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The lack of transparency in COVID-19 protocols put students at risk

(02/15/22 11:00am)

 Since late 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has defined a close contact as someone who has been within six feet of a person who has COVID-19 for 15 minutes over a span of 24 hours. Brandeis has stated on their  COVID-19 dashboard  that they follow these protocols as. However, the University also stated in a Jan. 7 email that each positive test is dealt with on a case-by-case basis. According to Michelle Hart, lead administrator of the Brandeis Community Tracing Program, “The protocols currently in place are created and approved by the Clinical Director at the Brandeis Health Center, BCTP, and the members of the Brandeis Steering Committee with input from the [Local Board of Health], [Massachusetts Department of Public Health], and current CDC guidelines. Data is reviewed daily to ensure the protocols in place are reflective of the current COVID dynamics at Brandeis.”


Women’s basketball put on fights against Emory and Rochester, but could not win at home

(02/08/22 11:00am)

After a Friday night men’s basketball overtime thriller, the Brandeis women’s basketball team hosted the Emory University Eagles at the Auerbach Arena. In this University Athletic Association (UAA) rematch, the teams battled hard until the very last minute, but it was the Eagles who left the court with the win after eight ties and 14 lead changes.


Architect explores “post-concreteness”

(02/08/22 11:00am)

Architecture and the materials we build with are changing with global warming. At a lecture sponsored by the Fine Arts department, Architect Galen Pardee ’11 discussed his theory of “post-concreteness,” an idea that raises questions of the future use of limited resources and materials, like concrete, in architecture, as well as the role architects play today. Pardee presented his research to the Brandeis community on Feb. 7 as part of the Richard Saivetz ’69 Annual Memorial Architectural Lecture Series. He is currently a professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, as well as the director of Drawing Agency, a design and research studio.


University eases up on COVID-19 restrictions

(02/08/22 11:00am)

On Feb. 7, the University sent an email to the Brandeis community outlining changes made to on-campus COVID-19 restrictions. These changes were prompted by the “significant drop in positive cases on campus,” according to the email. The first difference is in mask policy: individuals on campus may now be allowed to take their masks off in a limited number of private spaces, such as private offices and enclosed lounges with up to four people, private labs, private rooms, and more, according to the COVID-19 response website. The email emphasized that even with this small change, the mask policies on campus are quite similar to those of the fall semester. 


Contamination without communication? University leaves students and staff out of the loop about high lead levels and water fountain closures

(02/08/22 11:00am)

On Sept. 22, 2021, chemistry and biochemistry students and professors received an email with the subject line “IMPORTANT! Do NOT consume water from the faucets in Edison-Lecks” from Meghan Hennelly, a Chemistry department administrator and manager of space and buildings for the division of Science at the University. Sent via a listserv titled “chemall-group,” those on the email blast were some of the first students to receive official word about lead levels in various buildings around campus. 






University holds first two weeks of classes remotely

(01/25/22 11:00am)

After their past three semesters were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Brandeis students were greeted with an exceptionally conventional start to the 2021-22 school year. However, this normalcy did not last long, as nationwide infections of the novel Omicron variant surged.. On Jan. 7, President Ron Liebowitz sent an email to Brandeis students, faculty, and staff to announce that the school would temporarily be going remote.


University president responds to Zoom-bombing incident

(02/02/22 1:48am)

The University President’s Office sent out an email to faculty on Dec. 6, 2021 responding to a ProPublica article that mentions last November’s Zoom-bombing incident at a Brandeis panel on atrocities against the Uyghur people in China. The article, “Even on U.S. Campuses, China Cracks Down on Students Who Speak Out,” discusses student and Chinese government responses to student and scholar critiques of the Chinese government.






Brandeis University COVID-19 Statistics: Week of Nov. 7

(11/16/21 11:00am)

Brandeis University is keeping the community informed about its COVID-19 statistics through an online dashboard. This dashboard contains information about how many tests were collected, how many individuals were tested, how many individuals tested positive, how many students are in quarantine, how many students are in isolation and the seven-day average for positive tests on campus. The dashboard also includes various statistics about areas in Massachusetts. The Justice will produce infographics each week, visually displaying the information that the University releases online.


Atlanta Braves win World Series 4-2

(11/09/21 11:00am)

The Atlanta Braves are the 2021 World Series champions after a 7-0 win against the Houston Astros in Game 6. This was the Braves first World Series title in 26 years, which is also the last time that Atlanta has won a championship in any sport. According to the Braves manager Brian Snitker, “Everybody that’s in the World Series right now is gassed, everybody and both teams, all the players. It’s been a long year.” The Braves returned to Atlanta leading the series 3-2. 




ADELE’S UPCOMING TRACKS: THE NEXT WINE MOM ANTHEMS

(11/09/21 11:00am)

After six years away, Adele is finally releasing a new album, unsurprisingly titled 30. This development is very exciting for many people, but nobody should be more excited than wine moms. Adele has a unique ability to capture everything that makes a good wine mom song, and she’s done just that, over and over. With this week’s announcement of 30’s tracklist, Adele effectively announced the soundtrack of wine nights for the next decade.