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FIRE addresses play dispute ■ The Foundation for

Individual Rights in Education and Lenny Bruce's daughter addressed the University. By NATALIA WIATER JUSTICE EDITOR

Free speech watchdog the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education posted an open letter addressed to President Ron Liebowitz on Monday, calling upon the University to re-examine its principles of “freedom of expression, inquiry, and debate” in the wake of the “Buyer Beware” controversy. In the letter, FIRE urged the University to either provide a better explanation for the recent cancellation of the play or run the production as originally planned. The letter was signed by Kitty Bruce, comedian Lenny Bruce’s daughter and founder of the Lenny Bruce Memorial Foundation; Robert Corn-Revere, the at-

torney who successfully petitioned New York Governor George Pataki to issue a posthumous pardon for Bruce; and magician Penn Jillette, among others. The open letter follows a statement issued by the Dramatists Guild of America and the Dramatists Legal Defense Fund on Nov. 8, which criticized the University for failing to meet its obligation to the legacy of Lenny Bruce, whose stand-up is quoted by one of the play’s characters. The statement described his legacy as a “landmark in the advancement of free speech” and asserted that the decision to cancel the play after student and alumni protests was a violation of the trust that went along with preserving Bruce’s archives. Brandeis acquired Bruce’s photographs, papers and recordings last October. While Lenny Bruce is considered a champion of free speech today, he was put on trial for using obscene words during his time as a comedian and was only issued a pardon 37 years

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Students count fish in citizen science event ■ Students and community

members participated in a citizen science event to aid the monitoring of river health. By ELIANA PADWA JUSTICE EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

Prof. Hitchcock (BIOL) is a proponent of public participation in science because it allows non-scientists the opportunity to increase scientific literacy and “learn by doing.” On Tuesday, her Ecology class hosted a “Virtual Herring Count Data Sprint” as the first of many ’Deis Does Citizen Science events, intended to involve the greater Brandeis community in science, advocacy and education. Tuesday’s event gave University students a chance to participate in the work done by the Mystic River Watershed Association. MyRWA

runs a variety of environmental advocacy projects, including monitoring yearly river herring migrations in the Mystic River. In the past twenty years, populations have decreased by 95 percent due to habitat destruction and pollution. The organization’s executive director, Patrick Herron, explained that the number of fish swimming upstream each year is an indicator of the river’s health; to monitor it, citizens volunteer to count the fish. MyRWA runs primarily on volunteers: “If they have the data collected by volunteers, that gives them more leeway to do advocacy work,” said Liam Garvey ’18. MyRWA’s advocacy work includes writing letters opposing harmful development proposals and testifying at environmental hearings. To collect data, a camera records herring swimming through the

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Students scrawled inspirational messages on rocks in celebration of Kindness Day.

Brandeis Counseling Center hires staff to meet demand ■ The Brandeis Counseling

Center added staff for the growing number of students seeking services and programs. By ABBY PATKIN JUSTICE EDITOR

In response to peak student demand this fall, the Brandeis Counseling Center has hired more staff members, added new therapy groups and extended its hours, according to BCC Director Joy von Steiger. Comparing a span of time between August and November of last year to 2017, the BCC has seen a 2,000 percent increase in student utilization of the after-hours counseling line — in other words, an increase in emergency or non-routine care — and a 90 percent increase in walk-ins, von Steiger said in a joint interview with the Justice and the Brandeis Hoot. As of Nov. 8, 489 students have sought initial assessments, and 591 students have been seen at the BCC this semester, according to von Steiger. With this increased demand, the wait period between initial assessments and first appointments reached a peak of four weeks earlier this semester, leaving many students stuck

on the waitlist. One student told the Justice that they have found both group therapy and one-on-one sessions at the BCC helpful, though they initially had difficulty making an appointment. “It took me a long time to get my appointment, and now that I’m finally in the system, I’m fine, but for the first couple appointments, it was hard to find times, since they were so booked,” the student said. To address the high student demand and personnel turnover — a total of five staffers left after the spring semester — the BCC hired four new therapists in the last few weeks, with a fifth to be hired soon. With these new hires, the BCC can now offer a first appointment within a week of initial assessment, according to von Steiger. This August, the BCC also hired Case Manager Vanessa Mena-Gibson, who helps facilitate referrals for students whose needs cannot be met within the BCC. However, this increased demand for counseling services is not isolated, von Steiger asserted. In the past year, college counseling centers across the country have seen more students seeking mental health care, and the BCC anticipated increased demand this fall, she said. In conversations with other college counseling centers, von Steiger said

that she and other directors anticipated more demand, discussing “how much stress the whole country is under and how that stress potentially translates to there potentially being more felt experience of stress on the college campus.” Boston College, Clark University and Wesleyan University, for example, experienced more counseling emergencies, while Emmanuel College and Lesley University had wait lists at their counseling centers for the first time, she said. But while the increased demand has been something of a universal trend, one thing sets the BCC apart from other college counseling centers: its overwhelmingly part-time staff. While most colleges employ fulltime counseling staff, the BCC employs 24 part-time therapists and only three full-time staffers, including von Steiger. “It’s just more the way we’ve always done it,” von Steiger said of the setup, which she said allows the center to attract more seasoned therapists who might also have private practices in the area. If the center limits the positions to full-time, she said, it would likely attract applicants who are less experienced. Additionally, the larger staff has al-

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 While treatments have improved, there is still a long way to go.

 The women’s soccer team’s season ended on Sunday with a 3-0 loss against Williams College.

The University community celebrated its eighth annual Kindness day.

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NEWS SENATE LOG Senate discusses club policy and updates on committee initiatives Student Union President Jacob Edelman ’18 came to the Senate meeting on Sunday to nominate the Constitutional Review Committee. The Senate voted to approve the nominees. Executive Senator Aaron Finkel ’20 reported that the Executive Board reviewed the Club Member Expulsion Policy. Student Union Vice President Hannah Brown ’19 stated that “there have been problems with people being kicked off e-boards and coming to the Union” with complaints. Finkel met with Assistant Director of Annual Giving Benjamin Niles to work on the upcoming “Giving Tuesday” event. Brown stated that the Union will speak with the University’s External Relations and Communications Department about the misleading coverage about “Buyer Beware” by the external press. Sustainability Committee chair Benedikt Reynolds, the Class of 2019 senator, stated that the committee partnered with Brandeis Climate Justice to garner support for a petition encouraging Brandeis to divest from fossil fuel companies. The petition received over 500 signatures and will be delivered to University President Ron Liebowitz soon. Club Support Committee chair and Class of 2020 Senator Tal Richtman thanked the senators who attended the committee’s workshop last Thursday. Dining Committee chair and Class of 2020 Senator Jonathan Chen reported that the committee’s sponsored trip to New England Coffee was extremely successful. The Senate voted to approve the Senate Money Resolution allocating Senate funds for a Turkey Shuttle extension. The Senate also voted to approve the SMR allocating Senate funds to pay for a television in the Student Union conference room. Reynolds, however, was concerned that the purchase was unnecessary because the Union could buy a projector for a fraction of the price or rent one from the Getz Multimedia Lab for the year. Brown stated that the Senate would discuss costs and possible alternatives before making large purchases in the future. Chen brought up the fact that “eduroam” Wi-Fi has been spotty recently. Brown replied that Brandeis had installed a new network security certificate for the network and that users needed to agree to its new terms and conditions. She stated that if that did not resolve the network issue, users should contact Library and Technology Services. Brown also said that she will talk to LTS about sending an email to the student body addressing the issue. Racial Minority Senator Hangil Ryu ’20 will meet with the Brandeis Labor Coalition to work with them on becoming a probationary club. He also met with Senatorat-Large Shaquan McDowell ’18 about students affected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The two set up a Google document to compile stories of those impacted by DACA. Ryu also met with an employee from the Stein to discuss gas leaks and the resulting forced shut-downs of the dining location. International Student Senator Linfei Yang ’20 stated that there has been a problem with students leaving copious amounts of trash in the Farber Mezzanine, which Yang said is disrespectful to the library workers. Richtman reminded the Senate that Nov. 22 is the application deadline for the Community Emergency and Enhancement Fund, which can be used for student-run projects to improve the University.

POLICE LOG Medical Emergency

Nov. 6—A caller in the Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center requested BEMCo for a party who was feeling ill. BEMCo staff treated the party with a signed refusal for further care. Nov. 7—A party in East Quad lacerated their fingers. BEMCo staff treated the party with a signed refusal for further care. Nov. 7—BEMCo staff treated a party in Renfield Hall who fell and injured their wrist. University Police transported the party to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care. Nov. 9—A party in the Shiffman Humanities Center reported that they were feeling ill. BEMCo staff treated the party, who was transported to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care. Nov. 9—A party in Deroy Hall hit their head and request-

ed BEMCo assistance. Cataldo Ambulance staff transported the party to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care. Nov. 10—A party arrived at the University Police station and said that they hit their head and wanted to be checked out by BEMCo. BEMCo staff checked the party and cleared them with a signed refusal for further care. Nov. 11—The area coordinator on call in Gordon Hall reported that there was a visiting Northeastern University student who was intoxicated and threatening to harm themselves. Cataldo Ambulance staff transported the party to the Newton-Wellesley Hospital under a Section 12 emergency restraint and hospitalization, and Brandeis Counseling staff informed Northeastern University Police about the incident. Nov. 12—BEMCo staff treat-

ed an intoxicated party in East Quad who was having difficulty breathing. BEMCo staff administered glucose, and the party was transported to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care.

Harassment

Nov. 8—A staff member in the Epstein Building reported that they have been harassed by another staff member. University Police compiled a report on the incident, and a Human Resources investigation will follow. Nov. 8—A Human Resources staff member in the BernsteinMarcus Administration Center reported that they were harassed by a University staff member. University Police performed a background check and compiled a report on the incident. A Human Resources investiga-

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Nov. 9—A party in the Irving Schneider and Family Building reported that they received a suspicious package with four non-threatening letters. University Police compiled a report on the incident. Nov. 10—University Police received reports of a suspicious male who appeared to be staring at a male and female sitting in the area. University Police located the party and confirmed that they are a Brandeis student. —Compiled by Abby Patkin

MassWildlife reports that wild turkey populations are abundant across the commonwealth

—Editor’s note: Leigh Salomon ’19 is a Features writer for the Justice.

n A News article on the Dialogues event article incorrectly spelled Asset Capital Solutions and Shoobx. Additionally, the descriptions of The Engine and Shoobx have been clarified, and “student-led” was corrected to co-sponorship by five University departments (Nov. 7, page 5).

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n A Views on the News response from Prof. Rajesh Sampath (Heller) was clarified from “The question here is whether asking child sex offenders to have their passports marked to reflect their criminal past is a gross violation of individual freedom and autonomy; that is incomprehensible” to “The question here is whether asking child sex offenders to have their passports marked to reflect their criminal past is a gross violation of individual freedom and autonomy” (Nov. 7 , page 10).

tion will follow. Nov. 11—University Police compiled a report on a comment contained in a non-threatening email sent in response to an advertisement sent out by the Women’s Studies Research Center.

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Students and visitors created pin buttons, celebrating the kick off day of I Am Global Week on Monday in the Shapiro Campus Center.

Wild turkeys are found bountifully lurking on the University’s campus this time of year. Only in recent decades have they been present, however, following a more than 100 year drought of wild turkeys in Massachusetts, according to a Nov. 11 Wicked Local Waltham article. In 1851, the last known state-native wild turkey was killed, all its fellow kin having been eradicated due to overhunting, property development and habitat loss, according to MassWildlife online. Following repeated attempts to bring the animal back to the area in 1911, the 1950s and the 1960s, the animals’ hold in Massachusetts was finally brought back to life in the 1970s. The re-establishment stems from a generation of 37 turkeys brought over by biologists in the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife from upstate New York, according to MassWildlife. Turkeys’ success in the Berkshires further led to the trapping and active dissemination of their offspring across the state until 1996. “It is a great success story we were able to get them re-established,” said Wayne Petersen, director of important bird areas for Mass Audubon, as quoted by Wicked Local. According to MassWildlife, wild turkeys are now found in most municipalities of Massachusetts, even urban ones, and exceed a population count of 25,000. In 1991 the bird was declared the state’s official game bird. As wild turkeys can be aggressive, Mass Audubon online recommends that residents under threat of attack should “make loud noise, such as banging pots and pans together, when a turkey approaches.” However, “I’d say 95 percent of these birds are fine; they’re not aggressive,” said Marion Larson, spokeswoman for MassWildlife, as quoted by Waltham Wicked Local. —Michelle Dang

ANNOUNCEMENTS Language Lunch

Celebrate the linguistic diversity of Brandeis. Individual language tables host speakers of Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish and Yiddish. Participants are welcome to stay for a few minutes or for the entire lunch. Speakers of all proficiency levels are welcome. The only rule is ‘No English’ during the Lunch. Today from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Sherman Function Hall, Hassenfeld Conference Center.

Women at NASA Yesterday and Today

This is a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Program. The event includes several public components: the Martin Weiner Lecture Series Department of Physics Colloquium starting at 4 p.m. in Abelson 131, and a Q&A with Julie Williams-Byrd, deputy chief technologist at NASA and a showing of the film, “Hidden Figures,”in Schwartz Hall Auditorium at 7 p.m.

Today from 4 to 5 p.m. in Room 131, Abelson and to 7 to 9 p.m. in Schwartz Hall Auditorium.

Palestinian Public Opinion

Public opinion polls conducted during the past decade show that Palestinian support for the two-state solution has decreased by about 30 percent. This greater opposition to compromise raises worrying questions regarding the role of public opinion in peacemaking: Is it a force for peace or an impediment to it? Join us for a fascinating discussion on trends in Palestinian public opinion and the implications of recent changes. Khalil Shikaki is the Goldman senior fellow at the Crown Center and director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research in Ramallah. Wednesday from 12:15 to 1:45 p.m. in the International Lounge, Usdan Student Center.

