Month: March 2010

Did you know that Brandeis is a 2010 Census on Campus partner? According to the Census Bureau that means that Brandeis has “formally pledged [its] commitment to share the 2010 Census message and mobilize [its] constituents in support of the Census Bureau’s goal of achieving a complete and accurate count.”

Does that explain all the census fliers in Usdan?
The problem with generic fliers in Usdan is this: to students, they look like a scam. I mean obviously the federal government isn’t trying to scam you, but glossy literature that is clearly meant not just for Brandeis sets off my “marketing crap, ignore” alert. I’m sure I’m not the only one.

Anyways, some people think that we shouldn’t worry about filling out the Census because our parents are taking care of it. That’s probably not true. I just talked to my folks and they said the Census people specifically told them not to count me with their forms. Also, the Census main site says this:

However, students living away from home will receive their own questionnaires, so to prevent students from being counted twice (or not at all!) in the census, they and their parents need to know this.

So I’m pretty sure I need to fill out a census form. But I never got one. Is this because I have on-campus housing? The Census on Campus website is not helpful.

So here at Innermost Parts I talk a lot about power to the people. You know – students need more say in things. We should have a part of the governing structure of the University, the board of trustees should actually listen to us, some members of administration should make an actual effort to know students (others do it quite well) etc.

Now, in my mind I’ve always known that there are limits to that. Democracy is a good idea but holding incessant elections is a problem. There needs to be space for people to make decisions that aren’t held hostage to votes, counter-votes, committee meetings, etc.

I stumbled upon an account of the troubles of pacifica radio. The themes are interesting. I wonder if this is the sort of horror scenario that the Board of Trustees thinks of when we ask for more say in decisions?

Now, I think that’s silly. There’s a big difference between asking for giving students equal representation on already-existing committees and a takeover of the University by a lunatic fringe. Still, this story is one worth reading about and thinking over.

I wonder what an optimal student union setup would be like? Clearly we can’t “throw democracy” at the problem, but surely we can find better ways of doing things.

Just got an email from Jehuda to all of campus. I’ll let it speak for itself:

Dear Students,

As you prepare to leave campus for spring break, I want to share with you some of the good news from this week’s meetings of the Board of Trustees. It has been a very challenging winter at Brandeis, but the hard work of faculty, students and staff to address our challenges has paid off for the University.

First, the Board approved a $356 million operating budget for fiscal year 2011 that puts Brandeis on a path to a truly balanced operating budget by 2014. This is a great achievement in today’s economic climate, especially when we see many peer institutions facing deep, across-the-board budget cuts, some retrenchment in financial aid commitments, and extensive layoffs.

Brandeis chose a different and far more considered and strategic path.

The Brandeis 2020 Committee, comprised primarily of faculty members and chaired by Dean Adam Jaffe, was asked to take a comprehensive look at the School of Arts and Sciences and develop a plan to better balance the University’s resources with its commitments. In the end, while some programs were eliminated or changed and we will, over the next few years, lose 12 to 14 full- and part-time faculty and staff members, the committee concluded that its recommendations “make us more financially viable, better able to deliver the curriculum we remain committed to, and more flexible in responding to new demands and opportunities.”

Provost Marty Krauss gave thoughtful consideration to the committee’s 18 proposals and, with one exception, approved them. It is important to note that all current undergraduate and graduate students, as well as the incoming Class of 2014, will be able to finish the academic programs they began without any impact on their studies.

In addition to the Brandeis 2020 efforts, the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, the Brandeis International Business School and the Rabb School of Continuing Studies found ways to generate more income while maintaining the highest academic standards. The administration identified savings in energy contracts and in the way we deploy technology around the campus. The Board agreed to use cash reserves to cover some operating costs, while the full budget savings and revenue enhancements from all these efforts take effect over the next four years.

We have other long-range financial needs at Brandeis that must be systemically addressed, but my expectation is that we have passed through the most critical hours of our financial challenge, and we can now concentrate on teaching, scholarship and research rather than budgets.

The Board also heard some other good news.

Senior Vice President for Students and Enrollment Jean Eddy reported that we received 7,738 applications for admission this year — the largest number of applications in the University’s history. This in an increase from 6,815 last year, and tells me that, despite the tough economy and tough headlines Brandeis endured in the last year, potential students and their families recognize the value of the education they can receive here.

