Purim

Academic Advisement: A Graphic Expose

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

Breaking news: A report has recently come out slandering Stern Academic Advisement for being “too friendly, welcoming” and acting with “an overabundance of generosity and understanding.” Potential influences are hypothesized to be the use of illegal substances, or the prospect of early retirement. No less than ten students this year have received smiles from academic […]

Security Guards Tired of #FeedtheDeed

By Rebecca Yoshor • Published: March 13, 2014 • Comment ()

Over the past few weeks, a new trend called “Feed the Deed” has emerged on social media.  “Feed the Deed” participants perform a good deed, upload a video or picture of themselves performing the good deed onto a social media platform such as Facebook, and then nominate four friends to also commit to doing a […]

BREAKING NEWS: Married Bus Eliminated, Then Restored, Then Eliminated, Then Restored

By Chana Brauser Shestack • Published: March 13, 2014 • Comment ()

Each morning, Brookdale residents elbow their way out of their crowded rooms, 29th streeters begin the four to seven minute walk through a cooler part of midtown, 35th street chosen ones whip up a stack of pancakes in their luxurious kitchens, and 36th street dwellers chat about how great 36th is. Meanwhile, in another, darker […]

Your Semicha AND Your Wife

By Sam Reinstein • Published: March 13, 2014 • Comment ()

Yeshiva University’s Rabbinical school appears to be helping students who are getting their ordination far beyond the mere realms of their education. Through internships and leadership positions given through RIETS, a number of those receiving their ordination this year have found their eventual soul mates. On hearing of the statistics, several YU-ordained local rabbis said […]

Frozen In Real Life

By Sarah Katz • Published: March 13, 2014 • Comment ()

A blizzard here, an ice-storm there.  Slush on the streets and piles of snow at every turn.  This winter, the weather in the Tri-State area has been anything but mild.  While many of us may be inclined to blame God or the meteorologists for the recent frigid months, the real culprit lurks behind Disney’s innocent […]

Midtown Girl Song

By Billy Joel • Published: March 13, 2014 • Comment ()

Midtown girl She’s on the shuttle to her YU world I bet she’s never dated a Heights guy Maybe it’s because she’s too shy I’m gonna try for a midtown girl She’s been living in her Torah-Madda world As long as any sem girl can And now she’s looking for a YU man That’s what […]

Inaugural No Pants Elevator Ride: Only Modest Success

By Panty Pantsless • Published: March 13, 2014 • Comment ()
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Tuesday, February 15, 2014, 1:15PM. It looked to be just your ordinary club hour at Stern College. Students streamed out of class and raced into the caf, grabbing salads and sushi, screaming and jesting for places in line. The steady roar of conversation in the room grew louder as more and more students filed in, […]

22 Reasons to Get Engaged/Married By the Age of 22

By Adena Kleiner • Published: March 13, 2014 • Comment ()

(A response to 23 THINGS TO DO INSTEAD OF GETTING ENGAGED BEFORE YOU’RE 23) As the usual pre-Purim engagement season wraps up, I’ve been noticing how many of my friends are still single and are choosing to not get engaged and/or married before they hit the big (I don’t know about you but I’m feeling…) […]

Maharat to Marry Woman so Her Shul Can Have a Rebbetzin

By Rabbi Progressive • Published: March 13, 2014 • Comment ()

The changing landscape for women in the United States has brought new challenges to family life. With women working similar hours to men, and oftentimes assuming the role of breadwinner, families have needed to figure out ways to handle the chores necessary at home to raising a family. For the new set of Maharats, the […]

The Mysterious Case of the Disappearing Male

By Allison Tawil • Published: March 13, 2014 • Comment ()

Perhaps there is a scientific basis to the shidduch crisis: the end of the male gender. But you know what, who needs men anyway? They just might not be around in about a million years anyway. So the countdown is on. First, let me explain. Although this is a Purim article, it’s not completely a […]