Leaning towards studying abroad? Don’t overthink it.
Like many of my peers in the Class of 2018, I have recently returned from a most memorable study abroad experience. I spent the Spring 2017 semester living and studying with the Brandeis in The Hague program, out of Leiden, The Netherlands. There are too many positive adjectives in the English language that qualify for […]
Hackett addresses importance of federally funded research
The Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee, in a bipartisan effort, rejected President Trump’s proposed budget cuts for the National Institute of Health (NIH) by approving a bill that would instead increase funding by $2 billion. This money, according to Chairman of the Appropriations Committee and U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), […]
Summer movie recap: a quality paradox
Now that Labor Day is in the rear-view mirror, it’s time we talk about the 2017 summer movie season. The 2017 summer box office is a bit of a paradox. You’ve probably heard by now that this was the worst summer for Hollywood in the past decade, in terms of the cumulative total amount of […]
Federal funding for the sciences supports ground-breaking research
Have you ever wondered how much money goes into funding the scientific research that goes on at Brandeis? With seven departments and five interdepartmental programs in the sciences and a large focus on research, it’s no secret that federal funding plays a huge role in ensuring that research can continue. For the past 10 years, […]
Environmental racism is not a joke
A disturbing trend has been sweeping right-wing media that combines anti-environmental sentiment, racism and hatred of college students and protest movements. Right-wing YouTubers, social media moguls and news sources have been ridiculing the concept of environmental racism. Environmental racism is the tendency for the effects of climate change and pollution to be directed toward people […]
Financial aid office hopes to educate students
$65,928. That’s the number that landed Brandeis the 23rd slot in Business Insider’s 2017 list of “The Most Expensive Colleges in America.” To many families, that amount is not only nerve-wracking, but completely unattainable. Which brings us to the tedious and confusing forms students fill out in the midst of the college application process: the […]
Crown Center for Middle East Studies hosts six speakers to discuss Arab-Israeli conflict
This past Sunday, the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis hosted the “Looking Back, Looking Forward” event centering the Israeli-Arab conflict. The panel featured six speakers from diverse backgrounds who addressed three topics: Zionism and the Arab World, the future of Palestine and the future of Israel. The event emphasized several landmark developments […]
Riley Sager’s ‘Final Girls’ pleases with thrills and drama
Quincy Carpenter doesn’t like being called a Final Girl. Sure, she was the sole survivor of the Pine Cottage Murders that killed her five best friends, but that’s ten years behind her. Now, she’s a successful baking blogger. Now, she and her public defender boyfriend live in a comfy Manhattan apartment. Now, she’s healed. Or […]