There are two other very encouraging facts I want to share with you that bode well for campus diversity in the future. Our international applications increased from 1,211 to 1,599, and applications from students of color increased from 1,706 to 2,111.

On the academic side, while we accepted almost exactly the same number of students, 2,573, our current acceptance rate is 33 percent compared to last year’s 40 percent and the Mean SAT of our accepted students went from 1392 to 1400.

The interests of our applicants remain extremely varied, but it is worth noting that two of our newest offerings, the undergraduate business major and undergraduate Film, TV & Media studies, are greatly in demand.

Applications to the Heller School IBS were also up this spring. Heller saw a 10 percent increase, while IBS reported a 14 percent increase in MSF and MAief applicants.

Continuing on student life issues, the Board approved a much-needed $9 million renovation of Charles River Apartments, which will be ready this fall. Students also told the Board they want to hear more from members of the administration, so when you return from break we’ll hold two campus-wide town meetings — one for undergraduates and one for graduate students. I encourage you to attend to let us know what’s on our mind.

I want to share some other high points: the Men’s Basketball Team charged to the Elite 8 in the NCAA’s Division III tournament, IBS was recognized as one of the top business schools in America by two influential publications, a PhD student once again won the prestigious Allan Nevins Prize awarded to the best-written doctoral dissertation on an American history topic, Heller faculty were recognized as national experts during the historic health care debate and vote in Washington, ground was broken for a large-scale public artwork by Michael Dowling for the Leonard Bernstein Festival of Creative Arts, and students launched creative ways to aid those in need in earthquake ravaged Haiti.

Finally, the presidential search committee reported that it is impressed with the number and quality of candidates interested in the presidency, and the committee will begin interviews later this spring.

These are just a handful of the many great things happening on campus, and they all help to define Brandeis today. As a community, we can all be very proud.

Enjoy a safe, happy and restful holiday break.

Best wishes,

Jehuda Reinharz

Last week I stepped out of my usual network of activists and attended a Student Peace Alliance meeting.  It was an enjoyable experience–SPA does some cool things and has some great people.  I noticed some similarities with DFA in its meeting style, reminding me that we share common roots.  Both groups were founded on the Brandeis campus by Aaron Voldman, an amazing activist and all-around awesome guy who graduated in 2009 and now leads the National Student Peace Alliance organization.  I encourage you to reach outside your comfort zone every once in a while and visit the meeting of a group you don’t know so well.

SPA has a cool event tonight.  They’re screening the film “Soldiers of Peace.” Member Etta King was kind enough to send along this blurb:

Movie starts @: 7:30 in Pearlman Lounge! Bring snacks/dinner and friends!

“We assume that war is human nature. That there’s an epidemic of war and it’s only getting worse. That it’s too profitable for some businesses to be stopped. And too effective for some governments to give up. That war will be with us forever. None of these things is true. The world is changing. We are changing.”

Join Student Peace Alliance for a FREE movie screening of the documentary Soldiers of Peace. Afterward we will share our reactions to the movie and discuss some new, awesome initiatives SPA is working on to effectively address youth violence in the United States. This movie chronicles stories from 14 countries around the world where ordinary people are doing what is necessary to end war and violence in their communities. AND the movie is narrated by Michael Douglas!

You can watch the trailer here: http://www.soldiersofpeacemovie.com/movie-trailer/movie.php

In my inbox:

The Brandeis Labor Coalition is pairing up with the Haiti Relief Effort to put together a Haitian Worker Appreciation Luncheon!

The event will take place this Thursday, March 25 from 2:30pm-4:00pm in Feldberg Lounge in Upper Sherman. There will be LOTS of free food!!!!

The event is open to all students and all Haitian workers on campus. Please come support the Haitian workers!

The event is sponsored by the Brenda Meehan Social Justice-in-Action Grant .

Please publicize this event to your list serves and to anyone else who might be interested. Thanks!

A while back Sahar posted something about how awesome Brandeis’ history is. Those of us who went to today’s MLK Week event, Remembering Ford Hall, got to experience a bit of that history firsthand, and it was AWESOME. Seriously, folks, if you weren’t there you really missed out.

