Today, all college students are familiar with the term “hackathon.” However, the name hackathon, which is a hybrid between the words “hack” and “marathon,” is a fairly new word which was first used in June 1999. Two different companies, OpenBSD and Sun, individually named events where developers came together and developed new programs hackathons. In […]
In December 2015 renovations to the Mendel Gottesman Wilf Campus Library came to a close. While YU is often known to embrace more traditional modes of thinking, the University has taken a surprisingly progressive stance towards libraries. Most people still define the word library as a building used to house books and periodicals, but the […]
One of the most astonishing statistics that emerged from the Iowa Democratic Caucus is that Bernie Sanders received 84% of the vote from voters between the ages of 18-29. At first glance, this may sound like a positive development for his campaign. However, a familiarity with the history of the youth vote in the United […]
Students of Yeshiva University have the opportunity to partake in numerous events each week. Though some of these events are geared towards the entire student body and visibly planned months in advance, most of the programming that takes place on an average night is run by individual clubs and caters to smaller more specific groups […]
Last year, Yeshiva University announced a merger between the Undergraduate Departments of Stern and Yeshiva College to be led by Dr. Karen Bacon. The specifics and practical ramifications of this decision were not disclosed at the time and as of yet, this change has not impacted students in any significant way. However, Dean Bacon, who […]
I am proud to be part of a country founded on the premise that every human is created equal, endowed by God with certain unalienable rights. I have always revered the Constitution’s Amendments and all Supreme Court decisions that protect and expand individual liberties. In my mind they aren’t just rulings that safeguard my freedom; […]
Every summer Yeshiva University’s Summer Program offers a variety of undergraduate co-educational courses on both their midtown and upper Manhattan campuses. This year, through YU Global, students were presented with a third option- to take an online course. Ten distinct online courses were offered throughout the summer, three of which were offered during both the […]
On March 18th, 2015 President Joel met with a group of Stern College students to discuss the future of Yeshiva University, and specifically Stern College. At the meeting, President Joel emphasized the vital role that the traditional style yeshiva, with Roshei Yeshiva at its leadership, plays within Yeshiva University. He stressed that it is the […]
I recently attended a Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA) Campus Leadership Shabbaton. The program brought together thirty-seven college students from seventeen different campuses. As a Yeshiva University Stern student, I went in expecting to have a different perspective on campus feminism than my peers at secular colleges. However, surprisingly I found most of the conversations […]
Leaving YU to Uncover its Diversity
When I chose to attend the Bar Ilan-Yeshiva University Summer Science Research Internship Program, I gave little thought to the fact that it was a YU program. In fact, I was excited to escape Yeshiva University for the summer. It isn’t that I dislike YU; I like it very much. I just wanted to leave […]