Chana Wakslak

1 month ago | yuobserver.org | Yechiel Amar |Yael Tangir |Chana Wakslak |Elizabeth Holmes

By Yechiel Amar, Staff Writer“Ugh. Sorry about that.”This is a typical response one can expect when telling someone who attends or has attended Yeshiva University that they live in Muss Hall. For a long time, the primary reason for this reaction was Muss Hall’s lack of air conditioning for individual rooms, an issue that was fixed last year.

1 month ago | yuobserver.org | Yael Tangir |Chana Wakslak |Allison Warren |Charles Kleinman

By Yael Tangir, Business Editor Housing prices are rising across some of the fastest-growing cities in America: New York, Miami, Austin and Los Angeles. At first glance, the rise seems typical: more demand, fewer homes and rising interest rates. But look closer and you’ll see something fascinating: many of these cities are also home to thriving Jewish communities.

1 month ago | yuobserver.org | Chana Wakslak |Allison Warren |Charles Kleinman |Bayla Rothschild

By Chana Wakslak, Senior Business Editor and Business Manager  In news related to one of the most infamous corporate fraud cases in recent history, Theranos is back in the limelight, with founder Elizabeth Holmes’s recent attempt to overturn her previous fraud conviction. Founded with the promise of revolutionizing blood testing, Theranos claimed it could conduct hundreds of tests using just a single drop of blood. The vision was groundbreaking, but the idea was built on deception.