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Student Union Senate approves Union budget for fiscal year 2023, votes on chartering three new clubs at last meeting on March 6

The Student Union Senate voted to approve the Union’s budget for the  2023 fiscal year at its March 6 meeting, and also voted on chartering three new clubs. The Union’s head treasurers Amanda Shneider ’22 and Josh Hopen ’23 presented the details of the budget at the previous week’s meeting.

Five dining vendors compete for Univ. bid

Brandeis undergraduate students pay, on average, $7,070 on meal plans per year, according to the Office of Student Financial Services. Since 2013, students have paid this price for Sodexo as stated by the Food Service Director website. Sodexo’s contract was meant to end in 2020; however, due to the pandemic, they received a two year extension, which is set to end in June 2022, the Office of the Executive Vice President, Finance, and Administration said.

Quidditch is a fun and welcoming community for all

At Brandeis, Quidditch is one of the various club sports found on campus. This week, the Justice had the chance to talk to some members of the Quidditch Team to hear about their club and their hopes for the upcoming semester.

What the heck is in the woods behind ‘Grad’? An architectural mystery, solved

While looking at a map will tell you that the wooded area just beyond the southeast edge of campus is Fox Park, most Brandeis students probably know it as simply the woods by “Grad,” the colloquial name for Charles River Apartment student residences. The woods — a two-minute walk from “Grad” and a twenty-minute walk from central campus — contain about a half-mile worth of public trails. With swampy inlets surrounding the forest on one side and campus housing on the other, the forest is mostly contained to a small strip of land that extends out from Mt. Feake cemetery. 

We don’t talk about Bruno, but can we talk about ‘Encanto’?

**Spoilers ahead for those who have not seen the film. Song references are in parentheticals.**

The Women’s Beanpot competition should be held at TD Garden

On Feb. 8, Harvard beat Boston College in the Women’s Beanpot championship by a score of 5-4. The Beanpot is a competition between four Boston universities’ men’s and women’s hockey teams: Harvard University, Boston College, Boston University, and Northeastern University. However, the women’s championship game was played at Matthews Arena, the home of Northeastern Hockey, and the entirety of the men’s Beanpot competition was played at TD Garden, the home of the Boston Bruins. This is just one example in Boston — and in the nation as a whole — that women’s sports are not as valued or as well-attended compared to men’s sports. 

Work-Study, but no work?

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  A bit of advice for everyone, no matter your sign: the moon is in Cancer, which can lead to amplified emotions and potentially the want to distance yourself from others — be aware of this and look for ways to connect with others emotionally this week. Use this Cancer energy to do something creative, and let yourself be more comfortable in your emotions.

Tom Brady Announces his Retirement

“I am not going to make that competitive commitment anymore. I have loved my NFL career, and now it is time to focus my time and energy on other things that require my attention.”- Tom Brady

Mass incarceration: how did we get here?

 Editor's Note: This article contains information from a source who chooses to remain anonymous. To protect their confidentiality, the writer has used the pseudonym 'Ethan Clark'.  

Mental health struggles and misogynoir: shining a light on Black women’s mental health

Content Warning: Suicide

Team rides into a new semester with unbridled enthusiasm

Waltham Group hosts volunteer recruitment night

Waltham Group hosted its recruitment night on Thursday, Jan. 27. The event was held both in-person in the Sherman Function Hall and virtually on Zoom, where coordinators from each of the Waltham Group programs explained their volunteer opportunities.

Views on the News: The impact of banning of mask mandates on the school system

 Seven school districts in Virginia have sued  Gov. Glenn Youngkin following his executive order banning mask mandates in the state. The school districts argue that this act endangers the lives of students and teachers alike. Over the past two years there has been strife amongst our education and governmental systems as both parties attempt to find a balance between high quality education and safety. How is the recent surge in COVID-19 cases impacting educators and students? What is at stake when teachers don’t feel safe in the workplace? What actions does our own University administration need to take in order to make sure that faculty feel heard and seen?

Meet Maddy Morphosis: Straight Queen on Drag Race

A straight man has been cast on “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” so, hooray for representation.

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A Night of Remembrance and Resilience

Students participate in Shabbat Across Brandeis

On Friday night, Nov. 19, over 250 people simultaneously sat down to 24 different Shabbat dinners across campus, participating in an event called "Shabbat Across Brandeis."

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With the exception of 2020, the Nutcracker has been an annual performance put on by the Brandeis Ballet club. The Nutcracker is the story of a little girl named Clara who receives a toy nutcracker from Uncle Drosselmeyer and subsequently goes on an adventure. The show involves an epic battle with the Rat Queen and lovely dances in the Land of the Sweets with the Sugar Plum Fairy, the Flower Queen and various other magical friends.