What are the implications of the nonprofit funding model?

By Harpo Jaeger March 15, 2010

Yesterday afternoon, I spent two hours on the phone for Brown/RISD Hillel’s fund drive.  We asked parents and alums for donations ranging from $20 to $1000.  About half of the funding for our Hillel comes from board members, and the rest from other donors like the ones we were calling.  The implications of funding an…

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South Africa’s Democratic Transition And What It Means For Israel

By smelamed March 15, 2010

As Israel Apartheid Week finally winds to a close across campuses around the world, allow me to take a look back at the demise of the original Apartheid in South Africa.  Though South Africa’s Apartheid and Israel’s occupation are two wholly different animals, at their core they are very much alike.  In both, the government…

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Grandma’s Cookin’ (Liver and Onions)

By astrick March 15, 2010

I can count on one hand the amount of times I’ve eaten liver in my life. The first time was when I had paté not knowing it was liver. The second time was at a holiday party where they served chopped liver. The third time was when my friend’s roommate’s girlfriend came over to cook…

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