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CAMPUS LIFE

Letter pushes for sanctuary campus status ■ A recent letter from

students, staff and alumni urged the administration to pledge its support for undocumented students.

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With President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to deport three million immigrants, students across the country are petitioning their colleges and universities to designate “sanctuary campuses” in order to protect undocumented immigrants. Now, a group of Brandeis students, faculty, staff and alumni have followed suit with an open letter to administrators.

In a letter addressed to University President Ronald Liebowitz, Provost Lisa Lynch and Senior Vice Presi-

dent for Students and Enrollment Andrew Flagel, community members have highlighted the struggles undocumented immigrants might face under a Trump administration, calling on the University to pledge its support for students at risk. “We see this as a concrete action the university can take to support and protect the people within our community,” reads the letter.

Citing fears that Trump and his cabinet could abolish the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program — a policy that allows immigrants who arrived before the age of 16 to obtain temporary visas with exemption from deportation — the letter urges the University to take the necessary steps toward protecting students and their families on campus.

In an anti-Trump walkout and pro-

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Winick to depart Univ. chaplaincy after 9 years ■ Rabbi Elyse Winick '86 will

join CJP in Boston on Dec. 12 after almost nine years as the University's Jewish chaplain.

By ABBY PATKIN JUSTICE Editor

Rabbi Elyse Winick ’86, the University’s Jewish Chaplain, is leaving the chaplaincy after almost nine years of service, Senior Vice President for Students and Enrollment Andrew Flagel announced in a campus-wide email on Wednesday.

In a second email to the community on Wednesday evening, Winick wrote that she will start as the director of adult learning at Combined Jewish Philanthropies in Boston on Dec. 12.

CJP is a nonprofit organization that serves the Greater Boston Jewish community through education, char-

ity work and advocacy.

“The opportunity to have a fulltime role in an institution which is transforming the Jewish community locally, nationally and internationally is one which I can't pass up,” Winick wrote in her email.

A Brandeis alumna, Winick served as the assistant director of Brandeis Hillel in the 1990s and returned as the Jewish Chaplain in 2008.

“She has served as an advocate, mentor and friend to hundreds of students, faculty, and staff, serving our community’s spiritual needs in times of both celebration and crisis and offering a haven for those in need of comfort,” Flagel wrote in his email.

“Rabbi Elyse Winick embodies the deepest values of Brandeis. We wish her the very best in her new endeavors, and take comfort in knowing she will always be a treasured member of the Brandeis family,” he added.

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RIGHT NOW: University President Ronald Liebowitz told the community that it is crucial to foster a sense of unity post-election.

Community works toward unity at town hall event ■ Scholars reflected on

the recent election and discussed ways to build unity at an event last week.

By PERI MEYERS JUSTICE SENIOR WRITER

The campus needs unity, reflection and action in light of the recent election, a panel of professors and administrators said last Tuesday at a town hall-style discussion. “‘There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal,’” Provost Lisa Lynch said, quoting author Toni Morrison.

University President Ronald Liebowitz underlined the importance of the democratic tradition and civil society that have laid the foundation for American politics but acknowledged the unprecedented and destabilizing nature of the situation.

He cited a conversation with his tenyear-old son during which he talked about checks and balances that would limit a Trump presidency.

Liebowitz continued, “And to that,

he said, ‘Well, the Supreme Court — there may be four appointees coming, and Congress is dominated by the same party, so what are you talking about, checks and balances?’”

Liebowitz said. “As the days went on and I began to process this, my stomach began to churn, mostly because of the uncertainty and because of what’s been unleashed.”

Prof. Faith Lois Smith (ENG) noted that this uncertainty and fear “is a very raw form” of what many marginalized groups have long experienced. Because of this, she said, society needs to examine how that kind of violence is used to benefit other people. She continued: “Violence to the other is not just about figuring out how to stand beside that person, but also how to figure out how that violence relates to [our] prosperity.”

Prof. Chad Williams (AAAS) was firm: “I am not interested in any type of performance of unity if it’s not going to entail a cold, hard reckoning with this country’s history and how we got to this point here today.”

After citing the controversy of Trump urging the current President Obama to release his birth certificate, Williams critiqued the claims that people need to move on. The future, he said, calls for Americans to

not forget the past.

Prof. Chandler Rosenberger (SOC) called for “cultural empathy,” arguing that while people cannot and should not do away with moral judgments, they should still try to understand what is going through other people’s heads. This is especially true for those who reluctantly voted for Trump out of economic desperation, he said.

He also cited an interview he had held with Radovan Karadžić, a former politician recently indicted for war crimes during the Bosnian War. Rosenberger said he encountered “a kind of self-pitying ethnic nationalism that takes difficult circumstances … and then latches onto the kind of conspiracy theory that justifies their own viciousness.” In other words, he argued, ethnic nationalists attach themselves to those theories that make their cause and actions appear just.

Rosenberger regretted to say that that brand of nationalism has found its way into American politics.

The inevitable question soon arose: did race play a defining part in this election? Liebowitz hesitated to label all of those who voted for Trump as racist. In contrast, Prof.

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Senate plans for upcoming events The Senate convened on Sunday to discuss club chartering, plan efforts for upcoming events and address some student concerns.

The Right to Immigration Institute approached the Senate with hopes to even the playing field for immigrants seeking to start a new life in the United States.

The club is looking to train its members to represent immigrants who do not speak English in court. The Senate voted to recognize the club unanimously with no objections raised.

Next came Brain Computer Interface, a club that seeks to connect the Computer Science and Neuroscience programs to analyze neurological data on topics like the effect of sleep and relaxation on the brain, with the goal of sharing their research with the student body.

After a short deliberation, the club was unanimously recognized.

The Brazilian Culture Club then took the podium to make its case for recognition, which it received with no objection. Citing a recent jump in Brandeis’ Brazilian population, club leaders explained that they wish to create a fun and relaxing place for Brazilian students and those interested in Brazilian culture to gather, speak Portuguese and eat Brazilian food.

Brandeis Robotics Club then came forth to be chartered. The club was recently recognized, and its representatives gave a comprehensive list of what it has done since then, including meetings, bystander training for its board and collaboration with faculty. The club then laid out what it would spend its funding on, including soldering stations and training in proper robotics equipment use. The Senate gave the club the funding it requested.

In executive officer reports, Student Union Vice President Paul Sindberg ’18 discussed efforts to work with the Social Justice department to support the undocumented population at the University and plan upcoming Senate bonding. Sindberg also brought attention to the anniversary of Ford Hall 2015 and announced an upcoming statement on the topic from the Student Union in an attempt to “give credit where credit is due” with regard to the work that the movement has done. Executive Senator Hannah Brown ’19 reminded the Senate about upcoming events like the State of the Union and Midnight Buffet. Then, Brown brought forth a Senate Money Request to obtain T-shirts for the Midnight Buffet, which passed easily.

Senator reports proceeded quickly, as many senators were absent and the week was generally uneventful.

Senators brought up some minor student complaints regarding move-in. Many senators also reported excitement regarding an upcoming menstrual products survey. Next came Open Forum, in which Class of 2018 Senator Christian Nunez brought into question the $1 convenience fee to deposit WhoCash online, requesting that a statement be made as to why it is present. Sindberg closed out the meeting by issuing a “challenge” to the senators to have conversations over the holidays with relatives about their beliefs in the wake of the recent election.

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POLICE LOG Medical Emergency

Nov. 14—A party in Usen Castle reported that they were feeling dizzy and lightheaded. BEMCo staff treated the party, and University Police transported the party to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care.

Nov. 14—BEMCo staff assisted a party in Shapiro Residence Hall who had an eye injury. The party signed a refusal for further care.

Nov. 15—A party in the Foster Mods reported that they were suffering from a high fever. BEMCo staff treated the party with a signed refusal for further care.

Nov. 15—Staff in the Brandeis Counseling Center requested Cataldo Ambulance for a transport to Newton-Wellesley Hospital. University Police assisted the medics.

Nov. 16—University Police received a report of an intoxicated party in Gordon Hall. BEMCo staff treated the party, and Cataldo Ambulance transported the party to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care. The area coordinator on call was notified.

Nov. 16—A party in the Science Lot reported that they were

having an allergic reaction and had self-administered an EpiPen. BEMCo staff and Cataldo medics treated the party with a signed refusal for further care.

Nov. 17—A party in the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center requested BEMCo assistance for an ankle injury. BEMCo staff treated the party, and University Police transported the party to an urgent care facility for further care.

Nov. 17—BEMCo staff treated a party in Gosman for an ankle injury with a signed refusal for further care.

Nov. 18—A manager in the Sherman Dining Hall requested an evaluation of an employee for a possible reaction to too much medication. BEMCo staff and Cataldo Ambulance medics were dispatched, and the party was treated with a signed refusal for further care.

Nov. 18—A party in Ziv Quad reported that they were ill. BEMCo staff treated the party with a signed refusal for further care.

Nov. 19—University Police received a report of an intoxicated party in Village Quad. BEMCo

staff and Cataldo Ambulance medics arrived on the scene with University Police, and the party was treated and transported via ambulance to NewtonWellesley Hospital for further care.

Harassment

Nov. 14—A party reported that they had been harassed on Loop Road in a prior incident.

University Police compiled a report in the incident.

Nov. 17—University Police received a report of a harassment incident in Ziv Quad. University Police compiled a report.

Larceny

Nov. 15—A party in the Gerstenzang Science Library reported that her pocketbook was missing from a common area.

University Police compiled a report on the incident.

Nov. 16—A party in the Shapiro Campus Center reported being the victim of larceny by fraud. The party notified their bank of the incident, and University Police compiled a report.

CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS

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n A Sports article reported that Josh Ocel ’17 scored the first goal in a soccer game, but it was Stephen DePietto ’19 (Nov. 15, pg. 16).

Students let off midterm stress and played with dogs during “Canines and Crullers,” an event sponsored by the Brandeis Counseling Center and held in the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center.

n A Sports article reported that Patrick Flahive ’17 had a goal with an assist from Josh Ocel ’17, but it was Zach Vieira ’17 with an assist from Flahive (Nov. 15, pg. 16).

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Social Justice and the Power of Compassion

Marguerite Guzman Bouvard will speak about her new book, “Social Justice and the Power of Compassion” and about how humans are not powerless but can make important changes in the lives of people who are marginalized.

Today from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in the Women’s Studies Research Center.

