Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
Some sad news came across the airwaves last week when former Boston mayor Thomas Menino passed away from cancer. The city’s longest serving mayor, Menino was one of the great American politicians and led Boston into the 21st century like no one else could. He led the city through one of its greatest tragedies, the […]
A well-known mantra for college students these days is, “Do what you love and happiness will follow.” At first, this is a reassuring sentiment and it has semblances of truth to it. It is also a fact, however, that the world, and particularly the marketplace, is changing at an unprecedented rate. There are skills that […]
Dear Eliana, I went to a party the other weekend and met this girl. We exchanged numbers, but in my drunken stupor, I never wrote her name in the contact, so I really don’t know who she is. We’ve been texting, and I’ve been able to refrain from having to mentioning her name ever, but […]
Recently, a case arose where a woman was convicted and ridiculed for placing a Mexican flag representing her heritage on her front lawn. A political activist walking by her house confronted and interrogated her through the window and said, “We live in America! You can move to Mexico if you want to wave your Mexican […]
The phrase “I, Too, Am Harvard” might ring a bell if you have a Tumblr account or keep up with Buzzfeed. In March 2014, a student at Harvard University created a collection of photos to illustrate the personal experiences of black students at Harvard University. The messages may be accounts only of their specific lives, […]
Brandeis students are known for being very vocal in their complaints about the university. From dining services to the mailroom, students have created a dialogue around the improvements they feel are necessary. However, this semester, many students are raising the bar—in regard to the administration’s lack of attention to cases of sexual misconduct on campus. […]
In a world in crisis over how to contain and reverse the exponentially growing Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa, one would hope that the American media would try its best to cover it. Contrary to that belief, our media is busy reporting to death the situation that Governors Chris Christie and Andrew Cuomo of […]
Badminton, basketball, volleyball—all words that I associate with gym class. I don’t know about you, but I was not a fan of gym class in high school or middle school. I think the fun of gym class ended for me in the elementary years. If there wasn’t a giant rainbow parachute, there wasn’t anything to […]
Patience is a virtue, that’s what my parents told me. I don’t like being patient, and I dare you to find me someone who actually likes waiting. It probably isn’t just me, but the lines for food at Usdan feel longer. Not just that, but finding a table is Mission Impossible: Brandeis Dining Edition. I […]
At many American power stations, a heat source delivers enough heat to boil water into steam. The steam turns a turbine, which in turn pushes a generator that makes distributable electricity. It is these heat sources, however, that define the power plants—from the burning of fossil fuels to the exploitation of our planet’s heat to […]
