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LOUD HEALING: Miranda Hurtado-Ramos '19 (center) led a protest against Donald Trump and hate speech on Friday morning.

Students stage anti-Trump walkout protest at Rabb ■ Students staged a

walkout on Friday to protest the hate speech that has proliferated in the wake of Trump's election.

By Abby patkin JUSTICE editor

In the wake of Donald Trump’s election, students — especially people of color and members of the LGBTQ community — need a place to heal, but they won’t be healing quietly, a group of student protesters emphasized on Friday.

“We’ve done quiet healing, and we want to do loud healing now,” Miranda Hurtado-Ramos ’19 told a crowd of more than 45 students, who gathered at the top of Rabb steps on Friday morning. “We need to make our voices heard.”

The walkout drew inspiration from the East L.A. walkouts in 1968, during which Chicano students protested unequal treatment in public schools, according to a Facebook event for the protest. The event was held in conjunction with a walkout organized by activist groups at Cornell University, who protested the

hate speech and crimes that resulted from the election.

Hurtado-Ramos told the crowd that she has heard many say that Trump supporters are just coming from a place of fear, which could help protesters better understand where they are coming from. “We may both be coming from places of fear, but my fear is rooted in just trying to live, just trying to be a human and exist, and their fear is rooted in trying to make sure I don’t exist anymore,” she said.

“If you want to try to reason with them or whatever, you’re welcome, I guess, but don’t try to make me reason with them,” she added. “Especially don’t make other people of color try to do that. Don’t make queer people try to do that. It is not our responsibility, and none of us want to have to do that.”

But the injustices aren’t limited to the outside world, Brandis Whitfield ’19 explained, touching on some of the injustices that students of color face on campus. “I just think that there’s this culture among white liberals at Brandeis, where a lot of you tend to police people of color on their anger and tell them how they should feel,” Whitfield said, describing times when others have told her

how she should react to things she finds racist or offensive.

“For some reason, when someone says something racist to me, I’m supposed to treat them with the utmost respect and baby them,” she added. “I find it, frankly, ridiculous that you put your black students at a scene where they’re supposed to be disrespected but, at the same time, have to respect the person who has no regard for their feelings.”

Whitfield urged students to respect how people of color react to racism and injustices, adding that white people should not rely on people of color to educate them about racism.

“A big part of it is educating your people,” Hurtado-Ramos agreed. “A lot of you say, ‘Well, I’m a white liberal, and I don’t do that.’ I don’t care if you don’t do that. You for sure know people who do that, because I know people who do that. … Call people out. Don’t be afraid.”

Other students addressed the crowd, sharing their reflections and personal experiences regarding the election.

One student, an immigrant with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status, spoke about the sup-

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In addition to creating long lines and slow service, understaffing in dining locations on campus prevents several Sodexo workers from earning a living, the Brandeis Labor Coalition asserted this week in a petition arguing for better treatment of Sodexo workers on campus.

The petition began circulation around 10 p.m. on Nov. 9 via the Brandeis Labor Coalition Facebook Page. As of 3 p.m. on Monday, the petition had 231 signatures out of the 500 signature goal. Some students have also been able to sign a paper petition by Sodexo employees at Louis’ Deli.

Dining workers and Sodexo began negotiations on June 30, the first negotiations between the two parties since Sodexo took over from Aramark in 2013, according to an April 5 Justice article. Even with new negotiated contracts this year, some Sodexo employees earn so little that they qualify for antipoverty programs, according to a 2011 report by the human

—Audrey Fein

Faculty

Profs grasp for ways to discuss election in class ■ In the wake of the election,

faculty across campus struggled to define higher education's role under Trump.

By MAX MORAN JUSTICE Editor

Among the many questions the American left was mulling over early Wednesday morning — as it became clear that Donald Trump would be the next president of the United States — one of the clearest was, “How do I explain this result to my children?”

For Brandeis professors, that question applied not only to their own children but also to the students who look to them for answers, mentorship and education. In a series of email exchanges, professors told the Justice about teaching their first classes after the election and what they see as the

role of higher education in the wake of the Trump presidency.

Prof. Chad Williams’ (AAAS) first class after the election was on Wednesday afternoon, and while he “initially did not plan to devote the class to discussing the election, that changed when I walked into the classroom. Several students were absent. Those present looked visibly exhausted.” Williams tied the election results into that week’s reading, “Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination.” He wrote that “Kelley [the book’s author] makes clear that progress in American history is not inevitable. The history of people of African descent and other marginalized groups is one of constant struggle.”

Likewise, Prof. Melissa Pearson (AAAS) saw her students were “experiencing some anxiety” and opened the class to discussion. She

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Saying Goodbye

Going the Distance

Moody’s

 This week, JustFeatures explored the history and modern use of Usen Castle.

 The women's soccer team extended their season with a win over The College of New Jersey.

Moody’s Investors Services gave Brandeis an A1 credit rating last month, citing low liquidity and coverage.

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rights organization TransAfrica, as cited in the Justice article.

The goals of the petition are to “create more 40 hour union positions, stop work overload, increase staffing Fridays through Mondays, and to respect workers and their contracts,” according to the petition’s website.

The petition aims to give workers more hours than they have. According to the petition, some workers who were hired for 40 hours a week are not being given 40 hours a week, which leads to increased labor for workers and longer lines for students.

The petition asserts that if Sodexo increases hours for workers, workers will benefit by being able to earn more money, and students will benefit from shorter lines and better service. The petition will be delivered to both Sodexo and the general manager for dining services at Brandeis, Andy Allen.

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Senators charter clubs and discuss bystander training and student grievances in weekly meeting

Medical Emergency

The Senate convened on Sunday to discuss ongoing bystander training efforts and various student grievances around campus.

The Brandeis Stand-Up Comedy Club approached the Senate for recognition during the meeting. Club representatives pointed out that although Brandeis has plenty of groups for sketch and improvisational comedy — including Bad Grammer, Boris’ Kitchen, Crowd Control, False Advertising and To Be Announced — there are no clubs devoted solely to stand-up. The senators voted in favor of recognition.

Next came the Aviation Club, a flight-focused group seeking charter. Being dependent on funding by nature, the club’s representatives argued that they needed chartering so that they could rent and fly planes, drones, quadcopters and other airborne vehicles.

They said they would also hire a flight instructor to help others learn how to fly.

Senators voiced concerns over the group’s natural dependence on funding, considering whether it would be appropriate to grant them chartering based on plans rather than actions. The Senate voted to deny chartering on the grounds that the club does not have enough history to go off of.

Third and last to approach the Senate for chartering was Basement Records, which works as a label, recording and distributing undergraduate music to add to the campus scene. Producing and marketing are not cheap, nor are the fees required to play at Cholmondeley’s Coffee House, club representatives explained.

The ensuing discussion focused primarily on the club’s nature. There was concern over where the money was going, whether the club was more of a “quasi-business” than a club and to what extent funding it fell within the Student Union’s jurisdiction. The Senate ultimately voted in favor of chartering the club.

Senators then moved on to executive officer and committee chair reports.

Among other things, it was reported that 700 students had signed up for the bystander training program.

Members of the E-Board also announced that plans to form a student-run intercollegiate union are underway. The union was the brainchild of Brandeis senators who were looking to “support and uplift student activist efforts” at the University and elsewhere, Student Union Vice President Paul Sindberg ’18 explained in a follow-up interview with the Justice.

Next on the docket were the committee chair reports.

Class of 2019 Senator Kate Kesselman, the dining committee chair, discussed the issue of meal plans under Sodexo and how SubConnection’s salads have not been clearly advertised as falling under the meal swipes.

Foster Mods Senator Ari Matz ’17, the health and safety committee chair, talked about plans to make first aid kits available and accessible in Goldfarb Library and the dorms.

From there the senators went over individual reports and moved into open forum, which covered a vast spectrum of topics, including smoking on campus.

Nov. 7—University Police received a report of a party vomiting in the Village Quad.

University Police and BEMCo responded, and the party was treated by BEMCo staff with a signed refusal for further care.

Nov. 11—A party in Gosman Sports and Convocation Center reported that they were suffering from a rash. University Police and BEMCo responded, and the party was transported to Newton-Wellesley Hospital via Cataldo Ambulance for further care.

Nov. 12—University Police received a report of a party on a shuttle who appeared to be intoxicated. University Police requested BEMCo and found that the party has a sleeping disorder and had been in a deep sleep at the time. The medics and University Police took no further action.

Nov. 12—A party in Shapiro Residence Hall reported that

they were having a bad reaction. University Police and BEMCo responded and treated the party with a signed refusal for further care.

Nov. 12—A party in Shapiro Residence Hall reported that they had injured their ankle.

The party was treated by BEMCo with a signed refusal for further care.

Nov. 13—BEMCo medics evaluated a party at the Goldfarb Library who was intoxicated. BEMCo staff requested an ambulance, and the party refused further treatment, signing a refusal with Cataldo Ambulance medics.

Nov. 13—University Police received a report of an intoxicated party at Usen Castle.

BEMCo staff treated the party, who was transported to Newton-Wellesley Hospital via Cataldo Ambulance for further care.

The area coordinator on call was notified.

Harassment

Nov. 7—A party in Sachar International Center reported that they had received verbal threats. The area coordinator on call was notified and will interview the party and resolve the situation.

Nov. 11—A party in Usdan Student Center reported that they had been harassed via mail from an unknown party.

The mail was found within the Offices of Academic Affairs.

University Police compiled a report on the incident.

Nov. 11—University Police received a report of written harassment in Usdan Student Center.

It is unknown who compiled the statements. University Police compiled a report on the incident.

Other

Nov. 7—University Police received a report that boxes

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Nov. 9—University Police received a report of a vandalised American flag in the Mandel Center for the Humanities. The University was not the owner of the flag, and it is still unknown who the flag’s owners are. University Police properly disposed of the flag and compiled a report on the incident.

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ESCAPE THE ROOM

—Peri Meyers

n The election results reported in the special election issue were determined using statistics available at 4 a.m. on Wednesday morning. As votes continued to be counted, some of the results reported in the issue became incorrect. (Nov. 9, pg. 4).

filled with rocks had been placed outside the Sachar International Center.

The Physical Plant Department removed the boxes of rocks, and University Police compiled a report on the incident.

Nov. 8—University Police received a report of a piece of mail received at BernsteinMarcus Administration Center that was odd in nature.

University Police compiled a report on the incident.

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Students worked together to “escape the room” during a Zombie Apocalypse-themed event in the Shapiro Campus Center on Friday night. The event was sponsored by the Department of Student Activities.

The Waltham School Building Committee is considering the former Fernald Developmental Center property for the location of a proposed new high school. The project could set the state record for most expensive high school, coming in at an estimated $299.6 million, the Boston Globe reported.

The proposal comes after Waltham parents and community members petitioned for a new high school to address overcrowding and aging facilities at the existing high school, which was constructed in 1968.

Fernald, a former facility for adults with developmental disabilities, housed over 2,500 residents at its peak and has been plagued with allegations of abuse and mistreatment from facility attendants. The last residents left in 2014, with the city purchasing the land shortly thereafter.

Aside from steep construction costs, Fernald could also cause problems as construction crews break ground on the site.

While there is no marked cemetery on the facility’s grounds, an unmarked cemetery may exist on the property in a small, enclosed area, according to a 2009 project notification form from the Massachusetts Historical Commission. The discovery of a cemetery could cause builders to alter or delay construction plans.

Other options under consideration include building a new school on the Waltham High School plot or renovating a wing of the existing school, to be attached to a new building, according to a Nov. 11 Boston Globe article.

If members of the Waltham School Building Committee vote to build on the existing Waltham high school location, it could cost an estimated $283.5 million, the Globe reported. Although lower than the estimated costs for building at Fernald, this price tag would still break the records set by Newton North High School, which cost almost $200 million in 2010, according to the article.

The new high school would be open to students starting fall 2021, according to the Globe.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS Town Hall For Unity

This “Town Hall for Unity” with President Liebowitz, Provost Lynch and a number of faculty members is for students and faculty alike to attend. It will be a space for students of all backgrounds, disciplines and beliefs to come together, ask questions and share their voices, fears, hopes and goals.

