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Copenhagen Attacks: Responses in the Face of Tragedy

By Natasha Bassalian • Published: March 13, 2015 • Comment ()

Recent incidents of violence in France within the last few months, specifically the attack on the Charlie Hebdo Magazine and, shortly thereafter, a subsequent attack on a Jewish supermarket hours before Shabbat, thrust the world into a harsh shock. Unfortunately, violent European anti-Semitism is a growing epidemic. On Saturday February 14th, Omar Abdel El-Hussein, a […]

CJF-JDC’s Winter Break Mission to Haiti

By Elisheva Jacobov • Published: February 11, 2015 • Comment ()

While winter break serves as a time for many students to relax, refresh, reflect and recharge after a strenuous semester, for fifteen selective, undergraduate Yeshiva University (YU) students, winter break was an opportunity to attend a service mission to Haiti. YU’s Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) in conjunction with the Jewish Joint Distribution Committee […]

Upcoming Israeli Elections: Are We Informed?

By Natasha Bassalian • Published: February 11, 2015 • Comment ()

A general feeling present among the overwhelming population of students at Stern College is a sense of love and pride for, and connection to, Israel. Israel latches deeply onto the hearts of many Stern students, whether they have come from Israel to get a degree here in New York, or have spent time in Israel […]

Feeling Under the Weather? Health Care Options on Beren Campus

By Menucha Lowenstein • Published: February 11, 2015 • Comment ()

As the spring semester begins, stress levels are high and REM sleep cycles are practically nonexistent. Add that to the fact that there seems to be no time to exercise, it is no surprise that many students are feeling a bit under the weather. The Brookdale Health Care Center should be your initial stop at […]

The Power of an Individual: The HONY Fundraiser

By Meira Nagel • Published: February 11, 2015 • Comment ()

Most of us have seen pictures from Brandon Stanton’s blog, Humans of New York, better known by its acronym HONY, plastered across various social media outlets over the past few years. Stanton recently began a fundraising campaign that has so far raised over 1 million dollars for an underprivileged middle school in Brooklyn. This fundraiser, […]

Thoughts Every Viewer Had During This Year’s Super Bowl Commercials

By Talia Stern • Published: February 11, 2015 • Comment ()
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The average cost of a 30-second Super Bowl commercial now runs at about $4 million (around $133,333.33 per second). And with over 100 million viewers glued to their TV screens, the cost is worthwhile for many major companies and businesses. As happens every year, this year’s Super Bowl contained a slew of different advertisements, some […]

The Leftist Response to Terror in France

By Masha Shollar • Published: February 11, 2015 • Comment ()
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Like a pebble being dropped into a lake, the full effect of the barbaric Paris attacks last month remains to be seen, but the initial public outcry in defense of free speech had many quoting Voltaire: “I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to […]

Letters to Julia

• Published: February 10, 2015 • Comment ()

Dear Julia, Over the past fifteen years I have had the privilege of creating many memories with you: From our days at Maimonides to our time together in Israel, and most recently our time-shared at Stern. The thing I will remember most about you is the fact that you were always smiling and laughing. Your […]

No Place to Call Home: The Impact of Stern’s Lack of Gym

By Natasha Bassalain • Published: January 2, 2015 • Comment ()

At colleges across the world, sports teams offer invaluable opportunities for a student to feel unity and pride for their institution. This specific extra curricular activity attracts students who have a passion and desire to play a specific sport, and who consider the time and devotion towards practice and games of far more worth than […]

Chanukah Parodies of the Year

By Sarah Katz • Published: January 2, 2015 • Comment ()

When the holidays come around every year in December, many of us come to expect the holiday songs on the radio, the glittery windows in the department stores, and the Salvation Army volunteers ringing their bells for donations. But for many Jews, we have come to expect one more thing: the countless Chanukah musical parodies […]