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MEETING OF THE MINDS

Annual celebration remembers MLK history and legacy ■ Scholars, performers

and activists came together to commemorate MLK on Monday night.

By Abby Patkin JUSTICE Editor

“‘Justice is love correcting that which revolts against love,’” Dean of Students Jamele Adams stated at the 11th annual Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on Monday night. The quote, which comes from the event’s namesake, was one of many shared that night by speakers and performers who wished to convey the many aspects of Black

history and the Civil Rights movement that King embodied.

Rev. Matthew Carriker, the University’s Protestant chaplain, and Allison Cornelisse, the Catholic chaplain, introduced the event, each sharing words on spirituality and nonviolence.

Adams then took the stage, explaining to the audience that, “every component of this evening is a derivative of words from or shared by things Dr. King has said.”

He also issued the audience a call to action, urging, “Now let us stand as a human community, a campus community. … This means that we have to work out for love. We

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BRIEF University revises its alcohol policy for registered events with addition of new position The University has adopted new policies for alcohol service at registered parties on campus, according to a Jan. 13 email from the Department of Community Living sent to upperclassmen.

DCL notes in the email that the biggest addition to the alcohol policy for residence halls is the creation of the Alcohol Beverage Server (ABS), who is in charge of pouring and overseeing alcohol consumption at registered events. The email notes that in addition to the primary host — a position formerly known as the sober host — the ABS will also meet with a DCL staff member to review the event registration request prior to the event. Additionally, while the primary host must live in the hosted space, the ABS must only be a Brandeis student of legal drinking age. However, the ABS cannot be the same person as the primary host and must

also present their Brandeis ID when meeting with DCL. Other components of the new policy include the primary host and ABS being present for the entire duration of registered events and alcohol service ending half an hour before the end of the event.

According to the email, the new rules were proposed by a group of student leaders and were approved after meetings with DCL, the Psychological Counseling Center and the Dean’s Office. “We are excited to present guidelines that promote student safety while hosting events in the residence halls,” the DCL email noted.

DCL director Tim Touchette did not respond to requests for comment as of press time.

The updated guidelines went into effect immediately and will affect all registered events in the coming months.

—Abby Patkin

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A PRESIDENTIAL CONVERSATION: Student Union President Nyah Macklin '16 (left) briefly speaks with University President-elect Ronald Liebowitz (right) at his welcome reception for students and faculty on Tuesday, Jan. 12.

Liebowitz delivers first address to student body ■ The University's ninth

president, who will assume office in July, spoke to students for the first time last Tuesday about what attracted him to Brandeis.

By CARMI ROTHBERG and Max Moran JUSTICE Editors

University President-elect Ronald Liebowitz addressed students for the first time in Levin Ballroom on Tuesday, expressing his excitement toward joining the University community. Liebowitz stated that he was attracted to Brandeis due to its history of inclusivity, experimentation with curricula and teaching, and interaction among undergraduate and graduate departments.

In an interview with the Justice after his speech, Liebowitz said that he will be spending one day a week on campus starting in February “to really learn as much as I can in this four or five month pe-

riod leading up to July First when I begin.” He was announced as the selected candidate for the University’s ninth president on Dec. 18, succeeding Interim President Lisa Lynch, who will return to her position as Provost.

Lynch briefly introduced Liebowitz’s remarks to a crowd, which included midyear students, Orientation Leaders and student activists and advocates. Liebowitz, who served as the president of Middlebury college for 11 years, stated, “The fact that it [Brandeis] was founded in order to be more inclusive, provide opportunities for students who had otherwise been denied access to many institutions, to me, is quite compelling.” He added that he found the combination of undergraduate, graduate and professional studies — and the fact that undergraduates at Brandeis can take courses on the graduate level — engaging. “That faculty members and programs collaborate and talk to one another like I haven’t seen at most universities and colleges — it’s really an amazing commitment to these three lev-

els of education that was very compelling,” he said.

Liebowitz then expressed his hope that the University would consider its “historical willingness to go beyond what is typical” throughout the next year. “In other words,” he elaborated, “to be innovative, to experiment, to take risks in higher education. I think we’re in a period now in higher education where we need that. We need leadership and thinking a little bit differently on how to do things, on how to address issues, on how to engage students in a different way.”

Liebowitz added in his interview with the Justice that he felt it would be important to ensure “that Brandeis is in step with the times, to make sure that the education Brandeis offers really does meet the needs of students.” He declined to comment on particular areas his administration will focus on, emphasizing his intention to first speak to the students and community members.

After the speech, several of the student leaders of the Ford Hall

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NEWS SENATE LOG Senators discuss initiatives for the upcoming semester The Senate convened for its first meeting of the semester on Sunday to discuss ongoing initiatives and internal funding requests for events that will take place in the coming months.

The meeting was led by Student Union Vice President David Herbstritt ’17. As there were no clubs seeking recognition or charter and there were no internal communications to be discussed, the Senate moved immediately to executive officer reports. The Student Union’s Director of Programming, Adriana Gleaton ’17 briefly discussed an upcoming Senate training session for returning and incoming senators, which will take place next Sunday.

Herbstritt then delivered the vice president’s report. He told the Senate that he spoke with Senior Representative to the Board of Trustees Grady Ward ’16, Junior Representative to the Board of Trustees Emily Conrad ’17 and Student Union President Nyah Macklin ’16 over the phone to discuss broader Student Union issues and cohesion within the Union.

He also noted that elections for the open Senate positions will take place on Friday, with the results being announced on Saturday and the new representatives taking office on Sunday. He added that all open seats have individuals running for them, with the exception of the midyear senator position.

Next, Herbstritt briefly discussed the then-ongoing race for the executive senator position, which he vacated upon becoming vice president. According to Herbstritt, candidates for that position included Class of 2018 Senator Paul Sindberg, North Quad Senator Hannah Brown ’19, and Senator At Large Lucy Wen ’18. Voting for executive senator was conducted during a closed executive session. Herbstritt notified the Justice in an email that Sindberg had been selected.

The Senate then moved into committee chair reports, the highlights of which included a brief discussion of plans for this semester’s midnight buffet, a description of three Black History Month events that the Union will be sponsoring, the ongoing effort to create a mural in East Quad’s airplane lounge and a new program that would allow environmental groups on campus to speak publicly on global and local environmental issues.

Next, the senators discussed the two senate money requests that were on the table. The first request was for $200 of funding for a ’Deis Impact event that the Social Justice and Diversity committee will sponsor.

The event, which Racial Minority Senator Bethlehem Seifu Belaineh ’16 described, would be centered around food that relates to the historical culture of Blacks from all over the world. She noted that the event would give people a chance to sample food from outside their own culture while learning and discussing important moments in Black history.

The next SMR was for the support and outreach committee to sponsor a community service event called “Brandeis bands together.” Brown explained that the event would allow the Senate to partner with a club on campus to support a charitable cause through the sale of wristbands. She noted that the Senate would focus on a different cause each month, and sales from the bands — which would cost $1 — would go to the cause.

She added that the requested funds would go to purchasing the bands and setting up the project. Both SMRs will be voted on next week, as is customary.

The Senators then gave individual reports, the highlights of which included improving the Brandeis app, especially the map feature; restructuring bystander training for clubs and club leaders by working with the office of prevention services; potentially compiling professors’ office hours on one easily-accessible document; working toward greater grade point average transparency for transfer and Myra Kraft Transitional Year Program students; building a meadow near the science parking lot; and gaining widespread support from the student body for Fun Bucks, an alternative name for dining points.

Herbstritt closed the open session by announcing that senators will no longer be required to submit their individual reports in writing before the meeting, though he asked that all senators come prepared with something to discuss at the meetings.

—Abby Patkin

CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS nA forum article misspelled Ben Feshbach’s ’19 name as Ben Fecshbach (Jan. 12, page 11).

The Justice welcomes submissions for errors that warrant correction or clarification. Email editor@ thejustice.org.

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POLICE LOG Medical Emergency

Jan. 13—University Police received a report from a staff member in the Lemberg Children’s Center who felt faint. BEMCo was notified, and University Police responded. BEMCo staff treated the party on scene with a signed refusal for further care.

Jan. 14—A caller in the Shapiro Campus Center reported that a worker was suffering from possible hypertension and was feeling lightheaded, but was conscious and alert. BEMCo staff treated the party on the scene with a signed refusal for further care.

Jan. 15—A party with a cut finger came to the Stoneman building for assistance. BEMCo was called and treated the party on the scene with a signed refusal for further care.

Jan. 15—A party in Massell Quad accidently stuck their head in a building. BEMCo was called for medical attention and treated the party on the scene with a signed refusal for further care.

Jan. 16—An unconscious party

was brought to Stoneman for intoxication treatment. The party was treated by BEMCo staff and transported to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care.

Jan. 16—Police received a report of a party in North Quad who was intoxicated and required medical attention. University Police and BEMCo responded and treated the party on the scene.

Cataldo ambulance transported the party to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care.

Jan. 16—A facilities staff member called Police and requested an ambulance transport for a laceration. BEMCo staff responded and Cataldo ambulance transported the party to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care.

Jan. 17—A Community Advisor in Massell Quad requested assistance with an intoxicated party. The party’s friends were on the scene and were attempting to remove them from the quad and drive them home. University Police were sent to evaluate the situation. The party left campus

in the care of friends via Uber. Police took no further action.

Disturbance

Jan. 15—Police received a report of loud music coming from the Foster Mods. Police asked the residents to lower the music and the residents complied.

Jan. 15—A University Police control center officer observed on closed-circuit television a large crowd gathered outside of the Foster Mods. Police dispersed more than 150 parties from outside of the Mods along with 100 from inside an apartment. University Police charged the residents at the scene with hosting an unauthorized party without consent from the Department of Community Living staff. The dispersal occurred without incident.

Drugs

Jan. 13—The Area Coordinator for East Quad requested University Police assistance with a strong odor of marijuana coming from an apartment. Police con-

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fiscated drug paraphernalia and compiled a report. The Department of Community Living handled a University judicial Community Standards Report.

Jan. 16—A Sodexo food service manager in the Usdan Student Center called University Police to report a bag that had illegal drugs, needles and other contraband. Police confiscated the bag and compiled a report with an investigation to follow.

Larceny

Jan. 14—A community member reported that their parking decal was stolen from their vehicle in Theater Lot. Police compiled a report on the incident.

Jan. 14—A caller from the Shapiro Campus Center reported that laptops were stolen from the SCC with no signs of forced entry. University Police compiled a report on the theft and notified library and technology services for possible tracking.

— Compiled by Avi Gold

BRIEF Northeastern adjuncts, represented by SEIU Local 509, make settlement with university administration

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Students gather at tables in the Shapiro Campus Center to play a game of bingo on Thursday night. The event, which was sponsored by the Department of Student Activities, also included giveaways and prizes.

Five days before a campus-wide walkout was set to occur, adjunct faculty at Northeastern University reached a contract settlement with university administrators on Wednesday.

The settlement involves a three-year agreement with Northeastern administrators that will provide improvements in compensation and course stability.

Additionally, the settlement is subject to a vote for ratification from affected Northeastern faculty, according to a press release from Service Employees International Union Local 509, which is also representing adjunct and contract faculty at Brandeis.

The University’s non-tenure track faculty voted to join SEIU Local 509 on Dec. 18, creating a bargaining unit that will work closely with the administration in the coming months.

According to its website, SEIU Local 509 also is involved in unionization efforts at Bentley University, Lesley University, Boston University and Tufts University.

The settlement at Northeastern, which is set to affect more than 900 instructors at the school, will improve per-course pay, course stability, intrafaculty inclusion and access to funding for adjunct faculty members, according to the press release.

The settlement comes after a 19-month unionization effort for Northeastern adjunct faculty, who voted to join SEIU Local 509 in May of 2014.

“When this process began, I had doubts about what could be accomplished through collective bargaining. But negotiations over this contract changed my views completely,” engineering technology instructor Elliot Chikofsky was quoted in the press release as saying. “Adjunct faculty now have a real seat at the table on issues like course schedules and curriculum planning.

We can finally contribute and be recognized for those contributions.”

—Abby Patkin

ANNOUNCEMENTS Summer Opportunities with Brandeis

Come learn about opportunities to study abroad, intern in another country, scholarship opportunities, JBS, or summer school.

Brandeis has a extensive number of opportunities to help you effectively utilize your summers! Summer foods will be provided.

Tonight from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Usdan International Lounge.

focusing on hunger and homelessness, mentoring, tutoring, aging, health and wellness and more. Sign up to get involved.

Tomorrow from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Shapiro Campus Center Atrium.

The Divestment Report

A lecture on Jews and Muslims in Morocco from the viewpoint of anthropologist André Levy.

Rabbi David Ellenson will provide opening remarks and Roy Mittelman will also speak. Refreshments will be served.

Tomorrow from 12 to 1:30 p.m. in the Mandel Reading Room.

Join us for updates from Brandeis’ Exploratory Committee on Fossil Fuel Divestment, which released its findings in April, and the new Presidential Task Force on Campus Sustainability. This event is part of “Our Impact: Climate Change, Fossil Fuels and Brandeis”: a series of discussions about the role of fossil fuel divestment as a strategy to combat climate change.

Refreshments will be served.

Thursday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Usdan International Lounge.

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Stop by recruitment night to learn about all 22 Waltham Group volunteer programs,

Asli Zengin, an Allen-Berenson Fellow in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, will

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present on her current research project on the regulation of transgenderism in Turkey.

Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. in Schwartz 103.

Skating on Frog Pond

Experience one of Boston’s signature winter activities by skating on the Boston Common Frog Pond. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the SCC ticket booth. Buses leave from T-Lot. Saturday from 12:15 to 3:45 p.m. off campus.

Relay for Life

Celebrate, remember, and fight back against cancer in Brandeis’ annual Relay For Life event.

This 12-hour event will feature memorial ceremonies, celebratory activities and events, and community-wide engagement and programming.

Saturday to Sunday from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. in the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center.

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STUDENT UNION

Herbstritt assumes Student Union vice presidency senator took the role after Dennis Hermida-Gonzalez ’16 took a leave of absence.

