EDITORIAL: Change name of ‘Columbus Day’
In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue, “discovered” America and enslaved and tortured its inhabitants.
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EDITORIAL: Reject freeze on adjunct faculty’s wages and benefits
This month, the University will embark on its fourth round of collective bargaining with the newly instituted adjunct and contract-faculty union.
EDITORIAL: Reform evaluation process for adjunct faculty
In a May 19 Google Slides presentation, Brandeis Faculty Forward outlined their talking points for their negotiations with the University over the first union contract.
EDITORIAL: Applaud efforts to improve campus diversity
Throughout these first few weeks of classes, the University community has watched its administration run a gamut of highly public efforts toward starting conversations about diversity and inclusion in society, while the administration continues a gradual process of addressing the issue within the University itself.
EDITORIALS: Commend work of Rose curatorial staff
Next weekend, the Rose Art Museum will welcome a host of exhibitions as part of its Fall Exhibition featuring artists such as New York-based Sarah Sze and Scottish artist David Shirgley.
EDITORIAL: Improve diversity of Hiatt Career Center
Many activists, administrators and onlookers alike during last year’s Ford Hall 2015 movement agreed that adding more clinicians of color — specifically, professionals specializing in multicultural mental health — to the Brandeis Counseling Center would be an important and easy-to-implement policy to aid the student body.
EDITORIAL: Communicate stances on key issues
The fall 2016 semester has finally begun, and one person on campus is dreading a very specific kind of pop quiz: University President Ronald Liebowitz. Thus far in his two months-long tenure as the head of the school, Liebowitz has been able to avoid direct comment on the major issues galvanizing the student body.
EDITORIAL: Recognize efforts to improve Special Examiner’s Process
On Aug. 19, University students received the annual update of the Rights and Responsibilities Handbook.
EDITORIAL: Farewell to Justice graduates of Class of 2016
Now that Commencement proceedings have drawn to a close, this board would like to extend its congratulations to the University’s accomplished Class of 2016.
EDITORIAL: Return to previous housing lottery system
The annual housing lottery commenced last Monday with one significant tweak to the usual system: housing options for upperclassmen are now staggered across multiple days, meaning that on the first day of housing selection, only certain housing options can be chosen.
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