Fred Rogers, better known as “Mister Rogers,” declared “Life is for service” in his book “Life’s Journey According to Mister Rogers: Things to Remember Along the Way.” While the final episode of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood”...

Brandeis University, as we, the students, all know, prides itself on its strong academics. It rightly should, as it is ranked #44 by U.S. News and World Report for American universities (that said, the methodology...

Welcome back to Brandeis, and if you’re a first-year, welcome to Brandeis. As those of us who are returning are all aware, there are a lot of first-years this year. In fact, it is the...

“Look around.”    I don’t understand.   “Explore your surroundings.”   But I live in them.    “You do not live in them. You have become them; a sapling who thinks itself an acorn. Your...

There are few things that Brandeis students love more than a good old fashioned peer-to-peer competition. Our recent Jeopardy run, for one. The existence of our debate team, ironically named BADASS, for another. Our latest,...

Brandeis, as we all know, has many longstanding and proud traditions. Believe it or not, sports are one of them. Now, we had the good sense to sack the football program long ago. No, I’m...

In 2012, Brandeis University was ranked number six  by Unigo for the happiest universities in the United States for the 2012-2013 year. Don’t believe me? I don’t either. Yet, it’s on the university Wikipedia page,...