Disturbing the Peace

Free film and discussion of “Disturbing

the Peace,” the award-winning 2016 film by Stephen Apkon and Andrew Young. What happens when young people who have been taught to think of one another as enemies decide to meet and talk? A film of determined optimism, former elite combatants from both sides of the Israeli and Palestinian conflict reach for solutions that go beyond the status quo. Discussion moderated by Prof. Gordon Fellman, director of Brandeis’ Peace and Conflict Studies (PAX). Wednesday from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in the Liberman-Miller Lecture Hall, Epstein.

How Scientists Can Influence Policy

The Brandeis Science Policy Initiative is hosting Dr. James Haber, professor of biology and the director of the Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center at Brandeis University. He will be discussing tools and strategies to help scientists inform policymakers. Thursday from 5 to 6 p.m. in Room 118, Rosenstiel.

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with students to launch their advocacy for domestic and international movements. By JOCELYN GOULD Justice STAFF WRITEr

Reacting to a war-stricken world, Brandeis Peace Action began a campaign on Nov. 7 to bring together passionate students to join the cause of advocating for peace around the globe. At the launch event, club President Maggie Ziegel ’18, as well as co-Vice Presidents Sarah Skrovan ’18 and Maria Alegria ’19, presented their club’s values and mission, and Massachusetts Peace Action’s Caitlin Forbes spoke about the state-wide organization with which the Brandeis club is affiliated. Peace Action is “the nation’s largest grassroots peace movement in the country,” according to Forbes, MAPA’s director of Student Outreach. It began by advocating for nuclear abolition, but in the last 60 years it has expanded its focus to include peace issues across the world, according to Peace Action’s website. Brandeis Peace Action officially became a club at Brandeis last semester. With this campaign launch, they hoped to draw in other students “who are activists at heart” to help the club establish itself and its goals for the future, Ziegel explained. The club is planning to focus on three areas of peace activism, each explained by a different club member: reallocation of military spending to areas of domestic policy, nuclear disarmament and the Middle East. Brandeis Peace Action advocates for decreasing military spending in favor of strengthening programs such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and veterans’ benefits, Skrovan said. Peace Action opposes the federal budget proposed by President Donald Trump, stating a need to decrease military spending and close corporate tax loopholes to both promote peace and reallocate money to solving domestic problems, according to Skrovan. On a broader scale, “People all over the world cannot feel safe without eliminating nuclear weapons,” Alegria said. She used the example of the current tension between North Korea and the United States to demonstrate the dangers of nuclear-armed nations, especially when diplomats use the power of their own nuclear arsenal to dissuade other nations from nuclear attacks. As possible focuses for student support, Alegria pointed to three legislative proposals in Congress

which would attempt to move away from this rhetoric and limit presidential discretion to use nuclear weapons. In regard to the Middle East, Brandeis Peace Action is also focusing on supporting the Iranian nuclear deal, withdrawing all troops from Iraq and Afghanistan and aiding Syrian refugees, Ziegel explained. Looking at Saudi Arabia, the club wants to work to stop U.S. arms sales to the nation, to encourage U.S. politicians to condemn the government’s oppression of its citizens and to move the U.S. away from its partnership with the Saudi Arabian government, according to Ziegel. Massachusetts Peace Action, a state chapter of the national organization, has recently focused on creating student organizations. As Forbes explained, in the last two years nearly a dozen such groups have been founded, including chapters at Harvard University and Tufts University. In this way, Massachusetts and New York schools are setting a new trend for the national Peace Action movement, according to Forbes. The student chapters themselves have other state chapters to get involved with student groups, Forbes said, thanking Brandeis Peace Action for the work it has done to demonstrate the importance of student groups. Partnering with Massachusetts Peace Action gives Brandeis students access to resources and conferences which the state organization attends. Alegria, for instance, attended a conference about nuclear disarmament this semester. “Everything that Massachusetts Peace Action does, we’re in the loop,” Ziegel said. “It gives you a broader reach and … helps you get out of the ‘Brandeis bubble.’” Throughout the club launch, the speakers highlighted the power members have to influence the club’s mission. Forbes emphasized the freedom that student groups have to set their own agendas, even when affiliated with the state organization. “You guys talk about whatever you’re interested about,” Forbes said, encouraging students to look at issues they care about “through a peace lens.” Brandeis Peace Action is looking for people who are passionate, willing to take on leadership positions and who possibly have experiences and skills which can be applied to activism. “We want to build any sort of organizing we do around the strengths … and the interests of the people in the group,” Ziegel said. Summing up the ideal member of the club, Ziegel described a person who cares deeply about promoting peace and who is “looking to be engaged with that in a really real way with other students.”

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KINDNESS DAY: Dozens of post-it notes bearing well-wishes and pick-me-ups were on display at the Shapiro Campus Center.

Community spreads kindness across campus

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Day took hold in the form of free food, activities and volunteer work for charities. By ELIANA PADWA Justice EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

In the spirit of paying it forward, Brandeis held its eighth Kindness Day on Thursday. Kindness Day was created by a faculty member to encourage any and all acts of kindness and gratitude on campus, and has since become an annual event. An email from Dean of Students Jamele Adams detailed the diverse programming options occurring for Kindness Day. Events ranged from “Kindness Card Tabling” to making blankets and snack bags for people in need. Some Kindness Day activities were meant to have an impact on Brandeis students, while others reached out to the world at large. The day of programming was organized by two co-coordinators and the Kindness Committee, but a variety of other campus organizations held events. Kindness Day isn’t a club or event — Adams called it an “initiative.” University students interpreted the kindness initiative in their own ways. Tamar Harrison ’20 explained that she saw it as a “recentering day,” adding that she feels that students can get lost in the stress of exams, and Kindness Day reminds them to love each other. To Aviva Davis ’21, kindness is “bringing happiness to other people in a moment where they weren’t expecting it.” Davis said

Kindness Day is a reminder to be mindful of small ways in which others are kind to her and to try to do the same. Elizabeth Gluckman ’20 believes that people should appreciate the “good in each other,” and sees Kindness Day as a way to express gratitude. In the week leading up to Kindness Day, volunteers ran kindness card tables in the Shapiro Campus Center and Upper Usdan. Participants could stop by to fill out postcards, and on Kindness Day volunteers delivered them to the mailboxes of the addressees. Students sent each other birthday cards, heartfelt messages and simple greetings. Ben Green ’21 wrote 18 letters; he explained that he just “loves to love.” Other kindness programs also began the preceding week. Brandeis Undergraduate Group Study tutors gave out kindness “swag” and snacks during their office hours all week, and on Wednesday night a team of 15 people chalked messages like “Happy Kindness Day” and “Be Kind!” in high-traffic areas around campus. Events during Kindness Day itself took place all over campus. In the Usdan Game Room, the Student Services Bureau provided cookies all day. Public Safety held an icecream social in the International Lounge, and a lunch for facilities and custodial staff was hosted in Ridgewood Commons. Individual residence quads each held their own Kindness Day events as well, sponsored by the Department of Community Living. In the Shapiro Campus Center, programs like “Write a Compli-

ment, Get a Compliment,” sponsored by the Brandeis Orthodox Organization, and “Kindness Chain,” sponsored by Student Activities and the Department of Community Service, were meant to spread joy within Brandeis. Other programs focused on extending kindness beyond Brandeis. Sponsored by DCS, “Blankets for Cradles to Crayons” saw students tying together fleece squares to create blankets, which were then sent to homeless and low-income children. Green was disappointed that more people didn’t stop there — he said he saw many students pause at the table, see there was no free food, and move on — but added that “a lot of people still participated.” “#DearYoungPerson,” run by the Department of Student Rights and Community Standards, was another initiative aimed at the world beyond Brandeis. At the SCC, University students could write letters to young people affected by the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Becky Schwartz ’20 explained that it wasn’t political; it was meant to “[show] that everyone cares” and send love. At the SCC, students could also package bags of snacks to be donated to the Community Day Center of Waltham, a drop-in shelter. Adams’ email explained that the initiative, sponsored by Sodexo, was meant to support the center in providing a welcoming place both for the homeless and for those who feel “alone and isolated.” Kindness Day was a large initiative, with a wide focus. Its events had a common thread, though: “Of course I would find it at Brandeis,” Davis said.

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spoke to students about his experience developing his film “Finding Home.” By EMILY BLUMENTHAL Justice STAFF WRITER

Throughout history, immigrants have traveled the world in search of a safe haven and a place to call home where they could live better lives. Abraham “AB” Troen’s ’14 film “Finding Home” showcased that by following the stories of three LGBT refugees who had immigrated to Los Angeles in search of a more accepting environment. The film screened in the Wasserman Cinematheque on Tuesday night, followed by a conversation between Troen and Prof. Alice Kelikian (FTIM) and a Q&A. The first refugee featured in the film, Brandon, is a lawyer from Shanghai, China. He immigrated to Los Angeles because he was afraid of coming out as gay to his friends and relatives in China who did not approve of homosexuality. In Los Angeles, he works as a paralegal; even though he could have done much higher-level work in China, Brandon said he feels much safer living in the United States and would rather do lower-level work than live in fear of persecution because of his sexuality. Another refugee is Stacy, a transgender woman from El Salvador. Stacy sought asylum in the United States after being sold into sex slavery and being rejected by her people. In Los Angeles, Stacy works as a housekeeper at a hotel and competes in beauty pageants. She says she is grateful to be safe in the United States and to have found a community among her fellow pageant contestants and hotel workers. Elaheh, a refugee from Iran, decided to immigrate to the United States to live openly as a lesbian and pursue her dream of becoming a bodybuilder. Elaheh stated that she is overjoyed to be in a tolerant environment where she can live her ideal lifestyle. In his conversation with Kelikian after the screening, Troen stated that the project began when he met Brandon through a global exchange program between a Chinese university and the University of Southern California, where Troen attends graduate school. Troen then decided to find other LGBT refugees in the Los Angeles area to spotlight for a film project, which eventually became “Finding Home.” The exchange then opened to the audience for a Q&A. Mendel Wein-

traub ’21 asked how making the documentary changed Troen’s perspective on the United States and if the election changed the direction of the documentary. Troen replied that making the film “opened [his] eyes to the fact that there are folks who you wouldn’t even think about getting to know … it’s visceral.” Troen continued, “Stacy works in a hotel. How many times have you gone in a hotel and not even thought about the people who work there? … They are all undocumented immigrants, and they have this community, … they help each other out. ... Los Angeles is 35 percent immigrant, and yet, how many immigrants did I know before I made this project?” With regard to the election, Troen stated that “we were all broken that evening.” However, he said, he held a screening of the film in Arkansas, and “half the place was probably Trump supporters,” though “the theme of home, family, is something that people on all sides can connect to.” An audience member wondered how Troen’s subjects feel about telling their stories publicly and if they are eager to share what they are going through. Troen replied that “Brandon’s story is like a comingout. … Unlike the other two, he could get on a plane tomorrow, … but he chooses not to,” as he “does not want to come out in China.” Stacy “is excited that someone is interested in her story,” said Troen. One audience member was a gay asylum refugee from Saudi Arabia who, like Stacy, had many of the same experiences — being sold into slavery and not being accepted. He asked if Stacy had been accepted for asylum. Troen replied that she had been accepted since the film’s recording, and the audience clapped. During an interview with the Justice, Troen provided a closer look into how he chose his subjects and an update on their lives post-filming. Troen said that “Stacy got her asylum and is trying to make it in Los Angeles. Brandon is trying to pass the bar exam. That’s his main goal now. He wants to settle roots here [and] improve his English. Elaheh and her partner are onto their next competition until they become Miss Olympia.” “Finding Home” was produced by Marc Mounier and Xin Li; edited by Alvaro Parra, Yongle Wang and Elisa Oh; production sound by Mercedes San Roman; post sound by Peter Bawiec; composition by Erick Del Aguila. —Editor’s note: Mendel Weintraub ’21 is an Arts writer for the Justice.

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GERMAN EMIGRANT: Peter Schuntermann spoke about his experience growing up in Nazi Germany and the children of the Holocaust.

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spoke to students about why he decided to leave Germany in 1959. By DANIELA MICHANIE Justice STAFF WRITER

Peter Schuntermann was seven years old in the fall of 1941. While buying groceries with his mother near their home in Hamburg, he noticed a brown-eyed girl looking at him. When he asked his mother why the girl wore a bright yellow star on the breast of her dark coat, she urged him to be quiet. Several decades after fleeing Germany to pursue a medical career, Schuntermann spoke of this chilling experience at an event hosted by the Center for German and European Studies on Thursday evening. “Where I grew up there was a conspiracy of silence,” said Schuntermann in reference to both his upbringing as a member of a conservative nationalist family and the collective failure of German society to speak up against the atrocities of the Nazi party. As he traced his early years, Schuntermann revealed details about himself and his family members that gave the audience, many of them children of Holocaust survivors, the other side of Germany’s tragic story. His father, Schuntermann explained, was a civil servant when the Nazis came to power and he found himself committed to the administration by accident. He

was later drafted into the occupation forces in Ukraine. As the war brewed and the deportation and systematic extermination of Jews in Europe began, Schuntermann’s family inadvertently followed the atrocities like a shadow. In 1938 the German government relocated his family to an evacuated Jewish neighborhood, a practice that became normal as Jewish families were forced out of their homes and into ghettos. Schuntermann said he and his young sister grew up haunted by questions about the children that played in the sandbox before them. After Schuntermann’s father was drafted, the family moved again. This time, it was across the street from the Lodz Ghetto, the second largest ghetto in Nazi Europe meant to confine and segregate Jews. He told members of the audience about the tall barbed wire that wrapped around the ghetto, which he peered at every day on his way to school. “When we took the trolley that passed by the ghetto, the people sitting around me had their heads down and a hush fell over the passengers,” said Schuntermann. “I learned to avoid asking questions that adults avoided talking about.” It was only decades after returning to Germany that Schuntermann was given answers to the questions of his childhood. The Jewish family that previously lived in his home was murdered in Auschwitz, and most of the people in the Lodz ghetto were killed in the Chelmno death camp. Brandeis students, faculty and community members filed into the small Mandel Reading Room where

the event was held, and more chairs had to be brought in to accommodate the growing audience. At the end of Schuntermann’s talk, more than 10 of the 50 individuals in the room stood up to share their Holocaust-related memories. Some spoke of how their parents escaped death camps and fled to America. One woman, Aliana Brodmann von Richtofen, shared that only on his deathbed did her lifelong romantic partner reveal that he had been a mobile shooting commander in the Nazi army. “Sometimes it’s too late to ask questions to the people you want answers from,” said Brodmann von Richthofen. “It’s really painful.” Prof. Sabine von Mering (GRALL), who organized the event, remarked on the number of people who shared stories that generations before them had kept silent. “My mother’s generation of Germans was taught by Nazis,” said von Mering. “This generation — the children of the Holocaust — is the generation that wants to talk.” The event was held on the 79th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass that left Jewish synagogues, homes and businesses across Eastern Europe destroyed. Schuntermann, as well as several members of the audience, expressed hope that Thursday’s event was a way for both perpetrators and victims of the Holocaust to move forward — others disagreed. “I don’t think anyone can ever come to peace with what happened,” said one member of the audience. “I don’t think you can explain it.”

