Political activism takes new forms with evolving world
Are we, as a generation, somehow lacking in the area of activism? Have we failed our predecessors with minimal political engagement?
Naomi Volk
Articles
Taliban shooting highlights need to empower young girls
On October 9th, the Taliban fighters came onto a school bus in Pakistan and shot 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai, an activist fighting for girls' education in Pakistan.
Brandeis remains haven from violence
I took a trip down to Washington, D.C. at the beginning of the summer.
Standardized testing depreciates education
According to a recent New York Times article, standardized testing may be coming to colleges and universities in an effort to publicly rank colleges and provide an alternative to the U.S.
Abstinence-only law breeds ignorance
A new bill in Utah, vetoed on Friday by Governor Gary Herbert, tried to effectively implement abstinence-only sex education in Utah public schools.
War-time law violates our basic liberties
Last Monday, Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. said that it is lawful for the U.S. government to kill American citizens if it believes they are linked to Al Qaeda, and therefore a potential threat to the country.
Santorum neglects value of education
Last weekend, Senator Rick Santorum called President Barack Obama a "snob" for wanting all Americans to go to college.
Introduce annotated versions of e-textbooks
It might just be the avid reader in me, but I cannot adjust to the new trend of reading textbooks online.
AP credit obstructs learning
We, as a school, pride ourselves on the liberal arts aspect of our academic program. We all need to complete certain general requirements that, at least in theory, allow us to get a well-rounded education that is not solely focused on one specific field.
Use open dialogue, not police brutality
All I can say is, thank God it's not Kent State. This recent bout of protesting and police brutality is scarily reminiscent of the 1960s and 1970s, particularly the vast overreaction on the part of the National Guard to the protestors at Kent State University in 1970?they shot at unarmed students, eventually killing four. Luckily, the conflicts at the University of California, Davis and Berkeley didn't escalate to this sort of a scale, but the reactions of the police to nonviolent protestors at the campuses seems somewhat similar. First of all, we need to understand why, exactly, students are protesting. According to a recent Huffington Post article, the students at UC Davis were upset about a proposal to raise in-state tuition to over $22,000 by 2015.
Boston’s West End: The spirit of a neighborhood destroyed
Jewish students are not a monolith. Brandeis must stop treating us like one.
Doxxing has no place at Brandeis
A local Waltham organization works to uphold democracy
Paige Bueckers: A Special Talent