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(03/06/18 11:00am)
Being a college student is stressful, which is why it is important for Brandeis to have quality mental health services, a forum of students agreed last Thursday. The Brandeis Counseling Center, in conjunction with the Student Union, held an open forum in the Napoli Room, the goal of which was to facilitate understanding and discussion between Brandeis students and the BCC. Students, or anyone in attendance at the forum, could ask questions regarding issues related to the BCC, and the panelists would respond, educating the audience members on a variety of topics. The topics included the services provided by the BCC, the BCC staff, present and future endeavours and what the BCC hopes to achieve. In addition, audience members could make comments and suggestions for the panelists to consider and discuss. The forum was recorded and posted online for anyone wishing to watch it.
(03/06/18 11:00am)
USER UPTICK: Over the past five years, the BCC has seen a thirty percent increase in demand for individual appointments.
(02/13/18 11:00am)
As Valentine’s Day approaches, people express their love and affection for significant others, family and friends, often by buying flowers, chocolate or other gifts. This year, Graduate Student Affairs is holding a campus-wide fundraising initiative, Cupid Express, to benefit the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center. This board encourages the Brandeis community to participate in this worthy initiative by using Cupid Express as the one-stop-shop for buying roses and chocolate.
(02/06/18 11:00am)
One message resounded clearly at the Conversations in Global Health Services Delivery forum on Thursday evening: One person really can make a big difference. The forum, part of 2018’s ’DEIS Impact social justice festival, featured four panelists who described the challenges and opportunities they encountered during their time abroad.
(01/30/18 11:00am)
The Senate convened on Sunday and reflected on last week’s debate over whether or not to recognize an identity club on grounds of duality of purpose. The bulk of the meeting time was spent on an open forum on intersectionality, facilitated by Union Diversity Officer Amber Abernathy ’18.
(01/16/18 11:00am)
After the November 2017 armed robbery incident on campus, attendees at the Dec. 7, 2017 student safety forum discussed how to maintain campus safety and improve relations between students and University Police.
(12/05/17 11:00am)
Brandeis’ endowment falls short in comparison to peer institutions, creating an unsustainable and constrained budget, according to various administrators who spoke at an open forum Tuesday evening.
(12/05/17 11:00am)
UNIVERSITY FINANCES: The open forum on finances was held in the International Lounge, Usdan on Monday afternoon.
(11/21/17 11:00am)
Thursday’s Global Bazaar brought vendors, clubs and University organizations together in the Shapiro Campus Center, where community members were invited to explore different cultures.
(11/21/17 11:00am)
Donald Trump recently visited Saudi Arabia, an oppressive regime with little respect for human rights. In Saudi Arabia, an activist blogger was sentenced to ten years in prison and 1,000 lashes for establishing an online forum with the purpose of creating debate on religious and political matters, according to an Oct. 19, 2016 BBC article. Yet, the Google search “where is free speech under attack?” yields a page where virtually every article is about college campuses. Spurred by firebrands such as Ann Coulter and Milo Yiannopoulos, the right wing has converged on academia with indignation and ire. Their claim is that the liberal consensus at most universities is stifling and victimizing to conservative students. Not since the ‘War on Christmas’ has an ideological crusade been so pointless.
(11/16/17 12:23am)
When Brandeis is in the national news, the University has invariably succumbed to one of two extremes: either great pride, like Professors Michael Rosbash and Jeffrey Hall winning a Nobel Prize, or great shame, like the Ayaan Hirsi Ali fiasco a few years ago.
(11/14/17 11:00am)
Last Tuesday, Vice President of Student for Affairs Sheryl Sousa ’90 sent an email notifying the student body that the search committee for the position of Director of Sexual Assault Services and Prevention had selected three finalists for the position. The finalists visited campus on Nov. 8 and Nov. 9 and will visit on Nov. 14 to present their evaluations of the current state of sexual misconduct on campus and their plans to address this critical issue. Each finalist will also take part in a Q&A session, and the University will take into consideration all feedback from attendees. This board applauds the University for its efforts to take actionable steps toward creating a safe environment on campus and including the student body in such a critical decision.
(11/14/17 5:00am)
On Saturday evening, the Brandeis African Students Organization hosted the 7th Annual Night for Africa in Levin Ballroom. The show was a part the University’s I Am Global Week and students invited friends, family and faculty alike to come share in culture from Africa and the African diaspora. Seating began at 5:45 p.m., and by the time the show started a half hour later, the audience was bustling. People even lined the balconies to watch the performances.
(11/07/17 11:00am)
Something is rotten in cyberspace. Internet platforms of all kinds have become cesspools of organized harassment and bigotry, with those supposedly in charge of maintaining civility and decency allowing it all under the mistaken banner of “free speech.”
(11/07/17 11:00am)
What can we do to ensure that everyone succeeds? Today, that question lies at the center of public controversy, debate and discussion. On Wednesday, “Identity in the Workplace: Tech and Startups” gave an answer.
(10/31/17 10:00am)
In recognition of her scholarly work in intersectionality and critical race theory, the University awarded Kimberlé Crenshaw the Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize last Wednesday.
(10/31/17 10:00am)
Brandeis administrators, students, faculty and alumni discussed the challenges of creating an environment optimal to the exchange of ideas at an open forum convened by the Task Force on Free Expression on Monday.
(10/31/17 10:00am)
Two years ago, the University revived its interdepartmental Creative Arts Award after a two-decade hiatus, naming soprano vocalist Tony Arnold the 2015 recipient. The award is given out every two years, and this year, the University selected playwright Michael Weller ’65 — whose credits include his 1971 play “Moonchildren” and the 1979 film “Hair” — as the 2017 recipient. As part of his resulting yearlong residency at Brandeis, Weller wrote “Buyer Beware,” a play about a fictional Brandeis student’s attempt to perform a comedy show in the style of Lenny Bruce.
(10/24/17 10:00am)
The University’s faculty convened for their monthly assembly on Friday afternoon and passed both a resolution to divest from fossil fuels and the first of two votes on the general curriculum changes.
(10/24/17 10:00am)
The Senate voted on two clubs and discussed new initiatives this Sunday. The Senate voted in favor of chartering the Veg Club. Erin Gawronski ’18 and Siwar Mansour ’19 presented to the Senate on behalf of the Swim Club. The Swim Club seeks to provide an outlet for students to swim in a non-competitive environment. Gawronski, a former varsity swimmer and senior member of the Swim Club, said that the hardships of maintaining a student-athlete balance cause many people to quit the varsity swimming team. Class of 2019 Senator Benedikt Reynolds was concerned that the club would turn away people who did not know how to swim, to which Class of 2020 Senator Tal Richtman replied that the University already has an instruction program for those who do not know how to swim. Gawronski added that the club needs funding to hire lifeguards so it can increase the pool’s hours and hold practices. The Senate unanimously voted to provide the club with probationary club accreditation.