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FISH: Ecology students participate in citizen science experiment noting fish migration CONTINUED FROM 1 fish ladder in the Mystic Lakes Dam, and volunteers count the fish from a viewing area or from videos posted online. According to Herron, about 3,500 unique visitors have counted fish on their website. The videos posted online are less than one minute long, and the fish counts shown range widely. To prevent error, each video is watched three times. Brandeis students contributed to a special part of the fish-counting project. MyRWA had noticed a disparity between counts done electronically and counts done in person — in-person viewers continually counted more fish. On Tuesday, student volunteers spent a few hours watching videos to count fish and evaluate biases in the data. Though ’Deis Does Citizen Science was a serious research event, it was also structured to be fun for participants. Students signed in by filling out

a slip of paper, and the papers were regularly entered in a raffle. The studious quiet of the event was continually interrupted by cries of “next winner up!” Students helped organize the event. Cristen Weiss ’18 explained that Hitchcock’s Ecology class had been preparing for a few weeks, and each student was designated a shift to set up or clean up. Students not in Hitchcock’s class also came to the data sprint. Emily Kutrieb ’21 chose to participate because of the University’s ongoing SaveOhno sustainability competition; she explained that students gain points for attending events and making efforts to be environmentally friendly. A total of 55 students, faculty and staff participated in Tuesday’s project, watching an aggregate of 802 herring videos. At the end of the day, 13,681 fish had been counted at Brandeis for MyRWA. The data sprint was sponsored by the Brandeis Library and the Biology Department.

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BCC: Counseling centers across the nation are seeing increased need for services CONTINUED FROM 1 lowed the BCC to expand its hours. As of Oct. 30, the BCC now offers extended hours on Mondays and Thursdays, staying open until 8 p.m. on those days, as opposed to 6 p.m. The center also offers urgent walk-in hours at 6 p.m. on those two days, in addition to urgent hours from 11 a.m. to noon and 3 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. As opposed to a routine visit, “An urgent care hour is for someone who has a need that’s not routine, so somebody who’s had a particularly upsetting day, or they’ve had a death in the family, or something that they’re feeling like they need immediate support with, and they can’t wait for a routine appointment,” von Steiger said. She added that there will be at least three clinicians and a supervisor on call during the new extended hours. The BCC has also sought to improve its diversity and cultural competence. The center hired more diverse staff members immediately following Ford Hall 2015, which saw students demand more counselors of color. The BCC also seeks to promote staff diversity with the five new hires, von Steiger said.

The BCC, additionally, emphasizes cultural competency: in addition to English, the center offers therapy in Portuguese, Spanish, Hebrew, Mandarin and Cantonese. Yet there is now only one counselor who speaks the latter two languages, and for two years the BCC has had a job posting up for another Mandarinand Cantonese-speaking counselor, with no luck. Von Steiger explained that while the BCC occasionally gets applicants for this position, there are often issues with visas and green cards. As it stands, there is high demand for Dr. Aileen Lee, the part-time counselor who speaks Mandarin and Cantonese, according to von Steiger. That said, the BCC is committed to addressing student needs as they become apparent, she said. For example, von Steiger explained that she has met with Senior Representative to the Board of Trustees Wil Jones ’18 and Student Union President Jacob Edelman ’18 to discuss student concerns and needs. The BCC also gives a questionnaire to students when they do intake, though it hasn’t sent out a survey to the community just yet — von Steiger said that the staff is worried about

“survey fatigue.” However, student response has been increasingly positive, she said, and the “vast majority” of students return after their initial assessment for individual or group therapy. The BCC has put additional resources toward the latter, increasing the number of groups from four in the spring to 11 this fall. It is hoping to get a slew of new groups up and running next semester, including the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Group and the Men’s Psychotherapy Group. Group therapy can be just as valuable a resource for students as individual therapy, von Steiger said, adding that it can make students with depression or anxiety feel that they “matter” and are less isolated on campus. “One of the most important reasons why we’re investing in the group program is that one of the most important things that students need to learn at this age is how to rely on each other for care and how to ask peers for help,” von Steiger said. “So we want to try to celebrate the ways in which students can support each other, in addition to continuing to offer what we offer here.”

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after his death in 1966. Michael Weller ’65, the recipient of the 2015 Creative Arts Award and playwright of “Buyer Beware,” raised the same challenging issues Bruce was targeted for in his play, which was originally meant to be produced this fall. The guild writes that in canceling the play, the University has “compromised core principles of academic freedom and abdicated its educational responsibility to offer students a wide range of viewpoints regardless of how controversial they might be.” It acknowledges that the University is not required to put on a play, but maintains that “neither does anyone have a constitutional right to go through life unoffended.”

According to the statement, it is a university’s duty to expose students to views that challenge them and produce discomfort, and the Theater Arts department should explain its violation of this “basic principle of higher education,” a sentiment that FIRE echoed. The guild also calls for new guidelines that explicitly state which viewpoints and topics may be expressed in a play performed at the University. In the open letter, FIRE asserts that by accepting the responsibility of preserving Lenny Bruce’s archives, the University “well understood the risks associated with doing so, … [agreeing] that it would spare Bruce the injustice of committing or enabling his posthumous censorship.” By canceling the play, the University is failing to defend the “very free

speech principles for which Lenny Bruce fought throughout his life,” according to the letter. Responding to a Nov. 6 statement by the University on “Buyer Beware,” the authors asked the University to explain what exactly in the play was too “challenging” for its students, citing the main character's challenge to the University in the play itself: "What if Lenny Bruce came to life, just for one day, and he was booked for a gig right here on campus. How would the administration react?” The letter ends with a direct question posed to Liebowitz: “Did the Lenny Bruce archives end up in the ‘appropriate’ place?” The authors wrote that they look forward to hearing from the University by Nov. 17, five days after the open letter’s publication.

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Mining for a Fair Deal A Tribe in Northeast Colombia Clashes with a Coal Company in a Fight to Keep their Homes By victor feldman JUSTICE editor

Nestled in the mountains and forests of northern Colombia is the small village of Tamaquito. Tamaquito has been the home to a small tribe known as the Wayúu people. For decades, this tribe has lived off the land, farming and hunting with relatively little connection to the outside world. But in 1980, the Swiss energy company, Glencore began building the largest open pit coal mine (El Cerrejón) adjacent to Wayúu territory, turning the lives of those people upside down and forcing them to make life or death decisions. On Nov. 9, the Environmental Studies and Hispanic Studies departments co-hosted a screening of the German documentary, “La Buena Vida - The Good Life” to a modest audience in the Shiffman Humanities Center. The documentary follows Jiaro Fuentes, the leader of the Wayúu people, as he struggles to negotiate with Cerrejón and relocate his tribe to a safer region. The film opens with Fuentes gazing out from atop a ledge overlooking the 700-square-kilometer black pit that is the Cerrejón coal

mine. For weeks, he has been in tense negotiations with the mine’s operators over the site’s encroachment onto Wayúu land and the pollution of the surrounding enviroment. To make matters worse, Cerrejón’s parent company, Glencore, has hired a team of heavily armed security guards to patrol the mine. In the opening scene, one of the guards asks if he can write down the names of the Wayúu people to take a “census.” In an effort to assert his authority, Fuentes refuses and instead asks to speak with the guard’s boss. The small encounter between the two is emblematic of the relationship between the Wayúu and Cerrejón employees. While the Cerrejón is operated by one of the most valuable multinational corporations, the Wayúu are determined to exercise what little power they have to prevent being removed from their homes so that the mine can expand. On camera, Fuentes expresses his desire to keep the negations peaceful: “I don’t want anybody to get hurt,” he urges. But he is concerned that his people are in danger. One day, he holds a meeting with the Wayúu men and boys, instructing them to stay out of trouble and not dis-

rupt the mine’s operations. Some of the elders question Fuentes’s leadership, suggesting that the tribe both refuse to move and to sign a resettlement contract with Cerrejón. Fuentes says that they should be patient and that if Glencore treats them fairly and promises to fully resettle the tribe and provide new homes and arable land, they should consider a deal. Through footage of Wayúu fisherman finding coal in their rivers to harvesters discovering that their crops have died due to a lack of water, it becomes clear that the Cerrejón mine is destroying Wayúu land at an alarming rate. Finding the land that once sustained them to now be barren, Fuentes must make a decision for his people. Fuentes asks his grandfather for advice while sitting outside his one room hut made out of logs and mud with a corrugated steel roof. His grandfather turns to him and says that he used to dream about their home and be happy; everything they needed was provided by the land. He dreamt that his children would inherit the land and live a meaningful life just like he had. Recently however, those dreams

have darkened. Now, he envisions torment, there is no fish in the stream or sheep in the pastures. He fears the lifestyle he lived will be untenable to future generations. That night, Fuentes receives a call from an anonymous person threatening him and his tribe. Believing the caller to be from Cerrejón, he decides to act swiftly. The next morning, Fuentes, accompanied by the tribal elders, meets with staff from Cerrejón to sign a resettlement contract. The staff from the mine promise to resettle the Wayúu in larger houses near land where they can hunt and grow crops. After signing the agreement, Fuentes looks up toward the camera — his eyebrows narrowed and a sad look across his face. Over the following weeks the Wayúu systematically disassemble their old homes, using axes and hammers to destroy the huts their families have lived in for generations. As the families pile into the vans that will take them to their new homes, tears stream down their faces. The houses Cerrejón has provided the Wayúu are larger and have electricity, running water and insulation. The land, how-

ever, is dry, and there are very few animals to hunt. Angered by what he perceives to be an inferior home, Fuentes accuses Cerrejón of not holding up its end of the bargain. A year later, Fuentes travels to Baar, Switzerland to attend Glencore’s annual shareholder meeting. Tony Howard, the chairman of Glencore, sings the company’s praises, explaining how 2013 was its most profitable year to date. Beaming, he says, “We should be proud of all the people whose homes we light using our energy supply chains.” In a moment of silence in the presentation, Fuentes stands up and accuses Glencore of forcing his tribe to relocate to inferior land. Howard and the board members quickly call security and ask Fuentes to “calm down.” The film ends with Fuentes looking out upon endless rows of shiny skyscrapers and beautiful apartments. He is on the train to the airport so he can catch a plane back home. Now that the Wayúu have signed their agreement with Cerrejón and by extension, Glencore, Fuentes is powerless. As he turns to face the camera, a single tear streams down his cheek.

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While Autism treatments have improved, families still face an uphill battle By leigh salomon JUSTICE STAFF WRITER

“My dad says that ‘Every rabbi has only one sermon, and they spend their entire lives trying to perfect it.’ So, this is my effort … to try and continue to perfect that sermon,” said Dr. David Mandell in his presentation titled “The Broken Links Between Policy and Practice in Autism Care.” Mandell was chosen to deliver the Seventh Annual Lurie Institute Distinguished Lecture in Disability on Nov. 8 in the Heller School for Social Policy and Management because of his pioneering work in the field of autism research and policy. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Columbia University and a Doctorate of Science from Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health. Since then, he has authored over 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers and is now a professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine, the associate director of the Center for Autism Research at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, a member of the Interagency Coordinating Council for the United States Department of Health and Human Services and a consultant for Philadelphia agencies developing policy in autism care. After a warm welcome by Dr. Monika Mitra, director of the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy, Mandell began his presentation with a picture — or rather, a picture of a postcard — of Norristown State Hospital in 1903. “These were beautiful places. They were considered bastions of quality care,” explained Mandell. “And we liked them so

much we put them on postcards.” While working at the psychiatric hospital for the Bureau of Autism Services in 2009 to look for adults who may have been misdiagnosed with schizophrenia, he learned about the case of a boy named Ben, who was admitted to the hospital in 1955. There were 100 million people living in the United States at the time, and 550,000 of them (more than half a percent) had spent at least one night in a state psychiatric hospital that year — the normal protocol for treating individuals with disabilities. As a kid, Ben did a lot of things considered abnormal. He would flap his fingers in front of his face, repeat phrases and reverse pronouns. He also struggled to behave in school. His parents brought him to a neurologist, who thought that Ben was “retarded” and recommended that they put him in a state institution. His mother refused and went looking for other answers. She found psychiatrist Leo Kanner at Johns Hopkins (who had coined the term “autism” and is now known as the “father of child psychiatry”). Mandell believes that Ben was likely one of the first hundred people that Kanner diagnosed with autism. He recommended that Ben be placed in one of Pennsylvania’s state hospitals or with a “dog patch family” to avoid social embarrassment for his sister. “This is the first time I’ve heard this term, ‘dog patch family,’” said Mandell, explaining that it meant “a rural family that’s not concerned with social niceties.” Ben’s mother refused and kept him at home, but when he became increasingly violent toward his sister, she felt she had no choice but to

institutionalize him. “And I know this because we spoke to her,” Mandell revealed. “She was 92 years old. And this boy, now a man, was still at that hospital. And she was still agonizing about this decision that she had made and how difficult it was for her — how she was still secondguessing herself 50 years later.” Mandell and his team confirmed Ben had autism and worked with the psychiatrist to reduce the amount of medication he took. Then, as far as anyone working at the hospital could remember, he spoke for the first time to say that he was very angry at the hospital staff. Mandell sympathizes with Ben’s story, using it to highlight how mental health policy has improved since then, moving toward the integration of individuals with disabilities into their communities rather than isolating them in hospitals. Among the policies he mentioned were the Community Mental Health Act of 1963, the passage of Medicaid in 1965, the Education of all Handicapped Children Act of 1976 (now the Individuals with Disabilities Act), the Medicaid waivers created in the 1980s and the passage of autism insurance waivers in the 2000s. Despite this progress, Mandell’s survey of children with autism born from 1993 to 1994 compared with those born from 1994 to 1995 showed more hospitalizations in the latter cohort. To solve the problem, he examined two sets of policies: autism insurance mandates and autism waivers (Massachusetts has both). He displayed a graph showing that as of now, 45 states have passed autism insurance mandates. These require private insurance companies or commercial insurance products to cover autism services

and prevent them from categorically excluding autism as a covered condition or offering insufficient services. As he noted, however, the mandates apply mainly to people who have employer-based insurance, or about 50 percent of working families in the United States. Mandell’s research found that states with the mandates had an increase in the diagnosis and funding for autism care of about $150 per month. Similar work analyzing mental health parity revealed an increase in funding of only $150 per year compared to states without mandates. In other words, autism-specific legislation, rather than grouping autism under general mental health policy, arguably provides 12 times more funding for individuals with autism, according to Mandell. When he and a colleague compared Medicaid to private insurance, they found that the former exceeds the latter in every component except in-patient services, with average expenditures of $20,000 per year for Medicaid outpatient services compared to $4,000 per year for private outpatient services. “So, when we think about what policies are important to individuals with autism, those public policies are maybe more important than those that affect private insurance,” he said. His research also showed that it takes time to see the effects of new laws. “The law was passed, and then insurance companies were scrambling to try and meet it because they didn’t have provider networks,” he said. “It tells us that passing the legislation may not be enough. You also need to have the infrastructure to support those services.”

