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The Student Union Senate discussed three clubs and passed a Senate Money Resolution for items related to the Midday Buffet event at its April 24 meeting, the last of the year.
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On April 30, a charity basketball 3 on 3 tournament was held in Shapiro Gymnasium of the Gosman Sports Center. The tournament raised funds for the Doc Wayne Foundation, a local organization promoting mental health awareness through participation in sports. 17 teams of Brandeis students were divided into coed varsity, mens, and womens divisions to compete and play for the cause.
Now that the MLB regular season has been going on for some time, it seems time to look over some of the injuries that the New York Yankee’s athletes have faced thus far in 2022.
A March 11, 2020 email from University President Ron Liebowitz stated that the last day of in-person instruction would be March 20 as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak worldwide. Over the past two years, sports have changed drastically, and this week, the Justice spoke with some junior and senior athletes who experienced Brandeis sports before and during the ongoing global pandemic.
On Friday, April 1, Brandeis announced the speakers and honorary degree recipients for the 2022 commencement ceremony. The ceremony will take place on May 22 and will be held at the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center. Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D-MA) H’17 will address the Class of 2022 at the University’s 71st commencement exercises. Aerospace engineer and mathematician Christine Mann Darden and David Harris, the CEO of the American Jewish Committee, will both be awarded honorary degrees.
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Brandeis students and alumni spoke to inspire the campus community at the TEDx BrandeisU event on Saturday, April 2. Titled “New Paths to Discovery,” the speakers discussed ways to transform one’s life and ways of thinking, as told through their own personal stories and experiences.
Students gathered in the Napoli Room in the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center to watch a fishbowl-style panel featuring transgender athletes from across NCAA sports, divisions, and schools on Thursday, March 31. The panel was sponsored by the Gender and Sexuality Center, Brandeis Athletics, and Athlete Ally, an organization working to dismantle the systems of oppression in sports for LGBTQIA+ people. The panel featured four student athletes, as well as a moderator from Athlete Ally.
On Mar. 30, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and Formula One announced that a street race in Las Vegas would take place in 2023. The sport will return to Sin City for the first time since 1984 when the sport raced at Caesars Palace. This time around, the entire Las Vegas strip will be used for the race, with the iconic road placed between turns 10 and 11.
In 1988, table tennis, also known as Ping-Pong, became an Olympic sport, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica. This sport is played on a flat table with two halves divided by a net in the middle. The objective is to hit the ball over the net so that it bounces off the opponent's side of the table in a way that cannot be returned.
The Student Union Senate discussed chartering the Brandeis Curling Club and the Brandeis Entrepreneurial and Tech Association at its March 20 meeting. The Pokémon club was supposed to present, but did not attend the meeting.
In a reversal of policy that was surprising to almost no one, on March 16 the University restored the 96-hour testing window requirement that has been in place for much of the pandemic. This change came less than a week after a sternly worded email from the administration regarding a rise in positive cases and close contacts, and only 11 days after the testing window was reduced to 168 hours. This board had previously questioned the sensibility of reducing testing frequency at the same time as lifting the campus-wide mask mandate. While we appreciate that community members have been able to continue to test at any chosen frequency, we believe that this campus-wide requirement is best-suited to keep everyone safe.
While many students can be found sleeping in on a Friday morning, Evan Israel ’24 and Sami Winawer ’23 are on their way to the Skating Club of Boston. The two Brandeis students are on the Hayden Select Synchronized Skating team. The team is part of a brand new division called the “Elite 12,” which was created with the hopes of bringing synchronized skating to the Olympics.
Haas, an American Formula One team, has recently cut ties with Nikita Mazepin and Russian company Uralkali. Uralkali had signed a deal with Haas in 2021 to become a title sponsor for the team. Many speculate that the head of the company, Dmitry Mazepin, signed the deal to secure a seat for his son Nikita Mazepin. Hass is following suit with various organizations in cutting ties with Russia.
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Krav Maga is one of the various club sports found on campus. This week, the Justice had the chance to talk to the club team’s president to learn about their organization and what makes it unique.
With the recent reduction in positive rates on campus, the University has implemented changes to COVID-19 regulations on campus, including making masks not mandatory in many locations and reducing testing frequency.
This upcoming Formula 1 season will see several large changes to the sport. First, there have been new rules implemented for the 2022 season. According to Sky Sports, the three main changes are the implementation of a ground-effect floor, simplified aero components, and 18-inch tires with wheel winglets. The ground-effect, a concept which was popular back in the 1970s, causes a suction effect between the car and the tarmac which provides downforce—a downwards force that allows cars to move faster—without the drag that is caused by rear and front wings. Simplified front wings are responsible for narrowing air flow and decreasing the effectiveness of the Drag Reduction System. DRS is a system that opens the rear wing on straights to encourage overtaking, i.e. passing other cars on the track. The new front wing not only changes airflow but also improves the visual aesthetic of the vehicles. Lastly, the new tires should allow drivers to have better control of their cars while racing. The new rules have been said to “even the playing field,” according to many drivers on the grid.
At Brandeis, Quidditch is one of the various club sports found on campus. This week, the Justice had the chance to talk to some members of the Quidditch Team to hear about their club and their hopes for the upcoming semester.