Student Union President and Vice President discuss goals for next year
The Student Union President and Vice President for the 2021-2022 academic year are Krupa Sourirajan ’23 and Courtney Thrun ’22. Elections were held on April 7, with a record-breaking amount of student participation, according to an email sent to the Brandeis community by Student Union Secretary Alex Park ’23. “I want students to know that […]
Spring 2021 Student Union election fills 14 seats
The second round of the Student Union Spring elections took place on April 21. The Student Union filled eight senator positions and five representative positions. Joseph Coles ’22 won the Class of 2022 Senator position. Coles has two years of Senate experience and is excited about this role, says Coles. In an email to The […]
Univ. releases statement on verdict in State of Minnesota v. Derek Michael Chauvin
Derek Chauvin, a former Minnesota police officer, was found guilty of all three charges against him on April 20, according to a New York Times article. Chauvin was charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for killing George Floyd in May 2020. “Today’s verdict in the trial of Officer Derek Chauvin is a […]
University offers vaccines to all students
All students living on campus or in the Waltham area will be able to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine through the university’s pharmacy partner, according to emails sent by Morgen Bergman, COVID-19 Testing Program Director and Assistant Provost for Strategic Initiatives. The university was able to secure a total of 2,310 doses of the vaccine […]
Take Back the Night held virtually for students
Take Back the Night raises awareness of sexual violence on Brandeis’ campus and provides a space to empower individuals effected by violence. “Take Back the Night is a global effort to raise awareness, provide support and empower those individuals who have been impacted by sexual assault, domestic violence, sexual abuse, sexual harassment and other forms […]
Lawsuit against university on breach of contract upheld
A federal judge on April 13 ruled not to dismiss a lawsuit brought up against the university by Brandeis students. The lawsuit plaintiffs, Alan Thomas Omori and John Doe, argue that the university’s failure to reimburse students for the tuition difference between in-person and online education, after sending students home last March due to the […]
Univ. encourages community to seek options for vaccination
The university announced that they are trying to provide vaccines to the community directly, but community members should look for an alternative way to get vaccinated, wrote Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Carol Fierke and Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance Stew Uretsky in an email sent to the Brandeis community […]
COVID-19 updates: closure of admissions testing sites, travel quarantine exemptions, in-person tours resume
The Shapiro Admissions Center testing site will be closed starting April 1, according to an email sent to the Brandeis community on March 29 by Morgen Bergman, COVID-19 Testing Program Director and Assistant Provost for Strategic Initiatives. The admissions site will be closing in order to use the building for admissions events for admitted students […]
Three Days
As I was scrolling through Instagram this week, I came across a pretty interesting post. The photo was a headline saying “New Zealand to offer paid leave to parents after miscarriages.” Which I think is amazing, and I was thrilled to see it, so naturally I went to the caption to read more about it […]
‘WandaVision’ retrospective: brilliant confusion
I’ve watched all the Marvel movies since I was in the fifth grade, which is weird to think about considering I’m turning 20 soon. But these movies have been a really big part of my life, and ever since Thor’s character arch went down the drain I’ve been a huge supporter of Wanda and Vision. […]
In the Senate, April 1
The senate voted on the chartering of five new clubs: Brandeis Crafts and Conversations, Brandeis Open Mic Intercultural Club, Brandeis German Club, B’yachad Israel Dance Troop and Brandeis Sports Analytics Club. All clubs were established by a vote of acclimation. Jessie Friedman ’22 presented on behalf of Brandeis Crafts and Conversations saying it is a […]
Students discuss anti-Asian racism at Brandeis and beyond
Students and faculty members discussed Anti-Asian racism that they’ve experienced in order to expand campus inclusivity to the Asian community on campus in a panel hosted by the Student Union on March 28. The panelists Panny Tao ’21, Karen Phuong ’22, Luke Liu ’21 and Professor Rajesh Sampath (HS) led the conversation on the increase […]
BAASA event gives healing space for students affected by Anti-Asian racism
Student leaders of the Brandeis Asian American Student Association (BAASA) put together an event on Anti-Asian racism and violence which has escalated in the United States, days after the attacks in Atlanta, offering a place for healing for students affected by the trauma. The co-presidents of BAASA Juliana Hyojoo An ’21 and Ellie Kleiman ’21, […]
Photo I.D. required at testing facilities, take swab samples in private, new shuttle service
The university will begin to check student’s I.D. cards at testing sites, according to an email sent to the Brandeis Community on March 19 by Assistant Provost of Strategic Initiatives Morgan Bergman. The new policy comes in response to multiple instances of students impersonating friends and submitting their sample, according to the email. All community […]
Univ. releases tentative fall 2021 semester plans
The university plans to offer an in-person learning module for the upcoming fall 2021, according to an email sent to the Brandeis community on March 16. The in-person learning plan has been drafted due to the “successful in-person operations in fall 2020 and spring 2021,” according to the email. The decision to offer in-person learning […]
Univ. prof. receives $300,000 to document sacred spaces
The project Boston’s Hidden Sacred Spaces, a program which supports spiritual missions in secular places in the greater Boston area according to their website, has received a $300 thousand award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), according to a BrandeisNOW article. Through the use of 3D technologies, the project is able to record […]
Univ. COVID-19 updates: intrastate travel resumed, green passport for gosman
The university has revised its travel policy for students, which now allows travel within the state of Massachusetts, according to an email sent by Dan Kim to the student body on March 5. Prior to the update, travel was restricted to the Greater Boston Area, according to the email. For the fall semester, students were […]
Univ. benefactor Carl Shapiro dies at 108
Carl Shapiro H’03 passed away on March 7 at 108 years old. Shapiro and his family were benefactors of the university since the founding of Brandeis and have donated more than $72 million to the university throughout the years, according to a BrandeisNOW article. Shapiro and his late wife Ruth Shapiro, who passed away in […]
Univ. responds to open letter drafted by alumna on increased violence against AAPI
In response to the increase in anti-Asian violence across the nation, current students and alumni signed a letter sent to President Ron Liebowitz on March 1 encouraging him to make a statement to stand in solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, according to the open letter. Liebowitz responded in an email […]
Univ. releases COVID Amnesty Policy
The university has implemented the COVID Amnesty Policy at the beginning of the spring 2021 semester, which protects students who are proactively seeking help after violating the university’s policies relating to COVID-19. In order to ensure that students give the Brandeis Community Tracing Program (BCTP) accurate information, the COVID Amnesty Policy will prevent any conduct […]