By Max Moran JUSTICE Editor

David Herbstritt ’17 assumed the role of Student Union Vice President on Jan. 13 due to former Vice President Dennis Hermida-Gonzalez ’16 taking a leave of absence from the University this semester due to a family concern.

Student Union President Nyah Macklin ’16 announced Herbstritt’s new position in a Jan. 13 email to the student body. Herbstritt has served as Executive Senator since last February, and has taken the vice presidential role per the Union constitution.

Macklin wrote of Hermida-Gonzalez, “Dennis’s passion for the Union has been unprecedented, and his ability to critically engage with issues that arise in our larger community, and do so with grace, is a characteristic that this Union needs. We are going to miss him this semester.” Hermida-Gonzalez wrote in an email to the Justice, “If I had to leave the position to anyone it would be David. He’s so passionate and driven and is one of the most hardworking people I have ever met. Him and Nyah will make a great team.”

In an interview with the Justice, Herbstritt said that his major focuses

as vice president will be on organization and the “retention and training [of] the next generation of union members. We are having a lot of current sophomores, soon to be juniors, who are going abroad and won’t be able to be on the senate next year,” Herbstritt explained. “We’re trying to make sure that those who we have now stay — so we have some experience — or at least run, and we’re trying to think of people in the community who might be good for the roles, who might want to run,” Herbstritt added.

During his time as Executive Senator, Herbstritt developed a new organizational system for managing the Senate’s budget and agenda and was heavily involved in drafting the Constitutional amendment last semester that added new members and term limits to the Allocations board. “Organization’s one of my big things,” he said. “It’s not exactly the most exciting part of the job, but it’s a part I do well.”

According to Herbstritt, one of the primary differences between his role as Executive Senator and Union Vice President is who he advocates for within the Union. “Executive Senator is a position that does sit on the EBoard,” Herbstritt said, “but in many cases they exist to be an advocate for the Senate on the E-board, whereas the Vice President is more responsible for making sure the Senate runs smoothly, has a lot of organizational duties, in addition to kind of being a

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BRIEF David Bunis leaves University

Students package meals for food pantries at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Interfaith Service on Monday. The event also featured a social justice and education-themed fair.

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member of the core E-Board team.”

Additionally, Macklin urged the student body in her email to, “Please welcome David with open arms as he has been an asset to the Union in his Executive Senator position. To say that David is a hard worker is an understatement, and I firmly believe that David will continue Dennis’ amazing work in his absence.”

When asked about what he believes students want out of their Union right now, Herbstritt answered, “That is a difficult question, because we as a union, we have our own perspective and sometimes we get stuck in it. What we think right now is that we really need to kind of be there to bring the community back together.

Whether the community sees that as their primary goal or demand of the union is yet to be seen, but I think that if we end up doing that, people will be thankful for it. It will be a good approach to take. And of course, the usual functions as well. A-board working and all that kind of stuff.”

He also noted that dedication is what makes a good Union representative. He said, “You have to be willing to be at the meetings, to do the work, to put the time in. You’ve got to have that kind of drive and that kind of diligence. And, of course, caring about the community helps too. You can be the most driven worker, but if you don’t care about Brandeis, what are you really doing it for?”

After having held the positions of senior vice president, chief of staff, chief legal officer, and assistant secretary and clerk of the board of trustees, David Bunis ’83 has left Brandeis to take a position as partner at Donnelly, Conroy & Gelhaar law firm in Boston. Bunis began at Brandeis in Jan. 2011 as Chief of Staff.

Bunis wrote in an email to the Justice, “I am very proud of our many accomplishments, including the rescue of the Rose Art Museum, the new Supreme Court swearing in tradition, and the adoption of substantial improvements to the University’s governance practices.”

Interim Senior Vice President for Communications Judy Glasser elaborated in an email to the Justice, writing, “He also was instrumental in creating Brandeis’ annual tradition of lawyer alumni being sworn in at the United States Supreme Court. More than 100 Brandeis alumni have participated to date, and they have had the opportunity to meet with Chief Justice Roberts and Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. With David’s assistance, this special tradition will

continue into the future.”

Glasser wrote that Peter Giumette was hired last summer as a senior advisor to Interim President Lisa Lynch, taking on many of Bunis’ former duties, and his responsibilities included “supporting the board of trustees, serving as a liaison between the president’s office and the board, and overseeing special initiatives of the interim president.”

He also became assistant secretary and clerk of the board of trustees after the Oct. 2015 board of trustees meeting. She added that Steven Locke will continue to serve the University as general counsel.

“As with any transition, the new Brandeis president will determine the structure and staff for the president’s office that fulfills his needs,” Glasser added in her email.

Bunis wrote in his email to the Justice, “As an alum, I know that Brandeis is in great hands, and I am looking forward to seeing the next generation of alums giving their time and leading the way forward for our alma mater.”

—Hannah Wulkan

OBITUARY Matt Sherman ’16 passes away Last Thursday, Interim President Lisa Lynch sent an email to the University community informing students, faculty and staff of the sudden passing of Matthew Sherman ’16 the previous day. He was 22.

The email, cosigned by Senior Vice President for Students and Enrollment Andrew Flagel, informed students of an informal ceremony commemorating Sherman, which was held that afternoon at the International Lounge in the Usdan Student Center.

Students gathered and shared memories of Sherman and reflections on his passing. Rabbi Elyse Winick led the ceremony and read poetry. The Psychological Counseling Center also offered drop-in counseling and care to students that afternoon.

Sherman, a Bedford NH native, is survived by his parents Richard and Dorothy Sherman. His obituary in the New Hampshire

Union Leader read that “Matt was a true and loyal friend to all those he cared about, always putting others before himself. He cherished time spent with friends and looked forward to their traditions of camping, hiking and bonfires.

Matt enjoyed time with family, whether it was fishing and boating on Cape Cod, binge watching a new TV series he’d discovered, or sampling his brother’s baking.”

A funeral service was held yesterday in the chapel at Phaneuf Funeral Homes and Crematorium in Manchester, NH. A burial will take place in the spring at Bedford Center Cemetery in New Hampshire. The obituary in the Union Leader states that rather than donating flowers, donations in Sherman’s memory may be made to the Farnum Center, an alcohol and drug rehabilitation center, in Farnum, NH. —Max Moran

STUDENT UNION

Student Union positions to be filled in upcoming elections ■ Candidates aim to

increase transparency between the student body and administration.

By Max moran JUSTICE editor

Spring elections for the Undergraduate Student Union are coming up this Friday, marking the first regular Union elections since a constitutional amendment revamped the Allocations Board and added new members while extending terms. Other positions up for grabs include several senate seats and assistant treasury roles. According to an email sent to the Justice by Student Union Secretary Shuying Liu ’16, 15 candidates are in the running for the 15 available positions.

Senate Seats Matthew Kowalyk ’18 and Cacildia Cain ’18 are each vying for the Class of 2018 Senator seats. The seats became available after Skye Golann ’18 left the University and Paul Sindberg ’18 was elected by the rest of the Senate on Sunday night to become the new Executive Senator, who represents the Senate on the Union Executive Board.

In separate emails to the Justice,

Cain and Kowalyk described their intentions and reasons for running.

Cain, an environmental studies major, wrote that she feels “environmental issues are overlooked at Brandeis and we as a campus and student body need to improve with sustainability.”

She added that “I believe every student can name something they think should be improved at Brandeis but lacks adequate recognition by the administration, ranging from the dining options and meal plans, to how the administration handles sexual assault or reacts to student activism.”

To address these issues, she hopes to increase transparency between the Brandeis administration, Board of Trustees and the student body.

Kowalyk, a video journalist for the Brandeis Hoot, wrote that he plans on using his videography skills to increase student awareness of Union activities and “to show people the value of working with the Student Union, and how Union decisions affect campus activities.”

Mitch Mankin ’16, the candidate for Off Campus Senator after Sam Krystal ’17 chose to take a leave of absence for the semester, wrote in an email to the Justice that he hopes to spend his last semester at Brandeis advocating for new requirements on the administration “to make real attempts to implement the policies in

student referendums that pass with >50% of the vote, or at the very least to respond formally and publicly to them.” Specifically, Mankin cited fossil fuel divestment and the Just Employment policy, both of which saw wide student support in online polls and referendums, as issues which the administration has not responded to substantively.

Stephanie Reifenberg ’16 is currently a member of the Senate sustainability committee and hopes to improve campus environmental issues while also “ensuring that it is the best semester possible for graduating Seniors” if she is elected Class of 2016 Senator. “The Brandeis Community is looking for leaders who are willing to put forth their all to make campus a safe and welcoming space for everyone, something that I believe the Student Union is currently doing that I hope to be a part of as a Senator,” Reifenberg wrote.

Morris Nadjar ’19, running for Massell Quad Senator, wrote to the Justice that while his platform is not yet set in stone, he is concerned about quad-specific issue. “We did not see any changes last semester in Massell Quad as we would have liked to see,” Nadjar wrote. “Therefore, under my term I wish to renew the life at Massell Quad.” He plans on calling attention to issues with the Massell

bathrooms and meeting with fellow residents to better understand their concerns. Other Senate races include Ryan Tracy’s ’17 bid for Class of 2017 Senator, Claudia Roldan’s ’18 bid for Rosenthal Quad Senator and Gwenyth Fraser’s ’17 bid for Ziv Quad Senator, though none of the three candidates could be reached by press time.

A-Board positions More positions are available on the A-Board, which reviews funding requests by clubs and allocates funds, than ever before after a constitutional amendment increased the board’s size from seven to 11 members on Nov. 7, according to a Nov. 10 Justice article.

The amendment came as a result of increased scrutiny of A-Board’s decision-making process after reduced rollover funds led to wide budget cuts for clubs last semester. It also added different term limits for several positions on A-Board to ensure that there is an experienced member on the board at all times.

Xinyi Xu ’19 and XiaoRan Wang ’18 are each running for two semesterslong appointments. Xu wrote in an email to the Justice that she has experience from being on an A-boardlike position in high school as well as from being an Economics major.

Wang wrote in an email to the Justice that she ran for A-Board because “as

an international student, I want to understand more about clubs and how financial system works in college.”

Jiabei Wang ’18 and Emma Russell ’19 are running for Racial Minority member and a three-semester appointment respectively. Neither responded to a request for comment by press time.

Assistant Treasurers Wenli Bao ’17 and Qifu Yin ’18 are each vying for appointment as Assistant Treasurers; rather than being voted in by the student body, qualified candidates are appointed to these positions by Treasurer Nicole Lenchner ’16. Five total assistant treasurers can be selected.

Bao wrote to the Justice that she applied for an assistant treasurer position to get more involved with the campus community and is familiar with club financing through her work as treasurer of the Ballroom Dance club. “I think we need a Union that is more efficient and maximally uses its resources to meet student body’s needs,” Bao wrote. Yin could not be reached by press time.

Other appointed positions include Chief of Staff to the President and Union, Media Manager and Historian of the Union, and several committee positions.

Candidates for these positions were not disclosed to the Justice.

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FACULTY

Engerman begins first term as SHAFR president (HIST) will lead the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations.

By Abby PATKIN JUSTICE EDITOR

On Jan. 1, Prof. David Engerman (HIST) began his term as the president of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations, a scholarly organization that focuses on the United States’ diplomatic engagements with other nations.

According to its website, the society, founded in 1967, promotes “the study, advancement and dissemination of a knowledge of American Foreign Relations.”

Engerman, the University’s Ottilie Springer Professor of History and the Chair of the History Department, previously served as the society’s vice president last year. In an email to the Justice, Engerman wrote that he first joined SHAFR in 1989 or 1990, before starting graduate school.

He wrote that during his tenure, he hopes to help facilitate the society’s functions and increase the pool of scholars and topics that SHAFR considers. “In terms of

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scholarship, I’m trying to continue the longstanding work of the organization to include within its orbit a wider and more diverse range of scholars and scholarship,” he wrote. “But there is also an institutional aspect to being president, and here my task is to help the organization manage transitions in our staff. While I was Vice President last year, I helped hire a new Executive Director and a new Conference Consultant — both of whom are already doing excellent work.”

According to Engerman, SHAFR has approximately 1,300 members, the majority of whom are either professors or graduate students, though he added that there are a number of high-school teachers and some retired diplomats and foreignpolicy experts who belong to the society. The society also publishes a quarterly scholarly journal, “Diplomatic History,” and a newsletter, “Passport,” and hosts annual conferences for members.

Though he has only been in office a short time, Engerman added that, “working as SHAFR president has already put me in touch with many members whom I hadn’t known earlier.” As a result, he said, he has come in contact with new books and articles that have helped him in his

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own research and writing. “SHAFR also actively promotes the exchange of ideas about teaching, so I’ve learned about some new sources and ideas to use in the classroom.

I can’t wait to teach my ‘American Century’ course next year and try out some of those ideas,” he wrote.

Having been a part of the society for over 25 years, Engerman also emphasized how honored he feels to serve as its president and encourage its growth and improvement.

“It’s been an intellectually exciting organization, with a great journal … and a terrific annual conference; it’s also been exceptionally wellrun, with amazingly talent and dedicated membership and leadership.

My main job is simply to keep the momentum going,” he wrote.

Engerman, an expert on the history of the Cold War, received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1998, and authored “Modernization from the Other Shore” (2003) and “Know Your Enemy” (2009). He is currently working on a new book titled, “Planning for Plenty: The Economic Cold War in India.” According to the SHAFR website, he was named the society’s Bernath Lecturer in 2006 and a “Top Young Historian” by the History News Network in 2010.

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For civil rights lawyer Germaine Ingram, life is equal parts scholarship, art and social justice; her tap dancing performances often focus on historical and social justice themes, and her lectures draw upon her years spent pursuing justice in court. On Feb. 3, Ingram will bring these themes together as she delivers the keynote address for ’DEIS Impact 2016.

This year marks the fifth annual ’DEIS Impact, an 11-day celebration of social justice. The festival, which includes events hosted by clubs, student organizations and community groups, is put on as a collaboration between the Student Union and the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life. Ingram will be performing “Freedom Underfoot” — about the final year of the Civil War in Atlanta — on Feb. 2 and will give her address, “The Law and the Stage: Platforms for Pursuing Social Justice,” on Feb. 3.

