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A Love Letter to my senior Senator Elizabeth Warren

(03/17/20 10:00am)

I was 11 years old on Nov. 6th, 2012, and I still remember my parents letting me stay up to watch the news that night. It truly was a historic night as Elizabeth Warren, in beating the Republican incumbent Scott Brown, became my senator and the first woman senator from the state of Massachusetts. I became interested in politics at the age of six or seven by listening to National Public Radio in the backseat of my mom’s car. During the 2008 primary, I was proud to campaign for Hillary Clinton. It made no sense to me then—and I guess still today— that there had never been a woman in the White House. Although the Senate is not the White House, I was extremely proud to have Warren be the first woman to represent my state.







Coronavirus panic wreaks havoc on the global economy

(03/10/20 10:00am)

When I first thought of writing this article regarding the economic impact of the coronavirus (officially known as COVID-19), I knew things were going to get worse before they got better — and they have. There has been a delayed impact on the United States, but as of March 7, there has been a total of 17 deaths and 308 cases. A state of emergency has been declared in California, New York and Washington and more. A cruise ship with 21 confirmed cases so far is quarantined near San Francisco, and in limbo as to when test kits for all the passengers will be available. They have finally been allowed to dock in Oakland, CA, which is odd, since Oakland is just a short drive from San Francisco, so I’m not quite sure what they’re trying to prevent. 


Is eliminating plastic straws really the answer to climate change?

(03/10/20 10:00am)

Unless you have been living under a rock, then you have probably noticed the introduction of reusable straws around campus. The supposed intent behind this new green initiative is to cut back on the use of single-use plastics, of which I am completely in favor. The abundance of single-use plastics in existence has exacerbated the effects of climate change by contributing to greenhouse gas emissions around the world. This initiative to stop using plastic straws is not just isolated to Brandeis University — this is a global movement in which the consumer is being challenged to consider how even the smallest actions, such as using a straw, have drastic consequences on the environment. However, though I am in support of holding ourselves accountable for climate change and its impact on our environment, I am not on board with the focus on blaming the consumer. Instead, I believe that we should shift our collective gaze on the giant conglomerates responsible for the mess we find ourselves in now and hold them accountable for the absolute destruction these companies have caused in our world.





Serving up a new season

(03/10/20 10:00am)

The Brandeis men’s tennis team, which was ranked eighth in the country among Division III teams by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, traveled to Minnesota at the end of February to compete in the ITA Division III National Men’s Team Indoor Championship. The Judges had a solid three days of competition, finishing in fourth place with strong showings against top division and national rivals.








Union and PARC roll out SipChip drug test kits

(03/03/20 11:00am)

SipChips, devices that test for date rape drugs, will be available to students at no cost from March 4–11. Brandeis will be the first school to have these devices available at an institutional capacity, according to organizers Ricki Levitus ’20, Director of the Prevention, Advocacy, & Resource Center Sarah Berg and Student Union President Simran Tatuskar ’21. 


Working group talks sustainability with Brandeis students and faculty

(03/03/20 11:00am)

The Community Engagement Working Group of the President’s Task Force on Campus Sustainability hosted a community forum about climate change last Monday with the goal of garnering the recommendations and opinions of both students and faculty on sustainability at Brandeis, and providing context of the University’s current situation.