Tomorrow from 8 to 10 p.m. in Gerstenzenzang 123.

School of Night Presents Tom Perotta

We hope you can join us for this exciting upcoming event with Tom Perrotta, New York Times bestselling author, screenwriter and producer.

Perotta is the author of numerous books, including “Election,” “Little Children” and “The Leftovers.”

Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Schwartz Auditorium.

A Feminist Coffeehouse

Join the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance in a celebration of womanhood, gender and feminism. During this event, there will be performances about what feminism, womanhood, sexuality and gender means to students.

Wednesday from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. in Chums.

is hired by a kosher baker, Nat Dayan, in London. Ayyash accidentally adds a “secret ingredient” into one of Nat’s breads, which leads to an unusual success story.

This is the story of friendship, dispelling stereotypes and embracing each other’s differences, with a humorous twist.

Thursday from 7 to 9:15 p.m. in Mandel G12.

Canines and Crullers

Artist Talk: Sarah Sze

Come to the Gosman Multipurpose Room to play with fluffy puppies and eat sweet treats! Sponsored by the Brandeis Counseling Center.

Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. in Gosman Sports and Convocation Center.

Movie Night With Common Ground

Common Ground invites everyone to an on-campus screening of the 2015 film “Dough.” It is the story of an African Muslim immigrant, Ayyash Habimana, who

Blurring the boundaries between sculpture, installation and painting, Sarah Sze builds intricate landscapes from the ordinary minutiae of everyday life on a grand architectural scale. The artist will discuss her practice, as well as her site-specific installations, at the Rose Art Museum.

Thursday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Shapiro Campus Center.

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University unrolls new carpool program for commuting students, faculty and staff In efforts to further reduce the community’s carbon footprint, the University implemented online ride sharing platform “Commute Green” for daily commuters, according to an email to faculty, staff and students yesterday from Manager of Sustainability Programs Mary Fischer.

The new online portal provides the opportunity to offer and request carpooling agreements for either ongoing daily commuting or one-time rides.

According to Sustainable Brandeis, the website for sustainability on campus, the portal gives members an avenue to find other frequent commuters in the area and is a “commitment free way to let others know you are open to the idea of sharing a ride occasionally.”

Additional website features include trip logging, route planning for University transit — including shuttles, biking and walking — and a pointbased incentive program with future opportunities to earn prizes. Requiring a University email for registration, the pro-

gram is a closed network only for members of the University community, separating the faculty and staff network from students.

Six carpool parking spaces are newly designated across campus. However, these are only open to commuter applicants who already possess valid vehicle parking permits for respective lots. Resident students are not eligible for the carpool parking incentives or passes.

Particularly for bike riders, the service also provides bikepooling opportunities and features maps for on-campus bike racks and local public bike pumps and repair stations.

The program was brought to the University by Sustainable Brandeis, in partnership with the Department of Public Safety, and was influenced by successful implementation at other universities in the the Boston area, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard College.

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Students lined up to be served tasty treats at the Taiwanese Students Association’s dumpling night in the Intercultural Center Swig Lounge on Wednesday night.

ADMINISTRATION

Moody’s gives Brandeis an A1 rating, noting weaknesses

■ Moody’s gave Brandeis a

high credit rating, although it noted weak points in the University’s liquidity and debt coverage.

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Profs. Sharon Feiman-Nemser (NEJS) and Jonathan B. Krasner (NEJS) considered the state of Jewish education at the University on Wednesday night.

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While the University is in a stable financial position and has a top credit rating, it could stand to see improvement in its cash on hand and ability to pay off annual debts, according to a recent rating from Moody’s Investors Services.

According to its website, Moody’s Investors Service provides credit ratings, research and risk analysis for institutions’ various financial sectors. Moody’s provides an analysis of credit risk and ratings, drawing on industry outlooks, special reports and institution-specific context.

The rating, released on Moody’s website late last month, explains that the University’s rating could be upgraded if it improves its liquid assets available, like cash, and its ability to cover annual debts and interest payments. Even with these areas for improvement, Moody’s still gave the University an A1 rating — one of the top credit ratings available — which indicates that the University has enough financial backing to pay off its financial obligations without defaulting. Institutions given an A1 rat-

ing are rated as upper-medium grade with a low credit risk, according to Moody’s.

The A1 rating “reflects Brandeis’ favorable market reputation as a highly selective private research university situated in the Boston metropolitan area with healthy student demand, strong fundraising, and manageable financial leverage,” the website notes.

The rating also described the University’s financial outlook as “stable,” explaining that Brandeis benefits from consistent donor support and student demand, with manageable future capital and borrowing plans in order.

However, challenges that potentially offset the University’s financial success include competition from elite peer universities, narrow liquidity and thinly balanced operations. In other words, there is a slim margin between the costs associated with operating the University and the revenue gained from operations.

If the University’s liquidity weakens, or if its operating performance worsens, Moody’s could downgrade its rating.

Moody’s downgraded the University’s rating from Aa3 to A1 following the 2009 recession, during which the University took a hard financial hit to its operating profit and endowment. An Aa3 score, the fourth highest on the scale, indicates that an institution has a high quality rating and poses a very low credit risk with

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the best ability to repay short-term debt, according to Moody’s.

University President Ron Liebowitz told community members in September that the University’s finances have been declining for several years, with Brandeis drawing a relatively high annual amount from its endowment, according to a Sept.

27 Justice article.

In an open meeting with students, economist and financial consultant Kermit Daniel explained that the University has been employing unsustainable financial measures, according to the article.

In turn, these practices have caused the endowment’s growth rate to fall as operating costs rise due to decaying infrastructure.

Liebowitz has vowed to address the University’s long-term deficit in the coming months while remaining transparent about the financial steps Brandeis will take along the way.

However, Liebowitz has emphasized that the University will not raise tuition rates in order to combat these financial imbalances.

There is “little more we could do to generate more revenue from tuition,” Liebowitz wrote in an emailed statement to the Justice in September. “Our annual increases need to be reduced over time, lest we price out too many excellent students from applying to Brandeis. Ideally, we need to reduce our dependency on tuition and reduce annual increases.

That’s a goal.”

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CAMPUS EVENT

Speakers connect the 78th anniversary of Kristallnacht to the issues of today ■ Students and faculty

came together to discuss a tragic event in Jewish history and its relevence.

By Arianna Unger JUSTICE Senior Writer

More than 50 students and faculty members gathered together in Feldberg Lounge on Thursday to commemorate the 78th anniversary of Kristallnacht — the “Night of Broken Glass.” Kristallnacht was a key moment before the Holocaust, when in one night 1,000 synagogues were set alight, 7,000 Jewish businesses were destroyed and more than 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and taken to concentration camps.

Prof. Sabine von Mering (GRALL) began the event by noting the ironic proximity of the anniversary of Kristallnacht to this year’s U.S. presidential election. She stated her belief that some of the rhetoric expressed in the recent presidential race echoed rhetoric used by the Nazi party in the 1930s and ‘40s.

The audience turned silent when Hella Hakerem, a Holocaust survivor and witness of the 1938 Kristallnacht violence, began to address the students in the room. “I came [to this gathering] because I was wondering how you interpret what happened, because I happened to live through it,” she said. “It was a long time ago, and many things happened to me, but I live through that now.”

After several deep breaths, she continued, “Before the night of broken glass, a lot of Jews, including myself and my mother, were put on a train to go to Poland, and from there to go to a concentration camp.”

But, she said, “By the time that we came to the Polish border, they decided they had enough Jews in the concentration camp, and they turned the train around and we went back to Frankfurt. It is sheer luck, those of us who survived — luck, or God was with us — whichever you believe.”

Encouraged by the sympathetic nods of students, Hella described

the horrors she witnessed on Nov. 9, 1938: “If you got too close to the soldiers or the [Nazi police], they pushed you into a large hole, and, believe it or not, they started a fire and people just burned. It was terrible … the burning of human beings, just, just horrible,” she said.

“My parents were fortunate; they died from typhoid and not in the concentration camps. And I was thankful for that, because thoughts of a concentration camp were just horrible,” she added.

The floor was then opened up for student comments. Many students shared personal family stories, some read personal journal entries or poems and multiple students expressed their concerns about the recent presidential election outcome.

Agape Niyobuhungiro ’20, a Rwandan native, spoke about the empathy he felt for the Jewish people, having many relatives who perished in the Rwandan Genocide of 1994. “I wanted to tell my story because I think it can very much be applied today,” he said. “The world knew [about the Rwandan Genocide] but no one really cared. … A million people died. [My grandmother’s] parents died, her sister died, my grandfather’s sisters died, my aunts and uncles. Countless people in our family were killed.”

“If we become really accustomed, or if we stop caring and we lose compassion and sensitivity, it becomes so much more dangerous,” he stated.

Ricky Miller ’17 then shared a personal thought that received resounding snaps of agreement from students in the circle. “The one thing that I always felt, for me, was the least productive conversation was when one person was trying to ‘one-up’ someone else’s victimhood,” he said. “When someone tries to draw parallels, you have to recognize that they’re not trying to draw equivalencies. … We must try to recognize the similarities in people’s experiences and move forward based off of that.”

Finally, Oliver Koch ’20 shared his view on Kristallnacht and the Holocaust as a German citizen born and raised in Germany. “I was very

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REMEMBERING: Rabbi David Pardo reflected on Kristallnacht in an event for community members on Thursday night. privileged to learn a lot about the Holocaust, because my generation learns a lot, and we discuss it a lot,” he said. “You’re confronted with the question, ‘What would you have done if you had lived in this time?’”

He continued with a personal anecdote: “Right in front of the entrance to the main shopping center in my town there is a gold cobblestone. You walk past it and don’t notice it — it’s just, like, there. I must have walked past it thousands of times, until at some point I was

14 or 15, and it was pointed out to me by somebody that this was a so-called ‘tripping stone.’ Tripping stones are all throughout Germany, and they are there to commemorate people who had been deported right at that spot.”

“To this day, whenever I pass by [the cobblestone], I think of it. It is just one small reminder, and I think that we need to have small things … to keep cues for ourselves, and for our peers and for our friends, to remind ourselves that there are

things such as the Holocaust that … we do not want to happen again,” he concluded.

The Kristallnacht commemoration service was sponsored by the Center for German and European Studies, the Coalition Against Anti-Semitism in Europe, the American Union of Jewish Students and Brandeis Hillel.

—Editor’s note: Agape Niyobuhungiro ’20 is a Justice contributing writer.

STUDENT LIFE

Students break the taboo on AAPI mental health

■ Students came together

to discuss Asian American and Pacific Islander mental health concerns yesterday.

By JERRY MILLER JUSTICE EDITOR

The Brandeis Asian American Students Association examined taboos around mental health, specifically in the Asian American community, at an event in the Intercultural Center this past Monday night. The event, titled “Break the Silence: AAPI Mental Health,” included group discussion and private conversations about individuals’ experiences with mental health and Asian identity.

The event was part of “I Am Global Week,” which focuses on celebrating and discussing different cultures at Brandeis and runs throughout the entire week.

The event began with two Brandeis students, who discussed how mental health issues are perceived in their respective communities.

Anthony Liu ’19, an executive board member for BAASA, discussed the infamous cluster of sui-

cides which occurred around Palo Alto, California in 2009. The slew of suicides, which began on a small scale among teenagers in the region, slowly transitioned to multiple suicides over the course of the year.

Liu noted that a large number of the suicides were coming from the Asian American community and offered his own opinion on the matter, saying, “Asian culture thinks that a mental illness is a weakness of character, not an actual illness.”

Serena Shen ’19 then took the mic, emphasizing the importance of seeing a psychotherapist and also describing the resources available to those who suffer from mental illnesses. Shen also discussed alternative resources to remedy mental health and stressed the role of friendship in the life of a person with a mental illness.

Aileen Lee, a clinical psychologist in the Brandeis Counseling Center, took the floor, outlining different mental illnesses and the stigmas attached to each one. Lee suggested, “Because we [Asians] look like we are doing okay, … we get forgotten.” She also examined the implications of this type of stereotyping.