Marci McPhee, the director of campus programs at the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life, wrote in an email to the Justice that Ingram was a clear choice, as she “embodies what I feel is the spirit of ‘DEIS Impact: starting wherever you are, taking whatever you have, and using that to build social justice in all its dimensions.”

Additionally, McPhee noted that the invitation is decided jointly, due to the collaborative nature of ’DEIS Impact and given that it is a partnership between the Student Union and the Ethics Center. She added that the talk and performance are also part of the Student Support Services Program’s 25th anniversary celebration, and will be co-sponsored by Brandeis Posse and the University’s new interdisciplinary minor in Creativity, the Arts, and Social Transformation.

McPhee, who sits on the ’DEIS Impact Steering Committee, also touched on the different committees that come together to put ’DEIS Impact together. She noted that while

the Working Group is made up of staff members from across the University and the Steering Committee is comprised of Student Union, ’DEIS Impact and Ethics Center leaders, the majority of the work is done by the Core Committee, a group of students “who work to make it all happen.”

The Core Committee is led by Chair Lindsay Mitnik ’16 and Vice-Chair Emily Conrad ’17, neither of whom could be reached for comment as of press time.

According to McPhee, a new addition to ’DEIS Impact this year will be ’DEIS Impact College, “a series of open classes taught by faculty who are connecting their regular course material to social justice in that first week of February. Anyone can drop into these classes with favorite professors or on compelling topics, and see social justice alive in the heart of any university — the classroom.”

She added that she’s particularly looking forward to the featured and community partner events, especially one titled “Breaking the Story: How Eight Ordinary Citizens Took Down the FBI.” The event, taking place on Feb. 1, will include a screening of the 2014 film “1971,” which focuses on an incident in which eight individuals broke into an FBI office in an attempt to act as whistleblowers. The event will also include a question-and-answer session with the film’s director, Johanna Hamilton; Washington Post reporter Betty Medsger, who originally reported the story; and two of the burglars who were involved in the break-in.

Ultimately, though, McPhee emphasized that the most noteworthy aspect of this year’s ’DEIS Impact is the week’s most fundamental one: the celebration of social justice. “The Brandeis community is remarkable in its commitment to social justice. ’DEIS Impact is an exciting way to reflect and explore that,” she wrote.

Ingram, McPhee wrote, will embody this commitment to justice well as she takes the stage on Feb. 3: “For 30 years, Ingram was a civil rights lawyer, working to address injustice in police departments, education and construction trades. Then she reinvented herself, taking her talent for jazz tap dance and using the stage as another way to address injustice.”

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UNRECOGNIZED STRUGGLE: Clennon King's documentary and speech centered on the St. Augustine Civil Rights Movement.

MLK: Filmmaker speaks on Florida civil rights movement got to exercise our minds and our decisions in the name of love, with love in our hearts and love in our minds. We have to do some mental and physical pushups, sit ups, stand ups, sit-ins.”

“We gotta continue to be about that life. And that life is a good one,” he added.

Adams also recited some original poetry on Black identity and the Civil Rights movement before Student Union President Nyah Macklin ’16 sang “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which is often referred to as the “Black American National Anthem.” The step team, Platinum, then gave a performance, which featured an excerpt from Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise.”

Makalani Mack '16 addressed the audience, discussing how Civil Rights leaders King and Malcolm X are often seen as embodying “the yin and yang of Black America.”

He also read from X’s speech, “On Protecting Black Women,” stating, “The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman, the most unprotected person in America is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America is the Black woman.”

The Boston Tap Company, led by Sean Fielder, then delivered a series of performances, with Fielder at one point delivering a solo act to King’s “We Shall Overcome” speech.

Amaris Brown ’16, Brontë Velez ’16 and Queen White ’16 approached the podium together to speak to the audience, discussing the male-centric narrative of the history of Black struggle. Brown read the names of several female Civil Rights movement leaders, including Coretta Scott King, Rosa Parks, Ella Baker, Angela Davis ’65 and Maya Angelou. “These women were not queens of his dream but visionaries of their own,” Brown stated. She added that the women named “challenged the notion of isolated struggle and sin-

gle leadership.”

Velez elaborated that, “The absence of these women’s stories are a result of our inability to understand that racism is a symptom of power. Race structures that are maintained by the patriarchy and that we must address in our fight for freedom, even within the black community at large. The way this history is recited and remembered assigns a timeline that indexes the crusade for Civil Rights as beginning and ending with the efforts and dreams of Martin Luther King. We have yet to commit ourselves to the task of learning the histories of the women and queer folk who fought for freedom alongside Dr. King, and we most certainly have overlooked the labor of the women who fought before him.”

The Civil Rights movement, she added, is “a movement that did not end at MLK’s death.”

White concluded, “The future depends on these marginalized people for transitions, authorship and work to enable this country to merit its most ugliest truth. Our ugly truth is that black women are denied the space to live out their lives.”

After a performance from hip hop dance troupe Kaos Kids, Tremaine Smith ’18 — whom Adams dubbed the “embodiment” of King — read King’s 1964 acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize. “I accept this award on behalf of a civil rights movement which is moving with determination and a majestic scorn for risk and danger to establish a reign of freedom and a rule of justice,” he read. “I am mindful that only yesterday in Birmingham, Alabama, our children, crying out for brotherhood, were answered with fire hoses, snarling dogs and even death. … After contemplation, I conclude that this award … is a profound recognition that nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral question of our time

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— the need for man to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to violence and oppression.”

Adams then introduced the evening’s final speaker, filmmaker and journalist Clennon L. King. King, who is not related to the event’s namesake, noted that his recent documentary, “Passage at St. Augustine,” had been in the works for 13 years before he completed it in 2015.

He added that part of what inspired him to finish the documentary was Google’s selection of his partner, Boston artist Ekua Holmes, for the creation of the 2015 MLK Day doodle, which depicted King’s march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala. King also noted that his subject matter, the Civil Rights Movement in St. Augustine, Fla., can be considered “the Black Lives Matter Movement of 1964.”

The film was then screened for the audience, showing various clips of archival footage and interviews with Civil Rights leaders who had been involved in St. Augustine. Particularly impactful scenes include those when a hotel manager is seen pouring acid into a pool that young black individuals are swimming in and when police officers in St. Augustine use cattle prods to manage crowds of demonstrators.

After the screening, King once again addressed the audience, noting that the Civil Rights movement “was about our ability to follow our tax dollars to wherever they were being spent.”

He added that segregation acted as a “firewall” to these efforts, “making relevant what was irrelevant, which was our skin color.”

“It was never about holding hands with white people,” King elaborated. “It’s no different than what happened in downtown Boston with the Tea Party. They were being taxed and they weren’t being represented.”

A brief question-and-answer session followed King’s discussion.

2015 movement presented Liebowitz with a folder containing information about their sit-in at the Bernstein-Marcus Administration Center last semester. Liebowitz told the Justice that he would review the information in the folder but declined to comment on the movement itself at this time. Student Union President Nyah Macklin ’16, who was among the students presenting the folder after the speech, could not be reached for comment by press time.

Liebowitz concluded his speech by expressing that he’s observed a connection among Waltham and Newton residents to the University. “People in this area have a connection, a deep connection to Brandeis whether or not they went

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“I want to ensure that the Senate has the tools it needs in order to give our constituency the best possible Brandeis experience,” Sindberg explained in an email to the Justice on why he decided to run for Executive Senator. “I wanted the Executive Senator position because I want to continue to bring relevant and impactful services to the student body, and that demands good representation to the Union's Executive Board,” he wrote.

Sindberg explained in his email to the Justice that he has

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Liebowitz also congratulated Lynch on her time as interim University president, saying, “She’s had an incredibly challenging year that she’s handled, I think, most masterfully.”

Liebowitz added that he is looking forward to hearing about the thoughts, ideas and concerns of the student body. “Don’t hold back,” he told the audience. “It doesn’t matter if someone carries the title of president — it’s important to engage.”

Liebowitz's appointment represents the end of a months-long search process that began after the eighth University president, Frederick Lawrence, resigned last February.

two specific goals for his time as executive senator. “My first goal is to make sure my fellow Senators are kept in the loop and have an active voice in that Executive Board. My second goal is to make sure that the Union and the Senate is adequately reaching out to and engaging with its constituency; I know the Union is a bit of a confusing organization, and I want to get the campus at large more involved and invested in our work,” he wrote.

He added, “Right now, I see a disconnect between the social justice rhetoric of our university and the way in which minority students are treated on this campus. I personally want a Union that is active in rectifying this disconnect. I believe the Union should encourage students to engage with issues of race, gender, and sexuality, and advocate on behalf of the student body to the administration.”

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CAREER GURU: Debbie Lipton ’83 achieved a decades-old dream when she founded Lipton Career Management three years ago.

By KIRBY KOCHANOWSKI EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

It’s finally 2016, and for many people the start of the New Year means it’s time to set some new goals. On Jan. 13, the Hiatt Career Center sponsored a webinar, hosted by Debbie Lipton ’83, to help give Brandeisians a jumpstart on their 2016 career goals.

“I’m a career counselor and job-search coach,” Lipton said in an interview with the Justice. “So I do everything from helping people to make good decisions about the type of work they want to do to helping them get there once they decide what they want.”

After responding to an email from the Hiatt Career Center looking for alumni to conduct mock interviews with students, Lipton connected with Alexandra Stephens, associate director of Alumni Career Programs and Engagement. After learning about Lipton’s role as a career counselor, Stephens suggested Lipton host a webinar at the start of the New Year.

During the webinar, Lipton stressed the importance of making the right type of resolutions. Using the acronym SMART, she explained that the best goals are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-framed.

Rather than saying, ‘I will get a new job,’ Lipton suggested it might be more helpful to instead say, ‘This month I will look into jobs in my field of interest.’

This, she explained, creates a much more attainable goal and discourages a win/lose philosophy of thinking.

Lipton also talked about the importance of having a support system in place. Though making SMART goals sets you up for success, she explained that it’s equally important to be accountable for those goals.

While using the SMART goal method is something all Brandeis students can try, Lipton goes a bit more in-depth with her own clients.

“I’m going to ask them to write down what they may be interested in and ask them to share information with me about their work history, about their education, about volunteer work, hobbies, awards they’ve received either in school or the workplace [and] what they feel most proud of,” she said.

She also seeks to understand the reasoning behind the career choices her clients have made to see what outside factors may have influenced them.

“For many people it can be because of what their parents do,” Lipton explained. “Or it can be a family expectation, or many years ago, especially for women, choices were far more limited so they were typically secretaries or teachers or nurses, but not necessarily anywhere else; but that’s changed enormously in the last couple of generations.”

The job-search process is something that has become more nuanced in the past several years thanks to the rising use of technology and

Debbie Lipton ’83 hosted a webinar for the Hiatt Career Center focused on goal setting and accountability social media.

Lipton has charted these changes and works to find ways to help her clients stand out.

“If your resume and cover letter and Linked In aren’t done in a particular way, even if you’re the right person for the job, the employers won’t necessarily pay attention to you because you’re not communicating your skills and capabilities in a way that is meaningful to them. You need to be able to do that.”

While studying as a student at Brandeis, Lipton found herself helping other students with their graduate school and job applications during their senior years.

“Something clicked between that and career counseling,” she explained. “By the time I graduated Brandeis, I knew I wanted to be a career counselor, but it just took me a little while to figure out how to make it happen … I wanted to explore other careers myself before I became someone who was going to help other people figure out what they wanted to do.”

After graduation, Lipton first started working for an organization that focused on public relations and community outreach on behalf of fraternal organizations.

From there she gained experience working within the public and private sectors and non-profits. It was only three years ago that she founded Lipton Career Management.

“I had talked about [founding my own business] a lot, but circumstances only came together about three years ago,” she said.

For current Brandeis undergraduates, Lipton gave advice for achieving career success.

She emphasized that all students should visit the Hiatt Career Center as soon as possible.

“What you want to be doing is thinking about where you want your education to take you. A lot of people are scared to look that straight in the eye because it can feel overwhelming, but … just start by having a conversation about what you think you might like to do.”

She also explained the benefit of scheduling informational interviews where you can speak to someone who has knowledge of or does work in your field of interest.

“Some people have a certain idea about what a field is going to be like … then they arrive and they start the job and they realize they don’t like the job or they don’t like the industry.

If they had thought about that ahead of time they might have made different choices in their coursework and in setting their goal.”

Looking back at her own undergraduate experience, Lipton was pleased with the connections she made at the Hiatt Career Center as well as in her choice of school.

Though it took her nearly 30 years, Lipton was able to found her own business doing the work she first identified as her passion while at Brandeis.

“I took something that was a dream and made it a reality in order to be able to come back to the work that I love doing most,” Lipton said.

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SMART RESOLUTIONS: Lipton encouraged the webinar participants to use this sheet when setting goals.

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EXAMPLE OF EFFICIENCY: Lipton suggested every goal should be broken down into manageable steps.

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DREAM TEAM: The E-board members of GirlUp (from left to right), Gabriela Astaiza ’19, Rachel Groth ’19, Karina Meythaler ’19, Andrews Figueroa ’19, Sarah Khimjee ’19, Gabriela Calcano ’19 and Sabrina Carrero ’19.

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Uniting across nations Two first-year students establish a Brandeis chapter of GirlUp

By RACHEL LEDERER JUSTICE STAFF WRITER

A new club that aims to support and empower women worldwide has materialized here at Brandeis.

The club is a local chapter of the GirlUp campaign of the United Nations Foundation, an organization separate from the United Nations itself that aims to connect the U.N. with outside organizations to help bring about change. The goal of the Brandeis chapter is to fundraise money for the missions of the campaign and to raise awareness for the issues that women face globally through thoughtful discussions and events.

When Sarah Khimjee ’19 moved to New York from Pune, India four years ago, she was determined to continue making a positive impact in her home country but didn’t know exactly how. When her freshman year high school English teacher told her about GirlUp, she saw it as a medium through which to make real change in the world.