Saudi Arabia in a Chaotic Middle East

His Royal Highness Prince Turki AlFaisal will discuss Saudi Arabia’s role in the chaotic Middle East.

Today from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Rapaporte Treasure Hall.

Women Scientists and RNA Splicing

Women scientists were the first coauthors in the two teams associated with this key discovery.

This talk will explore how the scientific community explains the exclusion of

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Waltham resident competes for Miss Massachusetts USA

n A News article on the University’s Kristallnacht commemoration did not reflect that Prof. Sabine von Mering (GRALL) was acting in her capacity as the director of the Center for German and European Studies. The article stated that Holocaust Survivor Hella Hakerem’s story about the Gestapo happened during Kristallnacht.

It likely happened at another point in the Holocaust.

The article incorrectly stated that Brandeis Hillel sponsored the event. This version also did not include the full name for NETWORK: The American Union of Jewish Students. (Nov. 15, pg. 5).

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

Nov. 14—A party in the Administration Complex reported that mail had been received that was unusual but nonthreatening in nature. University Police compiled a report on the incident.

Nov. 15—Staff members in Goldfarb Library reported that there was graffiti of a political nature in a restroom. The area was cleaned by Physical Plant staff prior to the arrival of University Police. University Police compiled a report on the incident.

Nov. 15—Staff in the Brandeis Counseling Center reported the receipt of a disturbing email.

University Police compiled a report on the incident.

Nov. 16—Staff members in the Irving Presidential Enclave reported the receipt of two strange letters. University Police compiled a report on the incident.

Nov. 18—A staff member in the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center reported a possible suspicious party. University Police identified the party as a student, and all appeared to be in order.

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The Justice will not print on Nov. 29 due to the holiday.

n A News article referred to Eve Litvak B.A. ’16 M.A. ’17 as “a student,” because she could not be identified by press time. (Nov. 15, pg. 1).

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women from recognition for this discovery made in 1977.

Tuesday, Nov. 29 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in the Women’s Studies Research Center.

Waltham resident Keana-Grace Danier competed for the Miss Massachusetts USA 2017 crown this weekend, ultimately losing to Julia Scaparotti, a Peabody native and New England Patriots cheerleader.

Danier is a 22-year-old student at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, according to a GoFundMe page she set up to raise money to cover pageant costs. She is a 2012 graduate of Waltham High School.

“I am so lucky to be given the chance to represent Waltham during this amazing moment in time,” Danier told the Waltham Tribune in an emailed statement.

Aside from cheerleading, Miss Massachusetts 2017 winner Scaparotti works as a host and reporter for the New England Sports Network’s Dirty Water TV. She has been cheering for the Patriots for two years.

Caitlyn Martin was also crowned Miss Massachusetts Teen USA this weekend.

Martin was the third runner-up in the 2016 Miss Massachusetts Teen USA pageant.

Founded in 1952, the Miss Massachusetts USA pageant selects the state representative for the national Miss USA pageant — notably owned by President-elect Donald Trump from 1996 to 2015 — which, in turn, selects a national representative for the international Miss Universe pageant. In all levels of the Miss Universe Organization, pageant contestants are judged in three areas. In the interview segment, pageant judges speak with each contestant about their successes, talents and ambitions. Points are awarded to a contestant based on “poise, charm, self-confidence and her ability to communicate, as well as the substance of her answers,” according to the Miss Massachusetts USA website.

The pageant also involves a swimsuit and evening gown competition, during which contestants are judged based on their sense of style, confidence level, physical beauty and overall appearance. Judges do not consider numerical measurements in the swimsuit competition, though contestants are judged on their figure and physical fitness.

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Stanley Family Night

Come to this event to hear insights and analysis about this year’s elections from distinguished scholars of American electoral politics, political parties and political behavior.

Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 5:30 p.m. in the Rapaporte Treasure Hall.

Stanley Family Night is a carnival-like event for Stanley Elementary School students and families. It’s a great opportunity for clubs to get involved in the Waltham community and to have a lot of fun. Each club will design a booth for the event. For example, Fashion Club has made hats and bow ties out of felt paper and Brandeis Football Club has done soccer drills with the students at past events.

Community Connections provides supplies.

Thursday, Dec. 1 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Stanley Elementary School off campus.

Karaoke Night

Seoul-Soul Night

What Just Happened?

It’s the South East Asian Club Month’s last event: Karaoke Night at the Intercultural Center.

People will be able to sing along to Karaoke while hanging out with friends.

Food will be served.

Tuesday, Nov. 29 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Intercultural Center Swig Lounge.

Seoul-Soul Night serves to bring together the Black and Korean communities through discussion, music and food. This event is sponsored by the Brandeis Black Students Organization and the Brandeis Korean Students Association.

Friday, Dec. 2 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Intercultural Center.

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Scholars discuss the trajectory of the United States after Trump’s election ■ Profs. Gordie Fellman

(SOC) and Raj Sampath (HS) reflected on the election and looked toward the future on Thursday.

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“Don’t waste time mourning. Organize,” labor activist and celebrated 19th-century American martyr Joe Hill once said.

However, “I think he got it wrong,” Prof. Gordie Fellman (SOC) said in a talk on Thursday. “I’ve been thinking a lot since last Tuesday’s election. I think we do mourn. We have to mourn for a lot of the enormous amount of pain over what’s happened and for the future.”

“My thought is … you mourn, and then you analyze, and then you organize,” Fellman concluded.

Fellman shared his post-election thoughts alongside Prof. Raj Sampath (HS) in a panel addressing the concerns of social progressivism under President-elect Donald Trump.

The two opened the forum to discuss and answer questions like “What can we learn from this election?” and “What do we do now?”

“We’re here to share our views as to what we think happened — is happening — how we process and how we build solidarity and consensus towards a series of structured goals that we can do within the academy but also within the broader society as we face it,” said Sampath.

Fellman brought to attention the common post-election conclusion regarding the Clinton upset: that the Democrats failed to adequately address the needs of the white working class.

While he said the Democrats did acknowledge this demographic, he argued that this strategy alone was not enough, claiming that liberals and progressives must look deeper into the “great, complex and multidimensional” social issue and ideology underlying the Trump victory.

Calling upon his life experience as an activist, Fellman drew comparisons among the major themes in four of the largest social movements in American history, which he said

have continuously built up the emotions of the “bypassed” populations.

“What they have in common is that they were all assaults on normative masculinity,” he said.

“When Trump started the slogan ‘Let’s make America Great Again,’ I and [many of us] thought what he really meant was ‘Let’s make America White Again,’” said Fellman.

The civil rights movement, he said, was an assault on the white male. The Anti-Vietnam War movement was an assault on white male war makers. And which group maintained the patriarchy over the women’s lib movement and the heteronormativity assault against the LGBTQ community? The white male, he emphasized. “So I think a lot of this is about normative masculinity reasserting itself in a very desperate way,” Fellman concluded.

However, both speakers agreed that what upsets them most is what they see as the reality of the Republican agenda and their intervention in the social issues of the working class. These social issues are a way of taking attention off of the unstated purpose of serving the rich, Fellman said, adding, “Nobody gets elected by saying, ‘Vote for me, I want to make the rich richer.’”

And while social progressivism seemed once possible in America, Trump instead represents a form of regressivism, Fellman asserted. “‘ Regressive populism is when people feel anxious and insecure and look for scapegoats,’ … when ‘unscrupulous politicians deflect people’s concern and anger toward whoever’s the easy target — new immigrants, women of color on welfare, religious minorities,’” said Fellman, quoting author Chuck Collins.

Sampath expressed similar concerns about the ideology he says is underlying the recent turmoil.

“What is really what could be seen as a political revolution is actually a social, cultural, psychological transformation of power for the interest of one group,” he asserted.

Fellman said that part of Trump’s appeal is marketed toward the bypassed, the individuals who feel cut in line by the movements that work toward justice for oppressed minorities. Trump’s message to them was,

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WHAT DO WE DO?: Prof. Raj Sampath (HS) advised students to reach across generations and come together post-election.

“I realize that you feel hurt,” while Clinton’s campaign didn’t recognize this, he argued.

“What the left has failed to do is to acknowledge that a victory of one group — when framed as the loss of another group — is not a good idea,” he said. “One of the most destructive things Hillary Clinton did her whole campaign was [make the] claim [about] ‘the basket of deplorables.’”

Sampath brought forth the second question of the forum: “What do we do?”

“We have to work from each other

across generations,” Sampath said, answering his own question. “What used to be the oppression — or the continuous oppression — of AfricanAmerican, LGBTQ, women’s rights, minorities and the indigenous — it will deepen, it will infinitize, it will worsen and it will push people to the brink. “[It] has to come from us as individual agents and communities that have come together,” Sampath added. “We have to instill in ourselves that sense of urgency [where] you’re pushed to the brink.”

Fellman added, “Don’t assume

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the other is frozen in their hearts and minds. When the civil rights movement started, I had to learn a lot about racism. The word didn’t even exist when I was in college, so I had to submit myself to conversations about racism. The same about women: Women started making demands. I learned; I listened; I fought some of it, and I remember specific moments when my male consciousness was grazed suddenly.”

“Spend the evening talking to them; really sit down to talk,” advised Fellman. “I think conversation is an alternative to war.”

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Tom Perrotta, author of “Election” and “Little Children,” addressed students on Wednesday night as part of the Creative Writing Program’s “School of Night” series.

STUDY ABROAD

Students of color share stories from study abroad

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of color discussed their experiences abroad in a talk on Friday afternoon.

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Students played with volunteer dogs as part of the “Canines and Crullers” event last week. The Brandeis Counseling Center has held similar events to combat exam stress.

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Back from a semester abroad, Daria Fogan ’17, Ashley Simmons ’17 and Oyemen Ehikhamhen ’17 discussed the observations they made about race and identity as Black women in new cultural landscapes in a talk on Friday.

The three students brought to life the reality and challenges of studying abroad, beginning with acclimating to a new country. “It’s not like when you’re going abroad you’re going to ascend to heaven. It’s still the world; there’s still things that stress you out — there’s homework to do, and you still have to deal with your body and mind regularly,” said Simmons.

“The real world stays with you, even though you’re in a place that looks like paradise.”

Simmons, a double major in English and Creative Writing, said she fulfilled her childhood dreams of travelling to Spain like the Cheetah Girls while also studying a language she loved during her abroad in Granada, Spain.

