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(10/29/19 10:00am)
You’ve seen the photos on Instagram: selfies framed by a bastion of mirrored globes, oblong balloons alight with polka dots, maybe a giant pumpkin whose bulging folds are a garish yellow — Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Rooms have become ubiquitous across the art and social media worlds. In its most recent iteration, “Yayoi Kusama: LOVE IS CALLING” (open through Feb. 7, by advance ticket only), sits in one of the main galleries at the waterfront space of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, accompanied by another show, “Beyond Infinity” (also open through February).
(10/22/19 10:00am)
After a contentious hearing last Tuesday night, the Union Judiciary ruled against Student Union President Simran Tatuskar ’21, finding that she failed to communicate effectively across Union branches and unconstitutionally sidestepped the vice president and executive senator in deciding the role of the executive senator, according to the Judiciary’s formal opinion, which was released on Friday.
(10/22/19 10:00am)
In honor of Mental Illness Awareness Week, I wanted to address one major issue facing a segment of the community at Brandeis. I would like to preface this by making a distinction between mental health and mental illness. Mental health refers to an individual’s psychological, social and emotional well-being. Mental illness is defined by the National Institute of Mental Health “as a mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder.” At one point or another we all experience a time in our life when our mental health is challenged. From my experience as a Brandeis student, I can say that the stress from academics has at times put a strain on my mental well-being. Mental illness is a health condition and should be treated as seriously as any other disease. As the Canadian Mental Health Association says, “Just as it’s possible to have poor mental health but no mental illness, it’s entirely possible to have good mental health even with a diagnosis of a mental illness.” It is important to clearly define these two terms because they are too often used interchangeably.
(10/22/19 10:00am)
Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Really? Let’s start with where the whole recycling thing came from. Recycling began in the 1960s as an effort to be less wasteful and protect the environment. Plenty of us know how to rinse our aluminum cans and separate them from paper. However, after that, it gets incredibly complicated. Sometimes, the consumer is asked to separate paper waste from “everything else.” Other times, all recycling is done in a single stream, where paper, glass, aluminum and plastic are all tossed into the same receptacle and sorted off-site.
(10/22/19 10:00am)
Every year, the Brandeis Latinx Student Organization holds their cultural show performance, Incendio, to showcase Latinx artists and activists who strive to bring attention and change to the issues impacting their community. The theme this year was “Golden Touch,” honoring the important works of individual members within Latinx culture. BLSO continues to be a significant part of the Brandeis community and their events help to engage and interact with students to learn and appreciate the Latinx culture and traditions.
(10/22/19 10:00am)
This week, the Justice spoke with Irma Reyes Aragon ’21, the president of Brandeis Latinx Student Organization, about their multi-part FuturX event on Oct. 19.
(10/22/19 10:00am)
This past week, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the 2019 winners for all seven scientific Nobel Prizes for 2019, with the awards ceremony set to take place on Dec. 10. Of the 12 winners announced, 11 are men and one is a woman, despite the Academy attempting to diversify the Nobel Prize award process. Historically, women have been awarded only 3% of all Nobel Prizes. One physicist at the University of Copenhagen claims that a systematic bias against women accounts for this discrepancy in Nobel Prize awards, with the odds of women being nominated for any prize significantly lower than those for men. How do you view this selection process and lack of women Nobel Prize recipients? How do you see this lack of recognition for women’s achievements in the context of the greater academic community?
(10/22/19 10:00am)
It’s been nearly two months since I started school at Brandeis. In my conversations with numerous people on campus, I began to discover a pattern among students’ majors. I cannot count how many times I have asked an individual about their interests and am greeted with the same series of responses: “Biology,” “pre-med,” “HSSP” or some other STEM-related field. I understand that Brandeis is a research institution geared towards producing the best results within each of its research labs, but I thought that in a big university such as Brandeis there would be more diversity among what students are studying. It seems as if the more people are geared towards the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math majors and that those interested in humanities fields are dwindling.
(10/22/19 2:15pm)
Prof. Robin A. Robinson PhD ’91, a professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and a resident scholar at the Women’s Studies Research Center, shared excerpts from her unfinished novel about young English women criminals subjected to the transatlantic convict trade, as well as her research on trafficked women in colonial America, at the WSRC on Tuesday.
