Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
The summer was drawing to an end and she was finding it hard to say farewell to the long days and warm air. Soon she would be bundled up in a jacket and mittens, the nights would be longer and colder. Each day she would have to rise to a dark sky. But for now […]
If you are the type of person who is easily distracted from work, or who simply does not need another reason to procrastinate, then please do yourself a favor and read no further. There were some websites that helped me waste my first 20 or so minutes of work this summer when I thought I […]
Dear QRC, I’m puzzled by the name “Queer Resource Center.” Isn’t “queer” an insulting term? Sincerely, Confused in Cable Confused, Great question! You’re right in that “queer” began as derogatory and homophobic. However, the term has been reclaimed, and in a liberal environment like Brandeis it is perfectly acceptable to use. Unlike commonly used terms […]
I never considered Murphy’s Law a dramatic technique. I know that fate occasionally has a funny way of pouring one affliction on top of the other until a person can’t help but cry for mercy. But from the narrative rollercoaster of August: Osage County, I learned that art reflects life in strange ways, which means […]
With Max Shay, Jordan Warsoff, and Josh Waizer
Chum’s, the well-known Brandeis coffeehouse, is seeking university funding to fix the rapidly worsening state of disrepair that has recently plagued the Castle-bound coffee shop. General Manager Nirja Parekh ’09 hopes that renovations might take place as early as winter break. According to Parekh, Chum’s has been in a declining state since she began working […]
The political career of Brandeis alumna Bryan Rudnick ‘00, who was recently fired by the Pennsylvanian Republican Party for allegedly drafting an e-mail likening a vote for now president-elect Barack Obama to events that led up to the Holocaust, can be traced back to when he brought NRA president Charleton Heston to campus in March […]
With victory on their minds, Brandeis students worked to add four electoral college votes to the Obama column by turning neighboring swing state New Hampshire blue. Beginning in September, members of the Brandeis Democrats and Democracy for America, as well as students unaffiliated with either club, canvassed in the town of Raymond, NH. For canvassing […]