“I never liked the term ‘culture shock,’ so experiencing culture shock was not a thing for me because I was raised to be very open minded,” said Simmons. “I think culture shock is a thing people experience when they are completely oblivious to the fact that other cultures exist, so why are you shocked when other cultures are different than yours?”

Ehikhamhen, a double major in Business and Health: Science, Society and Policy, studied abroad

in Shanghai, China, a decision she made after studying the Chinese language and culture throughout grade school.

On the subject of culture shock, “I think it’s really important to have cultural sensitivity, and that’s actually one of the key things that my director actually talked to us about the first time that we went there,” said Ehikhamhen. She added that her program director instructed her to use the DIE method whenever she encountered something she wouldn’t normally find in the United States: describe what happened, interpret how it fits into it fits into her own society and evaluate the system and the event that happened.

“One of the experiences I had was that a lot of people looked at me because obviously I’m not the average person [in Shanghai],” she added.

“I’m a different skin tone, different hair texture. … Some people even went beyond touching me. That’s not my comfort zone.”

She said that she would evaluate these types of situations by considering why people were behaving this way toward her, asking herself whether they were just curious about her or whether they had a preconceived notion of her. “More often than not, it was just some curiosity about me,” Ehikhamhen said, adding that the DIE method proved helpful for her.

Simmons touched on the idea of double consciousness: “One idea of African-American studies and literature is the idea of double consciousness, ... the consciousness of not only yourself but of seeing yourself as other people would see you,” she explained.

However, Simmons added, seeing yourself as others see you is not the only thing that is important: “I also recommend [that you] don’t suppress

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yourself,” she said “There’s no reason to not want to be who you are or to exist in the way that you exist — especially if you are in a place that’s safe and accepting of that.”

As a major in IGS and Business, Fogan decided to study abroad Singapore, which she described as “one of the most booming business countries in the world right now.”

She described one instance where she was aware she was in an area that wasn’t used to Black culture, recounting, “I had that moment where I did a braid out, and I had my hair, but I felt so uncomfortable because people kept looking at me. It wasn’t that people didn’t think that it was beautiful or that they didn’t like it — they had just never really seen it.”

Ehikhamhen urged students to interact with the local culture while abroad. “Being yourself, being true to yourself, that’s absolutely true, but I also challenge you to challenge yourself to immerse yourself in their culture,” she said. “Challenge yourself and actually do it, and the experience will be so much more rich.”

Simmons echoed the sentiment: “There’s a difference between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation, and you can appreciate a culture by being invited in to experience it, and that’s what you should do.”

Fogan left the audience with one final message, saying, “The experience was an incredible one. I miss the food so much but also just living in the moment and not worrying, and just exploring. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; don’t let the little things that annoy you take away from that opportunity.”

“Students of Color Back From Abroad” was an event held in conjunction with I Am Global Week and sponsored by the Brandeis Black Student Organization and the Office of Study Abroad.

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SANCTUARY: Email affirms Univ. support for immigrants CONTINUED FROM 1 test last week, one undocumented student spoke about her DACA status and the uncertainty she felt after Trump’s election. “I find myself having privilege, because a lot of people in my community don’t have that [DACA status],” she told the crowd.

“The process to apply for citizenship is a lot more complicated than a lot of people think. I’ve given everything I have to this country, and it’s really upsetting to know that so many people here don’t love me back.”

The letter also called upon the University to provide mental health services designed to help individuals dealing with the trauma of familial separation and threat of deportation.

Ultimately, though, the signees assert that sanctuary status is integral to serving the University’s social justice mission. “If we do nothing when Trump becomes President, then the stated commitments to diversity, justice, and inclusion that Brandeis has made will prove themselves an empty ruse. This is not a moment when we can afford silence,” the letter states.

More than 107 other colleges and universities have seen movements and petitions for sanctuary campuses in recent months, according to Sanctuary Schools, a Facebook page that tracks sanctuary school movements across the nation. There are also over 200 sanctuary cities across the United States.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are subject to restrictions in places of worship, schools, hospitals and other sensitive locations, according to an Oct. 24, 2011 memorandum from thenDirector of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement John Morton.

The memo outlines the ICE’s sensitive locations policies, which assert that immigration law enforcement actions at these locations should generally be avoided and may only take place when prior approval is obtained from an appropriate supervisory official. Alternatively, ICE officials may act without permission if there are exigent circumstances necessitating immediate action, according the the ICE website.

In an email to students, faculty and staff on Thursday night, Liebowitz wrote that the administration will not permit immigration enforcement on campus with respect to students, faculty or staff without a warrant or clear demonstration of exigent circumstances, per ICE policy. He added that University Public Safety officers will not act on behalf of federal agents in the enforcement of immigration law, nor will the University release student, faculty or staff immigration status information to the federal government unless mandated by court order or other valid legal instrument.

“While no one knows what will happen in the future, and although we join many universities in studying what the term ‘sanctuary campus’ means, we wanted to reaffirm the practices Brandeis University already has in place,” Liebowitz wrote in the email, which was co-signed by Lynch and Flagel.

At a town hall discussion for postelection unity on Tuesday evening, incoming Chief Diversity Officer Mark Brimhall-Vargas asked the audience to consider whether visibility or lack of visibility would work best in protecting undocumented students in discussing sanctuary campuses.

“Like many colleges and universities across the country, Brandeis will continue to closely monitor the implications of any potential policy changes,” Liebowitz wrote in the email. “We are proud to be part of a university that continues to assert its founding and core values of justice and equity,” he concluded.

On Sunday night, Flagel sent an email to the community with a list of student resources, including student support groups and counseling services. He also noted that the Department of Public Safety has added extra patrols, in part to help protect minorities in the wake of Trump’s election.

The open letter had 988 signatures as of press time. The only contact information provided for the creators of the petition is an email address for sanctuarycampusbrandeis@gmail. com.

A representative from the listed email address could not be reached for comment as of press time.

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THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSION: The town hall ended with a discussion about the pros and cons of making Brandeis a sanctuary school.

TOWN HALL: Panel examines complexities in Trump voters CONTINUED FROM 1 Daniel Bergstresser (FIN) argued that the “relentless search for the truth,” a core principle of the University since its founding, “involves calling things by their true names.”

“There is now a white nationalist in the White House,” agreed Williams. “That says something about the role and function of race and whiteness in this country. The unspoken power and privilege of whiteness. And the fact that there were many voters who were more content to align with their whiteness over other interests is telling.”

He added, “Fear cannot simply rest on the shoulders of the vulnerable.”

Echoing Liebowitz’s earlier sentiments, one attendee argued against painting all who voted for Trump with the broad brush of racism.

When people use the word too frequently to produce “moral horror,” he argued, they “destroy the horror of racism.” A student in the audience pushed back against this notion, saying that it is necessary to acknowledge the pervasiveness of racism if one intends to solve it as a problem.

The hot-button question of sanctu-

ary campuses also came up. Someone in the audience recommended that Brandeis become a sanctuary for undocumented students who could face deportation under a Trump presidency. Incoming Chief Diversity Officer Mark BrimhallVargas responded that while other campuses have done that, the decision is risky. He asked the audience to consider whether undocumented students want their status to be highlighted as the University pushes itself into the spotlight. He also asked the audience to consider the legal intricacies of sanctuary campus status.

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WINICK: Local rabbis step in as co-interim Jewish chaplains CONTINUED FROM 1 In her email, Winick described the role the University plays in her life: “To borrow a phrase, I bleed blue and white,” she wrote. “Brandeis holds pride of place in my heart and always will. The Brandeis family is my family. The blessing of having shared crises and celebrations and accompanying countless students on journeys of self-discovery has given me tremendous joy and fulfillment.”

“I can only hope that I have given back some measure of all that this experience has given me,” she added. “I cannot adequately express my gratitude to you for being a part of my own Brandeis journey.”

Rabbi Liza Stern, who taught in the Brandeis Hornstein Jewish Pro-

fessional Leadership program, and Rabbi Charlie Schwartz, the senior Jewish educator for the Brandeis Precollege Programs, will serve as co-interim chaplains after Winick departs, according to Flagel’s email. They will provide counsel, education and support to the campus Jewish community alongside Rabbi David Pardo of the Orthodox Union Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus, Flagel added.

As Flagel noted in his email, Winick’s departure comes as the University continues to search for a director of spiritual and religious life, a role he said will be instrumental in shaping the future of the chaplaincy. He added that the national search is already underway, with the search committee looking to have finalists on campus

by January.

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Women’s Studies Research Center scholar Frinde Maher spoke about her time as a community organizer in the 1960s Civil Rights movement in an event on Thursday.

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Becky Winkler ’07 did not expect to publish a cookbook when she graduated from Brandeis with a bachelor degree in Psychology and Latin American Studies. While working as a part-time speech therapist, Winkler published her first book, “Paleo Planet,” in 2015.

Winkler’s journey to publication started with a food blog, even though it was originally comprised of mostly homemade desserts. Her enthusiasm for dessert can be traced back to her time at Brandeis.

When she worked at Sherman Dining Hall during her freshman year, “[I] ate a lot of waffles with ice cream on top,” Winkler said in an interview with the Justice.

However, as she continued to share more desserts online, she found herself “gain[ing] a bunch of weight” and was cognizant that she had to make a change in her eating habits.

“So I decided [that] I would make my blog a healthy blog with paleo recipes,” Winkler commented. The paleo diet is structured to mimic the food that would have been consumed by cavemen.

The diet is high in fat with moderate amounts of protein and minimal carbohydrates. After blogging paleo recipes for a while, Winkler was contacted by

an editor. He asked her if she would be interested in writing a cookbook featuring paleo recipes, an idea he had been thinking about for a while. Winkler was excited by the idea and agreed to help.

When Winkler collects ideas for a new recipe, she utilizes different tools to help her brainstorm. Sometimes she is inspired by “something I tried at a restaurant” or simply by “Googling different ingredients.” On occasion, Winkler explained, “I just had an idea about flavors that might go well together … or made a paleo recipe of something that already exists.”

For Winkler, a paleo recipe is not merely guided by sticking with an arbitrary calculation of calories but rather includes a mingling of travel memories that add a touch of different cultures.

With 125 recipes in total, her book includes the cuisine of different regions of Asia, Europe, South America and the U.S. This is part of her plan as she wants “the book to have most of the continents represented and a lot of the major cuisines that people might be looking for.”

Besides an opportunity to gain exposure to different cultural dishes, Winkler hopes her cookbook will inspire readers in other ways.

