Encourage more effective security measures in East Quad
The Department of Community Living locked the bathrooms in East Quad in 2014 after reports of unidentified persons peeping into showers.
EDITORIAL: Urge creation of student committee for space allocation
On Monday afternoon, the Student Union sent out an email to the undergraduate population detailing a proposal to create a joint student and administrative committee to allocate campus spaces to various campus groups and organizations.
Reject misogynistic themes in popular music at this year’s Springfest
Recently, Brandeis’ Vagina Club put on its annual performance of “The Vagina Monologues,” an empowering play that shares the stories of different women’s experiences of womanhood through stories about their vaginas.
Criticize North Carolina’s discriminatory bathroom policy
With unanimous support from Republican state legislators and a near-immediate approval by Republican Governor Pat McCrory (R), North Carolina’s HB 2 became law on March 23 — the same day legislators introduced it — despite protests by Democratic state legislators, according to a March 23 New York Times article.The legislation, colloquially referred to as a bathroom law, sought to overturn a Charlotte ordinance which, among other things, allowed transgender people to use the public bathrooms corresponding to their gender identity rather than those corresponding to their physical sex at birth.
Reader Commentary: Recognize Usen Castle's value to the University community
In response to your editorial “Commend University decision on Usen Castle” (Feb. 2): I was very surprised and disappointed to hear that there are plans to tear down the majority of the Castle.
Views on the News: Al-Quds raid
Last Tuesday morning from 3 a.m. to 5 a.m., Israeli forces conducted a raid at the Abu Dis campus of Al-Quds University.
Condemn lack of justice for victims of J. Dennis Hastert
J. Dennis Hastert, the speaker of the House from 1999 to 2007, could face up to six months in prison after his upcoming sentencing, scheduled for April 27, according to an April 8 New York Times article — but not for last year’s sexual abuse allegations.
Reject devastating effects of Indiana’s pro-life legislation
On March 28, a Facebook page, Periods for Pence, began a calling campaign to Indiana governor Mike Pence.
Urge reform of unfair standardized tests in college admission process
When was the last time you wrote a full sentence in cursive? If you answer, “On the SAT,” then you’re not alone.
Criticize microaggressions in Justice review of ‘The Wiz’
Last Tuesday, the Justice published a review of “The Wiz” which deeply hurt and upset many in our Brandeis community, and those reactions were expressed in comments online, through social media and through personal discourse.
EDITORIAL: Appreciate benefits of annual ’DeisTalks
Last Tuesday, the University held its annual ’DeisTalks event, in which students share personal stories and discuss topics of interest in a panel modeled after the popular TED Talks.
EDITORIAL: Increase gender-inclusive bathrooms on campus
In May 2012, the International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life ran an “Ethical Inquiry” on gendered restrooms and the University’s policy toward making restrooms more inclusive.
Views on the News: Mississippi Church Protection Act
Currently moving through the Mississippi legislature, the Mississippi Church Protection Act would allow churches to designate armed security guards within their congregations, and these security guards would be afforded certain protections in potential legal or criminal cases.
EDITORIAL: Recognize need for funds to meet student demands
On Thursday, March 31, the Brandeis Board of Trustees approved a 3.9 percent increase in comprehensive undergraduate charges for the 2016 to 2017 academic year.
EDITORIAL: Advocate for fair contract negotiations
For the first time in five years, Brandeis workers will soon begin contract negotiations with Sodexo, aiming to gain higher pay and better health coverage.
Reject Islamophobic reactions to Islamic State terrorist attacks
It is a bold move to preach pacifism in the face of the Islamic State — I get it. Even President Obama called for “hunting down terrorists who threaten our country” in a September 2014 speech addressed to the nation. But when putting a stop to an extremist terrorist group turns into widespread fear mongering, Islamophobia and violence, one has to wonder whether vehement retaliation against the Islamic State is actually putting Americans in more danger.
Criticize Trump’s concept of the American Dream
Despite what the op-ed pages of the New York Times might have one believe, there really is no unified theory of Trump — an overriding explanation for his entrance into public life last summer and, ever since, his utter domination of the Republican presidential race. One of the most common “theories of Trump” is that he says what others think but are too afraid to say, such as racist and sexist slurs that scapegoat Americans’ economic anxieties.
Question the legitimacy of Donald Trump’s professed conservatism
As the Republican primaries have raged on, Sean Davis, co-founder of the conservative publication The Federalist, has raised a provocative yet legitimate question: “If Trump were running to destroy the GOP/conservatism and pave a path to the White House for Hillary, what would he be doing differently?” In the eyes of many conservatives, including myself, the answer is obvious — absolutely nothing.
Condemn Martin Shkreli’s price increase of AIDS medication
One would assume that the path to success at a pharmaceutical company would include a degree in a field of science — preferably chemistry.
EDITORIAL: Uphold free press on campus and respect sexual assault survivors
Next Monday, the University community will gather for its annual Take Back The Night march across campus, a public event in which students share their personal experiences of sexual assault as part of a powerful national awareness campaign.
A profile of the class of 2030: trends and statistics from new first-year students
University receives a D- on campus free speech report card
Letter to the Editor — Arush Chandna
Club Close Up: Waltham Group Recruitment Night
Student Union candidacy, Fall 2026