Friday, the Watch, one of Brandeis' magazines, published its first issue since fall 2001. The issue, titled, "The Watch Reborn: a magazine back from the brink," renews The Watch's presence on campus as Brandeis' open forum magazine. This issue's articles covered a diverse range of topics, from religion to the Soviet Union. "I am very excited to reintroduce the Watch magazine to Brandeis," Watch Co-Editor in Chief Benjamin Woodring '06 said. "The open forum publication is really quite distinctive on this campus and really has no parallel."

Many people on campus told Watch editors they were surprised to see the Watch, as they thought it was it was no longer in print.

"Distributing this issue has been exciting as well as frustrating. Underclassmen said, 'what's the Watch?' while upperclassmen said 'I thought the Watch was dead,'" Co-Editor in Chief Jonathan Cetel '06 said. "So, I enjoy enlightening the campus about the existence of a publication that remains distinctly significant to the student body."

Cetel said next semester, the Watch will release more issues.

"Hopefully, next semester, students will no longer be unaware of the Watch; instead, they'll be looking forward to its arrival," Cetel said.

"In the future, we hope to go into greater depth concerning many key issues, accounting for a diverse spectrum of opinions," Woodring said. "The Watch can be a channel for countless intellectual discussions and right now looks very promising."