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History of motion

by Max Shpilman | 09/22/2014

Newly appointed Profs Jasmine Johnson and Greg Childs research the history of black movement through dance and the African diaspora

Clubs approach Senate for final meeting

  | 04/29/2014

The Senate convened last Wednesday night for its final meeting of the year before next year's senators were elected. First, Brandeis Bridges approached the Senate to request recognition and charter.

New executive board elected

by Sara Dejene | 04/29/2014

In the first round of Student Union elections, Student Union Secretary Sneha Walia '15 was elected as the next Union president. Walia, who won 62 percent of the vote, wrote in an email to the Justice that she is "unbelievably excited." Walia wrote that she plans to focus on increasing transparency about "major Union initiatives" and work with student groups on campus on diversity related initiatives. The other presidential candidates, Terrell Gilkey '15 and Class of 2015 Senator Anna Bessendorf, received 12 and 19 percent of the votes, respectively. In a close race, Sofia Muhlmann '16, was elected Student Union vice president, winning over Senator-at-Large Naomi DePina '16, with 42 percent of the votes going to Muhlmann and 40 percent to DePina. "[O]ne of the first things that I believe we as the Student Union need to think about is setting goals at the beginning of our terms, making reasonable deadlines to accomplish these goals, keeping all undergraduates in the know, and informing our constituency about how it is we are collectively working to represent and support our undergraduate community," wrote Muhlmann in an email to the Justice. Muhlmann also wrote that she is "looking forward" to tackling issues such as improving residence halls and meal plans, "increasing awareness" arround sexual assault and its advocacy as well as pushing for increased transparency regarding the University's administrative and financial affairs. Current Union Vice President Charlotte Franco '15 was elected secretary with 56 percent of the votes. Franco wrote in an email to the Justice that her top priorities will be "the club system as a whole," as well as the structure of the Union.

Research awards granted

  | 04/29/2014

Within the past two weeks, Profs. David Engerman (HIST) and Sylvia Fishman (NEJS) received notable awards in their respective fields.

Vetting process raises questions

by Marissa Ditkowsky | 04/29/2014

The University's decision to rescind Ayaan Hirsi Ali's honorary degree has not only gained national attention in the media but also has stirred controversy among students, faculty, administration and alumni. The Brandeis community expressed dissent regarding the University's initial selection of Hirsi Ali, a Somali-born women's rights activist who has campaigned against female genital mutilation among other human rights causes, as an honorary degree recipient due to various statements she has made regarding Islam.

Class senator positions filled

by Marissa Ditkowsky | 04/29/2014

In the second round of elections, which began last Thursday at midnight and ended last Friday at midnight, class senators, senators-at-large and associate justices for the 2014 to 2015 academic year were elected.

Walia sworn in at State of the Union

by Sara Dejene | 04/29/2014

Last night, Student Union President Ricky Rosen '14 recapped the University's and Union's major changes and accomplishments during his term as president during the biannual State of the Union address. Speaking to a crowd of students in the Shapiro Campus Center Atrium, Rosen looked back on what he called the "most transformative" year for the University he has seen during his Brandeis career.

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