Along with another student and the English teacher, Khimjee founded a GirlUp club at her high school and maintained it for four years, even serving as a teen advisor for the international organization during her senior year. Now, Khimjee and fellow first-year Rachel Groth ’19 have co-founded a Brandeis chapter.

Groth had not heard of GirlUp before coming to Brandeis, but in

an interview with the Justice she explained that she “fell in love with it right away” after Khimjee informed her of the organization and its mission.

The club was chartered last semester and has had several meetings so far — each drawing large crowds. “We were surprised about how successful it was,” Groth said.

“It honestly warmed my heart to see how many people cared, because not only did people show up, but they genuinely participated in the conversation about the issues and goals for the club.”

Khimjee agreed. “I think it was a huge change from what it was like in high school, because in high school we had to ask people to be involved and there were a few people who were genuinely involved with it, but the majority of people were just there.”

Khimjee, the president, and Groth, the vice president, along with event coordinators Sabrina Carrero ’19, Gabriela Calcano ’19, Gabriela Astaiza ’19, treasurer Karina Meythaler ’19, and secretary Andrews Figueroa ’19, conducted a successful fundraiser as their first event — a mac and cheese and grilled cheese delivery that brought in over $400 in funds to set aside to develop GirlUp’s Brandeis chapter and to donate directly to the GirlUp foundation.

They hope to conduct similar fundraisers in the coming semesters as well as performance-based events,

such as open mic nights and poetry slams.

Among a host of initiatives, Groth and Khimjee hope to raise funds for SchoolCycle, a GirlUp program which provides bikes to girls in Guatemala, where sometimes the only obstacle facing a girl who wants an education is her physical distance from the school.

“We always say that it seems like such a small thing to give someone a bicycle, but it can completely change their lives because it actually allows them to get to school and then possibly have a future job,” said Groth.

They are also passionate about working towards making child marriage illegal, as this would open up the door for more women to receive educations, be more economically independent and generally have more control over their lives. Groth noted that Guatemala recently banned child marriage, which she called exciting, especially since Guatemala is one of the countries that GirlUp partners with and fundraises for, along with Ethiopia, Liberia, Malawi and India.

Groth and Khimjee stressed that all genders are welcome to the club’s meetings, though women have been coming more often than men. They say they’ve even been questioned as to whether boys are allowed to join the club.

“We know there are a lot of men here who care about these issues,

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SQUARE TABLE DISCUSSION: GirlUp’s E-board met for their first meeting of the spring semester on Friday and discussed collaborating with other clubs like the Fashion Design Club.

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POWERFUL DUO: Rachel Groth ’19 (left) and Sarah Khimjee ’19 (right) chartered GirlUp, a campaign of the United Nations Foundation to empower women across the globe.

but they’re just afraid to speak up about it, or they think that they can’t speak up about it,” said Groth. “But that’s not true at all.”

In terms of the future of the club, the two co-founders are dreaming big. “We have really high expectations for the club, and we know it’ll probably take a while to get there, but reach for the stars, right?” Khimjee laughed.

An eventual goal for the club is to fund trips to national GirlUp events, such as lobbying on Capitol Hill. GirlUp recently helped pass the Girls Count Act, which was approved unanimously by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama. The act states that the U.S. will help to implement programs abroad that make it easier for girls to get birth certificates.

Khimjee also hopes that the members of the club can eventually attend national events such as leadership summits sponsored by GirlUp and the annual Social Good Summit that GirlUp was a part of along with other organizations.

GirlUp has many celebrity “champions,” including Disney and Nickelodeon stars Monique Coleman and Victoria Justice, who actively

volunteer abroad and speak about issues affecting women worldwide at the events GirlUp sponsors.

On a more local scale Khimjee and Groth hope to collaborate with other Boston area chapters of GirlUp, including one at Wellesley College that they have already been in contact with. They also want to explore the possibility of collaborating with Bentley University so that GirlUp can get more involved within the Waltham community. Khimjee works at the Department of Community Service at Brandeis and wants to use her position to help GirlUp connect with community service clubs.

In the upcoming semester, GirlUp will meet on Fridays from 7-8 p.m. in room 313 of the Shapiro Student Center.

Groth’s one piece of advice for young girls would be “to always stand up for what they believe in and never let their dreams perish because of their gender.” Khimjee echoed that sentiment, saying, “there’s always going to be someone who’s not going to appreciate or accept or agree with what you do, but if that’s what you truly believe in, then that’s what you do.”

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Plan new Student Union initiatives for new semester The Student Union will hold spring semester elections on Jan. 22, voting in new members of the Allocations Board and Senate. Meanwhile, last semester’s executive senator David Herbstritt ’17 has assumed the vice presidential position after Dennis Hermida-Gonzales ’16 stepped down.

As the Union begins a new semester with the promise of a new University president and new policies, as well as minors, being developed as a result of student activism, this board urges Union representatives to carefully weigh what initiatives and focuses they intend to pursue and suggests the following ideas.

First, we propose the Union dedicate significant energy to advocating for the release and distribution of information about how student tuition is spent and applied throughout the University. Students who entered the University during fall 2012 are currently paying $47,702 in tuition alone. The efficiency and necessity of this staggering cost cannot be adequately measured without more complete information.

Tuition cost is an issue upon which nearly all of the student body can agree, and students nationwide — and at Brandeis — consider tuition costs to be one of the most important issues in higher education today. If the Union’s duty is to advocate on the behalf of the students to the administration, tuition takes precedent. While it may be unrealistic for any union representative to single-handedly reduce the cost of attending Brandeis, a united front committed to releasing full information on tuition allocation could put significant pressure on the University, encouraging administrators to at least be more transparent with students about how their dollars are being spent. This will open the door for more precise discourse and activism on controlling costs.

This board would also like to see continued efforts on the part of this semester’s representatives to reach out to students and publicize the Union’s initiatives. In order to represent the student body, the Union must, of course, be in communica-

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tion with its constituents. While this board recognizes that communication does require mutual effort and cannot fully take place unless students themselves remain informed, it is also necessary that the Union encourage and facilitate studentrepresentative interaction. Student Union President Nyah Macklin ’16 established a task force to make representatives more accessible to the student body. This board commends Macklin’s actions and urges continued efforts. For example, an email Listserv for each quad senator would allow the senators to send more relevant and personal information to their constituents.

Further, increased publicity of the open nature of Senate meetings might encourage more student involvement.

Finally, this board proposes that the Union should develop an official policy on how they plan to respond to student activist movements. We see a discrepancy in the Union Senate’s recent responses — and lack thereof — to both the Ford Hall 2015 movement and the Brandeis Asian American Task Force movement when they occurred at the end of last semester. This policy should include an explanation of the Union’s position on an issue championed by student activists and an outline on what steps they plan to take with regard to the movement.

The development of a policy would allow Union members to separate their role as individuals from their role as student leaders, thus allowing them to advocate for the causes they see fit as individuals without the Union itself appearing biased. An official policy would also provide a framework for the Union to respond to all types of student movements in a timely manner.

As such, the student body would not be left in the dark regarding the Union’s response to their movements.

With the opportunities presented by a new semester, this board encourages the Student Union to prioritize a connection with the student body, especially on issues of value to them.

Honor Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. served as a revolutionary figure in the progression of African-American civil rights and the use of non-violent protest. Upon King’s visit to the University on Apr. 3, 1957, he encouraged nonviolent protest and reinvigorated the culture of inclusion that characterized the then-recent founding of the University. As King fought for African-American rights and inclusion in society, the University was founded to guarantee members of the Jewish community inclusion in higher education. Reflecting on King’s memory and leadership, this board commends the efforts of student activists on campus, whose work aligns with both King’s message of nonviolent protest for achieving social equality and the University’s commitment to social inclusion.

Students in Ford Hall 2015 exemplified King’s strategic civil disobedience. Last semester, Brandeis activists mobilized to combat institutional racism. Activists hosted an 11-day sit-in in the BernsteinMarcus Administration Building until the University addressed a list of 13 demands to increase black representation at the University. These demands were largely addressed in an eventual new resolution.

King expressed the importance of civil disobedience in his “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” an influential Civil Rights piece, in which he famously remarked, “We know through painful experience

Support student activism that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”

The Brandeis Asian American Task Force demonstrated a similar spirit of activism when they called on Interim President Lisa Lynch and other University administrators to support the creation of an Asian American studies department.

The push resulted in the creation of a core course in the field of study by Fall 2016 and the continuing development of an Asian American Pacific Islander Studies minor.

The movements’ successes show the efficacy of nonviolent protest and commitment to equality. This board applauds the student body’s commitment to active protest for racial justice and encourages other student movements to model their efforts on King’s commitment to nonviolence and civil rights, which spurred on his success in revolutionizing the 1960s America.

In memory of King’s service and Brandeis’ founding, students should continue to uphold a shared commitment to diversity, respect and nonviolence. We commend the efforts of student activists to work toward marked change through nonviolent protest campus-wide and recognizes student commitment to both King’s message and the morals the University was founded upon.

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Last Tuesday, Tonya Couch was released from prison after helping her son, Ethan Couch – who caused a fatal car crash on June 15, 2013 – avoid justice in Mexico. Injuring two and killing four, the crash occurred as a result of 16-year-old Couch driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.24, three times the legal limit. Judge Jean Hudson sentenced Couch to psychological treatment and probation due to Couch’s age as well as a psychologist’s testimony that stated enabling by Couch’s wealthy parents negatively affected Couch psychologically and therefore damaged his ability to feel responsible for his actions. This phenomenon has been called ‘affluenza.’ Do you believe ‘affluenza’ is a valid legal defense for Ethan Couch, and should ‘affluenza’ be treated as a mental disorder in criminal law?

William Nealley ’18 The idea that Couch’s abundant wealth and privilege has somehow left him incapable of feeling responsible and now exempt from usual consequences is not a valid defense. A clinical or medical definition of a mental disorder is far broader than its legal counterpart. In a court of law, in order for a mental illness to be taken into consideration as a legitimate defense, it typically needs to be quite severe in nature and easily identifiable via a heavy preponderance of the evidence. Many in the mental health field debate the legitimacy and existence of this disorder. Perhaps Couch’s upbringing of enabling, wealthy parents can provide great insight into what led to his reckless behavior, but it certainly is not an excuse. Frankly, the ‘affluenza’ defense seems like an injustice that only further perpetuates the classist notion that the rich are not subjected to the same standards in our legal system.

William Nealley ’18 is the vice president of the Brandeis University Mock Trial Association. He is majoring in philosophy and classical studies.

Jiahui Zong ’18 I believe that “affluenza” is not a valid legal defense for Ethan Couch. The defense stated that because he was too rich and too spoiled to take responsibility, he could avoid prison for killing four people in a drunk-driving accident. But “affluenza” should not be called a mental disorder as an excuse for people to avoid getting sentenced. There is no such diagnosis as “affluenza,” therefore, people can come up with their own symptoms. People are using this term merely to question parents’ failure of supervision and proper guidance but not to come up with a more effective disposal of such accident. Such treatment does not warn teenagers who are already lack in societal responsibility but gives them a legitimate excuse to act irresponsibly further.

Jiahui Zong ’18 is the president of Brandeis Pre-Law Society. She is majoring in politics, economics and psychology.

Daphne Nounesi ’17 A mental condition must always be taken into account by the court upon deciding a criminal’s punishment. I can’t possibly understand how difficult it could be to live with “affluenza.” However, most of this country’s psychiatrists do not acknowledge it as a real mental condition. If it is not a condition, then it shouldn’t be accepted by a judge any more than a kid growuing up in disadvantaged social circimstances that engages in criminal activity can claim those circumstances are reason for the judge to be lenient. After all, being a spoiled brat sounds like a way weaker excuse than systematic injustice. On top of that, the fact that a person suffering from affluenza has trouble demonstrating moral behavior that will keep her within the limits of the law makes it the more imperative to keep that person from committing harm to the rest of society. Isn’t that what prisons are for?

Daphne Nounesi ’17 is the secretary of Brandeis University Mock Trial Association. She is majoring in international and global studies.

Ana Chavez ’18 “Affluenza” should not be treated as a mental disorder in the US because it enables the offsprings of the elite to not take responsibility for their actions. America is already structured to cater to the highest income bracket while the ones in the lowest income bracket are often wrongfully accused of crimes or given longer sentences. Honestly, affluenza is a denial of responsibility, and it is not a psychological disorder. This is an example of injustice because if Ethan did not have wealthy parents, he would not be diagnosed with affluenza.

This is the psychological disease for the rich. If Ethan was poor, he would probably have gotten a stronger punishment. Shouldn’t everyone from every socio-economic status be treated the same?

Every young adult should take responsibility for their actions. My question to Ethan’s parents would be, what happens when Ethan become an adult?

Ana Chavez ’18 is a student researcher for the Justice Brandeis Law Project at the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism. She is majoring in sociology and minoring in legal studies.

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By CONNOR WAHRMAN SPECIAL TO THE JUSTICE

In his final State of the Union address, President Obama hoped to redefine the U.S.’s role in international and global affairs. At the same time, he set a foreign policy position for Democratic candidates to either affirm or eschew in the ongoing primary election.

President Obama’s main message was that although the United States has no limit to its military and diplomatic reach, strategies of confrontation, overwhelming force and military occupation are unsustainable and unsuited to meeting the interests of either this country or the international system.

These interests are not only fighting terror, preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and competing in Asian-Pacific trade but also limiting global warming and finishing the fight against Ebola, HIV/AIDS and malaria. According to President Obama, U.S. foreign policy should seek to maintain security not through military action but rather by improving human and environmental well-being for a stable, sustainable world.

The most significant implications of President Obama’s section on foreign policy, however, were not its content but its context in the rest of his speech. The first national security threat Obama identified was not terrorism or border control but climate change and he ended the section with a renewed call to close Guantanamo, admitting that U.S. policy “serves as a recruitment brochure for our enemies.” By starting his foreign policy section with an issue of global cooperation and mutual benefit and by closing the discussion with calling America’s moral shortcomings security weaknesses, Obama redefined the conception of state interest.

