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Things Stern Girls Never Say

By Rachel Rolnick • Published: March 3, 2015 • Comment ()

1. “I love it when all the vegetables are mixed together in the salad bar.” 2. “Wow! This cut up fruit is crazy cheap!” 3. “There are way too many Diet Peach Snapples.” 4. “The caf grilled chicken is so juicy.” 5. “The only place I hate more than Mendy’s is Bagel Boss.” 6. “I’d […]

Counseling Center Foregoes Puppies for More Practical Stress Relief Event

By Masha Shollar • Published: March 3, 2015 • Comment ()

It’s that time again. Midterms are upon us, and stress is abundant. We all know how cramming for midterms makes us feel: we start to lose hair; we forget the warmth of sunshine on our face; we wonder what we have done to deserve such cruelty and injustice. The worst part is that we are […]

Next Step for YUConnects

By Sora Gordon • Published: March 3, 2015 • Comment ()

Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but it seems as if love is still in the air for some. Or at least, YU hopes it will be. Inspired by Starbucks’s recent partnership with Match.com, which enables Match.com users to easily coordinate a first date at a nearby Starbucks, the Stern caf has decided to partner […]

The “Courtesy Campaign” Arrives at Stern College for Women

By Chevi Friedman • Published: March 3, 2015 • Comment ()

The Metropolitan Transit Authority AKA the Subway recently published statistics about the time wasted by subway riders who do not know how to ride the subway properly. This study is part of a “courtesy campaign,” that the MTA is running, teaching riders how to be normal human beings on the subway. Ads running the length […]

Eitan’s Guide to Trickin Yo’ Man into Thinking You Are More Religious Than You Actually Are

By Eitan Levine • Published: March 13, 2014 • Comment ()
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Everyone you know got engaged last week and it’s about time you get engaged also. As far as marriage is concerned, Jewish girls age in dog years after they hit 18. It is a fact that most of the unmarried girls reading this article look like Tilda Swinton to eligible males. So let’s break it […]

How to Buy Tefillin: A Woman’s Guide

By Phylacta Totafot • Published: March 13, 2014 • Comment ()
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Buying tefillin for your first time is a scary experience. After all, so many items to choose from! The only thing you get to really choose is size. (You’re not getting a pair of those Chabad-size monsters, are you? No? Good.) Not the color—dull, bland, black. Not the shape—all tefillin are identical. We women know […]

Newspaper The Backward Sugarcoats Everything about YU

By Sam Reinstein • Published: March 13, 2014 • Comment ()
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Despite being founded merely a year and a half ago, the Jewish magazine The Backward has recently entered the public discourse. Some have noticed a common trend regarding the current articles, a persistent focus on Yeshiva University in general and its Rosh HaYeshiva, Rabbi Hershel Schachter.  Despite not having any formal relationship with the university […]

The 7 Girls you Meet in the Stern Elevator

By Rachel Rolnick • Published: March 13, 2014 • Comment ()

The “Phone Talker”: The girl loudly gabbing away on her phone to her boyfriend, BFF, fiancé, blah blah blah. Yes, we are all dying to hear about your trip to J. Crew yesterday. Obviously we all know about the sale and are so proud of the amount of times you went to the gym this […]

How the Other Half Lives: Confessions of an Out-of-Towner

By Shalva Ginsparg • Published: March 13, 2014 • Comment ()

Maybe if I stare long enough at my contact list, I think to myself, someone will hear my telepathic prayer: please invite me for Shabbos! Please invite me for Shabbos!  Words fail to aptly describe the hospitality of my in-towner friends, but every once and a while there’s a week when someone has the nerve […]

Top Ten Signs You Attended An All-Women’s College

By Simi Lobell • Published: March 13, 2014 • Comment ()

Top Ten Signs You Attend an All-Women’s College: 1. You find yourself gazing wistfully at the little stick man on the men’s bathroom plaque. 2. You have to descend seven flights of stairs to find the men’s bathroom plaque. 3.  You find yourself winking at the janitor before complimenting his brand of mop. The sponge is […]