Sorry I didn’t liveblog this, I will try to do so next time. I visited OccupyChicago for the first time this week, on Friday, October 7th when the movement had been active for exactly 2 weeks. I was lucky enough to meet up with esteemed former contributor Lev Hirschhorn ’11. What stuck out to me [...]

Author: Esther Brandon


Posted on: January 29th, 2011

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Category: Activism, Emily, Event, Protect the Powerless, The Public Good

abUSed: The Postville Raid February 14, 2011 Sachar International Center 7:00 pm The film tells the story of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s massive raid on the Agriprocessors kosher meatpacking plant in the sleepy town of Postville, Iowa in 2008. The raid made national and international headlines for the following reasons: * At the time, it [...]

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Author: Emily


Posted on: October 8th, 2010

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Category: Beyond Brandeis, Diversity and Multiculturalism, Emily, Event, National Issues, News

About fifty people crowded into the peace circle outside Usdan Monday evening to light candles in honor of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Suicide Prevention Day and the five known LGBT teen suicides reported in the past month. “People think that Brandeis’ queer community ends at Triskelion, but as you can see today, there are [...]

Author: Emily


Posted on: September 22nd, 2010

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Category: Budget Crisis, Emily, News

The Finance Board has finished this semester’s regular marathon for allocating funds. You can view which student organizations got what on myBrandeis right now. If you read the Justice today, you’d know the board granted only about 42% of whatever funds organizations requested this semester. Last year, F-Board was able to grant 85% of requests [...]

Author: Emily


Posted on: March 13th, 2010

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Category: Emily, Event, News

The Spring Fest music committee, made up of members of the WBRS music department and Student Events, have billed the band Passion Pit to headline this year’s Spring Fest. The band was paid their quote of $40,000 with no negotiation for a lower price, according to an anonymous source.

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