Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
So the post season starts next week, and most teams already know what they will be doing. For the National League, the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, and Los Angeles Dodgers have clinched a playoff spot, and the Colorado Rockies have a magic number of one to clinch the National League wildcard spot. For the […]
If you’re an upperclassman, you probably recall the days when arranging for on-campus housing after returning from study abroad wasn’t a concern. You participated in the housing lottery, hoped for a good number and filled up a suite, knowing you would have a spot when you got back. However, the new housing policy – instituted […]
In the sands of ancient Persia, a storm is brewing and threatening to envelop the world. Iran constantly gets closer and closer to having nuclear arms capabilities as the world squabbles over who should do something about it. Of course, if it were this cut and dry, one would have to wonder why a reaction […]
In September 1999, much of the Russian populace lay in a state of terror. That month a series of seemingly random bombings rocked the country. The first bomb, on Sept. 4, went off at a military barracks in the Buymaksk. The dead numbered 64. Five days latter a second bomb went off in a working […]
It was called “the pedal-to-the-metal bill” by friends and foes alike. The legislation, signed by President Clinton in 1995, effectively removed government control of highway speed limits, reversing a ‘70s law that capped all speed limits at 55 miles per hour in order to conserve energy (and survive what had become a severe oil embargo). […]
The media is portraying the phenomenon of protests against President Barack Obama’s plans to change the healthcare system as “national.” The protesters’ weapon of choice seems to be the ad hominem attack. Signs and chants portray Obama as a dictator of the political left. At the same time, reporters following Obama focus on his oratory […]
It was about mid-way through last year. There I was, manning the cash register at my job at Einstein’s, minding my own business and wishing my shift would go by a little faster. Amid the yelling of orders and the frantic WhoCard swipes, one customer decided to strike up a conversation with me. “Hey,” he […]