Lee continued to explore the different types of mental illnesses that

plague people of all communities, opening up the floor for students to add their own thoughts.

In the group discussion, students pinpointed some of the key reasons why Asians hesitate to acknowledge mental illnesses. The students specifically highlighted pressure coming from immigrant parents, a force which, according to many students, pushes academic and financial success with little room for failure.

The event then split off into smaller, more intimate groups of students who were able to open up about their personal experiences.

The groups reconvened for a final discussion in a large group discussion. The four groups shared different topics, which were examined during their small group discussions and then fleshed out for the entire room to hear. Several students offered suggestions for combating mental illness, in addition to methods for destigmatizing Asian depression and anxiety.

Eric Lin ’17, president of BAASA, capped off the night with words of support and advice for those attending the event, noting the different resources available on campus and stressing the message of unity and community.

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Student targeted with antiSemitic slur and cup of beer in Saturday night incident A driver threw a cup of beer at a student and shouted an anti-Semitic slur at him on campus on Saturday night, according to an email sent to the Brandeis community yesterday by University President Ron Liebowitz.

According to the email, the student reported to the University Police yesterday that the incident had occurred on Saturday night at approximately 11:30 p.m.

The student reported that the driver had stopped to ask him directions before shouting at him and speeding off down Loop Road.

The student reported that the individual was driving a dull red Range Rover. According to Liebowitz’s email, University Police are investigating and reviewing closedcircuit television film from around campus to look for a vehicle that matches the description. The email noted that the University is working with Waltham Police in

investigating the incident and asked that anyone who saw a vehicle fitting that description reach out to University Police.

“No member of the Brandeis community — or any community, for that matter — should be subjected to such an act,” Liebowitz wrote. “It has been very discouraging to see an uptick in hate-fueled incidents around the country and on college campuses in the days following the election.

We can and must stand up together as a campus community, disavow such acts and support each other in their wake.”

Racist and anti-Semitic hate crimes have been on the uptick since Donald Trump was elected president on Tuesday.

The Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate crimes, has logged more than 200 complaints since the election, according to USA Today.

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Others emphasized the importance of support for the American Civil Liberties Union — which has vowed to bring unconstitutional Trump policies to court — and organizations like Planned Parenthood, which provides reproductive services.

Aly Thomas ’18 urged cisgender women and people with uteri to consider going to their doctors and getting birth control or medicines with hormones in them to give to trans women, in case their access to

hormones is cut off. Thomas’ words hit upon many trans people’s fears that anti-LGBT legislation under a Trump presidency will block access to hormone therapy, though it is against federal law to give prescription drugs to others.

Another student spoke about the Nov. 9 anniversary of Kristallnacht, which saw mass hate crimes against the Jewish community in Germany in 1938. She emphasized that the weight of the Holocaust was magnified because marginalized groups were left to fend for themselves, without much support from allies.

“Each of us have our own fears for ourselves, but here, it’s important that we’re also afraid for our friends and people that we don’t know,” she said. “This is the wake up call for us to stick up for each other.”

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TRUMP: Profs offer support to students in wake of Tuesday CONTINUED FROM 1 said it would be “irresponsible to push through my syllabus and not acknowledge their presence and positions.”

Williams encouraged his fellow faculty to recognize that students are “justifiably scared,” particularly given the uptick in reported hate crimes and harassment against marginalized groups after the Trump election.

Pearson hoped that faculty who aren’t members of marginalized groups “would try to give space to ‘others’ voices and validate their anxiety; their living experiences as we all reconcile our existence at this time.”

Prof. Eileen McNamara (JOUR) emailed her students a reminder that night that “no man knows how he will respond to the awesome responsibilities of the presidency until they are thrust upon him.” McNamara’s classes post-election focused on the media’s role in the election results.

She praised the investigative work of the New York Times, the Washington Post and other print institutions. “It is a myth that journalism did not do its job. … What failed was the ability of serious journalism to cut through the noise,” she wrote, adding that the new challenge for journalism is to be heard over false or partisan stories that circulate on social media.

Prof. Sarah Lamb (ANTH) said several students “cried periodically” through her classes on Thursday after the election. She argued that understanding Trump’s election requires exploring gender, race and class issues. She wrote about a gay Latino student whose father cautioned him against attending school in the United States. “My student reassured his father: ‘The U.S. is not like that. It’s very liberal and open-minded.’ But now he wonders,” she wrote.

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countered students both on campus and at a rally on the Boston common.

When they’ve asked her how anthropology can be relevant to current politics, she wrote that her field both condemns “the bigotry fomented by Trumpism” and seeks to understand Trump voters in their own context.

She wrote that she’ll include more discussion about global outsourcing of American manufacturing in her ANTH 1a class’s sessions on globalization. Her graduate Anthropology of Military and Policing course discussed the election last week, focusing on its implications for American military and policing, particularly for communities of color. “At one point, we just stopped talking, in a terrible, unscripted moment of silence. We all just felt gutted together. It isn't merely an intellectual process.”

Within the political science department, Prof. David Patel (POL) spoke with graduate students about “what, if any, theories, findings, and methods in political science warrant reevaluation after Trump’s election.” Students agreed that populism, the influence of the media and the effects of globalization would all see greater study in the coming years. Prof. Brian Fried’s (POL) class compared populist tactics in Latin American elections with this year’s election. He expressed concern that both liberals and conservatives might “lose sight of the humanity of (and ability to relate to) those on the other [side].” Prof. Robert Art’s (POL) class discussed the pros and cons of the electoral college, and he stressed “that Trump will be forced to moderate many of his positions once he confronts the reality of governing. That does not mean that there is not trouble ahead, given my values, but we are not facing Armageddon.”

In the economics department, Profs. Michael Coiner (ECON) and

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Scott Redenius (ECON) took a different approach: neither spent direct class time on the election, but both peppered it into their regular class discussion. Coiner’s Economics 10a course learned about globalization and falling demand for unskilled American labor, so he tied the Rust Belt into the conversation. Regarding Trump’s campaign rhetoric, Coiner opined, “What people of good will everywhere (including at Brandeis) must do is to show tolerance and acceptance of everyone.” Redenius deliberately avoided a long class discussion of the election because he’s found that “maintaining routine can actually be therapeutic” for students after “traumatic events.” He wrote that “this campaign did not put economic policy front and center or involve much in the way of reasoned debate” and said he wants his students to “be able to evaluate different policy options and discuss them in a reasonable way.”

While Prof. Richard Gaskins (LGLS) did not teach any classes last week, he met with several students and faculty colleagues to discuss the election’s results. He wrote that the 1980 Reagan election and the 2000 Bush election both “created similar reactions within academic communities.” He wrote that “a big part of this week” was listening to students’ concerns and then encouraging respectful debate among students.

Other professors were unsure what to do themselves. Prof. Heyward James (HIST) wrote, “The way I've been dealing with this is by not dealing with it.

I show up at work, teach my classes, and head back home — all in a daze.

My beloved East Coast, Times reading, ‘progressive’ establishment has been unmasked as utterly clueless — I certainly feel that way. Thus, my need for a period of introspection before I start fulminating in the classroom.”

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It’s the end of a royal era. At the end of this semester, Usen Castle will officially be closed as a residence hall for undergraduate students. The iconic building has existed as part of Brandeis since the University’s inception. Students, faculty, alumni and Waltham residents alike lamented the news when it was announced in January that parts of the Castle would be demolished to make room for a new dormitory. Though there have been multiple attempts to prevent this change to the Brandeis landscape, the University has announced no changes to its plan regarding the building. There can be no doubt that, for many, the Castle is quintessential to the Brandeis campus, yet the castle was first constructed as part of a different university.

In 1914, the Middlesex College of Medicine and Surgery was founded

by John Hall Smith. Its campus was located in Cambridge, Mass. Middlesex was a unique educational institution in great part because of its admissions policy. The school strove

to admit students regardless of their religion or ethnicity. This policy led to a large student body — one so large that Smith purchased 100 acres of land in 1928. This land would eventually become the school’s Waltham campus. On Nov. 23 of that same year the cornerstone for the first section of the Castle was laid.

Most students have heard the story of how Smith famously built the Castle as an exact replica of the Irish Cavendish Castle he had seen on his travels. The story goes that Smith was unable to convince Cavendish’s owner to give him the castle’s floorplans, leaving him to get creative with the floorplan for the Castle on campus. This is a myth. Cavendish Castle doesn’t exist, though there is a Lismore Castle in Ireland owned by the Cavendish family. Many of the Castle’s features are similar to those of Lismore Castle, though the two are by no means identical.

Rather, scholars believe that Smith gained inspiration from a variety of British and Irish castles, leading to the Castle’s somewhat inconsistent appearance. Smith was an eccentric leader and his desire to have a castle on campus could have been part of his attempt to leave his own unique

stamp on the college. Some even argue that the Castle was meant to create an atmosphere similar to that at Oxford or Cambridge. Smith wanted Middlesex to be taken seriously as an academic institution.

Yet by the time of Smith’s death in 1944, the institution was failing. Massachusetts suspended the college based on the new state regulations for medical schools. Joseph Cheskis, the dean of liberal arts at Middlesex, had established relationships with Jewish organizations as he tried to recruit European immigrants for the college while it was still open.

It was through these relationships that Cheskis heard of several Jewish communal leaders in New York who were looking for a place to start a Jewish-sponsored university. Once he gained permission from C. Ruggles Smith, president of Middlesex, Cheskis spoke with Israel Goldstein, the head of the New York group, and offered Waltham as a potential location for the Jewish university. One of the caveats specified by Middlesex was that the new university must uphold the standard of nondiscrimination set by Middlesex.

Brandeis University was officially founded in 1948 under University

President Abram Sachar. However, most of the existing campus buildings were in extreme disrepair and needed extensive renovation before the University could officially open. Archie Riskin, a Boston architect, was hired to oversee the renovations and make changes to the floorplan of the castle so that it better suited Brandeis’ needs. The Castle’s D Tower was created as a first floor cafeteria and the second floor was turned into a common room. C tower was created as an infirmary, while A tower and B tower were used as dormitories.

Over time, the creation of new buildings on Brandeis’ campus made many of the Castle’s initial uses obsolete. Updates and changes have been made over the decades, though none were as drastic as the ones first made upon Brandeis’ acquisition of Waltham’s campus. That is, of course, until August 2018, the projected completion date of the University’s demolition of Towers C, D and E and the renovation of Towers A and B. —Rachel Lederer contributed reporting.

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Perhaps one of the favorite rooms in Usen Castle is the massive Castle Commons. Located on the second floor of Tower D, Castle Commons features a large fireplace and kitchen. Though some clubs reserve the room for their own use, Castle Commons still serves as the primary common area for the residents of Usen Castle. Tower D was the first part of the Castle to be built and was originally purposed as Middlesex College’s anatomical building. It hosted the physiology lab. When Brandeis University took possession of the Castle, Tower D was transformed into the common area students still enjoy today.

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Castle Changes

When construction began on Usen Castle, Middlesex College founder John Hall Smith was budget-conscious. Most laborers were hired from the Waltham area, which helped the local economy to some extent. Windows and construction materials were brought in from demolition sites in the area and repurposed for use in the Castle. The Castle walls are made of poured concrete. Workers would place rocks inside of the wall molds, and once the concrete was poured, it was scraped to reveal the rocks underneath. Additional stones were added to the wet cement to give the Castle its unique exterior. However, over time, the concrete has caused problems for the castle. Water damage often occurs, and the outdated heating system only exacerbated this issue. In 1995, a new heat system was added. It includes unsightly pipes that line many ceilings in the Castle. The heat system isn’t the only overall change that has been made to the Castle. In 1980, the original arched windows of the castle were blocked and replaced with rectangular windows.

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Tucked away on the fourth floor of Tower A of Usen Castle, a small room bursts with color.

The colloquially known “Graffiti Room” is exactly as it sounds. The walls, floors, ceilings and even windows are covered with bright murals and words. Perhaps most powerful are the quotations detailing the thoughts and stories of the Brandeis community. Words of love, loss and hope cover the walls. The room is rarely occupied. Many students consider this a place for quiet reflection and free expression.