In the race for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, the Sanders and Clinton campaigns both seek, in their own ways, to both continue and criticize Obama’s foreign policy. In both Bernie Sanders’ and Hillary Clinton’s platforms, they agree with Obama in focusing on humanitarian efforts and global warming. The Sanders campaign, however, insists on “fair trade” instead of ongoing free trade negotiations in Asia, and the Clinton campaign advocates for stronger interventionism with Russia and the Middle East. Sanders also calls for closing Guantanamo while Clinton has no written stance on the issue. Meanwhile, Clinton specifically addresses the need to combat contagious disease — something Sanders’ platform does not specifically mention.

Despite their parallels with Obama’s remarks, however, the Clinton and Sanders campaigns differ markedly on a number of substantial matters of foreign policy and national security.

First, in terms of monetary commitments to the armed forces, Clinton wants to invest heavily to ensure U.S. forces receive the training, equipment and post-service support they need to operate effectively both in the field and at home. Although Sanders calls for greater support for veterans, he also wants to counter the military-industrial complex, arguing that much of military spending only protects defense contractors and Congressmen seeking reelection.

Further, the two disagree on conflict in the Middle East. Sanders openly supports a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, calling on one hand for an end to the Gaza blockade and expansion of settlements and on the other for a universal recognition of Israel’s right to exist and an end to terror attacks. Clinton’s platform, however, makes no mention of Palestine and endorses Israel’s security efforts, including the Iron Dome

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program. Both candidates, however, support the Iran nuclear deal and are willing to take a harsh stance toward Iran should it break its end of the agreement.

The two candidates also have a different conception of protecting rights and freedoms.

Clinton proposes to support LGBT rights and open internet policies abroad while Sanders only mentions supporting and defending global religious freedom. Sanders also calls for reigning in the NSA and taking a hard line against torture — issues not covered

by Clinton. Finally, while Clinton believes “free peoples and free markets” go hand in hand, Sanders believes that rule of law and democracy, not economic openness, leads to individual freedoms.

The most significant difference between the two foreign policy platforms, however, is not a single policy issue but rather the rationale behind them. Clinton makes clear statements on issues such as computer security, competition with Russia and China and expanding market opportunities, but her foreign policy platform does not offer a guiding philosophy. Instead, each policy is

promoted as serving an assumed state interest. Sanders, though less substantive in the number of issues covered, clearly articulates a guiding ideology of preferring diplomacy and cooperation over the prospect of military action.

In choosing Clinton or Sanders, then, the Democratic Party will actively shape President Obama’s foreign policy legacy.

Picking Clinton would confirm Obama’s shifts in strategic focus, and Hillary’s extensive foreign policy experience would help accomplish many of the tangible goals the President has proposed. Choosing Sanders would instead emphasize Obama’s call for internationalism and moral integrity, and Bernie’s strong, longstanding convictions would ensure these ideals inform America’s responses to security challenges. As Commander in Chief, however, either candidate would have to grapple with the international reality created by both the goals and ideals of President Barack Obama.

—Connor Wahrman ’17 is the Editor in Chief of Brandeis International Journal.

Anonymous hacking brings light to systemic animal abuse Jessica

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I remember when I was younger, I wanted to be a marine biologist. That pull to the deep unknown engulfed me, and nothing could ever prove to surpass all the creatures that filled that vessel.

My parents would buy me book after book on every species known in the ocean, yet as that desire was fulfilled, I would again strive to learn more. At one point, I expressed the need to become a dolphin trainer. Then, within an instant, that dream vanished when I learned about Cathy. Cathy was one of the dolphins who played Flipper in the popular 1964 TV series, Flipper. And Cathy took her own life.

In a 1997 interview with Frontline, Ric O’Barry, the head trainer for Flipper and now ardent dolphin rights’ activist expressed, “it wasn’t until Cathy died of suicide, what I would say, and I say that word with great trepidation and lack of — I don’t know what else to call it.

But you probably know that dolphins and whales are not automatic air-breathers. Every breath they take is a conscious effort. So they can end their life whenever they want to, and that’s what Cathy did. She chose to not take that next breath, and you have to call that suicide, self-induced asphyxiation in a steel tank at the… aquarium.” Suddenly, the novelty of The Justice welcomes letters to the editor responding to published material. Please submit letters through our Web site at www.thejustice.org. Anonymous submissions cannot be accepted.

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the dream of dolphin training began to wear thin. No longer did I have the desire to become a member of such a malicious enterprise.

However, Cathy’s death was merely the tip of the iceberg. The systematic and institutional abuse of dolphins within the world of captivity is both alarming and gut-wrenching.

That is why when Anonymous, an international hacktivist group, infiltrated two Japanese Nissan sites last week to raise awareness about the violence against dolphins, a part of me became joyful.

While Nissan is in no way directly complicit in the violence against dolphins, the campaign raised the alarm for the epidemic of violence against dolphins in Taiji, Japan.

The city’s dirty little secret was revealed in the 2009 documentary film, “The Cove.” While the town puts up the facade of dolphin and whale appreciation, a select group of fishermen, with the permission of the government, are hunting the gentle and intelligent creatures to sell for human consumption and entertainment. So how do fishermen even begin to capture or kill the dolphins?

According to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, an advocacy organization for dolphins in Taiji, fishermen begin the hunt by waiting for the arrival of a pod. Following this arrival, the hunters gather together in a vshape and use long metal rods to bang against the sides of their boats, alarming the dolphins with the sharp and piercing noises. The dolphins have no other choice than to swim directly into the cove to their untimely death.

Soon, barbaric men, wielding sharp spears, drive the stakes into the dolphins’ spinal cords. The water transforms from blue to red.

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According to August 31, 2015 NBC article, the international fixation on the Taiji hunts has resulted in a marketable decrease in violence. In fact, the numbers of dolphins slaughtered decreased to 800 in 2014 as opposed to 2,000 to 2,500 in 2003.

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As human beings, we have a responsibility to protect those who are vulnerable...

However, the decrease in these grievous practices should not distract the international community from combat increasing rates of violence against dolphins across the globe. In Peru, fishermen slaughter as many as 15,000 dolphins a year to be sold as shark bait in Asian markets, according to an Aug. 31, 2015 NBC News article. While the practice is illegal, it is oftentimes loosely enforced.

This differs from the practice in Taiji where the government limits the number of dolphins killed yearly, a practice that while still barbaric, limits the number of dolphins killed under the law.

An animal with this intellectual and emotional capacity, however, should never be slaughtered in troughs or confined to unnatural aquariums. In fact, the discussion of cetacean rights was brought to the world’s biggest science conference, the American Association

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for the Advancement of Science. Experts are calling for a Universal Declaration of Rights for Cetaceans.

The declaration, first agreed upon in May 2010, requires that “every individual cetacean has the right to life” and that “no cetacean should be held in captivity or servitude, be subject to cruel treatment, or be removed from their natural environment.” Perhaps to the dismay of corporations like SeaWorld, the declaration also outlines that “no cetacean is the property of any state, corporation, human group or individual.” Throughout the years, scientists have discovered that dolphins have a level of self-awareness and an intellect that rivals humans, according to a Feb. 21, 2014 BBC article. In fact, India became the first country to declare dolphins as “non-human persons.”

Regardless of intelligence, all animals should be granted these inherent rights and protected by governments, not sold into captivity for as little as $32,000 by a Taiji hunter.

As human beings, we have a responsibility to protect those who are vulnerable, even the animals who inhabit our earth. They don’t live to serve us.

If we strive to live in a world that is equal and just, we must protect all living creatures.

Mahatma Gandhi once said, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”

Perhaps those hacktivists of Anonymous are giving us a much needed wake up call. We cannot all be Ric O’Barrys who free dolphins in captivity, but we can certainly raise our voices against this injustice to make for a better world.

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By ANDREW JACOBSON JUSTICE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

On New Year’s Eve in the German city of Cologne, as many as 1000 male refugees are alleged to have sexually assaulted German women in the crowded town square. The Cologne police department received 516 accusations related to the incident — 40 percent of which were sexual assaults — according to a Jan. 11 Atlantic article. A Jan. 10 state report from the interior ministry of North Rhine Westphania, the region where Cologne is located, noted that perpetrators of the assault were “almost exclusively” migrants. Of the 19 suspects under investigation, 14 originate from Morocco and Algeria.

According to the Gatestone Institute, dozens of reports of sexual assaults similar to those in Cologne have recently emerged, and the most frequent and most affected victims of these brutal attacks tend to be the European countries with the most lenient immigration policies — namely Germany, Sweden and Serbia. As migrants travel to the western and northern European welfare states, they exploit not only the liberal immigration policy but also the liberal culture.

Instead of taking measures to prohibit the entrance or movement of refugees, Germany has made retroactive attempts to mitigate further sexual violence — even going as far as actually suggesting German citizens limit their own rights to expression and movement.

In the German city of Pocking, girls were advised not to wear shorts, and in Mering, not to travel unaccompanied, according to the Gatestone Institute. By prompting these preposterous suggestions, these largely Muslim, Syrian and young male refugees are beginning to corrode the very principles upon which Western liberty stands.

German migration statistics report that 77.5 percent of refugees in the 18 to 25 age group to Germany in 2014 were males.

According to AIDA, 70 percent of refugees to Germany in 2015 were Syrian, and according to the U.S. State Department, 87 percent of Syrians are Muslim.

Other efforts to prevent further violence include sexual education classes for adult refugees with particularly different understandings about how women dress and how the genders interact. A Dec. 19 New York Times article details how Norway has been leading this vital sexual education effort since 2013.

And a need for these programs began long before that. For example, in a prominent 2009 to 2011 series of rapes in the industrial Norwegian city of Stavanger, seventeen of the twenty perpetrators found to be guilty for rape were foreigners. A 2011 Norway state bureau of statistics finding corroborates this correlation, revealing that “immigrants [and, by extension, refugees] are overrepresented in the crime statistics.”

Cultural rifts are often among expected baggage refugees bring with them to new nations. But unfortunately, many of the cultural and religious ideals, as well as formal laws, to which this group of refugees are accustomed

are incompatible with Western norms and values.

Many of the refugees originating from Muslim-majority countries “come from cultures that are not gender equal and where women are the property of men,” according to Per Isdal, a clinical psychologist in Norway who works with the nonprofit foundation Alternative to Violence. According to the Clarion Project, women in Muslim-majority countries are second-class citizens, often enduring what should be, in the 21st century, unanimously abolished heinous procedures such as female genital mutilation. According to a 2013 UNICEF report, over three million young girls between the ages of four and 12 across the world undergo this brutal violation of their basic rights each year, experiencing trauma and depression that frequently lasts a lifetime. Further, a Feb. 19, 2014 report by the Clarion Project also reveals that in most Muslim-majority countries, under Sharia law, “a man can divorce his wife by making a [simple] declaration … even her presence is not required. For a woman to divorce a man, his consent is required.” Both FGM and this double standard in divorce law encapsulate the larger issue of institutionalized misogyny and disregard for women’s rights entrenched in the culture of some of these countries.

Further, Muslim-majority countries produce sexually repressed men as well. According to “Inside Jihad” by Dr. Tawfik Hamid, under Islamic Sharia law marriage typically occurs at high ages for men and drastically low ages for women, relative to averages in the West. In fact, 25 percent of marriages in Syria and 28 percent in Iraq occur when girls are just 15 to 19 years old, according to UNICEF. In Syria, only 4 percent of men marry within that age group, indicating that men typically marry at higher ages. In addition, strict modesty laws in many Muslim-majority countries typically require women to conceal all skin other than their eyes or face.

Originating from countries governed by these ideals and various levels of Sharia law, many migrants were substantially influenced by the systemic disregard for a woman’s humanity and autonomy.

As the recent attacks in Europe demonstrate, these repugnant, cultivated attitudes and behaviors are not abandoned as migrants move west. Illustrating the cultural origin of many of these refugees could shed some light on — as the Gatestone Institute called it — the “epidemic” of rapes in Europe.

For years, European leaders such as German Chancellor Angela Merkel have been welcoming refugees with open arms, but now they have begun to recognize potential flaws in their former policies. According to a Jan. 12 CNN article, following the Cologne attacks, Germany is relaxing refugee deportation restrictions, making it easier to repatriate refugees convicted of crimes. But the efficacy of this retroactive effort must be examined as Merkel maintains her commitment to accept asylum-seekers. As the risk of further attacks still looms, it seems that Merkel is too afraid of being branded racist or inconsistent to pro-

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actively restrict the admittance of refugees.

It is a shame that the safety of Europe’s women is being sacrificed on the altar of humanitarianism and political correctness.

Only after a country assures the protection and security of its own citizens should it concern itself with fostering a sensitive, multicultural sanctuary.

According to a Nov. 19, 2015 CNN article, following the Paris attacks, 31 U.S. governors opposed the entrance of Syrian refugees, and citizens don’t stand very differently. A November poll from ABC News and the Washington Post discovered that 54 percent of Americans oppose accepting Syrian refugees.

These majorities of both our state governments and citizenry evidently fear that some refugees may commit attacks similar to those in Europe. A follow-up question which established that 52 percent of Americans are not confident in our security screening process emphasizes that their concern is not solely based on ethnicity or religion but rather rooted in genuine worry about security efficacy.

While the vast majority of refugees are peo-

ple desiring nothing more than food and shelter, the United States must remain vigilant.

All it takes is a single malevolent refugee to steal precious American lives.

To be clear, what is best for U.S. national security policy is not a blanket “guilty until proven innocent” approach. The fundamental tenet of our legal system, “innocent until proven guilty,” applies only after a crime has been committed. A radical change in our justice system is not necessary. Instead, our country’s leaders must engage in rational risk analysis and develop the most infallible strategy possible to minimize the potential threats posed by refugees.

Rather than naively ignoring other countries’ mistakes, America’s leaders must view the tragedies in Europe as cautionary tales.

Until America can be absolutely certain that refugees’ intentions are benign, allowing them U.S. entry would be imprudent and misguided. American policy for the Syrian refugee crisis must consider the European rape “epidemic” as precedent and embrace the full complexity this urgent issue.

