Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
When a man and a woman really love each other, a stork flies by and drops a baby down their chimney. We’re all familiar with this story. Our parents used to tell it to us when we were little. Yet any adult who still believed this story literally would be met with a well-deserved mix […]
A good university needs a good gym and Brandeis should be no exception. Although we have the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center, and I admit that you can pretty much do anything you want there (there’s a place for volleyball, track and field, basketball, football, softball, fencing room, tennis, soccer, etc.), the cardio and weight […]
There are many things written in the Constitution that can be questioned and understood in multiple ways. For example, we have the right to free speech but not if that speech can cause harm to others; U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes declared in 1919 that one cannot shout “fire” in a crowded theater. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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” […]
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 […]