“I hope that people can use it in a variety of ways. I hope that people will thumb through it when they’re feeling

bored and looking for inspiration. I hope it helps people get a healthy dinner on the table. I think that the main point of cookbooks is to help us be well fed, you know, without getting bored,” Winkler said.

When asked for easy steps to pursue a healthier diet, Winkler responded that a great start would be to obtain local food, especially vegetables. Winkler revealed that her cooking is inspired by local vegetables and her meal planning starts “around the vegetables [she has].”

Winkler also expressed her opinion of local and organic food. Both of them are important to Winkler, but she noted that “it is about knowing the way your food is raised.” Winkler gave an example of organic food transported from California, which might have traveled for a long time and which might not have been processed in an environmentally friendly way. Local food can be “a support to local farming in the area,” with fewer traffic needs. It also can incorporate “all organic practices.”

At the end of the interview, Winkler offered advice for current Brandeis students —keep your eyes open and find your passions. “What I studied at Brandeis has nothing to do with what I’m doing now or with my cookbook. Don’t limit yourself. Even if something wasn’t in your plan, if something exciting comes up, you can give it a try,” Winkler concluded.

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Dan Hirshon ’04 grew up in Wonderland. An entire portion of his childhood home was filled with collectables of all kinds from Lewis Carroll’s classic novel “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” This very specific decor was the result of his father’s obsession with all things Alice. Though this would seemingly make holiday gifts easy to find, Hirshon explained that at one point in his childhood, he realized he would have to get creative with presents for his father because most “Alice in Wonderland” paraphernalia already existed in his home.

Hirshon’s book “Alice in Manhattan: A Photographic Trip Down New York City’s Rabbit Holes,” which was published in April of this year, was originally meant as a gift for his father. Hirshon was also influenced by his own experience with the novel.

“I’ve always been very interested in reading and watching coming-of-age tales, seeing what causes characters to grow within a story, and trying to apply that to my own life. … Alice explores dark rabbit holes where others might not venture, interacts and even argues with mad characters, and, as a result, develops a sense of confidence in herself. It’s a story that reminds readers of every age to

always explore and engage and that you’re sure to get somewhere ‘if only you walk long enough,’” Hirshon said in an interview with the Justice.

Hirshon’s book offers no ordinary literary experience. It includes over 60 original photos of the city that are coupled with quotes and excerpts from Carroll’s novel. His father was so impressed with the book that he suggested Hirshon try for publication.

He thought it would be particularly popular within the “Alice in Wonderland” community. With the 150th anniversary of “Alice in Wonderland” approaching, it was perfect timing.

“While taking the photos for this book, I pushed myself to explore New York and remain alert at all times in case the perfect image crossed my path or appeared in my periphery,” Hirshon said. He knew the city would offer great inspiration for the book. When considering the Mad Hatter, for example, Hirshon was confident he would be able to find a New Yorker wearing an eccentric hat. Other times, Hirshon would find a particularly intriguing photo and comb through “Alice in Wonderland” to find a matching quote.

Currently, Hirshon is living in New York where much of his work is geared toward film production. He works on all genres, ranging from comedies to documentaries. At Brandeis, Hir-

shon double majored in American Studies and Film, Television, and Interactive Media. He also rowed for the crew team and was involved with WBRS, Brandeis’ radio station.

Yet his passion for photography came later. Hirshon partially credits his father for helping him discover photography. He would take photos with his dad when they traveled together, and his father would explain to him the best way to compose photos.

But the real turning point for Hirshon came with the development of DSLR cameras. The more streamlined nature of the cameras made taking photos easier and allowed Hirshon to focus on what was actually relevant to the image rather than being distracted by trying to get the camera to fulfill its purpose. Despite sometimes lacking inspiration, Hirshon forces himself to take pictures even when he doubts the quality of an image. It allows him to keep pushing past creative blocks to find more inspiration. To aspiring photographers at Brandeis, Hirshon’s advice is the same: just keep shooting.

“As someone who often struggles to stay present amongst a whirlwind of daydreams, I was happy to discover that photography forced me out of my own head so I could explore life’s rabbit holes. It is my hope that ‘Alice in Manhattan’ will inspire others to do the same, wherever they may be,” he said.

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By CRISTINE KIM JUSTICE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Author of “Making Sense: A Guide to Sensory Issues” Rachel Schneider ’05 recalled her first memory on the Brandeis campus with the Justice.

“I remember the first day I stepped foot on [the Brandeis] campus with my parents for a tour. … I stopped at a small statue with the school’s motto, ‘Truth, Even Unto Its Innermost Parts,’” said Schneider. “I spent 27 years of my life not knowing why I was so sensitive, quirky, needy, particular and different. … I was always looking for the truth down to its deepest levels.

It’s a funny thing to say that Brandeis won me over via a statue, and it’s not the entire truth I suppose, but it was the first hint for me that I’d found my home.”

She only discovered her truth when she was diagnosed with “Sensory Processing Disorder” in 2010 at the age of 27. SPD is a neurological condition that occurs when the nervous system fails to properly receive and organize messages from the senses. For individuals with SPD, this leads to inappropriate motor and behavioral responses that can cause confusion, distress and discomfort.

Although SPD includes various subtypes and often depends on a person’s individual experience, Schneider has experienced sensory over-responsivity with sight and hear-

ing, sensory craving for touch and difficulty with proprioception, in which she struggles with the spatial orientation of her body.

During her time at school, she was unaware of SPD as she was misdiagnosed with panic disorder at 14. Schneider initially struggled to transition into Brandeis, yet despite her unique situation, Schneider proved to thrive in her new environment. At Brandeis, Schneider majored in Psychology and minored in English. She was vice president of the Culinary Arts Club and wrote poetry in her spare time, once performing at an open mic night at Cholmondeley’s.

Graduating after three years, Schneider returned to her home of New York City. She began copywriting and technical editing for various construction projects around New York City. Then she returned to graduate school to pursue psychology and received her M.A. in Mental Health Counseling, during which she also received her delayed diagnosis of SPD. Schneider shared, “I decided to turn my love of people into a free-time advocacy and a writing career related to SPD … In my writing day job, I get to use my writing skills to target diverse populations, people with disabilities — SPD is considered an invisible disability by some, so I love these parts — and international audiences, all of which play to my skills and interests.”

Schneider also began to share her ex-

perience with SPD online through various articles and blogs. With a relatively unknown neurological disorder that had few resources, she first wrote the article “The Neurotypicals’ Guide to Adults with Sensory Processing Disorder” in order to educate a friend on her own experiences. Her article gained the attention of readers and her publisher, eventually inspiring her book.

Through her book and other platforms — such as the 19th International 3S Symposium hosted by the STAR Institute for Sensory Processing Disorder, dedicated to improving the quality of life for individuals with SPD, Schneider has continued to share her story and help others in the SPD community.

Schneider shared, “I’m just talking about something I have, but there are people out there I can help by letting them know they’re in good company. I used to feel like there were things I couldn’t do, and now there are things I can do just a certain way. Your own perception of your life impacts the life you have.”

Now, Schneider is preparing for the release of her second book, “Sensory Like You,” the first book written for children with SPD by adults with SPD. Schneider said, “I wish there was somebody like me when I was a kid who would’ve written a book for me. Work that I do here is for the little girl inside of me. No one came for her, so I’m going back for her.”

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EDITORIALS Recognize Rabbi Winick’s impact on Brandeis Since its founding, Brandeis’ identity has been shaped, in large part, by its Jewish roots and the sizeable Jewish presence on campus.

And since 2008, the University’s Jewish community has been shaped, in large part, by the University’s Jewish chaplain, Rabbi Elyse Winick ’86. At the end of this semester, on Dec. 3, Winick will conclude her eight-year term as chaplain, according to an email sent to the University community from Senior Vice President for Students and Enrollment Andrew Flagel on Wednesday.

This board would like to express gratitude to Winick for the important work she has done for the University community and wish her success in the next stage in her career as an educator, as she becomes the full-time director of adult learning at Combined Jewish Philanthropies in Boston. She will officially enter this position on Dec. 12.

Following a term as assistant director of the Brandeis Hillel in the 1990s, Winick began her tenure at the University Chaplaincy in 2008, as interim Jewish chaplain, and had accepted an unconditional status as Jewish chaplain by March of 2009, according to a March 31, 2009 Justice article.

As one of the integral members of

Praise her success the Multifaith Chaplaincy, Winick has worked to make the University campus a welcoming environment to students of all religious backgrounds. She has been a key figure in the formation and growth of Brandeis Bridges, bringing together members of the University’s Jewish and Black communities and facilitating dialogue on racial and religious relations on campus. Winick also sends out regular informational emails on Jewish holidays and rituals.

In addition to this, Winick has given selflessly within the Jewish community. She is famous at Hillel for her thoughtful and inspiring sermons, her delicious “Tea and Treats” events and her steadfast and compassionate spiritual guidance to students both in times of crisis and in times of celebration.

We are sorry to see such a warm and inspiring leader leave our campus, but we are grateful to Winick for leaving the University with a community as rich as ours — a community that surely could not have been built without the guidance of a chaplain like Winick. She has been an invaluable mentor to her students at Brandeis, and we wish her all the best as she begins her work as a mentor to adults at CJP.

Celebrate achievements of University soccer teams This past weekend, the University reached a new athletic peak: placing two teams in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament.

This is the first time in the history of the program that the women’s soccer team has reached this stage, and it is the first time the men’s soccer squad has reached the final weekend in over 30 years. This board would like to congratulate the two teams and wish them luck as they battle to bring an NCAA title to Waltham.

Neither team was expected to get this far in the tournament, as the Final Four should, in theory, feature the top 4 teams in the nation. The women’s team began the NCAAs ranked No. 23 in the country, while the men were ranked outside of the top 25. Both squads had rocky seasons in which they showcased elite talent but little consistency.

However, they have been able to stay true to the old sports adage of “getting hot at the right time,” and have battled their way to the Final Four.

It has not been smooth sailing during the tournament, as the men and women were both tested by playing in two overtime games each. They have represented the University exceptionally by battling through this adversity and upsetting the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the country, for the women and men, respectively.

Support Brandeis sports Off the field, these squads are just as impressive, as this season they both were granted the distinction of a National Soccer Coaches Association of America Team Award for their academic achievements. Coupled with an athletic feat that the University has never witnessed, the soccer programs are an ideal example of what Brandeis strives to instill in its students: academic excellence complemented by an energetic enthusiasm and greatness in one’s passions.

