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Disability Policy Lacking
By Ariel Weinstock
On Thursday, February 21st, the Uptown Faculty/Student Senate began a broad discussion on how to better accommodate disabled students into the college’s academic atmosphere. Although all universities receiving federal funding are required by law to cater to the specific needs of those struggling with either physical or learning disabilities, a number of Yeshiva students eligible for such assistance have found the process both intimidating and embarrassing....
Spring Survey Fails to Elicit Student Response
By Zalman Abramchik
The student survey distributed with spring registration materials has failed to elicit the response expected and hoped for by the Office of Student Services. The survey was intended to gauge student needs and contribute to the renewal of Yeshiva’s Middle States accreditation....
Admissions Office Scrambles to Fill Hyman Void
By Ariel Brandwein
Following the Yeshiva University National Model United Nations convention a few weeks ago, Ryan Hyman left his position as Associate Director of Admissions to begin a career with a commercial mortgage brokerage in Midtown. In his absence, other members of the Admissions Office have been forced to assume some of Hyman’s responsibilities....
Grandma’s Changes Hands for Second Consecutive Year
By Jason Kollander
Increased efficiency and enhanced quality are the top priorities of Tully Basch, the new owner of Grandma’s Cookie Jar....
Gladiadar Brings Mortal Combat to Yeshiva
By Jeremy Mazurek
After a two-month hiatus, five-foot-high banners plastered the Wilf Campus cafeteria once again, as Yeshiva College Student Council President Lou Shapp was in full force, revving up the student body for his newest school-wide event....
WYUR To Air Again
By Alan Goldsmith
At one time, Yeshiva’s undergraduate radio station, WYUR, was a mainstay of campus life, offering such a wide array of programming as classic rock, new wave, Israeli and Chassidic music as well as talk shows, not to mention live broadcasts of all Macs basketball games....
Gelman Settling in as Associate VP
By Commentator Staff
On February 14, Yeshiva College junior Gennady Gelman was elected to the post of Yeshiva College Student Council Associate Vice President, a position that was created due to the chronic illness of current YCSC Vice President Mikey Butler....
Lamm Delivers Annual Belkin Shiur
By Zalman Abramchik
As President of Yeshiva University and Rosh HaYeshiva of RIETS Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm entered the Main Bais Medrash on Monday March 25th, the packed room stood in unison. The noise of morning seder died down, and all eyes were on Lamm....
Student Life Committee Woes
By Kevin Cyrulnik
The Student Life Committee eagerly began the spring semester by convening just one week after intersession. Determined to undermine negative student sentiment on campus regarding the inability of the committee to resolve various pressing issues, Yeshiva College Student Council President Lou Shapp vowed to enforce strict guidelines for frequent meetings....
Dating For Dummies
By David Rabin
Monday night, March 4th, marked a historic evening for the eligible young bachelors of the Wilf Campus. Organized by several married members of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary’s Katz Kollel and Kollel Elyon, the first in a series of dating shiurim was presented by RIETS Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Mordechai Willig....
Students Demand PLO’s Expulsion from NYC
By Joshua Strauss
A diverse group of student activists from college campuses across New York City, including many students from Yeshiva and Stern College, have banded together in a movement calling for the removal of the Palestinian Liberation Organization from its Manhattan brownstone on the corner of 65th Street and Park Avenue....
MSDCS Youth Director Session
By Steven I. Weiss
On Tuesday, March 5th, the Max Stern Division of Communal Services sponsored a Young Israel Leadership Event featuring Brad Karasik, Director of Youth and Services Programming for the National Council of Young Israel....
Career Development Forum Debuts on Campus
By Marc Lerman
As the American economy has suffered considerably in the wake of September 11th, the Office of Placement and Career Services (OPCS) has been hard at work, thinking of ways to help the next wave of job seekers graduating from Yeshiva....
PoliSci Curriculum Keeps Up With the Times
By Alan Goldsmith
Yeshiva University’s department of Political Science, under the leadership of David W. Petergorsky Professor of Political Science Dr. Ruth Bevan, has undergone a recent escalation in the number of students now selecting it as their major. The department recently revamped its course selections, and it now provides students with the ability to acquire knowledge in fields that are currently gaining extreme importance....
RA Application Deadline Passes
By Joshua Strauss
The Office of University Housing has stopped accepting new applications for Resident Advisor positions for the 2002-2003 academic year and is currently engaged in the interview phase of the application process. Office Director Ron Lamb hopes that decisions will be rendered and candidates will be notified “within weeks.”....
Library to Conduct Survey
By Zev Bannett
In a few short weeks, Yeshiva’s library system will be joining those of other universities throughout the United States by participating in a widespread survey of library performance. Aside from helping to generate a list of basic collegiate library requirements based on feedback from the involved Yeshiva libraries, the survey will give students an opportunity to voice their opinions about library services and to possibly affect changes and improvements....