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(03/15/22 10:00am)
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"Don’t Bite the Hands that Feed You': a student POV from the rally for union workers
(03/15/22 10:00am)
“Unfortunately, Brandeis has failed to respect union workers on all fronts” said the Brandeis Lefitst Union on their promotion post for the “Rally to Defend Dining Workers.”
The do’s and don’ts while attending Brandeis
(03/15/22 10:00am)
The transition back to in-person learning has hardly been an easy one. This board congratulates these students, and any others new to campus, on their ability to adapt quickly to the ever-changing conditions of a university running in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
University must be mindful as COVID-19 protocols ease
(03/15/22 10:00am)
On March 7, the University amended its COVID-19 health and safety regulations as cases and hospitalization waned in the state of Massachusetts. As a part of the new rules, Brandeis now requires students only to be tested once a week, given they are fully vaccinated, and faculty and staff are no longer required to be tested.
Reflections from Quarantine: Why Brandeis should reconsider the quarantine policy
(03/15/22 10:00am)
On Thursday night, March 3, I found out that I had been placed in quarantine. I had not received any communication, but rather found out because I tried going to Sherman for dinner and saw that my passport was gray. This was the first of many issues and missteps with the University’s quarantine policies. I was glad that I could at least commiserate about quarantine with a bunch of friends who happened to be in quarantine at the same time. Here are my thoughts on quarantine and the University’s policies.
The fight for change: Ruthzee Louijeune, Boston city council at-large
(03/08/22 11:00am)
Since the 1950s, the Haitian community has been an undeniably strong force in Massachusetts, making it the state with the third highest Haitian immigrant population in America Throughout the decades they have established churches, non-profit organizations, and community outreach programs for those who have newly immigrated. Despite the enormous presence of this growing population, Haitians are drastically underrepresented within local and state government. This has not gone unnoticed to Ruthzee Louijeune, a Boston City Councilor. On Oct. 14, 2021, I had the great fortune to attend a meet and greet with candidate Louijeune and one of her strongest supporters, State Representative Liz Miranda. Ruthzee’s journey was not borne out of sheer luck or happenstance, but rather from communal commitment, hard work, sacrifices, and the adversities her family experienced.
‘My name is Pauli Murray’ The significance of amplifying Black voices
(03/08/22 11:00am)
On Monday, Feb. 28, the Journalism program screened the documentary, “My Name is Pauli Murray,” and hosted a conversation with one of the directors, Betsy West, on March 7. Pauli Murray’s legacy is widely considered to be unknown and unrecognized, despite the long lasting impact they’ve had on the education and judicial system.
Brandeis Public Safety fails to meet student demands
(03/08/22 11:00am)
For the past few years, University Police has received a lot of criticism for their lack of transparency and resolution to their discriminatory practices. This board feels that there hasn’t been sufficient change in improving their procedures, both in efficiency and effectiveness. University Police officers are known among the student body for their hostile responses to student needs. This has recently been exemplified by negative police interactions recounted by three students sources.
The lack of transparency in COVID-19 protocols put students at risk
(02/15/22 11:00am)
Since late 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has defined a close contact as someone who has been within six feet of a person who has COVID-19 for 15 minutes over a span of 24 hours. Brandeis has stated on their COVID-19 dashboard that they follow these protocols as. However, the University also stated in a Jan. 7 email that each positive test is dealt with on a case-by-case basis. According to Michelle Hart, lead administrator of the Brandeis Community Tracing Program, “The protocols currently in place are created and approved by the Clinical Director at the Brandeis Health Center, BCTP, and the members of the Brandeis Steering Committee with input from the [Local Board of Health], [Massachusetts Department of Public Health], and current CDC guidelines. Data is reviewed daily to ensure the protocols in place are reflective of the current COVID dynamics at Brandeis.”
Resolving freedom’s identity crisis
(02/15/22 11:00am)
Among the many persisting struggles for freedom in the world, there are two simultaneous struggles that strike a contrast like no other. Across the northeastern border between the United States and Canada, there are a series of not new, albeit far larger in scale, protests by truck drivers against vaccine mandates and other pandemic restrictions across the country. The truckers have, over the past several weeks, turned what was a series of loosely organized protests in the city into what is essentially an active blockade and campaign of general intimidation, threatening other drivers and pedestrians, as well as a significant portion of trade occurring between Canada and the U.S. in the process. Protesters, described by observers in Ottawa as being “highly determined and volatile,” see their cause as a justified defiance against what they perceive to be tyranny on part of the state, with vaccine requirements constituting a gross violation of their bodily autonomy and choices.
