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The Student Senate began their weekly meeting with a budget issue, asserting that $2200 of the annual budget has been used so far.

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Watercolors of Winslow: new Glance into the Waters of the Past

Opening this past Sunday at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, “Of Light and Air: Winslow Homer in Watercolor” is the largest exhibition of this gentle American giant’s unique watercolor compositions in almost half a century.  Due to conservation concerns, these works must be rarely viewed, preserving sensitive pigments and details that would otherwise be lost to time. This is a true once in a lifetime experience, one I highly encourage all readers to take.

Streaming the Verdict: When legal battles become entertainment

Justice has always relied on deliberations, the careful weighing of evidence within the quiet solemnity of the courtroom. However, in the digital age, that silence has been replaced by the roar of timelines and comment sections. Every high-profile case now unfolds in two arenas: one governed by procedure and precedent and the other by pixels, edits and algorithms. The courtroom has become content and the law has become a spectacle. The Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial in 2022 marked a turning point in this new age of “viral justice.” For weeks, millions tuned in to view livestreams of testimonies, watching cross-examinations like they were episodes of reality television. On TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, fans spliced moments into reaction videos, memes and emotional montages. Depp’s courtroom smirk became a trending sound, Heard’s tears were dissected frame by frame. Complex questions of defamation, abuse and credibility were recast into a binary drama of hero versus villain. By the time the jury returned its verdict, the internet had already declared its own — louder, faster and far more permanent. 

Getting Killed by a Good Life on Geese's latest album

Geese’s new release “Getting Killed” has been met with essentially unanimous praise, and for good reason. The band has been around since their 2021 debut album, and, relatively speaking, have stayed close to their roots: funky rock with a chamber orchestra thrown in when deemed necessary. That’s not to say that their albums — “Projector,” released in 2021, and “3D Country,” released in 2023 — thus far have been monotonous, quite the contrary. Their fundamental sound stays the same, to be sure, but with each new release the band reaches through time and space for inspiration — whether from ’90s math rock, ’80s post-punk or — on their most recent album, a delightful mixture of bluesy krautrock and psychedelia hailing from the ’70s. On “Getting Killed,” we see Geese collaborate on production with Kenny Beats, which seems to have given us a sound familiar and foreign alike: The chaotic rock of their previous album, “3D Country”  is there, but a tinge of melancholy seems to lightly cover the album, softening wailing guitars and angular drumming into something more powerful and more human than we’ve seen from Geese before. 

The risk of teenagers’ emotional dependence on Artificial Intelligence

CONTENT WARNING: This article contains mentions of suicide. 

Pay student teachers, resist the fascist attack on education!

Today, the United States faces a deep crisis in education. Literacy rates are declining, teachers are leaving the profession in droves, the Trump administration is preparing to abolish special education and public education itself is under political attack. According to the National Literacy Institute, 54% of American adults read below a sixth-grade level, and 64% of fourth graders are not proficient in reading. Instead of addressing these problems, state and federal governments are doing the exact opposite of what they should be doing: making it harder to become a teacher. Massachusetts does not pay its student teachers. 

What really is a microcredential?

As Brandeis works towards what the administration is calling The Brandeis Plan to Reinvent the Liberal Arts, students have largely been left in the dark regarding the restructuring of their academic requirements, particularly surrounding “microcredentials.” On the website for The Plan, microcredentials are referred to as part of a “second transcript.” The website states, “The second transcript highlights independently assessed microcredentials earned through coursework, internships, research and co-curricular activities; high-impact experiences like study abroad; capstone projects and community engagement; and verifies how each skill was demonstrated and assessed.” 

Letter to the Editor — Aaron Klein

Who is Jon Hochschartner and what is he on about? 

People Between Nations

On Oct. 30, President Donald J. Trump met Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea, where they successfully “agreed on almost everything,” leaving Trump pleasantly rating their meeting at a “twelve out of ten.” Amidst growing political tensions that have been deteriorating since the beginning of United States-China relations, China’s decision to pause its curbs on rare earth mineral exports for one year and Trump’s lowering of tariffs has alleviated some pressures in both their economies. 

The force of discussion: conversations about spirituality ... and Star Wars

On Thursday, Oct. 23, the Center for Spiritual Life held their third session of a six-week event delving into the spirituality of one of the most beloved movie franchises of all time, “Star Wars.” The program is led by the University's Christian Chaplain, Karl LaClair. Alongside his work as a religious leader, LaClair is an avid “Star Wars” fan and has been for over 30 years. He carries a deep passion for the franchise and is the host of a weekly podcast called “The Wampa’s Lair,” which has run for 14 years.

In conversation with Yoni Appelbaum: how laws can create immobility

On Oct. 24, Deputy Executive Editor of The Atlantic Yoni Appelbaum M.A. ’10 Ph.D. ’14 was welcomed back by the University for Alumni Weekend to discuss his new book, “Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity.” His book delves into the importance of mobility in the American definition of equality. He argued that, increasingly, zoning laws and housing scarcity restrict individuals to one area, limiting social mobility and exacerbating inequality. 

Massachusetts Attorney General visits campus, discusses how to protect our democracy

First week of NBA’s 2025-26 season opens with a bang

The 2025-26 NBA season is only a week old and we’ve already seen historic performances, big surprises and involvement from the FBI. The season kicked off last Tuesday with an instant classic between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets. The game went to double overtime and came down to a single missed shot from the Rockets’ Jabari Smith Jr. to decide the game, with the Thunder coming out with the season’s first win. This game would prove to be prophetic of what would come over the next week.

Ilia Malinin's tremendous entrance to the figure skating season

While the Winter Olympics are months away, figure skating competitions are in full swing around the world as athletes continue to train and prepare. The International Skating Union Grand Prix of Figure Skating series is made up of six events that take place around the world. The first of the season was the 2025 Grand Prix de France that took place in Angers, France from Oct. 17-19. 

In the trenches: football at the service academies

If a team is undefeated through the ninth week of the college football season, they are very solidly one of the best teams in the nation. This season, six teams can claim the feat of going 8-0 at this point in the season. Classic powerhouse programs like The Ohio State University and Texas A&M University have yet to lose, which isn’t particularly surprising for teams of their caliber. Some up-and-coming programs like Brigham Young University and University of Indiana-Bloomington remain undefeated as well, establishing themselves after creating promise last season. Georgia Institute of Technology crashed the party this season, led by head coach Brent Key and potential Heisman candidate Haynes King, blowing expectations out of the water. The last undefeated team this season, perhaps surprisingly, is the United States Naval Academy.

Jannik Sinner claims victory in Vienna for the second time

On Oct. 26, Jannik Sinner played Alexander Zverev in the finals of the Erste Bank Open — commonly known as the Vienna Open. The two players previously met in the 2025 Australian Open in January, where Zverev had fallen to Sinner in straight sets with a score line of 3-6, 6-7, 3-6. In Vienna, Zverev had a chance to redeem himself, but he fell short again. 

The Usdan Student Center and the Farber and Goldfarb Libraries were shut down due to a water leak on October 16

On Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, the Usdan Student Center and the Farber-Goldfarb Libraries were shut down. The pathway between them leading to the Rabb steps was also closed. 

SENATE LOG

The Student Union convened at 7 p.m. on Oct. 26 for their regular weekly meeting. Due to low attendance, the senators decided to lower the voting quorum for the meeting to twelve. The Student Union President, Ria Escamilla-Gil ’27, was not present, and the meeting was led by Sarah Jafary ’28 and Daniel Shin ’27. 

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