Letter to the editor: Response to
Tal Zaken's piece, “More Guns Do Not Equal More Safety,” really was an interesting position on what is essentially the question of how we as a society should confront evil…
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Editorial: Student Union needs to find its focus
The Student Union is elected by the student body with the understanding that it is going to work on pertinent student issues and advocate on behalf of its constituency. It is not elected to play petty political games or spend its time backhandedly attacking its members.
I want my old MTV
The recent MTV Video Music Awards show was notable, but not for the catastrophic performance by Britney Spears, nor for the fact that it was held in the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Instead, the VMAs were interesting due to the unusual and unnerving format in which they were presented.
Scenes from the class struggle in Ecuador
Most of what we hear about the left in Latin America takes one of two forms: either American leaders denouncing Hugo Chavez, Venezuelas socialist president whose Bolivarian Revolution has been the centerpiece of Latin Americas recent leftist renaissance, or a general denunciation of Fidel Castros seemingly incomprehensible will to live. This can distract from the fact that all over Latin America, from Chiapas to Bolivia, people are struggling to build new, more equitable societies in which they can recover their independence, the control of their resources, and, most of all, their dignity. One of these revolutions is happening in Ecuador and has recently achieved two important victories, neither of which are well known to readers in the US.
One Tall Voice: ‘Instant Nostalgia’ gilds recent events
It is said that people gild the past, and, to an extent, this is true. The eight hour drive to Johns Hopkins is an amazing adventure now, but as I was experiencing it, it was a claustrophobic, annoying affair that sucked the time right out of my life. My summer at the day camp seems like a funny escapade as I look back on the event, but as I was working there, I would have liked to have been at any other place. Our generation doesnt just gild the past, but tends to remember things that happened very recently with a sentiment of fondness and satisfaction. Shows on television recount that this week was the best week ever, as the program has comedians happily discuss the happenings of the past week. People will think with fondness of songs that were popular only two summers ago and believe that those were the good old days when It Was Hot or My Humps reigned supreme. Perhaps the biggest medium of this instant nostalgia is Facebook, where people post videos and pictures as if preserving them for posterity. Whether it is because we cant handle the present or look to the past as a time of satisfaction, our generation is obsessed with the notion of instant nostalgia.
My major could beat up your major
You walk into class, and everyone just stares at you. You take a seat in the corner as the professor gets up and speaks, and you dont understand a thing. He says a lot of odd phrases and then apparently makes a joke, because everyones laughing. This isnt your first class in another country, its the first elective youve taken outside your major.
Student Union works to improve outreach
The Brandeis Student Union is implementing a new outreach program this year in conjunction with the soon-to-be-unveiled Brandeis Citizenship Campaign.
The eight types of people who really bother me at the gym
Now I can appreciate anyone who likes going down to the gym to get a good, honest workout in before they begin their studies. But sometimes the people that I see at Gosman Sports Complex really get under my skin for a variety of reasons. Here are the eight types of people who I have no use for when it comes to how they spend their time at the gym.
Goldman’s enemies should put their ‘personal politics’ aside
It has been a difficult couple of weeks for my friend, the Student Union Secretary Michael Goldman '08. At the Union Senate meeting on the evening of Sunday, Sept. 23rd, Student Union President Shreeya Sinha '09 entered the room to deliver her weekly update to the Senate.
Pan Asia event is a success
The Brandeis Asian-American Student Association (BAASA) hosted the annual Pan-Asia night on Wednesday at the Intercultural Center to expose the Brandeis community to the various foods from Asian cultures.
