Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
Arriving at the Javits Center, located in a relatively secluded corner of Manhattan, is like stepping onto another planet. As you enter the enormous glass building, a sign hanging from the ceiling reads “Greetings, earthlings! You have landed at the 2011 New York Comic Con!” It is immediately clear that today the Javits Center—which normally […]
The Israeli government recently released approximately 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the return of Staff Sergeant Gilad Shalit, who had been held hostage by Hamas for the last five years. I am not sure, however, if this was the wisest course of action to take on the part of the Israelis. I clearly understand […]
The Brandeis cross country team returned to competition this week for the first time in nearly a month at the Albany Invitational. Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams had very strong showings with the men coming in fifth out of 21 competitors and the women coming in 10th out of 23 competitors. Both […]
I have loved books since I was a very small child. I clearly remember my parents teaching me to read as I sat on their laps and slowly sounded out words from semi-awful Step-into-Reading books. Once I got past that rudimentary process, however, I discovered books that thrilled my mind and sparked my creativity. There […]
Whoever decided that 24 hours was enough for a day was terribly unmotivated or had a particularly cruel sense of humor. (Interestingly, the term nychthemeron is the term for the consecutive 24 hours marked on the calendar as a day, while a “day” is the transitive period of sunlight.) This is why coffee is such […]
“Submarine” is an indie British comedy-drama that has recently come out on DVD. In short, it is the epitome of an indie film. The hero of this film is 15-year-old Oliver Tate (Craig Roberts), who is exactly how you would imagine an adolescent Brit to be: a tad sensitive, more than a smidge strange and, […]
As soon as the new shows for this season were announced, I sat down and watched the trailer for every single one—all 27 of those scheduled to debut on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and the CW. The first new show premiered Sept. 13 and there are two shows yet to premiere. Although I was initially […]
In William Shakespeare’s “Henry VI Part 3,” the Duke of York describes Queen Margaret as a “tiger’s heart wrapp’d in a woman’s hide.” Despite her involvement in various battles, both personal and physical, that “woman’s hide” is clearly a supporting part. “Margaret: A Tiger’s Heart”—a re-cutting of the “Henry VI” trilogy and “Richard III” being […]
Most people play sports because they are competitive or athletic or “into” sports. Not me. In 10th grade I tried out for my high school’s girls’ volleyball team to make friends. Playing sports was a way of life in my high school. In most high schools it is the elite few who achieve the status […]
“Hook up”: Informal. To have casual sex or a romantic date without a long-term commitment, according to Dictionary.com. As residents of a college campus, the words “hook up” pass our lips on an almost daily basis. Yet—for something about which we talk so much—their exact meaning, when used in the correct combination and context, are […]
