Tove Lo’s ‘Lady Wood’ gives voice to modern feminism
Swedish singer-songwriter Tove Lo, born Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson, made her debut on the pop music scene in early 2014 with her chart-topping sleeper hit, “Habits (Stay High).” Since then, she has released a few new singles that have managed to cross over into mainstream success as well, including “Talking Body” and the most recent […]
Students interested in foreign service intern with State Department
During his semester abroad in Beijing, China, Jake Silverman ’17 stayed connected to home in an unusual way. As an intern with the Virtual Student Foreign Service (VSFS), Silverman published pieces in the Huffington Post, reading interviews with diplomats and learning the ins and outs of diplomatic lives. He was one of over 500 who […]
Political Perspective from Prof. Burt
The election of 1968, between Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey and George Wallace, was the beginning of English Prof. John Burt’s political awareness. The primary election in 1968 most resembles the 2016 election, he explained. It was during this time that civil rights activist, Martin Luther King Jr., was assassinated. After Eugene McCarthy entered the race […]
Inconvenient transportation options limit cross-registration
Two weeks ago, I wrote an article about the harrowing process of cross-registering for classes at schools within the Greater Boston Consortium from Brandeis. I’ve actually been attending Boston University on the side for around two months now, but there still are a number of things that’ll stick in my head whenever I’m moving about, […]
Fencing competes in season opening tournament
Brandeis men’s and women’s fencing competed in their first tournament of the year on Saturday, Nov. 5. The New England Fall Intercollegiate Championship (NEFIC) took place at Smith College in Northampton, MA. Brandeis fencers entered the day with a pre-tournament ranking, determined by last year’s NEFIC results and each player’s rank. Notably, Guillermo Narvaez ’18 […]
Swimming teams take first wins of the season
On Friday, Nov. 4, the Brandeis men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams competed in multiple dual meets at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). The men’s team defeated Babson University 150-134, and the women’s team beat Babson and Smith College, 196-95 and 154-135, respectively. However, the women’s team fell to WPI 174-103 and the men’s team […]
Dealing with losing a debate
Earlier this week, we found out the fate of our country, of our people, of ourselves, for the next four years. Although, I suppose if you are reading this right now, we are either trying to find shelter in Canada (what up, Trudeau!) or we are smiling through gritted teeth and going about our days […]
Library union successfully implements lactation room
Brandeis University now has a lactation room on the second floor of the Goldfarb Library. The lactation room, which was implemented just weeks ago, adds to the three pre-existing lactation rooms on campus in Gryzmish, Gerstenzang and Rabb Graduate Center. The library union decided to install the lactation room when it noticed that there had […]
Spreading love through a computer screen
To many, checking their Facebook page has become an obsession. I am no different; I am on Facebook more times than I can count in a day. On Nov. 6, I opened my laptop and logged onto my Facebook account as per usual. The first things on my newsfeed, to my surprise, were a series […]
Statement of Progress for menstrual product campaign
We, students from Brandeis Students for Reproductive Justice, Brandeis FMLA, Student Union Campus Operations Working Group, Student Union Social Justice and Diversity Committee and individual students, continue to work to facilitate a meaningful dialogue with the Brandeis administration in response to student support for free menstrual products on the Brandeis campus. Over the past three […]
On being both Bengali and American
When I was four, I immigrated from Bangladesh with my mother. I was considered the “golden” baby because I was born on Eid-al-Fitr, the celebration after the month of Ramadan, and around the very same time my father got his visa. I don’t have many memories of Bangladesh from when I was young. My one […]
How to fight for positive change during a Trump presidency
On this day, my heart breaks for the dream of a female president. My heart breaks for the dream of a president who supports racial equality, immigration reform and reproductive rights. Unfortunately, we learned that large portions of our population feel threatened by our country’s recent steps towards equality. This election has shifted the tide […]
Dewey defeats Truman
We will not go gentle into the night—because we will be dragged there screaming by an orange Oompa-Loompa and his congressional henchmen. To the chagrin of the pundits and pollsters, anything is possible. When it came to predicting the president, maybe we would have been better off listening to the maniac on the street corner […]
The United States will survive Trump
This might still be rather hard to believe, but it is going to be okay. It feels rather surreal, and understandably so, given that no one thought this would happen. It feels as though we are living in a dream and that the progress of the past eight years was for nothing. But I promise […]
We did not do enough
We’re down, but not out. It has been a difficult two days to say the least. Brandeis University was and still is in a state of shock and disbelief. How does one go about comprehending the once-incomprehensible? The level of confidence that we would be building upon the progress of the last eight years was […]
Support BAATF’s effort to creation AAPI minor
Last week, the Brandeis Asian American Task Force (BAATF) released a statement that they would be delivering a letter to President Ron Liebowitz on his inauguration day. In the statement, BAATF encouraged Asian American and Pacific Islander students to contribute their own stories by adding a letter of their own to the overall open letter, […]
In the Senate: October 30
Reusable bottles owned but not used
A lack of reusable water bottles is not an excuse for Brandeis students who contribute to the plastic water bottle sales on campus, a survey put out by the Senate Sustainability Committee revealed. Out of 301 survey respondents, 95 percent own a reusable water bottle. It’s about making it more convenient to use reusable water […]
Sustainability Initiatives: Composting on Campus
Brandeis’ composting efforts have grown, according to Manager for Sustainability Programs Mary Fischer. Composting involves using food scraps and other biodegradable waste to fertilize soil. In other words, it is reusing the waste and debris that otherwise would go to a dump to improve the ground and potentially serve as energy sources. Composting works well […]
Brandeis updates Climate Action Plan
Brandeis has reduced its carbon footprint for the first time since it signed a pledge in 2007 committing to reduce its energy consumption and work towards carbon neutrality, President Ron Liebowitz announced on Tuesday. The university reduced its footprint by eight percent between fiscal years 2015 and 2016 and used 10 percent less energy. Reducing […]
