Union proposes a club advisor policy
The Student Union has proposed a bylaw that would require clubs to have a faculty or staff advisor to oversee the club. The Union hopes to first require advisors for secured clubs as a “progressive stance,” and then eventually require all clubs on campus to have an advisor, according to Chief of Staff Emma Russell […]
Students gather for sustainability symposium
Climate change is the biggest problem that humanity has ever faced, but the future of the fight against climate change is more promising than it has ever been, according to a climate change advocate who spoke at the Sustainability Student Leadership Symposium on Sunday. Ryan Hagen, founder of Crowdsourcing Sustainability, said that we need a […]
Special elections fill all positions in senate and judiciary
The special elections of the Student Union filled each of the six open positions yesterday, spanning the Senate and Judiciary. A total of 688 students voted in the special election. In the Senate, Zach Kern ’21 and Nakul Srinivas ’21 ran unopposed for the two open seats for class of 2021 senator. Both were elected […]
Professor whose research is funded by the Robert Kraft family speaks on forced sexual labor
Robert Kraft’s indictment for allegations of soliciting prostitution offers an opportunity to speak about forced sexual labor, according to a professor whose research that focuses on slavery is funded by the Robert and Myra Kraft and Jacob Hiatt fund. Bernadette Brooten said that she doesn’t see allegations affecting the work. “If the work is important, […]
Secretary general of Israel’s Labor Party calls for a two-state solution
Anyone who cares about promoting a peaceful relationship between Israel and its neighbors and wants to secure the future for Israel as a Jewish, Democratic state should be in support of a two-state solution, according to a member of Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, who spoke in Upper Sherman on Tuesday. The two-state solution calls for […]
Faith leader and advocate discusses intersection between environmental and social justice
Environmental justice and social justice are inherently linked and interdependent, according to an ecological justice advocate who spoke on Monday in Rapaporte Treasure Hall as part of ’Deis IMPACT. Reverend Mariama White-Hammond, a faith leader and climate justice activist, said that she saw a connection between caring for communities like the one she had grown […]
Artist talks about the process of creating interdisciplinary art
Art is a medium for expressing interdisciplinary ideas in a creative and cohesive way, according to artist David Kim, who spoke in Goldman Schwartz Art Auditorium on Wednesday afternoon. Kim, who previously worked as a cancer and genetics research scientist, uses his background in research to intertwine biological science, new media and fine art disciplines […]
Community members gather for MLK day celebration
Students, faculty and guests of diverse backgrounds came together at the “13th Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: There Is No Him Without Us” show on Monday night to hear from guest speakers and watch performers “celebrate Black excellence,” according to the Brandeis Events website. By the end of the night, most of […]
Schuster Institute shuts down
After nearly 15 years of non-profit investigative journalism, the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism shut down last month. Founded in 2004, the institute was the country’s first investigative reporting center based at a university. The institute had been experiencing financial difficulties for the last two and a half years, according to Provost Lisa Lynch’s announcement […]
Scholar lectures on navigating gender bias
A Brandeis WSRC Scholar, Edie Chears, Ph.D., shared advice for women navigating gender bias in the workplace on Tuesday in Lieberman-Miller Lecture Hall. Chears, a researcher on women’s advancement and improving human performance, lectured about her findings on gender-based obstacles to a room of nearly 30 women and two men. Chears’ presentation was centered around […]
Academics discuss challenges facing democracy
Three authors met to discuss their separate research on the state of democracy and to evaluate how all of their works intersect in a panel event, “Democracy in Danger,” on Nov. 19 in Rapaporte Treasure Hall. Quinn Slobodian, Nancy MacLean and Yascha Mounk agreed that the United States’ current political system is flawed in representing […]
Brandeis celebrates 9th Kindness Day
The Brandeis community came together to celebrate Brandeis’ ninth Annual Kindness Day this Thursday. Students, faculty and staff set up stations around campus that provided creative ways to recognize and uplift various members within the community. “I thought the posters and activities were only going to acknowledge students and serve to uplift them and their […]
Voter absentee jamboree informs students on how to vote absentee
The Brandeis library’s Public Services hosted their annual “Voter Absentee Jamboree” at the front desk of Goldfarb Library, where five rotating staff members distributed state specific forms and assisted students in the process of becoming absentee voters in their home states, on Thursday, Sept. 4. This event is aimed at clarifying and aiding absentee voter […]
