Tibria Brown
Articles
A reflection: How Iranian women have been excluded from the revolutionary narrative
Upon 17 year- old Mahsa Amini’s death, after being held in police custody on Sept. 16, women’s rights protests broke out across Iran. Western coverage of Iranian revolutions have historically minimized women’s influence over the movements. This continues today. The focus of media coverage is rapidly shifting as international reporters compete for eye-catching headlines.
Burnout culture: a neurodivergent perspective on productivity
We’ve begun the fall semester of the 2022-23 school year! If you’re anything like me, an overzealous, career-driven maniac, you might be confused as to why you’re already burned out. You have all these plans for your future and the drive to get there, but you’re having trouble making concrete steps to achieve those goals.
"Don’t Bite the Hands that Feed You': a student POV from the rally for union workers
The event opened my eyes to the depth of these issues going on around campus and helped me further empathize with the needs of our faculty. Cassandra Anderson, acted as one of the coordinators of this rally. Student support was incredibly important for this rally. “If Brandeis only saw the workers advocating for themselves, they would do nothing. Student involvement was critical,” she said.
Take Caution Before Watching ‘Don't Look Up’
“Don’t Look Up,” directed by Adam McKay, came out in December 2021. It’s a disaster film about an impending comet approaching Earth and the two scientists that discovered the danger. The entirety of the film criticizes and satirizes the irresponsible decisions of the government, celebrities, and the mass public as they try to figure out how to save the planet.
New England has a Nazi problem — Here’s how activists around the Boston area are fighting it
Students protest lack of available housing during presidential address
Brandeis is not doing enough to solve its housing crisis
The real freshmen of the Shapiro basement
Mentoring while hungry: grad students face food insecurity