Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
Each year, thousands of American homes catch fire. Last week, Gene Cranick’s home in Obion County, Tenn. became one of them. The Cranick family was lucky—they all managed to escape the house unharmed. So, like anyone else who found themselves in that situation would do, they waited at a safe distance for local firefighters to […]
Upon returning to visit Brandeis many years after graduating, Brandeis alumni are shocked by how different the campus looks compared to when they attended. As a senior, even as I reflect on the past four years, it is easy to point out the major physical changes to campus. But we all know that large-scale infrastructure […]
News recently came out that the United States has an assassination order, a “hit” if you will, against an American cleric in Yemen, Anwar Al-Awlaki. This man has been confirmed as a supporter of terrorism but the extent of his support is debatable. In fact, the entire situation is a debate. The notion that the […]
During the past 10 to 15 years scientists have been using state-of-the-art telescopes to discover exoplanets, which are planets located in another solar system. Until recently, only gas giants and other planets unsuitable for life had been found outside our solar system. However, a few days ago planetary astronomers from the Carnegie Institution of Washington […]
When analyzing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and peace process, there is a gigantic double standard that is all too often overlooked: Why can thousands of Arabs currently live in Israel proper while no Jews would be allowed to even live in a future Palestinian state? According to most supporters of the Palestinians, perhaps the biggest obstacle […]
How wary should we be of the honeymoon period in a relationship? I used to think that it was a good indicator of a long-term possibility–after all, if you didn’t really like each other, how could you spend so much time together? But maybe it’s something to think about that we possibly learn too much […]
Polls indicate that Democrats are less likely to vote on Nov. 2 than Republicans. But commentators have picked the wrong phrase—“enthusiasm gap”—to describe this phenomenon. The gap between the parties has little to do with enthusiasm, a term which suggests an element of irrationality. What separates the parties is really a letdown gap. Democrats didn’t […]
If you happened to brave the torrential downpour this past Tuesday to do some shopping at the Waltham Hannaford Supermarket, you may have caught a glimpse of me running around the produce section, weighing fruits and vegetables without buying anything. Don’t worry, I’m not crazy, and I wasn’t shoplifting. I was doing research for this […]
It’s that time of year again. The leaves are beginning to change color. A fall chill is in the air. And once again, I am about to drag myself into another season of training for the Cox Marathon in May. At this point, I am already starting to draw up a training plan that will […]
I do not usually play the role of campus media critic in my columns, especially since I am part of a major campus media outlet and think rather highly of it. Recently, though, I’ve been disappointed by coverage of the proposed change in admissions policy that will require some future Brandeis applicants to be judged […]
