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Non-priority course registration begins on Tuesday, April 16, so it’s time to create your schedule for next semester. Taking the time to craft the perfect schedule can make all the difference in having a successful semester. As such, this board would like to provide a few tips and reminders to make sure this process goes smoothly for you.
Dear Letter to the Editor,: In March 2024 The Canadian Arab Lawyers Association (CALA) listed denial of the Nakba as an example of anti Palestinian racism. Really? The position of the CALA shows total and complete disrespect for several generations of contemporaneous Muslim and Arab journalists who have unequivocally made clear that the "Nakba" was self inflicted. CALA ignores or willfully denies CONTEMPORANEOUS Muslim and Arab journalism in order to promote the antisemitic calumny of "the 1948 forced displacement of 700,000 Palestinians and the creation of the State of Israel". CALA ignores the reality that even a cursory glance at contemporaneous Muslim newspapers and other contemporaneous Muslim media makes clear that it was Arab leaders in 1947/1948 who commanded the local Arab population in Mandatory Palestine to “flee” their homes in anticipation of the genocide of the Jews — and an Arab populace who willingly obeyed that command.
It was just five years ago when Natalia Wiater ’20 (2018-2019 Managing Editor) and I — entering my term as Managing Editor — arrived on the Brandeis campus for the 2019 Brandeis University Alumni Weekend. As the 70th Anniversary of the Justice, we met with many alumni of our newspaper in the Shapiro Campus Center (SCC) office, talking about the history of our beloved publication. We talked about areas of growth the Justice experienced over those 70 years, areas where nothing had changed, and areas where the paper still needed to develop. In many ways, that weekend feels like yesterday, and reflecting on my time at the Justice brings up so many positive memories and much appreciation for how the Justice led me to where I am today.
The year was 1965 and two memorable issues were a special edition with professors debating the Vietnam war and an April fool's issue based on the National Enquirer ("the National Perspirer"), with a huge formal picture of the then famously gruff and intimidating university registrar and the headline: "Charles Duhig confesses: I am a woman!" Pretty much everyone on campus was amused, save Duhig.
I was editor of The Justice from January 1964 through January 1965, sharing the position with my friend and classmate Richard Weisberg during fall semester 1964.
Dear Editor,
I was editor in chief for the Justice during the 2020-2021 school year. It was the pandemic, which was a crazy time to be editor, but that’s not what this letter is about.
Marty Fassler and I co-edited the paper in 1964-65. Those were frenetic times on campus, capping a four-year battle with the founding president, Abram Sachar. Everyone with eyes and ears – including the keen reporters and writers for the JUSTICE – saw that the University was in full conformist mode. The liberal and even radical policies at the immediate postwar origins of our school, which sheltered exiled European intellectuals and domestic talent that found no other comfortable home, were “transiting” to the flabby mediocrity of a place that no longer wished to be identified as a leader in social criticism, literature, history of ideas, or left-wing writing of any kind. Sachar instead turned his aging head to the emerging neo-liberal norms epitomized by JFK: style over substance, a subdued and barely visible allegiance to racial justice, misogyny masked as “Camelot”. Sachar wanted a campus that would become quiescent in the intellectual , the moral, and the political sense. He had already fired Kathleen Gough Aberle, a feminist and rising academic star who publicly supported Fidel Castro over Sachar’s darling JFK during the “Cuban missile crisis” of 1962. He had put teeth in the absurd parietal rules that (unsuccessfully) kept boy from girl in the Castle and other campus trysting spots; he had contemplated censoring the JUSTICE itself and had to be subdued by that hardly radical thinker, Max Lerner (so went the rumor: it might have been John Roche who managed to make Sachar see the light on this occasion).
