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(10/03/17 10:00am)
The shamelessly underpaying, obesity-encouraging establishment Americans know and love, McDonald’s is known for many things: low prices, quick food and unmatched elegance — or that is what the people behind the Big Mac want us to think at least.
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While some may call President Donald Trump a misogynist, he is anything but that. He has appointed a woman to one of the most powerful positions in the White House: senior advisor to the president. She has authority over many important policy areas, such as Middle East peace, government reform, opioid crisis management and criminal justice reform. She is also the liaison to China, Mexico and the Muslim Community. Her name? Jared Kushner.
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Since my transition into the Student Union presidency this spring, the Union team and I have spent dozens of hours per week on the question of what can be done to make Brandeis University — and the Student Union — better serve the student community.
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Perhaps the day of the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was a silent day for those who have benefited from Barack Obama’s policy to work and study in the United States and avoid deportation. The silence is attributed to the fear and uncertainty, that old feeling that Dreamers experienced in a pre-DACA era — a time spent mostly in “the shadows,” a time that seems to prevail once again.
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Students, faculty and staff have an email account through the University and, by extension, a Google calendar. For these calendars, the default settings allow anyone with a University email address to view other Brandeis calendars, unless users manually disable public access. This means that many students’ calendars have been publicly visible without their knowledge, and worse, the Justice found that select calendars within Academic Services and Student Financial Services were visible to Brandeis users until yesterday when reporters reached out for comment.
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Brandeis students come from everywhere around the globe, including Houston, Texas, one of the areas most devastated by Hurricane Harvey, which caused 82 confirmed deaths and produced damages of approximately $200 billion, according to a Sept. 14 Washington Post article.
(09/19/17 10:00am)
A May 2017 survey conducted by The Harris Poll revealed that most Americans reported being happier than they may actually be. Of the 5,300 people interviewed, 80 percent reported to be generally happy with their life; however, a 2016 World Happiness Report also discovered that the United State’s level of happiness has decreased since 2008, when the surveys began. The happiness index, the percentage of Americans generally happy or content with their lives, has decreased from 35 to 31 within eight years. The findings of these surveys are surprising because of the importance that Americans themselves place on happiness. A 2014 Pew Research Center study revealed that Americans are more likely to describe their day as “particularly good” more than any of the other 43 countries surveyed. It’s also the idea that these values are perceived — by foreigners — as a reflection of how happy Americans are. For example, there exist Reddit forums that ask for signs revealing American-ness. One that came up is that Americans like smiling to strangers a lot — in particular, “big, toothy grins.” Why does this country place such an emphasis on being happy and cheerful in public? Moreover, why have ideas like smiling and partaking in small talk with strangers become the norm when, on average, we are actually less happy than we are pretending to be? Does this mean American happiness is disingenuous?
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Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, better known by his stage name XXXTentacion, is a rising star in the music world. Riding a wave of underground buzz from his single “Look At Me,” the 19-year old rapper hailing from Florida’s Broward County shot to stardom nearly overnight in 2017. His debut album “17” hit No. 2 on the Billboard charts, he was named to XXL Magazine’s freshman class of 2017 and soon began collaborating with some of hip-hop’s biggest stars. D.R.A.M brought XXXTentacion out for a guest song in front of a sold-out crowd at the Staples Center on August 10th, and the astoundingly popular Kendrick Lamar used one of his few tweets to promote “17”, urging his more than nine million Twitter followers to “listen to this album if you feel anything,” in an Aug. 25 post.
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According to a Sept. 13 article from CNN, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) proposed a new health care bill that would give Americans free access to doctor visits, hospital stays, reproductive care and other comprehensive health services. It would also eliminate premiums on private insurance, deductibles and copays; however, some may still have to pay up to $250 on prescription medication. The plan would cost nearly $1.4 trillion annually, resulting in a 2.2 percent tax increase on Americans. What do you think of Sanders's plan, and is it feasible?
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Over the past weekend, students in sophomore residence halls found Lobster Wok flyers in not only their hallways but also their suites, prompting some to call the Department of Public Safety. This board urges students and public safety officials alike to recognize the safety implications of this situation and respond accordingly.
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As the Student Union determines its priorities for this academic year, this board would like to offer suggestions for how Union leaders may better serve the Brandeis community.
(09/12/17 10:00am)
According to a recent study from Pew Research Center, 67 percent of Americans revealed that they get at least some of their news from social media. Of this 67 percent, 74 percent of individuals receive their news from Twitter — a value that has significantly increased since the election of President Donald Trump. In the era of "fake news," does there need to be more scrutiny on what news sources are trusted, or is social media just a convenient way to receive updates?