PAX and SJSP Graduation Reception
Calling all PAX and SJSP minors!!
Make sure to come to the department’s graduation reception on May 18th, from 2:00 to 3:30pm on the Rappaporte Treasure Hall. Professors Gordie Fellman and David Cunningham will be saying their final greetings to the Class of 2014, along with invited guest speakers. For more information, please contact Cheryl Hansen at chansen@brandeis.edu.
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)Critical Engagements, April 28th from 5-8 PM in the Ridgewood Commons.
The Leader-Scholar Communities presents our first annual symposium, Critical Engagements, April 28th from 5-8 PM in the Ridgewood Commons.
SpeakOut! Brandeis exhibit at SCC
SpeakOut! Brandeis is a student-led initiative to raise awareness about the subject of Sexual Assault, Violence and Harassment that affects the entire Brandeis community, and allow those affected by it to anonymously have their voices heard. Today a physical display with most of the submissions that SpeakOut! has received so far has been launched in the Shapiro Campus Center Atrium to keep raising awareness about the issue that needs attention and effort of each member of our community to step up and tackle it.
The Whales Have Won
On March 31st, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) made a decision in the case of Whaling in the Antarctic (Australia v. Japan, New Zealand intervening). In a vote of 12 to 4, the Court has found that Japan’s whaling program, JARPA II, does not conform with many rules of scientific research set by the International Convention on the Regulation of Whaling. The press release states that the Court “orders that Japan revoke any extant authorization, permit or licence to kill, take or treat whales in relation to JARPA II, and refrain from granting any further permits under Article VIII, paragraph 1, of the Convention, in pursuance of that programme.” Before the verdict, advocates were worried that the hunting of non-endangered whales would be permitted, but the ruling states that JARPA II must conform to the regulations for all whales. Read the full judgement here and more information about the decision from the view of conservation programs here!
