Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
As a senior frighteningly close to his last semester at Brandeis, I recall one of the top reasons I decided to come here in the first place. At Brandeis I can take classes of all different kinds and rarely, if ever, have to take any classes I do not want. I have never hated a […]
While watching the foreign policy presidential debate last month, I couldn’t help but notice a glaring omission in both candidates’ answers to foreign policy questions. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney addressed how they would deal with the conflicts in volatile regions of the world—Iran, Syria and other Middle Eastern countries—but each failed to address the […]
It’s never too late to do the right thing. At some point, everyone gets themselves into a situation in which they feel they are in over their head. In times like these, it is imperative to act carefully and think about the potential consequences of one’s actions. Although the choice may be the most difficult […]
College can mean no longer partaking in the activities or hobbies that made you happy in your younger years or the awakening of previously unknown passions. Extracurricular reading can fall into either of these categories. On the one hand, reading for fun is quickly abandoned into the collegiate experience due to time constraints, yet students […]
The term school spirit is tossed around campuses all the time, but how do we actually define it when colleges and universities are so different in size and focus? School spirit is a measure of school pride and liking of an institution. When you think of school spirit, appearance is thought of, such as people […]
I recently read the editorial about the weekly emails from the union secretary. While some of the claims should be taken seriously, some of them gave me great concern. The editorial raised questions about the “appropriateness” of the emails being sent. It made no distinction between the content of the emails and the style in […]
I was sitting in my car at the corner of Dartmouth and South, waiting to turn left onto South, toward Main. The light at the next corner was red and traffic was backed up to where I was waiting. Perfect—I could pull forward into the intersection and then into my lane as soon as the […]
Last week, a young girl named Wendy Crossland died of a heart arrhythmia after drinking two large cans of Monster in 36 hours. Her family filed a suit against the makers of Monster Energy for not clearly labeling the product with the associated risks. Lawyers for Monster argued that there is no clear evidence tying […]
I am a politics and policy junkie. I know each tax bracket, appreciate the differences between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney’s positions versus their party’s platforms and I can name every senator. But the final presidential debate, last night in Boca Raton, Fla., concerned foreign affairs. This is the closest I’m going to get to […]
Do you wear Brandeis goggles? There’s a pretty strong consensus that if you attend Brandeis, you wear them, whether you realize it or not. I remember around this time last year someone first mentioned Brandeis goggles to me and I was beyond confused. Then they explained that Brandeis goggles is a phenomenon that occurs when […]