Views on the News: Supreme Court and the prospect of diversity
(02/15/22 11:00am)
President Joe Biden’s promise to appoint a Black woman as a Supreme Court Justice during his presidency has been met with criticism despite the Supreme Court historically being devoid of racial and gender balance. As Ketanji Brown Jackson stands as the front runner for the SCOTUS post, how does that impact the future of the Supreme Court? Will her decision making in the future empower those who are marginalized? What is gained when there is diversity amongst our politicians and judges?
More Clubs Than is Fair: The Brandeisian struggle for balance
(02/15/22 11:00am)
Last week, Brandeis hosted an involvement fair, where representatives from dozens of student organizations and clubs gathered to invite students to join. Clubs employed various methods to help draw students in, from free candy scattered on tables to extroverted and outspoken student representatives volunteering a friendly spiel. However, many students joined clubs more willingly and enthusiastically than free candies could account for; students also joined clubs based on their interests and passions.
“Views on the News: The boycott of the Beijing 2022 Olympics”
(02/08/22 1:48pm)
The United States is diplomatically boycotting the Beijing 2022 Olympics due to concerns of human rights violations in Xinjiang China. Other countries such as India, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom have followed suit as well. How does this impact international and foreign relations? Will this lead to more division in our global community? What can we do as a Brandeis community to bridge that gap going forward?
Editorial: Staying safe and warm on campus amidst the Bomb Cyclone
(02/08/22 1:49pm)
Last Saturday, a powerful winter storm hit the east coast, leaving Boston with its seventh highest snowfall in recorded history. Blizzard warnings, power outages, and dangerous travel conditions were widespread throughout the area, and the Brandeis campus was closed, with all classes and public activities cancelled for the day. This board would like to commend the University for its handling of the storm and thank all of the staff who worked hard to keep us safe.
Mass incarceration: how did we get here?
(02/08/22 1:49pm)
When I was originally crafting this piece, I set out to create a piece that covered the re-entry journey of formerly incarcerated people, but that all changed when I met Ethan Clark. Clark is a Black man from Detroit in his twenties, who up until last week had been in a maximum-security prison for the past five years. I waited in anticipation as the phone rang, I had a slew of questions for him: What was he looking forward to now that he was free? What does he intend to do with the rest of his life? How does it feel to finally be able to see his loved ones?
Mental health struggles and misogynoir: shining a light on Black women’s mental health
(02/08/22 4:04pm)
Content Warning: Suicide
Editorial: University must resolve Bite app malfunctions
(02/08/22 1:50pm)
Since the start of the semester, this board has received multiple complaints about the Bite app. Some students have struggled to connect meal plans and credit cards to the app. Students who studied abroad in fall 2021 should be wary of difficulties with reactivating their accounts. If you are struggling with this, the Campus Card office can assist you.
Brandeis should be on the frontlines of the fight for voting rights in this country
(02/02/22 5:19pm)
Last semester I took “Fundamentals of Environmental Challenges” wth Prof. Perlman (ENVS), or more commonly known as “tree class.” I was taking it for my science requirement and had not taken a science class since my junior year of high school. Yet, we had two whole days where we talked about the U.S. budget. We had assignments where we were required to read the news to learn about the environment. When multiple times during the semester Congress was close to not raising the debt ceiling, Prof. Perlman would emphasize the stakes of what that would mean. There was no specific environmental component to discussing the debt ceiling — he just wanted us to be informed. As a politics major, I am used to professors talking about current events in my classes, but this was the first class in which a non-politics professor cared so much about keeping us politically informed. I was and still am in awe of Prof. Perlman and how much he cared.
Views on the News: The impact of banning of mask mandates on the school system
(02/01/22 5:00am)
Seven school districts in Virginia have sued Gov. Glenn Youngkin following his executive order banning mask mandates in the state. The school districts argue that this act endangers the lives of students and teachers alike. Over the past two years there has been strife amongst our education and governmental systems as both parties attempt to find a balance between high quality education and safety. How is the recent surge in COVID-19 cases impacting educators and students? What is at stake when teachers don’t feel safe in the workplace? What actions does our own University administration need to take in order to make sure that faculty feel heard and seen?
Editorial: COVID-19 and Return to Campus
(02/01/22 5:00am)
As the Brandeis community heads into the first week of in-person classes, community members continue to voice concern and confusion surrounding the return of students to campus and the University’s policies to combat COVID-19 and its highly transmissible variant, Omicron.