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On April 24, the Student Sexuality and Information Services Center hosted their annual Sex Olympics event on the SCC Great Lawn. There was trivia, games, a dunk tank and pizza offered for participants. The event was staffed by student volunteers passionate about sex education and ensuring that the Brandeis student body stays safe.
On Friday, April 24, the Brandeis Student Union held its annual State of the Union address, where members of the Student Union and the student body were able to reflect on the past year and celebrate their accomplishments.
Brandeis’ decennial reaccreditation process with the New England Commission of Higher Education has begun and allows students to engage in an 18-month self study program. This process also allows faculty, staff, students and administrators to critically examine the University’s mission along with its impact.
Class registration can be a tumultuous if not frightening time for the Brandeis student body. Deciding on a semester schedule while balancing major and minor requirements can be a challenge for anyone interacting with the registrar, prepared or not. Given the mounting stress prior to class registration day, The Justice’s Editorial Board wishes to recommend some classes we have taken that may fly under the radar come fall registration.
The National Basketball Association playoffs officially kicked off this year on April 18, marking the most exciting time to be a basketball fan. Given Brandeis’ proximity to Boston, it’s hard not to get swept up in the excitement of the NBA postseason, especially when it’s with a historic franchise like the Boston Celtics. It’s not often that the whirlwind of Boston sports culture makes its way to our university, which is why The Justice Editorial Board would like to thank Brandeis University for bringing Celtics star and reigning Sixth Man of the Year, Payton Pritchard, to campus.
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The University’s annual Springfest performance is one of the most well-known events in the community. Every spring, students gather on Chapels Field to enjoy musical performances and unwind before final exams begin. In an April 14 Instagram post, the Campus Activities Board announced that the 2026 headliner will be Swedish singer and songwriter, Zara Larsson.
On April 17, a group of first-years and sophomores presented to mentors and peers on issues ranging from misogyny to code-switching as part of the Intercultural Center’s new leadership program. Push 92 helps students develop leadership skills and confidence. The program’s inaugural cohort launched this academic year with 25 fellows completing it. Throughout the program, fellows develop interpersonal skills to contribute to their own leadership paths at Brandeis. Peter Rojas, director of the Intercultural Center, came up with the idea for Push 92 to inspire students to become future leaders on campus.
When I woke at my homestay before dawn on Saturday, Feb. 28, everything felt in place. My heater sat tucked beneath my vanity, sunlight filtered through gauzy off-white curtains, and my Arabic homework lay haphazardly scattered across my desk, the vestiges of a late-night study session with my homestay sister. With bleary eyes, I reached toward my bedside table and fumbled for my phone, reading something around 4:00 a.m. as I pulled an earplug from one ear with the other hand.
On April 18, the Brandeis Alumni Art Gallery opened the show, “Only Us: Photographs by Eric Neudel ‘69,” a unique exhibition that highlights the profound life of Eric Neudel: teacher, filmmaker and photographer. As a teacher at the Brimmer and May School in Newton, Neudel’s work continues through his students, and his return to Brandeis with this show further integrates him into academic life. I had the opportunity to speak to Neudel about his work in the show before the opening, and I wanted to share some insights from the conversation.
After months of cold weather, a short stretch of warm, sunny days brought Brandeis students outside in large numbers. People gathered on the grass, studied on benches and lingered in places that had sat empty during the winter. Campus immediately felt happier and more alive.
To wrap up the 2025-26 season, Brandeis’ Theater Department took audiences on a calming nature retreat in the world of “Small Mouth Sounds,” a play about six people who engage in a week-long silent retreat. As the week progresses, the flaws of six retreatants are revealed, from extreme anxiety to selfishness and lust. I had the wonderful opportunity to attend a dress rehearsal for the show and saw it a couple of days before the first performance. Although it was a rehearsal, the show was impressively smooth, with minor hiccups that could easily be corrected by opening night. Seeing “Small Mouth Sounds” with a smaller audience elevated the experience, as the few people watching the retreatants felt even more connected with the characters and the experience of witnessing the silent retreat. There were even moments when I paused before laughing at some of the jokes in the show because they felt like they would break the immersion. Thankfully, the director Samantha Richert Boehm broke the tension by laughing as well, reminding the reduced audience that, although some moments were distinctly serious, the show’s comedy is just as prominent.
On the night of April 18, Brandeis kicked off its “Art Never Sleeps” event. This showcase was a 24-hour span where different forms of art were displayed, performed and experienced all around campus. During the live music portion of this event, Brandeis was lucky enough to have a performance by the indie pop-rock band My Mom Is Here, a New York City-based group founded by Columbia University graduates, Sam Seiff and Nick Sare. The band is led by lead singer Samantha (Sam) Seiff and her boyfriend Nick Sare, who plays the keys. Before their performance, I had the pleasure to interview lead singer Seiff about the band and how the five of them have started to navigate the music industry.