Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
When I left my hometown of Mexico City to come to Brandeis, I thought I knew exactly what to expect. As I said goodbye to my parents and hello to a world of independence, I was sure that I knew precisely what I was doing. But I couldn’t have been more mistaken. Orientation began Sunday, […]
It comes as no surprise that the first two weekends on campus have brought an abundance of underage binge drinking. As first-year students transition into college, they suddenly find themselves living in an environment vastly different from high school. No longer are parents watching every decision and controlling where their kids go to socialize and […]
Sophomore year is not what I was expecting. It’s sort of nice to see these words in print, no longer an abstraction—a cloud of doubt looming in the back of my mind. It feels unnatural to be unsure of where I belong here at Brandeis, a place where (thanks to a year of hard work) […]
The scene Monday evening at Harding Avenue in Waltham was somber, as a community congregated in disbelief trying to understand the meaning behind the day’s events. At least two-dozen neighbors, including both children and adults, and a slew of reporters and cameramen were on the scene, watching from behind police tape as officials went about […]
Last week on Sept. 9, thousands of Egyptian protesters tore down the security wall protecting the Israeli embassy in Cairo. Surging into the building, the rioters broke windows, set fires, spray-painted anti-Israel phrases and looted offices. Israel was forced to evacuate their ambassador, Yitzhak Levanon, his family, and more than 80 embassy employees and their […]
Do you ever watch a really awful YouTube video and say to yourself (or to the person who made the video): “Well, that’s two minutes and 45 seconds of my life that I can never get back?” That applies to other outrageous ways to squander time as well. Once time passes, it stays past. And […]
We’re about two weeks into the school year and I’m already noticing some fundamental problems that I never encountered when I lived on campus. There isn’t enough parking for commuters; many drivers don’t follow the posted traffic signs; many students don’t check for cars when they want to cross South Street; and the campus shuttle […]
Maybe it’s due to my liberal arts education. Maybe I’ve been influenced by my friends. Perhaps my upbringing changed me in some way. I’m not sure which of these sources changed me, repulsed me to the point that I can say, with absolute certainty, that I hate organic food. I seem to be the only […]
Broken glass; shattered steel; collapsed towers; the passing of mothers, fathers, spouses, brothers, sisters and children—perhaps the most significant legacy of Sept. 11 was the devastating sense of loss that rippled throughout the nation. Yet another lasting impact of that tragic day one decade ago was the birth of an intellectual and policy debate that […]
Before seeing the one-woman play “A Sense of Wonder,” I knew only a few things about Rachel Carson; I’d heard of her most famous book, “Silent Spring,” and had even been to a wildlife sanctuary named after her. I essentially knew she wrote about something involving birds, wildlife and the effects of DDT. But I […]
