Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
Each semester I have been here, some event has happened that made me question Brandeis’ competency in event organization. Usually, it has to do with food or commencement speakers, but in this case, it happened to be an event smack dab in the middle of the semester. The famed library party, which the school officially […]
We’re all human beings, and we all need to support each other. When we pass judgment on others, either purposefully or subconsciously, we lose a sense of our humanity. Some tend to think of themselves as really special when they tell others how to live their lives. These people, who find themselves better than others, […]
The results from last week’s election give an interesting perspective on the current American political mindset. Americans consistently elected Republican candidates in all offices, in all divisions of government. However, most of the progressive ballot initiatives also passed, leaving the United States with progressive policies (such as increased minimum wage and legalized marijuana) and conservative […]
College is a time of idealism and possibility. The cliched image of people staying up late, talking about issues and how they will change the world is present on campuses everywhere. Unfortunately, most of these fantastic dreams of change don’t get very far. The world outside the idealistic bubble of college isn’t an easy one […]
It depends on who you are, where you come from and where you want to go. The value of college, as the values of other life experiences, is subjective. One can generalize the idea that people who go to college are generally going to have better paying jobs than people who do not. However, to […]
Dear Brandeis University Administration, According to Brandeis University’s mission statement, the university affirms “the importance of a broad and critical education in enriching the lives of students and preparing them for full participation in a changing society, capable of promoting their own welfare, yet remaining deeply concerned about the welfare of others.” We, the Brandeis […]
Two weeks ago, a woman was riding her bike at the corner of Harvard and Main Street in Waltham at around 7 p.m. She was riding along the sidewalk approaching the intersection, when a BranVan approached on the alternate street. Making a tight curve, the van departed from its lane and hit her, trapping her […]
I am a hipster. Or I would be a hipster if hipsters defined themselves as hipsters anymore, but they don’t. So maybe I’m not a hipster after all? Is this the hipster paradox? The point remains: My thick-rimmed lens of the world and social media looks favorably on the sarcastic posts and ironic uses of […]
Early registration for next semester has started, and as always, students have been stressing about making it into the more popular classes or trying to figure out which classes they will actually take. With students sneaking out of class at their appointment times and the general angst in the air about needing consent codes from […]
One of the single best ways to destroy campus unity is to incite mistrust among peers. And Yik Yak, the anonymous social media app that operates almost like a geographical Twitter for college campuses, can do just that. It has the capacity to spur cyberbullying and other situations that have negative implications. If you have […]
