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(09/20/22 1:25pm)
News, in my mind, are recent events often tied to sadness and corruption. Throughout my childhood, I watched the news because my mom did, but I never enjoyed it except when I would see a face like Robin Roberts or Gayle King. I hated seeing loops of destruction and war replaying in cycles every five hours. During my last two years of high school, I listened intently to the radio more often, and soon I could instantly recognize Maria Hinojosa from “Latino USA’’ or Terry Gross from National Public Radio’s “Fresh Air.” I usually do not go out of my way to seek out news — I just wait until I hear about something, usually second-hand from a professor, friend, or someone’s re-post on social media. I rarely, if ever, choose to Google “news” or look up the “New York Times.” A Pew Research study from 2016 shows 18-29 year-olds are less than enthusiastic about news. The study reported that young adults are more likely to use social media to get news compared to older generations.
(09/20/22 1:26pm)
We’ve begun the fall semester of the 2022-23 school year! If you’re anything like me, an overzealous, career-driven maniac, you might be confused as to why you’re already burned out. You have all these plans for your future and the drive to get there, but you’re having trouble making concrete steps to achieve those goals. As a person with ADHD, I’ve always found it challenging to stick with one thing at a time. One day I’ll have a burning passion for becoming a world-class pianist, then give up a week later and move on to something else. This happens in school too while pursuing the various majors and career paths I’m interested in. My mind bounces around so much from interest to interest that it’s easy to feel defeated when I push another passion aside.
(09/20/22 1:25pm)
The Brandeis population has grown steadily over the past several years, with the class of 2026 now the largest first-year class in Brandeis history with an enrollment of 1,007 students, compared to the class of 2025’s initial enrollment of 953 students.Despite the fact that the undergraduate population has been steadily growing, the University’s infrastructure has been struggling to keep up.
(09/13/22 3:19pm)
When I was a kid, I begged my family to watch “The Devil Wears Prada” over three times a month. The scenes where the main character, Andrea, transformed into a highly fashionable woman who wore beautifully tailored and curated outfits are seared into my brain. That movie first sparked my interest in fashion. From then on, I would flip through magazines to see the new collections designers debuted for the season. I even asked my grandmother to teach me how to make dresses with our 1980s thrifted sewing machine. I was in awe of how glamorous the industry looked and how much thought seemingly went into every piece of clothing. I longed to be a part of that world even just for a second. However, that dream felt largely unattainable. I never saw a Black woman who I felt looked like me on the red carpets or sitting in the front row of fashion shows. I just assumed that there was no space for me, and that I would always just have to look on from the outside, or in this case, from my childhood bedroom drenched in pink and covered in magazine clippings.
(09/13/22 3:18pm)
As a University that “Considers social justice central to its mission,” according to its Diversity Statement, Brandeis has an obligation to do everything it can to make campus safe and equitable for all members of the Brandeis community.
(08/30/22 10:00am)
There was something about being back on campus that I couldn’t quite put my finger on.
(08/30/22 10:00am)
The fall 2022 semester has finally begun. With it comes many changes to the University’s COVID-19 protocols. This is the first semester since the pandemic began without mandatory, high-frequency testing for students, faculty, and staff. The Campus Passport system has been retired completely. Also, the administration no longer requires faculty to follow certain pandemic-era classroom protocols, such as providing a remote classroom option for students.
(08/30/22 10:00am)
Welcome to Brandeis, class of 2026! Congratulations on finishing high school amid the pandemic and joining us here on campus. This board hopes that your first few weeks have been pleasant and would like to provide some tips and tricks for surviving and thriving at this special university.
(05/23/22 3:34pm)
The past four years have been interesting, to say the least. Having not been on campus for one and a half of them, it was a time that was quickly followed by a senior year that flew by, but was most definitely not without news-worthy, history-altering substance. It was densely packed with a multitude of events worthy of only the most sophisticated of expertise, objective, and subjective writing. To form a valid and educated opinion on everything from the ebb and flow of ever-more contagious COVID strains; the creeping doom of climate change; the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban; to the Russian invasion of Ukraine; to the Supreme Court draft opinion of a determination to overturn Roe v. Wade; to persistent, active challenges to democracy and freedom both at home and abroad is a nigh impossible task. Indeed, every new headline and news item beholds a virtual lifetime of research, inquiry, and reflection that is outside the scope of one individual’s repertoire.
(05/23/22 12:27pm)
Bidding farewell to our graduating editors is always a bittersweet moment: although we hate to say goodbye after countless late nights spent together, our hearts are filled with pride and hope for all that they will accomplish next. Although it has been a challenging few years, our soon-to-be graduates remained steadfastly dedicated to the Justice, and Brandeis is all the better for their contributions to journalism. Please join us in recognizing the Justice editors in the Class of 2022.
(05/03/22 10:00am)
On March 14, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Carol Fierke sent an email to University faculty announcing that, in order to strategically use the University’s resources, she and University President Ron Liebowitz had begun a review of Brandeis doctoral programs. In that email, Fierke mentioned the gathering and sharing of information, which the administration expects will result in “some PhD programs… be[ing] enlarged [with] others be[ing] put on hiatus.” Though this has been the only official, written communication from the University regarding this process, more information including the fact that this plan has been in development for quite some time has been disseminated through other channels.
(05/03/22 10:00am)
This week, course registration for the upcoming fall 2022 semester began, and this board would like to bring attention to the University’s lack of communication regarding certain aspects of the registration process. While many rising juniors and seniors have gone through the registration process in the past, there is still confusion amongst them, as well as rising sophomores. To counteract these issues, this board calls for the University to explain in greater detail how the registration system works and to be more proactive in solving the problems that arise during registration week.
(05/03/22 5:48pm)
Dear President Ron Liebowitz, Provost Carol Fierke, Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration Stewart Uretsky, Vice President Raymond Ou, Assistant Vice President Shelby Harris, Chair of the Board of Trustees Lisa Kranc:
(04/12/22 11:15am)
Spring is finally beginning to hit campus, and it’s just in time. I think I can speak for everyone when I say that the student body has been needing a lift, and warmer weather with blooming surroundings certainly doesn’t hurt matters.
(04/12/22 11:25am)
Messages of gratitude were plentiful during Community Advisor training at the start of the Fall 2021 semester from administrators, including Vice President Raymond Ou and Assistant Vice President Shelby Harris. For those unaware, Community Advisor, sometimes known as Residential Advisors at other institutions, are a resource for students in residential halls. The gratitude we received for supporting the Brandeis student population was meant to applaud all of our past, current, and continued hard work within residence halls throughout the pandemic.
(04/12/22 11:17am)
In light of a recent petition circulating with the hope that the University would begin compensating meal plans for Community Advisors, this board would like to bring attention to the importance of supporting said petition. While the University has already rejected the previous proposal, we would like to bring light to why it should be reconsidered.
(04/12/22 11:15am)
As many students are trying to secure on-campus housing for the next academic year, this board would like to offer some suggestions for the Department of Community Living regarding the current student housing system to streamline the user experience and make it less stressful for students.
(04/05/22 10:00am)
Dear Brandeis Student Community,
(04/05/22 10:00am)
During the time this article was being written, the 22 members of the Senate Judiciary Committee were delivering speeches about their positions on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination. It would be a travesty if, as predicted, it will be an 11-11 tie, since no Republican members of the committee appear courageous enough to vote for her.
(04/05/22 10:00am)
As documented extensively in our last editorial, the University is currently experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases that is without precedent.
