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Archive for 2012

Altered Consciousness: As liberals and conservatives clash, the victor is unclear

As has been made abundantly clear during the past several years, one of the key issues dividing conservatives and liberals, particularly in relation to economic affairs, is the role and nature of government. Underlying differences on subjects as detail-oriented and specific as tax reform, spending levels, debt, deficits and entitlements are competing philosophical visions on […]


Track and field continues to impress

The Brandeis men’s and women’s track and field teams competed last weekend in the Boston University Terrier Classic, a non-scoring meet with competition from Division I, II and III schools as well as non-collegiate teams. Their best performance in an NCAA event came from Kate Warwick ’12 who ran the 5,000-meter run with a time […]


Know your odds in the housing lottery

Now that the room selection process is coming up, members of the Brandeis community are eagerly awaiting their housing lottery number. Rising sophomores are taking the time to tour the campus and explore their different options, while upperclassmen are starting to get together and make plans for next year. Eventually it all comes down to […]


Call Me, Tweet Me: Komen vs. Planned Parenthood: What would Grandma do?

I expected my first column while abroad to be something intrinsically introspective about the beauty of London and the personal growth I’ve achieved after only two weeks. It would all be true—I love it here and I’m having the time of my life. It’ll have to wait though, because right now I’m so upset I’m […]


Jelly of the Week: Twisted trust: why sometimes strangers are more reliable than friends

A few nights ago in the Shapiro Campus Center Library, something odd happened to me. I was sitting, ostensibly doing my work while really just messing around on my computer, when a guy I didn’t know who had been sitting at a table nearby asked me to watch his stuff for a few minutes. At […]


Track and field continues to impress

The Brandeis men’s and women’s track and field teams competed last weekend in the Boston University Terrier Classic, a non-scoring meet with competition from Division I, II and III schools as well as non-collegiate teams. Their best performance in an NCAA event came from Kate Warwick ’12 who ran the 5,000-meter run with a time […]


Still Writing: Limited pool hours sink hopes of convenient daily swimming

I’ve been swimming recreationally since I was about three years old. I even remember part of a swimming lesson in which I tried to swim away from my lesson group and into the deep end of a pool. I think I mostly wanted to show my parents that I could swim on my own at […]


Everything has its limits, including Cultural Relativism

This past Sunday in Ontario, Canada, Afghan nationals Mohammed Shafia, his wife Tooba Yahya and their oldest son Hamed were each found guilty on four counts of first-degree murder for killing the couple’s three daughters and Shafia’s first wife. They killed their daughters Zainab, 19; Sahar, 17; and Geeti 13 in a so-called “honor killing” […]


Keeping perspective: Don’t lose sight of how lucky you are

Before you read this article, stop for a moment. Think about where you’ve been today. Let’s say you stopped by the Shapiro Campus Center. You can remember students roaming around, talking in groups, lounging with books and tapping at iPads. Now think again. Who did you miss? A few days ago, I would not have […]


Judges rebound with overtime victory at Chicago

Just five days after defeating Chicago in overtime, the men’s basketball team pulled out a tough overtime victory against Case Western Reserve, 78-74, this past Friday. The Judges continued their strong play in an 80-67 win against Carnegie Mellon this past Sunday. With the two wins, the Judges improve to 11-7 (5-2 UAA) and are […]