Only 13 states have autism waivers, Mandell noted. Like autism insurance mandates, waivers lower the number of individuals with autism hospitalized by either providing services not traditionally covered on state plans or enrolling groups of people that would otherwise be ineligible. His research substantiated this, indicating in the given states that only 2 percent of kids with disabilities on the waiver were hospitalized compared to 5 percent of kids not on the waiver. Those on the waiver received more spending and outpatient visits per month as well. Mandell explained how these waivers actually save states money if they make enough of an investment on their dollar caps (the maximum amount of money a state will spend per child). This keeps more kids in their communities instead of in long-term hospital care, lessening overall spending on them. It also reduces the number of parents reporting unmet needs for their children, especially for families living in poverty, according to a Center for Disease Control survey Mandell mentioned. He then looked at the services themselves to see which were most effective in keeping individuals with autism out of the hospital. He found that respite care, by giving families a break and providing trained support in the home, was the most effective service in keeping kids in their communities. “Sometimes hospitalization as a long-term care is justified. Sometimes it’s what’s in the best interest of the individual,” Mandell said. “But too often I think it represents a failure of the system rather than the needs of the individual.”

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REACHING THE LIMITS: Dr. David Mandell explained that legislation to mandate autism treatment may not go far enough.

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Commend the BCC for implementing new changes In a recent interview, Dr. Joy von Steiger of the Brandeis Counseling Center revealed that several changes were made to improve efficiency and students’ overall experience. These changes came at the right time, as the BCC has seen a 90 percent increase in walk-in appointments and a 2,000 percent increase in after-hours emergencies this year. One of these changes is the addition of five new staff members to accommodate Brandeis students’ growing need, bringing the total number of therapists up to 24. This board commends the BCC for acknowledging the needs of Brandeis students and taking appropriate action. In addition to the new staff hires, the BCC has increased the diversity of its crisis staff and also sought to increase its cultural competency. Increased diversity not only improves the efficiency of the BCC, but also helps ensure that each student has an environment in which they feel comfortable enough to talk and receive help. As it currently stands, there is only one staff member that speaks either Mandarin or Cantonese. This is not ideal for the staff member, nor is it suitable for the number of international students on this campus. In the Fall 2016 semester, international students made up 21 percent of the undergraduate population and nearly 32 percent of graduate students. As part of its changes, the BCC has also begun to offer more group counseling sessions, in addition to existing one-onone meetings. When asked, one student

Acknowledge improvement revealed that their overall experience with the BCC has been positive, noting that both the one-on-one and group sessions they attended were helpful. The student also revealed that they had difficulty making an initial appointment with the BCC stating, “It took me a long time to get my appointment, and now that I’m finally in the system, I’m fine, but for the first couple appointments, it was hard to find times, since they were so booked.” This is a problem that many students have complained about in the past, and as a result, the wait time between the initial consultation and first appointment has been reduced to within one week. This improvement is much needed, as the previous waiting time of one month was unreasonable for a student seeking mental health services. This board applauds the BCC in its efforts to cater to students and improve their overall experience. As part of this commitment, the BCC has also implemented new night hours, extended to 8 p.m. on Monday and Thursday and 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. This not only helps students whose schedules may not have aligned with the previous hours of operation but also accommodates the increased demand for its services. Overall, the BCC has made significant progress in recognizing and addressing the needs of students and this board commends them for such.

Recognize University for addressing sexual assault concerns Last Tuesday, Vice President of Student for Affairs Sheryl Sousa ’90 sent an email notifying the student body that the search committee for the position of Director of Sexual Assault Services and Prevention had selected three finalists for the position. The finalists visited campus on Nov. 8 and Nov. 9 and will visit on Nov. 14 to present their evaluations of the current state of sexual misconduct on campus and their plans to address this critical issue. Each finalist will also take part in a Q&A session, and the University will take into consideration all feedback from attendees. This board applauds the University for its efforts to take actionable steps toward creating a safe environment on campus and including the student body in such a critical decision. Sexual misconduct on campus has become a major issue across the nation in recent years. In 2015, Brandeis conducted a campus climate survey on sexual misconduct and released the results to the public. According to the study, an astounding 22 percent of undergraduate females had “been sexually assaulted, including inappropriate sexual touching, fondling, grabbing and groping.” Additionally, 39.6 percent and 60.8 percent of the female and male undergraduate student body, respectively, chose not to report such incidences. That total evens out to 45.5 percent for the entire undergraduate student population. These numbers indicate a disturbing trend on campus, one that the finalists are sure to address in their presentations. Surprisingly, only 71.9 percent of

Create safe spaces on campus respondents indicated the following: “If a friend or I were sexually assaulted, I know where to go get help on campus.” Similarly, 38.2 percent of undergraduate students disagreed or strongly disagreed with the statement, “If a friend or I were sexually assaulted, I know where to go to make a report of sexual assault.” The University has posted signs in many bathrooms across campus with the numbers of the Brandeis Rape Crisis Center and campus police; however, such efforts seem to have fallen short of their goal. This board urges the incoming director to take a serious look at the University’s efforts to publicize and advertise such information. The University continues to open up the floor for students to ask questions, whether during the upcoming finalist presentations or the freedom of expression discussions. Through these forums, students are given the opportunity to voice their opinions. We encourage students to take initiative in important decisions like these and engage with the University administration in a meaningful and impactful way. The University is making a clear effort to include the student body in critical decisions and it is important that students reciprocate and make their voices heard. We commend the University on its progressive attitude toward addressing the issue of sexual misconduct and its efforts to ensure the safety of the Brandeis community. We urge the incoming director to continue approaching these critical issues in a concrete and inclusive manner.

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According to a Nov. 7 CNN article, Syria recently joined the Paris climate agreement, making the United States the only member of the United Nations to not have done so. President Donald Trump previously announced that the U.S. would withdraw from the agreement, stating, “We’re getting out.” Former President Barack Obama weighed in, stating that the decision would negatively impact American workers. What do you think of this development and how should the U.S. proceed?

Prof. Dan Perlman (ENVS) I find myself mystified by the Trump Administration’s withdrawal from the Paris Accords. What do these people know that no other government knows? Climate change is — according to nearly all climate scientists, ecologists, and environmental scientists — the greatest threat facing humanity. Unless we take real action soon, there is a good chance that future generations of humans and other living creatures will experience massive negative impacts, with recent droughts and mega-storms just a taste of what may come. Equally mystifying to me is the lack of business sense that the Administration demonstrates. Regardless of how quickly the climate changes, the great business opportunity of this century lies in developing clean energy. The economies of China, India and many other nations are growing rapidly, while their people choke on the fumes of coal-fired power plants. The nation that develops clean energy will lead the world environmentally and economically in the 21st century. Prof. Dan Perlman (ENVS) is a professor of Biology and Environmental Studies.

Rebecca Weiss ’18 The U.S. should not withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, and Trump’s goal of doing so is unacceptable. Over 97 percent of climate scientists agree that climate change is “extremely likely due to human activities” (NASA). Withdrawing signals that the U.S. does not believe in science, and neither cares about combating climate change nor about the welfare of Earth’s population. This is both globally embarrassing and morally wrong. We all share the same planet, and pretending that climate change is “not our issue” is not going to work — it will affect everyone eventually. The agreement is not perfect, but it is our current best option; global action takes time. And 69 percent of Americans support remaining in the agreement (Yale study). Fortunately, we cannot pull out until 2019, this would not go into effect until 2020, and it could be reversed afterward (BBC). However, Trump is sending a shameful signal; the U.S. needs to work together with other countries to fight climate change before this change becomes irreversible. Rebecca Weiss ’18 is a double major in Environmental Studies and Anthropology. She is also an Undergraduate Departmental Representative for Environmental Studies.

Benedikt Reynolds ’19 The U.S. should not withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, and Trump’s goal of doing so is unacceptable. Over 97 percent of climate scientists agree that climate change is “extremely likely due to human activities” (NASA). Withdrawing signals that the U.S. does not believe in science, and neither cares about combating climate change nor about the welfare of Earth’s population. This is both globally embarrassing and morally wrong. We all share the same planet, and pretending that climate change is “not our issue” is not going to work — it will affect everyone eventually. The agreement is not perfect, but it is our current best option; global action takes time. And 69 percent of Americans support remaining in the agreement (Yale study). Fortunately, we cannot pull out until 2019, this would not go into effect until 2020, and it could be reversed afterward (BBC). However, Trump is sending a shameful signal; the U.S. needs to work together with other countries to fight climate change before this change becomes irreversible. Benedikt Reynolds ’19 is chair of the Senate Sustainability Committee.

Jordan Mudd ’20 Trump’s intention to withdraw from the Paris agreement is dependent on the American public’s division on the validity of climate change. Climate denialism itself was perpetuated by the fossil fuel industry and is a phenomenon unique to America — the truth is that climate denialism is endemic to privileged Americans, who are shielded from the effects of climate change, whereas frontline communities in the U.S. and the global south are facing food insecurity, droughts, changing seasons and extreme weather. It is an incredible injustice that the U.S. has greatly contributed to climate change, underdeveloped countries such that they are more vulnerable to climate change and has taken minimal responsibility to mitigate the crisis. In the absence of action by the Trump administration, it is imperative that local governments and institutions take immediate action by reducing emissions and selling investments in the fossil fuel industry. Jordan Mudd ’20 is a member of Brandeis Climate Justice.

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Roy Moore didn’t see this one coming. Moore, the leading candidate and lone Republican in Alabama’s Senate race decried multiple allegations of sexual assault and misconduct on minors as “a desperate attempt to stop [his] campaign” but did not outright deny dating teenagers while in his 30s, according to a Nov. 11 CNN article. Following the public downfalls of actor Kevin Spacey and comedian Louis “C.K.” Székely in the face of alleged sexual misconduct in just the past two weeks, it seems 2017 is bringing skeletons out of closets all across the American public consciousness. However, where Spacey and Székely have been publicly lambasted and forced to offer apologies of varying candor, Moore has fired back at accusers and pledged to supporters that he “Will never give up the fight,” according to a Nov. 11 Washington Post report. As Moore’s campaign rolls on, defended by Alabama voters, we must question why we hold entertainers to moral standards but let politicians off the hook. If we find sexual assault and misconduct universally detestable, don’t these crimes deserve universal condemnation? While Moore’s alleged sexual transgressions are far from the first instances of misconduct in American politics, they are among the most troubling. According to a Nov. 9 Washington Post report, four women claim that Moore had inappropriate interactions with them while they were under the age of 18; these interactions began in courthouses, classrooms and malls. Moore allegedly approached these girls and asked them out on dates, which in the case of then-14-year-old Leigh Corfman, led to sexual assault in his home. Corfman just “wanted out,” according to the same article. At the time, Moore was a 32-year-old assistant district attorney in his home region of Northern Alabama. As of Nov. 13, a fifth woman also came forward, according to a Nov. 13 New York Times article. This news comes just as former congressman Anthony Weiner began serving his 21-month term for child pornography on Nov. 6. Weiner reported Monday morning to Federal Medical

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Center Devens, a prison in Ayer, Massachusetts, where sex offenders receive treatment, according to a Nov. 6 CNN article. In June 2011, Weiner resigned from Congress after denying and finally admitting that he had inappropriate online conversations which included photographs. Two years later, he ran for mayor of New York but his candidacy collapsed due to new sexting allegations, according to an Aug. 30, 2016 CNN timeline of Weiner’s scandals. Today, Weiner sits in a prison cell at one of six federal medical centers in the country, where he is enrolled in a specialized sex offender treatment program. By all accounts, his career is over. Meanwhile, a Nov. 10 poll by Decision Desk and Opinion Savvy shows that Roy Moore may still win his race in Alabama. If the allegations are proven true, Moore could face harsher punishments than Weiner because his alleged crimes have been physical. A Nov. 10 New York Times article reveals that Washington

Republicans are trying everything they can do to pull the plug on his candidacy as a result of the allegations. So, why is he still in the race and how does he still receive strong local support? In the words of 15 Alabama voters interviewed for a Nov. 11 NBC News report, Moore is popular precisely because of his “penchant for political incorrectness.” The same political moment that allowed President Donald Trump to win last year’s presidential election because of his flippant attitude toward social and political convention now has Alabama Republicans poised to justify their candidate, even though he might be a child molester. Moore employs Trump’s tactics of vehement denial and media blame in the face of accusation, turning his woes on the institutions in an anti-establishment America. He also gives interviews in sympathetic settings such as Sean Hannity’s radio show, which reinforces his base and he avoids hardball questioning. None of the 15 Republicans interviewed by NBC had any

plans to change their votes. Bill Cosby, Kevin Spacey and Louis C.K. are disgraced names. Hollywood creates a facade in which those who entertain us are viewed positively through the lens of their work and not for who they are. When something heinous breaks this facade for an entertainer or producer, we want nothing to do with them. The facade of morality in politics shattered a long time ago. According to 2017 Pew Research Center polls, only 20 percent of Americans trust elected officials to “do what’s right,” from a moral standpoint all or most of the time, compared to 75 percent during the John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson years. Our numbness toward moral reprehensibility in politics fueled Trump’s rise and empowers Roy Moore to stay in the Senate race. Unless something changes, on Dec. 12 Alabama residents choose whether or not they want a potential child molester as their senator. Let’s hope voters will draw the line there.

