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(02/06/18 11:00am)
President Donald Trump’s recent interview with journalist Piers Morgan does little to mollify Americans concerned about climate change; it doesn’t take a scientist to know that he hasn’t done his homework on the subject. As quoted in a Jan. 28 article in the Independent, Trump said, “There is a cooling, and there’s a heating. I mean, look, it used to not be climate change, it used to be global warming. That wasn’t working too well because it was getting too cold all over the place.”
(02/06/18 11:00am)
February is the final month for undergraduate students to drop a class without a mark of withdrawal on their transcripts. Ideally, students will decide which classes to drop or keep based upon future goals, compatibility and interest. However, some students will be forced to make their decisions based upon unexpected strain on their finances that comes with taking a certain class. Others will have to resign themselves to additional costs as they take courses required for their chosen majors and minors. These circumstances occur because many faculty members do not inform students beforehand of the class materials that need to be purchased for the course.
(01/30/18 11:00am)
The winter 2018 Student Union Elections saw 17 candidates compete for 10 positions. Voting opened just after midnight on Jan. 25, and results were in by early morning on Jan. 26.
(01/30/18 11:00am)
Mohammed Xhemali has joined the Brandeis Multifaith Chaplaincy as the new Muslim chaplain, the Office of Diversity announced this week. As the new chaplain, Xhemali will lead prayers, give sermons and provide spiritual counseling for anyone in the Brandeis community who wants it. He will also serve as the new adviser to the Brandeis Muslim Student Association, where he will assist with their events and programs.
(01/30/18 11:00am)
Muhammad Xhemali has joined the University’s Multifaith Chaplaincy as the new Muslim chaplain, Director of Religious and Spiritual Life Rabbi Elisabeth Stern and Chief Diversity Officer Mark Brimhall-Vargas wrote in an email to the University community. This board applauds the University on its appointment of Xhemali to the position, which marks a step toward a more inclusive Brandeis.
(01/30/18 11:00am)
MORE WOMEN: Both Dr. Valerie Purdie Greenway and cultural neuroscientist Jiyoung Parks stressed the importance of more women joining STEM.
(01/23/18 11:00am)
Bridging the partisan divide on global warming seems next to impossible at first glance — and understandably so. Global warming clearly ranks low on the U.S. government’s priority list, and the lack of any serious climate-related proposals from a Republican-controlled Congress speaks volumes. It is no secret that the U.S. has alienated the rest of the world by failing to act, and much of this is due to the bizarre politics surrounding climate change.
(01/23/18 11:00am)
Last March, Jacob Edelman ’18 won the race for Student Union president. In the debates leading up to the vote, Edelman campaigned on a promise to make the Brandeis Student Union a more transparent and inclusive government body. It was this message of transparency that ultimately helped lead him to win by a wide margin (54 percent of the total vote). A semester has passed since then with Edelman at the head of the Student Union, and looking back on his first term, he reflected on where he may have achieved his campaign’s promises and where he may have failed.
(01/23/18 11:00am)
This week, justArts spoke with Caroline Kriesen ’20, who is the executive producer of the new web series “Mock U.”
(01/16/18 6:46pm)
Most would agree there are few places as overwhelming as the Shapiro Campus Center on the day of the Winter Involvement Fair. This Sunday, hundreds of students wandered through the atrium, some looking to join a new club and others passionately promoting their own.
(01/16/18 11:02am)
One of the more interesting stories to come out of the sports world this past year was the story of the Ball family. The family first gained notoriety when its oldest son, Lonzo, started gaining national attention as a high school prospect at Chino Hills High School, in California. He committed to the University of California, Los Angeles, and it was soon clear that he would be one of the top talents in his draft class. During Lonzo’s freshman year, his younger brothers LiAngelo and LaMelo made headlines of their own as they dominated opponents as a senior and sophomore at Chino Hills. As the word of the family’s talent spread, and Lonzo’s future in the National Basketball Association became more cemented, the patriarch of the family began to make his presence known.
(12/05/17 11:00am)
On Nov. 28 — Giving Tuesday, the International Day of Philanthropy — Brandeis #MadeItGrand. By Wednesday morning, the University had raised $391,045.
(12/05/17 11:00am)
At the most recent Board of Trustees meeting and retreat, the trustees discussed, among other topics, a retirement plan for tenured faculty and the draft principles on free expression, according to an email from University President Ron Liebowitz. The trustees will address the hot-button topic of fossil fuel divestment at the January board meeting, he wrote.
(11/21/17 5:13pm)
In a call to action, students marched from the Rabb Steps to the administration buildings last Wednesday, the same day the Board of Trustees was meeting, and urged University President Ron Liebowitz to engage with the Board and discuss fossil fuel divestment.
(11/21/17 11:00am)
In light of potential federal funding cuts to science research and the public’s mistrust of science in climate change, disease and energy issues, the Brandeis Science Policy Initiative had Prof. James Haber (BIOL) hold a discussion on Thursday about how scientists can help inform the public and encourage policy makers to support research funding.
(11/21/17 11:00am)
It’s been nearly 80 days since the Trump administration created chaos for over 800,000 lives by revoking the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program. The Trump administration put at risk the imminent future of thousands of young and hard-working students, nurses, business owners, scientists, soldiers and fellow neighbors that benefit from this program. In revoking the program by creating an artificial deadline of Sept. 5, the Trump administration created this chaos and looming deadline that is threatening to shut down the government. The administration should have waited until a legislative solution was passed in Congress before recklessly ending one of the nation’s most successful immigration programs that presented crucial moral and fiscal benefits.
(11/21/17 11:00am)
This week, justArts spoke with Zenith Rai ’20 who was the Intercultural Center Coordinator of the South Asian Student Association’s annual cutlure event, MELA. This year MELA’s theme was “Masakali: Dare to Fly.”
(11/14/17 11:00am)
According to a Nov. 7 CNN article, Syria recently joined the Paris climate agreement, making the United States the only member of the United Nations to not have done so. President Donald Trump previously announced that the U.S. would withdraw from the agreement, stating, "We're getting out." Former President Barack Obama weighed in, stating that the decision would negatively impact American workers. What do you think of this development and how should the U.S. proceed?
(11/14/17 11:00am)
Reacting to a war-stricken world, Brandeis Peace Action began a campaign on Nov. 7 to bring together passionate students to join the cause of advocating for peace around the globe.
(11/07/17 11:00am)
Vice President of Human Resources Robin Nelson-Bailey was appointed acting campus Title IX coordinator and compliance officer for complaints of discrimination or harassment, Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration Stew Uretsky announced in an Oct. 31 email to the University community.
