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How long has it taken you to read this sentence? Not long at all, but that’s exactly the amount of time it takes to cast your vote in the Student Union poll regarding the reduction of bottled water on campus. Not more than thirty seconds, not much time in the grand scope of things, but […]
It’s Saturday morning, the day after the Sept. 27 Presidential debate. I’ve had some time to think about what the candidates had to say, and I’m sure I will have plenty of topics to write about over the next few weeks. But first, I have a little bone to pick with John McCain. Senator McCain, […]
Watching the Republican convention this summer, with its incessant attacks on “liberal elites,” characterizing Barack Obama as ‘aloof’ and ‘out of touch’ with ‘regular Americans’ (I confess, a particular favorite was Mike Huckabee accusing Obama of believing in “European Ideas” – Democracy anybody? Natural Rights? – but I digress), I found myself reminded of another […]
“No! Stop! Back away!” the girl yelled over the in the gym at the Waltham Health Club, as her Karate instructor came toward her. “I don’t know you! You’re a stranger!” “Good job,” the instructor said, turning to the 25 kids in the gym learning about “stranger danger.” “Now, what’s a stranger?” he asked them. […]
When navigating the complex peace process between Israel and the Palestinians, it seems that each party is focused on a separate dilemma. The Palestinians concentrate on the issue of the settlements while Israelis focus on security. The Palestinians have not taken constructive action to achieve their goals of peace. Hamas, unconstrained by the Palestinian Authority, […]
This installment of the Point comes to you from across the pond, where I am currently spending a semester abroad at University College London. The Hoot Editorial Staff couldn’t resist the chance to print the most incisive commentary on British/American relations since Thomas Paine’s Common Sense (and by “the most incisive” I mean “the most […]
I am not such a fan of sex. I always like to have an exciting way to start my articles and given the subject of the piece, this affirmation is appropriate. The college culture is one of random hook ups, thoughtless intercourse, and other sexual activity. Very few students look past the pressure of their […]
Freshmen Jeremy Solomons and David Hanno eat at Einstein’s in the Shapiro Campus Center about once a day. Jeremy lives in North Quad, and Hanno lives in Massel, so the two friends use the SCC as a meeting place to catch up on each other’s day. “It’s funny,” Solomons said, “I come here so often, […]
Four and a half years ago, Brandeis Media Relations and Communications staff members Dennis Nealon and Lorna Miles came up with a simple idea: bring authors to Brandeis to discuss their works, and make the events free of charge to attendants. A little planning culminated in the first of scores of successful events, a talk […]
When the sport of volleyball was originally founded in 1895 in a nearby Massachusetts YMCA, it was hailed as an ingenious combination of tennis and handball. American football drew inspiration from its British predecessor, rugby, and its namesake, known in America as soccer. But only one sport can claim as its godparents two sports that […]
