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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
COMMUNITY MEMBERS SPEAK OUT
Waltham, Mass.
JOURNALISM PANEL
Boston Globe project reveals complexities in a notorious crime
■ Journalists Adrian Walker
and Evan Allen discussed the misled investigation of the Charles and Carol Stuart case. By MOMOCA MAIRAJ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
ELIZA BIER/The Justice
VIGIL: Students and community members gathered in the Shapiro Campus Center, sharing perspectives on the Israel-Hamas
war.
On March 7, the Journalism program hosted a discussion with Boston Globe Associate Editor Adrian Walker and former Boston Globe reporter Evan Allen to discuss their multimedia project “Murder in Boston.” The project included three parts released in December 2023: A nine-part podcast, an eight-part narrative series and a three-part HBO documentary. Both Walker and Allen had lead roles in the project: Walker, who was part of the Pulitzer-Finalist Spotlight team that examined race in Boston, headed the podcast portion, and Al-
len, who was part of the team that won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for the narrative portion, also participated in the creation of the project. Profs. Ann Silvio (JOUR) and Neil Swidey (JOUR) moderated the discussion. The project centers on the shootings of Boston residents Charles and Carol Stuart. In 1989, Charles Stuart called 911 and told the police that he and his pregnant wife had been shot by a Black man in Mission Hill in a carjacking. After a prolonged investigation that uprooted the Black community, Charles Stuart’s suicide revealed that he had murdered his wife. The Brandeis Journalism Department wrote in their February newsletter: “The case upended the city, attracted intense national media coverage and ultimately called into question equity issues around race, class and gender that linger to this day.” “Murder in Boston” covers the stories of those whose experiences weren’t initially reported. Now,
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Dechartered club, Students for Brandeis students Justice in Palestine, holds vigil experience harassment from unidentified man HARASSMENT REPORTS
■ SJP and the Revolutionary
Students Organization held their first event since the protest in November. By ISABEL ROSETH EDITOR IN CHIEF
Students gathered in the Shapiro Campus Center Wednesday evening to honor the Palestinians that have died in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, resulting in impassioned speeches, disdain towards the University and minor conflict with onlookers. The University’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine released a statement of return on Feb. 29. The group was derecognized by administration in November “because it openly supports Hamas” and “engage[d] in conduct that harasses or threatens violence,” according to Vice President of Student Affairs Andrea Dine in a Nov. 6 email to SJP. The destruction in Gaza since Israel declared war on Oct. 8 has spurred student activists to action in universities around the U.S., and Brandeis is no exception. In their first public pro-Palestine gathering since the Nov. 11 protest
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that ended in the arrests of seven people, SJP and the Revolutionary Student Organization expressed their support of the Palestinian people and their condemnation of Israel. The Justice reached out to SJP, RSO, Brandeis Orthodox Organization and a Jewish student who witnessed the vigil, but did not receive a response from these sources as of press time. The violence following Hamas’ attacks on Israel on Oct. 7 has resulted in mass Palestinian casualties as well as numerous Israeli deaths. As of March 10, Al Jazeera reported at least 31,045 Palestinian deaths in Gaza and 425 in the West Bank, as well as 72,654 injuries in Gaza and 4,650 in the West Bank. About 1,200 Israelis were killed in the Oct. 7 attacks, and of the 253 hostages taken by Hamas, 134 have been released and at least 32 have died as of Feb. 6. Hamas recently reported seven more deaths on March 1 and claimed they were a result of Israeli bombardment. They said at least 70 hostages have died, but it is unclear whether or not the previous 32 are included in that count. 240 Palestinian prisoners in Israel were released in exchange for 105 released Israeli hostages in November. The event’s organizers began
setting up shortly before 7 p.m. in front of the SCC's main stairwell, reminiscent of the Nov. 7 gathering directly following administration’s decision to derecognize SJP. As organizers handed out flameless tea lights and masks, some set up flags and art pieces, while others donned keffiyehs, a traditional Palestinian headdress. Beside a Palestinian flag, a flag that read “STOP SUPPORTING GENOCIDE” hung from the stairwell’s first landing. Another flag with the words “DOWN WITH COLONIALISM” was duct-taped to the wall. A rendering of the famous Palestinian artwork “Handala,” which depicts a child dressed in rags with hands behind his back, and a student-made art piece entitled “Brandeis Speaks” were also displayed. Israel has denied and rejected the charges of genocide at the United Nation’s International Court of Justice. The final verdict from the U.N. did not deem Israel’s actions genocide, but ordered Israel to conduct the war such that they “ensure with immediate effect that its military does not commit [genocide].” RSO and SJP asked community members on March 1 to submit anonymous statements that would be used in “Brandeis Speaks.” The
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■ The Justice spoke with
the targets of the recent harassment detailed in Chief Rushton’s email. By RIVER SIMARD
JUSTICE STAFF WRITER
Content warning: This article includes mentions of sexual harrassment, sexual assault and rape. A group of Brandeis students were harassed by an unknown suspect outside of the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center on March 8. The suspect yelled offensive and threatening comments at the group and followed them in his sedan. This instance is one of three separate incidents reported to the police. Two members of the group were waiting for the third to join them, before heading to a party that evening. For the protection of those involved, the names of those involved
will not be included in this article. At approximately 11:20 p.m., as they were standing outside Gosman, a white male who appeared to be roughly 25-30 years old with red hair and a beard drove past the group in a white Ford Sedan. This description has not been confirmed. As he drove by, he screamed a homophobic slur at the group. The white Sedan returned. This time, the driver threw a plastic bottle at the group. The contents of the bottle are currently unknown. When the car left again, the group walked east on South Street as originally intended. After walking approximately a third of a mile from Brandeis, the car returned a third time. The driver yelled, “I’m going to rape you” at the group and left once again. The group began running on South Street and decided to hide from the man near the Boston Children’s Hospital. Before arriving at the hospital, the car pulled up to the group again and the man yelled, “I’m going to murder you.” The group hid and one member
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Quilting traditions
Theater talk
Carrie Buck Fellowship Award
Elsa Barkley Brown explains the "gumbo-yaya" approach to African American women's quilting.
The Department of Theater at Brandeis just put on their very own performance of "Wolf Play."
By DIANE MEYER
By GRACE DOH
By RANI BALAKRISHNA
Athletes receive UAA Honors
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