Women vs. the world
It is no secret that women and girls are the butt of modern society’s jokes. From day one we are put into some box: tomboy, girly-girl…Why can’t women just be women? For others that is simply not enough. I remember being told that if a boy is mean to you it is because he has […]
Baseball is back!
After 124 days, baseball is back. On Oct. 27, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Tampa Bay Rays in the World Series. Since then, we have not had any Major League Baseball (MLB) games, but there has been plenty of baseball action. Starting pitcher Trevor Bauer signed with the Dodgers. The San Diego Padres traded […]
Which running back is better: Marshawn Lynch or Derrick Henry?
As sports talk show hosts love to debate how the New England Patriots should approach the upcoming 2021 National Football League (NFL) Draft with respect to the quarterback position or whether LeBron James holds the title of “Greatest of All Time” against Michael Jordan, rarely has the question arisen about which NFL player is better—former […]
Hotheaded Green speaks out on NBA double standard
In 2012, Draymond Green was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the second round of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft. For nine seasons, Green has not only helped the Warriors to three NBA Championships throughout his time in San Francisco, but he has also raised revenue, as he has always been an exciting […]
Univ. COVID-19 updates: virtual commencement, changes to capacity limits
President Ron Liebowitz announced the cancellation of the class of 2021’s in-person commencement ceremony in an email sent out to the student body on Feb. 23. The decision comes in response to the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic and the number of positive cases in the state of Massachusetts, according to the email. The decision […]
Univ. releases COVID Amnesty Policy
The university has implemented the COVID Amnesty Policy at the beginning of the spring 2021 semester, which protects students who are proactively seeking help after violating the university’s policies relating to COVID-19. In order to ensure that students give the Brandeis Community Tracing Program (BCTP) accurate information, the COVID Amnesty Policy will prevent any conduct […]
Don’t care a lot for ‘I Care a Lot’
“I Care a Lot” would have been a good movie if it actually told the story that it wanted to tell. The premise is interesting enough: Marla Greyson (Rosamund Pike) tricks the court into making herself the guardian of the rich elderly, sapping each of the elder’s assets and bank accounts in the process. Marla’s […]
Panelists discuss restorative justice in Berlin
In an event held by the university, panelists discussed relations between Germans, Israelis and Palestinians in Berlin in what they referred to as The Moral Triangle. Authors of The Moral Triangle: Germans, Israelis, Palestinians, Katharina Galor and Sa’ed Atshan, brought these three communities into dialogue regarding different treatment of these groups and restorative justice measures […]
