Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
The situation in Wisconsin has reached a stalemate, but it may not stay that way for much longer. Opponents of Governor Scott Walker’s budget proposal have done all they can to prevent the bill—which includes steep spending and the elimination of collective bargaining rights for most public employee unions—from passing the Republican-controlled state legislature. Protesters, […]
A little more than a week ago, four American citizens were executed by Somalian pirates in the midst of negotiations for their release. The navy immediately swooped in and captured the pirates, killing two of them. Yet another ship was hijacked mere days later. This is the latest epoch in what has become the second […]
Like every article I write, the process is a long one. I usually sit down, flip open my laptop and open a Microsoft Word document. I stare at the blank document for about a minute, waiting for ideas to come to me. When they don’t, I casually log onto my Facebook as I browse through […]
This last winter break (December, not February) before heading back home to the snow-filled wonderland that is Minne*snow*ta, I made a small stop in New Jersey. As I sat around looking for ways to occupy myself, I discovered that my family had acquired many of the old Disney classics on Blu-ray; I found something to […]
America’s young men need to man up. At least that is what Brandeis alum and writer Kay S. Hymowitz believes, who recently penned an article in The Wall Street Journal titled “Where Have the Good Men Gone”,,and wrote a book on the subject titled, Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men into […]
A little more than a week ago, four American citizens were executed by Somalian pirates in the midst of negotiations for their release. The navy immediately swooped in and captured the pirates, killing two of them. Yet another ship was hijacked mere days later. This is the latest epoch in what has become the second […]
For Colleges Against Cancer President Sarah Cohen ’11, spring at Brandeis means the arrival of Relay For Life. In preparation for the March 26 event, Cohen, the event chair, and the other coordinators of Relay organized Paint the Campus Purple Week, a national initiative to increase awareness of Relay For Life. Throughout the week, members […]
