Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
As a student-worker, I often feel I’m living a double life. Throughout the day, as I walk around the campus in my jeans and t-shirt, I’m greeted with friendly “hellos” and I blend in well with the other students. Come night, however, as I put on my uniform, marking myself as a dining services employee, […]
Not too long ago, a college student in California found what appeared to be a tracking device in the undercarriage of his car. His suspicions proved right when the FBI showed up in force to demand their device back. The student complied with the request and did not make any trouble. The FBI asked some […]
Being residents of the digital age, it seems like the world is at our fingertips. It is possible to check on a laundry cycle, order pizza and watch any movie ever made all from the comfort of our beds. We can communicate with friends and family via text message, email, video chat, or any of […]
It’s the bottom of the ninth in game seven of the World Series. The home team is down by one run. There are two outs. The count is three and two. The pitcher stares down the batter at home plate. Bar rooms, homes, gyms and every other venue you can think of across America fall […]
Image Gallery For a long time, Lissa Young never gave any thought to her sexuality. Being a lesbian was not an option in her South Florida home, not as far as her mother was concerned. And it certainly was not an option when she entered West Point military academy in 1982, two years after graduating […]
Let’s talk about sex—oral sex, to be specific. It seems men and women are taught very different things about oral sex and what to expect. Men, without fail, seem to feel that they have a right to be the receiver, whereas women understand themselves to be givers and can be uncomfortable when the roles are […]
Gilad Shalit is an Israeli soldier. He was abducted by Hamas on June 25, 2006 on the border of Israel and Gaza. Gilad Shalit. He has remained in captivity somewhere in Gaza for more than 1,560 days since his abduction. The Israeli government has tried to secure the return of Shalit many times during the […]
As the upcoming mid-term elections approach, voters are starting to decide what kind of leadership and change they want to bring into the powerful corridors of Washington, D.C. With our country struggling with an unprecedented level of unemployment, a skyrocketing national debt and a dwindling foreign policy, it is no surprise that most Americans are […]
The conventional wisdom around the Beltway is that the Democrats will lose their majority in the House, while possibly retaining the Senate by a razor-thin margin. Why is this the case? What are the factors that led the Democrats into this precarious predicament? The first and most obvious cause for this situation is the economy. […]
For those of you who are (relatively) new to ‘Deis, you may not have noticed that there are suddenly like A MILLION hot guys wandering around on campus. Where did they come from and where are they going? I’ve heard mixed reviews: some friends haven’t noticed any changes, whereas other friends are flummoxed by the […]
