Tweets spark heated debate
Daniel Mael ’15 published Khadijah Lynch's ’16 controversial tweets in an online article.
Student Union Vice President resigns position
Sofia Mühlmann ’16 cited personal reasons for resigning after one semester of service.
Online campaign spreads positivity
Brandeis students, alumni and staff posted positive messages and experiences on Facebook.
Boston wins Olympics bid
The Olympics could be coming to Boston in 2024 after the United States Olympic Committee chose the city to host its bid for those games, beating out sunnier Los Angeles and San Francisco. Boston will face competition from Rome, a German city yet to be decided and other countries still weighing a bid including France and Hungary. “Today’s selection by the USOC is the beginning of an incredible opportunity for Boston,” said bid chairman John Fish, who is also the Chairman and CEO of one of Boston’s biggest construction companies, Suffolk Construction. As part of its succesful bid, the city emphasized the many college campuses in its borders and in surrounding communities. The proposal “relies heavily on using the existing facilities at many of the region’s dozens of colleges and universities,” according to a New York Times article. Fish said that an estimated three-fourths of the sporting venues would be on college campuses, including, potentially, field hockey at Harvard Stadium, archery at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and badminton at Agganis Arena at Boston University. While Brandeis has yet to be mentioned in media coverage of the Boston bid, its Waltham neighbor Bentley University is expected to play a role, according to Bentley president Gloria Larson, who is also a co-chair of the Boston bid’s institutional engagement committee. “Every college and university we’ve spoken to so far has been all-in in every way they could,” Larson said, according to a Boston Globe article from Saturday. In addition to providing competition venues and training facilities, colleges might be called upon to provide their dormitories as residences for the news media—the Globe article listed the example of Northeastern’s West Village dormitory. —Sam Mintz
Jury selection begins in high-profile trial of alleged marathon bomber
More than 1,200 potential jurors filed into federal court in downtown Boston over three days last week as jury selection began for the trial of alleged marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. U.S.
Corrections and Clarifications
A News article incorrectly stated that Marci McPhee’s service-based practicum course was new, but she has been teaching the course since Fall 2011.
Police Log
Medical Emergency Dec. 12—Health Center staff requested a 911 ambulance for a student suffering an allergic reaction in Golding Health Center. The party was transported to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care. Dec.
Lynch resigns from UDR position after social media backlash
Following a swarm of social media attention for comments she made on Twitter, Khadijah Lynch ’16 has resigned from her position as an undergraduate departmental representative for the African and Afro-American Studies department, according to a statement from the department on the University’s website today.
Maggie Balch leaves University
Associate Dean of Student Life Maggie Balch has left the University after more than 11 years of service. According to Dean of Students Jamele Adams in an email to the Justice, no announcement from the University will be made or is forthcoming, “[i]n her own style and at her request.” Prior to her service as Dean of Student Life, Balch served as the Assistant Dean of Student Life and the Director of Residence Life.
Students protest recent Grand Jury decisions
As part of a national movement, students staged a “Die-In” on the Rabb steps last Monday.
Giumette retires from dean post
Dean of Financial Services Peter Giumette accepted an early retirement package after his job was eliminated.
University partners with Penn Club
The University has entered into a partnership with the Penn Club, an alumni club in Manhattan, to serve as a “home away from home” for its New York alumni, wrote Vice President for Alumni Relations Patsy Fisher in an email to the Justice.
Reporting policy under assessment
A policy is in the works to provide a path for faculty to become confidential sources in cases of sexual misconduct.
University initiates renovations on Usen Castle
The University will be conducting surveys to determine what renovations are necessary in Usen Castle, Vice President for Operations James Gray announced in an email sent to the Brandeis community last Wednesday. As Gray noted in his email, the Castle’s age and lack of recent renovations might pose a risk to students as engineering teams investigate its infrastructure. “Please be aware that the study of the exterior [of the building], and the changes in weather, can pose a serious danger of falling debris, especially with a facility like the Castle,” he wrote. Gray also noted that the Castle will be roped off with hazard tape and students will not be allowed on the roof of the building.
Corrections and Clarifications
A News article failed to identify Rabbi David Pardo as the co-director of the Heshe and Harriet Seif Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus.
Police Log
Medical Emergency Dec. 2—A party reported that a male at the Golding Health Center was having trouble breathing.
Senate recognizes three new clubs at final meeting of the semester
On Sunday, the Senate convened for its last meeting of the semester to recognize several clubs, provide some updates and make some general announcements. To start the meeting, Student Union President Sneha Walia ’15 made an announcement about the Senate’s State of the Union event, which was held last night from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Director screens film on cultural and literary critic Walter Benjamin
After the film screening, director Judith Wechsler ’62 hosted a question-and-answer session about Benjamin’s life and her film.
Princeton professor presents annual Eisenbud Lectures
Peter Sarnak gave three lectures on his research in number theory at the Martin A. Fisher School of Physics.
B.SASV releases progress report on University policies
The report provides grades for progress in University sexual assault policies and protocol.
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