Articles by Menucha Lowenstein

“Leave the Building!”
My Impromptu Meeting with Tom Wolfe

By Menucha Lowenstein • Published: March 13, 2015 • Comment ()
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It was smaller than I thought it would be. The display was perhaps the size of a dining room table made of honey wood and fitted with glass cases on top. A sign announcing the exhibit read: “Becoming The Man in the White Suit: The Tom Wolfe Papers.” My classmate Rivka Hia and I immediately […]

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 […]

Reflections on the Har Nof Tragedy

By Menucha Lowenstein • Published: December 11, 2014 • Comment ()

I started my day by checking my email to see if any classes had been cancelled. I froze, reading the subject line titled, “Four Killed in Terror Attack at Jerusalem Synagogue” from Arutz Sheva News. I never was so grateful to be in a Jewish environment as when this tragedy struck and I awoke to […]

The Woman Behind the Confidence Code

By Menucha Lowenstein • Published: December 11, 2014 • Comment ()

Claire Shipman held an audience under a confident spell as she spoke about her newest book, The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance—What women should know. Co-written with Katty Kay, the book includes various interviews, studies, and experiments that the authors have gathered in one informative source that aims to explain the reasons […]