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(10/12/21 10:00am)
It may come as a surprise, but Brandeis has a Quidditch team. Yes, you heard that right — the sport is no longer reserved for the wizarding world of “Harry Potter.” While lacking in witchcraft and wizardry, the University’s team is very real and a welcoming space for anyone who wishes to join. Founded in 2010, The Judges’ Quidditch team is one of many club sports, which are independent and student-run at Brandeis. They play against other universities in the college division of US Quidditch and have previously gone to nationals. Brandeis Quidditch, however, is about more than just playing a sport. It’s about inclusivity, teamwork and — when it comes down to it — having a good time.
(10/12/21 10:00am)
As captain of two varsity teams, track and cross country, and a double major at Brandeis, Jac Guerra ’22, who identifies as a man with transgender experience, is no stranger to taking on challenges that others might find daunting. But even for him, navigating the National Collegiate Athletic Association guidelines while taking steps in his personal transition was not a simple task.
(10/05/21 10:00am)
$9,060 for the price of on-campus housing (2020) at Brandeis — which contributes to the University’s cost of campus living being higher than the national average by about $3,600 — would appear to be enough to cover safe and sanitary living expenses. But according to the stories of students living on campus, this is not always the case. With Brandeis’ recent push toward a series of sustainability goals, a commitment to maintaining or replacing current infrastructure to sustain a healthy environment for their students seems overlooked based on some students’ recent on-campus housing experiences. A multitude of issues that have arisen within the last month involving students’ safety, health and well-being in the dorms have suggested a campus-wide problem with regards to communication and efficiency between students and various Brandeis departments that deal with residential life, suggesting an inattentive resolve to quell these issues. In most instances, students we spoke to were left frustrated and resorted to taking matters into their own hands.
(09/28/21 4:00am)
Students flipped through a stack of 4x6 cards, examining the different designs on each one and picking one or two out of the pile before passing the stack along. At first glance, it would be easy to mistake the trippy designs on glossy cardstock as nothing more than an opportunity to add some color to a blank dorm wall.
(09/28/21 10:00am)
The Brandeis Asian American Students Association held their annual Family Night in Levin Ballroom on Friday, Sept. 24. With an excited crowd and a long line out the door, the event was a smashing success, nearly running out of food within 30 minutes of its start.
(09/21/21 10:00am)
There was a vibrant atmosphere on the patio of the Brandeis Intercultural Center, across from East Quad, the afternoon of Sept. 15. Lively music was playing from the speakers, and students were filling up and down the stairs looking for a bite to eat. Blue Ribbon BBQ, a barbeque chain restaurant in Massachusetts, serviced much of the catering at the ICC Cookout event that ran from noon to 2 p.m. Dishes included barbeque chicken, ribs, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, corn, homemade pickles and baked beans. Besides the main courses, there was also a plate of cookies, bottles of barbeque sauce and hot sauce and a freezer filled with a variety of soft drinks.
(09/14/21 10:00am)
(08/31/21 10:00am)
Campus Executive Chef Luiz DaCosta began working at Brandeis just three weeks ago but already feels like a part of the Brandeis community. “I’m amazed by the professionalism of the students and the staff, and that the students understand the difficulties we’re facing,” he said in an Aug. 25 Zoom interview with the Justice. Chef DaCosta, who oversees both the Sherman and Usdan Dining Halls, also shared a story of his interaction with a student where he cooked her food separately when she expressed concerns about a food allergy. Afterward, he said, the student was so happy and thankful that she took photos with the staff.
(05/04/21 10:00am)
According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, the history of efforts to end sexual violence in America and raise “awareness and prevention of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse" can be traced "from the civil rights movement to the founding of the first rape crisis centers to national legislation.” This year marked the 20th Anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, which is celebrated every April. On Friday, April 30, the Justice interviewed Tanashya Batra ’21 and Grace Lee ’22 from the Prevention, Advocacy & Resource Center over Zoom to learn more about their work, and what PARC has done to join with members of the Brandeis community during Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
(04/27/21 10:00am)
Like many students, I’ve spent the past year brooding over the switch to online learning that has replaced in-person classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But after getting my vaccine last week and hearing about the hopeful return to mostly in-person instruction next semester, I realized that some part of me will miss attending a Zoom class with my camera off, bare-faced, while cozy under a blanket. Online learning has provided many students with more substantial conveniences and accommodations, such as allowing them to watch recorded lectures on their own time and when they felt best prepared to absorb the materials. In future non-COVID-19 times, will we be nostalgic and miss some elements of our experiences with online learning?
(04/13/21 10:00am)
This year’s annual Deis Impact festival of social justice showcased a wide variety of programs. Highlights from the event, which ran from April 7 to April 12, include: a workshop on the Migration of Caste, a keynote speech from Jose Antonio Vargas, a 7-Day Neurodiversity Challenge and a faculty panel that discussed immigration policy and social justice under the Biden Administration. This year’s Deis Impact theme was “Reflections on Im/Migration,” focusing on immigration, migration, asylum-seeking, refugee experiences, xenophobia, citizenship and nationality, according to the event website. Members of the Justice attended several of these events.
(04/06/21 10:00am)
Community and campus healthcare has become a mainstream issue as the country and the University have worked to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. But for members of the Brandeis Emergency Medical Corps, the physical health of the Brandeis community has always been at the forefront of their minds. BEMCo, the University’s emergency medical service, is run entirely by student volunteers, all of whom are fully-trained emergency medical technicians. Despite all of the changes that have been made on campus since the pandemic first started and the challenges that have come with it, BEMCo has continued to respond to emergency calls and provide medical care on the Brandeis campus. Since students first returned to campus this fall, BEMCo has operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week during the academic year, just as they had been doing before the pandemic began. In order to continue providing this vital service to the Brandeis community during the pandemic, the group has had to find ways to adapt.
(03/23/21 10:00am)
“If you could choose one word to describe how you’re feeling right now, what would it be?” asked a moderator during one of the breakout rooms in the second portion of last Thursday’s event.
(03/16/21 10:00am)
America’s obsession with the affairs of the British Royal Family spiked following Meghan Markle’s March 7 bombshell interview with Oprah, but it could be said that this country’s fascination was already steadily rising with the 2016 debut of the award-winning Netflix series “The Crown.” The stars of this popular Netflix series have attracted award wins each year. This year the series took home three Golden Globes — its biggest win to date. Gillian Anderson, who played British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on season 4, won Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Supporting Role on Feb. 28, just days before the actress spoke to Brandeis students via a Facebook Webinar on March 5.
(03/02/21 11:00am)
Perhaps the reason some college students only feel like full-fledged adults after leaving the comfortable nest of campus is because only then must they seek out newfound ways of obtaining their meals. These impressionable young students must learn how to cook using methods other than heating up a pizza hot pocket in their microwaves, or else they risk adding their daily Uber Eats bills to their mountain of college debt. But at least for those first few years of college, students can take a breather and put those cooking lessons on hold. Students on campus have the privilege of having freshly cooked meals made for them at their convenience by the dining hall staff three times a day.
(02/23/21 11:00am)
The Baker-Polito administration announced changes to Massachusetts’ COVID-19 guidelines on Feb. 8. The changes were made following an overall decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the state. In November, when the state implemented stricter guidelines to slow the spread of the virus, Massachusetts had a positive test average of approximately 5.94% for a data collection period of seven days. As of Feb. 18, the rate of weekly positive cases was 2.13% in Massachusetts and 1.18% in Waltham. The number of active cases, hospitalizations and deaths has also declined over the past weeks.
(02/16/21 11:00am)
The COVID-19 pandemic transformed the 2020-2021 academic year for college students. This semester, however, students in the Boston area have to contend with the winter weather's impact on mental health and well-being during the pandemic.
(02/09/21 11:00am)
University President Ron Leibowitz presented the Lewis S. Rosenstiel award to biochemist Dr. Katalin Karikó, senior vice president of BioNTech RNA Pharmaceuticals, and Prof. Drew Weissman ’81, MA ’81, Ph.D. ’15, professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and director of Vaccine Research Infectious Diseases Division, for their discoveries in RNA therapeutics and vaccines. Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Chief Medical Advisor in the Biden Administration, and Dr. Derrick Rossi, co-founder of Moderna, both gave addresses at the award ceremony, which took place on Feb. 8.
(02/09/21 11:00am)
Every year the Norwegian Nobel Committee, a five-member panel, votes to award an individual or organization the Nobel Peace Prize. Part of Alfred Nobel’s legacy, the award aims to recognize the “person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses,” per the Nobel Peace Prize website. The nomination process is moderately accessible. Professors, politicians and previous Nobel Peace Prize winners can submit the name of an individual or organization that they deem worthy of the award. While hundreds of submissions are received each year, only between 20 and 30 are chosen and announced by the NNC in early February. The committee meets again multiple times between the months of April and September to review and eventually choose a winner. The award ceremony takes place in October and the winner receives a medal, 10 million Swedish crowns, the title of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and a diploma. The shortlist for 2021 was released earlier this month, and included teen climate activist Greta Thunberg, voting rights activist Stacey Abrams and the Black Lives Matter Movement. In celebration of the BLM nomination for its work to address and combat systemic racism in the United States and abroad, the Justice compiled some of the historic anti-racism protests held on the Brandeis campus, along with the University’s latest plan to address systemic racism.
(11/17/20 11:00am)
This year, Brandeis celebrated its 11th annual Kindness Day on Nov. 12, per the Department of Student Activities’ website. The event was sponsored by several groups and departments on campus, including Academic Services, Admissions, Community Service, Sodexo and the Student Activities and Division of Student Affairs. All events are organized by the Kindness Day Committee in collaboration with the above mentioned sponsors.
