Author: Lev


Posted on: March 8th, 2010

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Category: Democracy, Diversity and Multiculturalism, Lev, The Public Good

After months of meeting behind closed doors, the Constitutional Review Committee has released its final report.
In a previous post, I discussed how critical it was to change the Union to make it a less self-important body. While the changes recommended the Constitutional Review Committee fall short of where I’d like – they certainly do take [...]

Author: Lev


Posted on: February 10th, 2010

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Category: Democracy, Honesty, Lev, The Public Good

No, really, fuck the Student Union. In this post, I will thoroughly bash the Student Union. I’ll offer my insight as a former Union insider and then conclude with some ideas on how to make it better. This will be a long post, but the jist of it can be summarized in the title. For [...]

Author: Lev


Posted on: November 5th, 2009

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Category: Activism, Democracy, International Issues, Lev, The Public Good

Today, I and a number of other students (the exact number I do not know – I estimate conservatively around twenty) stood briefly during Dore Gold’s speech during the debate (regardless of what the organizers say, this was a debate). Surely many believe that this was inappropriate and rude – and for the most part [...]

Author: Lev


Posted on: September 24th, 2009

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Category: Democracy, Lev, The Public Good

Andy Hogan has sent out his first email to the “Involved Students” listserve, it includes a link to a mybrandeis survey asking for student opinions on dining.
http://my.brandeis.edu/survsimp/one?survey_id=4831
The last question is a space for us to say what we would like to see. Thomas from the Brandeis Labor Coalition suggests:
where it asks “what’s important to you” [...]

Author: Lev


Posted on: September 10th, 2009

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Category: Lev, The Public Good

This Friday the Student Union is hosting a meeting open to all students with Tim Hickey to give him feedback on his proposal for a Justice Brandeis Semester.
The meeting will be held from 2-3 PM in SCC 313.
This is a great opportunity to help shape the JBS and the future of the University.

Author: Lev


Posted on: April 26th, 2009

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Category: Democracy, Diversity and Multiculturalism, Lev, News

Win for the Brandeis Community!
Judgment of the Court:
This Court was unable to come to any majority opinion, meaning that no single decision or rationale gained the support of a majority of the Justices. When such a situation occurs, we issue a plurality opinion, which has been explained thus: “When a fragmented Court decides a case… [...]

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