Picture, if you will, four older black gentlemen, jovial and classy as all hell, plus Gordie Fellman, talking about that one time forty years ago where they took over, for eleven days, the campus’ main building to secure rights for minorities. They talked about their backgrounds, about the various circumstances that brought them to a nascent Brandeis University, the feelings of passion and community, the parties in Rosenthal and the old Ridgewood buildings, the fear they had about the police and their scholarships and their futures, the national mood about civil rights (Dr. King had been killed the year before) and the Vietnam war, the faculty on campus, their motivations and their sacrifices…as cheesy as it sounds to say this, I felt like I was sitting in the presence of true heroes of activism.

Check out some info here.

Mad props and respect for DFA, the Office of Undergrad Admissions, and MLK & Friends for bringing such a cool slice of Brandeis history to life.

And the course listings for Fall 2010 are UP! Check them out and start planning obsessively here.

Last night, the House of Representatives passed the first stage in the most expansive reform of our nation’s health care system since the 1960s. But we all know this didn’t happen overnight: it was a messy, dragged-out, complex, and (for many) unsatisfying experience.

But at least how the political sausage gets made is a public process. The way most of our food gets made is just as gross, just as filthy, and happens on a daily basis – but there is less transparency about what goes into our bodies than what goes on in the halls of Congress.

As consumers, we are shielded from the myriad processes by which our food is made. We don’t get to see the effects our food choices have on the environment, on animals, on workers, and our communities.

But as Brandeis students who purchase food through our dining plan we can collectively choose real food that nourishes every aspect of the food system from production and distribution through consumption and disposal. What we need to do is change our dining system such that it chooses sustainable, ethical food suppliers, uses local and organic ingredients, avoids unnecessary and unhealthful additives and chemicals, and conveniently and cheaply feeds all members of our community, especially dietary niches including vegetarian and vegan, kosher and halal, gluten-free and lactose-intolerant.

To that end, the Real Food 2020 campaign has a ridiculously simple and eminently sane proposal: by 2020, 20% of the food served at Brandeis should be real food. This goal is both achievable and ethically imperative – unless, of course, protecting the profits of food corporations outweighs the needs of our planet, our local farmers, and our bodies.

Although this goal is entirely sensible, it has proven more than a little difficult to work with a giant (and ethically suspect) corporation like Aramark. The few changes they have made (putting “locally grown” signs on the salad bar, including more vegetarian options) are woefully inadequate, and serve more as a cosmetic to divert us from the lack of transparency in our food system. While the campaign is willing to work with Aramark, we demand that our administration seriously consider other dining options.

Real food will reaffirm Brandeis’ commitment to social justice by ensuring that our food choices are sustainable and healthy. Our current dining system gives us very little choice – locked into expensive and unwieldy meal plans, we are forced to eat unsustainable and unhealthy food that harms our bodies and others for Aramark’s profit. Together, we can turn our dining halls into a place that nourishes our planet and ourselves.

Take action to move Brandeis forward by signing this petition!

http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6254/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=2407

Learn more about real food: http://realfoodchallenge.org/about/realfood 

Normally I try really hard to only post on Brandeis-related issues on the blog. Still! Health Care Reform passed the House yesterday, Obama is going to sign tomorrow, and life is looking good.

The senate has an anti-filibuster-able vote on the “reconciliation sidecar” of subsidies and other bonuses soon. What you might not know is that the reconciliation sidecar also contains a great reform of student loans. Over 40 billion dollars will go to better Pell Grants, etc. What a great bonus!

Interested in some light weekend reading? I wrote you (and Professor Cunningham 😛 ) a longish profile of Guy Rossman, campus radical. You can download it as a pdf if you’d like as well

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“Capitalism, blast it with piss.”

Guy Rossman, the resident campus long-haired radical, balances on a chair in his suite, chomping on a vegan meal of beans and rice. “Can you make sure to quote that in your paper?”

Continue reading “Portrait of a Jesus-faced Revolutionary”

The results are in from the vote on constitutional amendments. Everything passed except:

– Changing the name of the Racial Minority Senator
– Changing the Senate to Assembly + Club Support Board
– Having the Senate/Assembly elect the VP
– Securing SEA

That means that these things did happen:

– Securing SSIS
– Having “at least two” reps to the Board of Trustees instead of just two
– Instant Runoff Voting

Also other, less interesting things.

Full Results:

Continue reading “We got Instant Runoff Voting!”

