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(08/31/21 10:00am)
LGBTQIA+ representation and queer theory continues to be villified in most grade and high school environments — even when the introduction of that knowledge might hugely improve or even save a student’s life. As kids trickle back to class in-person this fall, some leave the danger of prejudiced family homes only to enter risky school environments in which identities are restricted and homophobic attacks from students, staff and teachers go unpunished. Others will watch while administrations degrade and demonize LGBTQIA+ students, or fire gay teachers and coaches without due process. A majority of schools still refuse to teach any semblance of LGBTQIA+ history, not to mention LGBTQ-specific health or sex education. All the while too many students — like transgender students who report much higher rates of feeling unsafe in school or fall into the 35% of students who attempt suicide — continue to suffer silently.
(08/31/21 10:00am)
The Justice Editorial Board would like to extend a warm welcome to the Class of 2025 as they begin their first year of college and the Class of 2024 as they begin their first year of in-person classes. This board has compiled a list of its favorite survival tips on the Brandeis campus for navigating these new and exciting times.
(08/31/21 10:00am)
MEDICAL EMERGENCY
(08/31/21 10:00am)
Every year, a book forum is held for Brandeis' first-years. A book is chosen by the school, and sent to incoming first-years. It is supposed to be an intellectually stimulating book which the entire class can analyze and connect to. The forum includes receiving the book, reading the book and finally discussing the book in classrooms on campus with other first-years during orientation. On the University’s website, the event is described as “the first of many experiences that will begin to build your community and a sense of belonging at Brandeis. The forum is the only time your entire class will have a shared academic experience, reading the same book, and bringing you together for a meaningful connection with your peers and members of our outstanding faculty. This special experience is the beginning of creating a unifying connection that will last for years to come.”
(05/25/21 10:00am)
Ellen Gordon '65
(04/27/21 10:00am)
Like many students, I’ve spent the past year brooding over the switch to online learning that has replaced in-person classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But after getting my vaccine last week and hearing about the hopeful return to mostly in-person instruction next semester, I realized that some part of me will miss attending a Zoom class with my camera off, bare-faced, while cozy under a blanket. Online learning has provided many students with more substantial conveniences and accommodations, such as allowing them to watch recorded lectures on their own time and when they felt best prepared to absorb the materials. In future non-COVID-19 times, will we be nostalgic and miss some elements of our experiences with online learning?
(04/27/21 10:00am)
Though there were no club recognitions, charters or decharters, the April 11 Senate meeting was still full of activity, being just one of the few meetings from this semester to run the full two hours. The meeting was broken down into four blocks, during which University administrators were invited to answer questions submitted by senators — a deviation from the standard meeting procedure.
(04/27/21 3:19pm)
On April 23, the Center for Spiritual Life hosted a memorial service for the lives lost within the Brandeis community over the last year.
(04/06/21 10:00am)
The Center for German and European Studies hosted a panel discussion about predictions for how the COVID-19 pandemic will end. Anja Martini, a science journalist for the German radio and TV news program Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), and Prof. Elanah Uretsky (IGS) spoke at the event, with CGES Director Prof. Sabine von Mering (GER) moderating.
(03/17/21 1:46am)
At 108 years old, Carl Shapiro H’03 passed away on March 7. Serving various roles at Brandeis, including benefactor, member of the Board of Trustees and recipient of an honorary degree, Shapiro contributed to the University for over 70 years. “We are grateful for and inspired by the legacy Mr. Shapiro and his family have built here at Brandeis,” President Ron Liebowitz wrote in a March 9 email to the Brandeis community.
(03/16/21 10:00am)
The Brandeis Journalism Program and Office of the President sponsored “Science in a Pandemic: A Brandeis Journalism Forum" to discuss the role journalism has had on the public’s understanding of the pandemic and overall view of public health institutions. The virtual event, which took place on March 3, was a part of “Science Journalism, the Pandemic, and Disinformation,” a new course offered by the Journalism Program.
(02/23/21 11:00am)
“Inheritance Games” begins with Avery Grambs, a high school student with a simple plan: keep her head down, stay out of trouble and get good enough grades to earn an actuarial science scholarship to the University of Connecticut. One day, her fortunes change when billionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies and leaves Avery nearly his entire estate — the only stipulation is that she has to move into his house, a riddle-filled mansion where the mostly disinherited Hawthorne family still lives. However, she has no idea who he is or why he would want to leave all his money to an apparent stranger. Questions quickly pile up: why did Tobias Hawthorne disinherit his family? Why choose Avery of all people? At the same time, buried family mysteries start working their way to the light, and Avery and the Hawthorne family must work together if they want answers.
(02/16/21 11:00am)
The COVID-19 pandemic transformed the 2020-2021 academic year for college students. This semester, however, students in the Boston area have to contend with the winter weather's impact on mental health and well-being during the pandemic.
(02/16/21 11:00am)
Dr. Cara Streit is the new director of Student Accessibility Support, according to a Nov. 30 BrandeisNow article, following the unexpected departure of Beth Rodgers-Kay in the fall of 2019. The Justice reached out to Streit to learn about her plans for the department.
(02/16/21 11:00am)
The pandemic brought Brandeis’ study abroad programs to a grinding halt last year, but students hoping to study abroad may have the opportunity to do so this coming summer and in the fall semester. The University has opened the application period for upcoming 2021 study abroad programming, but the constantly changing circumstances of the pandemic have led to much uncertainty.
(02/09/21 7:24pm)
In an open letter to the Division of Science published in the Justice on August 27, 2020, a challenge was leveled against what was dubbed the “meritocratic extreme” in science education, arguing that its ethos has been used to rationalize outmoded, non-inclusive teaching practices and a generally unsupportive culture. The letter also argued that the Division’s failure to address this and to prioritize matters of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) has produced a litany of inequitable experiences for many of our underrepresented minority students (URM).
(02/09/21 11:00am)
The events of Jan. 6, 2021 need no introduction.
(02/09/21 11:00am)
MEDICAL EMERGENCY
(02/09/21 11:00am)
The start of the new semester brought a new round of Student Union elections. On Jan. 25, students voted for five Union Senate seats, four Allocations Board seats and one junior representative seat to the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.
(12/01/20 6:41pm)
In light of the Nov. 10 release of the University’s Draft Anti-Racism Plan, the Justice’s editorial board will be reviewing and providing feedback on each section of the plan. We hope that these forthcoming editorials will serve as a resource for students to provide feedback to the administration. We also recognize, however, that our editorial board is predominantly white, and we will work to ensure that we are not taking space or attention away from the voices of the BIPOC students who are most directly affected by racism on campus. In line with this goal, we have grounded our analysis of the appendices in the demands put forward in the Black Action Plan.