Criticize the University for canceling ‘Buyer Beware’ production By David Benger special to the justice

When Brandeis is in the national news, the University has invariably succumbed to one of two extremes: either great pride, like Professors Michael Rosbash and Jeffrey Hall winning a Nobel Prize, or great shame, like the Ayaan Hirsi Ali fiasco a few years ago. So when my phone suddenly went berserk with news alerts, I knew I was in for an emotional afternoon. From the New York Times and the Boston Globe to Playbill, news outlets picked up on the story of Brandeis censoring a work of art: “Buyer Beware,” written by Michael Weller ’65 — what a shame. Censorship is the last remedy of the desperate coward. Nazi Germany burned books, Soviet Russia banned plays and totalitarian North Korea outlawed social media. These regimes had no choice, because they knew they were on the wrong side of liberal thought. Brandeis students are too intelligent and too principled to give way to the censor’s ignorance. At Brandeis, every generation of students has a part to play in shaping the University’s reputation. We are a young university still finding our way, and every class has a part to play in shaping our reputation. At an older, more established institution, maybe a debate like this is just a drop in the bucket of their legacy — but not here. Here, every high-profile controversy becomes a piece of our identity. So, we should think long and hard about whether or not we want to be an institution that shouts down opposing viewpoints until they are inaudible or a place that challenges and engages with

difficult ideas. Brandeis was founded with the unique mission of providing students with an elite education and a voice to those who were silenced by the establishment. The University’s history is full of proud social justice initiatives. Time and again, we have proven that activism is in our blood. But how do we ensure we remain true to the legacy of our liberal engagement? We honor the activists and liberal progressive thinkers who came before us by engaging with works of art that challenge us, not by censoring them and running away. Yes, we protest and we argue our positions with ferocity, but when we move to silence those with whom we disagree, we cross the line and become something we are not.

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We cannot dismiss a play that challenges our views purely based on the play’s premise. Like so many who have felt themselves entitled to weigh in on this controversy, I have not read the play. I cannot say whether it is well or poorly written, but that is not the fundamental issue here. To say a play should be canceled, one ought to have read it and deemed it beyond the scope of acceptability for the venue.

To argue that a play should go forward as scheduled, one must only believe in the value of unfettered artistic expression. I say the play should have been mounted, not because it is a good play, but because the ideas should be heard and discussed in a public forum. So though I haven’t read “Buyer Beware,” I feel comfortable deferring to the expert opinion of the Theater Arts department faculty. Taste is subjective, of course, but our theater professors, including those most directly involved in this controversy — Adrianne Krstansky (THA), Robert Walsh (THA) and Susan Dibble (THA) — have gained the respect of their peers in the profession time and again through decades of work. If they say a play is of sufficient quality to stage at Brandeis — as they did in the first instance — our default should be to trust their judgment. Voltaire famously — albeit apocryphally — said, “I may disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” This is truer in a situation when you do not even know what someone is going to say. It would have been right to allow director Sam Weisman ’73 to mount Weller’s play. We could have learned something from the production and the conversation that ensued. My detractors will say that the play was protested based on its premise — the actual content of the piece would do nothing to change the conversation. They will say the very idea of a play written in this way on the subject of Black Lives Matter is untenable. This is the fulcrum of the argument with which I take issue. We cannot dismiss a play that challenges our views purely based on the play’s premise. There are exceptions to this, of course. If

Brandeis had invited David Duke, for example, to write a play about Black Lives Matter from his perspective, that would have been a different situation. We don’t need to hear what he has to say — we know it will be perverse. That is not the case here. A Weller play about Brandeis students engaging with the work of left-wing comedian Lenny Bruce is not racist subject matter, per se. And until we see the play, we cannot pass judgment. Furthermore, after the decision wa made to cancel the production, Brandeis managed to completely bungle their relationship with two distinguished alumni. They did not heal relations with playwright Michael Weller or director Sam Weisman, or even to reach out to them. Instead, after a complete breakdown in communication, members of the faculty had the chutzpah to reach out to Weller and ask for permission to use the play’s script in a class during the spring semester. He declined, of course, as he had every right to do. This is no way to treat members of the Brandeis family. Details about the future of “Buyer Beware” remain murky, but rumors indicate a professional production is in the works elsewhere, according to a Nov. 8 article from Broadway World. As a community, we owe Weller and Weisman an apology, and we should apologize in the most Brandeisian way we know — by coming together to support their work. I hope that the Brandeis alumni association will organize a special performance of the play in New York for alumni and current students and that a respectful and spirited talkback will follow.

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Address issues in acquisition of prescription medication By Lizzie Grossman Justice Editor

Anyone who is regularly prescribed controlled substances has probably experienced many frustrations in the process of obtaining the drugs. For example, under the Controlled Substances Act, no prescription for a controlled substance in Schedule II, a class of drugs that have a high potential for abuse, may be refilled, requiring a patient to visit their prescriber for a written prescription every time they run out. In addition, according to a Sept. 17, 2013 article published in the journal Hospital Pharmacy, certain controlled substances such as Ritalin and other medications used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder must be prescribed in hard-copy written form and given to the pharmacist by hand — neither electronic copies nor faxes of the prescription will permit the pharmacist to dispense the medication to the patient. Of course, it is still possible to receive these medications if a patient has someone who can mail them the prescriptions. However, Massachusetts has a particularly frustrating law regarding Schedule II narcotics that prevents many patients from being able to receive their medications. As of Dec. 1, 2013, pharmacists in Massachusetts may only fill prescriptions for Schedule II narcotics if the medication is prescribed by a physician from Massachusetts, any bordering state or Maine, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. This is an extreme inconvenience for anyone who does not live in one of these states, which is a fairly large number considering that over five percent of the Massachusetts population is students, according to an Oct. 12, 2015 Huffington Post article. In this case, out-of-state college students seeking Schedule II narcotics cannot receive them if their physician resides in their home state. If these residents want to be able to receive their medications regularly, they will likely have to start seeing a physician in Massachusetts, which could strongly disrupt regular care schedules. The process of seeing a physician, whether for physical or mental health, is very stressful on its own. Many patients have to try several different physicians before they find one that fits their schedule,

personal needs, financial limitations and many other factors. Having to find a Massachusettsbased physician for the sole purpose of getting necessary medications — medications that a patient has already been prescribed — creates unnecessary stress. While one has the option to continue seeing one’s out-of-state doctor at home and having an in-state physician for the purposes of obtaining medicine while in Massachusetts, seeing more than one doctor can be very expensive and patients may still feel uneasy about having to seek another physician. The most feasible way to obtain medications prescribed by one’s out-of-state doctor is to have the doctor prescribe the medications and then ask a trusted source to mail them, which is actually illegal. Even if patients choose to disobey this rule, it presents many challenges both to the patients themselves and to the sources who are mailing the medication. For one, having to mail medication costs money. If a patient takes their medication regularly, the sender or the patient is required to pay to mail medication several times a year — especially since patients can only obtain one prescription at a time. It is also possible that patients will forget to check how much of their medication is remaining and therefore run out before more can be sent.

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The process of seeing a physician, whether it is for physical or mental health, is very stressful on its own. This can result in patients missing doses of medications they need, which can have numerous adverse effects on their health. Furthermore, there may be an emergency situation during which a patient needs their medication as soon as possible and is forced to choose between pricey overnight shipping and going without. It is unfair to those seeking medications that they may be required to

Recognize the importance of critics By kent dinlenc Justice staff writer

Critics are nobody’s favorite people in the arts community. Artists work hard for months or even years at a time only to be criticized in a few hundred words written by a third-party audience member with their own subjective preferences and interpretations. This, however, is what makes the critic’s circle so diverse. It’s not made up of generous opinions. We are all a part of a varied community. We muddle each others’ voices, thinking ours is more important and correct than our friends’. We are all alike in this way. This is the nature of criticism. Positive criticism prompts thought-provoking discussion and enjoyment. Negative criticism is fun to read and discuss because we all have a little schadenfreude in us. It is all an inescapable part of life. Recently, I have been receiving negative reactions to some of my reviews of on-campus productions. This prompted an interest in the relationship a reviewer has with student productions. Critics in my situation are familiar with labels such as “heartless” and “harsh for the sake of being harsh” when writing negative criticism. These labels don’t bother me. I’m not someone who shies away from up-front refutation so long as it is wellfounded. My criticisms do not come from a place of hostility. If I really wanted to be deliberately harsh, I would say that certain actors performed terribly, without regard for their lack of formal training, or that technical errors negatively affected my experience when they were, in reality, isolated incidents. I would say that certain set designs are uninspired without regard for students’ limited budgets or that the overall production is lacking, without regard for their limited resources. But I curb myself because these are not valid criticisms for a student production. If, however, some of these aspects are praiseworthy and vastly exceed my low expectations, I will of course give credit where it is due, which makes my positive commentary all the more genuine. There are two aspects, however, that are well within my purview to critique: the writing and the directing. Unless the writer is previously established –– Shakespeare, Arthur Miller, August Wilson –– critique of the writing is fair game. It’s the writer’s job to convince me that their characters are worth caring about.

It’s the director’s job to ensure, through creative storytelling, that their adaptation and interpretation does the story justice. Of course I’m not going to be as familiar with the source material as the crew –– the point of theater is to be introduced to new characters. We, the audience, go to the theater to empathize with them, to be moved. We do not enter the theater sharing the same views as the director; we are there to be convinced! I am not a theater expert, and I don’t claim to know all that happens behind the curtain or the meaning of every stage direction and quote on the page. Yet as little as I may know about theater, I am there to serve as a representative of the general audience. This brings me to my point: Critics are there to guide an opinion, not form it. The only personal aspects of our reviews are our subjective interpretations of your art. We are not out to get people involved in productions. We write our reviews to direct attention to aspects that may or may not have worked. As the movie “Ratatouille” says, “But the bitter truth we critics must face is that, in the grand scheme of things, the average junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so.” Though this wisdom was imparted via a Pixar movie, it stuck with me when I was young and still rings true today. We write to amplify the thoughts of the general audience. If individuals all critique simultaneously, they dilute themselves in an ocean of opinions. When it comes to student productions, it seems that the cast and crew grow accustomed to positive feedback. When critics review these productions we do have to take in account that they are not professional. Once again, all we can review is the portrayal by the actors and the creative contribution to the script. In summary, when I review more on-campus productions in the future, I want it to be known that my negative criticism does not come from a place of antagonism. It is mere advice to use and take into consideration to appeal to the general audience. It is a necessary opposing force to art. In a Feb. 6, 2015 New York Times article, Nancy Morris, a specialist in business psychology, mentions that “when we say we want feedback, most of us desire appreciation, dread evaluation and forget about the most important part, which is coaching.” Artists need to recognize that it is impossible to please everyone, and rather work to use reviewers’ words to fulfill their true artistic potential.

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spend hundreds of dollars per year on having their medications sent to them in addition to the money they already spend on the medicine itself and the doctors who prescribe it. Mailing medication presents several other issues as well. There is always a chance that the medication can get lost in the mail or that someone may steal it. Most importantly, some patients may not have a trusted source who could mail them the medication. Unfortunately, patients may be uncomfortable expressing to their peers, or even their family, that they are seeing a doctor or taking medication and therefore may not have someone to mail them the medication. Regardless, no patient should be obligated to tell anyone except their prescribing physician that they are taking medication and the reason they are taking it. There is no clear solution to this problem. In fact, even after I did some research, the justification for this law is unclear. My most feasible guess is that it is easier for drug abusers to abuse these substances if they do not have an in-state trusted source who prescribes

them. Someone with substance abuse issues could possibly obtain a “prescription” from an out-of-state source and claim it is from a doctor, and pharmacies might not have a way to check the legitimacy of the prescription when they do not have access to out-of-state medical records. While this is certainly a problem, it puts an unnecessary burden of stress on those who actually do need those medications. It is unfair for those who need medication for reasons that are already burdensome, who have to spend money on medications and providers and who may already have to deal with the stigma of taking medication, to have to spend more time, money and mental energy in order to make sure they receive their prescription medications at the appropriate times. While this rule cannot be simply overridden, I genuinely hope that Massachusetts will consider reforming it and I believe that they can figure out methods to prevent people with substance abuse problems from obtaining narcotics while also not making it harder for those who actually do need the medications to obtain them.