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Cohen elephant in the room Several months ago, when the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action was discussed, proponents of the deal assured skeptics that it would constrain Iranian actions. The Obama administration and its supporters maintained that the deal would encourage Iran to collaborate with other countries and abide by international norms and laws, as well as moderate Iran’s government and actions. More importantly, the administration ensured that the deal would not impede the United States’ ability to deal with Iran for “unrelated” issues, such as abusing human rights, supporting terrorism or breaching arms restrictions.

Yet the deal has had the exact opposite effect.

Since the signing of the accord, Iran has only caused more unrest in the Middle East, engaged in increasingly provocative actions and has shown no signs of changing its dangerous behavior.

This outcome has become increasingly evident in recent months. According to Reuters, on Nov. 21, 2015, Iran carried out a medium range ballistic missile test — in breach of two United Nations Security Council resolutions — near Chabahar, a port city close to Iran’s border with Pakistan.

After investigating the missile launches, the White House indicated that it was preparing to implement new sanctions on Iran. Iran objected, claiming that such an action would represent an American violation of the nuclear deal. The

regime also ordered its military to “expedite development of the country’s ballistic missile program in response to new U.S. sanctions set to be imposed on Iranian defense companies,” according to a Dec. 31, 2015 article in the Wall Street Journal.

In response, and to avoid the derailment of a prisoner exchange, the Obama administration then backed off the sanctions, delaying them indefinitely and potentially setting a dangerous precedent of rewarding Iran and other actors for the release of American soldiers. After a massive sanctions relief was implemented as part of the JCPOA, sanctions on 11 individuals involved with Iran’s ballistic missile program were announced this past Sunday. These sanctions are significantly weaker than those that were lifted, which included the blacklisting of Iranian banks, limitations on Iranian oil exports, and a U.N. arms embargo.

On Jan. 9, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards conducted live-fire exercises near the Strait of Hormuz, only 1,500 yards away from the USS Harry S. Truman. According to Commander Kyle Raines, a U.S. Central Command spokesman, the ship remained in what the Pentagon termed an “internationally recognized maritime traffic lane” when the Iranian navy announced over maritime radio channels that it was about to conduct such an exercise — 23 seconds before it did so. At no time did the Truman stray into Iranian territorial waters. A U.S. military official added that Iran’s actions were “unnecessarily provocative and unsafe.”

Finally, on Jan. 13, 10 United States sailors were arrested for 16 hours after apparently accidentally entering Iranian waters due to a “navigation error,” according to Secretary of Defense Ash Carter.

Iran took the opportunity to spread anti-Western propaganda. Humiliating images of the sailors surrendering were broadcast on Iran’s state TV and then sent around the world. According to a Jan. 14 Daily Mail article, the images showed the soldiers huddled in a bare room while the female soldier was forced to wear a head scarf.

One of the Navy commanders was then recorded apologizing for the mishap while enjoying food with his fellow captives — an attempt to portray the humane treatment of the soldiers

by Iran, the country that executed 1,084 people in 2015, according to a Jan. 12 Washington Free Beacon article.

Yet instead of criticizing Iran’s actions, the Obama administration opted to thank Iran for eventually allowing the servicemen to return home. In a speech, Secretary of State John Kerry expressed “gratitude to Iranian authorities for their cooperation in swiftly resolving this matter.”

Earlier in an official statement, the Iranian navy claimed that Kerry even apologized for the “incursion” into Iranian waters, although State Department spokesman John Kirby denied the accusation on Twitter.

In many ways, the most integral contributing factor to Iran’s recent aggression is the United States’ limited response to Iran’s actions. The delaying of sanctions, the downplaying of exercises near U.S. military vessels and the apologizing for the arrest of United States soldiers have all shown Iran that the United States is unwilling to respond seriously to maligned Iranian behavior.

As political commentator Charles Krauthammer wrote last week in the Washington Post, “[the deal] has deterred us from offering even the mildest pushback to any Iranian violations lest Iran walk away and leave Obama legacy-less.”

On Friday, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said that “we’ve been pretty transparent about this, and we’ve been transparent about the fact if we followed the advice of some of the Republican critics of the administration, we’d probably be in a bloody war with Iran right now over our sailors.”

The Obama administration has stressed that it was due to the JCPOA that the soldiers were released peacefully. Because of the deal, according to them, Iran is willingly cooperating with the United States — the outcome the administration promised.

In reality, the administration could not be more wrong. There are stricter responses to Iranian aggression short of war, and Iran has been just as belligerent since the agreement, sensing that the United States will not respond harshly to its actions for fear that Iran will walk away, thereby ending one of President Obama’s crowning achievements.

Iran will continue to test the boundaries of its actions. And until the United States sharply responds to Iran — not with military action but rather through the maintaining of current sanctions or the reapplication of harsher ones — Iran will continue testing the waters for the next decade while the United States balks at the everlooming threat that Iran will walk away from the agreement if conflict arises. Creating such a precedent would be a crucial mistake. The United States should not allow Iran free reign for the sake of maintaining a presidential legacy.

Iran fomenting unrest in the Middle East is one of the issues that the JCPOA was supposed to preempt. It did not. Iran is engaging in those exact actions — but this time with an exit strategy. And the United States is left looking humiliated and weak in the process.

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CONTINUED FROM 16 Judges 53, Rochester 77 Brandeis and Rochester stayed close throughout most of the first half on Friday night, as the game featured four ties and two lead changes in the first 13 minutes. After a three-point shot from Vilmont cut the Rochester lead to two points at 34-32, Rochester went on a 12-2 run. That run gave Rochester a seven point lead, beating Brandeis 46-39 at halftime.

In the second half, the Judges shot a mere 15.4 percent from the field and even worse from beyond the arc.

Rochester opened the second half on a another long run of 14-2 and, at one point, led by an enormous margin of 26 points. Vilmont led the Judges in scoring with only nine points in the second half. Guard Carlin Haymon ’18 scored five points as well, and guard Colby Smith ’16 added another five

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OFF TO THE RACES: Guard Frankie Pinto ’17 (right) throttles full strength down the court against Emory University on Sunday.

WBBALL: Judges able to split games over long week bounded on Friday night, the Judges hit the boards hard on Sunday, outrebounding the Eagles by a 38-28 margin. That said, the box score indicates a balanced match-up between the two squads — one the Judges were fortunate to win.

The loss drops the Eagles to 9-5 on the season and 0-3 in their overall conference competition.

Looking ahead to the next week, the Judges travel to Washington University in St. Louis on Friday, then to the University of Chicago on Sunday for two more conference clashes.

Judges 40, No. 10 Rochester 63

Despite leading after the first quarter against nationally ranked Rochester, the Judges fell apart over the course of the next two periods, getting outscored 37-16 leading into the fourth quarter to set up an easy victory for the Rochester YellowJackets.

Sophomore forward Alexandra Leslie, who led all scorers with 16 points while adding eight rebounds as well, led Rochester.

Sydney Sodine, who tallied eight points, led the Judges in scoring. Forward Kyla Gabriel ’17 added six points and eight rebounds.

A closer look at the box score sheds light on the dominance with which Rochester defeated Brandeis. The YellowJackets out-rebounded the Judges

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by a 52-33 margin.

Moreover, while Rochester shot merely 37.9 percent from the field, the Judges shooting performance proved even poorer, as they managed just 13 field goals in 58 tries.

The Judges’ 22.4 field goal percentage and 40 points are both season lows.

All things considered, however, the fact that the Judges found themselves down only four points at the half against a nationally ranked opponent gives reason to believe that on any given night the squad can run with any foe they face.

The victory brought Rochester to 12-1 overall and 2-0 in UAA competition. The loss dropped the Judges to 7-6 on the year, and 0-2 in UAA play.

points to go along with two rebounds and just one assist.

Though the Judges did not shoot well against Rochester, Brandeis coach Brian Meehan applauded the team’s shot selections.

“When I watched the Rochester game [on film], it appeared that we really didn’t play well. It was a struggle, it was terrible, it was this and that, and really what it was was simply we got a lot of good open looks and we didn’t hit them,” Meehan said. “We started missing shots, and you start to lose your composure around the basket, you’re pressing to get some baskets in there. What I saw on film was we got everything we wanted; we ran our offense, we got open shots and we just didn’t convert.”

The Judges continue UAA play on the road this weekend, playing at Washington University on Friday at 9 p.m. and Sunday at the University of Chicago at noon.

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sonal best and is the 11th-fastest among all Division III competitors thus far this year. Stender’s race was also two seconds ahead of second place and eight ahead of Grady Ward ’16, who took home third place in 4:30.82. Brad Payne ’17 finished the race in 4:49.41 while Christian Castro ’18 crossed the finish line at the 4:53.12 mark.

The Judges swept the 200-meter dash as Henry McDonald ’19 took first place in 23.77 seconds. Adam Berger ’16 finished a step behind McDonald in 24.48 seconds and Regan Charie ’19 took third in 24.52 seconds. Adam Beckwith ’16 also produced a scoring effort in the race, turning in a stellar time of 24.80 seconds.

Brandeis took home a pair of victories in field events as well, led by Berger’s victory in the triple jump.

The senior turned in an effort of 12.50 meters to win the crown, 0.26 meters further than the secondplace finisher. Berger also took home third place in the long jump with a distance of 6.01 meters.

Mark Franklin ’17 won the high jump with an effort of 1.88 meters, one-tenth of a meter better than the second-place finisher.

Matthew Becker ’16 turned in a third-place finish in the 800-meter run in 2:03.57, a step behind the second place finish of 2:03.16.

Both squads will return to the track this Saturday at the Greater Boston Track Club Invitational, hosted by Harvard University.

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Men’s BASKETBALL TEAM STATS

UAA STANDINGS

Points Per Game

UAA Conference

W L W NYU

3 0 12 Chicago 2 1 12 Case 2 1 10 Emory 2 1 9 WashU 1 2 8 Carnegie 1 2 6 Rochester 1 2 7 JUDGES 0 3 7

Robinson Vilmont ’17 leads the squad with 15.6 points per game.

Player PPG Robinson Vilmont 15.6 Jordan Cooper 13.0 John Powell 10.3 Tim Reale 6.9

Overall L Pct. 2 .857 1 .923 4 .714 5 .642 6 .571 6 .571 7 .500 7 .500

Rebounds Per Game John Powell ’17 leads the team with 7.5 rebounds per game.

Player RPG John Powell 7.5 Robinson Vilmont 4.7 Jordan Cooper 3.8 Colby Smith 3.4

UPCOMING GAMES: Friday at WashU Sunday at Chicago Jan. 29 vs. Case

WOMen’s basketball UAA STANDINGS

TEAM STATS

UAA Conference Overall

W L W L Pct. Rochester 3 0 13 1 .929 WashU 3 0 12 2 .857 Carnegie 2 1 13 1 .929 NYU 2 1 13 1 .929 Chicago 1 2 9 5 .642 JUDGES 1 2 8 5 .615 Emory 0 3 9 5 .642 Case 0 3 5 9 .357

Paris Hodges ’16 leads the team with 9.8 points per game.

Player PPG Paris Hodges 9.8 Sydney Sodine 9.4 Heather Cain 8.5 Maria Jackson 8.1

Points Per Game

UPCOMING GAMES: Friday at WashU Sunday at Chicago Jan. 29 vs Case

Rebounds Per Game Maria Jackson ’17 leads with 8.9 rebounds per game.

Player RPG Maria Jackson 8.9 Sydney Sodline 6.4 Paris Hodges 4.9 Neffie Lockley 4.0

track and field Results from the University of Southern Maine Invitational last Saturday.

TOP FINISHERS (Men’s)

TOP FINISHERS (Women’s)

One-Mile Run

One-Mile Run RUNNER TIME Emily Bryson 5:13.48 Maggie Hensel 5:32.69 Kyra Shreeve 5:42.65 Meaghan Barry 6:01.11

RUNNER TIME Ryan Stender 4:22.28 Grady Ward 4:30.42 Brad Payne 4:49.41 Christian Castro 4:53.12

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STAYING AFLOAT: Joanna Murphy ’17 maxed out her speed as she raced to the finish against Trinity College on Saturday.

Women hand Trinity College crushing loss ■ Kylie Herman ’19 reaches three individual titles, including a first place finish in the 200-yard freestyle.

By noah hessdorf Justice editor

UPCOMING MEETS: Sunday at the GBTC Invitational at Harvard University Jan. 29 at the Terrier Classic at Boston University Jan. 30 at the Terrier Classic at Boston University

SWIMMING AND DIVING Results from a meet at Colby College on Saturday.

TOP FINISHERS (Men’s) 200-yard backstroke

SWIMMER Eden Zitelny

Taku Harada Andrew Baker

TOP FINISHERS (Women’s) TIME 2:02.79 2:06.40 2:37.96

200-yard breaststroke

SWIMMER TIME Fallon Bushee 2:43.45 Sabrina Greer 2:50.32 Audrey Fein 2:58.07

UPCOMING MEETS:

Friday at Bridgewater State Saturday vs. Clark Feb. 17 at Rochester

The men and women’s swimming and diving teams recorded impressive per formances this past Saturday at home versus Trinity College. The men finished in a rare 144-144 tie in the competition with the visitors, while the women came out victorious 181-94.

When asked about the team’s mindset coming into the meet, swimmer David Lazarovich ’16 explained, “[Our goal was] to just kill it. We had just come off of our training trip in Puerto Rico, so we knew that we were, and still are, in peak shape.”

Cameron Braz ’17 led the team in the individual races, coming away with two victories. Braz won the 50yard freestyle with a time of 23.03 seconds, which was 16 hundredths of a second ahead of the runner up.

He also won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:47.80.

Zach Diamond ’18 also recorded big finishes for the Judges. He won

the 1000-yard freestyle with a huge margin of 49 seconds and a final time of 10:20.13. He also came in the first in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:02.13.

Edan Zitelny ’17 was the third swimmer from the men’s side to record two first-place finishes and one second-place. Zitelny captured first place in the 200-yard butterfly in 2:02.79, while also winning the 200-yard backstroke with nearly the same time.

