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Volume LXVIII, Number 7
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015
CAMPUS CLUBS
STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY
A-Board meets 61 percent of club requests ■ Giveaways and “swag”
were severely limited during the first round of fall allocations for club budgets. By HANNAH WULKAN JUSTICE EDITOR
Club funding this year is down across the board, as the University had less money to give out to a larger number of clubs. However, funding has also been inconsistent, with some clubs receiving their full requested budgets, and others receiving none, according to budget documents sent out to the club leaders listserv. The Allocations Board is respon-
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PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: Interim University President Lisa Lynch spoke to parents during Saturday's State of the University.
Lynch celebrates student ambition in Fall Fest address ■ Interim President Lisa
Lynch discussed the effect the University's legacy has on its values and opportunities today. By Morgan brill JUSTICE editor
On Saturday morning, Interim University President Lisa Lynch welcomed parents to the annual Fall Fest activities by delivering the State of the University Address. In her address, Lynch highlighted what she believes sets Brandeis apart from other universities. Lynch expressed her belief in the “unique” nature of the student body, highlighting that “as a professor, as a senior administrator at the University, what gives all of us on this campus, faculty and staff, such joy is the privilege of working with your child — our student — every day.” She began the talk with an overview of the campus’s history, highlighting the University’s unique founding. She noted that the University’s dedication to teaching students to create evidence-based policy as
can be seen in the development of the Health, Science and Social Policy Program, is a manifestation of Justice Louis D. Brandeis’s “Brandeis brief,” which introduced data and critical analysis to legal decisions. Another testimony to the University’s dedication to justice, Lynch noted, is Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s upcoming visit to campus in honor of the 100th anniversary of Brandeis’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Lynch highlighted the fact that Albert Einstein, who played a large role in establishing the university, pushed for the University to be named after Justice Brandeis because “he said that Brandeis is a name that can not be merely adopted; it is one that must be achieved.” According to Lynch, “Every day we are challenged here on this campus to sort of do justice, if you will, to the name of Justice Brandeis.” The rest of Lynch’s address was dedicated to discussing ways to “[meet] the Einstein challenge of achieving all we should achieve as a University named after Brandeis.” In elaborating on the student experience at Brandeis, Lynch highlighted a variety of programs and attributes that help students excel — both in-
sible for deciding club budgets based on requests submitted through the online budgeting program, Student Union Management System. After club leaders have submitted their budget requests, the A-Board independently goes through the budgets during “marathon sessions” and decides which requests have enough merit to be funded. The A-Board then releases these budgets to all club leaders and opens an appeals process for clubs that feel their requests were unfairly denied to argue their cases. After these appeals marathons close, budgets are finalized for the semester, according to A-Board chair Alex Mitchell ’17. This year, the A-Board had a
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INVESTIGATive journalism program
Schuster Institute challenges evidence of rape accusation
side the classroom and out. She spoke of the relationships students foster with each other, acknowledging that, “what’s different about Brandeis is, and I say this not only as a president but as a mother of a student … is how the students are really challenged, … [but] the atmosphere in which the students are being challenged is really a very supportive one. It is not a cut-throat environment.” Additionally, she noted, “Students are pushing themselves hard, but they are pushing themselves together and they’re supporting each other.” Lynch also highlighted the unique opportunities that can be afforded due to the University’s status as “a liberal arts college based in a research university.” Students are exposed to a breadth of classes meant to prepare them for their life as critical thinkers and active citizens, she stated. Lynch also expressed pride in the “extra things that we do” as faculty, specifically mentioning programs like Justice Brandeis Semesters, the Spring Semester in the Hague program and the Summer in Sienna Program. In addressing the quality of the faculty, Lynch mentioned professors and administrators who have re-
■ In its most recent
case, the Institute seeks to exonerate a man convicted of rape in 1985. By abby patkin JUSTICE editor
The University’s Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism uses journalistic techniques to reveal corruption and bring injustices to light. Through its Justice Brandeis Law Project — formerly the Justice Brandeis Innocence Project — the Institute has investigated reported cases of people wrongfully convicted in an effort to “make a contribution to resolving the untenable ethical, civil and human rights issues created by wrongful convictions,” according
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to its website. The Institute’s most recent investigation — which it began in 2011 — involves the 1985 conviction of George Perrot, a man from Springfield, Mass., for the rape of a 78-year old woman. This case is currently under review for a potential retrial, 30 years after the original trial. According to the Institute’s website, Perrot, who was 17 at the time, didn’t match the victim’s description of her assailant — she described her rapist as clean-shaven with short, wavy hair, but Perrot had a full goatee and medium length curls at the time of his arrest. Additionally, despite the fact that the woman testified in both the initial trial and the appeal that Perrot, a man she knew from her neighborhood, was not her assailant, Perrot
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Alumni awarded
Fight for the match
Life abroad
Leader of the Ford Hall occupation and the pioneering mother of Lilith magazine sat down for interviews with the Justice.
The women's soccer team scored three goals to defeat Westfield State University 3-1 at home last Wednesday.
Ariele Cohen '99 draws upon her experiences n the former Yugoslavia to highlight the importance of listening.
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ARTS SPORTS
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EDITORIAL FEATURES
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OPINION POLICE LOG
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