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One of the fieriest topics in recent news cycles has been the activity of the online hacker/activist/internet troll group Anonymous. From their defacing of the CIA website to public demonstrations against Scientology, the mysterious and decentralized group has brought much discussion to the modern debate on internet privacy and other issues. One of the most […]
I come from Morris County, a very conservative part of New Jersey, where for the past 18 years, a Republican has represented my neighborhood and the area around it in Congress. The 11th district is stereotyped to be middle class white folks who are afraid of change and wish to maintain the status quo. In […]
Pundits all around Washington and in the media credited youth for turning out in the 2012 election and propelling President Barack Obama in his victory over Republican and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. But if you ask me, a loyal but thoughtful Democrat in college, Obama’s “Get out and vote!” message was received with a, […]
This year, Brandeis first-years delved into the world of antebellum Virginia, a land of tense race relations and slavery. After reading “The Known World” over the summer, students heard the author Edward P. Jones speak on campus about his award-winning novel. Students were able to ask questions of this famous author while they were officially […]
Cynthia Jackson ’16 is the president of Brandeis’ MLK and Friends Club. Although she is not an MLK scholar, she knew that she wanted to be as involved as possible when she joined the club last March. MLK and Friends works to support community service through the principles of Martin Luther King, Jr. They have […]
It is that time of year. Those weeks right before Thanksgiving break, where all teachers want to fit in some tests, papers and hell right before we leave for one of the best holidays ever. I think the last couple of weeks have been rough on everyone, and I do not doubt that all the […]
On Monday night, Brandeis’ Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance (FMLA) and Brandeis Academic Debate and Speech Society (BADASS) collaborated to co-host a public debate. The debate held in Olin-Sang 101 at 8 p.m. focused on the portrayal of women in the media and each side consisted of two BADASS members arguing whether or not it is […]
“The Marshall Mathers LP II” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with an enormous 792,000 copies sold in its first week. It comes in just behind Justin Timberlake’s “The 20/20 Experience,” which debuted at 968,000 copies in its first week, and well ahead of Drake’s “Nothing Was the Same”. Eminem has also become […]
Studying abroad is gaining tremendous popularity both at Brandeis and at universities around the country. According to the Office of Study Abroad, on average nearly 40 percent of the junior class studies abroad at some point during the academic year, with even more students taking advantage of summer programs. Students who choose to study abroad […]
This weekend, the Brandeis Free Play Theatre Cooperative, Brandeis’ experimental and social justice theatre group, presents a play titled “Stuff Happens” by David Hare in Mandel Atrium. The play is described as “a history play of recent history,” which is focused on the events leading up to the Iraq War, paying special attention to the […]
