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White supremacy on the footsteps of the Capitol

12 February, 2021 // Opinions // 0 Comments
As soon as I saw the infamously shared photo of a redneck with his boots up on the table of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, it was evident white supremacy and white privilege were the true… Read More...
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To all the econ majors I’ve hated before

12 February, 2021 // Opinions // 0 Comments
I was sitting here at my desk just thinking about what kind of article of mine you Brandeisians would love to read in our first print for this semester. I am ashamed to admit that… Read More...
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Making the unacceptable, acceptable

12 February, 2021 // Opinions, Top News // 0 Comments
12 hours. That is the unimaginable length of power cuts developing nations like Nepal experience every day. In the United States, the average electricity outage in a year lasts just over an hour. The gross… Read More...
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Rhum Barbancourt four year

4 December, 2020 // Opinions // 0 Comments
When I asked my manager Dan about rum, he told me that the Caribbean, and rum by extension, was the Wild West of the liquor world (compare this to France, which is its polar opposite.… Read More...
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Thanksgiving is the best holiday

4 December, 2020 // Opinions // 0 Comments
This year has cemented in my mind the idea that Thanksgiving is the greatest of all the cold-month holidays. Bereft of the burden of extended family antagonism, turkey day becomes just that—a day dedicated wholly… Read More...
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You’re wrong more often than you think, and so am I

4 December, 2020 // Opinions // 0 Comments
As any psychologist, neuroscientist or economist will tell you (the lattermost perhaps accompanied by an expletive or two), people are not entirely rational. In our decision-making, we do not often proceed consciously from evidently true… Read More...
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Sal’s mobile pizza in Waltham needs work

4 December, 2020 // Opinions // 0 Comments
Sal’s pizza has made another appearance in Waltham, this time in the form of a food truck, which offers delivery (but only within a three-mile radius, so not to Brandeis) and pickup. They offer their… Read More...
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Slowing down to appreciate the moment

4 December, 2020 // Opinions // 0 Comments
Life is always teaching us when we least expect it, and my dog, Scout, has been the one teaching me a lot my whole life. From how to always be there for someone to taking… Read More...
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Trying to stomach norovirus

4 December, 2020 // Opinions // 0 Comments
Chipotle, although one of my personal favorite Mexican chains (anyone who says Moe’s is better is just flat out wrong), has definitely had its fair share of foodborne illness outbreaks. From E. coli to salmonella,… Read More...
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Time to change our elections

4 December, 2020 // Opinions // 0 Comments
While the United States continues to pride itself on being a liberal mecca and exemplification of democracy to the rest of the world, we lack severely in the aspect of representation. The notion of “no… Read More...
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