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Fondly known as Chum’s, Cholmondeley’s Coffee House sits in the first floor of Tower B in Usen Castle. The space was originally occupied by medical lecture halls in Middlesex College and then changed into an athletic rumpus room by Brandeis University. However, the purpose of the space evolved over time to become the coffee house students enjoy today. According to the Brandeis website, the space is named for the bloodhound of a former campus photographer.

The space can be rented by students, though most weekends there are events taking place. From open mic nights to poetry slams and concerts, the space acts as host to a variety of events. There’s also food: milkshakes, fries, pancakes, coffee and grilled cheese are all available.

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In light of Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election and Republicans’ victory in Congress, Wisconsin governor Scott Walker has once again suggested that Republicans should eliminate the filibuster from the Senate, according to a Nov. 9 CNN article. As justification, Walker cites the electorate’s eagerness to have a productive legislative branch, but Democrats in the Senate may view the filibuster as one of the only ways to block or delay legislation with which they disagree. What do you think of Senate filibuster, and do you agree with Walker’s suggestion?

Ryan McCarthy ’18 I enjoy the time-honored tradition of each party changing their minds on whether the filibuster is a good thing for America. I think that partisan politics too often overpowers any debate over the merits of our nation’s political mechanisms, and the filibuster is no exception. While I do believe that there has been a pattern of misuse with regard to the modern filibuster, I would not say that the filibuster itself is a bad parliamentary procedure. It forces the majority party to achieve broad support when dealing with controversial issues and functions as a check on Congress becoming a legislation metronome. Whether it stays or goes, the unfortunate reality is that the arguments the parties will advance will be (unsurprisingly) self-serving: nobody likes rules that don’t work for them.

Ryan McCarthy ’18 is a History undergraduate departmental representative.

He is also minoring in Economics.

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While I understand the idea that Gov. Walker is suggesting (if it is indeed coming from a place of integrity and not limiting the voices of the minority party in the Senate), I don’t think immediate action regarding the filibuster is necessary — if necessary at all. Though the effectiveness of the legislative body has been under scrutiny, the solution to this issue cannot be to disregard the voices of the minority in the Senate. The concept of our Constitution and the representative process makes it clear that those elected to these positions should be intelligent enough to effectively debate and vote, based on reason itself. If Congress is unable to do this, then the question must be asked why. Here’s an answer: It’s not because of the filibuster. There are deeper issues at play here, specifically those concerning the effects of polarization — excluding the voice of the minority, however, won’t resolve that. Nevertheless, Governor Walker completely ignores the fact that there are indeed ways to override the filibuster if the majority of the Senate believes it should be. By way of cloture, a rule introduce in 1917, the Senate can overturn a filibuster by way of two-thirds of the Senate voting against it.

Shaquan McDowell ’18 is the co-president and co-founder of the Purple Party.

Elias Rosenfeld ’20 The Filibuster is a constitutional constraint that must be kept, especially in circumstances such as now. The framers of our Constitution designed it so change would be difficult and not overnight. As a Democrat, I have seen Republicans use the filibuster a plethora of times to obstruct or delay reforms by the Obama Presidency. This is not necessarily bad: Yes, it does obstruct change, but it also enables compromise and ensures even the minority voice is heard within the legislative chambers of the nation. Additionally, the ability to filibuster must remain in times such as these where the President won the electoral college but not the popular vote and has a Senate which is almost equally divided. The filibuster ensures this large minority is still heard and represented.

Elias Rosenfeld ’20 was a fellow for the Hillary Clinton campaign in Massachusetts and for the New Hampshire Coordinated Campaign. He intends to major in Politics and Sociology. He is a contributing writer for the Justice.

Mark Gimelstein ’17 From the outset, the filibuster debate contains a great degree of irony. The same people — mainly liberal Democrats — who now advocate keeping the filibuster were also the ones who had no problem with former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) leveling the “nuclear option,” eliminating most filibusters on nominees, in 2013. Nevertheless, the points made by proponents of keeping the filibuster are valid. Minority rights matter. Just as minorities should and do have a say in helping decide presidential elections through the Electoral College, so too should minorities have a say in the Senate. The filibuster acts as a tool to fundamentally check the excesses of the party currently in control of the Senate. Republicans must remember that there will eventually come a time when they will be back as the minority party in Congress. They cannot take their temporary electoral wins for granted by being myopic in the pursuit of their agenda through force, thereby setting a precedent that the Democrats will not reverse in the future. As a result, the filibuster should stay.

Mark Gimelstein ’17 is the president of Brandeis Conservatives. He is also a columnist for the Justice.

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Arizona’s Maricopa County takes a harsh stance on illegal immigration ―— but not so harsh as to re-elect the infamous Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

Ironically, at the same time that 49.5 percent of them helped deliver the presidency to a man who continues to call for a border wall that Mexico will inexplicably pay for, the voters of Maricopa County ousted Arpaio after 24 years in the position. Arpaio is infamous, in part, for racial profiling geared at spotting people in the country illegally, but after six terms of similar policies and numerous resulting civil suits, approximately 55 percent of Maricopa voters apparently had enough.

Among other things, Arpaio is responsible for Tent City, an open-air jail in Maricopa County that houses at least 2,000 inmates, many of whom are low-level criminals serving short sentences or people awaiting trial who have not even been convicted, according to a July 29, 2013 ABC News article. Tent City subjects its prisoners to tripledigit temperatures that can easily exceed 120 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer.

To make matters worse, a U.S. Department of Justice investigation, published on Dec. 15, 2011, found evidence of discriminatory practices in Maricopa’s policing and jailing, as well as “use of excessive force against Latinos” and “gender and/or national origin bias by failing to adequately investigate sex crimes.” The report showed that Arpaio not only abused his power but also neglected his actual job duties.

These same practices ultimately landed Arpaio with criminal contempt of court charges in October after he failed to comply with a 2011 court order mandating that he cease his immigration patrols, according to an Oct. 25 Los Angeles Times article.

Over the years, tens of millions of taxpayer dollars have gone toward defending Arpaio in legal disputes like this, according to a Nov. 9 New York Times article. “He went from a leader of a law enforcement agency to literally being an outlaw,” as Paul K. Charlton, United States attorney for Arizona from 2001 to 2007, told the New York Times.

From wasting tax dollars to neglecting his duties and abusing its people, Arpaio failed Maricopa County. Likely for these reasons, Maricopa voters overwhelmingly rejected their veteran sheriff in this year’s election despite their seemingly contradictory support of Trump.

Arpaio and Trump share uncanny similarities, from their “tough” stances on immigration to their perpetuation of the conspiracy that President Barack Obama is not a U.S. citizen.

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Both demagogues rode a wave of xenophobic sentiment in their rise to power, and both had ongoing trials during their election bids this year.

The parallels, albeit coincidental, are difficult to ignore. In fact, some people, like Republican political strategist Barrett Marson, have even called Arpaio “the Donald Trump of Arizona,” according to the same Nov. 9 New York Times article.

Why, then, did Maricopa voters embrace one and forsake the other?

One admittedly optimistic possibility is wisdom in an electorate that, on some level, recognized flaws in Trump and Arpaio’s shared views once those views were put into practice.

In other words, even with all their similarities, Trump and Arpaio differ in at least one obvious regard: time spent in public office. Trump has spent no time turning his thoughts on public policy into action; Arpaio has spent 24 years. After experiencing the latter’s actions, Maricopa voters rejected Arpaio. “The people Arpaio targeted decided to target him,” the executive director of advocacy group Puente, Carlos Garcia, told the New York Times.

Hopefully, after Trump is no longer just an ideology and, like Arpaio, has instead become a series of violated rights and failed actions, Maricopa — and, on a larger scale, American — voters will have gained enough wisdom to reject another term from Trump, too.

Such a hope may be excessively idealistic, but at least it held true in the Sheriff’s office this year.

Instead of Arpaio, Maricopa voters elected former Phoenix police sergeant Paul Penzone, who ran on a platform of prison reform and civil rights, according to his campaign website.

“I pursued this because I want to restore the respect, the transparency,” Penzone said late last Tuesday, according to a Nov. 9 Arizona Republic article.

Penzone has said that he will work to “enhance community-based policing efforts for all cultures, ethnicities, communities and neighborhoods, restoring trust and confidence.” He also promised to correct the wrongs committed by Arpaio and “adhere to federal mandates, relieving taxpayers of this additional burden,” according to a Nov. 11 statement he published in the Arizona Republic.

Andre Segura, the American Civil Liberties Union attorney who represents Latino plaintiffs in the ongoing racial-profiling civil suit against the Maricopa Sheriff’s Office, has expressed hope that Penzone will work to resolve issues Arpaio created. Segura also called on Penzone “to improve community trust … and police legitimacy,” according to a Nov. 10 KJZZ article.

Arpaio’s defeat is “justice for the Latino community, especially for immigrants who suffered under [Arpaio’s] reign of terror,” Petra Falcon, executive director of Promise Arizona, said, according to a Nov. 8 Cronkite News article.

The outcome of the Maricopa sheriff election shows an encouraging level of progress, but Maricopa residents must not become complacent.

They must hold Penzone accountable for his

promises. In 1992, Arpaio originally ran on a more moderate, more “traditional” platform, according to a Nov. 8 Los Angeles Times article, but he became more extreme as his tenure dragged on. The risk of something similar exists for Penzone, so Maricopa voters must remain vigilant in ensuring that their next sheriff does not perpetrate civil rights abuses as the former did.

This vigilance has only become more crucial in the wake of Trump’s victory. As hateful efforts to combat illegal immigration inevitably intensify under the Trump administration, all counties across America ―— especially those in states with high populations of immigrants — must actively oppose racial profiling.

Hopefully, in Maricopa, Penzone will reform Arpaio’s deeply flawed practices. That is the least residents deserve after finally ousting “America’s toughest sheriff,” a man who does not even show the most basic empathy for the people he has harmed, through policies he himself recognizes as debasing. “If I do go to jail,” Arpaio said, as quoted in the same Nov. 9 New York Times article, “I’m glad it will be federal, because I’ll get three square meals a day” — instead of the mere two served at the jails he ran. Arpaio, the same man who notoriously said, “Jail is not a country club,” clearly thinks he is above his precious “Tent City.”

While Arpaio may never feel the same pain and discomfort he inflicted on others, at least Maricopa County is finally free from him.

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Animal abuse comes in many shapes and forms. I tend to live by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals motto: “Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment, or abuse in any way.” On Nov. 2, PETA debuted a controversial video that reflects this message. The ad features survivors of rape and sexual assault who echo messages of feeling worthless and powerless before their assaulters. At the end of the video, the women hold up signs with images of a cow who has to go through a similar horror. The ad ends with one message: “Every year, billions of animals are born into the meat, egg, and dairy industry. Almost all of them are a result of forcible artificial insemination. Almost all of them are a result of rape. Don’t participate. Go vegan.”

The ad started a firestorm online; individuals criticized PETA for the lack of empathy for sexual assault survivors. Others believed the ad made a false comparison between meat and dairy consumption and sexual assault,

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according to a Nov. 4 article on Motto, a part of Time Magazine. On Twitter, @anthoknees tweeted, “How many survivors work for @ peta? And yet y’all think an ad like this is k? There are *so* many ways to package a message. This ain’t ok [.]” PETA responded: “@ anthoknees Acknowledging that animals are sexually abused for meat & dairy doesn’t take away from the seriousness of sexual abuse of humans.” While sexual assault should never be taken lightly, this PETA campaign served its purpose — to stir up controversy and grab the headlines.

Let’s remember that those featured in the ad chose to do so and agreed with the viewpoint conveyed. Some of the women are indeed survivors of sexual assault. In fact, according to the same Nov. 4 Motto article, one of the women who participated in the video responded to the criticism, saying: “You’re placing a box on labelling who can be assaulted. And that’s not fair. I have a voice, and these animals don’t.”

