On Tuesday, October 13th, the Beren campus was bustling with Stern students adjusting back into school after an extended holiday break. However, Stern women were not the only ones on campus that day: a film crew was on campus as well. The cameras captured students’ normal day at Stern College: talking in the hallway, waiting […]
Over Labor Day weekend while most Stern and YC students were enjoying their day off, Ariel Mintz (YC ’16), Ezra Kapetansky (SYMS ’16), Daniel Goldsmith (YC ’16) and Rebecca Saragossi (SYMS ’16) flew to Ann Arbor, Michigan for TAMID’s second annual conference. Saragossi, who is the National Director of Branding for the TAMID group and […]
On Thursday, September 10th, two major announcements regarding the future of Yeshiva University were made. One, that the Einstein- Montefiore partnership was a done deal. The second, more “attention- grabbing” of the two- that YU President Richard Joel would be leaving his position at the culmination of his third term. On Friday, September 11th, President […]
Over the summer, Yeshiva University and its affiliate, the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) announced a new six-year joint program that enables advanced students to integrate semicha studies into undergraduate education. Dean of RIETS Rabbi Menachem Penner told The Observer that the program is a create a setup that allows a student who knows […]
To say this summer was “happening” politically is an understatement. The Supreme Court approved the legitimacy of Obamacare, and judged that gay marriage is constitutional. The President passed the Trans-Pacific Partnership without the support of his party, and re-opened diplomatic relations with Cuba. The aftermath of the Baltimore riots brought continuous discussions about race and […]
Speculation about the 2016 presidential election began even before President Obama took the oath of office at the start of his second term. Political analysts have spent a good amount of time predicting and monitoring potential front-runners. Now, their speculations are being confirmed or denied with the commencement of the primary elections. Politicians seeking their […]
On Monday, April 20th, the world lost a Torah giant with the passing of Rav Aharon Lichtenstein. Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Har Etzion, located in the Etzion bloc south of Jerusalem, he was the leading figure of Modern Orthodoxy in Israel. Rav Lichtenstein leaves behind a tremendous legacy, recognized most recently through his receiving of […]
Sitting in bed after having been looking at my computer screen for the past several hours, I could not help but feel a slight sense of embarrassment. Tina Fey’s newest comedy, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, had just been released on Netflix on March 6th. The premise of the show is about a woman who is […]
“Let’s start with the most important topic: You.” On March 25, President Joel opened the town hall meeting on the Beren Campus in this called-for manner. In light of the revelations made regarding the merging faculties and one “super- dean” to preside over both Yeshiva College and Stern College for Women, many students have been […]
Senator Lieberman Addresses Stern College
On Wednesday evening, December 2nd, select students, faculty, and other guests braved the rainy weather and trickled in to Yagoda Commons on the Beren Campus to hear from former U.S. Senator and current Yeshiva professor, Joe Lieberman. The talk, focused on the status of the Middle East after the Iran nuclear deal, was part of […]