POINT/COUNTER-POINT: Adjust Cuba policy to improve US-Cuba relations
On Dec. 17, President Barack Obama announced that after 53 years, the United States will resume diplomatic relations with Cuba and reopen its embassy in Havana.
Reconsider rhetoric and focuses of Black Lives Matter movement
Ferguson, Missouri and Staten Island, New York were, for a time, just two locations in America without much significance.
Tea Party management undermines values of movement
When the founders of these great United States set out to establish the country as a democratic republic, one particular issue was forecasted as a major obstacle to the success of the country: faction, or in modern terms, interest groups.
EDITORIAL: Stand by protesters of racial violence
In recent weeks, Brandeis students have raised their voices along with countless others across the country in protest of the police killings of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, and the subsequent lack of grand jury indictment for each of their killers, who were both police officers.
Focus Brown and Garner protests on specific goals
On Aug. 9, in Feguson, Mo., 19-year-old Michael Brown was shot. At 11:54 a.m., he allegedly stole a few cigarillos from a liquor store, and walked a few blocks away with his friend Dorian Johnson until he was stopped by police officer Darren Wilson.
Address police violence against people with mental illness
In the wake of the violent deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, as well as the decisions of two independent grand juries to indict neither Officer Darren Wilson nor Daniel Pantaleo, the country has begun a long overdue conversation about the relationship between police and black Americans. People across the country have taken to the streets in protest, as well as to Twitter and Facebook with the common hashtag, #alllivesmatter.
Views on the News: Ferguson ruling
On Nov. 24, a grand jury chose not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown, sparking a new wave of protest nationwide.
Look to Nelson Mandela for leadership example in ethnic conflicts
It was Dec. 5, 2013; as I sat down to read the news, I was struck with immediate pain, in utter shock at what I read.
EDITORIAL: Review university report card
Last Thursday, Brandeis Students Against Sexual Violence released a progress report, grading the University on 11 aspects of its response to recent activism and conversation about sexual assault on campus.
EDITORIAL: Support Hassenfeld Innovation Center
On Nov. 7, Brandeis’ International Business School announced that it received a $2.5 million dollar donation from Henry Hassenfeld?the great-grandson of one of the University’s founding donors, Alan Hassenfeld?and followed up this week with an announcement about how it plans to use the gift.
Views on the News: Har Nof attack
On Tuesday morning, two Palestinian men stormed an Orthodox synagogue in Jerusalem with guns and meat cleavers, killing three rabbis and one scholar, including three Americans and one man from the United Kingdom.
Using comedy shows as news sources poses danger to democracy
This past week Jon Stewart appeared on one of the final episodes of his former writer and good friend Stephen Colbert’s show The Colbert Report.
Deconstruct common stereotypes of millennial generation
Twenty-five years ago this month, a largely student-run movement overthrew Czechoslovakia’s repressive Communist government and established a functioning, multi-party democracy.
Palestinian Authority's incitement tactics hurt peace process
“I salute Odai and Ghassan for this heroic act. Every Palestinian should strike ? Al Aqsa is in danger.
Suppressing religious voices hurts constitutional rights
The First Amendment to the Constitution is rightfully viewed as having a profound influence in shaping modern America.
Fully consider shortcomings of current gamification in education
I was sitting in a class on Monday, listening to a professor give a deeply involved lecture on a complex topic and absorbing absolutely none of it.
Rethink current laws implementing electoral college
The Electoral College could be a lot better than it is.
Referendums and ballots in midterm elections show liberal victory
“When you play with matches, you take the risk of burning yourself.” Speaker of the House John Boehner issued the preceding warning to President Barack Obama on the Thursday after the midterm elections saw the Republicans take control of both Houses of Congress.
Promote graphic labels on cigarette packs
Last Monday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed that Medicare beneficiaries under the age of 74 who, for at least 30 years of their lives smoked one pack of cigarettes a day, would be covered for annual screenings for lung cancer, according to the New York Times.
Brandeis AAUP demands admin to cease business with Enterprise Rent-a-Car, primary provider of ICE’s vehicles
Brandeis community reflects on antisemitism and campus support
AFCON Tournament result controversially overturned
The Boston Red Sox still need improvement
FreePlay Theater’s “The Aliens”: An Immersive Look at Being Human