Gender and Sexuality Center opens to public
(10/20/15 5:25am)
On Wednesday, the Brandeis Gender and Sexuality Center celebrated its grand opening ceremony in the Usdan Winter Lobby.
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Marsh appointed to advisory board
(10/20/15 4:35am)
On Sept. 28, the University appointed Ed Marsh, the founder of a global business advising firm and an expert in marketing, to the advisory board for its new Master of Science in Digital Marketing and Design degree.
Talk addresses Jews in Polish publishing
(10/20/15 4:26am)
On Tuesday, the Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry hosted Karen Auerbach, Ph.D. ’09, a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, for a discussion on the book she is currently writing, “‘For God and Country’: Jewish Publishers of Polish Books in the Nineteenth Century.”
Qiang addresses differences in types of Jewish identity
(10/13/15 10:16am)
Dr. Qiao Guo Qiang brought together two distant cultures — American and Eastern European Judaism — in his lecture, “The Jewish Identity Bifurcated in the Connection and Disconnection: A Talk on Saul Bellow’s ‘The Bellarosa Connection’ on Oct. 1.
‘The Mowgli’s’ perform at Fall Concert
(10/13/15 5:16am)
“Well, I’m in love with love,” begins The Mowgli’s’ hit song “San Francisco.” Well, Saturday night, Brandeis was in love with The Mowgli’s.
Remodel dysfunctional United States government political system
(10/13/15 6:00am)
The American government, for all intents and purposes, is melting down.
Antrim performs in ‘School of Night’ reading
(10/13/15 3:58am)
He worked in publishing for a couple years in New York in the ’80s, and his boss was always calling him into his office about something. One day, after he referred to someone whose book they were planning on publishing as a novelist, his boss said, ‘“Come in here! he’s not a novelist. ... a novelist is someone who has dedicated his or her life to the pursuit of this artform.’ At the time I thought that was curmudgeonly and old-school, but now I see the wisdom in it,” said Donald Antrim.
Using research to change disability policy
(10/13/15 3:46am)
Women with intellectual and developmental disabilities are a very marginalized population in the world. Many U.S. states in the early 20th century prohibited women with IDD from marrying and procreating. Although they have had the legal right to reproduce since the 1970’s, there is still very little information known about mothers living with IDD or their children in the United States. This information is from a nationwide study conducted by researchers at Brandeis University and University of Massachusetts Medical School this fall.
Nehme speaks on film and Hollywood history
(10/13/15 3:19am)
It is safe to say that most people love movies. But there are some people whose love for movies is something deeper, something that truly transforms their lives. Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post film critic, blogger and novelist, would call these people “cinephiles,” and she certainly identifies as one, as she explained to those who attended her lecture “Hollywood History, Hollywood Fiction” last Wednesday in the International Lounge.
Reevaluate comedy bit’s flawed depiction of African rulers
(10/13/15 6:00am)
Donald Trump could very well be America’s next president. Or “America’s First African President.” At least, that is what Trevor Noah, the host who has taken the seat of our beloved Jon Stewart, has to say. In an Oct. 1 bit, the 31 year old South African host revealed how he became truly at home when Donald Trump entered the political arena his summer. While those in the mainstream media pellet Trump with criticism, citing an inability to stand among his peers on the stage, Noah takes a different approach, mocking “that stage is unfit for Trump. There’s no marble, there’s no gold. Where are the women in bikinis? And how would he even get there? There’s no escalator.”
Digging up Concord
(10/13/15 2:33am)
If you happen to drive down Barretts Mill Road in Concord on a Friday afternoon you’re likely to see Brandeis students hovering over holes in the ground or shaking dirt through a sieve. These students are part of two classes at Brandeis that are working together this fall to dig up the untold story of a historic site known as McGrath farm.
Hill and Pogrebin discuss future of activist movements
(09/22/15 7:34am)
On Sept. 10, Prof. Anita Hill (Heller) and alumna Letty Pogrebin ’59 led a discussion on issues of tradition, social justice and activism in an event called “Faith, Race, and Feminism: The Bonds That Tie Them Together.” The event also featured a discussion of Pogrebin’s most recent novel, “Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate.”
