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(09/13/16 4:59am)
This month, Britain and France will work together to build a proposed 13-foot wall in France on the road approaching Calais, a crucial French port. According to a Sept. 7 New York Times article, officials seek to address security concerns with this by preventing migrants — particularly those crowded in a camp just outside Calais — from reaching Britain, but critics like François Guennoc of L’Auberge des Migrants, an organization that helps migrants in the region, have called it a “bad way of wasting money.” What do you think of the proposed wall, and do you think physical barriers are suitable ways to address national security concerns?
(09/13/16 5:06am)
NASA launched space vehicle OSIRIS-REx Thursday evening, Sept. 8, 2016, in what is to become an epic instellar mission.
(09/12/16 9:48pm)
Allen Iverson, legendary NBA point guard best known for his 10-year career with the Philadelphia 76ers, was enshrined into basketball immortality on Saturday, joining centers Shaquille O’Neal and Yao Ming, and coach Tom Izzo in the 2016 class of Hall of Fame inductees. Iverson’s career was characterized by electrifying crossovers, jaw-dropping slam dunks and daily exhibitions of what it means to be competitive to one’s core.
(09/12/16 9:03pm)
The women’s volleyball team struggled this weekend as they dropped three of the four tough games they played.
(09/05/16 11:59pm)
This past year has been filled with almost daily terror attacks somewhere in the world, according to a July 15 USA Today article. However, for France in particular, there have been many tragedies, from a lorry running over more than 80 people — including children — on a national holiday to a priest who was stabbed in a Catholic church by two attackers.
(08/30/16 6:07am)
On Aug. 1, the Movement for Black Lives coalition of over 50 organizations and partners released a comprehensive manifesto designed to eradicate systemic racism and its destructive symptoms, including economic insufficiency and discriminatory policing. The manifesto, a culmination of racial activism, is meant “to articulate and support the ambitions and work of Black people,” according to the document.
(05/24/16 5:29am)
Medical Emergency
(05/18/16 7:15pm)
The women’s softball team came up a hair short of a .500 record, closing out the season at 18-19 overall.
(04/19/16 6:14pm)
“We are going to see the universe,” artist JJ PEET explained to the Justice on Friday night after he had successfully found a team of students with whom to complete his newest project “FIELD_WORK.”
(04/20/16 3:18am)
The Brandeis men’s baseball team enjoyed a very strong showing last week, winning four of its five games, including a three-game sweep of conference rival New York University on Saturday. The squad’s impressive showing helps steady what had been a somewhat rocky season to date, and allows the team to draw on fresh forward momentum as they roll into the home stretch of the 2016 schedule.
(04/19/16 2:59am)
The softball team played three home games this week, two against Colby College on Sunday and one against Babson College on Monday. The team split the two contests, winning 8-0 in the first and falling 7-1 in the second. The Judges also lost to Babson 9-1.
(04/19/16 2:52am)
The men and women’s tennis teams endured mixed results last week. The women’s squad went 2-1 while the men’s squad went 0-3. The women’s team defeated Trinity College 7-2 on Sunday but lost to Tufts University 9-0 on Saturday. The team also beat Bentley University 9-0 last Thursday. The men’s team lost to Trinity 6-3 on Sunday, Bowdoin College 7-2 on Friday and 5-4 to Tufts on Wednesday. Both teams now stand at a record of 8-7.
(04/19/16 2:54am)
Despite the dark clouds and steady drizzle of rain, the children of the Lemberg Children’s Center played outside happily.
(04/12/16 8:14am)
Medical Emergency
(04/12/16 3:32am)
The Brandeis men’s baseball team had a rough go of it this past weekend, dropping all four of its games against Tufts University and Bowdoin College. The squad has struggled to win games all season, and this weekend proved no different. The Judges fell in their two doubleheaders, resulting in an 0-4 performance, with one game against Eastern Connecticut State University being postponed until later notice.
(04/12/16 3:30am)
The men and women’s tennis team continued their winning ways this past week. Though the No. 32 men’s team lost to Boston College on Saturday 5-2, they defeated Vassar College 9-0 on the same day. The No. 31 women’s team, meanwhile, defeated Bates College 6-3 on Sunday and Wheaton College 8-1 on Friday. The men’s record now stands at a solid 8-4 overall, while the women’s team improves to an even 6-6 overall on the season.
(04/05/16 7:33am)
In an email to the student body last Friday, Interim University President Lisa Lynch announced a 3.9 percent increase in comprehensive undergraduate charges for the 2016 to 2017 academic year. This increase was approved by the Board of Trustees on Thursday to allow the University to maintain its “commitment to providing you [the students] with an education of the highest quality” and to “sustain the financial aid that makes Brandeis accessible to students across the socioeconomic spectrum,” according to the email.
(04/05/16 7:29am)
The Senate met for its weekly meeting on Sunday to confirm Student Union Executive Board members and discuss changes to the University’s energy policies.
(04/05/16 6:24am)
On Thursday, March 31, the Brandeis Board of Trustees approved a 3.9 percent increase in comprehensive undergraduate charges for the 2016 to 2017 academic year. In an email to the student body, Interim President Lisa Lynch said the money will be applied in the coming year to “help ensure [students] have access to enriching college experiences.”
(04/05/16 5:36am)
It is a bold move to preach pacifism in the face of the Islamic State — I get it. Even President Obama called for “hunting down terrorists who threaten our country” in a September 2014 speech addressed to the nation.
