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No. 23 Ranked Brandeis Women's Soccer Falls to No. 4

Brandeis, we are so embarrassed

Back in March, the University sent an  email outlining its financial struggles  and the steps that would be taken to  reduce the projected $2 million in debt.  Among these are staffing cuts, drawing  more money from the endowment and  pausing progress on Science 2A — the  plan to build the new science building. 

Judges In Action: Lara Verstovsek '25

Waltham City Council declares National Hispanic Heritage Month

On Sept. 9, the Waltham City Council unanimously decided to observe & celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15th - October 15th. 

Potential vote of no confidence in President Liebowitz

Following the 2023-2024 academic year, the Faculty Senate met to discuss concerns with the recent leadership and actions of President Ronald Liebowitz. This May 30 meeting was a special faculty meeting, meaning that it was not scheduled at the beginning of the year through the Office of the Provost. According to the meeting transcript, Provost Carol Fierke responded to questions regarding administration attendance by stating that “[no] one in the administration was consulted about the timing of the meeting nor explicitly invited to this meeting” and that “President Liebowitz was not available at [that] time.”

Letter to the Editor - Richard Sherman

The Gaza Health Ministry’s Modern Blood Libel:

Embassy Theater owners clash on Facebook after months of unrest

The enticing scent of liquid yellow butter combined with the  crackle of popcorn can be a unique sensory experience that  encourages movie theater goers to enter the halls of brightly  lit poster displays, life-sized cardboard cutouts, and bond over  arts, entertainment and occasionally the overpriced tickets  and pretending that $10 for a tub of popcorn is a reasonable  price, all in the name of escaping reality for a couple of hours.  Arts and entertainment can not only hold the potential to  transport viewers to alternate universes, but to unify movie  goers of all backgrounds. Yet, in recent days, the Embassy  Theater on Pine Street in Waltham has become entangled in  controversy.  

Letter to the Editor - Elisa Hunt

Dear Editor,

Spring Student Union election results and new amendments

On Thursday, April 18, Student Union Secretary Carol Kornworcel ’26 sent out an email with the spring 2024 election results. In an email sent on April 17, the student body were given the list of candidates with their biographies and the ballot on which to vote. This email also outlines two Constitutional Amendments that could be voted on. The community was given 24 hours to vote.

Police Log 4/12/24-5/17/2024

Content warning: the report includes mention of self-harm

Brandeis reminds students of guidelines for demonstrations

On Friday, April 26 Vice President of Student Affairs Andrea Dine, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Carol Fierke and Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration Stewart Uretsky  released an email to the Brandeis community regarding guidelines for demonstrations. The email begins by welcoming students back to campus and recognizing seniors for completing their degrees. 

Brandeis University Board of Trustees April meeting report

On April 18, University President Ronald Liebowitz sent an email summarizing the most recent Board of Trustees meeting, which took place on the Brandeis Campus from April 8 to April 9. Liebowitz explained that during these two days, the Board met with “students, faculty, and staff through various committee meetings and events.” 

Letter to the Editor - Brandeis University Faculty and Staff Letter On the Occasion of Commencement

‘Lax with Liz’: The Tewaaraton Award

There aren’t many individual accolades in National Collegiate Athletics Association lacrosse, but one of the most coveted is the Tewaaraton Award. At the end of every postseason tournament, only the players with the best performance, from both the men’s and women’s across all three divisions, will be announced as the recipient of the Tewaaraton Award for that year. 

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Brandeis Educational Justice Initiative explorers carceral injustice

On April 11, the Brandeis Equal Justice Initiative organized a movie screening of “The Prison in Twelve Landscapes,” followed by a discussion with two panelists in Golding Judaica. The programming was facilitated by BEJI co-directors Prof. Rosalind Kabrhel (LGLS) and Prof. David Sherman (ENG). 

How the University moves forward: responses to the independent investigation of Nov. 10

On Tuesday, April 9, the University community received an email from Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance Stewart Uretsky and Provost Carol Fierke. This email shared the completed report compiled by independent investigators from the law firm of Hirsch Roberts Weinstein that reviewed the Nov. 10 arrest of demonstrators protesting the derecognition of the Brandeis chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine. 

SU Allocations Board distributes $1.7 million in club funding

On April 9, the Student Union Allocations Board shared the Annual Marathon Report with club leaders. Clubs on campus requested $3,324,464.56 of which $1,703,124.89 was allocated. On average, clubs received nearly 49 percent less funding than what they asked for. 

Fight breaks out at Springfest over presence of Israeli flag

On April 14 at approximately 4:27 p.m., multiple students were involved in a physical altercation on Chapel’s Field during Springfest, the University’s annual spring concert. Video footage shared with The Justice on April 15 shows that the students were fighting over an Israeli flag.