READER COMMENTARY Acknowledge efforts to improve wireless reception Recently, an editorial in the Justice discussed concerns related to IT infrastructure at Brandeis. The focus was on two areas in particular: cellular coverage on campus, notably in the Foster Mods, and Wi-Fi service in the Foster Mods. For several months, Information Technology Services has been in discussions with AT&T and Verizon Wireless concerning cellular coverage on campus. Both carriers have proposed expanding their infrastructure onto campus to alleviate coverage issues on their networks. Subsequently, ITS has also reached out to T-Mobile and Sprint. ITS will continue to work with these four major wireless carriers to augment their network coverage on campus to provide a better overall customer experience. Solutions discussed have included modifying or replacing light poles, installing cellular nodes and installing in-building antenna systems that connect directly to the carriers. (Because of technical limitations, the use of repeaters, which was mentioned in the Justice editorial, would create more problems than it solves.) Much of this work would be in the hands of the wireless carriers and, in some cases, would require Waltham’s approval. The carriers will need to conduct studies to determine the best solution for improving cellular experience. To evaluate the Wi-Fi experience in the Foster Mods, ITS staff members checked signal levels in a number of units on Oct. 13. No deficiencies in Wi-

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Fi coverage were readily apparent. As a next step, ITS will contract with an engineering firm to conduct a site survey of all on-campus residence halls. Depending on the survey results, a project plan will be created to address and remediate any concerns found. We expect to have the site survey conducted by mid-June 2018, with a finalized remediation plan by July 2018. In parsing systems logs to gather more information on the Wi-Fi concerns, ITS has found that some students are connecting their devices to “brandeis_ open” instead of “eduroam.” “Eduroam” is the only network that mobile devices are currently allowed to use. Over the next few weeks, ITS will design and distribute a “cheat sheet” for students, outlining the purpose of each wireless network and providing details on which cellular carriers support Wi-Fi calling. We thank the Justice and the Brandeis community for voicing their concerns regarding IT infrastructure. We always appreciate feedback. Please send your comments to David Albrecht, director of networks, systems and security, at dalbrecht@brandeis.edu. We want to improve the on-campus experience for all cellular users and are committed to providing periodic updates about our work. —Jim La Creta is chief information officer of Information Technology Services and David Albrecht is director of Networks and Systems.

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MSOCCER: Team moves on in playoffs to the Sweet 16 CONTINUED FROM 16 Midway through the second half, the Judges closed out the game for good, tacking on two more goals. 65 minutes in, midfielder Dylan Hennessy ’20 tapped in a goal with a neat header off the pass from Ocel. 10 minutes later, forward Andrew Allen ’19 slid in another goal for good measure, connecting on a pass from forward Noah Gans ’21. The Judges battered the Colonials defense with six shots on goal and 15 shots overall. Meanwhile, the Colonials managed a mere two shots on goal, allowing Woodhouse to relax for most of the game.

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With the win over Rutgers, the Judges move on to the Sweet 16 round of the tournament to face Drew University. Drew is ranked sixth in the Mid-Atlantic conference. Coming into the match with a 21-0-1 record and an 18-game active winning streak, the Judges are facing a worthy competitor. However, with Woodhouse in goal, Ocel leading the charge and finding his teammates for open looks and a championship in sight, do not count out this Brandeis squad. The match will be played at Tufts University on Saturday and fans should be prepared for a thrilling showdown.

XC: Athletes look to show off their WSOCCER: Squad hopes to talent at Nationals come back better than ever meet on Saturday

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GAINING GROUND: Defender Emily Thiem ’19 works her way downfield during a match against New York University on Nov. 4.

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CONTINUED FROM 16 She placed 120th with a time of 23:39.6 in her final collegiate cross country race. Rounding out the top seven were Doyin Ogundiran ’19 and Danielle Bertaux ’20, who finished with times of 24:02.6 and 24:57.6 and places of 160th and 225th, respectively. The Judges will be back in action on Saturday in the NCAA Division III championships, where they will look to put their talent to the test on a national scale.

Both the men's and women's teams have performed admirably this season. The squads have established themselves in Division III competition, but it remains to be seen how their runners will fare at the most elite level of competition this weekend in Illinois. While it has been a great year for both Brandeis cross country teams, this weekend will solidify how their overall seasons are viewed in the long run. With their seasons coming to an end, the runners will look to leave their marks.

the far post that was deflected by the Williams goalie. Williams added a third goal after the missed attempt from the Judges in the 90th minute, when Jones scored on a rebound to complete her brace. Overall, Williams outshot Brandeis 29-5 for the contest. In her final game, Pinto stepped up big while recording seven saves. Judges 3, Stevens 1 On Saturday, the Judges earned their last victory of the season while defeating the No. 16 Stevens Ducks. The first half was uneventful, as both

teams failed to put a point up on the board. The squad outshot the Ducks 7-4 but only placed one shot on goal. Schwartz had the closest chance for the team when she hit the crossbar in the 18th minute. The team finally got on the scoreboard in the 51st minute when Schwartz sent a cross into the box that found Sunday, who headed into the back of the net to put the team up 1-0. The squad tacked on another goal in the 77th minute off the foot of forward Haliana Burhans ’18. Burhans passed the ball off to midfielder Sam Volpe ’19 who passed it right back to Burhans. Burhans lofted a goal past the Stevens keeper

to give the team a 2-0 lead. The Ducks closed the gap to 2-1 as they scored a goal in the 86th minute. Just over a minute later, the Judges recorded their third goal of the game as midfielder Emma Spector ’20 lifted the ball past the charging Stevens keeper and put the game out of reach. Even though the team lost in the second round, it was the fourth straight appearance in the NCAA tournament for the squad. The Judges are losing only two seniors from the team, Schwartz and Burhans, and will look to improve on an impressive campaign in the 2018 season. With a hopefully healthy roster, the Judges will aim for a deep postseason run.

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VOLLEYBALL

Men’s Soccer UAA STANDINGS UAA Conf. W L D Chicago 6 1 0 JUDGES 5 2 0 Rochester 4 2 1 Emory 4 2 1 Case 3 4 0 Carnegie 2 3 2 WashU 1 5 1 NYU 0 6 1

TEAM STATS Goals

Overall W L D 16 2 0 13 4 0 11 3 3 12 5 1 7 9 2 10 4 3 7 7 2 8 7 2

Patrick Flahive ’18 led the team with five goals. Pct. Player Goals .889 Patrick Flahive 5 .765 Andrew Allen 4 .786 Mike Lynch 4 .706 Josh Ocel 4 .438 .714 Assists .500 Josh Ocel ’18 led the team with .533 eight assists. Player Assists Josh Ocel 8 Max Breiter 4 Andrew Allen 3 Dylan Hennessy 3

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Judges concluded their regular season on Nov. 4.

WOMen’s Soccer UAA STANDINGS

TEAM STATS Goals

Chicago WashU Carnegie JUDGES NYU Emory Rochester Case

UAA Conf. W L D 6 1 0 6 1 0 5 1 1 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 4 1 1 6 0 1 6 0

Overall W L D Pct. 17 1 0 .944 15 1 1 .938 13 2 2 .867 11 4 4 .733 10 5 3 .667 10 7 1 .588 7 9 1 .438 7 11 0 .389

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Judges concluded their regular season on Nov. 4.

Samantha Schwartz ’18 tied for the team lead with eight goals. Player Goals Samantha Schwartz 8 Sasha Sunday 8 Haliana Burhans 4 Julia Matson 4

Assists Sasha Sunday ’19 led the team with nine assists. Player Assists Sasha Sunday 9 Haliana Burhans 3 Katie Hayes 3 Hannah Maatallah 3

VOLLEYBALL UAA STANDINGS

TEAM STATS Kills

WashU Emory Carnegie Chicago Case Rochester NYU JUDGES

UAA Conf. W L 6 1 4 3 6 1 5 2 4 3 2 5 1 6 0 7

Overall W L 24 9 27 6 29 4 23 8 19 12 19 13 11 22 15 14

Pct. .727 .818 .879 .742 .613 .594 .333 .517

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Judges concluded their regular season on Nov. 4.

Marissa Borgert ’21 led the team with 224 kills. Player Kills Marissa Borgert 224 Shea Decker-Jacoby 211 Emma Bartlett 186 Zara Platt 124

Digs Yvette Cho ’19 led the team with 481 digs. Player Digs Yvette Cho 481 Shea Decker-Jacoby 253 Marissa Borgert 162 Clare Meyers 151

cross cOuntry Results from NCAA New England Regional Championships on Saturday.

TOP FINISHERS (Men’s)

TOP FINISHERS (Women’s)

8-Kilometer Run RUNNER TIME Ryan Stender 25:37.2 Mitchell Hutton 26:05.1 Liam Garvey 26:16.1

6-Kilometer Run RUNNER TIME Emily Bryson 21:12.8 Julia Bryson 22:02.5 Niamh Kenney 22:41.7

EDITOR’S NOTE: Saturday at NCAA Division III Championships (in Illinois).

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REJECTED: Right side hitter Zara Platt ’19 (left) and middle hitter Belle Scott ’21 (right) go for the block at home on Wednesday.

Judges’ ECAC tourney run ends in semifinals ■ Outside hitter Shea DeckerJacoby ’19 had 12 kills, 10 digs and two service aces in a 3-0 win against Brooklyn College. By BEN KATCHER JUSTICE editor

The women’s volleyball team’s season ended this past Sunday with a loss in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Division III semifinals. Brandeis finished the year 17-15 overall (including playoffs) for its first winning season in five years. With no seniors on the roster, the team will look to come back even stronger next season in 2018 as it builds on this year’s incredible run. Judges 1, FDU-Florham 3 Brandeis ended its season with a hard-fought 3-1 loss at the hands of Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityFlorham on Sunday in Frostburg, Maryland. The team played admirably, but fell just short by scores of 26-24, 25-22, 19-25 and 22-25. This was FDU-Florham’s 27th victory of the season, as the squad was too powerful for the Judges to defeat. Middle hitter Emma Bartlett ’20 led the Judges on offense with a match-high total of 19 kills at a

remarkable .371 clip. Setter Marlee Nork ’19 had a double-double on the day with 30 assists and 16 digs. Right side hitter Marissa Borgert ’21 ended her breakout campaign with a double-double of her own, totaling 20 assists and 11 digs. Libero Yvette Cho ’19 led the match with 29 digs. Judges 3, Bethany 2 On Saturday, the Judges outlasted the Bethany College Bison 3-2 by scores of 25-23, 33-31, 18-25, 21-25 and 15-6 in the ECAC quarterfinals. Coming into the match with a 23-12 record, the Bison were looking to stampede over the Judges en route to the semifinals of the tournament. The Judges hammered past their formidable foes, however, and asserted their dominance as a legitimate force in Division III play. Outside hitter Shea Decker-Jacoby ’19 led the charge with a doubledouble, recording 14 kills and 20 digs in an all-around performance. Cho had 48 digs for the match — 16 more than anyone else from both teams. Nork and Borgert both had doubledoubles on the day. Nork came up with 23 assists and 21 digs, while Borgert totaled 21 assists and 10 digs. Nork also had two service aces while Borgert recorded five block assists. Bartlett was a key contributor as well. She was second on the team in

points with 13.5, only trailing DeckerJacoby’s 14. Judges 3, Brooklyn 0 The Judges opened the ECAC tournament with a dominant 3-0 victory by scores of 25-7, 25-16 and 25-13 against the Brooklyn College Bulldogs on Wednesday. Playing at home, the squad cruised past its opponents and proved that it belonged in this playoff tournament. Decker-Jacoby dominated with 12 kills, 10 digs and 2 service aces in the shutout win. Right side hitter Zara Platt ’19 had eight kills, with an impressive .385 kill percentage, to help put away the Bulldogs. The team was firing on all cylinders with team kill percentages of .350, .171 and .310, respectively, for the three sets. With no graduating seniors and a whole offseason to add on to this past year’s outstanding recruitment, the sky’s the limit for this talented team. The squad has immense depth, strong leadership and an inspiring coaching staff that turned this team completely around in just one season. There is a lot to be excited about moving forward, as it appears Brandeis is just getting started with its potential. Look for the Judges to come back even stronger next season with a plethora of talent and a reason to be feared throughout Division III.

PRO SPORTS BRIEF The resilient Celtics extended their winning streak to 12 games, even without Gordon Hayward With seven seconds on the clock and a one-point lead, Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown stared down Toronto Raptors forward DeMar DeRozan. The back-and-forth battle between two of the Eastern Conference’s best would come down to the final shot. The Raptors’ three-time All-Star dribbled to his left, faked a spin-move on the Celtics’ 21-year-old forward, and fired a fade-away jumper — short. The ball bounced off the rim and into the hands of forward Serge Ibaka, who was quickly swarmed by Boston’s forward Jayson Tatum and guard Marcus Smart. Tatum reached for the ball, tipping it out of Ibaka’s hands, and as time expired Smart grabbed control — sealing the Celtics’ 12th straight win, 95-94, over the Toronto Raptors.

After forward Gordon Hayward’s gruesome injury and the ensuing two losses, the Celtics made National Basketball Association history, becoming the first team to win seven straight games after starting 0-2. Now, nearly two weeks since their record-breaking resurrection, the Celtics still have not lost. After Sunday night’s win against the Raptors brought the streak to 12 wins, to call this team resilient would be an understatement — they’re legitimate contenders for the championship this year and do not appear to be slowing down. With a stifling defense (they’ve allowed a league-low 94.0 points per game) and impressive rebounding (they rank only behind the Portland Trailblazers in rebound

rate), head coach Brad Stevens’ young and deep squad has exceeded all expectations, and will enter Tuesday night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets with a leagueleading 12 wins. While the streak as a whole has been impressive, perhaps no games have been more so than the last few: with veteran forward Al Horford (concussion) missing games against the Los Angeles Lakers and Charlotte Hornets, and point guard Kyrie Irving (facial fracture) sidelined for Sunday’s game against the Raptors, the Celtics still managed wins in all three. “They are the best team in the NBA right now,” Toronto guard Kyle Lowry said. “They are playing unbelievable. Everybody is picking up slack.”

