Unless you’ve been avidly avoiding your email inbox or are newly returned from Shana Bet, I’m sure Cake Wars has been somewhat on your radar. Cake Wars is an event brought to Yeshiva University by the Sharsheret Club to raise money for Sharsheret, a Jewish organization which supports breast cancer patients and survivors, and it […]
On December 14th, the Yeshiva University Film Club in collaboration with the Office of Student Life hosted the first ever YU short film festival with a turnout of a little over 20 students. While there have been other similar events, such as the political satire film festival earlier this semester, this was the first film […]
For any Stern girl who is dissatisfied with the study spots available on campus, have no fear. You may have noticed (or taken) a survey going around several weeks ago regarding renovations for the library on the Beren campus sent out by the Student Life Committee — and it has been determined that, in fact, […]
In case you haven’t yet seen one of the many emails sent out by various members of the Stern College Dramatics Society (SCDS), the fall musical is almost here. SCDS is going to be performing The Great All American Disaster Musical, a hilarious, fast-paced comedy, written by playwright Tim Kelly. Jordyn Kaufman, the director of […]
As a senior this year, I feel as though it is my duty to pass on some words of advice for every student who feels as though they are floundering in the world that is Stern. I get it—I’ve been there. So much work, caf card running low, can’t get any studying done in the […]
I’m sure this situation has happened to you: There’s a heated debate happening ‘round the Shabbos table about politics and the election campaign. A few names sound familiar, but you can’t help thinking, “How do all these people know all this random information? Don’t they have jobs? Do they ever sleep?” Keeping up to date […]
This semester, the question of who will be the next president of the United States is one that a good number of students here feel personally about—particularly because of the tenuous situation in Israel and how the presidency will affect it. But there are differing opinions around Stern regarding political involvement as a college student. […]
Shield News, the YC and Stern video news broadcast, is starting this year with a fresh perspective and hope to continue to keep the students informed. Executive producer Sarah Shandalov said the whole staff of Shield News is “very excited about this new year of Shield News.” The staff has some old faces as well […]
Inevitably, regardless of your interest or engagement with current national news, the words “Iran nuclear deal” have undoubtedly floated by your periphery at some point or another. So—what is the deal with this deal? Why has it been proposed? What are its pros and cons? And why do so many Facebook statuses lately consist of […]
Ambassadors Reveal Israel, UN Issues at Panel Discussion
On Tuesday, February 2nd at 8:30 PM, a large group of students from Stern, Yeshiva College, and other universities traipsed into Furst Hall 501 to hear Ambassadors David Roet and Danny Ayalon conduct a panel discussion regarding their perspectives on the relationship between Israel and the United Nations. Ayalon and Roet entered amid the bustle, […]