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Improve the Branvan system

13 April, 2018 // Opinions // 0 Comments
One of the most essential—but least popular—services the university provides is free transportation within Waltham through the Branvan. It is common to hear students complaining about the Branvan being late, slow or crowded—in fact, it’s… Read More...
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How to stay sane after graduation

29 September, 2017 // Opinions // 0 Comments
When I leave Brandeis next spring, I don’t know where in the world I will end up. I will become a nomad, following a job or a person, an opportunity or a dream. I am… Read More...
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The Boston protests and the Paradox of Tolerance

25 August, 2017 // Opinions // 0 Comments
There is a comic floating around the more liberal parts of the Internet entitled “The Paradox of Tolerance” that makes the argument that it is immoral to tolerate intolerance. “When we extend tolerance to those… Read More...
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Don’t regret staying at Brandeis

28 April, 2017 // Opinions // 0 Comments
I expected this semester to be a lonely one because I am a junior at Brandeis, and many of my friends are currently overseas. I worried that I would look at the empty seat at… Read More...
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How to make the housing lottery more effective

31 March, 2017 // Opinions // 0 Comments
Complaints about DCL and the housing lottery have abounded in the last several weeks, but the core issue is not with number distribution or confusing choosing processes, but rather with the lottery system itself. The… Read More...
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Figuring out where home is

3 March, 2017 // Opinions // 0 Comments
“What’s your name?” “Where are you from?” Everyone asked these questions during the first few months of college. When every face is a new face, it’s good to start by establishing some basic information, and… Read More...
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Noisy neighbors and the selfishness epidemic

10 February, 2017 // Opinions // 0 Comments
Please, by all means, continue standing in the doorway to have a conversation with a friend. Nobody else needs to get in or out of the building five minutes before class starts. Please, leave more… Read More...
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No texting and walking

23 September, 2016 // Opinions // 0 Comments
There is something deeply irritating about the way people walk around on campus. Crowds of students take up the entire sidewalk. Classmates stop in doorways or in front of stairwells to have conversations. Some even… Read More...
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The housing lottery: where the odds are never in your favor

15 April, 2016 // Opinions // 0 Comments
Dealing with the Department of Community Living (DCL) housing lottery is the bane of my existence at Brandeis. It is how I imagine many people feel about dealing with the IRS. Many people have already… Read More...
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