Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
You could tell just by looking at the audience that something exciting was about to go down. Caribbean American college students, old ladies, and a Boston high school English class all mingled together, atwitter with the prospect of meeting the person behind the words they’d cherished, that starkly original, inventive spinner of tales about the […]
This was written on a blog series about US-Pakistan Relations called Hope Within Pakistan for Senator John Kerry. It is incredibly important for Brandeis students to know not only about Pakistan, but about the entire world. When we look closely and try to learn and understand other cultures, we find how similar we all are […]
Last weekend I traveled to New Orleans for the celebration of Mardi Gras. The holiday, which translates to “Fat Tuesday,” acts as the final party before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. It is celebrated in cities all over the world, notably Brazil’s Carnival. In New Orleans, the festivities begin about a month before […]
Every generation there comes a singer whose voice radically reshapes conventions and standards of vocal beauty. Artists like Nina Simone, Patti Smith, Tom Waits, and Thom Yorke have each, through their own vocal genius, altered the popular music landscape in significant ways. As I sat spellbound in the balcony of New York City’s legendary Town […]
The members of Revive: Mumbai, believe that a global face of terrorism requires a united response. Created after the November 26th, 2008 attacks in South Mumbai, we continue to address issues concerning terrorism by promoting co-existence and communal harmony. As citizens of a university that reflects the ideals of social justice, we wish to mobilize […]
Human beings take comfort in routine. Daily routines can range from the typical—coffee in the morning on the way to class—to the more peculiar, compulsive habits like chewing food in even numbers before swallowing. Regardless of the methodology or reasoning behind them, routines are necessary in order to maintain stability in the otherwise unruly madness […]
