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On Sunday evening, former International Student Senator Linfei Yang ’20 sent an email to members of the student body announcing his intention to continue serving in his position until the end of the semester, an unconstitutional action.
Student Union President Hannah Brown ’19, Vice President Aaron Finkel ’20 and Chief of Staff Emma Russell ’19 presented four claims to the Union Judiciary on Jan. 15 regarding the Union’s status within the Union’s constitution in a case that will determine whether it is considered a club or governing body. Currently, the Union is considered a club and is therefore under the jurisdiction of the Allocations Board.
At the Feb. 3 Senate meeting, Class of 2022 Senator Alex Chang resigned. This is the unabridged text of Chang’s remarks, which he has since sent out to members of the MyDeis2022 Facebook page. Justice editors fact-checked the speech and added clarifications and context in italics and brackets throughout.
In the first match of the day, both teams took on host school Brown. The men’s team was led by their sabre squad in this match, who went 9–0, but losses by foil, 6–3, and epee, 8–1, meant the men dropped the match 14–13. The women’s foil also posted a dominant record versus Brown, 8–1, but 7–2 losses by the other weapons meant they were also defeated 15–12 by Brown.
The Brandeis women’s fencing team has participated in two meets so far in their 2018-19 season. Their first meet took place in Northampton, Massachusetts and occurred on Oct. 25. The Judges’ second meet was this past Saturday at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The next stop for the women is the Brandeis Invitational on Dec.2.
Senators met with University President Ron Liebowitz during Sunday’s Senate meeting to ask questions and voice concerns about his administration. Student Union President Hannah Brown ’19, who also attended the meeting, noted that this was Liebowitz’s first time attending a Senate Meeting during her tenure at Brandeis.
Class of 2022 Senator Alex Chang and Senator for International Students Linfei Yang ’20 sent out successive emails last Tuesday to the first-year class criticizing Vice President Benedikt Reynolds ’19 and the Executive Board of the Student Union.
In the first of a series of campus conversations sponsored by the Dean of Students’ office, members of the Brandeis community gathered in Skyline Commons to hear the Department of Community Living address questions regarding piano installation policies, accessibility and declassing dormitories.
After more than two months of discussion, the Senate approved a resolution by a one-vote majority on Sunday that would purchase public pianos. The pianos will be housed in each of the two first-year residence quads, Massell and North.
The Brandeis Library recently announced four changes regarding borrowing and fines: the new Food for Fines program, general collection, equipment fines and amnesty waivers.
Members of the University’s administration joined students in the Shapiro Campus Center atrium on Thursday night to stand in solidarity with those affected by sexual violence. The Prevention Advocacy Resource Center (PARC) announced the We Believe You Vigil in an Oct. 10 email, just one day before the event.
NEW PRESIDENT: Outgoing Student Union President Jacob Edelman ’18 swore in incoming President Hannah Brown ’19.
The Student Union hosted its annual State of the Union address on April 24, in which Union leaders spoke to the student body about the organization’s accomplishments during the past academic year and looked to the future of the Union.
The final Senate meeting of the academic year continued a semester-long debate over duality of purpose and club intersectionality as the senators heard proposals from club leaders and discussed amendments.
According to a 2015 study on sexual assault on college campuses by The National Sexual Violence Resource Center, more than 90 percent of sexual assault survivors on college campuses do not report their assault. Given recent reports in national newspapers on college assaults and video series like “The Hunting Ground” airing on primetime television, colleges and universities across the country have found themselves in the spotlight. Under mounting public pressure to act, university administrators have worked to address the issue of campus sexual violence in a variety of ways, and Brandeis is no different.
Hannah Brown ’19 took home the Student Union presidency in the Union Executive Board elections last week, which saw 13 candidates facing off for seven open positions.
The Senate convened for its weekly meeting on Sunday night, discussing intersectional clubs; the Senate’s role in determining which clubs are granted probationary status and chartering; and the obligation of senators to reflect on the diversity of their constituents.
In the hours just before the polls opened last night, candidates for the open Student Union Executive Board positions debated one another. In the debate, which was moderated by representatives from The Brandeis Hoot and the Justice, candidates addressed constituents, upholding their respective platforms and vying for students’ votes.
In today’s Student Union election, 13 candidates compete for seven open seats on the Student Union Executive Board. This is the first of two rounds of spring elections, with students competing to fill the positions of Union president, vice president, secretary and treasurer, as well as representatives to the Board of Trustees, the Brandeis Sustainability Fund and the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. The candidates spoke to the Justice about their prior experiences and the goals they would pursue if elected.