The University’s athletic teams have only won two NCAA Championships in the school’s entire history, the men’s soccer team in 1976 and the men’s cross country team in 1983. The soccer programs will have the ability to add to that legacy in two weekends, when the Final Four takes place in Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia. While the games will not be played at Brandeis, this board encourages students to tune into the live stream and support the Judges. It is not a secret that sports are not a priority for much of the University, but this does not have to be the case. If there were ever a time for the student body to rally around our impressive student athletes, now would be it. Roll ’Deis Roll!

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Upon conclusion of the review it launched on Sept. 9, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a statement on Tuesday, reporting its conclusion that the issue of the Dakota Access oil pipeline warrants “additional discussion and analysis.” Proponents of the pipeline cite the creation of construction jobs, increased energy independence in the U.S. through more production of crude oil and an expected boost for the economy as reasoning for their support. However, members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and climate activists protest the pipeline as a cultural and environmental threat. What do you think of the Dakota Access pipeline, and how do you think the USACE should proceed?

Dr. Sabine von Mering (GER) I fully support NoDAPL. We must honor our treaties and prevent all gas pipelines. Remember the Native American saying: “When the last tree has been cut down, the last fish caught, the last river poisoned — only then will we realize that one cannot eat money.” We are perilously close to that future. The Washington Post wrote on Thursday: “The North Pole is an insane 36 degrees warmer than normal.” 2014 was the hottest year on record. 2015 beat that record by a mile. 2016 is on track to beating that record, yet again. Scientists agree “beyond a reasonable doubt,” according to reasonablescientists.org, that our greenhouse gas emissions are to blame. We must stop all new fossil fuel infrastructure projects to prevent worse climate chaos. We must stand with Standing Rock, especially as a climate denier is moving into the White House and putting a “climate criminal” (Greenpeace) in charge of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Dr. Sabine von Mering (GER) is the director of the Center for German and European Studies. She is also the volunteer coordinator of the statewide steering team of 350 Massachusetts for a Better Future.

Iona Feldman ’17 The Dakota Access Pipeline embodies the worst of the fossil fuel industry’s power in the world today. As we live in an era of escalating global climate change, any new fossil fuel infrastructure threatens all life on this planet.

But this project also represents a direct continuation of the destructive settler-colonialist exploitation of this continent, at the expense of its indigenous population. For months now, the Standing Rock Sioux have defended their lands through direct action, calling on supporters from across the country to join them. I earnestly hope the USACE will step back and stop pushing this pipeline through indigenous land. But ultimately, I do not expect them, or any other government organ, to ever fully come to terms with their own direct role in perpetuating capitalism colonialism.

Trusting the state will never be prudent; we must continue to support the frontline resistance in whatever way we can.

Iona Feldman ’17 is a member of Brandeis Climate Justice and Brandeis Students for Justice in Palestine.

Savannah Bishop ’17 In our country’s current political and social turmoil, it is clearer than ever that being able to understand someone’s motivations does not mean condoning them. The short-term benefits of increased jobs and energy independence are significant but, in my opinion, less important than the long-term environmental ramifications this pipeline presents. The chance of an oil spill is certain: Even with new pipeline technology, you need only look at such examples as the Permian Express pipeline, which spilled 8,000 barrels, or the Keystone pipeline, which spilled 14 times in its first year, or any of the other multitudinous pipeline-spills. Considering long term cultural, environmental and economic value, I believe the USACE should stop the Dakota Access oil pipeline project. Beyond personal beliefs, the USACE has halted the pipeline and supported the rights of “Americans to assemble and speak freely,” urging “everyone involved in protest or pipeline activities to adhere to the principles of nonviolence.”

Please make your voice heard, not so loud as to speak over your fellow, Americans but softly enough that you might change someone’s mind.

Savannah Bishop ’17 is an Undergraduate Departmental Representative for both Classical Studies and Anthropology. She is also a Classical Artifact Research Collection intern.

Sagie Tvizer ’19 The Dakota Access pipeline represents the fundamental tension which exists between the desire for economic advancement and the sanctity of Native rights. It is near undoubtedly true that the pipeline would create jobs and make the U.S. more energy independent. However, these are insufficient to warrant the violation of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe rights. First, the pipeline could be constructed on land which is not sacred to Natives and create the same jobs. Regarding energy use, creating an efficient model of oil transport may mean that we could use more American oil, but this comes at the cost of green energy development. Rather than developing the infrastructure for environmentally deplorable energy use, we should be investing in renewable energy. With this in mind, the purported benefits of the DAPL are negligible or actively harmful at best. Thus, the rights of the Sioux people should be the preeminent consideration of the USACE. Sagie Tvizer ’19 is the vice president of finance for Brandeis Academic Debate and Speech Society.

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By NATALIA WIATER JUSTICE EDITOR

Climate change is real, and it is caused by human activities — but Donald Trump is employing a climate-change skeptic, Myron Ebell, as head of his Environmental Protection Agency transition team, and that will only make global warming worse.

According to the EPA, 97 percent of climate scientists agree that global warming has been the result of human activity, and average global temperatures are expected to rise at least 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit by the year 2100 unless there is a widespread decrease of greenhouse gas emissions. Sea levels will rise one to four feet on average by that same year, and the continued acidification of oceans only means that more species will become endangered. As carbon dioxide levels increase, calcium carbonate becomes harder for marine organisms to obtain, slowing coral growth. The increase in temperature will affect the weather, increasing the amount of precipitation and the strength of winds in tropical storms and hurricanes, and ice at both poles will only to continue to decline as well. Just this year, the North Pole is “an insane 36 degrees warmer than normal as winter descends,” according to a Nov. 17 Washington Post article.

The world is changing but not for the better.

Since the Industrial Revolution in the 18th and 19th centuries, the average global temperature has risen 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit, and twothirds of the increase has occurred since 1975, according to NASA. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 2008 assessment report concluded that there is a more than 90 percent probability that human activities over the past 50 years have contributed to global warming. Human activities are at the root of the problem, as many of the new technologies available that make our lives easier also increase the amount of greenhouse gases, slowly but surely destroying the earth we live on. According to an IPCC fact sheet, deforestation and the use of fossil fuels in transportation increases carbon dioxide in our atmosphere; landfills contribute to the amount of methane present and nitrous oxide levels increase as a result of fertilizer use and the burning of fossil fuels, which also releases aerosols.

As greenhouses gases increase, the ozone layer — a layer of the atmosphere that absorbs ultraviolet rays from the sun — diminishes, decreasing the amount of heat below it and the risk of skin cancer. Normally, ozone is mostly present high up in the atmosphere, but it can also form closer to home in hot weather in the form of smog, causing chest pains,

coughing and throat irritation, according to the EPA’s air quality index, AirNow. As the ozone layer thins, more heat passes through it, warming the earth. The warmer the earth, the more ozone is created at the ground level, creating health hazards.

Frankly, global warming is scary. But what is even more terrifying is the fact that Donald Trump has Myron Ebell, a climate-change skeptic, in charge of the Environmental Protection Agency transition. Ebell has said, “There has been a little bit of warming, but it’s been very modest and well within the range for natural variability,” in an interview with Variety in May 2007.

Trump also doubts man-made climate change: On Nov. 6, 2012, Trump tweeted,“The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive,” a claim which a Chinese official refuted, according to a Nov. 16 Time Magazine article. On Jan. 1, 2014, Trump tweeted, “This very expensive GLOBAL WARMING bullshit has got to stop.

Our planet is freezing, record low temps, and our GW scientists are stuck in ice.”

Even on his website, Trump does not have an environment section, only an “energy independence” section. While the site does claim that Trump wants to protect “the country’s most valuable resources — our clean air, clean water, and natural habitats,” his plan for action says anything but that.

Instead, the president-elect wants to open onshore and offshore leasing of federal lands and waters to oil companies and eliminate the Obama-Clinton Climate Action Plan and Clean Power Plan, which aim to cut carbon emissions so that monthly electric bills will not feature double-digit costs, according to his website. According to a May 27 BBC article, he also said that he wants to end U.S. participation in the Paris Agreement, an accord that is supposed to bring countries from all over the world together in order to prevent global warming from getting worse by decreasing greenhouse gas emissions.

Trump also has a problem with coal-mining restrictions, calling for an “end to the war on coal,” according to his website. Obviously, this is a problem for the environment.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, 65 percent of coal that is mined in the U.S. comes from surface mines, which are created in valleys and mountains by blowing up the tops of mountains with explosives, covering streams of water with rocks and dirt and adding pollutants to the water that harm aquatic wildlife as they move downstream. In the underground mines, methane gas must be cleared out of the tunnels so that it is safe to work there, adding more methane to the atmosphere.

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Isn’t it ironic that methane gas is removed because of health hazards just so that it could be added back again, creating health hazards?

These negative aspects of coal mining are kept in check by laws and regulations such as the Clean Air Act, which Trump wants to soften or eliminate because it endangers countless American jobs. Ebell is not a scientist but rather the head of an advocacy group that fights government regulation and once received “considerable funding” from ExxonMobil, according to a Nov. 11 Washington Post article. He supports opening up federal lands for oil and gas exploration, as well as coal mining, in order to create jobs and improve the economy — and destroy the planet.

So how can we fight back? Contact your representative in the Congress to speak out against Trump’s proposed measures and convince them this is an issue worth fighting for. Donate to one of the many organizations fighting climate change, and there are many to choose from. The Sierra Club, for example, is fighting against the Keystone XL pipeline, even engaging in nonviolent protest in front of the White House. Trump has declared his support for the pipeline, saying in his 100-day plan that he wants to allow it to move forward, according to a Nov. 9 NPR article. Greenpeace

is another organization that advocates for the use of solar, wind and geothermal renewable energy sources.

These are only just two out of the many groups fighting against climate change, including 350.org, Idle No More and the Union of Concerned Scientists, et al.

Spread awareness of these groups and of climate change; watch “Before the Flood,” a documentary film on climate change produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, which is available free of charge. Join Brandeis groups that work to make the campus a greener place, such as Students for Environmental Action or Brandeis Climate Justice. Make noise, and make yourself heard: Global warming is not a joke, and it is our responsibility to take the initiative and fix it as best we can.

There is a lot of work and activism still waiting to be done, but not all hope is lost: “The Trump Administration is firmly committed to conserving our wonderful natural resources and beautiful natural habitats,” according to Trump’s website. If “natural habitat” has recently been redefined as “industrial city,” we should be fine; otherwise, Trump’s upcoming policy choices must change considerably in order to actually achieve his stated goal of protecting our environment.

