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(05/31/19 1:00pm)
Every year, approximately 1,000 to 1,200 alumni and their families return to the Brandeis campus to reminisce and reconnect with this special institution they once called and still call home. Between May 31 and June 2, Brandeis will be welcoming the five-year class year reunions back to campus (the 4s and the 9s), including the 25th reunion for the Class of ’94 and the 50th reunion for the Class of ’69.
(05/20/19 10:00am)
Deborah E. Lipstadt MA ’72, PhD ’76 took the stage at Brandeis’ 68th Commencement Exercises on May 19 to both congratulate the graduating Class of 2019 and warn them about the changing world around them. “I should send you on your way in a positive and upbeat passion. I should challenge you with the prophetic words, ‘may you dream dreams and see visions.’ And yet, I shall not do that … because the moment and the situation we are current facing demands much more than that,” she said. “Today I stand before you concerned, worried, and dare I say it, … truly frightened about the future.”
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Rivka Carmi
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The Brandeis community honored 89 Phi Beta Kappa inductees at an initiation ceremony in the Spingold Theater on May 18. There were 81 graduating seniors and eight juniors recognized for their achievements.
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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.
(05/20/19 10:00am)
Watching the National Football League Draft on television has become a very popular activity. The 2019 NFL Draft occurred back in April and was broadcast by five different networks: ABC, ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN Deportes and the NFL Network. An average of 6.1 million people watched the draft during its three days, as reported in a 2019 Hollywood Reporter article.
(04/16/19 10:00am)
Senator to Class of 2022 (2 seats)
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Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration took the first ever photo of a black hole on April 10. Prof. John Wardle (PHYS) at the University served on four of the EHT’s 23 working groups. The photo is a major development in science; it “shows a bright ring formed as light bends in the intense gravity around a black hole that is 6.5 billion times more massive than the Sun,” according to an April 10 article in BrandeisNOW, written by its science content editor Lawrence Goodman.
(04/16/19 10:00am)
Spring is here, which means Brandesians are taking to the outdoors to … continue studying. Ever-industrious laptop and textbook-toters are settling in the two library-adjacent outdoor study spaces, as well as Mandel’s patios en masse. However, cigarette smoke dissuades many students from working outside. The two areas where tables are provided for students to gather outside are also popular spots for smokers, given Brandeis’ 30-foot rule regulating smoking on campus. As discussed in a 2014 Justice editorial, the rule prohibits smoking within 30 feet of a campus building entrance, but does little else. This rule is unfavorable to students and the University because it is difficult to enforce, poses a health hazard and disperses smoking-related garbage widely across campus. The Brandeis chapter of Colleges Against Cancer has advocated for changing this rule, but their complaints have fallen on deaf ears. As suggested in 2014, Brandeis should adopt smoke-free policies for outdoor campus areas and establish designated smoking areas. This would promote the use of outdoor spaces, improving both student health and the student experience, as well as the school’s image.
(04/09/19 10:00am)
Medical Emergency
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In an April 2 email to the Brandeis community, University President Ron Liebowitz announced this year’s commencement speaker, alumna Deborah E. Lipstadt MA ’72, PhD ’76. According to an April 2 BrandeisNOW article, six additional honorary degrees will be presented at the Commencement ceremony, which will take place on May 19.
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While many Brandeisians have just started easing off their stress from “midterm madness,” they again face some “life-and-death” decisions. On Wednesday, April 3, course registration for the Fall 2019 semester opened.
(04/02/19 10:00am)
Drawing on skills fostered through a range of Brandeis coursework and life experience, a team of four Brandeis students made it to the final round of the Hult Prize Boston Regional competition on March 15-16. Graduate students Max Brodsky (Heller), Abigail Montine (Heller), Liza Korotkova (IBS) and R Matthews ’19 pitched their project, Talk, an app that would connect interpreters with people who need interpretation services in real time through a video call.
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New VP of Campus Operations
(03/26/19 10:00am)
After a tight race last Thursday, the student body voted to instate Simran Tatuskar ’21 as President of the Student Union. 14 students ran for a variety of positions on the Executive Board, as well as two positions on the Brandeis Sustainability Fund. Out of an undergraduate population of 3,369, only 27.45 percent of students voted.
(03/26/19 10:00am)
Over the past year, the University’s Information Technology Services has been rolling out the two-factor authentication software DUO to faculty, staff and students. Seeking to dispel misconceptions about the software, University Chief Information Officer Jim La Creta, Director of Networks, Systems and Security David Albrecht and Communications and Change Management Specialist Christine Jacinto met with the Justice on Wednesday for an interview.
