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Men’s tennis roster suffers due to unfair player treatment

(05/20/24 10:00am)

The Brandeis men’s tennis team has recently had trouble filling its roster, causing it to violate the National Collegiate Athletic Association's tennis policies. With only five people on the roster, the team has had to forfeit matches, as the required NCAA player count is a minimum of six players. Tommy Harrison ’26, a former member of the Brandeis men’s tennis team, sat down with The Justice on April 11 to explain the circumstances that have contributed to men’s tennis team roster issues. 


Brandeis Educational Justice Initiative explorers carceral injustice

(04/16/24 10:00am)

On April 11, the Brandeis Equal Justice Initiative organized a movie screening of “The Prison in Twelve Landscapes,” followed by a discussion with two panelists in Golding Judaica. The programming was facilitated by BEJI co-directors Prof. Rosalind Kabrhel (LGLS) and Prof. David Sherman (ENG). 


How the University moves forward: responses to the independent investigation of Nov. 10

(04/16/24 10:00am)

On Tuesday, April 9, the University community received an email from Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance Stewart Uretsky and Provost Carol Fierke. This email shared the completed report compiled by independent investigators from the law firm of Hirsch Roberts Weinstein that reviewed the Nov. 10 arrest of demonstrators protesting the derecognition of the Brandeis chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine. 



Mentoring with melody: Highlighting the Melody Mentors’ second year running

(04/16/24 10:00am)

On a Saturday afternoon, 15 high school students were sitting inside of a Sound and Image Media Studios classroom. After enjoying some snacks, the groups split into several areas across the SIMS department rooms to finalize their projects from the semester. These projects are part of Melody Mentors, an initiative which began in the spring of 2023. Melody Mentors is an initiative which plans to run every spring semester as part of Basement Records, a student-run organization on campus dedicated to supporting student musicians, and with support from Samuels Ceneter for Community Partnerships and Civic Transformation. The program matches high school students throughout the Waltham area with Brandeis students to support them in their musical careers. 


Team Mangok: Mangok Bol and other staff work to resettle Bol’s niece and nephews in the U.S.

(04/16/24 10:00am)

Program Administrator for Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies and Department Coordinator for Chemistry Mangok Bol came to the United States in 2001 as a refugee of the Second Sudanese Civil War after having spent 13 years in refugee camps in Ethiopia and Kenya from the ages of nine to 22. He came to the U.S. as a part of the Lost Boys and Girls program, which resettled children who were orphaned or separated from their parents in the war. Bol’s story was covered in The Boston Globe, National Public Radio, The Justice and BrandeisNOW.


Maximizing your semester: Tips for course registration

(04/09/24 10:00am)

Non-priority course registration begins on Tuesday, April 16, so it’s time to create your schedule for next semester. Taking the time to craft the perfect schedule can make all the difference in having a successful semester. As such, this board would like to provide a few tips and reminders to make sure this process goes smoothly for you.



Brandeis Folk Festival: The past, present and future of folk music

(04/09/24 10:00am)

From its inception, the Folk Festival is a Brandeis tradition that has amazed audiences and impacted the future of folk music while still honoring the past. The first festival in 1963 was at the Ullman Amphitheater, Brandeis’ outdoor theater that existed until the 1980s, and it included iconic performers like Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, The Lilly Brothers — who were credited for bringing bluegrass to New England — the “Mother of Folk,” Jean Ritchie as well as other famous voices. This year’s festival happened in conjunction with the Create@Brandeis Craft Market at the Sherman Function Hall on The Festival of the Arts’ “Super Sunday” from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. As the musicians were playing, you could hear vendors discussing their products with customers and see children running around, playing on the colorful inflatable shapes set up for seating. The unity and love of the Brandeis creative community felt palpable in that room.


“They Haven’t Done Their Homework.”

(04/02/24 10:00am)

A little over four miles away from Brandeis University, in Waltham, Massachusetts, sits the 180+ acre campus of the Walter E. Fernald Developmental Center. Originally established in 1848 as the Massachusetts School for the Feeble-Minded by Samuel Gridley Howe in South Boston, the center’s inception marked a pivotal moment in the history of disability care in the United States. 


