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Prof. Joseph Assan (Heller) spoke at a virtual Heller School for Social Policy and Management event on March 24 about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted “livelihood sustainability and human wellbeing.” Hosted by the Center for Global Development and Sustainability, this presentation was the third in a series of discussions centered around sustainable development.
Students will vote on April 7 for five high-level Student Union positions for next semester: President and Vice President, Secretary, Head Treasurer and Junior Representative to the Board of Trustees.
In the 2020 presidential election, more than 159 million people cast their ballots. After every ballot was counted and a special Senate election was held in Georgia, Joseph R. Biden was declared the 46th president of the United States and the Democractic Party retained control of the House of Representatives, and, following a runoff election in Georgia, gained control of the Senate. With a Democratic majority in Congress, constituents expected the Democratic Party to pass the sweeping legislation it had promised and voters had voted for. However, even with control of the executive and legislative branches, Democrats face an uphill battle in passing any of their promised legislation. A simple Senate procedural rule stands in the way of the result of the largest Democratic election ever held in the United States. The rule is called the filibuster, and it has a long history of subversion.
As part of their Trends in Asset Management Series, the Brandeis International Business School invited three alumni who work for multinational organizations to speak about their professional experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic. Andrea Dore M.A. ’98 is the Head of Funding at the World Bank, Elida Rico M.A. ’99 is the Governance and Public Administration Officer at the United Nations, and Olaf Unteroberdoerster M.S. ’98, Ph.D. ’98 is Division Chief at the International Monetary Fund.
Our collective memory is plagued with places and dates — Columbine, April, 20, 1999; Sandy Hook, Dec.14, 2012; Orlando, Jun. 12, 2016; Parkland, Feb.14, 2018; Atlanta, Mar. 17, 2021; Boulder, Mar. 22, 2021 — the list goes on. Each mass shooting jerks our memories back to the previous killings and empty promises made by politicians — now is the time for change.
“Elantris” by Brandon Sanderson is a high-fantasy standalone novel about magic gone awry, political intrigue and religious conflict. I decided to read it because I read Sanderson’s “Mistborn” trilogy and enjoyed it enough to check out his other books. Also, my library had the Graphic Audio audiobook, which has a full cast, music and sound effects, and I had been wanting to listen to one of their productions. While it did not become my new favorite book, I enjoyed the intricate plot and worldbuilding.
Last week I finished class and opened Netflix, as I now do every evening. I had finished all of the shows and movies I wanted to watch and was looking for something interesting. One of the easiest ways to get new recommendations is through Netflix’s Top 10 list so I headed there. One of the suggestions was a documentary called “Seapiracy.” With its seemingly obvious title, paired with an image of diving whales in an ocean that is turning from red to a deep blue, I felt drawn to it. I had previously ignored it because I just assumed it was about pirates. As I had just watched a show about pirates, I was not that interested. In short, I had no idea what I was getting into.
On March 1, The Department of Community Living unveiled plans for the fall 2021 housing selection process just as the University prepares to welcome students back for in-person classes. This board expresses concerns about the stress caused by the housing procedure changes, as well as confusion surrounding the lack of explanation for these changes. This board calls on the Department of Community Living to provide students, especially upperclassmen, with rough estimates of the type of housing that would be available for each given lottery number.
Student Accessibility Support added “limited extensions” to their list of academic accommodations available to students with disabilities at the start of last semester, per a March 19 email to the Justice from SAS Director Cara Streit.
The Brandeis Undergraduate Consulting Club returned to the Union Senate during its March 21 meeting to pitch why it should be recognized as a club. A recognized club is approved for operation by the school, but unlike chartered clubs, does not receive funding.
As of March 22, all Brandeis community members getting tested for COVID-19 on campus must present a photo ID upon submitting their test samples, per a March 19 email to the community from COVID-19 Program Director Morgen Bergman. This email followed another message on COVID-19 safety from Vice President of Student Affairs Raymond Lu-Ming Ou, warning that “Brandeis’ COVID positivity rate is ratcheting upward, with undergraduates representing nearly all new cases.”
*CONTENT WARNING*: Violence, homophobia, transphobia, mention of death, links to details of assault
If you are like me, who just survived the overwhelming midterm season, a comforting and aesthetically pleasing movie would be a great leisure activity to soothe your nerves. Directed by Shuichi Okita, “Mori, The Artist’s Habitat” is a delightful and offbeat biopic that peers into a typical day of Kumagai Morikazu (1880-1997), aka Mori, a celebrated yet reclusive Japanese painter. The slow-paced and lighthearted movie examines a 30-year period in Mori’s late life, during which he never ventured outside his home in Ikebukuro and spent every day observing nature and insects in his tiny botanical garden. His ability to embrace peace and calm in a constrained space may offer us new insights into how we can obtain self-contentment in forced isolation during the pandemic.
In the virtual discussion, “The Flesh in Question,” held on March 16, Professor Ariel Basson Freiberg (FA) engaged in conversation with Stephanie Davereckas, an art historian, curator and critic. Outside of Brandeis, Freiberg is a painter specializing in feminist theory in the visual arts. Her exhibition, “Hellbent,” is currently being shown in a virtual format at Brandeis Women’s Studies Research Center. This particular conversation, organized by curator and Director of the Arts for the Women's Studies Research Center Susan Metrican, examined Freiberg’s exhibit in conjunction with Linda Nochlin's 1983 essay "The Imaginary Orient" and historical paintings depicting the biblical figure of Salome. The paintings showcased in this exhibition feature bright colors, women’s bodies both obscured and revealed, and cultural relics meant to counter Orientalism.
The Senate updated plans regarding this year’s Midnight Buffet, which will be altered to conform to COVID-19 regulations. The Union Senate did not charter, recognize or de-charter any clubs at its March 7 or 14 meetings.
The Brandeis Journalism Program and Office of the President sponsored “Science in a Pandemic: A Brandeis Journalism Forum" to discuss the role journalism has had on the public’s understanding of the pandemic and overall view of public health institutions. The virtual event, which took place on March 3, was a part of “Science Journalism, the Pandemic, and Disinformation,” a new course offered by the Journalism Program.
The Schusterman Center for Israel Studies hosted a Zoom conversation on Feb. 28 with Israeli judo world champion Sagi Muki. With Keren Schneidinger ’22 moderating the event, Muki talked about his career as a judo player, or judoka, with particular emphasis on how his experiences shaped his commitment toward using sports to promote empathy between countries with fractious relationships.
Simon Maxwell, a renowned international development economist, spoke to the Brandeis community about climate change and development on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at a virtual event titled “Next Steps in Climate Compatible Development.” This discussion was hosted by the Center for Global Development and Sustainability at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management.
Perhaps the reason some college students only feel like full-fledged adults after leaving the comfortable nest of campus is because only then must they seek out newfound ways of obtaining their meals. These impressionable young students must learn how to cook using methods other than heating up a pizza hot pocket in their microwaves, or else they risk adding their daily Uber Eats bills to their mountain of college debt. But at least for those first few years of college, students can take a breather and put those cooking lessons on hold. Students on campus have the privilege of having freshly cooked meals made for them at their convenience by the dining hall staff three times a day.