Encourage healthy lifestyle choices over harmful fat shaming
(09/22/15 6:10am)
“Olive, can I tell you a little something about ice cream?” Richard asked.
Squad pushes winning streak to seven games
(09/22/15 12:09am)
The women’s soccer team went 2-0 this past week to extend their winning streak to seven games to begin the season.
Criticize inequalities in US religious rights
(09/15/15 12:13am)
In America, religious liberty is not created equal. Recent events involving Kim Davis – a Christian clerk from Rowan County, Ky., who withheld marriage licenses from all couples and instructed her staff to do the same – and Charee Stanley – a Muslim flight attendant whose employer, ExpressJet, revoked her previously agreed upon accommodations after a complaint – illustrate that. Both women cited religious liberty as a defense for not performing job duties, but while the public hailed one as a religious martyr and tracked its support on social media through #ImWithKim, it condemned the other as an incompetent employee. One might assume the public’s response is proportional to the women’s respective offenses, but in reality, their punishments do not fit their crimes. Davis, in spite of her position as a government employee, refused to honor a ruling of the Supreme Court and denied loving, monogamous couples – same-sex and heterosexual alike – their right to legally express their commitment to one another; Stanley, on the other hand, refused to serve alcohol. While Davis basked in the exaltations of Republican presidential candidates Mike Huckabee (who stood beside her at her celebratory rally), Ted Cruz (who praised her for combating “judicial tyranny”) and Rick Santorum (who indirectly compared her to Martin Luther King, Jr.), Stanley was practically ignored. Davis was deprived of her Labor Day weekend – Stanley, her livelihood for a year. Davis has no constitutional support whatsoever – Stanley, the free-exercise clause of the First Amendment.
Views on the News: Pope and "Year of Mercy"
(09/27/15 4:10pm)
On Tuesday, Pope Francis announced that priests worldwide would be able to forgive parishioners for the “sin of abortion” during the “Year of Mercy,” which begins this December and ends in November 2016. In a statement, he expressed, that “the forgiveness of God cannot be denied to one who has repented” and that he knows of “many women” who have made the “agonizing and painful” choice to have an abortion. This amnesty does not signal a policy change for the Catholic Church, according to CNN. However, Rev. Federico Lombardi, the Vatican’s chief spokesman, expressed that it is hoping to portray the move as “a widening of the church’s mercy.” What do you think this policy shift will mean for the church and its relationship with the secular world?
Criticize political social media content aimed at millennials
(09/08/15 6:35am)
A few weeks ago, Hillary Clinton released her proposal to make college more affordable. Shortly after sharing her proposal Clinton Atook to Twitter, asking Millennials to explain how their college loans and debt made them feel using three emojis. Unsurprisingly, the plan backfired, as Twitter users took the opportunity to criticize Clinton for oversimplifying a complex issue in an attempt to reach out to young voters.
Nyah at the helm
(09/08/15 2:16pm)
Nyah Macklin ’16, former class of 2016 senator an African and African-American Studies major was officially sworn in as Student Body President in April. The Justice recently had the opportunity to sit down with Macklin as she offered up her take on issues affecting students and her overall plans for the Student Union in the new academic year.
University donates old dorm furniture
(09/08/15 4:57am)
Over the summer, Brandeis made renovations and improvements to campus, leaving behind old and unwanted furniture. One of the coordinators for the Brandeis Chapter of Habitat for Humanity, Sofia Lavrentyeva ’17, proposed to the Department of Community Living that the University donate unused furniture to an organization called Household Goods Recycling of Massachusetts, a nonprofit organization based out of Acton, Mass. that provides people with simple home furnishings free of charge.
Faculty to grow union effort
(09/08/15 4:44am)
Since the Fall semester of 2014, non-tenure-track faculty has been considering unionizing and working with the Service Employees International Union Local 509, located in Watertown, Mass. The faculty has recently formed an official organizing committee, which it will be publicizing and further expanding throughout the 2015 to 2016 academic year.