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As America grapples with the consequences of electing an orange moron, the collective news media has had more than a little navelgazing to do. Dozens of thinkpiece postmortems these last few weeks have questioned how almost all mainstream reporters got it so very wrong. How could we lull liberal America into such complacency, all the while ignoring an invisible conservative revolt?

A few answers have bubbled up. Facebook and Twitter keep us all in our own partisan bubbles. The slow death of local newspapers has left anywhere that is not New York City, Los Angeles or Washington D.C. without enough journalists covering their local issues, leaving the rest of us without a metric of what’s driving the local populations.

Broadcast media has dumbed us down so much that social media can sell us stories that are not even true. The network executives only saw how much their viewership went up when they were broadcasting Trump and were not thinking about the implications of all that free airtime.

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All of this is true, and all of it is disturbing.

But I think there is one more key component that is not being discussed enough, since it’s too hard for journalists to swallow: Fundamentally, politicians do not need reporters anymore.

There was a time when newspaper articles or broadcast stories were the only way for politicians to get their message out, making them see the men and women dogging them with tough questions as a necessary evil in our democratic system. But now, our presidentelect can just tweet out his messaging to millions of followers and, in turn, prompt reporters to republish those tweets for an even wider audience. Even Hillary Clinton, a longtime technophobe, understood that her press corps was neither the best nor the only way to reach her electorate and, in particular, the young voters who drove the Obama coalition. She gave almost no interviews on the campaign trail but was sure happy to talk about her pets and her daughter on the campaign-produced “With Her” podcast.

Nowadays, politicians can send out only the messaging they want to, without risking hard questions in a press conference or interview. Everyone harrumphing about the candidates avoiding press conferences this year need only ask themselves, “Why should they bother?”

Again, this is not the sole explanation for why so much of the media failed so badly this year. It’s a component that wouldn’t have anywhere near as much impact were it

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not for other issues, like fracturing, public distrust and the death of the print model. The Washington Post, the New York Times and Newsweek all produced fantastic reporting about Trump’s conflicts of interest and past business practices, but judging by the election results, it went widely unread by the people it might have influenced.

But this is only one aspect of the story, one which will only become more pronounced in the years ahead. We consider journalism the fourth estate since it is supposedly an indispensable aspect of how government works, but if there are alternative ways for the powerful to promote their messaging, journalism becomes all but superfluous.

Couple that with a failing business model and geographic centralization, and the future looks grim for political reporting.

It’s not like many Americans will weep to see reporters struggling, when a Gallup poll last year found only four in 10 Americans trust the mainstream media at all — tying 2014 and 2012 for the lowest levels of confidence on record. And sure, a recent ZenithOptimedia report found that the average American consumes media for more than eight hours a day, but not all of that is the news. Most of that consumption comes from the internet, moreover. How many people are willing to pay for their internet news, particularly when they can gather the same core political messaging for themselves?

So how does the media make itself relevant again? The easiest answer is in that

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aforementioned reporting from the Times and Post: They broke many key investigative stories, from the Trump tax returns to the Access Hollywood tape. But investigation is a costly, sometimes fruitless endeavor, and even these titans are feeling more and more of the pinch from dwindling ad revenues.

Another option is in rising stars like Vox and, yes, FiveThirtyEight. The best pieces from these kinds of sites sift through numbers and raw data to pull out key information for contextualizing our political reality. Their writers are also exactly the kind of snooty liberal elites that the Trump electorate just rebelled against, and as many a heartbroken Nate Silver fan can tell you, the data can be wrong.

Maybe what we need most is a return to the basics: finding stories that no one else is looking at or looking at wider stories from unexamined angles. Actually stationing reporters in key areas across the country, or at least finding stringers living there who one can work with. Reporters have more competition than ever in who shapes the nation’s cultural discourse — anyone with a social media account can potentially see their post go viral. But there is no way to prevent or predict that, so there is really no benefit to letting it influence one’s behavior.

Reporters need to prove to the American people that they still matter by doing the job better than they ever have before. Here’s hoping that the good stuff will be heard above the noise.

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Reconsider the electoral college’s role in American politics Aaron

Dvorkin The Plight of Reason Alexander Hamilton begins Federalist Paper number 68 by declaring that the agreed-upon mode of selecting the nation’s executive was uniquely uncontroversial and had received only the “slightest mark of approbation from its opponents.” Hamilton goes on to laud the compromise for its fundamental purpose: thwarting the efforts of tyrannical, popularity-driven politicians and instead entrusting knowledgeable, trustworthy electors to make the decision for the country. Today, the same system is being excoriated for its failure to fulfill this purpose.

The debate surrounding the electoral college in the wake of Trump’s victory can be characterized as a simple difference of interests. Liberals have argued that the system is clearly incapable of precluding despots from riding waves of popular support to the White House, as Hamilton imagined it would. In a Nov. 17 Time Magazine article, Michael Signer, a Democrat and the mayor of Charlottesville, Va., argued that the election of a demagogue renders the electoral college irrelevant.

Conservatives have argued that the electoral college embodies other important values that helped form the foundation of the country, namely a system of federalism and the preservation of state rights. Libertarian author Tom Mullen, in a Nov. 18 Huffington Post article, summarized these concerns thusly: “The United States is a diverse federation of drastically different cultures.

Those who believe New York City, Atlanta, GA, Boise, ID and Los Angeles, CA aren’t different cultures just aren’t being honest with themselves.”

Interestingly, both views have been framed as a defense of the powerless. One side wishes to defend the myriad ethnic and religious groups who have been insulted by the president-elect and who fear that he may follow through on some of his more dangerous campaign promises, such as deporting undocumented Mexican immigrants and placing a ban on Muslim

immigration to the United States. The other side fears for the relative influence of smaller states whose cultures and values they say are different from the bigger cosmopolitan cities that would gain significant influence if the election were decided by a popular vote.

The electoral college was designed to expand the clout of less-populated states by providing two electoral votes to each state irrespective of the size of its populace. Since most states automatically award all of their electors to the winner of the state-level popular vote, the system allows for a mismatch between who wins the popular vote and who wins the electoral college. Maine and Nebraska award electors to winners of individual districts in addition to the winner of the statewide vote, however, Maine never split its vote before this year, according to a Nov. 9 Boston.com article.

Many who are frustrated with the election of Trump and the system which allowed him to win have called for the removal of the electoral college in favor of a system based on the popular vote. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) filed legislation on Nov. 15 to amend the Constitution and abandon the electoral college, according to a Nov. 15 Los Angeles Times article. The bill is a longshot given the arduous, nearly impossible process required for amending the Constitution, along with the fact that Republicans control Congress and the White House. However, it is still important to critically evaluate the issue and discuss possible alternatives to the system.

A closer examination of the problem suggests that adopting a pure popular votebased system could present its own issues. As Paul Schumaker notes in his book “Choosing a President: The Electoral College and Beyond,” a popular vote could lead to a proliferation of third-party candidates who are no longer dissuaded by the seemingly unconquerable hurdle of winning elections in each individual state. If there are many popular candidates in an election, the eventual president-elect could win with a relatively small proportion of the vote. Most Western countries, such as Great Britain, have parliamentary systems where citizens vote for parties, not individual candidates, who must form coalitions if one party does not win enough votes to control the legislature and the executive. Thus, the electoral college may not solve the issue of an unpopular candidate ascending to the presidency. However, such a system still has qualities that would render it a better choice than the electoral college, and there are reasonable adjustments that could be made to

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prevent the aforementioned issues.

One potential fix would be to have a runoff between the two top vote-getters if no candidate wins over half of the vote in the initial stage. This could result in extending an already time-consuming process; however, these concerns could be ameliorated if states solve already-existing issues with long lines by increasing the number of polling stations on election day. The added stage ensures that “majority rules” and would help solve the problem that an increase in candidates would cause by creating another disincentivizing impediment for lesser-known third-party candidates.

In this year’s election, such a system would have avoided a convoluted field of candidates while ensuring that the candidate with the most votes would win. It is also worth noting that gubernatorial races have historically not seen the type of proliferation of candidates that critics of the popular vote system fear.

The system that Hamilton gushed over in 1788 has lost some of its most redeeming features. Electors are now thought of as inhabiting purely symbolic roles, as 48 states automatically pledge all of their electoral votes to the winner of the statewide popular

vote and 29 states have laws prohibiting electors from voting differently than they are supposed to, according to a Nov. 17 article in Time Magazine. A Change.org petition with more than 4.5 million signatures is currently calling for electors in the other 21 states to reject Trump, but it would be such a major diversion for the now-subservient electors to heed this call that the attempt is unrealistic.

In addition, the fear that tyranny could be born out of a movement driven by the majority has been flipped on its head. The candidate with no governing experience, an irascible temper and a proclivity to demean and threaten anyone who stands in his way was chosen by a minority of voters. Perhaps no other president in our country’s history more befits Hamilton’s characterization of the type of leader the electoral college was supposed to impede.

The concerns of states-rights advocates are less concrete and simply not as essential to our country’s survival as the protection of those who are at risk due to their identities.

Thus, the country must adjust to recalibrate our mode of electing the president to be consistent with the goals it was originally assigned to pursue.

Appreciate the intellectual value of a liberal arts education Andrew

jacobson reality check

In recent years, the liberal arts education has been criticized for being impractical and distinctly non-vocational. The claim that reading Homer’s “Odyssey” and debating Kant’s ethical theories do not lend themselves to a career in engineering or medicine is undeniable, critics of liberal arts education say. Especially following the 2008 stock market crash, politicians and activists have promoted what is now amounting to a surge in science, technology, engineering and math education.

However, despite what critics may say, the liberal arts education is as vital as ever, first and foremost for employment: A 2013 study from the American Association of Colleges and Universities reveals that an overwhelming 93 percent of employers agreed that “a candidate’s demonstrated capacity to think critically, communicate clearly, and solve complex problems is more important than their undergraduate major.” Supposedly, these are the exact sorts of skills a proper liberal arts education aims to cultivate in students. While these skills are also taught in science-based curricula, the humanities are language based and, thus, involve more reading, writing and critical thinking.

But it is important to think beyond the drastically increased job prospects enabled by a liberal arts education. Each one of us is shelling out hundreds of thousands of dollars to be here at Brandeis, and it is worth taking time to consider why.

