Stay conscious
Imagine that you are working out at the gym with a close friend. You are both hitting the weights, with your friend benching over and you are spotting, making sure that the weight does not fall on your friend’s head (What a good friend you are!). After you congratulate him for maxing out at 200 […]
The Culture of Citizenship
What does it take to be a good citizen? When you hear that question, most people think about voting, however being a good citizen encompasses so much more than that. Learning how to be a good citizen is one of the main themes in “The Culture of Journalism” (JOUR 120) taught by professor Maura Farrelly […]
Rose-colored vision
Last spring semester, I remember getting a call from my mom one day who told me that I should not come home because my dad had pink eye. Pink eye, formally known as conjunctivitis, is an inflammation of tissue in the eye, causing redness and swelling. Since I am the best son in the world, […]
Wash your hands- avoid the stomach flu!
During my middle school years, my family and I would often go out to do grocery shopping. We would buy things like meats, fish and rice, but something we would do for special occasions is prepare a fruit platter. Unbeknownst to me, fruit platters can actually contain the virus that causes the stomach flu, and […]
Alexa: please don’t send Google my blood type
In today’s world, it often feels like our social media knows more about us than we know about ourselves. Just Google It (HWL 60A) is a class designed to inform students about the lesser known things about the digital world most people live in. According to the syllabus, the course explores various topics that are […]
Hoot Halloween Guide
Whether you’re a ghost or goblin, witch or wizard, Halloween is a holiday where everyone gets to put their spookiest face forward. And the best way to do Halloween is to commit 100 percent to every aspect of the holiday, from costumes to candy. There are a lot of ways to get the most out […]
Athlete’s foot for everyone
Back in high school, I was nowhere close to being an athlete or somebody who exercised much. Personally, I identified more with the term “couch potato.” Surprisingly, however, a lot of my friends were on track, did wrestling or were workout warriors. I distinctly remember being at the beach with my friends, and being horrified […]
Happy kissing, don’t catch the kissing disease
If you have been on a college campus for long enough, you are bound to hear of someone who has mono or “the kissing disease.” Mono, medically known as infectious mononucleosis, is a contagious viral infection that is transmitted through saliva. This means that it can be spread through kissing, coughing, sneezing and by sharing […]
Use your common sense; don’t catch the common cold
Whether it’s the day of an important exam, or the week of your only vacation this year, the last thing that you want plaguing your body is a cold. Unfortunately, the characteristic runny nose, scratchy throat and wet cough are all but uncommon to the average adult. In fact, most healthy adults get sick an […]
A holistic view on digital culture
With social media becoming a larger part of everyday life in the contemporary world, the sphere of digital anthropology has been growing and becoming more important. Digital Cultures (ANTH 138A) taught by Professor Brian Horton (ANTH) provides students with an overview of the various aspects of digital anthropology. Digital Anthropology (also known as techno-anthropology, digital […]
Happy flu season
We’ve all been waiting for it, we’ve all been excited for it, and now it is almost here! Since the flu season is right around the corner, I figured it would be a good idea to get this out sooner rather than later, so that I don’t have every other person projecting their saliva onto […]
When someone’s choking…
While eating out at a restaurant and relaxing with your friends and family, one of the last things on your mind would be the presence of a hazard, such as choking. However, according to the National Safety Council, choking is the fourth leading cause of death due to unintentional injuries. Knowing the steps to take […]
A life-saving proposal
Do you ever have those days that are supposed to be perfect but then everything goes wrong and your perfect day turns into your perfect nightmare? Well, my fourteenth birthday was a day like that. I do not know why I was so excited to turn fourteen, but I was. I think a large part […]
Washing sustainability away
Brandeis students are very busy people. It is not surprising that amid seven majors, five minors, being a part of eleven clubs, going to nine recitations per week and trying to squeeze in a few hours of sleep and a meal or two, showering does not seem like something that should have a high place […]
An economic education, please?
According to the Council for Economic Education’s annual Survey, only 22 states in the U.S. require that students at public high schools take an economics class before they graduate. Global statistics are hard to find, but the case is fairly similar in all other countries we looked into. Fornagiel: As a STEM major who was […]
Send the flyers flying
Inspired by last week’s piece on plastic utensils and bags on campus and my recent trip back home, I also wanted to share an idea on how to make the Brandeis campus more green. The Brandeis community obviously cares about climate change. However, the focus seems to be on larger projects, such as divestment from […]
We are afraid to offend people, but not afraid to offend the environment
When plastic was first popularized in the 1960’s, it was cheap, malleable and light, which proved to be extremely economically beneficial to corporations and businesses across the globe. Due to the benefits of plastic, plastic product use is exponentially increasing, with 27,370,000 U.S tons in 1960, to 77,920,000 U.S. tons in 2015. Since plastic is […]
