Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
I never celebrated Halloween as a child. My parents insisted it was a pagan holiday and, thanks to Purim, I never felt like I was missing out. Also, I probably got more sweets than the kids who went trick-or-treating thanks to my mother’s strategic over-buying when it came to candy. I dressed up for Halloween […]
Nothing says autumn quite like the squirrels going nuts for nuts, having the sniffles and digging through your drawers for mittens. But really, the tell-tale sign of this season are the first-years prowling the consignment shops on Moody Street for the perfect Halloween costume. Yes, along with midterms, parents’ weekend and changing leaves, there comes […]
This past Wednesday, Brandeis defeated host Springfield College 1-0 in a match plagued by rain. With the win, the Judges, ranked seventh in New England, improved to 9-4-1 (1-1-1 UAA) while Springfield fell to 8-3-3. Springfield appeared to take an early lead just 2:18 into the game when sophomore midfielder Drew Vanasse tapped in a […]
This Friday the Brandeis community has reason to take a break and celebrate during the first ever “Fallabration” on the Great Lawn from 1 to 4 p.m. At this time of year many students are worn out from all-nighters and the constant stress of classes, and few get a chance to notice the great things […]
The Student Union senate has lost the respect of the Brandeis campus. It isn’t just 18 percent voter turnout in elections or uncontested races. It isn’t Senate Money Resolutions (SMR) requesting pizza for senate meetings or more votes for abstain and Mickey Mouse than real people. And it isn’t the invisibility of the senate’s work […]
This past summer, all I could think about was college—how incredible it was going to be, how much fun I was going to have and the amazing friends I would make. I spent my free time worrying about my classes and dreading my finals, dreaming of people I did not know and places I had […]
Throughout all of high school, each and every activity—whether academic, athletic or extracurricular—was done with the future in mind. Upon volunteering or signing up for anything I would always ask myself: “Will this help me get into college?” Everything I’d do was explicitly done in an attempt to make me more appealing to college admission […]
Starting to think about summer opportunities—and already lost? Dear Leah and Morgan, I’ve started thinking about getting a summer job, and I’m not sure where to turn. I have to do an internship for one of my minors, and my adviser suggested I do it over the summer. My parents want me to find a […]
As a midyear you have a couple options: Go abroad; stay home and try not to strangle your sibling; do an internship somewhere; or go to community college. For me it was a no-brainer. All my friends fled from my hometown like it was the plague and so I found myself doing the same. Except […]
Last week this editorial board complained about Einstein Bros. Bagels closing early, cowardly using the excuse of the Jewish holidays. We made the point that Jews eat too, even on holidays. Similarly, the food options in Sherman Dining Hall on Jewish holidays are meager. On the non-kosher side, which should not logically be affected by […]