Let’s begin with one of the most valuable parts of the Brandeis experience: great teachers. Great teachers in the humanities are characterized by a certain level of intellectual honesty. They instruct with humility and present contrasting viewpoints with the

attention they deserve. These professors understand that learning is continuous. Of course, they are also brilliant, and inevitably, sometimes their lectures will pass right above our heads. But, without grossly oversimplifying, they bring the material to a place undergraduate students can understand.

They challenge their students and offer them opportunities for real intellectual growth.

They inspire. They convey to their students just what made them want to dedicate an entire career to teaching their field in the first place.

I hope you have had a great teacher at Brandeis. I have had two, and I know I will always be indebted to these people.

Great teachers are one of the reasons why we pay increasingly exorbitant amounts for this school. But for what? What is the end goal? I am inclined to listen to my instinct that we are here for a quality education. But reality says something different — we are here for the degree. And yet, even so, many of us will be underemployed for years after graduation. Nationally, in 2015, 6.2 percent of people with bachelor’s degrees held jobs below their skill level, according to findings by researchers at Georgetown University’s Center on Education.

Despite not necessarily requiring the skills of a college graduate, most jobs require a degree.This is probably the most compelling argument of why to attend college. Still, the value of our education must extend beyond that.

In a Dec. 1, 2006 Hoover Institution essay, Peter Berkowitz noted the lack of a coherent, ubiquitous definition of the term “liberal arts education”: “The dominant opinion proclaims that no shared set of ideas, no common body of knowledge, and no baseline set of values or virtues marking an educated human being exist.” He proceeds to explain how, at certain universities, two students of the same major may pass through college having read few, if any, of the same books. A similar premise exists at Brandeis; even though majors require certain core classes, the general education requirements do not have the same rigidity.

Only one class, the University Writing

Seminar, is required of all Brandeis students, so it is likely that most students, even those with the same major, may graduate after studying significantly different curricula.

If American liberal arts educations lack a clear path to achieving their established objective of educating their students, students should be very concerned.

Should our society not designate certain texts of the Western Canon as vital to creating the educated citizen? Columbia University, well-known for its core curriculum, does.

According to its website, the curriculum is a “set of common courses required of all undergraduates and considered the necessary general education for students, irrespective of their choice in major.” This traditional education seems to be effective.

But, with an increasing focus on being “global citizens,” the tradition of the West has taken a hit at other notable schools in higher education. Postmodern liberals, operating in a world which gives credence to “multiple truths,” have criticized this course of study as that of “the dead white men.” Instead of placing emphasis on this singular, influential tradition of thought, many suggest that students should study the works of the victims of Western Civilization —―Native Americans, for example.

At Stanford University last year, for instance, a group of students petitioned the student government to establish a referendum question on a ballot, asking students if they desired to implement a required two-credit class in Western Civilization. In a Feb. 21 editorial, the Stanford Review presented that the necessity of such a class lay “in recognition of the unique role Western culture has had in shaping our political, economic, and social institutions.”

The following day, an unfriendly opinion piece in the Stanford Daily rejected the Western Civilization proposal as “upholding white supremacy, capitalism and colonialism.” The motion was soon rejected by a 6-to-1 margin, according to an April 11 article in the Daily Caller. This demonstrated students’ clear preference to refrain from studying, according the Stanford Review, the

“common ground [we] walk on.”

To be sure, the virtue of allowing students the freedom to choose classes of interest is almost undoubtable. But students are provided an enormous disservice when classes analyzing the works of great thinkers are not offered as frequently as, say, secondary topicspecific classes such as those in the Gender and Sexuality Studies department.

While the content of the liberal arts education has experienced shifts over recent years, its goal, according to Berkowitz, remains to prepare “students to understand the other constitutive elements of education, or the variety of material, moral, and political forces that form the mind, shape character, and direct judgment.”

In his 2005 commencement address at Kenyon College, David Foster Wallace ignored the modern political contentiousness of the liberal arts education and asserted that a true value of this education lies in freedom, which “involves attention and awareness and discipline, and being able truly to care about other people and to sacrifice for them over and over in a myriad petty, unsexy ways every day.” For Wallace, being educated meant not only learning how to think but also exercising a certain control over what you think. “The alternative is unconsciousness, the default setting, the rat race, the constant gnawing sense of having had, and lost, some infinite thing,” he explained.

Perhaps the true value of a liberal arts education lies in developing the ability to find meaning in the seemingly insignificant parts of life. Perhaps it lies in developing an intellectual, literary, political and historical proficiency or in learning how to read and write with a certain coherence and command.

Perhaps it lies in cultivating intentionality in our endeavors. Maybe it is just copious intellectual, psychological and social growth jammed into four years off South Street in Waltham.

Whatever the true value of a liberal arts education, it is clear that we are lucky to be here. In this season of Thanksgiving, let’s express our immense gratitude to those enabling our presence here at Brandeis.

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WSOCCER: Pressure mounts as field narrows CONTINUED FROM 16 With time winding down, the Judges seemed to relax, allowing the Herons to take full advantage and play a fast-paced game.

With only three seconds left in regulation, the Herons were able to cross the ball into the box and knock a one-timer in for a gametying goal. The crowd was shot, but the Judges did not give up faith.

After the goal, McDaniel explained the last-minute goal, “They were pushing really hard to attack in the last few minutes, and we were trying to contain them. They did an amazing job not giving up and pushing until the last seconds of the game.

Unfortunately, they caused enough confusion for us that some players were left unmarked and were able to score. We had the momentum, though, going into overtime.”

The team certainly had the momentum and was able to attack

the Heron defense and take them by surprise. Defender Michaela Friedman ’17 bombed the ball into the box where Schwartz was able to knock it into the post. Defender Jessica Morana ’17 was standing at the right place at the right time and threaded the ball into the back of the net for a game-winning goal in the 91st minute.

After the game, Friedman commented on their steel mentality, saying, “We honestly go into most of these games against top-ranked teams with the mentality that we have nothing to lose. Literally. They don't expect us to come out with so much energy, grit and desire, but we do. We like to catch them off guard.”

The Judges continue into the semifinal round of the tournament, facing off against Washington University in St. Louis on Dec. 2.

With two huge wins behind them, the Judges hope to catch their opponent off guard yet again.

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STEP AND STUMBLE

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DOUBLE DOWN: Forward Zach Vieira ’17 stuns his defender with a smooth move against the University of Rochester on Oct. 30.

MSOCCER: Men continue

WBBALL: miraculous streak in NCAAs Women on pace for winning record CONTINUED FROM 16 assists. Hodges had yet another impressive performance with eight points and nine rebounds.

The Judges are off to a phenomenal start this season; they are an incredibly talented group with a strong leadership core, and their only loss of the season was a very close and extremely

well played game. Fans can look for the squad to carry this early momentum with them as the season progresses, and the team looks to establish itself as a force to be reckoned with in the conference.

The Judges will continue today as they take on Emmanuel College and look for their third win of the regular season.

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during the tense penalty kicks.

pull off the epic upset with perhaps his most spectacular save to date.

With ice water in his veins, veteran forward Zach Vieira ’17 stepped into the box and converted on the decisive kick, sending the Judges into a jubilant frenzy.

Despite being outshot 20-12 in regulation, the Judges managed to stave off several Amherst runs and ultimately pull out a victory that few saw coming. Woodhouse was the unquestioned star of the match, coming up with a careerhigh 10 saves, none bigger than those collected in the long overtime and

Judges 4, Rutgers-Newark 2 The Judges then squared off in an Elite Eight matchup against RutgersNewark, pulling off yet another upset in rather uncharacteristic fashion.

The Judges’ balanced offensive barrage left many wondering where this sort of balanced attack has been all season.

While Woodhouse served as savior on Saturday, Lynch was the hero for the Judges on Sunday. Lynch scored twice in the span of 59 seconds, just after being substituted into the game midway through the first half. As if that was not enough, reserve forward

Josh Handler ’19 got in on the action, putting an on-the-money set-up from star forward Josh Ocel ’17 through the net in the 66th minute. Ocel notched a goal of his own shortly thereafter.

Though Rutgers-Newark tested the Judges at points throughout the match, the squad had a relatively easy time controlling the pace of play during the game.

Looking ahead, the Judges will face off against Calvin College in the NCAA Final Four in Salem, Virginia on Dec. 2. The squad looks to ride this wave of momentum all the way to a national championship parade up and down Loop Road.

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Men’s BASKETBALL TEAM STATS

UAA STANDINGS

Points Per Game

UAA Conference

W L Rochester 0 0 NYU 0 0 WashU 0 0 JUDGES 0 0 Emory 0 0 Carnegie 0 0 Chicago 0 0 Case 0 0

W 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 1

Overall L Pct. 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 1.000 1 .667 1 .500 1 .500 2 .333

UPCOMING GAMES: Sunday at Rhode Island College Nov. 29 vs. UMass-Dartmouth Dec. 2 vs. Tufts

Jordan Cooper ’18 leads the squad with 21.0 points per game.

Player PPG

Jordan Cooper 21.0 Robinson Vilmont 16.0 Nate Meehan 15.0 Tim Reale 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Robinson Vilmont ’17 leads the team with 13.0 rebounds per Player RPG Robinson Vilmont 13.0 Tim Reale 4.0 Jordan Cooper 3.0 Nate Meehan 2.0

WOMen’s basketball UAA STANDINGS

TEAM STATS Points Per Game

UAA Conference

W L W Carnegie 0 0 3 Emory 0 0 3 WashU 0 0 3 Chicago 0 0 2 NYU 0 0 2 JUDGES 0 0 2 Case 0 0 2 Rochester 0 0 2

Overall L Pct. 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 1.000 1 .667 1 .667 1 .667

UPCOMING GAMES: Today vs. Emmanuel Sunday at Tufts Nov. 29 at Salem St.

Maria Jackson ’17 leads the team with 16.0 points per game.

Player PPG Maria Jackson 16.0 Frankie Pinto 11.3 Sydney Sodine 11.0 Paris Hodges 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Paris Hodges ’17 leads with 6.0 rebounds per game.

Player RPG Paris Hodges 6.0 Maria Jackson 5.7 Sydney Sodine 5.7 Gillian O’Malley 4.5

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WEAVING THE COURT: Guard Brian Mukasa’19 looks for the open pass in a win against Suffolk University last Tuesday.

Men beat Suffolk to sweep season opener ■ Forward Jordan Cooper ’18 scored a game-high 21 points to give the Judges their first win of the season.

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Results from a meet against Bentley College on Nov. 18.

