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Attitude change needed for defunct sexual assault policy

Sexual assault on college campuses rarely makes the news. There’s no wonder as to why: Cases are often difficult to prove and many aren’t even reported. When assaults are reported, ...

The Katzwer’s Out of the Bag: High time for the Olympics to honor murdered Israeli athletes

The Olympic Games have served since the late 1800s as a meeting ground for countries, a place where they can put aside conflict, differences and all the other things that ...

Engrossing: Bored? Go out and do something

During the course of the past couple of weeks, I have increasingly noticed how many people complain about being bored all the time. On an unrelated note, I have also noticed ...

Call Me Tweet Me: I see London, I see France: what I learned from my semester abroad

By the time you read this, I will probably be back in the United States after spending the past three and a half months in London. I absolutely love this ...

Union’s proposed amendments would only make things worse

The Student Union needs complete, systemic reform. But the great number of amendments to the Constitution proposed this week by the Executive Board (including and with the full support of ...

A midyear experience

Lovin it: A Midyear Experience by Lila Westreich Being a midyear is not easy. When I imagined my college experience it didn’t include beginning in the second semester. High school taught ...

Hanging up on a free cruise: the emotional toll of doing the right thing

It isn’t easy to hang up when a telemarketer offers you a free cruise. But you’ll be happy you did. This past week, I received a call from 503-468-5198. I ...

Altered Consciousness: Contemplations and concerns of a graduating senior

After nearly four years at Brandeis University, I will be graduating in several weeks along with the rest of the class of 2012. Certainly, I have benefited from my experience here ...

End reliance on surveys

They told us the Wabash survey was just an informal questionnaire, but it sure looked like an SAT exam. Thankfully, it only lasted one hour. The Wabash survey was given to ...

Facebook fallacies: reevaluating social networking

Ever since Facebook began to gain popularity, people have worried about what it meant for our social interactions. As technology advances, so do the complaints that our humanity’s social skills ...

Dining during break is deplorable

During spring break, my friends went down on Sunday to the Village P.O.D. for dinner. The schedule clearly stated that the hours that day would be 4 p.m. until midnight. ...

Altered Consciousness: Romney Clinch Sets Up Long General Campaign

Well, it seems as if the general election has already begun. It was not like the outcome was really much of a surprise since former Governor Mitt Romney’s primary competition included ...

Debate reveals what candidates don’t offer

I am interested in all things Brandeis. But against the conventional wisdom (judging by the turnout) I found myself unable to stay away from the Student Union presidential and vice ...

BC death’s Relevance to Brandeis

Community news coverage must extend beyond the confines of Loop Road to the streets of Waltham. Occasionally, it must extend to other colleges, cities and towns. We define community broadly ...

Engrossing: Occupied thoughts on The Great Teach In

A few days ago, I received several Facebook invitations to a series of events titled the Brandeis 99% Spring Week. This collection of events is part of the larger 99% ...