Op-Ed in The Justice

Certainly no one will deny that at Brandeis, Muslims are socially and administratively underrepresented, and minority status comes with its own set of perpetual problems and need for continual outspokenness and activism. But I’ve met more open-minded people at Brandeis than my mosque in Worcester, my high school in Shrewsbury, my home in India and my communities around the world. Am I glorifying nonexistent comforts or being oblivious to political tensions? Am I just inherently a more relaxed person than an indignant one? No. A typical conversation at Brandeis may certainly mean a polarizing disagreement, an angering comment, a hearty debate or an awkward acknowledgment. But somehow, in spite or because of such diversity in our perspectives and the sincerity with which we engage with others, we are a community continually pushing for progress. At Brandeis, I’m home.

Heddy Ben-Atar and Jon Kane, the two current representatives to the Board of Trustees, want me to tell you that they are providing you with an hour of their time tomorrow, from 1pm-2pm at the Student Union office, so that you can tell them your thoughts on “student services, budget cuts, adn academic restructuring”.

Normally, I am told, they hold their office hours on Tuesdays from 5-8pm.

So on Thursday there’s a big vote on the proposed changes to the constitution that the Constitutional Review Committee wrote up. Now, I was on the Con Review committee, and obviously I don’t agree with all the proposed amendments, but some of them I fought really hard for. So here’s a sort of “insider’s look” at all amendments. It’s rather long, so I’ll skip to the conclusion and you can read the whole report underneath:

Concluding thoughts

In general, the Con Review process was not the best. Many decisions were made without voting. Many members skipped meetings. Some good ideas didn’t come up for a vote. A couple good ideas lost the vote. But here’s one thing I learned – the constitutional review committee actually has no power that you don’t have. Any recommendations it makes have to get 10 senators or 15% of the student body to sign on before they go up for a 2/3 vote of the student body. If you wrote a constitutional amendment and got 10 senators or 15% of the studetn body to sign on, it would go up for a 2/3 vote as well.

The Constitutional Review Committee only has the power we decide to give it as a society. And I don’t mean that in a legal or political abstract sense, I mean it in a “they have absolutely no formal power” sense. Isn’t that interesting?

Are you frustrated with the way the Con Review Committee’s recommendations turned out? Do you think you can do better? Well, write your own amendment and get 10 senators or 15% of the student body to sign on. You have the power.

Continue reading “Let’s talk about the constitution”

Heads up – we’re gonna have another bank on Moody street. And this one probably won’t have as great a marketing campaign as the last one.

The latest news from the Justice and the Hoot:
Hoot:

• The Presidential search progresses. As usual, the process might be technically transparent, but really, as a concerned student, I don’t where to startWho do I talk to? if I write a letter to the search committee, what topics should I address? It’s all so disempowering. I’m thinking of writing an open letter to the Presidential Search committee outlining what Brandeis students are feeling and what sort of President they want. Maybe it’ll start with “we want Brandeis to start trying to be Brandeis, and to stop trying to be Harvard?” Would you sign/help write such a letter?
• President Jehuda has proposed a way for people making under $150,000 at Brandeis to get raises. This is good, yes?
• Aramark food is legitimately unhealthy and crappy. But of course you already new that. More on this later.
• The Hoot also talks about our community response to the MSA vandalism, of course.

The Justice:

• The IBS, Heller, and Rabb school are going to get bigger. As much as I like the idea of Brandeis as a small liberal arts college, I think this could turn out well (beyond the obvious financial benefits). Heller School students are cool people! IBS students are cool people! etc. More cool people on campus would be a good thing. Though a lot of work must be put in to make sure that there’s more integration between graduate and undergraduate students.
• There’s going to be a new German major perhaps.
• The Justice also has an article on the community response to the MSA vandalism. Innermost Parts is in it so of course you should check it out.
• The Presidential Search committee is progressing in its search. More on this later.
• A commitee thinks it can save maybe 2 million dollars a year through more prudent purchasing and other logistical smartness.

And that’s the news.

Assuming anyone cares, we’ll being running a live-blog of President Andy Hogan’s State of the Union address, starting 12 minutes ago.  There’s really impressive turnout, not so much among the students (maybe 30-40, depending on how many members of the a cappella group stay), but among the administrators/Trustees/assorted University higher-ups (probably 6-7, at least).  President Reinharz himself is here as well.

