dancers perform a traditional Chinese dance for a Lunar New Year celebration (February 17, 1995)

Two men are on a stage rapping into microphones. One man is wearing a black, red, and gray striped shirt and a red scarf tied on his head. The other man is wearing a blue and white shirt with yellow and red stripes at the chest and down the sleeves and a white bucket hat. He also has a backpack on his back.

Two students perform at "The Bold, The Black, The Beautiful" dance as a part of Black History Month (February 5, 1999)

Two women are dancing in front of a stage where three Black men are playing drums and wearing a traditional African clothing style. The two women are bent at the waist and moving both arms to the side while facing each other.

Students dancing to a musical performance at "The Bold, The Black, The Beautiful"

Two women are standing in front of a microphone. The woman on the right is reading from a sheet of paper. The woman on the left is looking at her and holding an open book and a sheet of paper.

Two women speaking on stage at "The Bold, The Black, The Beautiful"

A man and a woman are dancing in front of a large black curtain decorated with gold stars. They are smiling at each other.

A couple dancing at a Hispanic Heritage Month event (October 16, 1999)

Three women wearing long yellow dresses and yellow headbands dance onto a stage. They are holding the bottoms of their dresses in their hands and twirling them.

Performers wearing traditional dresses dance onto the stage at a Hispanic Heritage Month event (October 16, 1999)

Men and women wearing medieval-themed clothing are running around a pole while holding colorful streamers attached to the pole. A man in the same style of clothing is holding onto the pole. There are people in the background sitting and standing on the steps and ramp of a building as they watch the celebration.

Students playing on a may pole as a part of the Early Music's May Day Festival (May 1, 1996)