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Editorial Cartoon

Huntington News, Northeastern University, MA

11 hours ago by Liz Kelley

Editorial: Northeastern not up to par with donations

Huntington News, Northeastern University, MA

12 hours ago

With re-elections approaching, Mayor Thomas Menino recently called upon tax exempt, nonprofit institutions in Boston to donate more money to boost the economy. The initiative could leave Northeastern in a tough position since the university donates a minimal amount of money to the city.

We've Hit a Flat Note

Yeshiva University Observer, Yeshiva University, NY

1 day ago by Dana Adler

I came to college to be educated. I didn't come because it was "the thing to do" or because my parents had forced me, but because I wanted a true and well-rounded education. The kind a young nineteen-year-old with a full-time job dreams about: an education that broadens horizons and leaves one with a feeling of accomplishment, and not just on a social level.

This Too is Torah, and I Must Learn

Yeshiva University Observer, Yeshiva University, NY

6 days ago by Olivia Wiznitzer

We all know the rules.

But what happens when we break them?

In this strange place in-between, there are all different kinds of people, and more importantly, all different kinds of Jews. Even those who see themselves as being Orthodox or commit to living within the halakhic [Jewish law] boundaries of their religion will invariably find themselves in a bind where their heart and mind disagree.

Racism on Campus

Yeshiva University Observer, Yeshiva University, NY

6 days ago by Lauren Burstein

During a recent Hebrew class, I sat silently, perhaps stunned, as some surprising comments surfaced from inside the classroom. A discussion arose after reading Yehuda Amichai's poem, "Jerusalem." The poem, which Amichai wrote in 1967, just before the start of the Six Day War, describes a Jew who is gazing from the Jewish quarter of Jerusalem's Old City, onto the Palestinian section of the city.