Founded in 1952 by Leonard Bernstein, the Festival of the Arts, named in his honor, has become an annual showcase of talent. Composer, pianist and educator, Bernstein was not only a member of the Brandeis faculty but a renowned musician and conductor. His goal was to make art visible and accessible to all and thus the Festival of the Arts now aims to continue his dream. Everything from performances and selling art to sustainability tours and exhibitions, the Festival is a great way to bring the Waltham community and Brandeis closer. The Festival features a wide range of artists, performers and vendors, making it an ideal engagement for people of all ages.Debuting in 2021, the Create@Brandeis Craft Market is one of the more innovative events which attracts students and community members alike. The Market is held semesterly but particularly in the spring, gaining so much traction as a space where students and community members can sell their various handmade arts and crafts. However many events, talks and exhibitions receive a low-turnout. This is shocking considering how numerous the Brandeis student body is and just how many students have a passion for the arts.
Dear students of the class of 2028,
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While for many on this campus it remains constantly in our minds, the recent vigil held by Students Justice in Palestine has brought the war in Gaza back into the center of discussion on campus.
Now that housing selection for the 2024-25 school year has passed, Brandeis students may be wondering what the next year will look like depending on where they’re living. This week, the board would like to provide the student body with an honest take on what the available housing options are like, as well as some advice for rising sophomores. A lot of housing options on campus are not always as bad as people say.
On March 3, over 80 Brandeis Posse scholars, their guests, called “pluses,” and various faculty members attended the annual Posse Plus Retreat held at the Sons of Italy Function Hall in Watertown. TheBrandeis’s website, the Posse Program is described as a “merit-based scholarship program.” As Posse scholars, students are “expected to be not only strong students but also demonstrate outstanding interpersonal and problem-solving skills,” with an emphasis on leadership skills. These attributes were all evident at the retreat titled, “Education Recalculated,'' which ended up focusing on various troubling topics pertaining to Brandeis University.
Since the founding of The Justice newspaper in 1949, student journalists have worked diligently to cover topics that are important to the Brandeis and Waltham community. From our coverage of the 11 day sit-in for equity and inclusion at Ford Hall to the Brandeis workers protest, the paper has been a consistent and reliable source for students and community members to turn to. The production of the paper is not always easy; it requires dedication and mustering through the late nights of editing and revising. However, if you ask our staff they would say it’s worth it. To hold the final copy of the paper in our hands, to see people on campus flipping through every page is incredibly gratifying. Over the years, The Justice has received recognition from Columbia University’s journalism program, Change.org, the Boston Globe and more. It not only has been able to reach Brandeis but serve the general public as well.
The Oscars, with their glamorous red carpets and golden statuettes, serve as pinnacle of recognition in U.S. cinema. Yet, they are much more than a mere ceremony; they symbolize a cultural moment and a snapshot of the narratives that captivate audiences and capture the imagination of the industry. They are a reflection of the ever-evolving landscape of filmmaking, where stories become vessels for societal commentary and artistic expression. In the case of Martin Scorsese's magnum opus, "Killers of the Flower Moon," its journey from Osage County to the stage of the Academy Awards mirrors a broader narrative of Indigenous representation in Hollywood.
For many students at Brandeis University, securing employment on campus is not just a matter of earning extra spending money or gaining valuable work experience. It’s a necessity, a means to help offset the ever-rising costs of higher education and to make ends meet. However, for those without the coveted Work-Study aid, the path to employment is often fraught with obstacles, frustrations and a concerning lack of transparency and equity. This editorial aims to dissect these issues, emphasizing the need for equitable employment opportunities and recognition of student contributions to the University's branding and operations.
When searching for the perfect school, campus tours are an irreplaceable resource. But what happens when the information given on these tours is false? If you have walked around campus and spotted a tour outside the Usdan Student Center, you have probably heard boasts about the Waltham and Boston/Cambridge shuttle services. While guides often praise the shuttle’s reliability, this is not the experience of most Brandeis students.
Ever since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Asian Americans have become the target of racism and hate crimes. We have become numb to the numerous accounts of violence against Asian American communities, especially elders. On March 16 2021, eight people at three massage parlors were shot to death at the Gold Spa in Atlanta, six of whom were Asian. All but one was a woman. In the gunman's words, his actions were "not racially motivated," but caused by "sexual addiction." Deeply hurt and in disbelief of such a tragedy, I became interested in the aspects that made Asian American women particularly vulnerable to media sexualization.