(10/15/19 10:00am)
Student Union President Simran Tatuskar ’21 is the subject of an open formal Judiciary complaint regarding the duties of the Executive Senator and alleged violations of multiple parts of the Union Constitution, Bylaws and Code of Conduct concerning communications with other Union members, according to multiple sources familiar with the complaint.
(10/15/19 10:00am)
It's a difficult time to be Chinese.
(10/15/19 10:00am)
Wednesday’s terror attacks on a synagogue in Halle, Germany are yet another gruesome reminder of the world we live in. That is, a world filled with hate. The attack took place on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. It is a time for atonement, a day during which many people belonging to the Jewish faith fast and spend hours in synagogue, trying to repent. I was raised Jewish and identify as such; even though I do not fast and I rarely attend services, this horrible event is one that struck me because it was live-streamed.
(10/15/19 10:00am)
When rain started pouring on Brandeis on Oct. 11, it drenched the hundreds of rainbow flags that decorated campus. It was National Coming Out Day, memorialized at Brandeis by “Pride Deis,” a daylong event for LGBTQ+ community at Brandeis to celebrate and be celebrated.
(10/15/19 10:00am)
On Wednesday, Turkey launched an offensive into northern Syria, claiming it is an assault on Kurdish forces hostile to Turkish interests and security. Many analysts and members of the United States government, a major Kurdish ally, are labeling this offensive as highly detrimental to American security and humanitarian interests, because it jeopardizes the Syrian Democratic Forces’ and others’ ability to guard some 11,000 ISIS prisoners in the region, who now have a greater chance of escaping to Europe and other parts of the Middle East. What is your view on the Turkish military operation in the region? Given the fact that a withdrawal of American troops allowed this invasion to happen, how do you think the United States’ geopolitical security interests will be affected?
(10/08/19 10:00am)
I am a class of 1991 alum who student-taught at Waltham High, and became engaged in Waltham civic life through the Waltham Group and other university-community partnerships. Through Brandeis, Waltham became my new hometown, and then Brandeis became a second home for my daughter, Marisa Diamond, whose childhood as a Waltham Public School student was enhanced greatly by her regular visits to Brandeis for cultural events.
(10/08/19 10:00am)
When I read the takeaways from Students for Fair Admission v. Harvard, I stepped out onto the top of the Rabb Steps the next day and took a good hard look at a 2:00 p.m. rush, a hundred strong. I felt two things. The first was immediate relief. Affirmative action is safe for now, and the diversity I saw only stands to grow from here. The second feeling I had, however, was more malignant. Would this campus be better with less people like me?
(10/08/19 10:00am)
Shortly after the semester started, Elijah Harrison ’21 walked into the Student Accessibility Support office for a scheduled appointment with Director of SAS Beth Rodgers-Kay. Earlier that day when he had emailed her about running a few minutes late, he received an automated reply from Rodgers-Kay: “I am out of the office. I will not check email during this time.”
(10/08/19 10:00am)
In 1991, Yakov moved to the United States from present-day Russia in search of a more rewarding life and a safe and better place for his wife and two children, then five and 10 years old. In an interview with the Justice, he said his departure had been prompted by the devastating events and unfair policies that dominated Eastern Europe before, during and after the Cold War. Throughout that period, Russia was part of the USSR and faced extreme political tension and discontent, leading to its 1991 collapse. In the midst of this strained social and political era, Yakov worked as a construction worker to help provide for his family. He faced significant religious persecution as a Jewish man in a predominantly Orthodox Christian society, an issue that pushed him to consider moving to the United States.
(10/08/19 10:00am)
This week, justArts&Culture spoke with Jessica Cloer, the Associate Registrar of the Rose Art Museum, about the Student Art Loan Program, which happened on Oct. 2.
(09/24/19 10:00am)
Around every campus one can see the names of the University’s benefactors. From buildings, wings and hallways to sculptures and even benches, I’ve often wondered who the people are behind the names. I’ve even thought to myself, “Oh, if I donate enough money, I too could have a chair or at least a leaf on a tree named after me.”