Screening of “Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story”

(04/02/24 10:00am)

On March 31, the Brandeis Asian American Student Association held its second event to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. This year's theme of “Reflection” aims to “celebrate the efforts by our predecessors to create an hospitable and safe environment for AAPI,” an Instagram caption from BAASA’s account states. Sunday’s event included a screening of “Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story,” followed by a question and answer session with director Jennifer Takaki.  


Brandeis hires new Director of Athletics

(04/02/24 10:00am)

Last week, Brandeis Athletics and Andrea Dine, Brandeis Vice President of Student Affairs, announced the new Director of Athletics, Jessica Chapin ’10. Chapin is currently the Director of Athletics at American International College and will leave the institution after a successful 10-year career with the Yellowjackets. She comes to Brandeis with extensive experience and success in fundraising, National Collegiate Athletic Association committee work, and winning records.


Tiziana Dearing and Harleen Singh explore the power of conversation and community

(03/26/24 10:00am)

Tiziana Dearing lent her unique perspective as a former professor, non-profit executive and current radio host to the Brandeis community on Wednesday, March 20 in an event sponsored by the Women's Studies Research Center. She was joined in discussion by Prof. Harleen Singh (WGS), a Brandeis professor of Literature and Women’s, Gender, and Sexality Studies as well as the Director of the Women Studies Research Center. Singh introduced Dearing as a “public voice for good” and a “lifelong student” of the world, while Dearing jokingly described her own career path as “Forrest Gumping” her way through life. Their discussion, while structured as a profile on Dearing’s professional career, found substance in evaluating the role of religious faith in her work and assessing the current climate of the American education system. 



Brandeis Chungles reveals the creators behind the memes

(03/26/24 10:00am)

For the last two years, the student-run Instagram meme page @brandeis.chungles, commonly referred to as just “Chungles,” has graced the Brandeis community with memes relating to campus life behind a veil of anonymity. Displayed in the account's bio was the message “Face reveal at 1,000 followers.” The masterminds behind the memes would be revealed when that threshold was met. 


Muriel’s songs: The 20th century Jewish woman's experience.

(03/26/24 10:00am)

Every year, the Women’s Studies Research Center and the Department of Music hold the “Alfredo & Demitra DiLuzio Annual Concert.” Rosalie Repaldi Shane ’66, started the concert series in honor of her aunt and uncle who raised her and her brother after they were orphaned. Her aunt, Demitra was a dramatic soprano, and her uncle, Alfredo was a music teacher. When they passed away, Rosalie and her brother started an endowment for concerts in their honor.


‘Then and Now’ exhibit features eight alumni artists

(03/19/24 10:00am)

Last semester, the Brandeis community celebrated its 75th anniversary, which included the official grand opening of the Alumni Art Gallery in the Wien Faculty Center. “Sponsored by the Brandeis Alumni Association, the Office of the President, and the Division of Creative Arts,” the Gallery’s website states, “the exhibition features a different group of alumni artists every six months.” The current exhibit, which opened in October 2023 and runs until the end of March, is titled “Then and Now,” featuring eight alumni artists of each decade since the university's founding. 


NFL offseason trades

(03/19/24 10:00am)

The National Football League landscape is experiencing a dramatic upheaval as the curtain came down on another exciting season. Teams are adjusting their rosters and planning for the next season with the flurry of deals and retirements. The bombshell deal of star running back Derrick Henry going to the Baltimore Ravens, which sent shockwaves through the football world, is one of several headlines that are dominating the offseason buzz.


Senate considers chartering five clubs, hearing proposals from potential club leaders

(03/19/24 10:00am)

The Student Union meeting on March 17 consisted of multiple club presentations. Five clubs presented their case as to why they should be chartered or moved to probationary status and the Student Union voted on whether or not to accredit them. Four out of the five clubs passed the presentations. The fifth club, Business for Dummies, was not accredited by the Senate due to its resemblance to other clubs already established on the Brandeis campus.


Discontinued Sports at Brandeis University

(03/19/24 10:00am)

Over Brandeis University’s 75 years of existence, many sports have come and gone. While club and intramural sports appear and disappear in accordance with student interest, there are also varsity sports that have either been discontinued from Brandeis Athletics or have been relegated to club or intramural status. These sports include football, lacrosse, golf, and sailing.