Criticisms of Fisher’s appearance prove misguided
One day, a creature by the name of Jabba the Hutt captured Alderon’s Princess Leia, and he put her in a gold bikini, the Gold Bikini.
Views on the News: Gun Control
Last Tuesday, President Barack Obama enacted new executive actions aimed at mitigating mass shootings, suicides and killings across the country.
Question US politics amid UK proposed Trump ban
“United States President Banned from the United Kingdom” — if the presidential race continues as it has and British citizens have their way, Americans could see this headline within a year.
EDITORIAL: Consider University politics during presidency
Following an eight-month search for the ninth University president, the Board of Trustees announced Ronald D.
EDITORIAL: Commend Brandeis Asian American Task Force’s work
In a letter addressed to senior administrators, a group known as the Brandeis Asian American Task Force outlined a list of demands related to the creation of an Asian American studies department.
Reevaluate ethics of sensationalized true crime media
I have beyond an abiding interest in an amalgamation of true crime, conspiracy theory, and unexplained mysteries — I hesitate to describe it truly as “true crime,” because my interests go beyond the genre, but for the purpose of this article, I will describe this broad passion as true crime, to make things easier.
Views on the News: American SAFE Act
On Nov. 19, the House of Representatives voted strongly in favor of the American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act 2015, or the American SAFE Act of 2015, which would effectively bar Syrian refugees from entering the country.
EDITORIAL: Reevaluate Student Union involvement in protests
Over the last several weeks, student groups such as Ford Hall 2015 and the Brandeis Asian American Task Force have sent direct letters to the University’s top administrators which included lists of specific demands and a short deadline by which they must be met. This board has often condemned a sense of student apathy toward administrative dealings and is pleased to see these protest movements as evidence to the contrary.
EDITORIAL: Commend BAATF campus organization efforts
A student group called the Brandeis Asian American Task Force emerged in the public eye last Wednesday, calling upon Interim President Lisa Lynch and other administrators in an email campaign to sign a contract promising the creation of an Asian American Studies department.
Planned Parenthood: Label Planned Parenthood attacks as acts of domestic terror
On Nov. 27, Robert Lewis Dear walked into a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood clinic and opened fire with a long gun, beginning a five-hour stand-off with the police.
Planned Parenthood: Recognize inherent flaws in pro-life movement’s name
On Nov. 27, Robert Lewis Dear targeted a Planned Parenthood Clinic in Colorado Springs, Colo., shooting twelve people. Since the shooting, the political right has attempted to distance Dear’s actions from the “pro-life” movement, but Dear’s mutterings about “no more baby parts” upon arrest and comments by Barbara Micheau, a former wife of his, establish a clear connection.
Criticize commercialization in Belgian physician-assisted suicides
I am standing on the precipice of something great, you say. I am making the right decision, you say.
Condemn harmful name discrimination trend in U.S.
“I’m not about to hire you if your name is Watermelondrea.” This comment made by former child star Raven Symoné was intended to be humorous but instead exposed the harsh truth surrounding ethnicity and stereotyping in the modern and professional world.
Views on the News: Paris attacks
On Monday, French President Francois Hollande declared that “France is at war.” The concurrent attacks on Friday killed 129 people and wounded 352 more.
Commend restaurant’s democratic policy on tipping
Last week, a representative of Joe’s Crab Shack announced that tipping is banned in its restaurants.
Encourage funding for greater scientific exploration
As a budding experimental physicist, a question I am often posed is, “Why would one spend so much money studying subatomic realms when one could spend the money ...” The suggestions for where the money could or should be directed are endless; starving populations, war-stricken nations, charity, or even Wall Street.
Student demands limit intellectual discourse on campus
On Thursday, a Facebook group called “Brandeis Students of Color Demands 2015” posted a list of demands that they require Interim President Lisa Lynch and the Board of Trustees to implement by the next academic year.
Reevaluate flawed US response in wake of Islamic State attacks
Were the Nov. 13 bombings in Paris a game-changer for the U.S.’s position on the Islamic State?
EDITORIAL: Continue campus dialogue on race issues
In 1969, approximately 70 students gathered in Ford Hall to demand greater representation for black students campus-wide, according to the Department of African and Afro-American Studies. On Friday, students gathered in the Bernstein-Marcus Administration Building as part of the Ford Hall 2015 movement, demanding a swift University response to institutionalized racism on campus, invoking the same imagery and sentiment as those who occupied Ford Hall in 1969.
POINT/COUNTER-POINT: Recognize student groups' First Amendment rights
“The fog of fascism is descending quickly over many American universities.” The preceding statement was made by prominent lawyer Alan Dershowitz on Fox News recently.
A profile of the class of 2030: trends and statistics from new first-year students
University receives a D- on campus free speech report card
Letter to the Editor — Arush Chandna
Club Close Up: Waltham Group Recruitment Night
Student Union candidacy, Fall 2026