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In 1980, women’s club soccer became an official varsity team sport with the hiring of coach Denise Dallamora. 35 years later, Dallamora has led the Judges to 15 postseason berths—including eight appearances in a row from the 2003 to 2004 season to the 2010 to 2011 season—and 300 victories.
The Athletics Department launched a new initiative called “We the Jury’ this past Friday, aiming to increase campus-wide spirit at sporting events.
A News article titled “University updates transport shelters” incorrectly attributed an email quote as being from Student Union President Sneha Walia ’15 when it was actually sent by Student Union Secretary Charlotte Franco ’15. (Sept. 2, pg. 3)
On Thursday, Brandeis students voted of 16 seats and elected 12 senators and representatives, leaving four empty seats after the Student Union fall elections.
Elections for the vacant positions on the Student Union and the Brandeis Sustainability Fund, as well as for the senior representative to the Board of Trustees, will be held on Thursday.
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An editorial titled “Protect professors’ free speech rights” was published without an article in News to corroborate information used in it. A News article detailing the situation discussed in the editorial appears in this issue on page 1. (Aug. 26, pg. 10)
Since coming back to campus, students have noticed many changes to the University’s dining services, including changes in meal plans and how they can be used.
A few weeks ago, I went to a stand-up comedy show with my cousin Josh. As we were talking on the car ride home, he stumbled upon what I think might be the most simple way to combat municipal poverty that I have ever heard, as well as a truly brilliant public relations strategy for whatever school is crazy enough to try it.
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On June 12, the University published a response to a petition created on April 8 by Brandeis Students Against Sexual Violence—a group that formed in the spring and is not recognized by the University as a club or group—which garnered 2,706 signatures as of press time. The petition listed a set of demands made to the University, calling for it to revise and expand protocols and resources for handling reported sexual assaults.
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An exciting intramural softball season came to an end earlier this month with two one-sided championship games in the men’s and women’s playoffs.
The second-seeded softball squad ended its season on May 10, losing 7-4 to the first-seeded Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the elimination round of the Eastern College Athletic Conference tournament. The Judges had just come off a 3-0 loss to the number three seed Smith College earlier in the day. With the losses, the Judges finish their season sporting a 21-18 overall record.
With the 2014 commencement ceremony now behind us, this board would like to express sincere gratitude to the newest alumni of the Justice, who have each contributed to the paper immensely over the past few years. We wish you all tremendous success in the future and look forward to covering your future accomplishments.
The men’s and women’s cross country teams took on regional competition from all three NCAA divisions at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Invitational and capped a solid weekend with a pair of top-five finishes overall and strong individual races.
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Family, friends, fellow students, faculty and administrators gathered in the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center on Sunday morning in anticipation of the 63rd annual commencement ceremony, where 832 students were awarded bachelor’s degrees, 741 were awarded master’s degrees and 97 were awarded doctoral degrees, University Registrar Mark Hewitt confirmed in an email to the Justice.
With another academic year coming to a close, Brandeis again finds itself in the national spotlight with continued scrutiny over its rescinding of an honorary degree to controversial women's rights activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali. This scandal follows the media focus on Brandeis' executive compensation earlier this year, as well as the suspension of a longtime relationship of with East Jerusalem's Al-Quds University. Several of these stories proved to be the causes for major University policy changes. Which story will prove to be most significant for Brandeis, and why?
Adam Brown '14 has been playing tennis since his parents signed him up for lessons at their racket club when he was 10 years old. Unlike many of his tennis friends, neither of Brown's parents was familiar with the sport, so he had to figure out much of the culture himself. "I had to figure out how to play tournaments and stuff on my own and my dad never wanted to drive very far for tournaments," Brown said. "But it was good that way because I think I enjoy it more than some people. I've had to discover it for myself." As captain of the men's tennis team, Brown has the responsibility of uniting the team both on and off the court. He struggled in the beginning to unify the five new first-years and the existing team. "Once everyone became closer off the court, it became a lot easier to fight for each other in matches," Brown said. "Tennis is kind of unique because you grew up playing it individually," he continued. One of the team's biggest disappointments was the match against New York University, as they played them earlier in the season on indoor courts, which affects the pace of the ball and the environment because of a lack of wind or sun. "Indoors, you have to play offensive or you're not going to win. Outdoors, you can play however you want and just be really good at the way you play," Brown said. The match against NYU affected the team's seeding, and placed them in the eighth seed for the University Athletic Association Championships, although the team ranks 30th in the country, and placed seventh in the tournament. Brown brought his team closer with a hiking trip in New Hampshire as well as captain's practices in the offseason. One of their best matches took place against Trinity College. Head coach Ben Lamanna had not been able to win against them since he started coaching at Brandeis nine years ago. A couple weeks ago, however, the team was able to win the match 5-4. In order to establish a rhythm between his style of play and his opponents', Brown takes advantage of the warm-up before matches. During the first few games, after getting a feel for their style, "each player make more errors than they do the rest of the match because they're trying to feel out their opponent," Brown said. "But then after that, you get used to the player and how they play, [Because] everyone does play a little differently." Brown said that the sport has become much more than a game for him. He remembered last year's Senior Day, when the players were emotional speaking about the seniors. "It really just made me realize how much of a family Brandeis tennis was and how much it means to everyone," he said. It will be a family he will miss next year, as he will be working in an information technology company in Hartford, Conn. "I interned there last summer, so it should be good, I'm excited for it, but not excited to stop playing college tennis," he said. Brown has high hopes for next year's team and faith in the way the first-year players will carry the team for the rest of their time at Brandeis on the team. According to Brown, "They have all the tools to really take this team-we're losing no starters this year, so [they] just [need] to take the team to the next level."