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Panelists say protesting racial inequality isn’t new, but we are on the verge of transformation »
Emma Lichtenstein June 24, 2020Though the Black Lives Matter movement started in 2013, systemic racism against Black people has a much longer history, said Professor Chad Williams (AAAS) in a virtual panel titled, “America’s Racial Reckoning,” which discussed past… Read More... -
Facilities worker dies from COVID-19 »
Teresa Shi May 31, 2020A Brandeis facilities worker, Sergio Aguilar, passed away from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on March 28 at age 61. “[Aguilar] was a valued Facilities team member for 25 years,” Joseph Realejo, Aguilar’s supervisor and director… Read More... -
Brandeis departments and community join to collect donations, prepare meals for first responders »
Sabrina Chow May 16, 2020
Parents of Chinese international students have raised over $30,000 to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE) for first responders in the greater Boston area after learning there was a shortage of supplies, wrote Haizhen Ding P’21… Read More... -
Students advocate for dining workers’ pay, university says dining workers are receiving benefits »
Rachel Saal May 11, 2020Students and the local union representing Brandeis Sodexo dining workers are advocating for all workers to receive health benefits and for laid off workers to be paid. All dining workers are receiving health benefits, according… Read More...
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Modern voices of Black American poets »
Uma Jagwani July 4, 2020“Poets fill in the spaces other types of storytelling can’t reach.” —Tananarive Due Black lives matter. With the recent uprisings shining a light on systemic racism in the wake of George Floyd’s brutal murder at… Read More... -
Hoot recommends: quarantine edition »
Samuel Finbury May 28, 2020“Beastars” Okay, so hear me out. Paru Itagaki’s comedy manga “Beastars” about a bunch of anthropomorphic animals going to high school might look like furry fluff fodder—and it kind of is—but the series is a… Read More... -
A captivating look behind Netflix’s ‘Tiger King’ with series co-star John Finlay »
Celia Young May 16, 2020The fever over Netflix’s documentary series “Tiger King” spread nearly as quickly as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which series star John Finlay believes is in part responsible for the show’s widespread success. Finlay spoke… Read More...
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Violence on the ballot: mediating accountability with a Biden presidency »
Alison Hagani May 8, 2020
I vividly remember the day the Access Hollywood tape of Donald Trump surfaced. As a then-sixteen-year-old, I watched the coverage in sheer disbelief at the vulgar, objectifying language and privilege perpetrated by a man vying… Read More... -
From my desk to yours »
Thomas Pickering April 24, 2020I am sitting at my desk at home staring directly at a blank Word document. No words, no nothing, not even a title or date. From the other side of my bedroom wall, I can… Read More... -
A screen-less quarantine »
Sasha Skarboviychuk April 17, 2020Being stuck at home sucks. But with sitting at home all day, it is very easy to end up spending days and days on end staring at screens (alternating between your computer and phone). So… Read More...
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Department of Community Service finding virtual ways to keep community together »
Sabrina Chow May 2, 2020
While we may not be able to help out the community in person anymore, volunteer organizations all over the country are coming together with virtual opportunities to keep the community engaged. Brandeis is no different.… Read More... -
BEMCo during COVID-19 »
Emily Botto April 28, 2020Since the end of physical classes on March 13, campus services have exponentially decreased, and student workers have mostly left campus. The Brandeis Emergency Medical Corps (BEMCo), however, is still in service, maintaining round-the-clock care… Read More... -
C2E continues with virtual companionship amidst public health crisis »
Sabrina Chow April 17, 2020As college students around the country are facing the struggles of abruptly returning home, transitioning to online classes and respecting new social distancing guidelines, senior residents living in assisted living facilities are also struggling with… Read More...
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Student-athletes react to season cancellations »
Sophie Trachtenberg April 14, 2020As college students around the country are continuing to adjust to being at home and continuing their learning online, thousands of student athletes across the country are also coping with another reality: the cancellation of… Read More... -
NBA suspends its season over COVID-19 outbreak »
Jacob Schireson March 13, 2020
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic surges around the world, many institutions have seen their regular operations cease. On Wednesday, the NBA suspended its season. Minutes before the Utah Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder were set… Read More... -
Fencing sends Morales and Shealy to NCAA championships »
Emerson White March 13, 2020
Last weekend, the Brandeis fencing team competed in the NCAA Northeast Regional Tournament, hosted by Cornell University, and three fencers finished in the top seven of their respective weapons. After this weekend’s competition, Brandeis will… Read More...
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