Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
their anxious senior moments waiting to hear from the state schools in the area. I was the only person in my friend group to leave the Midwest and one of three people in my high school to go to the East coast. The most recent senior class followed suit with only four out of 350 […]
A vibrant member of the Brandeis community, Alexa Christakos ’11, died Sept. 4 in a motorcycle accident in New Hampshire. She and the motorcycle driver, Michael Gazeaud, 36, were pronounced dead at the scene. She was an American Studies and Philosophy major. “Alexa was a witty, gracious and congenial young woman. A proud Greek-American, she […]
Every day it feels as though more and more people are buying and using iPhones. As 3G and now 4G networks have become more widespread, Apple has annually released upgrades that, other than the “antennagate” problem with the AT&T iPhone 4, have consistently been steps forward. Just over a week ago, I made the switch […]
From its earliest roots a liberal arts education was one tied to learning for learning’s sake, but today financial concerns come to mind when examining these private institutions. Loans and college have become two words tied together by the rising cost of higher education. Where can the line be drawn between value of school and […]
In the world of science fiction, J.J. Abrams has become something of a king, creating the long-running show “Lost,” with an almost cult-like, devotional fanbase despite a near-incomprehensible plot, in addition to directing the latest “Stark Trek” movie and it’s forthcoming sequel. With so much success, it’s sad to see another of Abrams’ projects fall […]
Thursday evening, the creative writing department presented a reading by poets Fady Joudah and Ghassan Zaqtan. Dr. Fady Joudah, an accomplished poet, physician and translator, won the 2012 PEN USA Literary Award for Translation for his Arabic-to-English translation of acclaimed Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish’s “If I Were Another.” Dr. Joudah also works as an emergency […]
Soda and its link to obesity has been in the news a lot lately. The New York City Board of Health approved a ban on Sept. 13 prohibiting the sale of sugar-sweetened drinks in the city larger than 16 ounces. Even Leslie Knope attempted to make Pawnee a better place by banning soda as a […]
How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff Meg Rosoff’s “How I Live Now” tells the story of a teenage girl called Daisy, who is sent away by her broken New York family to live with unknown cousins in the British countryside. The story begins lighthearted and adventurous, as the children enjoy an idyllic farm life […]
A recent article published in The Atlantic, written by Peg Tyre, discusses a New York high school’s population of low-performing students and the struggle to find a solution. New Dorp High School, a public high school located on Staten Island, primarily caters to low-income and working-class families. For decades, school officials and teachers have been […]
We all have our pet peeves. For some people, it’s the light someone unnecessarily left on in the house; for others, it may be a certain type of pet. Especially since many of us are on the Internet nowadays, many pet peeves stem from online activity. For one of my friends, the entire idea of […]
