Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
People demonstrate their pro-Israel spirit in a myriad of ways. For example, Israel is the only country in the world that entered the 21st century with a net gain in the numbers of trees. That may be thanks to the thousands of Jews around the world who donated money to plant trees in honor of […]
Hello Brandeisians and all people who eat. In this week’s issue we will be traveling across the Atlantic Ocean to visit a restaurant and chef in Great Britain, a chef who goes by the name Barney Haughton. Why is this chef gaining an incredible amount of popularity including frequent visits by Prince Charles? The answer […]
We used to tell people we were friends since before we were born, that we would play in our mothers’ stomachs together. To our 4-year-old minds, there were no obstacles to this inter-uterine travel. Patsy was my best friend, mostly because our parents knew each other from synagogue and it made carpooling to birthday parties […]
“Want A’s? Get Z’s.” At least that’s what many colleges are now telling their sleep-deprived students. It’s no new concept that students often pull all-nighters to finish assignments. Nor is it a surprise that our technologically savvy generation has one too many distractions to help keep them up all night should they so desire. But […]
I recently watched the movie Starship Troopers 3: Marauder and I really liked it! The movie was a little tacky, and you could tell that it didn’t have a big budget. Still, the film reminded me of the book that Robert Heinlein wrote so long ago and the wonderful philosophical messages found within its text. […]
Most students can’t wait to get out of school, but that’s not the case for the 164 odd Brandeis alumni who now work on the very campus where they once resided. In true Brandeis alumnus fashion, Tom Friedman ’75 returned to his alma mater Thursday to give a speech about his book “Hot, Flat and […]
On the eve of Dining Service provider Aramark’s contract ex-piration, a group of students have formed the Brandeis Coalition for Food Service Reform in the hopes of instituting new stipulations in Aramark’s new contract, accord-ing to Coalition Steering Commit-tee Chair Danielle Hollenbeck-Pringle ’10. Through the coalition, “we hope to reform [dining] services so that students […]
At an event co-sponsored by the Student Union yesterday, panelists Prof. Peniel Joseph (AAAS), Jonathon Kaufman, and Randall Kennedy addressed students in a forum entitled, “Blacks, Jews, and Obama: Can Obama’s Candidacy Restore the Old Liberal Alliance?” Prof. Ibrahim Sundiata (HIST) moderated the discussion. The talk focused on reevaluating relations between African Americans and Jews […]
Prof. Mingus Mapps (POL) and Prof. Jill Greenlee (POL) discussed the effects of gender and race on the general election and used market and polling data to predict who will be the next president on Monday Oct. 6. Mapps, who specializes in race and American politics, presented data from prediction markets, which state that Senator […]
Results of a poll conducted by the Student Union and Students for Environmental Action revealed strong support for a reduction of the sale and distribution of bottled water on campus. 1,284 students participated in the online survey, with 80% voting in favor of the proposal. The survey asked, “Recognizing the social, environmental and economic implications […]