Artificial insemination is the most widely used form of breeding for dairy cows. According to an Oct. 31, 2011 Progressive Dairyman article, this accounts for 78 percent of production. PETA estimates that the artificial inseminations occur about once a year per cow, leading to a cow surplus. Soon after their birth, calves are separated from their mothers. Males are sorted into feedlots to be used for the production of beef. Females grow up to live the same experience as their mothers.

The process of artificial insemination is

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used several times during a cow’s life. It’s an extremely invasive process by which a human uses one arm to move the cow’s rectum to access the uterus while the other hand prepares a gun for the insemination, according to a May 11, 2013 Free From Harm blog post. In other words, the AI process is an invasive gynecological procedure. If humans believe they are both intellectually and morally superior to animals, it is imperative that we speak against this abuse. We will never know the pain that animals experience with artificial insemination, but it is our responsibility to protect those who do not have a voice.

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We should start paying attention to this systematic abuse.

While cows typically live around 20 years, dairy farm cows typically only live 3-4 years.

They are killed when their milk production is no longer generating a profit, according to the Vegan Society.

So, where’s all the outrage? Not only do we use and abuse animals, but we essentially throw

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them away when they are no longer useful to us. Many people have deep criticism of those who abuse humans — and I will be the first to do that — or those who abuse our beloved dog.

However, when it comes to those powerless to speak, we remain silent.

Recent progress has been made on the front of animal rights. This past election cycle, the Massachusetts ballot Question 3 mandated the prohibition of “the sale of eggs, veal, or pork of a farm animal confined in spaces that prevent the animal from lying down, standing up, extending its limbs, or turning around,” according to Ballotpedia. 78 percent of Massachusetts voters supported the measure while only 22 percent opposed it. This will give animals in factory farms a bit more space to actually move.

Unfortunately, this improvement upon animal rights will not occur until 2022. This progress is not enough. If we consider ourselves both intellectually and morally superior to animals like cows, it is our responsibility to start acting like it.

We should start paying attention to this systematic abuse. By refusing to watch videos like this, you are just another individual determined to maintain the status quo. This level of abuse should not be blindly accepted merely because the viewer refuses to accept the fact that animals too experience pain.

So the next time you lift that burger to your mouth or take a bite of that mac and cheese, think about this one phrase at the end of the video: “Because I am you — only different.”

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FORUM REACTIONS TO 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

POINT: Condemn Trump supporters’ reaction to racist remarks By ravi simon JUSTICE STAFF WRITER

In a September opinion piece for the Justice, I argued that Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers ought not to have protested police brutality by kneeling during the national anthem. My argument, in a nutshell, was that refusing to honor a symbol of America was not a good way to protest racism because, while factions of the country might be racist, the very core beliefs and values of the country were ones that were in line with racial equality. “If I were born in a country I believed to be, at its very core, fundamentally unjust,” I wrote in the piece, “it would be fine and even preferable not to stand for the anthem. Yet, to me, the United States is not convincingly that country.” Nov. 8 changed my mind, not only about Kaepernick’s protest but also about the heart of this country.

Let there be no ambiguity in my opinion on President-elect Donald Trump; he is a bigot.

From the very first day of his campaign, when he called Mexican immigrants rapists, to Election Day, he has consistently demeaned people of color, both in words and actions. Mitt Romney, John McCain and the other establishment Republicans who have dominated the party for the last decade may support policies which are bad for people of color ― and other minorities ― but I doubt that this is a result of deep-seated personal prejudice.

Donald Trump, on the other hand, has seemed to pursue racist ends long before he ran for president. According to an investigation by the New York Times, published on Aug. 27, Trump was sued twice by the Justice Department in the 1970s for discriminating against African-Americans by denying them housing in his apartment blocks. In the 1980s, Trump spent $85,000 on full-page advertisements in major New York newspapers, demanding the return of the death penalty in response to the rape of a jogger in Central Park, according to an Oct. 8 Washington Post article. By feeding the outrage machine, Trump was largely responsible for the public pressure which contributed to the wrongful conviction of five teenagers of color in this case, one of

the first times he used his public persona to scapegoat minorities. Despite their exoneration upon further DNA evidence, Trump wrote an op-ed for the New York Daily News in June 2014, in which he claimed to still believe that they were guilty. According to a July 23 New York Times opinion piece, John O’Donnell, the former president of the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, released a book in 1991 which quoted Trump as saying, “Black guys counting my money! I hate it. The only kind of people I want counting my money are short guys that wear yarmulkes every day” and that “laziness is a trait in blacks.” In a May 1997 interview with Playboy Magazine, Trump admitted that the quote was authentic. If that is not a sign of deep-seated personal prejudice, then I cannot imagine what could possibly qualify.

This year’s election did not change the composition of the country; it only unveiled a truth that was obscured from my sight by my own privilege. The country is remarkably racist. People of color like Kaepernick know this because it is a reality that they live. The underlying assumption of my earlier article was that, while implicit and institutional racism existed, these were notions that were not reflected by America’s core values. The election proves otherwise, however. It is unclear whether half of American voters supported Trump because they, too, share his racist beliefs, but it is clear that, at the very least, half of them voted for him in spite of his racism.

When the “disgruntled” or “economically disempowered” white Trump voters claim that they are not racist, it begs the question — what is racist by their standards?

Trump failed to adequately disavow David Duke’s endorsement, failed to disavow his own comments about Mexicans, failed to apologize for racist business practices and for racist hatred toward the Central Park Five. By electing Trump, America refused to reject racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia — to ever draw a line in the sand. The Republicans linked themselves with white nationalists during the campaign by refusing to ever oppose them despite being given a million chances to do so. Now these same people complain that “not all [Trump

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supporters] are ‘bigots and racists’, and... [that Democrats need to understand] their fears and motives in a non-condescending manner, without sticking labels on them,” to quote a Trump supporter on Facebook.

Trump supporters cannot have their cake and eat it, too. If you support and legitimize racism for political or personal gain, you are still racist. Having ulterior motives does not make you any morally better. Hillary Clinton was not everyone’s first choice, but the comparison in the election could not have been more stark. Perhaps what struck me most was the audacity of Trump and his supporters to implicitly claim that they know what is best for minorities, better than the minorities themselves. Just shy of 90 percent of Black Americans voted for Clinton, yet Trump sailed to power on the backs of white Americans.

My friends who are people of color feel unsafe and worry about their future in Trump’s America. Kaepernick’s protest was one aimed toward a state which has turned its back on minorities. This was a reality that has only become clear to me in the wake of the election. People of color, among the other groups threatened by a Trump presidency, should feel no obligation

to stand for the anthem, to repeat the pledge of allegiance or to feel any semblance of patriotism for a country which has repeatedly denied that their lives matter.

Two months ago, I thought that America cherished values of equality and that this has been the driver behind the often slow, but nevertheless steady, social progress of this nation’s history.

This might be true at Brandeis―— it might even be true in Massachusetts — but the election has decisively proven that it is untrue for America as a whole. I recognize now that progress has happened, not thanks to but in spite of the reluctance of most Americans. For those of us who have had a rude awakening to the real America, the one that was always outside our bubbles of privilege, there is no option but to fight and organize. We cannot allow the policies of Trump to go unchallenged. There can be no ban on Muslims or deportations of undocumented immigrants or end to birthright citizenship. Unless we want to live in a world where racism is increasingly normalized again, we cannot stop calling Trump and his policies bigoted and we cannot let people forget the things he has said in his campaign.

COUNTERPOINT: Resist tendency to depersonalize Trump supporters By ben margolin JUSTICE contributing WRITER

It’s morning in America again — a new day. I can’t help but be reminded of the political climate in Israel when Prime Minister Menachem Begin won for the first time. The Labor Party elite was sure of its impending victory and its ability to maintain control over the government, and it downplayed the role of the working class.

Just as the Likud Party shocked the Labor elite in 1977, the victory of Donald Trump in America’s 2016 presidential election shocked America.

While the comparison between Begin and Trump may not be the perfect analogy, the surrounding political climate is largely evocative. The majority of media outlets were convinced of Hillary’s victory and even convinced me of this reality. Those of us who are absolutely shocked by the election results need to contend with the circumstances that led to a Trump victory.

Additionally, we need to be more cognizant of our tendency toward groupthink, which has been partially influenced by America’s slanted media. Groupthink, as it manifests itself on this campus, squashes independent thinking by suppressing dissenting opinions, thereby created a space where most people, outwardly, seem to be in agreement.

As an anti-Trump conservative, the results of the election are disappointing yet understandable. In order to begin to understand the next four years, it is important to understand what led to this result. First, to categorically say that anyone who voted for Trump is a racist, misogynist and uneducated individual is intellectually dishonest. Instead of looking inward to see what problems are prevalent in the Democratic Party, the Obama Administration or liberal ideology, many instead seek a scapegoat to explain the Trump phenomenon.

This is obviously not to say that there are not any racists, misogynists or uneducated people among Trump supporters, but whether they are the majority of his voters is still unknown. It is time to realize that

Trump is our president-elect. He won despite lacking significant Republicanestablishment support and backlash against his myriad gruesome statements.

These circumstances only highlight the overwhelming concerns and fears of many middle-class Americans, and to discredit these concerns outright would be a mistake.

In order to disregard those aforementioned setbacks and cast a vote for Trump, workingclass Americans needed to be convinced of their better future with Trump policies than with Clinton policies.

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Only once we legitimate the concerns of the other side can we begin working on a better tomorrow Moreover, an aversion to Clinton after the various components of her email scandal made it difficult to support her. Whether because of conflicts of interest between the Clinton Foundation and the State Department or her naivete in dealing with classified information, she was far from the ideal candidate for the Democratic Party. In other words, frustrations over the past eight years have allowed for the rise of Trump.

Not unique to the United States, there is a growing global fear over secure borders, migration and national demographics. Is it legitimate to condemn Trump’s statements on Mexicans and Muslims? Without a doubt.

However, that does not excuse the American people from engaging with the concept of tighter borders.

Many working-class people are tired of illegal immigration, have lost their jobs and have genuine national security concerns.

Every candidate claims to stand for secure borders, but looking back on the past eight years, Americans are frustrated with the number of illegal immigrants entering

this country. In 2010, the Pew Hispanic Center estimates that eight million illegal immigrants were in the workforce, taking jobs that people here legally could be doing.

All I ask is that instead of exclusively demonizing the Trump supporter, we try to put ourselves in their shoes. Should Democrats fail to comprehend the factors which led to a Trump victory, they are doomed to continue to lose elections. If you were a working-class individual who lost your job to an illegal immigrant willing to do it for less, you would be frustrated.

If you observe the lack of assimilation among immigrants from the Middle East to European countries, you might have a sense of fear for your own neighborhood.

If you shared these concerns, you would not be alone — this is the constituency that supported Trump. In fact, on March 1, The Atlantic published findings that issues like immigration are at the top of Trump supporters’ agendas.

Additionally, from the perspective of Republicans, the future of the Supreme Court is not one to be ignored. In a time of increased polarization between liberals and conservatives, overlapping in a time where multiple Supreme Court seats may open up over the next four years, Americans were required to make tough choices. While many conservatives disavowed Trump, many are frightened by the prospects of a liberally leaning Supreme Court. SCOTUS will likely hear more cases on gun control, abortion and potentially even free speech.

For many Americans, these issues are of the utmost importance, and it behooves every voter to imagine a candidate who will appoint a justice who will uphold one’s vision of America. If you are an American who fears your 2nd Amendment right may be in jeopardy, or who fears a fluid moral compass on the Court, or even fears a court that legislates from the bench in general — you are not alone. You do not have to be racist, sexist or ignorant to place a high level of importance on these issues. While Trump certainly will not be the best president in American history, it is important not to denigrate these very real considerations.

The picture that the Democratic Party

establishment sought to paint of Trump supporters, while having some truth to it, was too often incomplete. This picture frequently ignored these aforementioned voters that have very real concerns.

Many students scroll through their Facebook newsfeeds only to find statements telling Trump voters that they are racist and demanding that anyone who voted for Trump unfriend them. What is the benefit in that? Where is the intellectual discourse? You might be wondering, “Are Trump supporters capable of intellectual discourse?” If you are, then you are guilty of the phenomenon I am describing here.

