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On a warm, sunny Sunday that seemed to indicate that spring had finally arrived, seniors Akilah Elie ’17 and Megan Boateng ’17 celebrated a new beginning by unveiling the website for Diversity Exchange, an online platform connecting students of color with opportunities to succeed in their career fields.
Beginning March 23, the University hosted a two-day symposium titled "Black Lives Matter: Local Movements, Global Futures." The symposium sought to help Brandeis students relate their own experiences with the Black Lives Matter movement to those of other activists on a global scale. This board commends the University for recognizing the importance of this movement through the creation of this symposium.
After four tries, the United States finally pulled off the ultimate win at the World Baseball Classic on Wednesday in Los Angeles, California. The United States played the dominant team from Puerto Rico and completely shut them out with a final score of 8-0 in the championship.
As the first round of spring Student Union voting heats up, 12 candidates have kicked off their campaigns, ready to face off in Thursday’s election.
Wednesday’s discussion forum on free speech and free expression proved heated and confrontational, with community members of different ideologies going head to head.
On March 2 at Middlebury College in Vermont, author and academic Charles Murray planned to speak on his recent book, “Coming Apart: The State of White America 1960-2010.” He was invited by a local chapter of the American Enterprise Institute, but at the podium, Murray was met with protesters that chanted lines such as, “racist, sexist, anti-gay, Charles Murray, go away,” according to a March 3 Inside Higher Ed article. Murray and his interviewer, Professor Allison Stanger of the Political Science department, were then escorted to a private room from where he delivered his speech and answered questions via digital video. After the abbreviated lecture, Murray and Stanger were escorted to their car by two security guards, according to a March 5 Boston Globe article.
As the Task Force on General Education finalizes its proposal for new curricular themes, members of the library staff and faculty met in an open forum on Wednesday to discuss how the library might fit into the proposed requirements.
The Senate met with Senior Vice President for Students and Enrollment Andrew Flagel during their weekly meeting on Sunday, discussing overwhelmingly negative and neutral alumni reviews of the University.
In a Jan. 21 interview with Variety Magazine, comedian and talk show host Chelsea Handler blamed the Kardashians for President Trump’s success. She cited that the media treated Trump’s campaign as a reality show, not reality. The reality show is a phenomenon that the Kardashians have popularized. Though seemingly ludicrous, her claim may actually be valid if we consider just how much people have become engrossed in social media. The Kardashian clan is the logical endpoint of this digital age, the most apt illustration of the people we have become. The sisters are famous for their reality television, which has enjoyed high viewership ratings for all 11 seasons. The show has popularized in some of the public the need for private lives to be documented and altered so as to appear glamorous. Isn’t this what some of us do when we Snapchat outings with friends? We are a culture more engrossed in the representation of our lives than in living our lives. So it is understandable that Trump has become the 45th president of the United States. Indeed, pollsters made errors and Hillary Clinton’s campaign was poor. However, our being out of touch with reality is partly to blame for how much we underestimated a Trump win.
With the inauguration of President Donald Trump, his administration is entering the first 100 days with a priority to dismantle many of his predecessor’s achievements, with only the Senate filibuster to serve as a check to the Republican majority on a state and national level. With little ability to stop President Trump’s policies at a legislative level, grassroots efforts by organizations will become a significant tool in the fight to prevent many harmful policies from coming to fruition. Since students under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and other undocumented students are among the most vulnerable constituencies under the new administration, student-run national coalitions must form to protect, inform and engage DACA and undocumented students throughout the nation and protect these students from deportation. To achieve these goals, organizations must seek to enact sustainable goals aimed to secure the ability for these students to succeed as students.
The world seemed headed on a very different path in August 2013, when I first entered Brandeis University. Barack Obama was in his fifth year in the White House, Edward Snowden had just become a household name, Ted Cruz was an ascendant standard-bearer and Nate Silver was an unbeatable poll-watching god.
The sting of the Orlando Pulse Nightclub shooting has not been forgotten; its impact still exists in the minds and hearts of not only those directly affected by the shooting and the LGBTQ+ community but also students and activists across the country.
“Don’t waste time mourning. Organize,” labor activist and celebrated 19th-century American martyr Joe Hill once said.
The Senate convened on Sunday to discuss club chartering, plan efforts for upcoming events and address some student concerns.
The Senate convened on Sunday to discuss ongoing bystander training efforts and various student grievances around campus.
The University has hired Mark Brimhall-Vargas as the first chief diversity officer and vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion, University President Ronald Liebowitz wrote in an email to students, faculty and staff on Wednesday.
The Senate convened on Sunday to hear petitions from several clubs and to discuss initiatives to bolster school spirit.
The number of women involved in American politics is nowhere near where it should be, especially as the 2016 presidential election approaches, former Colorado congresswoman Patricia Scott Schroeder told students in an online webinar on Thursday.
Much of Jewish history is defined by how the community has dealt with threats. The residual effects of oppression pervade every aspect of Jewish life, from ancient traditions to modern political ambitions. In many ways, the manner in which the establishment Jewish community defends Israel is evidence of how Jewish perspectives are shaped by persecution. Center-right and far-right groups like the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and the Zionist Organization of America believe that the only legitimate way to be pro-Israel is to relentlessly tout its successes and never mention its wrongdoings. They see their role in the discourse surrounding the issue as a defense mechanism countering those who wish to focus on Israel’s faults.
The final Chief Diversity Officer candidate to speak on campus addressed students on Wednesday, touching on his goals for the University and his ideas on improving campus diversity.