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T h e I n d e p e n d e n t S t u d e n t N e w s p a p e r o f B r a n d e is U n i v e r sit y S i n c e 1 9 4 9 Volume LXXIV, Number 18
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
GITTLER PRIZE
award winning author and a prominent scholar of African American studies. By ISABEL ROSETH
JUSTICE STAFF WRITER
On Feb. 1, 2022, the University named African American studies scholar Carol Anderson as the 2022 winner of the Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize. The prize honors “outstanding and lasting scholarly contributions to racial, ethnic and/or religious relations,” according to the University website. The recipients, named annually, receive $25,000 and a medal, both of which are presented at a ceremony to honor the winner. Recipients also have a residency at the University; Anderson’s will take
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University names 2022 Gittler Prize winner ■ Carol Anderson is an
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place from Oct. 24 to Oct. 26, 2022. Anderson won the award for her prominent work in African American studies. “Carol Anderson has produced seminal scholarship that not only explains how structural racism shapes life, policy, and politics in America but also demands the action necessary to bring about a better future for us all,” President Liebowitz said in a Feb. 1 BrandeisNOW article. Anderson earned a Ph.D. in history from the Ohio State University in 1995 and is currently the Charles Howard Candler professor of African American studies at Emory University. She is a W.E.B. Du Bois Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, was elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and was elected into the Society of American Historians.
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BRIEF The University relaxes COVID-19 policies With the recent reduction in positive rates on campus, the University has implemented changes to COVID-19 regulations on campus, including making masks not mandatory in many locations and reducing testing frequency. On March 3, Carol A. Fierke, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, Stew Uretsky, executive vice president for finance and administration, and Raymond Lu-Ming Ou, vice president for student affairs, sent an email to the Brandeis community regarding updated COVID-19 policies. The email stated that Brandeis’ positivity rate is below statewide rates for the general population, as well as other college campuses. With Waltham, Boston, and the state of Massachusetts relaxing their COVID-19 policies, the University will also relax their protocols starting March 7 with the goal of a “more typical experience on campus,” according to the email. The email stated that masks will be optional on campus for fully vaccinated individuals, with a number of exceptions for specific locations on campus. The first exception is in classrooms, but fully vaccinated individuals may remove masks if the instructor allows it. The second exception is for audiences at indoor performances, sporting events, or venues with concentrated occupancy. Masks will also remain mandatory on Brandeis transpor-
tation vans, shuttles, and buses. Lastly, the email specifies that if there is a masking requirement posted somewhere on campus, masks remain mandatory in that location. For unvaccinated individuals, masking policies remain unchanged; they must wear a mask in all indoor and outdoor locations unless eating, drinking, or in a space alone. Regarding testing, the email explained that fully vaccinated students are only required to test once a week. Staff are recommended, but not required, to test once a week. Unvaccinated individuals should continue to test every 96 hours. Starting March 7, all testing will be held in the Shapiro Science Center rather than in both the SSC and Mandel Center for the Humanities. Updated travel restrictions state that fully vaccinated individuals who travel outside of New England must submit a COVID-19 test and wear a mask indoors when arriving back on campus until they receive a negative result. The email specifies that this change only applies to vaccinated community members. The email stated that in the coming weeks, the University “looks forward to further relaxation of policies.”
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PEACE: Students gather in the SCC in support of Ukraine with posters that read "No War" in Ukranian.
Russia launches a full scale attack on Ukraine on Feb. 24
■ In interviews with the
Justice, University professors discussed the Russian invasion of Ukraine. By JACKLYN GOLOBORODSKY JUSTICE EDITOR
On Feb. 24, 2022, Russia launched a large-scale military assault against Ukraine, according to an article by the Council on Foreign Relations. AP News reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plan with this attack is to “dismantle the [Ukrainian] government and replace it with his own regime.” AP reported that Russia’s attack began early on Thursday with a series of airstrikes, missile attacks, and sending troops and tanks in a three pronged invasion from the north, south, and east. Russia at-
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city center “has been turned into a bombed-out wasteland of ruined buildings and debris,” reports Reuters. Reuters continued to explain that the city of Mariupol, in the south, has also experienced intense shelling. On March 3, CNN reported that Russian forces seized control of the city Kherson and surrounded Mariupol. While Kyiv and Kharkiv are being heavily attacked, Ukrainian forces still hold these locations, said AP. In addition to attacking these major cities, Russia has been attacking residential neighborhoods since the first day of the conflict. The human costs of the conflict have been severe. AP wrote that “bombings have damanged pipes, electricy lines, and basic services in Ukraine and hundreds of thousands of Ukranian families are without drinking water.” With continuous
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Profs. discuss origins of Ukraine crisis
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An investigation of the remnants of an abandoned structure in the woods near campus.
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tacked government and military institutions, with a clear goal of reaching the capital, Kyiv. By the end of the day on Thursday, Russian troops had control of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the north of Ukraine. Russian troops have neared Kyiv and attacked many important sites in the city. On March 1, Russia struck Kyiv's main television tower and Babi Yar, the city’s Holocaust memorial, according to The Times of Israel. Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky is a descendent of Holocaust survivors. After the bombing, he tweeted, “To the world: what is the point of saying ‘never again’ for 80 years, if the world stays silent when a bomb drops on the same site of Babyn Yar? At least 5 killed. History repeating.” Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, has experienced the most “intensive bombardment,” and the
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Board urges to uplift Black and POC work at Univ. By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
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