LINDSAY KAPLAN: Brandeis: Jews, Dylans, JAPs, RIFs, Wooks and freaks of nature
There are two types of Brandeis students: those who genuinely like Brandeis and those who want to transfer.
Lindsay Kaplan
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The life of a senior girl: jaded, single and ready to move on
Turning 21 was freaking awesome. For those of you underage wannabes eagerly chalking your license and counting the days until the big day, let me tell you: it is freaking awesome.
Wet Hot American'
"Go away, Michael, you're not special."And he wasn't. Michael Sackstein was the very opposite of special, so far away on the spectrum that he was closing in on drab, boring and thoroughly obnoxious."Michael, seriously.
Touche: Kaplan's diet guide for spring
Spring has sprung! The weather warmed up, the sun started shining and you finally get to show off that hot body you've been secretly working on all winter.What?
Kaplan advises how to fight off the mid-winter chill
It's cold.Strike that, it's actually morbidly freezing outside... and it's only January. With temperatures dropping well below Eskimo breeding climate, students and faculty alike have been bundling up to avoid mother nature's chilly wrath.
Going back to the library ... Kaplan's revenge of the nerds
The typical girl used to be attracted to a hunk who could pull himself under her car and fix whatever doodad kept making her stall at a red light.
Hooked: Addictions your parents didn't warn you about
We were all warned about human tendencies towards addiction. Health class programs taught us to stay away from drugs, your mama warned you not to smoke those cigarettes and Kurt Cobain was a great example of the dangers of heroin.
Pseudointellect? Kaplan prefers the real thing
A diet based solely on sushi should have sent up a red flag. Or his gutless obsession with Radiohead, Rufus Wainwright and Rachmaninoff that he eagerly slips into conversation, not unlike how his finger occasionally slips off the recessed filter of his Parliament cigarette.
Bite me, vegetarians.
The new low-carb high-protein diet fads have been swamping the nation with promises of tighter abs and leaner calves.
Tips for dating out of the fog
After weeks of whining, my editors finally granted me permission to write a column on circumcisions.
BEMCo in the basement: supervisors speak on recent policy changes
“New Year, no genocide”: Brandeis Jewish Bund hosts first vigil this year
Will Art Survive? The Kennedy Center and Smithsonian under Trump
Brandeis receives overall F in college free speech
The Brandeis Jewish Bund holds first event of the academic year, grows interest from students in-person and online