5:12 PM (Adam) — Right now Starving Artists is still performing –sounding great, as always.  I like the tradition of a little pre-speech entertainment.

5:17 PM (Adam) — Down to business.  Andy’s being introduced.

5:19 PM (Adam) — He’s opening with Constitutional Review issues, discussing how he thinks the new changes will help.  I think it’s a little too internal and government-y to lead off the speech.

5:21 PM (Adam) — Discussing the new Student Judiciary: We’ll “move away from the show trials we have now” to a more mediation-based approach.  It’s a very thinly veiled shot at the mockery that was the Aronin trial.  I’m glad he said it.

5:24 PM (Adam) — The new Union website sounds great, with a blog and a lot more instant feedback options.  Andy gives a shout out to the “incredibly talented Yale Spector” who designed it.  Good show, Yale.

5:28 PM (Adam) — The Clubs in Service program is still going strong.  Over 30 different clubs have brought their unique talents to service projects in the Waltham community.  If your club hasn’t participated yet, please strongly consider getting involved.

5:30 PM (Adam) — Andy just announced a new Monday and Thursday Waltham BranVan service from 5:45 to 9:45 PM.  The times were chosen based on a survey sent out to the entire community.  This is a really nice piece of small advocacy that will nevertheless be a convenience to the whole campus.  Good work, Andy.

5:33 PM (Adam) — The Union will be working with the administration to cut down on lights left on in buildings after hours, particularly the library.  This will be good for the environment and save Brandeis money, and it is a long overdue effort.

5:36 PM (Adam) — Andy: “There needs to be large scale changes to the dining program.”  He explicitly calls out Aramark on a wide range of dining-related issues and promises a thorough review of dining that is going on even as we speak, through a comprehensive Market Match program.

5:42 PM (Adam) — And that’s a wrap.  Less than a half hour long, which I appreciate.  It was a hard-hitting speech, Andy raised many good points, and he delivered it really well.  The only issue I’d raise is with the construction, but overall, it’s a very strong State of the Union.

Brandeis is full of wonderful people, and I don’t just mean students. Over the last few days I have paid a bit more attention to the Brandeis staff – they are so nice!

I was lost in Epstein, and two separate men cheerfully set me own my way. They joked around, and helped me find free toilet paper. They were exceedingly warm.

Later that day, I said good morning to two older gentlemen as I was getting a pancake for breakfast. They asked me how my day was, then started telling me how they were best buddies forever. We had a group hug and I just marveled at this sight of genuine male bonding.

Yesterday, I lost my phone in Usdan, and within 30 minutes I got an email telling me to show up and pick it up.

I understand that I am not conveying my point really well. I guess you had to be there to understand what I’m talking about. But I’m trying to say that the staff here at Brandeis – and I mean cafeteria workers, custodians, the behind-the-scenes people – are really sweet and really nice and it warms my heart.

Hillel and the MSA are working together to have a night of awesomeness and art. Come join everyone in the Ridgewood B Lounge Monday from 7:00 pm to 8:30 to marvel at the spoken word, music, photography and awesome food (kosher provided). Artists are exploring their identity and faiths through the arts and sharing it with their fellow Brandeisians. And did I mention the refreshments? For more information, feel free to contact Max Fischlowitz-Roberts (mfisch@brandeis.edu) or Wajida Syed (wajida@brandeis.edu). It will be fun and informal, everyone show up.

And, on a side note, while it is admirable and necessary for a campus to point out and decry acts of intolerance within the campus, it is also admirable to recognize and appreciate the far more frequent, beautiful and collaborative efforts of students wishing to share and celebrate their similarities and differences. This is the Brandeis norm, not a Brandeis rarity. National newspapers, you should send a reporter to this, it will be awesome.

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.

Readers of Innermost Parts, I need your help. Innermost Parts could be great. It could be a beacon of smart, progressive thought. It could be the nerve center of student activism on campus. It could be a sort of town square of thoughts on how to reform the university. It could be a union/media/administration watchdog. It could be the hub for news of stuff going on campus. It could any of these things. I’m not sure that it could be all or even many of these things (at once). Where do you want this thing to go?

That decision could be made by you. Join us.

