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(09/08/20 3:27am)
Candidates met over Zoom to share their platforms and debate their opponents.
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Student Union candidates present platforms, debate in preparation for the upcoming election
(09/08/20 10:00am)
The Student Union held a delayed Spring 2020 election debate, postponed due to COVID-19, over Zoom this Thursday. Candidates discussed their goals for the Student Union during the debate, led by current Union Secretary Taylor Fu ’21. Since candidates are restricted to virtual campaigning for safety protocols, they used this chance to share their platforms prior to the election, which will be held today.
Heller School graduate discusses bail funds, problems with U.S. cash bail system
(09/08/20 10:00am)
With the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement and continued protests pushing for combating racial injustice, many people have discovered and donated to bail funds through social media this summer. In a June 5 interview, the Justice spoke with Brandy Henry, a graduate of the Heller School of Social Policy, research fellow at Columbia University’s School of Social Work and internship coordinator at the Massachusetts Bail Fund, to learn more about the problems with the United States' bail system and the role of bail funds in addressing those issues. In the interview, Henry did not speak on behalf of the Massachusetts Bail Fund.
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(09/08/20 2:03pm)
Brandeis University is keeping the community informed about its COVID-19 statistics through an online dashboard. This dashboard contains information about how many tests were collected, how many individuals were tested, how many individuals tested positive, how many students are in quarantine, how many students are in isolation and the seven-day average for positive tests on campus. The dashboard also includes various statistics about areas in Massachusetts. The Justice will produce infographics each week, visually displaying the information that the University releases online.
Campus Changes
(09/08/20 2:06am)
To promote social distancing, Brandeis has added some outdoor features to campus. Brandeis placed tents around campus — including outside of Skyline Residence Hall (pictured) and the Shapiro Campus Center — to add outdoor seating due to restrictions in dining hall capacity.
Testing
(09/08/20 2:01am)
When a student is done self-administering the test, they hand it to a worker who ensures that the test meets the requirements set by the Broad Institute.
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(09/08/20 10:00am)
MEDICAL EMERGENCY
The Justice elects Gilda Geist, editor in chief and Luke Liu, managing editor
(09/08/20 10:00am)
The Justice unanimously elected Gilda Geist ’22 editor in chief for the 2020-2021 academic year on a Zoom call on Aug. 16. Geist presented her vision for the paper’s future, reflected on the challenges presented by the ongoing pandemic and answered questions from Justice editors and staff before being voted EIC.
President Ron Liebowitz hosts virtual check-in about fall semester
(09/08/20 10:00am)
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten the health and safety of communities across the globe, Brandeis welcomed students back to campus with a number of new protocols in place to prevent the spread of the virus and keep students and staff healthy. On Tuesday, Aug. 25, President Ron Liebowitz, along with other administrators, hosted a virtual check-in for students and their families in order to answer questions about the fall semester. “We are very confident about the plan we have put in place,” Liebowitz said.
Virtual Sankofa Community Conference discusses racial justice
(07/08/20 5:39pm)
Following the first Sankofa Community Conversation held in December 2017, the University’s Sankofa event series has continued to promote intimate and critical conversations surrounding social justice, race and ethnicity. On June 2 and 3, the Heller School for Social Policy and Management's Office of Equity, Inclusion and Diversity hosted a virtual Sankofa Community Conference titled “Co-Constructing Racial Justice through Life and Work.”
Plans for new dining contract disrupted by COVID-19
(06/30/20 5:02pm)
In early March, Brandeis students were invited to participate in a decision that would affect student life at the University for years to come. With COVID-19 only beginning to impact campus operations, presentations from four dining vendors competing to earn the next University dining contract took center stage March 4 and 5. Yet in the chaos that ensued in the next weeks, the debate over the future of Brandeis dining fell to the background. According to the Dining Services Request for Proposals website, a new dining contract was supposed to be awarded in April and was set to begin on July 1, but amid the disruption caused by COVID-19, no such announcement has been made. The Justice examined where that leaves the RFP process and the current state of Brandeis dining services for students still on campus.
University organizes virtual mini Commencement ceremonies to honor graduating students
(05/27/20 10:32pm)
Due to the cancellation of the May 17 in-person Commencement ceremony because of COVID-19, the University administration decided to host virtual mini celebrations to honor graduating students. While an in-person Commencement will still take place in the future, the virtual celebrations are meant to pay tribute to students’ “hard work and achievement” while at Brandeis, according to the University’s website.
University President updates Brandeis community on COVID-19 Task Force and revenue loss
(05/21/20 1:07am)
In an email sent May 1, University President Ron Liebowitz updated the Brandeis community on the mission of the COVID-19 Task Force and how the University will be moving forward with plans for both the remainder of this school year and reopening campus in the fall.
Student Union postpones spring elections
(05/19/20 8:23pm)
The Student Union’s spring elections will be postponed until the Fall 2020 semester, according to an April 23 email to the community from Union President Simran Tatuskar ’21. This includes the race for Union president.
Student Union delivers virtual State of the Union address
(05/10/20 6:58pm)
Wrapping up a year of innovative projects and unprecedented challenges, the Student Union delivered its annual State of the Union address virtually in a collection of videos and transcripts emailed to the Brandeis community on Monday. Members of the Union Executive Board and heads of the Union’s five branches shared their accomplishments, how they responded to the COVID-19 crisis and their plans for the future.
Take Back the Night 2020 takes place online
(05/07/20 3:02pm)
Student organizers from the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, the Jewish Feminist Association of Brandeis, the Gender and Sexuality Center, the Prevention, Advocacy & Resource Center and Students Talking About Relationships sponsored the annual Take Back the Night event April 23. The event, which usually occurs towards the end of April, explained organizer Becky Schwartz ’20, took place online after the campus shut down in early March. Initially a way to raise awareness about the dangers women face when walking alone at night, the event “has evolved into a transnational movement … to raise awareness for commonplace campus sexual violence,” co-organizer Alison Hagani ’22 explained in an April 27 email to the Justice.
Parents of Brandeis students donate thousands of masks to local Massachusetts hospitals
(04/30/20 10:20pm)
What started off as the parents of Brandeis students talking in a group chat eventually turned into a donation of 30,000 one-time use surgical masks to Massachusetts General Hospital and 4,500 one-time use surgical masks to Newton-Wellesley Hospital. With worry surrounding mask shortages spreading across the United States, parents decided to do their part in helping the University and its surrounding community.
In the midst of COVID-19, Provost Lynch decides to stay through December
(04/11/20 7:17pm)
University Provost Lisa Lynch will remain in her position through December to help guide the University through the COVID-19 pandemic, delaying her planned transition to teaching at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management.
University discusses financial uncertainty and announces plan for workers’ salaries amid COVID-19
(04/05/20 1:34pm)
Given the financial uncertainty institutions are facing as a result of the coronavirus, the University is taking specific steps to respond to the emerging economic situation, according to a March 30 address from University President Ron Liebowitz.
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(03/17/20 1:34pm)
DEMOCRACY IN THE US: State and local government members gathered in Rapaporte Treasure Hall on Monday, March 9, to discuss democracy and voter engagement in the American democratic process.