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“Each of us is a collection of stories,” Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski III told the Class of 2018 during his address for the University’s 67th commencement. Hrabowski’s speech was shaped by and grounded in stories from his mother’s life as well as his own. The address explored the importance of justice, truth and a strong sense of self to improving the world.
As the academic year comes to a close, it is time to say goodbye to the graduating Justice seniors. All were essential members of the paper, and this board wants to take the time to appreciate their hard work and passionate personalities, both in and out of the office.
Freeman A. Hrabowski III, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the graduating class at the upcoming commencement ceremony, according to a Monday press release.
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“It’s a really nice thing to learn and develop something. It doesn’t have to be boxing; it just turned out that way,” said Brandeis Boxing Club president, Sonor Sereeter ’19, in an interview with the Justice. Sereeter is not the only Brandeis student for whom the boxing club plays an important role. Throughout the years, the club has found a special place in the hearts of many Brandeis students.
March 26—BEMCo staff treated an ill party in the Charles River Apartments with a signed refusal for further care.
Women have historically been under-represented in all levels of the U.S. government, and even with decades of advances for women in the workplace, this still holds true. According to a March 8, 2017 Vox article, the U.S. is ranked 104th worldwide in female representation in government. Recent events have spurred a new wave of female candidates for office, but, according to panelists invited by the Education Network for Active Civic Transformation (ENACT), a national expansion of the University’s International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life’s program Advocacy for Policy Change, many women are still hesitant to run.
Two of the central goals on which Brandeis was founded are open inquiry and cultural diversity. In its mission statement, our University mentions that it seeks to renew the American heritage of cultural diversity, equal access to opportunity and freedom of expression. This is what we advertise to prospective students. It is what we tell students in their first week here“This is our house,” a message of unity and equality. However, the events which have been uncovered in the last week shed a new light on how our University actually carries out these goals.
“CAs are like a box of delicious chocolates. You never know who you’re going to get,” joked Ruaidhrí Crofton ’18. He quickly clarified that Community Advisors fulfill all sorts of vital roles for students living in residence halls. “We promote a community that is accepting to everyone,” added Brandon Hong ’19, explaining the intent behind their title — Community (rather than Residential) Advisors.
While the ground outside and the forecast over the coming weeks may not show it, we are officially in spring and with that comes the seasonal transition that sports fans everywhere are ready for. March Madness has left us with four battle hardened teams ready for their chance at glory. Baseball spring training is well on its way, with opening day right around the corner. The NBA regular season has been raging all winter long and teams have eight short games to make their final pushes before the playoffs. Here’s how the playoff picture has been shaping up for the NBA.
In 2009, when a 16-year-old Bryce Harper graced the cover of Sports Illustrated, baseball gained its next great prodigy, following in the footsteps of Alex Rodriguez and Ken Griffey Jr before him. While other players garnered immense hype, the next great prodigy was overseas, tearing up opponents left and right at the same time as Harper was starting to show just how justified his hype was.
This past Friday night the University of Maryland, Baltimore County pulled off the biggest upset in the long history of the National Collegiate Athletic Association men’s basketball tournament. The Golden Retrievers did so by defeating the No. 1 team in the country, the University of Virginia, 74-54.
Wednesday night was standing-room-only in the Napoli Trophy Room of the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center as entrepreneurs, investors and anyone interested in innovation gathered for the Brandeis-hosted Mass Innovation Night.
While 70 to 100 million Americans donate to food charities every year, the anti-hunger movement has remained stagnant for more than 20 years, said activist and author Andrew Fisher. In his talk on Thursday, Fisher had students consider what happens beyond donating to food charities and discussed how the U.S. emergency food system perpetuates hunger.
More than 70 archers attended the Brandeis Archery Club’s annual Shamrock Shoot on Saturday, a historic turnout. Boston-area archers of all ages gathered to compete in the tournament, which also served as a fundraiser for the Archery Club.
As Emily Bryson ’19 ran past the finish line in the final event for Brandeis at the 2018 NCAA Division III Indoor Championships on Saturday, March 10, tears began streaming down her face. Finishing first in her 3,000-meter event, Bryson claimed her second All-America honor of the meet after her first in the distance medley relay. “Yeah, I was crying,” Bryson laughed, “It’s just when I was a freshman in college, that was my goal. I wanted to be a NCAA champion and I wrote it down in my journal as something I always wanted to do. I trained up to this moment for that moment and I put a lot of work in. I just feel like as an athlete you sacrifice so much for these moments, and then to kind of watch it all unfold right before you is surreal. It was watching a lot of hard work pay off and watching a moment I had dreamed of for a really long time. It was a lot of emotions.”
This past Wednesday evening, I fulfilled what felt like the most Brandeisian of Brandeis rites of passage: Liquid Latex. This year’s show was titled “Legally Latex” to represent that it was the 18th and now “legal” Annual Liquid Latex show. The event was hosted by the Liquid Latex club and organized by club president Rebecca Kahn ’19.
President Donald Trump's apparent support for raising the minimum age to purchase a gun from 18 to 21 and a more rigorous system of background checks for all firearm purchases left many Republican lawmakers stunned, according to a Feb. 28 New York Times article. Gun control advocates say that these regulations are a first step in combating gun violence, while detractors allege they would fail to stop guns from getting in the hands of criminals. Are additional regulations the right step to take in order to reduce gun violence?
Jia Yueting, the co-founder and head of Le Holdings Co Ltd. (also known as LeEco and formerly as LeTV), unveiled a concept smart car in April 2016, according to an April 20, 2016 Reuters article. Critics offered praise, calling the car, “Chinese Tesla.” Surprisingly, the concept smart car never went into production. Earlier this year, Le Holdings grabbed widespread attention among Chinese stock investors for the dramatic plunge of its stock price after it resumed trading following a nine-month suspension.