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When you first heard about Twitter, you probably had the same reaction as I did: What in the world is that? First of all, who came up with the name Twitter? If I didn’t know any better, I would say Twitter was the name of the Pokemon that Squirtle evolved into (sorry Wartortle). Before I […]
While the United States has become entangled in conflicts in Libya, Afghanistan and Iraq over the past few years, a potential threat has emerged that has garnered less attention: China. At first, China’s status as a hostile entity would not seem obvious. China is the United States’ largest creditor and holds $1.5 trillion in U.S. […]
The 10-year anniversary of Sept. 11 is quickly approaching. This day is to our generation what the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. were to our parents; a day so ingrained in our minds, it is likely we can all describe the day in extraordinary detail. With its milestone anniversary arriving […]
“Osama destroyed the Twin Towers! This is a victory for Muslims all around the world!” exclaimed my middle school math teacher one warm September morning in 2001. It’s quite unsettling; I encountered more people who shared her view than I had the stomach for. I was in Dhaka, Bangladesh, during my 9/11 experience. Yes, everybody […]
First year, the first post-orientation weekend on campus for me was the worst. In front of me was the weekend and, instead of it being something for me to enjoy, I was petrified. All sorts of questions ran through my head: What am I supposed to do? Who am I supposed to hang out with? […]
After a brief period in the spotlight when Hammond organs were the coolest thing in the world, the band Yes had to endure 30 years of criticism as one of music’s persistent punchlines. In the late ’70s, the punks used the band to epitomize the complexity and pretension that they believed was destroying rock music. […]
As fanciful as “Inglourious Basterds” was, its presentation of a merry band of Nazi hunters in occupied France satisfied a very real desire—to see Hitler and his cronies punished for their deeds. What history was unable to furnish, Quentin Tarantino dished out cinematically. Director John Madden’s “The Debt” satisfies a similar need, though it focuses […]
“If we learn nothing else from this tragedy, we learn that life is short and there is no time for hate.” -Sandy Dahl, the wife of Flight 93 pilot Jason Dahl As the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks approaches, people across the United States find themselves reflecting on the day that simultaneously […]
I was in Boston on 9/11/01, on the faculty of the Boston University School of Law. It was a beautiful morning, but otherwise a routine day as the law school and the university got into the flow of fall term. I had driven our children and several others to their school that morning—it was my […]
Reflecting on the 10-year anniversary of Sept. 11, university officials described Brandeis as a campus with stronger security protections. Religious leaders depicted Brandeis as a university promoting and practicing religious tolerance following the 2001 terrorist attacks.
