Journalism by Jewish college students, for Jewish college students.
I am proud of being Jewish, and the people I live with know this. Though it’s not Halachally required, my dorm room’s door frame sports a mezuzah (which is kosher, according to Chabad.com—I checked!). Friends from my residence hall know that I don’t make plans on Friday nights, because I go to Hillel for services. …
You’ve seen the Maccabeats. Now, get ready for NCSY. [MyNCSY] Do you cheat on tests? Do your professors care? [HuffPo] Here’s a funny take on US priorities in the Middle East post-WikiLeaks. [Mere Rhetoric] A court acquitted the Israeli police who took out an American student’s eye during a protest. [Vos Iz Neias] YU has…
A group of Columbia/Barnard alumni have sent a petition to the schools’ Hillel, advocating open discourse and protesting the Hillel’s decision to pressure the schools’ J Street U affiliate to drop its sponsorship of Gaza UNRWA Director John Ging. [Jewschool] Yes, there is a Guinness World Record for number of dreidels spun simultaneously, and YU students are…