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School critique comes up short To the Editor, The article, “Giving bad schools an ‘F,’” by Alex Self (March 19, 2010) fails to consider the fundamental structural causes behind the Central Falls High School debacle. Self correctly notes that Central Falls is a city of few resources, yet he does not extend this observation to […]
Do you think you could go a week without producing any waste while living here at Brandeis? Even if you’re an eco-superhero, the answer is probably not. A few weeks ago I decided that, for one week, I would carry all the waste that I produced (excluding toilet paper) with me for a class assignment […]
It happens every time I’m discussing the future with any of my more activist-minded friends. They’re excitedly telling me about how close they are to completing their Tofu and Arugula Studies major, and I’m listening and nodding politely, just waiting for the other shoe to drop. They make the predictable joke about how nonexistent their […]
It is a generally accepted notion among businesses that workers must be paid for all services rendered. Usually, that means paying employees fair wages. Usually. Aramark seems to be having trouble with this idea—in its own backyard, no less. The Philadelphia-based company stands accused of cheating 3,000 employees of several Philadelphia sports stadiums: Citizens Bank […]
The world is at a turning point, celebrating its greatest accomplishments while facing its greatest peril. As the world’s factories, cars and power plants continue emitting hazardous greenhouse gases at alarming rates, the earth is getting warmer. The scientific consensus is the effects of global warming will continue to worsen unless we take immediate action. […]
There was free HIV testing at the International Cultural Center Monday, did you know that? The amount of advertising was negligible at best. On a college campus, testing should not only be well advertised, but should also encompass all sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), not just HIV. Though the Brandeis Health Center does provide STD/STI testing […]
If you haven’t noticed, the partisanship in Washington is intractable and endless. Republicans are declaring Democrats socialists while Democrats are calling their “friends on the other side of the aisle” obstructionists, and there seems to be little–if any–cooperation or camaraderie between the two sides. Perhaps one way to decrease the divisiveness of our political system […]
Imagine that you’re a Democratic member of Congress who voted for the recent health care legislation backed by President Barack Obama. You’re at home in your district telling your constituents about all your hard work. How will you respond when they bring up the new health care law? Thank you so much for universal health […]
Bicycle parts sprouted from the ground and trees alike yesterday on the walk from the Shapiro Camus Center to Usdan as part of Students for Environmental Action’s (SEA) event “Bike Bloom.” The blooming bikes, accompanied by signs reading “put the fun between your legs” and “burn fat not gas,” were meant to remind students that […]
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