A person should not dehumanize and belittle their opponent so much that political opinions are significant enough to compromise a friendship. That kind of mentality leads to intellectual insulation, not discourse. If you surround yourself exclusively with people who share your political views and refuse to engage the other side, you may have been convinced of the impending Hillary victory, just as I was.

All of your friends may have supported her, your newsfeed was covered with pro-Hillary posts before Election Day and the media you follow has been ferociously anti-Trump. But now the cognitive dissonance is hopefully sinking in. You realize now that the bubble is only so thick and that now you have no choice but to engage with the other point of view. The insulated safe space you have created rejects opinions that differ from your own as categorically deplorable.

Instead of rejecting opinions that you do not hold or the people that hold them, engage. Try to understand the other side, and maybe they will try to understand you as well. Only once we legitimate the concerns of the other side can we begin working on a better tomorrow.

While the election results may be far less than ideal, all hope is not lost. These next four years can be a time of intellectual debate and discourse, where we reject hyperpartisanship for progress and prosperity.

Not only four years from now but also two years from now, we ought to continue to go to the polls and make our voices heard for the future.

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WSOCCER: Squad moves on with an exciting win CONTINUED FROM 16 chaotic sequence in front of the net that ended with Maatallah slotting the ball in the back of the net.

Moscovitch was credited with the assist on the play.

The team’s third goal on the day would come late in the 70th minute of action. Schwartz, much like she did during Sunday’s game, showcased her ability to be a difference maker with her explosive offensive attack.

Midfielder Haliana Burhans ’18 blasted off a shot that was saved by the Virginia Wesleyan keeper, but unfortunately for the opposition, Schwartz was standing there to take the rebound and convert it for another goal.

The defense held up the score the rest of the way, with Grossman only forced to record four saves during the victory. For Grossman, the win represented her 20th collegiate career shutout and her

12th of the 2016 season.

The Judges will now move on to the Sweet 16 for the second consecutive year. They will be attempting to improve upon last year’s result in which they fell in the round and were eliminated from the tournament.

The Judges fell in crushing fashion last year, losing in a 1-0 overtime game to a tough Hobart and William Smith Colleges team.

William Smith was one of the top-ranked teams in the nation, with an outstanding regularseason record of 19-1-1.

The Judges had a scoring drought going into the game, scoring only two goals in their two playoff matchups. The Judges will look to reverse that trend this time around, with forward Lea McDaniel ’17 at the helm of the team’s offense.

With four goals in two playoff games this year, the Judges are on the right path.

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UP IN THE AIR

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ON THE PROWL: Midfielder Josh Ocel ’17 looks down the field as he prepares his attack against Wheaton College on Sept. 27.

MSOCCER: Men secure

PRO SPORTS: third straight Sweet 16 spot Rookie QB Prescott leads team to the top CONTINUED FROM 16

CONTINUED FROM 16 two interceptions to lead his team to the top spot in the conference.

He has also rushed for 125 yards and four touchdowns, showing his athleticism and impressive versatility.

Whether or not Romo takes his team back upon recovering is unimportant, as the Cowboys are in excellent hands

for the foreseeable future thanks to Prescott’s slide down the NFL draft board.

The NFL’s current stars are some of its newest players. Every team will need to utilize its young talent in the coming games. With an abundance of young players, it will be very exciting to see how the second half of the season unfolds.

goal, a familiar obstacle for the Judges’ offense. Midfielder Josh Ocel ’17 scored the first goal of the match and what seemed to be the go-ahead goal in the 68th minute. With only three minutes left in the game, the Bears went on an offensive attack, scoring the tying goal and pushing the game to overtime.

The Judges went into overtime eager for a taste of the second round and accustomed to the overtime period. Forward Zach Vieira ’17 managed to put the Judges through on a score from a beautiful pass from Ocel, three minutes into the period.

The Judges looked solid out on the playing field, outmatching the Bears 25-10 in shooting and an impressive 12-1 in corner kicks.

The Judges were able to extend their season, facing off against St. Joseph’s College of Maine in the second round.

Judges 3, St. Joseph’s 0 The Judges blew past the competition with one of their best performances of the entire season.

In the 30th minute of play, forward Mike Lynch ’17 knocked in the ultimate game-winning goal. A mere four minutes later, defender Thales Brito ’17 tacked on one more goal for

good measure.

Seven minutes into the second half, midfielder Patrick Flahive ’17 found the back of the net, with a usual assist from Ocel, to seal the deal.

Goalie Ben Woodhouse ’18 held three clutch saves on the day to help the Judges advance to the next round of the playoffs.

The Judges will look to continue their brilliant playoff run in the Sweet 16 against Amherst College, which beat Daniel Webster College in a 3-0 rout in the second round.

The Judges will need to carry their momentum to beat a tough Amherst squad and advance to the Elite 8 round of the playoffs.

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UAA STANDINGS

Chicago Carnegie JUDGES Emory NYU WashU Rochester Case

Goals

UAA Conf. Overall W L D W L D Pct. 5 0 2 16 0 2 1.000 3 2 2 12 3 2 .800 3 2 2 10 5 3 .667 3 3 1 10 5 1 .667 3 4 0 9 7 2 .563 2 3 2 10 4 2 .714 2 3 2 9 4 3 .692 0 4 3 5 9 4 .357

Josh Ocel ’17 led the team with five goals.

Player Goals Josh Ocel 5 Patrick Flahive 4 Andrew Allen 4 Evan Jastremski 4

Assists Josh Ocel ’17 led the team with 11 assists.

Player Assists Josh Ocel 11 Zach Vieira 5 Andrew Allen 3 Dylan Hennessey 1

EDITOR’S NOTE: The men concluded their regular season in a 1-0 loss against New York University.

WOMen’s Soccer UAA STANDINGS

TEAM STATS Goals

UAA Conf. Overall

W L D W L D WashU 5 1 1 14 2 2 Carnegie 5 2 0 11 5 1 Chicago 4 3 0 15 3 0 Emory 2 2 3 9 5 3 JUDGES 2 3 2 13 3 3 Rochester 2 3 2 5 7 6 NYU 1 2 4 10 3 5 Case 0 5 2 6 8 4

Pct. .875 .688 .833 .643 .813 .417 .769 .429

EDITOR’S NOTE: The women concluded their regular season in a 1-1 tie against New York University.

Lea McDaniel ’17 led the team with 11 goals.

Player Goals Lea McDaniel 11 Cidney Moscovitch 7 Samantha Schwartz 7 Haliana Burhans 3

Assists Haliana Burhans ’18 led the team with five assists.

Player Assists Haliana Burhans 5 Sam Volpe 5 Cidney Moscovitch 4

VOLLEYBALL UAA STANDINGS

TEAM STATS

UAA Conf. Overall

W L W L Chicago 7 0 18 11 Emory 6 1 30 5 Washington 5 2 22 10 Carnegie 4 3 25 7 Rochester 3 4 24 11 Case 2 5 21 10 NYU 1 6 16 16 JUDGES 0 7 7 21

Shea Decker-Jacoby ’19 led the team with 207 kills.

Player Kills Shea Decker-Jacoby 207 Emma Bartlett 196 Jessie Moore 130 Grace Krumpack 118

Kills Pct. .621 .857 .688 .781 .686 .677 .500 .250

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Judges concluded their season with a loss against New York University on Saturday.

Digs Yvette Cho ’19 led the team with 445 digs.

Player Digs Yvette Cho 445 Grace Krumpack 247 Marlee Nork 160 Shea Decker-Jacoby 129

cross cOuntry

Results from the 2016 NCAA DIII Regional Qualifier hosted by Holyoke Community College.

TOP FINISHERS (Men’s)

TOP FINISHERS (Women’s)

8-Kilometer Run

6-Kilometer Run

RUNNER TIME Ryan Stender 25:00.91 Mitchell Hutton 25:17.12 Liam Garvey 25:42.24

RUNNER TIME Emily Bryson 21:44.37 Maddie Dolins 22:11.36 Kate Farrell 22:17.67

EDITOR’S NOTE: Nov. 19 NCAA Division III Championships at Louisville

JUMP AND SMASH

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KILLING IT: Outside hitter Shea

Decker-Jacoby ’19 leaps up for the kill in a competitive match against Salve Regina on Oct. 8.

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DeRozan’s efficiency takes league by storm ■ Point guard DeMar DeRozan has an incredible 34.0 points per game to start this year’s season.

By Evan robins Justice sTAFF WRITER

It’s popular to begin an article on the Toronto Raptors by saying they don’t get talked about a lot.

As much as I would like to avoid what has become a cliché sentiment surrounding this team, the fact is, it’s true. Even with a run to the Eastern Conference Finals last season and some high profile Drake fandom, the Raptors still have flown under the radar in every season in recent basketball memory.

Part of the reason for their lack of visibility has been the absence of a marquee superstar. Though as a franchise they achieved unprecedented success last season, led by the All-Star duo of Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan, the team is still a tier below the Cleveland Cavaliers and the elite of the Western conference in the league’s pecking order. Neither player has the kind of stature to draw significant individual attention. Until now. Maybe.

Shooting guard DeMar DeRozan has had an incredible start to the season, as his 34.0 points per game leads the league in scoring and his run of scoring 30 or more points in eight out of the first nine games of the season has been matched only six other times in National Basketball Association history, per the Elias Sports Bureau. When someone is mentioned next to the likes of Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan, it begins to draw eyes.

The 27-year-old DeRozan has been a plus scorer in the NBA for the length of his career but has also been defined by his inability to shoot threes. A career 28 percent threepoint shooter, DeRozan has, for years, seemed out of touch with this analytics era of basketball that places

an emphasis on shooting threes and taking fewer midrange jump shots.

While his high-volume, off-ball shooting guard peers, such as Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson and Portland Trailblazers guard C.J. McCollum, are distinguished by their large efficiency from beyond the arc, DeRozan has never added this shot to his repertoire. While in theory not becoming a three-point shooter could have put a limit on his scoring ability, DeRozan is proving that this is not the case.

So what kind of shots has Derozan been taking to separate his scoring from not only his past seasons but also the rest of the NBA this year?

Essentially, he has doubled down on pull-up jumpers and drives to the rim, coupling high efficiency with high volume to become, perhaps, the league’s best scorer. This is seen in his tracking stats, per NBA.com, when filtering the players to reflect those who are similarly high volume and play significant minutes and looking only at players who, like DeRozan, are on the floor over 30 minutes a game and average over 20 points a game.

Of these players, DeRozan is the most efficient pull-up jump shot shooter, making 53.8 percent of such shots, and also the highest volume pull-up jump shooter, scoring 14.1 points on 13.0 of these shots per game.

These numbers are also a substantial jump from DeRozan’s 2015 to 2016 campaign, helping to explain the jump in overall scoring from the 23.5 points per game he averaged in what was considered to be a career year for the shooting guard last season.

Over the course of the season last year, Derozan shot 39.1 percent with his pull-up jumpers and scored 5.9 points per game on these shots, taking only 7.4 per shots game. This difference alone nearly accounts for the 10.5 points per game increase in total scoring between this year and last year. Here, volume and efficiency are fundamentally tied together, as the fact that he’s been making these shots likely increases the number

that he and the team have confidence in him taking.

DeRozan has also improved his drives to the basket and distinguished himself at the top of the league. In terms of efficiency, DeRozan ranks a respectable 13th among similarly qualified players by converting on 54.4 percent of his drives, while ranking second behind Trailblazers point guard Damian Lillard with an astounding 10.0 points per game off drives to the rim.

Notably, only Lillard attempts at least as many as DeRozan’s 6.3 shots off drives and makes a higher percentage than DeRozan, as DeRozan again couples high shooting volume with high efficiency.

Additionally, DeRozan has also improved on his drive statistics from last season, though his drop in relative ranking to other players would misleadingly suggest he has declined. He led the league last season in points per game off drives, with 8.7 points per game last year versus 10.0 points per game this year.

