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Silence blanketed the crowd of over 100 people on the Rabb steps yesterday as Nyah Macklin ’16 began to sing. “Southern trees bear a strange fruit, blood on the leaves and blood at the root, black bodies swingin' in the Southern breeze, strange fruit hangin' from the poplar trees,” she sang.
This week, justArts spoke with Orli Swergold ’18, a participant from the Brandeis in Siena program this summer whose work is featured in the “New Work” exhibit.
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The Board of Trustees recently elected Georg B. Muzicant ’02, IBS MA ’03 and Mindy L. Schneider ’75 to the Board. Their four-year terms began on July 1.
Candidates for the upcoming Student Union elections registered to run this week, in advance of election day on Thursday. Four seats on the Allocations Board and 14 Senate seats are up for grabs.
This summer, I worked at a real estate investment firm. Although I was doing interesting and challenging work, I was also treated like a typical intern. I had to fulfill tedious obligations that higher-up coworkers didn’t want or have the time to do. Sometimes, I experienced the irritation of supervisors and coworkers, which often included them raising their voices at me and visibly showing their displeasure. Most importantly, I had to meet expectations to be worth the investment made by my boss.
America is said to be the “land of the free and home of the brave” — at least, so says the national anthem that has played at every major sporting event for the better portion of the last century. “The Star-Spangled Banner,” penned in 1814, has been tied to sports dating back to 1862 when it was played during the inauguration of Brooklyn’s first baseball field. According to a Sept. 1 NBC News article, “the song resurfaced at baseball and college football games, usually during times of war and social upheaval.” It’s ironic that the anthem was once a way to generate a sense of morale and unite the nation, but today, it’s the cause for social upheaval. Recently, there has been an uproar about professional athletes demonstrating atypical behavior during the playing of the national anthem. Be it Gabby Douglas not placing her hand over her heart or Colin Kaepernick remaining seated during the national anthem, there has been an extremely negative public response. Granted, most Americans choose the typical hand-over-heart salute when saying the pledge or hearing the national anthem, but if we are truly free, why condemn those who choose to do otherwise?
At the party conventions this summer, viewers were treated to an extraordinary amount of flag waving as the candidates wrapped themselves in red, white and blue. From barbeques on the Fourth of July to the obligatory election references to the founding fathers, Americans are not afraid to demonstrate their patriotic spirit.
Graddy receives promotion at IBS
Crustaceans may be delicious additions to a summer seafood menu, but thanks to the work of Prof. Eve Marder ’69 (NBIO), they have given the neurological community valuable insight into the mechanisms of learning and development in the brain. On Jun. 2, Marder was awarded the prestigious Kavli Prize in Neuroscience for her work studying the nervous systems of crabs and lobsters.
On Aug. 1, the Movement for Black Lives coalition of over 50 organizations and partners released a comprehensive manifesto designed to eradicate systemic racism and its destructive symptoms, including economic insufficiency and discriminatory policing. The manifesto, a culmination of racial activism, is meant “to articulate and support the ambitions and work of Black people,” according to the document.
Last week at Smith College, students of the social work program protested in response to alleged racist undertones of two leaked letters written by faculty members. According to an Aug. 22 Boston Globe article, the letter criticizes administrative efforts to improve the diversity of Smith’s student body by claiming that such actions set students up for failure and threaten “the gate-keeping function of [the school’s] profession.” Students reacted to these letters with a rally, sit-in and march, but an Aug. 23 Boston Globe editorial denounced their response, arguing that it shuts down necessary discourse. What do you think of the leaked letters, and do you agree with the students’ response?
“What I hope is that wherever I have been at Brandeis … that I have made something better. That’s the hope, even in small ways. And I think if we all did the small ways, we wouldn’t need anyone to do the big ways,” Prof. Emerita Susan Lanser (ENG) said in an interview with the Justice in which she discussed her most recent publication and her legacy at Brandeis.
“Repeat after me: ‘I believe I can fly,’” HistoryMakers founder and Brandeis alumna Julieanna Richardson ’76 instructed graduating students at the University’s 65th annual commencement on Sunday. She delivered her address, which drew heavily upon themes of dreams and unrealized potential, to 915 bachelor degree recipients and 854 Masters and doctoral degree recipients.
The University’s alcohol policies may face substantial changes in the wake of an unusually high number of drinking-related incidents at Springfest and at the Foster Mods during Senior Week.
“I’m so thankful for y’all. I’m so thankful for y’all,” outgoing Student Union President Nyah Macklin ’17 told the crowd as she took the podium on May 3 for her final State of the Union address, ― a speech that included song, advice and praise for her fellow students.
The Phi Beta Kappa Society announced on May 19 that former University President Fred Lawrence will serve as its 10th Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, starting on Aug. 1.
Following Former University President Frederick Lawrence’s departure, Interim President Lisa Lynch did a great deal more than keep a seat warm for President-elect Ronald Liebowitz. In an email interview with the Justice, Lynch reflected on her numerous endeavors this year, from gauging the campus climate on race and sexual harassment to working to improve sustainability
Cholmondeley’s Coffee House was different on Sunday afternoon. The usual hotspot for live music and slam poetry was quiet with an easy calm; even the painted buzz of words on the walls seemed to succumb to the peace. Before the event even began, the Brandeis Pottery Club’s Japanese tea ceremony was a gentle respite from the hectic excitement of the Festival of the Arts.
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