Although plagued by injuries, everyone on the roster has proven that they can contribute. Down the stretch in a tight game against Toronto, the entire team stepped up to pull out the win, especially the 19-year-old rookie Tatum: “He made some big plays down the stretch,” teammate guard Terry Rozier said. “He’s got some heart man. He’s been getting better every day.” Rozier had a game himself Sunday night, scoring 16 points off the bench and impressing from beyond the arc. Horford returned to the team with a team-high 21, while also dishing out four assists. Brown was the secondleading scorer with 18, followed by Smart with 14. While they only shot 40.2 percent from the field, the team made up for it on the glass. The Celtics outrebounded the Raptors

46-36, including 15 offensive boards as opposed to the Raptors’ six. The Celtics’ performance was reminiscent of the season itself: “It couldn’t have gotten worse,” said Stevens about the Celtics’ shooting in the first half. But they pulled together and got it done: “We started at the bottom of the mountain, and tried to work our way up.” The gritty Boston team is well on its way up that mountain, with Horford healthy and Irving set to return soon, as the unlikely Eastern Conference front-runners will look to power through a tough November. They host the Golden State Warriors Thursday night before a week-long road-trip. —Donnie Weisse

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JUDGES FIGHT HARD The Brandeis women’s volleyball team started its playoff run with a pair of wins before falling just short on Sunday, p. 15.

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Team’s playoff run ends with a loss ■ After winning their first

playoff game, the Judges could not prevail in their second contest on Sunday. By NOAH HESSDORF JUSTICE EDITOR

The Brandeis women’s soccer team finished its season this past Sunday afternoon with a crushing 3-0 defeat at the hands of Williams College. The game was a second round matchup in the National Collegiate Athletic Association playoffs after the squad defeated the Stevens Institute of Technology in the first round of the tournament 3-1. Judges 0, Williams 3 In their last match of the 2017 season, the Judges were met with the tough task of facing off with Williams, the No. 6 team in the country. The loss dropped the club to 12-5-4 as the season comes to a close. The squad had some opportunities early in the contest, but failed to capitalize on any of them. The first solid chance for the team came in the ninth minute, when the ball found the feet of forward Sasha Sunday

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’19. Sunday attempted a corner kick that went toward fellow forward Julia Matson ’19, who was unable to score, as her header went high above the goal. A couple minutes later, Williams got its own chance at a goal, but unlike the Judges they would not fail to convert. In the 11th minute, senior forward Natasha Albaneze took the ball after a throw in and sprinted toward the end line. Albaneze kicked the ball strong above the Judges’ goalkeeper and placed it into the top left corner of the net for the first goal of the contest. The rest of the half remained scoreless as defense reigned on the day. Williams dominated in the half, outshooting the Judges by a dominant 14-3. The score remained at 1-0 until the 64th minute, when freshman midfielder Aspen Pierson blasted a shot from afar that Judges’ goalkeeper Frankie Pinto ’17 was able to put a hand on. The ball ricocheted to freshman forward Sydney Jones in the box, who booted it home for the 2-0 lead. The team had a chance to chip into Williams’ lead in the 88th minute, when forward Samantha Schwartz ’18 placed a shot from the box into

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Cross Country

Runners place near the top at Regionals ■ The men’s and women’s

cross country teams finished sixth and eighth, respectively, in Saturday’s meet. By ZACH KAUFMAN JUSTICE EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

This past weekend, the Brandeis men's and women's cross country teams traveled to Gorham, Maine to participate in the 2017 National Collegiate Athletic Association New England Regional Championships, hosted by the University of Southern Maine. It was a massive cross country meet, hosting over 50 schools from the New England area, and both the men’s and women’s teams ran very well, placing sixth and eighth, respectively. The Judges finished sixth out of 56 schools at the competition, a three-place improvement on last year and the team’s best finish since 2010. As was often the case this season, captain Ryan Stender ’18 led the charge, placing sixth in the 8-kilometer race. This was the best finish by a Brandeisian since 2009. This finish qualified Stender for the chance to represent Brandeis in the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships. Stender is riding the momentum of his last two meets and hungry to improve on his 37th place finish at the NCAA championships a year ago. Co-captain Mitchell Hutton ’18 placed 27th overall with a time of 26:05.1. This finish earned Hutton his second career All-Region honor, but was not an improvement on his 23rd-place finish at the event last year. Fellow senior and co-captain Liam Garvey ’18, running in his final cross country race in a Brandeis uniform, had his best race of the season. Garvey showed improvement in every

Regionals in his Brandeis career. He placed 138th as a first-year, 78th as a sophomore, 47th last year as a junior and this weekend, he finished 38th with a time of 26:16.1. First-year Luke Ostrander ’21 finished an impressive 43rd at his first regional championship with a time of 26:19.2. This bodes well for Ostrander and the team in the future as he has three more years to improve. Dan Curley ’20 placed 101st with a time of 27:11.6. Max Whitmore ’18 and rookie Mark Murdy ’21 rounded out the top seven for the team, placing 110th and 133rd overall, respectively, with times of 27:17.4 and 27:45.0. The women's team finished eighth out of 56 schools at the competition, highlighted by the efforts of twin sisters Emily Bryson ’19 and Julia Bryson ’19. Emily Bryson led the charge for the Judges, finishing ninth overall in the 6-kilometer race. This earned her a third career all-New England honor in cross country. This was her best finish after placing 13th as a first-year and 15th at last year's meet. Bryson now looks ahead to Nationals, where she will be competing for a third straight allAmerican bid after placing 31st and 24th at previous nationals, respectively. Julia Bryson also earned all-New England honors, finishing 24th overall in 22:02.5, her personal record for a 6K. She continues to show improvement in all of her races. First-year Niamh Kenney ’21 had her fastest 6K run of the season with a time of 22:41.7. She was the third Brandeisian to cross the finish line and placed 62nd overall. Meaghan Barry ’19 also ran her best 6K of the season, finishing 77th overall with a time of 23:03.4. The Judges’ fifth runner across the line and final scorer was captain Kyra Shreeve ’18.

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BLOWING BY: Forward Marino Espiga ’18 blazes past his Western Connecticut State University defender at home on Saturday.

Judges start playoffs with two shutout wins ■ Goalkeeper Ben Woodhouse ’18 came back and shut out Western Connecticut State University. By JERRY MILLER JUSTICE EDITOR

The men’s soccer team moved on to its sixth consecutive Sweet 16 of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III tournament with a tight 1-0 win against Rutgers UniversityNewark. In the first round, the Judges hammered the Western Connecticut State University Colonials 3-0 for their first win of the playoffs. Judges 1, Rutgers 0 The Judges started off the first half on fire, battering down the Raiders defense with an onslaught of on-goal rockets. Nevertheless, the Raiders defense held strong, denying the Judges again and again with acrobatic saves from sophomore goalie Andres Medina. Midway through the half, the Judges loosened their attack,

allowing the Raiders offense to take over. With a few shots on goal, the Raiders ended their attack empty handed, heading into the half tied at zero apiece. The Judges started the second half with another aggressive attack but the Raiders did not budge. A few minutes into the half, sophomore forward Fabio De Sousa sneaked through the Brandeis defense and broke free for what might have been a goal had a Judges defender not tripped him for a penalty in the box. The crowd was distraught, bracing for what would be an easy 15-yard chip-in goal for the Raiders. With the whistle for play, the crowd got onto its feet while De Sousa calmed himself for the kick. De Sousa wound up for the kick and blasted a shot to the bottom right corner of the goal. The crowd erupted into cheers as goalie Ben Woodhouse ’18 came up with the best save of the game, preventing what would have been the go-ahead goal for the Raiders. The Judges were fired up after the play and charged down the field with a burst of momentum, blasting three straight shots to no avail. Minutes later, forward Josh Ocel

’18 drew a yellow card on a foul, but was able to recover the ball seconds later to set himself up for a corner kick. Ocel streamed the ball toward a crowd of players in the box and found forward Mike Lynch ’18, who clocked in a screamer to give the Judges their first lead of the game. With only 23 minutes remaining in the game, the Raiders felt the pressure and played quick, scrappy ball. The Raiders managed to create a few more opportunities, but it was all for naught as the Brandeis defense took control of the game until the final whistle. The Judges won the shooting stat box as well, whipping up 11 shots on goal, while allowing only six from the Raiders. Judges 3, Western Conn. 0 The Judges started off the tournament with a bang, blowing out the Colonials easily in 90 minutes. For all intents and purposes, the Judges won the game in the 15th minute with a searing shot into the back of the net by Lynch. Forward Patrick Flahive ’18 set up Lynch with a short header to get the assist on the play.

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Karaoke night is relaxing and enjoyable By EMILY SEE

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MUSIC MAVEN: A student sings karaoke as his friends cheer around him.

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Last Friday evening, the Southeast Asian Club staged a karaoke night in the Intercultural Center. As I made my way into the building, I immediately heard laughter and loud singing radiating throughout the building. Numerous couches surrounded a projector in the event space. It felt like walking into a very comfortable amphitheater. Everyone had the option of participating and was welcome to sit and enjoy the music. As with all great Brandeis events, there was free food set up in the front of the room. There were snacks and tasty treats, complemented by various drinks to keep people hydrated. The laid-back atmosphere was both welcoming and exciting as the people already there were having so much fun. Karaoke is a fun, carefree way to de-stress from school and workloads. The atmosphere was filled with people laughing and having a good time. Sometimes it can be intimidating for people to sing in front of others; however, this did not seem to be an issue, as everyone was singing. People of all singing abilities were encouraging each other to belt out the tunes. Some voices were outstanding and some were clearly

off-key, but regardless of ability, no one was alone. It did not matter who had the microphone; everyone in

the room sang along with you. The songs for the night started with a lot of rapping to songs such

as “Bodak Yellow” by Cardi B, “Be Humble” by Mad Squablz and “Super Bass” by Nicki Minaj.

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CHEERING CHAMPS: Students cheer for one another as each student sings karaoke.

In most karaoke events, lyrics are helpfully projected onto a screen. In the case of rap songs, however, the words go by so fast that the lyrics on the screen are of no help to the singer. After the crowd got through the rapping stage of the night, they progressed to throwback songs. Passing the microphone around, the group sang to “A Thousand Miles” by Vanessa Carlton, “Everytime We Touch” by Cascada and “I Want It That Way” by the Backstreet Boys. Now that the crowd was engaged in the music and everyone was singing along, SEAC decided to change it up, singing slower songs such as “Death of a Bachelor” by Panic! At the Disco and “All of Me” by John Legend. I did not want to leave such a fun, music-filled night. People love to sing along to tunes when they come on; it is hard to resist singing to a great song. However, when you are out and about and hear a song come on, you might be hesitant to sing along. But the fear of singing along is broken by the idea of a karaoke night. People have the time to be carefree and de-stress with music together, regardless of whether they can sing or not. Having fun and taking some time to myself was the best part of this night. If you could not make it, the evening was thrilling, with carefree people and singing.

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The disturbing ‘Sacred Deer’ kills it By KENT DINLENC justice Staff writer

Sterile. Raw. Complex. “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” is not unlike heart surgery. It’s slow. It’s careful. It’s layered. Yorgos Lanthimos’ new film takes a deep look into the peaceful home life of a heart surgeon (Colin Farrell) and his ophthalmologist wife (Nicole Kidman) together with their older daughter and younger son. However, their peace is disrupted when a neighborhood boy (Barry Keoghan) begins tormenting them for an undisclosed reason, shaking up their mild and dull lives in the upper class. What proceeds is a tense drama and a countdown of unknown terrors the father must prevent. You may know Lanthimos’ previous film, “The Lobster,” which featured as my number six film of 2016 and was nominated for best original screenplay –– so you may have guessed I was fairly enthusiastic about watching “Sacred Deer.” It

was quite similar to “The Lobster” in that it maintained Lanthimos’ style: purposefully monotonous dialogue, a cool color palette and long, pondering takes with opera or classical music. The unique direction is one to admire and be captivated by. You wonder why he makes these odd choices. Fans of “The Lobster,” or even first-time viewers of “Sacred Deer,” might initially grow tired of the intentionally droning dialogue, but I find it adds an odd charm to Lanthimos’ characters. I’m not much of a horror fan and “Sacred Deer” is categorized on Fandango and IMDb as a horror. My anticipation for the film, much like with “Get Out,” was prioritized over my fear; and much like “Get Out” the film is not as scary one might think. Both films rely more on tension, urging you to the edge of your seat scene after scene. Both feature one gratuitous display of gore. If I compared both films’ fear factors, I’d say “Get Out” is scarier because

it features a few jump cuts. That being said, “Sacred Deer” will disturb you to your very core. Your heart will sink to your stomach and you won’t believe what is happening to the characters on-screen. If you enjoyed “Get Out” I highly recommend “Sacred Deer.” I’d be remiss if I continued this review without praising the acting. Farrell and Kidman make an outstanding and believable onscreen couple. I’d say their performances far surpassed their roles in this year’s earlier release, “The Beguiled.” I do hope “Sacred Deer” garners them nominations for lead actor and actress. They were truly remarkable; haunting and mysterious, impatient and indecisive, selfless and empathetic. The on-screen children were exceptional as well. Usually child actors take you out of a film with their atrocious performances, but Raffey Cassidy and Sunny Suljic do a great job as the cold, scared and manipula-

tive children. All of that being said, Barry Keoghan stole every scene he was in. His disturbing performance and on-point delivery made him the most interesting character on screen in the little time he had. I would hope he gets nominated for his supporting role because he was a domineering force over the adults. Similar to “Three Billboards” (which comes out this Friday, go see it), “Sacred Deer” has a tight script that wastes no time. The film is expertly edited by Yorgos Mavropsaridis. Mavropsaridis does not dilute the tension in any way with unnecessary fluff. There are scenes that give you breathing room, but never completely eradicate the underlying anxiety and pressure. I must also give props to the stark lighting that refined the gray and dull blue color scheme. There was very little dynamic color, which emphasized the dismal and undisturbed “American dream” the family felt trapped in. But as their torment escalates, the

camerawork becomes more active. The movie is filmed less surgically, adding narrative absurdities that fascinate and horrify you. Thimios Bakatakis, the cinematographer, perfectly captured the disheveled feeling. The camera was handheld, allowing the camerawork to be more animated compared to the initial tripod, crane and stabilized shots. As we enter the winter and holiday season, awards season films will emerge and get on your radar. While I don’t think “Sacred Deer” will get most people’s attention, I hope it got yours. It is a phenomenal and captivating movie without a single significant flaw that comes to mind. The disturbing tone and sprinkle of dark comedy appeal to me. I know I didn’t mention much about the plot, but you just have to trust me that the reveal is enthralling. “Sacred Deer” is an easy A, putting it in my number two spot for the year above “Dunkirk” and below “Three Billboards.”

