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Views on the News: Ferguson ruling

On Nov. 24, a grand jury chose not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown, sparking a new wave of protest nationwide. Protestors have blocked traffic on highways and tunnels in California and D.C., and lain down in the middle of malls and city streets at “die-ins” in Boston and St. Louis. They also staged a nationwide walkout of businesses and schools on Monday called Hands Up, Walk Out. Within Ferguson, the ruling led to both peaceful protests and riots, causing schools and businesses to close on Tuesday morning. The Ferguson Municipal Public Library remained open and hosted events for students in the area, inspiring over 7,000 people to donate to the library. How do you react to the grand jury’s ruling and the response nationwide?

‘Art’ excels with nuanced characters and dialogue

Entering South Campus commons, I saw two rings of chairs in the center of what I would soon learn was the stage. The actors, dressed in the chic wardrobes of well-off 30-somethings, meandered from chair to chair, introducing themselves to the audience, entertaining those around me and making me a little uncomfortable.

Interview Column

JustArts: What motivated you to join the production of Art?

Sodexo representatives discuss issues, progress

Students raised a number of concerns about the flexibility and cost of meal plans at a dining forum with Sodexo last Wednesday.

Student dining forum

Rabbi Chayim Zirkind (left) and General Manager for Sodexo Shawn Managhan (right) addressed student questions at the dining forum last week.

IBS receives $2.5 million gift toward innovation center

Brandeis’ International Business School received a $2.5 million donation from the Hassenfeld family to establish an innovation center, according to a Nov. 7 IBS press release. The center will allow for an increase in corporate outreach, expand IBS’ influence outside of the University and provide new educational opportunities for Brandeis students.

Student Union holds forum

Administrators answered students’ questions and concerns regarding sexual assault and dining services at a roundtable discussion last Wednesday night. The Student Union hosted this discussion with members of the Brandeis administration so students could openly address issues around campus.

BLC urges policy reform

The Brandeis Labor Coalition released a petition on Friday urging University President Frederick Lawrence and the administration to reform Brandeis’ labor and economic policies.

Views on the News: Midterm elections

Last Tuesday’s midterm elections resulted in significant changes to the balance of power in Washington, D.C. Republicans won a majority in the Senate with 52 seats, while Democrats now hold 45. The GOP also further solidified their majority in the House of Representatives with 10 new wins in that House. This gives the Republican Party a majority in both houses of the legislative branch. Additionally, Republicans won 26 of 36 governor’s races, including in Massachusetts and President Barack Obama’s home state of Illinois. Many Republicans campaigned on a platform of opposing gridlock in Washington, especially given Obama’s promises to end gridlock in 2008 and 2012. How do you think the wins and losses will affect Obama’s two remaining years in office?

Two new clubs recognized by Senate

Student Union President Sneha Walia ’15 began the weekly Senate meeting by saying that she will be working on compiling notes and responses from the Student Union Round Table last Wednesday, which she will confirm with the administrators who were present, and send to the student body in a newsletter.

Fulfilling the promise

Prof. Dan Perlman’s (BIOL) new office has two desks and a beach ball-sized inflatable globe. Sunlight pours in from the huge windows that line the wall. Small boxes from his recent move are stacked neatly in a corner along a wall that doubles as a dry erase board. There are no cubicles or doors separating Perlman’s working space from that of his colleagues, just a see-through partition that stretches from the floor to the ceiling.

New club basketball team chartered

On Sunday, the Student Union Senate held its weekly meeting.

University sees rise in international students

Senior Vice President for Students and Enrollment Andrew Flagel announced unofficial admissions statistics for this year’s class of first-years at the monthly faculty meeting last Thursday.

Corrections and Clarifications

EDITORIAL: Martha Coakley for governor

With Nov. 4 only three weeks away, the 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial race is still too close to call. Democratic candidate Martha Coakley leads Republican candidate Charlie Baker by a mere 1.6 percent of voters, according to a Sept. 20 compilation of various polling data by RealClearPolitics. The race thus far has been defined by only a few key issues. Although both Coakley and Baker are pro-choice and support marriage equality, fiscal and education policies have drawn the sharpest differences in their campaign platforms. 

Evaluate differing narratives in Israeli-Palestinian discourse

Last week, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, J Street U Brandeis hosted its third event of the semester, “Non-Violence Amid Violent Conflict: A Conversation with Ali Abu Awwad.” Awwad is a leading nonviolent Palestinian activist and member of the Parents Circle Families Forum, an organization that brings together Israelis and Palestinians who have lost family members to the violence of the conflict. While spending time in prison during the First Intifada, Awwad participated in a 17-day-long hunger strike that helped him recognize and understand the power of nonviolent resistance. 

Rose Art Museum Opening

According to the Rose Art Museum website, the Collection in Focus series “highlights and draws new connections between important and often understudied objects in the museum’s collection.”

Trip down memory lane

Usually, when you sit down to talk with a friend, you can be sure that he or she will look you in the eye and, with no hesitation, talk about the one day that made his or her past summer so special.