
Genuinely, do we have Brandeis Traditions?
On Nov. 3, Jeffrey Shoulson, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs, sent out an email to the Brandeis community with the following words: “Consider this your official invitation to propose a new tradition, something we can start this year that will bring people together in a way that’s silly, or, fun, or meaningful, an event that has enough substance to it that students in future years will want to continue doing it.” Included in the email, along with an excess of commas, was a link to a page where Shoulson describes the value of traditions during this “time of reinvention.” He then listed several pre-existing Brandeis traditions such as Light the Night, Liquid Latex and Springfest. He followed up with a call to action, stating, “I think we could use a




