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EDITORIAL: Book forums can attract a larger audience

(09/17/19 10:00am)

Every summer, the University selects a book for incoming students to read and then participate in a discussion with the author(s) of that book. In past years, this conversation was only open to the first-year students arriving on campus in the fall, because the event was held before upperclassmen arrived on campus for the fall semester. As a result, the author would only come during what is now known as ’Deis Week. 

https://www.thejustice.org/article/2019/09/editorial-book-forums-can-attract-a-larger-audience

EDITORIAL: Sodexo contract expiration leaves room for growth

(09/10/19 10:00am)

In June 2020, the University’s contract with Sodexo is set to expire. In the meantime, the University will be developing a Request for Proposals, during which the University will compile a list of requests for the next contract that they make with any food vendor. Community input will be taken into account through town-hall-style forums in September and October. This board commends the University for seeking the Brandeis community’s opinions when choosing its next steps — whether it is improving our contract with Sodexo or choosing a new vendor — and has some suggestions for the University’s next contract.

https://www.thejustice.org/article/2019/09/sodexo-contract-expiration-leaves-room-for-growth

From 'Deis Campus to D.C. Council

(09/10/19 10:00am)

Angel Henriquez ’22 is a devoted fan of the Washington, D.C. football team, but won’t say the team’s name aloud because “it’s disrespectful, and the name should be changed.” Since the 2016 presidential election, Henriquez has stopped wearing team gear and decided the only way to challenge the inequity around him is to become the first Latino member of the D.C. city council —  but not the last. Henriquez plans to run after graduating Brandeis and to work his way into mayoral office eventually. In the meantime, the Brandeis sophomore spends his breaks working in local Washington politics, is working remotely with a non-profit, and has “made a name for [him]self” at home, he told the Justice in an interview. 

https://www.thejustice.org/article/2019/09/angel-dc

Photos of Brandeis students, staff found on white nationalist forum

(08/29/19 1:00pm)

The photographs and names of nearly a dozen current and former Brandeis students, faculty and staff were disseminated on a white supremacist forum, according to a statement Public Safety sent to the Brandeis Community via email on Aug. 19. Director of Public Safety Ed Callahan wrote that the posts posed “no direct threat to these individuals or to Brandeis.”

https://www.thejustice.org/article/2019/08/photos-of-brandeis-students-staff-found-on-white-nationalist-forum

Students protest ‘racist’ policies

(05/20/19 10:00am)

Brandeis students gathered on the Rabb Steps on May 1 to protest racialized policing practices on campus, marching from Rabb to the Department of Community Living office, the Department of Public Safety office, the Bernstein-Marcus Administration Center and the Shapiro Campus Center, reading their demands of the University at each location. The rally was coordinated by students who were part of Concerned Students 2015, the group that led the Ford Hall 2015 sit-in.

https://www.thejustice.org/article/2019/05/students-protest-racist-policies-brandeis

Brandeis hosts first Ollies Awards show

(05/20/19 10:00am)

Five students, two clubs and one faculty member were recognized for their campus contributions at the first-ever Ollies Awards show on May 1, emceed by former Student Union Vice President Benedikt Reynolds ’19. The Ollies Awards Selection Committee awarded individuals and groups on campus who “are the backbone of campus life and growth,” according to the event program. 

https://www.thejustice.org/article/2019/05/brandeis-hosts-first-ollies-awards-show

Students march to ‘take back the night’

(04/16/19 10:00am)

Members of the Brandeis community gathered at the bottom of the Rabb Steps on Thursday to raise awareness of sexual violence on campus in the annual Take Back the Night march. Over 60 members of the Brandeis community marched through the center of campus to the Light of Reason as organizers called out statistics from the 2015 Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Misconduct.

https://www.thejustice.org/article/2019/04/brandeis-students-march-to-take-back-the-night

Letter From the Editor: Sustainability Committee Chair's conflict of interest

(04/07/19 2:56am)

Yesterday, Kent Dinlenc ’19, an Arts senior staff writer who also wrote for Forum section, resigned from the Justice. Dinlenc also serves as the Class of 2019 senator and as chair of the Union’s Sustainability committee. A few days ago Dinlenc circulated a survey on social media regarding the two newspapers on campus. His involvement in such matters poses a significant conflict of interest. Aware of this conflict, the Justice requested a meeting with Dinlenc to ask him for his resignation, which Dinlenc began the meeting by voluntarily offering. The Justice appreciates all the work Dinlenc has done, as well as his choice to address the conflict of interest his memberships created.

https://www.thejustice.org/article/2019/04/letter-from-the-editor-sustainability-conflict-of-interest

Finding her passion

(03/26/19 10:00am)

From her pun-filled emails to her presence at Student Union events, Simran Tatuskar ’21 has become the face of the Union this semester. Next year she will be even more visible, as she was elected Union president on Thursday. Yet Tatuskar’s journey to becoming so involved in the Union has not been as straightforward as some may assume. 

https://www.thejustice.org/article/2019/03/simran-tatuskar-passion