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EDITORIAL: Condemn University response to cell service on campus

(10/10/17 10:00am)

This year, some residents in the Foster Mods have reported experiencing difficulties with cellular coverage, such as an inability to make calls or send texts. Good cell reception is important for students’ ability to not only communicate with each other but also contact friends, family and employers. As such, this board urges the University to explore possible solutions to this problem.


Views on the News: Saudi Arabian Women Driving

(10/03/17 10:00am)

On Sept. 26, Saudi Arabia announced that it would give women the right to drive, making it the last country in the world to do so. According to a Sept. 26 New York Times article, the change will be implemented in June 2018 and Saudi ambassador, Prince Khalid bin Salman even suggested that women will be able to obtain licenses without permission from a guardian. How do you feel about this decision and do you feel that it is a sign of further change to come?



Condemn untrustworthy actions of government officials

(10/03/17 10:00am)

While some may call President Donald Trump a misogynist, he is anything but that. He has appointed a woman to one of the most powerful positions in the White House: senior advisor to the president. She has authority over many important policy areas, such as Middle East peace, government reform, opioid crisis management and criminal justice reform. She is also the liaison to China, Mexico and the Muslim Community. Her name? Jared Kushner.



Encourage feeling of safety among undocumented students

(10/03/17 10:00am)

Perhaps the day of the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was a silent day for those who have benefited from Barack Obama’s policy to work and study in the United States and avoid deportation. The silence is attributed to the fear and uncertainty, that old feeling that Dreamers experienced in a pre-DACA era — a time spent mostly in “the shadows,” a time that seems to prevail once again.





EDITORIAL: Condemn oversights in Brandeis' online security

(10/03/17 10:00am)

Students, faculty and staff have an email account through the University and, by extension, a Google calendar. For these calendars, the default settings allow anyone with a University email address to view other Brandeis calendars, unless users manually disable public access. This means that many students’ calendars have been publicly visible without their knowledge, and worse, the Justice found that select calendars within Academic Services and Student Financial Services were visible to Brandeis users until yesterday when reporters reached out for comment.  




Consider the implications of supposed American happiness

(09/19/17 10:00am)

A May 2017 survey conducted by The Harris Poll revealed that most Americans reported being happier than they may actually be. Of the 5,300 people interviewed, 80 percent reported to be generally happy with their life; however, a 2016 World Happiness Report also discovered that the United State’s level of happiness has decreased since 2008, when the surveys began. The happiness index, the percentage of Americans generally happy or content with their lives, has decreased from 35 to 31 within eight years. The findings of these surveys are surprising because of the importance that Americans themselves place on happiness. A 2014 Pew Research Center study revealed that Americans are more likely to describe their day as “particularly good” more than any of the other 43 countries surveyed. It’s also the idea that these values are perceived — by foreigners — as a reflection of how happy Americans are. For example, there exist Reddit forums that ask for signs revealing American-ness. One that came up is that Americans like smiling to strangers a lot — in particular, “big, toothy grins.” Why does this country place such an emphasis on being happy and cheerful in public? Moreover, why have ideas like smiling and partaking in small talk with strangers become the norm when, on average, we are actually less happy than we are pretending to be? Does this mean American happiness is disingenuous?



Condemn abuse by entertainment industry members

(09/19/17 10:00am)

Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, better known by his stage name XXXTentacion, is a rising star in the music world. Riding a wave of underground buzz from his single “Look At Me,” the 19-year old rapper hailing from Florida’s Broward County shot to stardom nearly overnight in 2017. His debut album “17” hit No. 2 on the Billboard charts, he was named to XXL Magazine’s freshman class of 2017 and soon began collaborating with some of hip-hop’s biggest stars. D.R.A.M brought XXXTentacion out for a guest song in front of a sold-out crowd at the Staples Center on August 10th, and the astoundingly popular Kendrick Lamar used one of his few tweets to promote “17”, urging his more than nine million Twitter followers to “listen to this album if you feel anything,” in an Aug. 25 post. 


Views on the News: Proposed health care bill

(09/19/17 10:00am)

According to a Sept. 13 article from CNN, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) proposed a new health care bill that would give Americans free access to doctor visits, hospital stays, reproductive care and other comprehensive health services. It would also eliminate premiums on private insurance, deductibles and copays; however, some may still have to pay up to $250 on prescription medication. The plan would cost nearly $1.4 trillion annually, resulting in a 2.2 percent tax increase on Americans. What do you think of Sanders's plan, and is it feasible?


EDITORIAL: Re-evaluate the University's current security practices

(09/19/17 10:00am)

Over the past weekend, students in sophomore residence halls found Lobster Wok flyers in not only their hallways but also their suites, prompting some to call the Department of Public Safety. This board urges students and public safety officials alike to recognize the safety implications of this situation and respond accordingly.