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Yeshiva Students Support Israel The Exchange: Sy Syms NEW! CityScape Section NEW! Midtown Shuttle Section Remembering Rabbi Walter Wurzburger : The Individual In the Crisis Rabbi Walter Wurzburger passed away on April 18th, having served the Jewish community faithfully for more than sixty years, specifically requesting that he not be eulogized.... The following speech was delivered by Rabbi Wurzburger on Yom Kippur of 1943.... Excerpts from Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm's Eulogy for Rabbi Dr. Israel Miller Rabbi Miller's communal leadership was well known.  He probably headed more organizations that I know of, and founded many of them.  But what was very special about his leadership is that as a vibrant and prominent Orthodox Rabbi, he functioned in the broader Jewish Community, not only for the benefit of Orthodox Jews, but for Kelal Yisrael.... Space Crisis for ‘02-‘03 Looms Large Joshua Strauss Amid the uncertain and highly variable enrollment figures for the 2002 - 2003 academic year, which have materialized largely as a result of the volatile situation in Israel, Yeshiva administrators are bracing themselves for a range of potential enrollment scenarios.... Yeshiva University’s Arbitrary Disciplinary System Jason Koslowe The recent expulsion of nine students from Yeshiva has once again placed the University’s policies and regulations into a field of heavy debate amongst students and faculty alike.  The primary concern lies within the area of disciplinary “do’s and don’ts” of Yeshiva, as well as subsequent procedure by the administration after students are charged with a violation of Yeshiva policy.... Yeshiva’s Seven-Year Formula for Tracking its Tractates Jason Koslowe For the fifth time under Rabbi Lamm’s tenure, the Rashei HaYeshiva of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary have decided on a slate of masechtot for the upcoming learning cycle for students in both the seminary and its affiliated undergraduate and high school learning programs.... Syms and YC Valedictorians Differ Widely Zev Bannett Yeshiva College’s annual valedictorian selection process has come and gone, implementing a system developed over the past few years on the advice of the Student Faculty Senate to ensure the choice of the most appropriate candidate.  In just the second year in its current state, the process has evolved from a simple majority vote to a two-tier election where both academic excellence and school involvement are considered.... Understanding the Middle States Accreditation Alex Altberg Yeshiva University is currently undergoing evaluation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the regional body that accredits the undergraduate universities in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. The Middle States Commission members that are chosen vary for each university to be evaluated, and mainly consist of appointed volunteers from the administrations and faculty of various universities comprising the Middle States region.... Political Science Department Turns Eye to Latin America Commentator Staff With the world’s attention focused on Afghanistan and the Middle East, the public has paid little attention to events occurring in South America over the past six months.  While people concentrate on the War on Terror and the hunt for Osama Bin Laden, the Argentinean economy collapsed in December as unemployment in that country rose to a staggering fifty percent and a number of Presidents resigned.... What do you think? Click here to send a letter to the editors. All content is copyright © Yeshiva University Commentator.