We’re up to pretty cool things, actually. We’re read by by administration, faculty, alumni, and (of course) engaged students. We’ve broken the news of Jehuda’s retirement, helped to organize the successful resistance to unilateral undemocratic budget cuts in 2009, and most recently we organized the Brandeis community to send a positive love letter to the Muslim community on campus after a tragedy. We can push ideas or stories into the Brandeis consciousness, we can influence the student union to work on the side of good, and more besides.

We’re a chill bunch of guys and girls who don’t take ourselves too seriously. We encourage a lot of personal autonomy and create room for creative growth for bloggers. That is to say, there’s a freedom and joy to blogging that is quite a wonderful thing. We have four open positions: blogger, researcher/reporter, social justice community coordinator, and (my favorite) online organizer.

Still want to blog with us? Fill out this application and send an email to with the subject line “Blogging Application”. We’ll get back to you, arrange an interview, and see if you’re a good fit.

Brandeis has a sort of reputation for having great student activism – and it’s deserved! However, Brandeis the institution doesn’t do that great a job teaching students on how to be great activists.

Well, there are ways to try and deal with that (for example, the Activist Resource Center). One great opportunity: the yearly Boston Student Teach-In.

Hey you, student activist! (or would-be activist). You should go to this training to learn how to kick ass and take on the system.

What: Boston Student Teach-In
Where: Northeastern University
When: Sunday March 21, 10am – 4pm.

Do you want to go? Let us know in the comments or email me at . We can carpool or whatever. If enough people sign up we can charter a bran van.

What will you learn at the teach in?

The teach-in is shaping up to be really great. We’re going to be offering a variety of workshops for you all to take part in, ranging from a “Know Your Rights” course put on by the Anarchist Black Cross, to a workshop on “Designing a Meaningful Action” put on by The Action Mill.

The last few days have been absolutely exhausting. It was my pleasure to be able to end up such a tumultuous week by meeting with my fellow Brandeisians in the spirit of loving-kindness today.

It was great! I am so proud to go to Brandeis with this wonderful community. I think maybe over 80? people came to a meeting planned less than 24 hours beforehand on facebook. How great it is to be surrounded by the positive energy of all these fellow students? By the end of it I had to tell people “excuse my smile, but I’m really happy to be here and to be inspired and empowered by all you around me.” It felt so great to deliver a pile of signatures for our “love letter” to the muslim community.

We members of the Brandeis went out and showed each other the strength of the bonds between us. High five!

I am in no fit shape to extensively report back. But here’s a taste of what it was like:

There were so many people giving each other hugs it was great.

Continue reading “Quick Peace Rally Reportback”

24 hours ago, many of us felt angry and helpless. Someone had just committed a disgusting act of vandalism against the Muslim Student Association, and we couldn’t keep quiet about it. We’ve witnessed an amazing show of support from the Brandeis community, with over 450 of us signing a letter affirming our love and support for our Muslim friends. I feel better. I feel hopeful. I hope you feel the same way.

This morning, I promised you that if we reached 300 signatures I would personally hand-deliver our letter to Imam Eid. Well, we beat our goal by over 50 percent in just 12 hours. Please, let me modify that promise. Today, together, let us as a community hand-deliver our letter to the Imam.

Will you skip your 12:00 class today and join me at the Peace Circle outside Usdan to deliver our message of solidarity with Brandeis’s Muslim friends and family?

At noon, let’s wear white and meet at the peace garden near Usdan, and with one voice, let us show everyone that our love is stronger than the hate of one anonymous vandal. Let us show the world a more true picture of Brandeis.

If you can’t make it out at noon today, please share the event with your friends on facebook.

In the three hours since I last posted and left for class, we’ve hit our 300 signature goal for 300 students saying YES to love of our muslim friends on campus. Now that we’ve broken out of the facebook ghetto*, faculty are getting interested in signing too.

This could get big. I am overjoyed by the positive response by the Brandeis community so far. Can we get 600 signatures by midnight tonight? I want to email the Boston Globe and say “Hey! There’s this mass outpouring of love and support going on here, why don’t you cover that?”

So – New Goal! Can we get 600 students, faculty, and staff to stand in solidarity with the Muslim community and say that vandalism does not reflect our values? Click here to sign if you haven’t yet.

Continue reading “We hit 300. Can we hit 600?”