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Speech encompasses much more than spoken words. According to Supreme Court rulings, everything from artwork to profanity written on the back of a jacket can be considered speech, and thus constitutionally protected. Most importantly, for free speech purposes, the written word is equal to the spoken. When Gravity Magazine printed a satirical ad entitled “BlackJerry” […]
After weeks of planning, a student delegation from Brandeis University visited the Palestinian Territories over February break. The $28,500 trip was largely funded by former President Jimmy Carter, who challenged students in 2007 to “visit the occupied territories for a few days to determine whether I have exaggerated or incorrectly described the plight of the […]
In a bid to see if Student Union-planned parties that last later are popular among the student body, the Union is sponsoring Extasy, Brandeis’ first club night party this Saturday. The party will begin at 11 p.m. and end at 3 a.m. (4 a.m. DST) with the doors closing at 1:30 a.m. Although Extasy comes […]
Dear Editor, Thank you for the insightful and thoughtful article on Deadwood by Mike Riga (“More than your average western,” Feb. 29). I think he caught beautifully what the heart of the show was and what it was intended to be. And I was pleased by his comments about the cast. Of course, I’m biased, […]
Dear Editor, In response to last week’s op-ed (“Brandeis clubs should embrace the Internet,” Feb 29): I am the author of Archon’s existing website. Although you label the site “half-baked,” apparently because it was last updated in 2005, I’m sure you would have liked it more when it was current two years ago. As a […]
Dear Editor, I was utterly shocked and appalled to read Noah Klinger’s recent article of February 29 entitled “The surge to nowhere.” As a frequent reader of The Brandeis Hoot, I am somewhat familiar with Klinger’s doctrinaire liberalism; as well, his thinly disguised Ba’athist sympathies are no secret. Nonetheless, it is surprising that even an […]
In the past few years of the Second Intifada, as the number of suicide bombings waned, the residents of the small western Negev city of Sderot became the new poster-children for Israeli suffering. Whenever I argue with someone who supports the Israeli occupation of Palestine, it is never long before I hear about Qassam rockets; […]
Ah, stress, that evil six letter word. I know that if you’re anything like me, you’re feeling a wee bit stressed with midterms, papers, etc. that are progressively piling up. Sometimes, I feel like it’s an epidemic and there’s no way out of work. I often say we’re working machines, and it would seem that […]
One of my least favorite experiences in Senegal came when I visited Goree Island, the major Slave trading port for that section of the Guinea coast. Today the island is the designated place in Africa for western leaders to visit and apologize for the Slave trade (except for President Clinton, who made his mea culpa […]
Over this past February break; I traveled with the University Chorus to Germany. While in Europe, my fellow singers and myself saw a number of wonderful and awe-inspiring sites. We traveled up the Alps and saw magnificent castles. The tour group also traveled to Salzburg and visited the home of Wolfgang Mozart. Perhaps the most […]
