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One of the holiest days for Jewish students, Rosh Hashanah, fell on one of the first days of classes this year. Yom Kippur, another one of the holiest holidays, came 10 days later, and Sukkot, Shmini Atzeret and Simchat Torah all came less than two weeks after that.
In 1991, a 35-year-old Anita Hill testified against United States Supreme Court Justice nominee Clarence Thomas at his Senate confirmation hearing. She was the first person to ever testify against a Supreme Court Justice nominee with claims of sexual harassment, but she would not be the last. In September 2018, Christine Blasey-Ford testified against Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh for the same reason. Both Kavanaugh and Thomas are acting associate justices with life tenure and the power to shape reproductive and equal opportunity laws on a national level.
On Friday, Sept. 24, young people across different countries protested for government action for the ongoing climate crisis. According to Reuters, this was the largest global climate protest since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Two student organizations sought chartering and three sought constitution changes at the Oct. 3 meeting of the Union Senate. Five new senators were in attendance as a result of the special elections. Additionally, Vice President Courtney Thrun ’22 gave the senators their committee assignments.
Welcoming in the fall weather and the beginning of October, Waltham residents attended several outdoor community events, including the unveiling of the new Moody Street Fire Station, a farmers’ market and an outdoor gallery walk.
MEDICAL EMERGENCY
Brandeis University is keeping the community informed about its COVID-19 statistics through an online dashboard. This dashboard contains information about how many tests were collected, how many individuals were tested, how many individuals tested positive, how many students are in quarantine, how many students are in isolation and the seven-day average for positive tests on campus. The dashboard also includes various statistics about areas in Massachusetts. The Justice will produce infographics each week, visually displaying the information that the University releases online.
The Union Senate did not charter, de-charter or recognize any organizations at the Sept. 26 meeting. Clay Napurano ’24, President Krupa Sourirajan’s ’23 appointment for the director of Health and Wellness, returned to the Senate to make another case for his confirmation after the Senate voted against his confirmation last week.
The Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections hosted a virtual event on Sept. 23 showcasing photos that tell the story of the University’s history. Surella Seelig, an archivist at the library, described the importance of the images, chosen from 100,000 photos taken throughout Brandeis’ history.
Phantom Gourmet Food Festival hosted an event on Saturday, Sept. 25, on Moody Street, Waltham’s historic commercial district. At the event community members sampled foods and beverages from a variety of vendors and restaurants.The range of vendors spanned from J.P.’s Twisted BBQ to Dumpling Daughter and Cheesy Sweet Grille, as listed on the Phantom Gourmet website. The festival ran from noon to 3 p.m., partially overlapping with the Waltham Farmers’ Market.
Wednesday, Sept. 15 marked the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month, a time when many people recognize and honor the history, heritage and social contributions of Latin Americans, Latine populations and Hispanic culture. Over the 30-day period from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, commemorators spend time recognizing the anniversaries of independence of multiple Latine, Caribbean and Hispanic countries. In the wake of a long, tumultuous year, the theme for 2021 is “Esperanza: A Celebration of Hispanic Heritage and Hope.”
MEDICAL EMERGENCY
Brandeis University is keeping the community informed about its COVID-19 statistics through an online dashboard. This dashboard contains information about how many tests were collected, how many individuals were tested, how many individuals tested positive, how many students are in quarantine, how many students are in isolation and the seven-day average for positive tests on campus. The dashboard also includes various statistics about areas in Massachusetts. The Justice will produce infographics each week, visually displaying the information that the University releases online.
On Monday, Sept. 13, the annual New York Met Gala saw attendees don varying garb in response to this year’s theme, “American Independence.” From Hollywood entertainers to political pundits and social media users, viewers praised and/or criticized certain attendees for wearing outspoken fashion in support of varying social justice causes. Some rallied behind the use of fashion as a medium for these expressions. Others questioned if it was rather a display of hypocrisy above all else.
The Union Senate held its first meeting of the year on Sunday over Zoom. Vice President Courtney Thrun ’22 ran the meeting, which started with every Union officer present introducing themselves and their position. The Senate then voted to fill positions on the Executive Board.
The Brandeis Creative Writing program will hold a reading with renowned poet and professor Donika Kelly on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 5:30 pm. The event serves as the latest installment of this year's Brandeis Readings, a series officiated by the Creative Writing program that brings published authors to the University for conversations with the community on their work. In keeping with the format of previous events, the event will be held virtually on Zoom.
The History of Ideas minor program hosted a discussion about the U.S. Constitution on Monday Sept. 13, four days before the Sept. 17 anniversary of the Constitution’s ratification. The event, “Just Read It! A Dialogue About the US Constitution,” featured a series of short lectures from four professor panelists and six students about sections or aspects of the Constitution that they found particularly striking. Prof. David Katz (HIST), director of the History of Ideas Program, moderated the discussion.
MEDICAL EMERGENCY
Brandeis University is keeping the community informed about its COVID-19 statistics through an online dashboard. This dashboard contains information about how many tests were collected, how many individuals were tested, how many individuals tested positive, how many students are in quarantine, how many students are in isolation and the seven-day average for positive tests on campus. The dashboard also includes various statistics about areas in Massachusetts. The Justice will produce infographics each week, visually displaying the information that the University releases online.
The Justice unanimously elected Sofia Gonzalez ’23 to the position of editor in chief for 2021-2022. The election took place over Zoom, on May 6, and was prefaced by a Q&A session with Gonzalez regarding her plans and qualifications for the position of editor in chief.