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BAD GRAMMER: Bad Grammer, an oncampus improv group, opened up the evening.

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MUSIC MAN: Jordan Mudd ’20 performed a mashup of “Autumn Leaves” and “My Funny Valentine” with his guitar.

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The editors of Blacklist Magazine hosted a coffee house at Cholmondeley's on Saturday to celebrate the publication of their first issue of the semester. Blacklist, formerly Where the Children Play, is the University's longestrunning literary and arts magazine. Bad Grammer warmed up the growing crowd with a combination of slapstick humor, raunchy jokes and laughably bad puns. They were followed by Sarah Lavin ’21, who sang two original songs, “Who Am I” and “How Can

I Write a Love Song,” accompanied by her ukelele. Next was a stand-up bit by Max Everson ’19, who shared his heartwarming, hilarious experience of seeing “The Longest Ride” in theaters with his best friend. In addition to making the audience members laugh, he left them with a message: try to share your friends’ interests rather than be critical. Everson later explained, “If my material isn’t funny, at least it has a moral.” Then Jordan Mudd ’20, playing his guitar, performed a mashup of “Autumn Leaves” and “My Funny Valentine,” as well as Amos Lee’s “Learned a Lot.”

After several relaxing minutes of Mudd’s folksy, acoustic vibe, Sumner Alperin-Lea ’18, the poetry editor of “Blacklist,” took the stage and announced, “These are some poems I found in the trash.” He proceeded to read four short original poems: “Elephant Mausoleum,” “Tyrannosaurid,” “Burial Rite” and “Poem from the Nuclear Basement.” As soon as he finished reading each poem, he unceremoniously cast aside the wrinkled scrap of paper on which that poem was written. His casual stage presence, Alperin-Lea explained, was created in an effort to remove “any false sacredness you put into

the object of the work” without sacrificing his own vulnerability. Following Alperin-Lea, Elyse Hahn ’20 made her stand-up comedy career debut with a description of the centipedes in East Quad. Imagine your funniest friend telling you a story — that was Hahn’s stand up style. The audience was very responsive, shouting out requests for Hahn to give her opinion on other kinds of Brandeisian quirks. The last act of the evening was Henry Goodridge ’18. There were several announcements before Goodridge even began; AlperinLea, Goodridge, and alumna Etta

Surrette ’17 all warned that the performance would, among other things, be “loud,” “swampy” and “very loud.” Due to the noise level, most audience members chose to experience his musical stylings from outside the castle, literally looking in through the window. Goodridge could be seen and heard stumbling around the room, occasionally walking into audience members, pouring out his feelings screamo-style into the microphone. He patiently explained afterwards that his music is a combination of “noise, synthpunk and industrial.” Ideally, Goodridge told the Justice, his music would be experienced as one experiences a horror movie; that is to say, the audience can derive enjoyment out of “strong, abrasive” sensations in a controlled setting. Unfortunately, many of the coffeehouse attendees were not appreciative of this opportunity and simply left. The publication of Blacklist, according to Alperin-Lea, was “something we never really foresaw as being possible until we went and did it.” The coffeehouse was a decided success; there was a full house for the majority of the show, and the audience positively engaged with the acts. As the night was winding down and the stragglers were deciding what to do with the extra donuts, AlperinLea happily told the Justice that he was “proud that this could be an evening that could challenge and excite.”

culture

Night for Africa highlights vibrant community

Photos by YDALIA COLON/the Justice

FALL FOR FAFALI: Annie Jean-Baptiste ’20 (pictured) performed in the music department’s Ghanaian dance ensemble.

By sabrina sung justice editor

On Saturday evening, the Brandeis African Students Organization hosted the 7th Annual Night for Africa in Levin Ballroom. The show was a part the University’s I Am Global Week and students invited friends, family and faculty alike to come share in culture from Africa and the African diaspora. Seating began at 5:45 p.m., and by the time the show started a half hour later, the audience was bustling. People even lined the balconies to watch the performances. The masters of ceremonies for the evening were Melissa Nicolas ’21 and Kwesi Jones ‘21, who explained that “Nyumbani,” the night’s theme means “home” in Swahili. “I want you all to feel home right now,” said Jones, “even if this isn’t your culture.” The first performance of the night was AFRITHMS, a dance group from Boston University. All dressed in black, they demonstrated their versatility, switching dance styles and music with the color of the lighting. The music included songs by Wande Coal, such as “Iskaba” and “Baby Hello.” After an invigorating beginning, the show transitioned to a slower pace with Yasmine Haddad’s ’20 performance of “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You.” She swayed with the music as she sang, showcasing her vocal range as the song progressed.

LatinXtreme took the stage next and, as the emcees put it, “[dug] into their Latin roots.” When the song “Sobredosis” by Romeo Santos came on, the dancers on stage paired off to dance as couples. The performance was met with tremendous cheers from the audience. Next, the Brandeis Music department’s Fafali ensemble stole the show, performing a traditional Ghanaian dance to the exhilarating beat of traditional Ghanaian drums. At this point, the evening’s emcees mentioned that Night for Africa had its own Snapchat filter, an apt announcement as several people took out their phones to record the next performance. The audience burst into incredible cheers as Awa Soumahoro ’20 took the stage to perform free verse slam poetry. As she performed, however, the applause was respectfully replaced with snaps and murmurs of agreement. An impressive orator, she spoke about how it feels to be an African in America, speaking of both reality and resilience. Up next, Brandeis’ own hip-hop group, Stop Motion Dance Crew, performed to a medley of Chris Brown songs, such as “Party” and “New Flame.” After a five-minute intermission, the Rebelle Dance Team performed to a medley of Afrobeat songs, with a powerful solo dance to “Body” by Sean Paul. Audience members whooped and cheered when Bethlehem the Pro-

ducer took the stage. With a selfdeprecating humor and laid-back demeanor, he started the evening with a number of fans and left with many more. During a lull from technical difficulties, one member of the audience called out, “Can we get a verse in the meantime?” prompting Bethlehem to start an impromptu rap to the backbeat of audience clapping. Afterward, he performed his remix of “Leg Over” by Mr. Eazi, inviting participation with a clever lyrics video. At this point in the evening, the audience was introduced to the hosts of the night’s festivities, the BASO e-board. However, judging from the screams of names that preceded each introduction, no introductions were necessary. The evening brought yet another guest on campus: Boston College Presenting Africa to You, a dance crew that performs in both traditional and modern African dance styles. The crew was founded in 1996, prompting Jones to exclaim, “That’s longer than I was alive!” For a little bit of light-hearted theater, the Platinum Step Team put on a skit that was as humorous as it was informational. Their step performance was dynamic, and explored complex rhythms that echoed throughout the hall. Night for Africa finished with a much-anticipated fashion show. Students strutted down the aisle walking the length of the makeshift runway before posing for their Kodak moment. Some of the models were silly. Some were poised. All of them were gorgeous, dressed in rich colors and vibrant fabrics. Notably, the audience was just as much a part of the show as the performers. The night would not have been the same without the applause, the cheers and the supportive call of names. It was a true demonstration of community, and despite a number of microphone difficulties, the evening was a resounding success. Following the show, the audience was invited to a dinner in the International Lounge, as well as an after party in Sherman Function Hall. —Editor’s note: The Forum editor of the Justice, Nia Lyn ’19, participated in Night for Africa.

REBELLE BODY: Rebelle Dance Team performed to a medley of Afrobeat songs.

WALKING THE WALK: Elizabeth Dabanka ’20 and Wil Jones ’18 walked down the runway during the fashion show.

TUESDAY, November 14, 2017 | Arts | THE JUSTIce

Brandeis TALKS

INTERVIEW

When is it appropriate to start wearing holiday sweaters?

Sarah Salinger-Mullen ’19 YVETTE SEI/the Justice

Maya Pretsfelder ’19

This week, justArts spoke with Sarah Salinger-Mullen ’19 who directed the Undergraduate Theater Collective’s “Once Upon a Mattress.” “Mattress” will be performed in the SCC Theater this Thursday at 8 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m.

“I don’t think I’ve ever worn a holiday sweater before. When is it appropriate? ... I feel like when it just gets cold.”

justArts: Why did you choose “Once Upon a Mattress”?

Ivy Gao ’21 “I think you should wear them whenever you want ... If I see someone wearing a holiday sweater, I would think that you have a lot of festivity.”

Gabi Benisti ’20 “Honestly, I think that Christmas sweaters should be worn year-round, but considering the temperature issues, I feel like as soon as it gets a little cold you should wear a Christmas sweater.”

Roman Loper ’20 “I would say holiday sweaters are always appropriate, but if I had to give a time then I would say right after Halloween, because nobody cares about Thanksgiving.” --Compiled by Natalia Wiater/the Justice and photographed by Andrew Baxter/the Justice.

STAFF’S Top Ten

Top 10 Hockey Teams by Their Uniforms By Andrew Baxter

justice EDITORial assistant

I don’t follow hockey, so like most spectators who don’t follow the game, I often choose my favorite team based on how cool their uniforms are or how likely I would be to buy their jersey from a display. Here is my objective top ten hockey teams, based solely on their uniforms.

1. Los Angeles Kings 2. Philadelphia Flyers 3. Toronto Maple Leafs 4. Tampa Bay Lightning 5. Boston Bruins 6. Vegas Golden Knights 7. Winnipeg Jets 8. St. Louis Blues 9. Columbus Blue Jackets 10. Dallas Stars

CARMI ROTHBERG/the Justice

CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Magazine filler 7 Fine print, often 15 Jet of flame 16 He plays Jay on “Modern Family” 17 Agrees to a contract by computer 18 Gave a 6-Down 19 Collector’s item? 20 “Jabberwocky” creatures that are “slithy” 22 Old dagger 23 Reply to “Am not!” 25 Business card info, for short 26 Lets be, editorially 27 Rx instruction 28 Eastern nurse 30 Magnate whose granddaughter was kidnapped 31 “Bambi” character 32 Actress Russell 33 Corn unit 34 Mil. rank 35 Mock 37 ___ Four 40 He’s a Savage 41 German mister 42 Estadio cheer 43 Untapped 46 “The King _____” 26 Cruise, e.g. 47 Calc 101 topic 29 Didn’t say in jest 48 Sidestep 30 Got wind of 49 Vitamin supplement co. 36 As a result 50 Faddish diet 37 Sequel 52 Cop’s assignment 38 Treat like a leper 53 Fraternal group 39 Lamented 55 “Simpsons” character who 40 Jupiter and Mars, for two first appeared in “Oh Brother, 43 Subject for B. F. Skinner Where Art Thou?” 44 Skin-care brand 56 Fought against 45 Nice and warm 58 Luke’s mentor 49 Feminist Germaine 60 Threat to workers on a small 51 Legal friends farm? 53 “Beetle Bailey” dog 61 “Awww!” 54 “Friends” character 62 Movie with a lot of Buzz? 57 6-Down for high schoolers 63 Lifted 59 Something taken after a show DOWN 1 Repeats 2 Smelt jewelry? 3 Tore into 4 Treats for Eleven on “Stranger Things” 5 Word after print or dry 6 See 18-Across 7 Strand 8 Famous Ford flop 9 Porter who headed the CIA until ‘06 10 Hydrocarbon suffix 11 What makes a cigarette lighter? 12 Ex-Dinsey CEO 13 Doesn’t quite hail 14 Like Meg among the March sisters 21 City NW of Sapporo 24 Raiders’ locale

SSM: So I actually didn’t get to pick the show. The UTC (Undergraduate Theater Collective), what we do is we do season voting, so we just actually had it last week for next season. The whole UTC gets to vote on what shows they want to do out of the shows that were chosen to go through from proposals, and then you get to apply to direct it and [that] made me want to bring it to life! JA: Why did you apply to direct this show? SSM: I really wanted to apply to direct the musical. I assistantdirected a musical last semester, and I wanted to be able to put my vision onto stage. JA: Are there any teasers you can give us? SSM: It’s the story of the “Princess and the Pea” but with a modern twist, is the way it’s described. It’s modern for the 1960s, so it’s very interesting. There’s a song that a mute king tries to give the sex talk to his son, which is entertaining. It’s gonna be really fun.

CROSSWORD COURTESY OF EVAN MAHNKEN

JA: What are you most excited about? SSM: My cast. My cast has put in hours and hours and hours of work, and they are doing an amazing job with this, and I just think they’re gonna blow everyone away. JA: Were there any challenges with directing this show?

SOLUTION COURTESY OF EVAN MAHNKEN

SUDOKU INSTRUCTIONS: Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each row across, each column down and each small 9-box square contains all of the numbers from one to nine.

SSM: There’s always challenges when you direct the show. A lot of our challenges come from the way the UTC works, just like with how little money we have, how it’s all student-run, student-directed, student-built, student-designed. So, we don’t have the professional leadership that a lot of other things do. So like for example, halfway through our show, our carpenter decided not to finish the project, so our set designer, Aislyn Fair ’18, had to go out and recruit other freshmen, and Sivan Ertel ’18 worked to build the set instead of the carpenter, so they did more for the show than they should have been doing, and they did an amazing job. JA: What were your goals in creating this show? SSM: I talk about this in my director’s note if you come see it. The show is a comedy, and it’s meant to give people joy and laughter, and it’s really about a community of people coming together to solve a problem. It isn’t a very big problem, it’s just they want to get married. For me, that’s the important message that I take out of this, that no matter what’s happening, we can all come together and make something better. JA: Is that the message you want the audience to take away?

Solution to last issue’s sudoku

Puzzle courtesy of www.sudokuoftheday.com

SSM: Yes. That, and just to have a good time. It is a comedy; there’s not a huge political statement behind it. —Emily Blumenthal