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YU Garners Top Fifty Status For Fourth Consecutive Year

By Pinchas Shapiro

For the fourth year in a row, Yeshiva University appeared in the first tier of US News and World Report's ranking of the top national universities in the United States. Dropping two places from its number forty-two listing last year, Yeshiva failed to move out of the bottom ten of the first tier, falling to number forty-four. Ranked along side four other universities, Yeshiva was tied with Tulane, University of California-Santa Barbra, University of Texas-Austin, and the University of Washington.Click for full text

Rabbi Cohen Appointed MYP Rosh Yeshiva

by Commentator Staff

Rav Yitzchak Cohen, who for decades has served as both maagid shiur and mashgiach ruchani at MTA, was recently named Rosh HaYeshiva of MYP by Rabbi Norman Lamm, Dean of MYP and RIETS. Rabbi Cohen will be shifting primary roles from the high school to MYP, and in the process devoting more time to the college than he has been able to afford in the past.Click for full text

Construction Worker Plummets To His Death

By Commentator Staff

On Wednesday August 18, a construction worker plummeted eighteen stories off the roof of Belfer Hall to his death after a scaffolding collapsed. The worker, thirty-three year old Marek Soltys, frequently appeared on the Main Campus participating in many campus construction projects. Working atop Belfer Hall, construction workers from Jerrick Waterproofing were conducting a routine roof inspection and replacing loose bricks at the time of the accident.Click for full text

The Commentator Takes Woodstock By Storm

by Aaron Klein

The Editors-In-Chief of The Commentator obtained complimentary Woodstock tickets and press passes from the producers of Woodstock 99. Below, you'll find a detailed account of this incredible experience. Click Here!

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The Yeshiva University Community wishes to extend its heartfelt condolences to Rabbi Joshua Cheifetz on the Loss of his brother.
May The Almighty comfort you among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem