With the 2015 Commencement ceremony now behind us, this board wishes to commemorate and deeply thank the newest alumni from the Justice. Throughout the years, each of these incredible men and women have contributed enormous amounts of time, energy, patience and love to putting out this newspaper every week. This board’s current members can only hope to live up to the precedent of hard work and deep commitment set by our friends and mentors. 

Impeccable intelligence, inquisitive writing and supreme eyewear are just a few of the special qualities that describe Tate Herbert. Tate has been a part of the Justice in many areas, serving as a staff writer, News editor, editor in chief and senior editor. 

Even during her year as senior editor, she scrutinized every single PDF and is famous for finding on-average ten mistakes in the Sports section alone. Never did the esteemed Sports editor, who wished to remain anonymous, manage to survive a PDF screening without Tate fining an error hidden in a fascinating article about track and field or fencing. 

Her quiet demeanor but relentless dedication to the paper will be missed, and the void she leaves will be difficult to replace. 

We wish her the best of luck in all her future endeavors and hope she can come back and visit us. Hopefully she will be back to point out the egregious blunder in the picture on page thirteen—the second baseman is facing away from the text.  

Rachel Hughes was an invaluable player during her time on the Justice. Incredibly committed to the paper, she worked without rest to make sure that every week it was a product we could all be proud of. She was able to see the entire picture and the small details all at once and was obsessed with the quality of everything. But more than that, Rachel served as a mentor and friend to everybody she worked with—consistently providing her staff with care, support and advice. 

She was always up for a run to Dunkin Donuts to celebrate a birthday of a fellow editor and down to make everybody watch a Dexter’s Laboratory cartoon at four in the morning. Rachel, we will miss you, but we know you are set out for nothing but success. 

Sam Mintz has been a driving force at the Justice and has served to ensure stability and growth throughout his four years here. Starting as News editor as a first-year, Sam has served as production editor, associate editor and, most recently, deputy editor, proving his dedication and perseverance when we needed him most. Sam has provided unparalleled support to the Justice. He has proved that sometimes a joke, a smile and a quiet “How is everything doing?” can serve as the pinnacle of leadership. 

Always encouraging us to push harder and really question our convictions, Sam has forever been a grounding presence at the Justice, and one that will be missed.  

Glen “Chagi” Chesir left an indelible mark on the Justice through his outspoken opinions, natural leadership and wry sense of humor. As Forum editor, Chesir’s careful reasoning and thoughtful, tough critique heightened campus discourse and led to a marketplace of strong-minded, differing contributing writers filling the section every week. Chagi’s own column weighed in on topics ranging from Israeli politics to campus happenings to economic policy, and his well-articulated perspectives earned the respect of students, faculty and administrators alike. 

As managing editor, Chagi guided the paper to a revitalized advertising section, regularly pushed editorials to higher quality and more nuanced stances and gently led the office through crises and triumphs alike. We’ll miss his wit and laid-back attitude, as well as his tremendous contributions to the paper.

This board would especially like to recognize the walking encyclopedia of AP style and Brandeis trivia that is Brittany Joyce. We commend her on her dedication to the paper, her willingness to help with whatever section of the paper needs her and her subtle but hilarious sense of humor. In the future, we would like to see Brittany visit us as much as possible, as her irreplaceable presence will be sorely missed. Brittany is an integral part of the Justice staff, and we could not have asked for anyone better.

Aliza Kahn stepped up to the plate to completely revamp advertising in the  Justice as co-advertising editor. Aliza’s dedication to her job ensured that all communication between advertisers and the Justice went without a hitch and that every design was always made to perfection. 

Her people skills were on point, making the new system run flawlessly. Aliza’s presence will be greatly missed in the office. 

It won’t be the same without the friendly bickering coming from the advertising desk.

Jessie Miller’s confident and to-the-point leadership style made her an amazing Arts mentor and deputy editor. 

From her position as Arts editor to that as associate and deputy editor, Jessie was always there to lend a helping hand. She was the Arts section’s go-to if there was a last minute event that had to be covered or article that had to be written. 

We will miss her charismatic presence and unexpected stories as much as we’ll miss her incredible and eye-catching writing. 

Additionally, we wish to thank the senior staff members who contributed impeccable content week in and week out to our paper. We wish Mariya Greeley, Alec Siegel, Jennie Bromberg, and Jeremy Perlman the best of luck in the future. 

The example set by these seniors has led to the paper you read today, and without their tutelage and friendship, indeed none of our current editors or staff would even know how to do their jobs. 

We wish all of our newest alumni the best of luck in their futures, and hope they’ll continue to treasure their memories of the Justice as much as we have treasured their company.