Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
It was a lonely day at Wendy’s. Not just a slow day, although the place was almost empty. There was a different atmosphere about it. People sat at their booths and tables alone, silently munching on their food with their heads down. Even the cashiers looked glum as they fiddled with their hats and aprons, […]
I was speaking to my friend, Lucy Lu ’12, during a Chinese Dinner Table meeting when she mentioned something very interesting about her experience as an international student at Brandeis. She said that, prior to coming to the United States, she had a very limited knowledge of global history and politics, and her education in […]
Reaching your senior year, especially the second semester, is the mid-life crisis of college. After throwing myself into academics and extracurricular activities for the past seven semesters, I began to wind down my commitments at the beginning of this semester and thought of all the other great opportunities I would have loved to have taken […]
This week Brandeis announced the commencement speaker and the list of honorary degree recipients on their website. Those being honored include a Grammy Award winner, the founder of Partners in Health, the first female chief judge of New York, an internationally renowned Spanish author, a member of the National Security Council and the Israeli Ambassador […]
Initially, this editorial board was pleased to learn that the administration had asked for student input as part of its decision on how to replace the Kalman and Friedland buildings in the science complex. After all, during the last year, this editorial board has repeatedly called for the Brandeis administration to listen to student voices […]
On Monday April 26, in the midst of a recession, Brandeis students will vote on an amendment to the Student Union Constitution that would require all students, regardless of financial background, to pay a $7.50 fee every semester to create a sustainability fund with an annual budget of $49,755. Instead of setting up a stand […]
Have you ever considered how your personal carbon footprint affects the operation of this university? Perhaps you haven’t, but you certainly should. The Brandeis Sustainability Fund (BSF) seeks to address the costs of reducing your carbon footprint through the allocation of money towards student driven initiatives and projects that show demonstrable results in reducing carbon […]
Last week I wrote about some of the questionable “truths” about Brandeis’ self image. Having mentioned housing as one of Brandeis’ deficits, I thought I’d discuss the upcoming improvements to the Charles River Apartments. This is a good thing. Improving housing during summer break when students don’t need to use it is definitely positive. The […]
Unfortunately, Howard Dean didn’t give us his latest rendition of his famous “Dean Scream” when he spoke April 15. But I’m glad I had the opportunity to hear him deliver an important warning about the coming midterm election. Dean spent a lot of time in his speech talking about youth activism during the 2008 presidential […]