For the diving portion of the competition, Sam Zucker ’18 recorded scores of 132.85 and 191.35 in two events, with an overall point score of 18. The most exciting moment for the Judges came in the final event of the meet. The squad was trailing by five going into the 200-yard freestyle team relay.

The team was able to add the 11 points it needed in order to record a tie by winning the event.

Evan Thom ’18, Taku Harada ’18, Diamond and Braz had a collective time of 1:31.22, which finished ahead of the Trinity team by just over half a second.

The women had their own group of swimmers who recorded firstplace finishes. Joanna Murphy ’17 captured two races for the squad as she continues on her impressive season. Murphy won the 1000-yard

freestyle by a margin of just under 22 seconds with a time of 11:17.33.

She also took home the gold medal with a solid time of 5:36.56 in the 500-yard freestyle.

Kylie Herman ’19 also had a dominant performance on Saturday. The first-year was able to capture three separate individual titles. She took the crown in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:04.38. Herman also swam the 100yard freestyle in 56.55 seconds and added a first-place finish in the 200yard individual medley with an overall time of 2:22.35.

Additionally, Fallon Bushee ’16 won the 50-yard breaststroke with a time of 34.72 and added a runnerup finish in the 200-yard freestyle, falling just under three seconds behind Herman. Amy Sheinhait ’18 contributed another first-place finish with a time of 26.48 in the 50yard freestyle.

The women also were able to win the 200-yard freestyle team relay in which Sheinhait, Murphy, Sherry Tu ’18 and Bushee swam.

The quartet finished with an impressive time of 1:46.09 that was less than a second quicker than their competition from Trinity.

The Judges will next swim at Bridgewater State University on Friday night, beginning at 6 p.m.

Pro Sports Brief Veteran players dominate the National Football League playoffs in a tight bid for the Super Bowl Divisional Championship weekend in the National Football League featured four games that were decided by a single touchdown, bumping up the intrigue from the wild card games the previous weekend. Saturday afternoon, the New England Patriots held on to win 27-20 against the Kansas City Chiefs.

On the other side of the coast, the night game saw a wild Hail Mary touchdown finish from Aaron Rodgers go in vain as the Green Bay Packers fell to the Arizona Cardinals in overtime, 26-20.

Sunday’s games featured a surprisingly close contest between the Carolina Panthers and the Seattle Seahawks, as the Panthers’ 31 firsthalf points were enough to stave off the furious rally of the Seahawks to lead to a 31-24 win while Peyton Man-

ning’s Denver Broncos scraped past a depleted Pittsburgh Steelers squad to punch their ticket to conference championship weekend with a tough 23-16 win.

With these results, the conference championships are sure to produce two closely contested games.

Peyton Manning and Tom Brady will meet again in the AFC Championship game, this being their 17th head-to-head meeting.

Manning has endured much criticism this season, but a recent resurgence after recovering from a plantar fascia injury has complemented Denver’s top-ranked defense to propel them to the Championship. Brady’s consistency amid a slew of skill position injuries kept the Patriots afloat, and key players like wide receiver Julian Edelman are now returning

from various injuries. The Patriots remain as a force in the AFC and for the 13th time in 15 seasons, this matchup means that one of Brady, Manning or Ben Roethlisberger will participate in the Super Bowl.

In the other matchup, Cam Newton’s Panthers will face what many people consider the true test of their status as a contender against the offensively dominant Arizona Cardinals. Veterans like Larry Fitzgerald showed that they are more than capable of producing big plays as his catch and run in overtime set up the game winning touchdown for Carson Palmer and the Cardinals.

Palmer and Newton are both having MVP caliber seasons for their teams, and the teams have lost a combined four games between them this regular season.

This matchup is also the first conference championship in which two Heisman winning quarterbacks will face each other.

Conference championship weekend has three quarterbacks that were drafted first overall in their respective drafts. However, the only one who was not drafted first is Brady (199th overall), and he has more Super Bowl championships than any of the others.

In fact, Brady has as many Super Bowl losses as the other quarterbacks have combined appearances.

Palmer and Newton are each vying for their first appearance in the Super Bowl at Levi’s Stadium next month in California.

Brady and New England are looking to defend the Super Bowl title after defeating the Seahawks in a

closely contested game last season.

The Patriots won the game on a last second interception but will need more timely plays to win their second straight.

These matchups come on the heels of some other records throughout the NFL playoffs. During wild card weekend, all four road teams won for the first time in history.

Additionally, the first and secondseeded teams have ended a run of ten consecutive years in which one of them has lost in the divisional championship round.

Denver and New England will begin play Sunday afternoon and Arizona and Carolina will follow them in the evening in Denver and North Carolina, respectively.

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Women’s basketball

SMOOTH HANDLES

Judges edge out Emory in tight win on Sunday ■ Forward Paris Hodges

’17 paced the Judges in scoring with 14 points in a win against Emory.

By GABRIEL GOLDSTEIN JUSTICE Staff writer

In their first action back from winter break, the Brandeis women’s basketball team experienced an upand-down week that featured matchups against two University Athletic Association foes.

On Friday night, the squad was blown out by the No. 10 ranked University of Rochester at home. Though the Judges lost an ugly one Friday, they quickly regained their footing in time for a Sunday duel, edging Emory University in a conference thriller.

Judges 59 Emory 56 The Judges found better fortune Sunday afternoon, as they took on another UAA opponent at Emory University. The Judges notched a tight victory at home, defeating the Eagles 59-56 in a back-and-forth duel.

The game was tight from tip-off, as the Judges found themselves down 19-18 at the end of the first, and 30-28 at the half.

It was not until the fourth quarter that the Judges made up ground and took a somewhat comfortable lead.

They finished the quarter by outscoring Emory 18-14 to complete a 59-56 victory that brings the Judges to 8-6 on the year and 1-2 in UAA play.

Guard Paris Hodges ’17, who totaled 14 points and five rebounds in the game, led the way for the Judges in the win.

The Judges also got a hefty contribution from forward Sydney Sodine ’17, who finished with 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds in the squad’s victory.

In their loss, Emory was led by sophomore guard Michelle Bevan, who led all scorers with 15 points, while also notching five rebounds.

Junior forward Ilene Tsao scored 14 points while dishing out six assists and grabbing five rebounds in a wellrounded effort that ultimately proved insufficient for the Eagles.

After an awful shooting performance against Rochester on Friday, the Judges came out firing on all cylinders, finishing the game shooting 40.8 percent from the field and 41.2 percent from three-point territory.

Equally important, the Judges shot an impressive 80.0 percent from the free-throw line.

The Eagles shot 39.3 percent, 38.9 percent and 33.3 percent from the field, three-point line and free-throw line respectively in a losing effort.

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GIVE-AND-GO: Guard Colby Smith ’16 (right) looks to hand off the ball to his teammate on Sunday against Emory University.

Men steal crucial win in overtime thriller ■ Robinson Vilmont ’17

poured in 16 points with seven rebounds to hand Emory its first loss.

By Elan Kane JUSTICE Staff Writer

The men’s basketball team went 1-1 this past week, defeating Emory University 76-68 in overtime on Sunday and losing to Rochester University 77-53 on Friday. With the victory on Sunday, the Judges improved to 7-7 overall and 1-2 in University Athletic Association play.

Judges 76, Emory 68 The Judges fell behind early in the game as the Emory Eagles jumped out on an 11-3 run.

Brandeis trailed 18-9, but a threepoint shot from forward Jordan Cooper ’18 with 12:20 remaining in the first half started a 15-0 Judges run.

This streak, however, was not enough.

Emory regained the lead at 29-28 with about 2:30 left, but another threepoint shot from Cooper gave Brandeis

a 34-31 lead heading into halftime.

Brandeis opened the second half with a 10-2 run. A layup from guard Nate Meehan ’18 put the Judges up by 11 to give them a 44-33 lead.

The Judges led 52-44 halfway through the second half, but Emory regained the lead 58-55 with 3:34 remaining, following a three-point shot from Emory guard Whit Rapp.

Brandeis responded with center John Powell ’17 hitting two freethrows and took 59-58 lead on a threepoint shot from guard Robinson Vilmont ’17.

After a layup from Powell increased the Brandeis lead, Emory guard Adam Gigax tied the game at 61-61 on a clutch three-point shot with 1:17 left in regular play.

Emory had possession with 19.7 seconds remaining, but guard Tim Reale ’17 stole the ball with roughly five seconds left and the Judges called a timeout.

Following the timeout, Vilmont dribbled to the right corner but could not connect on a potential game-winning shot.

Brandeis outscored Emory 15-7 in overtime to give them the win, hit-

ting a commendable 13 free-throws in the extra period. Cooper scored a team-high 24 points, while also tallying one assist, one rebound and one steal. Vilmont was able to add a solid 16 points along with seven rebounds and four assists.

As a team, the Judges shot 41.8 percent from the field while the Eagles shot 40.3 percent. Brandeis’ bench outscored Emory’s bench 25-10 in the game. Vilmont praised the bench effort in the win.

“In practice we just compete against each other, and it shows that if you practice hard, it [will] show up in the game,” Vilmont said. “[When] we play game-like situations during practice, everyone gets involved, everyone goes after each other, we battle, and it makes the game a lot easier for everybody.”

Vilmont also noted the team’s effort in the game.

“We just had more heart and more hunger. We were tired of losing these close nail-biting games, so we just really focused on hitting our free-throws, rebounding and taking one possession at a time,” Vilmont said.

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Women rise to the top of the pack at home ■ Ryan Stender ’17 led

the way for Brandeis by taking the gold medal in the men's one-mile run.

By AVI GOLD JUSTICE Editor

The men and women’s track teams ran impressive weekends hosting the Reggie Poyau Memorial Invitational on Saturday, as the men and women took first and second place, respectively. The women won the event on the strength of five individual wins while the men cruised to four individual wins on the afternoon.

Women’s squad (1st place- 125 points) The women won the event by scoring 125 points, four more than the runner up Wellesley College. The Judges were led by Doyin Ogundiran ’19, who earned a 10-second victory in the 800-meter run with a time of two minutes, 30.73 seconds. Aubrey Clemens ’19 took the runner-up spot in the race, crossing the finish line at the 2:40.79 mark.

Emily Bryson ’19 took the top spot in the one-mile run in 5:13.48, earning a five-second victory over the second-place finisher. The Judges also sent three other competitors to the race, as Maggie Hensel ’16 ran to a 5:32.69 finish, good for fifth place. Kyra Shreeve

’18 was next across the line, turning in a 5:42.65 race. Meaghan Barry ’19 also turned in a 6:01.11 finish for the hosts. Bryson’s 5:13.48 is good for eighth-best among all Division III runners thus far in the regular season.

Maddie Dolins ’16 grabbed a win in the 3000-meter run in 10:32.88, a close four-second win over the next best competitor.

Kanya Brown ’19 won her first collegiate race, taking the 55-meter dash in a season-best 7.60 seconds.

The Judges also captured first place in the 4x400-meter relay, as the quartet of Tove Freeman ’16, Brown, Ogundiran and Haliana Burhans ’18 ran to a 4:20.73 time.

Their time was 19 seconds better than the ‘A’ squad from Wellesley, the race’s other competitors.

Abby Daniels ’18 and Beth Deffossez ’19 both picked up points for the Judges in the Pole Vault as Daniels topped out at 2.59 meters and Deffossez turned in an effort of 2.43 meters.

Men’s squad (2nd place —111 points) The men’s 111 points were 33 behind Fitchburg State University and 12 ahead of Bentley University, who took home third place with 99 points. Ryan Stender ’18 led the way for the Judges by taking the crown in the one-mile run. His time of 4:22.28 was a four-second improvement on his previous per-

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performance

FUNNY MAN: Corey O’Rourke performed as part of Improv Boston, an improvisational theater company.

q&a

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BEING A BARD: Sarah Duffett ’17 speaks on the Brandeis Association of Rising Dramatists, which holds playwriting workshops aimed at improving original works.

BARD workshops aid student playwrights in creative process

Improv Boston brings hilarity to the SCC

By Lizzie Grossman justice Staff writer

With the riff of a piano, four comedians excitedly ran onto the stage of the Shapiro Campus Center Theater. On Saturday night, Improv Boston, an improvisational theater company based in Cambridge, came to campus to put on a hilarious comedy show.

The show was hosted by Student Events and was well-attended by an equally excited crowd. The troupe played several games that engaged members of the audience,

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ON THE SPOT: The troupe, based in Cambridge, played several improv games during the show that heavily utilized audience participation.

either by asking for ideas from the crowd or by calling up volunteers to the stage. The performance had the audience laughing from start to finish.

In one of the first games, the troupe asked four student volunteers to come on stage and sit in a row of chairs. The point of the game was for the members of the troupe to tell a story and ask the volunteers one by one to finish sentences from the story with the first thing that came to their mind. For inspiration for the theme of the story, Corey O’Rourke, a member of the troupe, asked the audience for something they could buy for $100 or less. The first answer that an audience member screamed out was “drugs!” to which the audience laughed and O’Rourke humorously responded to by saying, “young man, come talk to me after this show!” After asking again, they received the answer “a really small library” and made that the theme of the story. After several hilarious on-the-spot responses from the volunteers throughout the course of the story, O’Rourke ended the game by exclaiming to the audience “this is what happens when you take drugs.”

One of the most popular games from the show involved two student volunteers joining with three of the troupe members. The participants stood in a line at the front of the stage and, despite being five people, were supposed to be portraying one person — a doctor. In the game, each participant could only say one word at a time, and so had to finish each other’s sentences. Per the crowd’s suggestions, the doctor’s name was Dr. Planet and he was an expert on trees. The audience asked questions about trees for the “doctor” to answer. The entire crowd seemed entertained as the five participants humorously attempted to answer their questions using only one word at a time. A running joke throughout the game was that Rosena Cornet, another of the troupe members, had trouble thinking of words on

the spot and would attempt to end every sentence by simply saying “Trees!”

