Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
On the weekend of Sept. 20, a group of 21 students went on a trip to VINE Sanctuary, an animal refuge in Springfield, VT, through the Volunteer Vacations program from Waltham Group. The students performed various jobs around the sanctuary, which is home to a very diverse group of animals. Some were rescued from the […]
On Sept. 20, Jamele Adams sent the 2013-2014 copy of Student Rights and Responsibilities to the entire campus. While some updates were minor wording changes, we commend the university on the creation of the position of Sexual Assault and Prevention Services Specialist. The description, in Section 3, is written as follows: “The position of Sexual […]
The dust is beginning to clear after dozens of students suspended during Harvard University’s cheating scandal have returned to the school. Nearly one hundred and twenty five students enrolled in “Government 1310: Introduction to Congress” were investigated after a teaching fellow noticed similar answers on the take home final exam, including some with verbatim responses. […]
If you’re looking for a great comedy to brighten up your day or relieve stress from the impending doom of midterms, look no further than “We’re the Millers”. The movie, released in mid-August, features Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Emma Roberts and Will Poulter. With raunchy and mildly offensive humor at times, the movie is guaranteed […]
There are only around 86,000 Quakers in the United States of America. In fact, the highest concentration of members of the religion is in Africa, with around 134,000 Quakers in Kenya. Here at Brandeis, there is at least one Quaker: Jake Silverman ’17. A first-year new to campus, Silverman was so desperate to find a […]
Few athletes in recent memory have been as universally praised and level headed throughout their career as New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera. The soon to be 44-year-old has played 19 seasons in the Bronx and is retiring at the end of the season. He is the all-time saves leader and is commonly thought of […]
An author who describes her own process as “noodling with words,” Tess Taylor believes writing is a calling, not a career. Taylor’s work has appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, Times Literary Supplement, The New Yorker and on NPR’s All Things Considered. Released in August, her lyric debut “The Forage House” has begun to attract attention, […]
Brandeis hosted one of two state government sponsored conferences on sexual and domestic violence prevention on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Over 300 individuals from many institutions of higher education in the area attended the event at Sherman Function Hall. The conference featured two panels, one of which addressed the relationship between alcohol and sexual violence and […]
There are few things about this school I have come to appreciate more than how characteristically diverse it is. When I first came, I expected to be greeted with a sea of kippahs strewn across everyone’s heads, hearing a constant susurrus of Boston accents buzzing through the air. I had heard that a large portion […]
We all know that Brandeis students were generously given numerous days off to observe Rosh Hashanah and many other fall holidays. But did you know that the Ethiopian New Year took place just five days after Rosh Hashanah? Or that this year, Sukkot, the fall agricultural festival, started on the same day as the Chinese […]