Though he was ninth in drive field goal percentage, last season’s 50.6 percent conversion rate is 3.8 percent less efficient than this season.

Overall, DeRozan has put up roughly seven more shots per game this season than last year, which he has converted to the tune of a 52.8 percent field goal percentage that is the highest of any guard in the NBA this regular season.

Though this spectacular start will likely come to an end, DeRozan has shown his ability to force the action and get the shots that he’s comfortable with, not conforming to the trends of the NBA, and perhaps is becoming a superstar because of it.

The Raptors have gotten off to a hot start, with a record of 7-2 to place themselves in third place in the Eastern conference. The team will need the help of DeRozan and Lowry to propell them past the likes of the Cavs and Hawks, who place first and second in the league, respectively. If DeRozan can continue his impressive run, the Raptors have a shot.

PRO SPORTS BRIEF

League gets unexpected face-lift in first games To nobody’s disappointment, the 2016 to 2017 National Basketball Association season has gotten off to a fast-paced and exciting start, thanks to its players’ endless talent pool.

As usual, players like Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James, Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry and Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook have dominated so far, but other players like Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid, Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan and Atlanta Hawks center Dwight Howard are surpassing every critic’s expectations.

To start the list, DeRozan, who has begun his eighth season on fire, is averaging more points than anyone in the league at an impressive 34.1 per game. This rate is almost twice the average of his entire career. DeRozan has spent his entire career as a Raptor, and he has always caught the attention of fans everywhere, but he has now transitioned from an all-star talent to superstar caliber leader.

The Raptors have been off to a successful start, as well, as they have won six of their first eight, barely losing two games by five points or less.

Like a superstar should, DeRozan has been playing tremendously in

the fourth quarter as well, and he seems to be delivering most of his damage at the last moments of games. Should he keep up this level of play, he will be a large contender in the MVP discussion at the end of the season.

Embiid, on the other hand, in just his first year in the NBA, has made the Sixers beyond glad to have picked him up as the third pick in the draft just two full seasons ago. Unfortunately, Embiid was injured just weeks before being drafted by the Sixers in 2014. In his first season of play, the eager center has been one of the most challenging players to defend in the paint.

He has averaged 18.8 points per game in just above 22 minutes played per game. He also snags 6.8 boards per game and swats away 2.3 blocked shots each night. While these may not seems like astounding figures, it is reassuring for Philadelphia fans to see a player who has so much raw potential.

Howard, another star center, has had a wild ride of a career, starting his career off strong in Orlando, where he won a Defensive Player of the Year award. He was later traded to Houston, where he was equally lacking in performance.

His heart didn’t seem to be in his performance as much it was in

Orlando, and people questioned his potential to ever play with the same mindset again.

This past offseason, he was traded to Atlanta, where he replaced former starting center Al Horford, who now plays for the Boston Celtics. So far, Howard seems to be clicking on all cylinders, showing his old mindset when he steps onto the court. He averages a double-double, scoring 15.2 points and grabbing 12.4 rebounds per game. Howard is one of the most challenging players to match up against when he is on top of his game, as he has the power on offense to score baskets over nearly all defenders.

Howard also has the agility to defend practically any big man in the league, as well as successfully compete for most rebounds.

Needless to say, Howard is definitely looking like he’s back.

There are others who are surpassing expectations this season, but these three players are prime examples of the unexpected success of the NBA that makes each new season new and exciting time for basketball fans. Keep an eye out for these names as the season goes on, as they should help bring an exciting season of basketball to fans everywhere.

—Lev Brown

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NUTMEG SEASON

Club advances with shutout win ■ Goalie Ben Woodhouse ’18 did not allow a single goal, leading the Judges to the next round of playoffs.

By jerry miller JUSTICE editor

After a tumultuous season, the men’s soccer team has survived to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament after two weekend victories. The Judges defeated St. Joseph’s College of Maine 3-0 on Sunday after securing a 2-1 overtime victory against Western New England University on Saturday To begin the season, the Judges flew out of the gate, winning their first three matches by a total of five goals. Yet, the Judges were not able to hang on to their beautiful start, failing to win in their next five games of the season and pushing double overtime in four of those five.

The Judges continued to struggle, posting another three doubleovertime games for an anomalous seven double-overtime stints throughout the regular season.

However, the Judges were able to reverse course in the second half of

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October, winning five games to close out the month. The streak propelled the Judges from a measly 5-4-3 record to a playoff-worthy 10-4-3. The Judges tried to carry their momentum into their final game of the season against New York University but were unable to come away with a sixth win, losing in a shutout. The decisive match seemed to determine the Judges’ future, placing them in third place and seemingly out of reach of a playoff berth.

Yet the Judges were granted a well-deserved spot among the top Division III teams in the nation.

Going into the game on Saturday, the Judges seemed to have a slight edge over WNEU. WNEU held a record of 11-9-1 during their 2016 campaign, a few games under the Judges’ 10-5-3 record. The Judges also held an offensive advantage, defeating John Carroll University and Haverford College, two teams WNEU failed to even score against.

Brandeis 2, WNEU 1 The Judges outplayed WNEU in a nail-biting overtime win, 2-1. The Judges outshot the Bears 12-1 in the first half but could not produce a

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PRO SPORTS COLUMN

Young talent leads the way in NFL first half ■ Oakland Raiders

quarterback Derek Carr has proven early on in his career that he has what it takes to be a franchise player.

By ben katcher JUSTICE editorial assistant

The first half of this year’s NFL season has come to an end and not in the way that many had expected.

While the New England Patriots have dominated the AFC East standings in routine fashion, despite a brief interlude of quarterback drama, the defending champions Denver Broncos sit in third place in the AFC West.

Furthermore, the reigning NFC champion Carolina Panthers currently sit at a dismal 3-5 overall record and are in dead last in the NFC South.

However, there have been even more shocking surprises this year for the avid football fan.

The Oakland Raiders are in first place in their conference with a 7-2 record thanks to quarterback Derek Carr. San Diego Chargers fans are having flashbacks to LaDainian Tomlinson, as Melvin Gordon has been tearing it up in the backfield after a horrendous rookie campaign.

The Dallas Cowboys, despite losing veteran quarterback Tony Romo to a disappointing back injury, are sporting a 7-1 record and hold the top spot in the NFC East due to the unbelievably clutch play of rookie quarterback Dak Prescott.

Carr, Gordon and Prescott have all stood out this season and shown their potentials as franchise players. What do these three have in common? None of them are more than 25 years old. Prescott is a rookie, Gordon is in his second season and Carr is only in his

third season in the league. The faces of the NFL have transformed into new, young and very exciting players to watch.

Carr’s talent has never been in question, but he has also never been able to lead the Raiders to much success — in his first two seasons under quarterback, the team put up an abysmal 10-22 record.

However, the Raiders are leading their conference in 2016, and MVP talks have been well under way for the young gunslinger. Through nine games, Carr has thrown for 2,505 yards, 17 touchdowns and only three interceptions. In week eight of this season, Carr torched the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with 40 completions for an incredible 513 yards and four touchdowns in a 3024 victory. He followed that up in week nine with a 30-20 win against the incredibly tough Broncos defense. This young quarterback phenom is just getting started in the tough NFL, and his star potential is already limitless.

Gordon is an even bigger surprise for the Chargers this season. He was the 15th pick in the draft in 2015 and was expected to make an immediate impact for the up and coming squad. However, he rushed for 641 yards with zero touchdowns and was eventually benched to end the season. Coming back with a vengeance, Gordon has already rushed for 768 yards and racked up nine touchdowns through nine games in 2016. Although it took a year, Gordon has begun to live up to his potential as a legitimate franchise player.

Prescott was widely ignored in the 2016 NFL draft and fell to the fourth round before being selected by the Cowboys. Through eight games this season though, Prescott has thrown for 2,020 yards, 12 touchdowns and just

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CUT AND DRIBBLE: Forward Lea McDaniel ’17 focuses on the ball and jukes out her defender against Lesley Universtiy on Oct. 4.

Women upset No. 5 ranked team in NCAAs ■ Defender Hannah

Maatallah ’19 scored twice to advance the Judges to the next round of the NCAA playoff tournament.

By NOAH HESSDORF JUSTICE EDITOR

The women’s soccer advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament after two impressive victories this past weekend. On Sunday, the Judges defeated the No. 5 Lions of The College of New Jersey on the road during a tense 1-1 (4-2) penalty kick shootout. The team had the opportunity to play against the Lions of TCNJ after earning a beautiful 3-0 victory against Virginia Wesleyan College on Saturday.

Judges 1 (4-2), TCNJ 1 The squad was up against a brutal test against the fifth-best team in the nation, the TCNJ Lions.

The home team opposition had only lost one game the entire season, a record that was altered after Sunday’s matchup.

Brandeis gave up an early goal

in the first half to fall behind by a goal. TCNJ junior midfielder Elizabeth Thoresen was able to slot one past Judges goalkeeper Alexis Grossman ’17 after a great pass from senior forward Christine Levering. Neither team was able to put together many more solid opportunities to put points on the board during the half.

The Judges found themselves in an unfamiliar position in what has been an overall strong season, being down a goal. With many key seniors on the team facing the prospects of their collegiate careers coming to a close, the Judges were forced to hunker down and save their incredible season. As the closing buzzer loomed, forward Samantha Schwartz ’18 put the team on her back.

With a loose ball forcing both teams to scramble, Schwartz calmly beat her defender and collected the ball. The junior booted the ball from 15 yards out of the top of the box and tied up the game with four minutes remaining in regulation.

The clutch score led to a tied up game, which prompted an exciting overtime period.

The Judges and Lions remained

scoreless during both overtime possessions and would engage in a penalty kick shootout to decide the outcome. During penalty kicks, the squad edged out TCNJ 4-2, punctured by a final score from forward Cidney Moscovitch ’17.

The senior’s shot continued the Judges’ season as they move on to the third round of the NCAA tournament, which will take place next weekend.

Judges 3, Virginia Wesleyan 0 In the Judges’ rout of Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon in Trenton, New Jersey, defender Hannah Maatallah ’19 stood out as the team’s star of the day.

Maatallah recorded a brace, an impressive feat of scoring two goals in one game. Most notable was that Maatallah was able to do so in three minutes, scoring both goals in that short time span.

Maatallah’s first score came in the 56th minute of the contest, when she hit on an attempt from outside the 18-yard box. The incredible deep shot was her fourth overall score on the season. She added another one when during a

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Music Panel

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MUSIC INDUSTRY MATTERS: Panelists discuss the opportunities and hindrances of social media in the success of modern musicians.

Panel gives insight into modern music

By Jaime gropper justice Staff writer

Due to changing technology, the music industry has undergone a drastic, seemingly irrevocable change within the past twenty years.

The impact of technology on the music industry emerged as a major theme of discussion in “The Dialogues: Global Music Industry Leaders.” The panel discussion this past Thursday in Slosberg Recital Hall featured five guest speakers who have spent their careers in the music industry and offered first-hand accounts of working within the industry, as well as their thoughts on its evolution. The panel also served as a mark of Brandeis’ close relationship to leaders of the music world, since all of the speakers were either alumni or parents of current students.

The advent of the internet has undoubtedly made it easier for artists to share their talent with the world and to be discovered. Whether this trend is better or worse for artists, however,

is debatable. The panelists, which included Mark Eisenberg ’85, a senior vice president for strategic initiatives at Sound Exchange, and Jeff Jones P’19, the CEO of the Beatles’ Apple Corps, discussed the changing nature of artist discovery and, more specifically, how it is common for higher-ups to decide whether a potential artist is worthy of their time based primarily on data and analytics, rather than true talent. Susan Dodes ’83 P’19 — a Professor in the Department of Music, Music Industry and Sound Recordings at the University of New Haven who has spent an extensive amount of her career in talent acquisition — expressed her apprehension about this. “I was raised in the music business to find and watch the talent, to go with my gut and understand if I’m seeing a star in the making, a true performer, a true artist, someone with a real voice. Now it’s about how many Shazams, how many Facebook likes, how many people are tweeting, etc.”