Toward the end of the show, Improv Boston decided that they wanted to prove to the audience that everything they were doing on stage was truly improvised. To do this, they got the initials of two audience members — L and R — and each member had to come up with the name of a game starting with those initials and make up the rules for the game.

It was very impressive how quickly the members of the troupe were able to come up with imaginary games. The troupe asked the audience to vote for which game they would actually play and the game that won was entitled “Looney Rascals.” The game saw the troupe portraying a skit in a JellO factory—per the audience’s request when the troupe asked them for a location in which they could find lots of mischief. Whenever a member of the troupe rang a bell and shouted “Looney Rascals!” the troupe sang about what was happening as opposed to acting it out.

The group ended the show with pick-up lines about objects, which of course, were suggested by members of the crowd. It was spectacular how quickly they were able to produce such hilarious lines.

Some of the most memorable lines were about a pebble — “Are you a pebble? ‘Cause I’m gonna skip you,” a microwave — “Are you a microwave? ‘Cause I want to push all of your buttons,” and a trampoline — “Are you a trampoline?

‘Cause you look way more fun than you are.” To conclude their performance, the troupe asked the crowd to describe their college experience in a short sentence, to which a student shouted “really bad food!” The group then proceeded to sing a humorous song about bad food.

Improv Boston was an absolute delight. Through their humor, along with the participation of several audience members, they managed to put on an extremely memorable show.

Sarah Duffett ’17 is the managing director of BARD, the Brandeis Association of Rising Dramatists. BARD hosts weekly workshops, some led by professional playwrights, to which students can bring their original pieces. By creating the space for creative reflection, BARD aims to help students develop their skills as playwrights and collaborators, as well as to produce the highest quality level of material possible. justArts: Can you quickly summarize what BARD is?

SD: BARD is a group of playwrights — writers — who hope to use collaboration and workshopping to create the best student theater at Brandeis as possible. In the past, we’ve held weekly workshops for people to come in and bring their writing.

We’ve had professional writers before, and we hope to at some point have a one-act festival, a more serious one-act festival than the quickies, not more serious in terms of [content] but more serious in terms of production.

JA: How did BARD originate?

How is it fundamentally different than other theater groups at Brandeis?

SD: It came to be about a year and a half ago — where it came from was that there were a lot of student-written pieces going up on campus. Me and my really good friend and co-founder Ayelet Schrek ’16, we realized a lot of these shows could use a workshop, a collaborative environment to really give these pieces, because there’s so much student talent on this campus.

There are so many people doing really cool things with theater.

So having the opportunity, having the place to come together and really work on each others pieces, and get feedback on your pieces — we thought that that would be just really for the community.

JA: I hear that you’re in the middle of restructuring, what triggered making the changes?

SD: We were having weekly workshops, but we didn’t necessarily get as much attendance as we were hoping for. So, I think this semester what we are trying to do is really focus on individual projects more than just doing like broad [projects], and having

people come to us if they need workshop help. We’re still going to look for a professional come in and do a workshop this semester, but primarily we’re looking to have a more project-by-project basis.

JA: What do you think makes a good workshop environment?

SD: Well, I’ve been in a lot of workshops, and I think the best workshop environments are the ones where people aren’t snooty.

I think it’s important to go into workshops wanting your piece to be the best it can be and being ready to really listen and really give constructive feedback and be like, “Oh, I know the right thing to say.” You want to really be open to listening and be open to giving constructive feedback. So the best workshop environment is one that is super collaborative, very much geared towards helping each other out and being open to what other people are saying.

JA: Is there any project that you’ve been working on through BARD? SD: No, I’m more on the organization side. I’m actually not a playwright; I’m more of fiction writer. I’ve served more of a distant role than actually having a piece that I’m working on through BARD. But I was actually hoping on starting a play this semester.

JA: What other theater experience have you had at Brandeis?

SD: I’ve been in a lot of theater here. Last semester is the first time I didn’t do a show. I’m in Boris’ Kitchen, which is the sketch comedy troupe on campus. This semester I’m going to be in my friend Sarah Waldron’s ’16 thesis, which will be really cool.

Previously, I was in “Angels in America,” I was in “Kennedy’s Children,” I did all acting basically. What really started the whole BARD process was that I was in a student-written piece my freshman year called “Killer in Me” and it was great, I loved it. It was one of those things where I was like, “I wish there was an opportunity where we could really work on this and not have just have it go instant putup.” You know, really working it, having stage readings, doing that sort of thing.

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Fine art

Boston art scene promises exciting spring

By Emily Wishingrad justice EDITOR

Boston is home to an incredibly vast collection of museums. The Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum are among some of the most well-known, but dozens of smaller galleries and museum spaces also fill the greater Boston area — from our own Rose Art Museum to the Fuller Craft Museum to the Addi-

son Gallery of American Art. As a student, it can be hard to justify the price of general admission for a museum visit but, luckily, museums realize this and cater to students. Many have student discounts — the MFA, for example, is completely free for Brandeis students — and many offer free college nights. So take advantage of your time in Boston and explore its fantastic, immense and eclectic arts scene. Here are a few exhibits opening this spring that are worth a visit.

‘The Idea of North: The Paintings of Lawrence Harris’ Museum of Fine Arts March 12 - June 12

‘Overgrowth’ deCordova Sculpture Park April 1 - Sept. 5

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SCULPTED GROUNDS: The sculpture park features works from the museum’s permanent collection by artists such as Gary Webb and Jean deCordova’s “Overgrowth” focuses on “representations of prolific expansion, growth, and mutation,” according to the exhibit description.

The works are taken from the museum’s permanent collection and include paintings, works of sculpture, works on paper and photographs.

The exhibit seems to be multifaceted and comprehensive. “In addition to

scenes of accelerated transformation found in nature and the built environment, Overgrowth explores how generative growth and additive processes are instrumental to the making of art,” notes the description.

Artists on view include Jean Arp, Jedediah Caesar, Edward Steichen, Gary Webb and Rachel Perry Welty.

If you are looking to get some back-

ground and insight on these works, you can join Associate Curator Sarah Montross on a guided tour of the exhibit on April 6. The deCordova is probably worth a visit just for the landscape itself — encompassing 30 acres of woodlands and lawns — the pastoral and peaceful site is certainly a nice escape from the hustle and bustle of school.

‘Walid Road’ Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston Feb. 24 - May 30

CUBIST ART: Curated by Steve Martin, the MFA will feature the “Idea of the North,” a collection of works by Canadian artist Larwen Harris.

The Museum of Fine Arts Boston is a museum not to be missed during your time at Brandeis.

Even in the case that no featured exhibits incredibly interest you, just exploring the museum’s permanent collection will be worth your trip. From ancient Egyptian canonic jars to Monet, the MFA has an expansive and impressive collection. “Idea of the North,” opening in mid-March, will showcase Canadian artist Lawren Harris’ vibrant and somewhat cubist

depictions of her native chilly climate. The exhibit will show 30 of Harris’ works from the 1920s and 1930s, a period that the MFA cites as one of the most significant in her career. Curated by comedian, actor, writer and producer Steve Martin, “Idea of the North” is Harris’ first solo exhibition in the United States. Come see the wintry peaks and plains of ice — you might need to bring your winter coat because Harris’ paintings look pretty frigid.

TRUTH AND FALSEHOOD: Through photography, sculpture and video, Walid Raad explores the nature of memories in his upcoming ICA exhibit.

In his upcoming survey exhibit at the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, Walid Raad explores themes of truth and falsehood within memories through photography, video and sculpture.

Informed by memories of his childhood and upbringing during the Lebanese Civil War (19751990), Raad is interested in exploring “the veracity of archives and photographic documents in the public realm, the role of memory and narrative within discourses of conflict, and the construction of histories of art in the Arab world,” according to the exhibit description. Throughout the course of the exhibition, Raad will periodically give a 55-minute live presentation, titled “Walkthrough.” This is the first North American museum exhibit to survey the work of the Lebanese artist.

‘Joana Hadjithomas and Kahlil Joreige: I Must First Apologize’ Massachusetts Institute of Technology List Visual Arts Center Feb. 19 - April 17 Have you ever received one of those emails saying you have won thousands of dollars in a lottery for which you did not even purchase a ticket? This type of Internet spam is exactly what Lebanese multimedia artists Joana Hadjithomas and Kahlil Joreige explore in “I Must First Apologize.” Currently at MIT’s List Visual Arts Center, the exhibit consists of film, sculpture, photography and installation works which,“probe into the structures of belief and storytelling [and] they unfold a complex set of relationships marked by intimacy, trust, greed, and desire, all in relation to the internet and technology,” according to the description.

A recent video installation work, “The Rumor of the World (2014),” will also be on display — a work that makes use of 23 screens and 100 loudspeakers.

EXPLORING SPAM: “I Must First Apologize”

by Lebanese artists Joana Hadjithomas and Kahlil Joreige examines internet spam letters.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2016 | THE JUSTICE

Brandeis TALKS

INTERVIEW

How do you decide where you sit on the first day of classes?

Brian Dorfman ’16 Dorfman speaks on producing “W;t” COURTESY OF BRIAN DORFMAN

Daniela Michanie ’19

This week, justArts spoke with Brian Dorfman ’16 who as part of the Senior Thesis Festival is producing “W;t,” a one-act play by Margarat Edson that draws on her experience working in a hospital.

“I sit in the front row, usually because I forget my glasses.”

justArts: What is the process behind being able to participate in the Senior Festival?

Rebecca Wiser ’19

“I usually sit in the fifth row because it’s right smack in the middle.”

ALI SANTANA/the Justice

CROSSWORD Across:

Tova Pearlman ’18

“I’m always towards the front of the room because that’s the best part of the classroom.”

Dylan Hoffman ’18

“As much of a nerd as I am, I tend to sit closest to the professor because I can hear everything and it shows that I’m eager.”

—Compiled and photographed by Michelle Banayan/the Justice.

1 Maw, in toddler-speak 6 Curl one’s nose at 11 Dispensed food 14 Certain font 15 Willy or Biff 16 Yale alum 17 *Odd statement 19 CTRL and DEL partner 20 With 48-Down, “Here’s a thought...”

21 God of war 22 “_____ all is well...”

23 With “the”, the Establishment 25 Floppy-eared Hound 28 *Thirties dance 32 Muslim religious leader 33 Most radical 35 “Haha”, in texting lingo 36 *Band with the hit “Call Me” 38 Serve well 39 Sting wielder 41 Gardner and DuVernay 42 Folding art 43 Like some ops 45 ____-Wan Kenobi 46 Get rid of 48 Seabird 51 Split up, as corporations 55 Eggs 56 They are often next to a crossword ... or a hint to all of the starred clues 59 Opposite of max 60 Inventor of the electrical battery 61 Zellweger of acting fame 62 Antlered animal 63 Hold tightly to 64 Woodcarving tools

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Disney World Rides

By JAIME GROPPER JUSTICE EDITOR

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1 Pedi counterpart 2 Rav Kook’s seminal work 3 Sot 4 System of Nazi Germany 5 Lunge with a 53-Down 6 Eat loudly, as soup 7 Racket 8 Ambulance worker (abbr.)

9 _____ de toilette 10 What one hopes to get at a B ‘n’ B 11 Popular still life subject 12 Lifestyle magazine 13 *Teen woe 18 Citation abbreviation 21 Against 23 Memento ____ 24 Trucks are charged per

Brian Dorfman: As a junior, you apply in the spring semester with a plan for your project and many details, including who your adviser will be, the resources you plan to use, and what a success might look like for your project.

Then, the department comes back with feedback for your application, and you have time to revise as per their recommendations.

Once you have been accepted, you begin to collaborate in the fall with your Senior Festival colleagues.

JA: What inspired you to pursue a senior thesis?

BD: Apart from receiving honors in the department, my main motivation was to pursue a project that most other Brandeis forums did not really mesh well with. In the Thesis Festival of the Theatre Arts Department, I can use the resources from Spingold, like costumes, props, stage spaces, and designers.

Furthermore, my show along with my three colleagues’ shows are billed as part of the Brandeis Theatre Company season, which is an incredible honor.

CROSSWORD COURTESY OF EVAN MAHNKEN

this 25 Sting wielder 26 Love, to Jacques 27 Actor Albert 28 Grow faint 29 Pillage 30 It comes after November 31 Statistical calculation 33 Northern Chinese desert 34 SSW’s opposite 36 Go on and on 37 ____ Shine Detergent 40 “Weed _____” 41 Swore 43 Security devices, for short 44 Sturgeon caviar 46 Strikethroughs and added punctuation marks, say 47 It precedes many a drama 48 See 20-Across 49 Like Lord Voldemort 50 Military standing 52 “The Last Flight of Petr _____” (Holocaust documentary) 53 Fencing sword 54 Nintendo prods.

56 On a Visa, it’s 3 numbers on the back (abbr.)

57 A swimming hole with no pee in it?

58 Citation format type

JA: Why did you choose your specific thesis?

BD: In my freshman year, I took a class with Prof. David Sherman (ENG.) called Literature and Medicine. This was back while I was pretending to be pre-med. In that class, we read the play “W;t” by Margaret Edson. I remember turning to my friend after I had read it and telling her that this play would be my thesis, without a doubt.

As time went on, I realized more and more that this play lent itself to drama therapy, the lens through which we are producing this play. Edson’s writing emphasizes the fact that drama is not dramatic without comedic aspects.

JA: What challenges have you faced and what more do you expect to face in production?

SOLUTION COURTESY OF EVAN MAHNKEN

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

BD: Originally, I wanted to produce the full two-hour play. However, given the time constraints of the festival, we only had an hour, and the department also asked for a talkback session following the play. As time went on, however, this was less of a challenge and more of a journey that this production took to its final form. Having half an hour of scene selections and half an hour of talkback to discuss the play is perfectly appropriate for the nature of my thesis.

JA: What has your theater experience at Brandeis been like?

BD: I did not begin doing theatre until I got to Brandeis. My first production was “Macbeth” with Hold Thy Peace, and from there I began to act, direct, stage manage, and more with every production I could without burning out completely. The community is warm, loving, accepting, and has helped me make some of my closest friends in life.

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—Jaime Gropper