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A night of hipsters, music and heartbreak
Image Gallery Link Ben and I stood awkwardly in Chums, eyeing the ratty but comfortable looking couch. Overzealous, we had shown up to the concert hosted by Punk Rock and Roll Club when doors opened at 9 p.m., half an hour before music was scheduled to play. I expected to see a combination of the […]
Birds of a feather: Turkeys make friendly neighbors
Some of you might have noticed that this year, Brandeis has some new residents. No, I’m not talking about the first-years, I’m talking about the wild turkeys. While some people (including one of my roommates) might hate the velociraptor-esque fowls that now strut their stuff in the quads, turkeys have always been a part of […]
Flu shot: facts, myths and why you should get one
Flu season always creeps up on us. We don’t even realize that we’re sniffling in class until we’re at the point that we can’t hear the teacher over the unanimous coughing of the lecture hall. Even after incessantly Purell-ing our hands, the building combination of sleep deprivation and stress from classes makes us a target […]
‘Regarding Painting’ at The Rose
Image Gallery Link Dabney Hailey stands before a Roxy Paine painting in the Foster wing of the Rose Art Museum, explaining Paine’s painting method to some visitors. iPod in hand, she scans a barcode from a piece of paper, and the smartphone instantly brings up information on the artist. “Voila!” says Hailey, explaining that Paine […]
For 14 seasons, I pick 14 stories
Oct. 6 marks the return of “South Park” with the second half of its 14th season. If you are at all interested in the show, but have either never gotten around to watching it or are just looking for some top episodes to see, look no further. I’ve chosen 14 episodes/stories (approximately one from each […]
Celebration of excess and farming at the Big E
The Big E is the corniest fair on the East Coast. And I love it. Every fall my family and I make the pilgrimage to West Springfield, Mass. for New England’s Eastern State Exposition. Part carnival, part agricultural show-case and part food and booze binge, the Big E is a mixture of everything there is […]
A new Earth
During the past 10 to 15 years scientists have been using state-of-the-art telescopes to discover exoplanets, which are planets located in another solar system. Until recently, only gas giants and other planets unsuitable for life had been found outside our solar system. However, a few days ago planetary astronomers from the Carnegie Institution of Washington […]
Altered Consciousness: Israeli-Palestinian Double Standard
When analyzing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and peace process, there is a gigantic double standard that is all too often overlooked: Why can thousands of Arabs currently live in Israel proper while no Jews would be allowed to even live in a future Palestinian state? According to most supporters of the Palestinians, perhaps the biggest obstacle […]
