a manifesta, to be performed. unfinished.
I am tired of revolutions that do not represent me Of safe spaces that alienate aspects of my identity Denying the intersectionality That is my reality. I am supposed to put on a shelf Facets of my self Stick to the issue at hand And not make a sound About supposedly unrelated topics. I have […]
Entropy
Entropy…
What is going on in the world?
People, WAKE UP! These are “interesting” times to read the news, we are living history. Changes all over the world are taking place. Below is a brief list of some of the issues that I believe everyone should be aware of. Then, I will try to explain how all of them might be inter-related, after […]
Just three questions
Two thousand years ago the great Rabbi Hillel posed three rhetorical questions. In the first he asks, “If I am not for myself, who will be for me?” With these words Hillel demands that we as individuals must make our well being our top priority. While we can hope that others will look out for […]
A Few Words on Anarchy and America
A spectre is haunting America – the spectre of the unreconstructed individual. He cannot, and will never be, a cog in the machine of other’s grand designs. The current electoral season, reported as a clash of worldviews, obscures the incredible consensus achieved by the ruling oligarchy: that the individual has no place outside of the […]
POYA: Miscellaneous shit
Haters: Oh no, he said “shit”! That means he’s just trying to be inflammatory without having any actual ideas! Critics: He used the term “haters”! That means he’s a wigger! Intellectuals: Why the racially charged dichotomy between “haters” and “critics”? Many people?: What is this pretentious meta art school shit? This revolution would not have […]
Brandeis introduces Lerman-Neubauer Fellowship for class of 2012
Beginning with this year’s Freshman class, Brandeis will offer a Lerman-Neubauer Fellowship each summer to 12 accepted prospective students who have demonstrated academic excellence during high school. Funded by a generous donation by Jeanette Lerman, Neubauer ‘69- President of J.P. Lerman & Co., former Vice President of Communications for Time Warner, and the provider for […]
First-Years begin Brandeis with open minds
All high school students have pre-conceived notions about what university life will be like; the fears, the expectations, the stereotypes. But how is life at Brandeis really shaping up for the class of 2012 first-year? Having been at school for almost a month, first-years are now truly starting to get a sense of what it […]
Leap of faith: Brandeis sophomore holds off conversion to judaism upon arrival on campus
As a sophomore in high school, Emily Dunning assumed that she would convert to Judaism once she went to college. Since arriving at Brandeis University last year, however, Dunning, who is now a sophomore, has decided to postpone her plans for conversion. Dunning acknowledges that her delay may puzzle some because Brandeis has a large […]
New club aims to ease Brandeis Waltham tensions
The first meeting of the Advocates for Event Education and Police Instruction took place Monday in the Shapiro Multipurpose room. The club’s founder, Seth Shapiro ’09, opened the meeting by explaining the need for such an organization on campus. Commenting on the students arrested at Pachanga two weeks ago, Shapiro noted that relations between the […]
Kopp says education gap solvable
“Where you’re born in this country does affect your educational prospects,” Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp told a crowded room of students Monday night. Kopp, throughout her keynote address for Brandeis Citizenship Week, insisted that despite the dire reality of educational inequity in the United States, it is a problem that can be solved. […]
Deans discuss economic crisis
In the midst of a national financial crisis, Heller School Dean Lisa Lynch and International Business School Dean Bruce Magid discussed the domestic and international effects and made predictions about the type of economy the new president might face. Two hours before President Bush was to make a speech from Capitol Hill addressing the status […]
Hackett Fischer discusses book Champlain’s Dream
Samuel De Champlain may have been the illegitimate son of King Henry IV, Prof. David Hackett Fischer (HIST) announced yesterday at a reception for the release of his new book, Champlain’s Dream. Many historians have always thought that Champlain, the French explorer who founded Quebec, was not the son of the parents who raised him, […]
Women’s soccer loses to Clark, then goes on to defeat Smith
It was a week of very mixed results for the Brandeis women’s soccer team. On Saturday, Clark University took the Judges to overtime and sent them home with a loss with the only goal of the game. Brandeis bounced back on Wednesday, however, defeating Smith College 5-1 in a powerful performance. Saturday’s game was marked […]
Women’s volleyball ends winning streak
All good things must come to an end. After all, the Roman Empire fell, the Beatles broke up, Clarence Thomas replaced Thurgood Marshall and the Brandeis volleyball team saw their five game winning streak come to its conclusion, bowing to undefeated Tufts 1-3. “I think we had a lot of energy in the beginning and […]
Nas graces Brandeis with his presence
On September 20, 2008 Nasir Jones, aka Nasir Ben Olu Dara, aka Nastradamus, aka Nasty Nas, but more commonly known as simply Nas, graced Brandeis University with his presence to our extreme delight. Before he blessed the stage, we had notable performance from up and coming artist John Hope ( that “favorite verses” section of […]
A Correspondence with President Reinharz
The following is a compilation of questions-and-answers drawn from an e-mail to University President Jehuda Reinharz. Diverse City selected the questions posed from submissions made via a Facebook group. The questions were selected editor Maxwell Price. Maxwell Price: Is the university committed to promulgating Louis Brandeis’ views on Zionism? If not, why is the faculty […]
Privilege, Power, and Responsibility
How can you start a revolution when you are “the man?” The preceding line might sound like just a cute hook to catch the attention of the reader. But it encapsulates better than any other expression I know the dilemma I face in trying to spark a revolution. One of my dear friends posed that […]
Write (continued)
Editor’s Note: The first installment of this story appeared in the September 19 issue of Diverse City, in which an unnamed protagonist struggled with writer’s block after an unsatisfying one night stand with his best friend. Each gasp rattled his smoky lungs. With one last agonizing push he made it to the crest of the […]
Brandeis helps Posse student land internship
Sometimes interviewing another person makes you understand yourself better. I met Daniel Acheampong ’11 last year, because he lived on my hall (Gordon 2, nicest dorm floor at Brandeis?). He’s one of the most popular people I know yet he’s also incredibly down to earth. I used to see him around the hall periodically, and […]