A perverse effect of the speed at which

things happen today is that many genuine musicians are not afforded time to develop as true artists. Jerry Blair, a music executive who currently heads the multidisciplinary talent and management company Global Entertainment Management, was particularly passionate about this issue, stating that the music industry just doesn’t allow for artist development anymore. This causes artists to be signed before their time and before they have developed enough to be really credible, interesting artists. Another issue is the trend of giving music away for free. Donald Friedman ’74, a partner at entertainment and media specialty law firm Grubman Shire & Meiselas, P.C. commented that artists don’t actually look to make their wealth from the record companies or royalties. In current times, artists make their money through live performance, through endorsement and branding opportunities and through music publishing. Overall, “the record company has become more of a spoke on a

wheel.”

The Dialogues served as an opportunity for young artists to hear about the practicalities of today’s music industry from prominent figures in the field. Students even had the chance to ask their own questions, which unsurprisingly centered around the idea of the best way to start a career in the music world. The general consensus was to take advantage of all internet platforms for sharing music and social media, but even more so to find gigs and work on your craft.

Friedman commented that if your goal is to sell a lot of records, you need a major label, but if it’s not, you may not, considering how cheap it is to produce music. Interestingly, the consensus among the speakers was that, despite changing technology, terrestrial radio is still very much the gatekeeper in deciding which songs and artists will make it through to the world. Overall, the panelists offered helpful tips on how to make it in a changing music industry.

Artist talk

Artist discusses merits of multimedia works

By MAx Moran justice Editor

As they walked into a tucked-away classroom in Goldman-Schwartz on Wednesday, students could have been forgiven for needing a moment to blink and double-take. Two separate projectors showed vibrant abstract animations onto two different walls, each one beautifully painted and wholly unique. Smiling patiently

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MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES: Saunders discusses his multimedia works and how each medium creates an interactive, deeper expression of his ideas.

between the projections sat Matt Saunders, a leading painter, animator and photographer who spoke about his influences and unusual path as an artist in a guest lecture.

The two-projector setup was a deliberate choice on Saunders’ part to recreate an aspect of his recent gallery works. “I do a lot of these animations that are multi-screen and often multi-directional and never feel like they do anything on the single screen,” he said. While

preparing for a recent show in Tokyo, Saunders walked into the room where his work would be shown and saw a massive window that would be impossible to cover up. His solution? Make a three-screen work “in which the third screen was the window.” He tried to make that work “very pointedly unfold over the course of the day as a sort of 24-hour cycle for this video.”

Museum-goers thus got different experiences at different times of the day, depending on the

natural light streaming through the space.

Saunders’ attention to the full sensory experience of his work also appears in his non-animated work. He experiments with many different materials in his paintings, including photo paper. He got his start in abstract painting, working “very earnestly” in New York City’s East Village neighborhood.

A cinephile, Saunders started renting films by famous artists who also came from the East Village, including Andy Warhol. He was captivated by a Warhol scene where actor Joe Dallesandro stands in a bathtub and shaves while looking into a mirror. “You see every muscle in his body relax as he enters this private space between the mirror and this familiar activity,” Saunders explained. He took snapshots of the individual frames of the scene then began painting those snapshots, growing gradually more stylized as he went.

“The thing that came out of the work was this frustration with a moving object,” he said.

At around the same time, Saunders began feeling “claustrophobic” about the restraints imposed by drawing, particularly the materials required. “It wasn’t better; it was more controlled.” Combining this fascination with film and his frustrations with drawing, Saunders resolved to draw each individual frame of the opening 10 seconds of a film, in which an actor simply sits in a car. Originally, Saunders planned to just display the hundreds of drawings together on a wall. When he saw it, however, he found it “so boring” that he decided instead to put his frames together and “reassemble the animation.” Thus, he got his start in animation.

Saunders displayed a range of works across both projectors. One animation depicted people riding bicycles but flip-flopped each frame between showing them in the negative or positive space. Others presented colorful, abstract shapes and swirls, where one could see each meticulous brush-stroke for each individual frame. From more minimalist drawings to exquisite paintings, Saunders demonstrated the wide range of an artist constantly pushing himself into new territory.

“I’m always trying to turn things over, to challenge myself in some way to not be able to do a thing, and of course you quickly figure out how to do it,” he said.

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Theater

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JURORS UNITE: Jury members convene to discuss the guilt or innocence of a 19-year-old boy.

Cast shines in ‘Twelve Angry Jurors’

By Kent Dinlenc JUSTICE STAFF WRITER

“Justice delivered without dispassion is always in danger of not being justice.” I was reminded of this quote from “The Hateful Eight” (2015) throughout the Hillel Theater Group’s performance of Sherman Segel’s adaptation of “12 Angry Men,” titled “12 Angry Jurors.” In this story, penned by Reginald Rose, jurors must decide whether to send a suspected 19-year-old to the electric chair for the alleged murder of his father. They must put aside their prejudice against reisdents of New York slums and their disdain for the lengthy and repetitive legal system.

Directed by Rafi Diamond ’18, the play itself did justice to its source material. Technical liberties with creative lighting queues and costume designs added character to each juror and the scenes their actors dominated, coordinated by Rachel Haskins ’17 and Becca Rogers ’19. Though the set was faithful to the script, the nature of the stage left almost half of the cast’s backs to the audience, leaving their voices muffled and distant.

Although the directors tried to solve this problem by having the characters get up and move around the table as they monologued, it was somewhat dizzying and unnecessary. The use of two tables across from each other, rather than one central table, might have been an easier endeavor that also proved more effective.

Some may think this script is all about the case itself and the laudable legal process that delivers justice to those who are deserving of it; however, to me, this play is about the people. This cast performed without skipping a beat. They stayed true to their personas, some cynical, some innocent, some passionate. The scene stealer, in my opinion, was Juror 3, portrayed by Remony Perlman ’19.

Playing the vehement parent of an abused runaway who couldn’t help but transfer her feelings to the case’s defendant, Perlman showed the audience she wasn’t afraid to yell at and bully each fellow juror to her side.

At the opposite end of her moral compass was Ben Winick’s ’17 Juror 8. Among the angry jury members, Juror 8 embodies the necessary dispassion and must perform the arduous task of convincing 11 other stubborn peers. Whether they were keeping their composure when they

needed to or yelling at the top of their lungs to accuse Perlman’s character of sadism, the aura of justice and honor revolved around them alongside the men and women they persuaded to review the facts — although their performance was a tad dramatic for a character representing neutrality and dispassion. The responsibility of keeping the group civilized fell onto Marek Harr’s (’20) capable shoulders as Juror 4. His objectivity maintained the group’s civility, acting as a judge in the deliberation.

The rest of the cast all successfully contributed to the realistic atmosphere of a jury room. As someone who has served as a juror before, I witnessed accurate portrayals of frustrated men and women who could not get along.

Sindy Sura ’19 kept the room from tearing itself apart as the foreman, maintaining order from descending to an ethical grey area. Julia Sirota ’18 played Juror 2, an innocent woman sustaining an aura of enthusiasm and positivity. Christine Kim ’17 provided much-needed perspective and sympathy as Juror 5, doing so with convincing empathy and experience.

The rest of the jurors, portrayed by Shira Rosenberg ’20, Yuni Hahn ’19 and Shoshi Finkel ’20, were subtle contributions that added to the tension and realism of the scene.

Going into the play, I sincerely hoped Jurors 10 and 11 would stay true to their characters. Played by Sivan Spector ’18 and Tafara Gava ’20 respectively, the two exceeded expectations and reignited the essence of justice. Constantly at odds with each other, one playing the prejudiced cretin who takes her citizenship for granted and the other taking pride in what it represents as an immigrant, the two fit perfectly with the rest of the crowd. Maybe it’s the negative political climate we are all wallowing in, but I couldn’t help compare them to our current state of democracy. Diamond successfully pulled everyone together as director to deliver a story that faithfully parallels the tone of the original.

“12 Angry Men” (1957) is one of my favorite movies of all time, and I went in spoiled by the skill of Henry Fonda and director Sidney Lumet, yet I was met with accurate and honest portrayals and a faithful adaptation.

—Editor’s note: Sabrina Sung ’18, who assistant directed the play, is the copy editor for the Justice.

LET’S WRAP THIS UP!: Juror 7 (Yuni Hahn ’19) yells at Juror 8 (Ben Winick ’17), demanding that he admit the defendant is guilty so the jury may go home.

LAST ONE STANDING: Juror 3 (Remony Perlman ’19) stands in solitude as the only juror who insists the defendant is guilty.

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Brandeis TALKS

INTERVIEW

What is your favorite food to eat on Thanksgiving?

Gabe Walker ’19

Raz Segal ’17

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“Pumpkin Pie.”

This week, justArts spoke with Gabe Walker ’19, who is directing Tympanium Euphorium’s production of “Urinetown,” which will be performed this weekend. justArts: Is this your first time directing?

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Karthik Rangan ’18 “I didn’t celebrate Thanksgiving growing up, so I guess I’ll find out once I do.”

Izzy Lockesmith ’20 “Apple pie, for sure.”

Caitlin Crane-Moscowitz ’20 “Mashed potatoes, always. Any kind of potato, but especially mashed potatoes.”

—Compiled and photographed by Natalia Wiater/the Justice.

STAFF’S Top Ten

Disney Movie Sidekicks

By Jen Geller

justice EDITORial assistant

Disney movies are classics.

However, often overlooked are the characters who help to make the protagonists successful.

Next time you want to sit down for a heartwarming movie, look for these super sidekicks: 1. Timon and Pumba, “The Lion King” 2. Mushu, “Mulan” 3. Olaf, “Frozen” 4. Tinkerbell, “Peter Pan” 5. Jiminy Cricket, “Pinocchio” 6. Baloo, “The Jungle Book” 7. Flounder, “The Little Mermaid” 8. Gus and Jaq, “Cinderella” 9. Thumper, “Bambi” 10. Lumière and Cogsworth, “Beauty and the Beast”

Gabe Walker: It is not. It is my first time directing something at Brandeis, but I directed a little bit when I was in high school, as well as some stuff in my area.

JA: How did you decide you wanted to direct “Urinetown”?

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GW: Well, it’s actually funny.

When I initially applied, the show wasn’t “Urinetown.” Last spring, [Tympanium Euphorium] voted to do “Rent,” so I applied to direct “Rent,” and I was accepted, and immediately after I was accepted, we actually found out that we couldn’t get the rights. So then they just put it out for a vote to the community, and “Urinetown” won. So it’s kind of a weird way how I ended up directing “Urinetown,” but I was really excited. I mean, “Rent” would have been a great show, but “Urinetown” is one of my favorite musicals.

JA: What’s been your favorite part of directing?

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GW: You know, that’s hard. I mean, just being in tech week now, it’s always so amazing, you know, because you’re in rehearsals, you’re in Upper Sherman, or Levin Ballroom or wherever, and you’re trying to work on this blocking and this choreography, and it looks good in those spaces, but you always get nervous about how it’s going to end up looking on the stage. So really, for me, it’s just been so cool lately to see all the actors being on the stage and now just watching the show come together. I’ve really enjoyed it.

JA: What’s been the most challenging part?

GW: Well, “Urinetown” is a very large cast — we have a little over 20 people — and there are certainly some rehearsals when we have everyone called. As a director, when I’m trying to lead rehearsals, it can be difficult.

But all of my actors are very, very talented and very hardworking, so even that hasn’t really been too much of an issue, because they have been very dedicated.

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JA: Is there any important message you hope the audience takes away from the show?

GW: “Urinetown” is a very politically charged show, so the message of the show has definitely changed a little bit over the past week as a result of the presidential election. And it’s made me do a lot of rethinking; I’ve talked to the actors about some of the messages [and] how they fit into our current political [state]. So, if there’s one message I want people to take away from it, I hope that this allows people to think critically about some of the decisions that they make, kind of in the way that the society is shaped, and their role in it. And I certainly hope that it makes people ask those sort of questions. But at the same time this is also a musical about peeing, so I also hope that it just kind of allows [the audience] to take a break from the very harsh political climate we’re in and enjoy it for a couple of hours, just escape.

—Lizzie Grossman