TOP FINISHERS (Men’s)

TOP FINISHERS (Women’s)

50-yard freestyle

SWIMMER Cam Braz Junhan Lee Tom Alger Adib Milani

TIME 23.03 24.53 24.76 24.24

100-yard Individual Medley

SWIMMER TIME Hwanhee Park 1:06.98 Abby Damsky 1:11.26 Fallon Katz 1:14.80 Natalya Wozab 1:04.70

UPCOMING MEETS: Dec. 2 vs. Gompei Invite @ Worcester, MA (WPI) Dec. 3 vs. Gompei Invite @ Worcester, MA (WPI) Dec. 4 vs. Gompei Invite @ Worcester, MA (WPI)

cross cOuntry Results from the NCAA New England Regional meet on Nov. 12.

TOP FINISHERS (Men’s)

TOP FINISHERS (Women’s)

8-Kilometer Run

6-Kilometer Run

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

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

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Judges season ended at the NCAA Division lll Championships on Nov. 19.

FULL SPEED AHEAD

The men’s basketball team began its 2016 to 2017 campaign last Tuesday with an 87-78 victory at home against Suffolk University. The squad relied on much of its core from last season while also nicely rotating in new complimentary players.

Much like he has for the last two seasons, star forward Jordan Cooper ’18 used his versatile skills to play an all-around game for the Judges.

Suffolk had little chance when guarding Cooper, between matching him up with a big man to counter his 6 feet 6 inch frame or masking him with a quick guard to stay on the ball; Cooper had an easy time throughout the night. The matchup nightmare scored a game-high 21 points, 17 of which came in the second half alone in the game’s most critical portion.

Cooper collected most of his points from behind the three-point arc, where he shot a superb 5-7.

In addition to Cooper, on Tuesday, guard Robinson Vilmont ’17 demonstrated why he was the

Judges cross final finish line in championship meet ■ Ryan Stender ’18

finished sixth among New England competitors in the eight-kilometer race.

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their turnover issues and eventually beat Suffolk was the added contribution from players new to the Brandeis program. Guard Brian Mukasa ’19, in his first game for the squad after transferring from Post University, scored seven points while recording three assists.

Most promising for the team was the exceptional play of two first years off of the bench. Highly touted guards Eric D’Aguanno ’20 and Collin Sawyer ’20 lived up to their expectations in their first collegiate game. D’Aguanno entered play first and quickly hit upon a 3-pointer with a beautiful stroke. Sawyer quickly matched him with a three of his own, which was soon followed by another long ball from behind the arc and a subsequent perfect two-point jump shot. The duo combined for 11 of the team’s 13 total points from the bench. The team will be looking for a continuation of impressive play from this crop of new players, and the future looks bright for the program.

As the Judges continue their season, home court advantage, propelled by a hopefully energetic fan base, could go a long way. The Judges will be forced to travel on the road for the squad’s next game, which will be at Rhode Island College. Last season, the team throttled Rhode Island 85-58 also early in the year.

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QUICK PASS: Guard Julia St. Amand ’20 bolts down the court and looks for the open lane in her second collegiate game this past Friday.

Judges’ second leading scorer last season, after Cooper. Vilmont was able to capitulate his superior speed and court awareness into fast break opportunities and open shot attempts. He recorded 16 points in the effort and, most importantly, came away with a career high of 13 rebounds. The double-double was the first of his collegiate career as he begins his senior season. In addition to grabbing more rebounds than anyone on the court for either team, Vilmont also assisted on a game-high six dimes.

Cooper and Vilmont were not the only starters to post impressive statistics. Both guards Tim Reale ’17 and Nate Meehan ’17 added 15 points, much of which came from their joint 11-13 shooting from the free throw line. Meehan especially heated up for the Judges, converting on three 3-pointers. While the team’s shooting touch was on full display, Brandeis’ play was not pretty during the entire contest. With the beginning of the season come the first game jitters, and they were apparent, especially early in the matchup. The squad was sloppy in the passing lanes, turning the ball over at an alarming rate of 17 times. Luckily for them, Suffolk had much of the same problem, recording 16 turnovers of their own.

What helped the Judges overcome

The past two weeks have been busy but successful for the men and women’s cross-country teams as their season concluded on Saturday. Both the men and women sent one of their players to compete at the NCAA Division III National Championships in Louisville, Kentucky. For the women, Emily Bryson ’19 earned the second AllAmerican honor of her career at Nationals, as she finished 24th overall.

For the men, Ryan Stender ’18 just barely missed his first All-American award, finishing in 37th. The week before, the teams participated in the NCAA New England Regional Championships in Westfield, Massachusetts where the men finished

9th overall and the women 6th. On the women’s side, Bryson improved immensely from the previous season, as she finished a commendable seven spots ahead of last year’s race. She came in a respectable 31st the year before and improved her time by an amazing 34 seconds with a time of 21:09.9. After the race, Bryson explained her mentality: “I just kept thinking of all my girls, my team; that’s all I thought about.

I gave it everything.”

On the men’s side, Stender managed to finish 37th overall in his first Nationals appearance, barely coming short of an All-American award by 1.8 seconds. He finished the eight-kilometer race in 24:57.7.

Among New England competitors, he finished sixth and fourth among all UAA runners.

In the previous week, the teams had very strong races at the Division III New England Regional Championships in Westfield.

The women had a dominant performance as they finished sixth out

of 59 teams.

Bryson led the way for the women, finishing 15th overall with a six-kilometer time of 21:44.37. With this impressive finish, she earned herself an All-New England honor for the second straight year. Her time improved 20 seconds from her rookie season’s New England Regional race. Maddie Hollins ’17 also earned an All-New England honor during this meet with a time of 22:11.36, her third career regional award. She finished 32nd overall.

On the men’s side, the Judges finished in ninth place, five places better than in 2015. Stender was first to finish the eight-kilometer race for the Judges, coming in 11th place with a time of 25:00.91. He earned his first career all-regional honor in this race. Mitchell Hutton ’18 finished second for Brandeis and 23rd overall, also earning his first career regional honor.

The Judges have managed to close out in winning fashion with superb team running at Regionals.

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Men’S SOCCER

GRIT AND GRIND

Club advances to Final Four bracket ■ Forward Mike Lynch ’17 boosted the Judges to an enormous 4-2 win over Rutgers with two goals.

By Gabriel Goldstien JUSTICE Staff writer

The men’s soccer team has hit its stride at the perfect time, winning both of its postseason matches this past weekend to earn a Final Four berth for the first time in over 30 years. Though the squad’s offensive shortcomings were the biggest storyline from the regular season, coach Mike Coven and his staff have made the necessary changes to get the Judges’ attack rolling.

Judges 1, Amherst 1 (3-1) The Judges started the weekend with a Saturday match against host Amherst College, a longtime rival and frequent postseason foe.

The Judges jumped out to a quick lead, striking first in the 18th minute off of a blast from forward Evan Jastremski ’17. The goal was set up perfectly by defenseman Stephen DePietto ’19. The goal was Jastremski’s fifth of the season and

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first in this year’s postseason play.

Amherst tied the game in the 56th minute, when sophomore forward Fikayo Ajayi rocketed the ball past Judges goalie Ben Woodhouse ’18.

Ajayi’s goal was assisted by fellow senior forward Christopher Martin.

The Judges had a solid chance to put the game away late in regulation, when forward Andrew Allen ’19 faked his defender and narrowly missed what would have been the game’s decisive goal.

Neither team was able to score in either of the overtime periods.

Penalty kicks started with an acrobatic save from Woodhouse, whose heroics rescued the Judges.

Following Woodhouse’s save, forward Mike Lynch ’17 confidently stepped into the box and blasted home a beautiful shot, giving the Judges a 1-0 advantage. Amherst converted its second penalty kick, only to be matched by Brandeis’ Josh Berg ’18. After another phenomenal Woodhouse save, the Judges were unable to put the game away in the third round of penalty kicks. But, as he has done all season, Woodhouse maintained his composure and once again gave the Judges a chance to

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Women win two of three to start season ■ Forward Maria Jackson

’17 poured in 21 points in a thrashing of Wentworth on Friday and a second straight win for the Judges.

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The women’s basketball team started their season off strong this past week winning two of its first three games.

The Judges shined in their season opener after overpowering Roger Williams University. The squad then crushed the Wentworth Institute of Technology in the Brandeis Tip-Off Tournament before losing in a nail-biter against Westfield State University in the championship game of the hometown tournament.

Judges 74, Westfield St. 76 Brandeis ended their week with a tough loss against Westfield State University in the final round of its tournament, 74-76. The squad outscored Westfield State in each of the three quarters, going up by as much as 20 in the third quarter, but unraveled in the end, as Westfield State beat out the Judges 26-11 in the decisive final quarter.

Brandeis was superior in shooting from the field (48.3 percent to 41.2 percent) and outrebounded Westfield State (42 rebounds to 30) but committed eight more turnovers leading to 26 points.

Guard Frankie Pinto ’17 and forward Maria Jackson ’17 led the way in scoring for Brandeis with 18 points each. Pinto also shot 4-11 from downtown, scoring the only threes of the game for the Judges. Jackson was a menace on defense with two steals and two blocks and also pulled down a team-high seven rebounds. Guard

Hannah Nicholson ’20 had a stellar performance off the bench with 10 points and five rebounds in just her third game of her collegiate basketball career.

Judges 75, Wentworth 44 The day before, Brandeis opened up the Brandeis Tip-Off Tournament with blowout win over Wentworth 75-44.

Neither team shot particularly well from the field, but the Judges dominated in the paint, as they had 36 points down low compared to Wentworth’s six, and they outrebounded them 55 to 30. In addition, the squad showed their remarkable depth with 10 more points off the bench than Wentworth.

Guard Paris Hodges ’17 made her presence known on the court with 11 points and a pair of steals.

However, Jackson stole the show once again for the Judges. She led the game with both 21 points and seven rebounds and was 9-10 from the field. Hodges and Jackson, the two captains for the Judges, have proved early on this season why they are the leaders of this squad.

Judges 61, Roger Williams 46 On Tuesday, Brandeis started off its season well with a statement win over Roger Williams 61-46. The Judges had five fewer turnovers, 14 more rebounds and a significantly higher 3-point shooting percentage than Roger Williams en route to their first win of the year.

Forward Sydney Sodine ’17 was a monster in this one, picking up a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds as she shot 7-10 from the field. She was a defensive force as well with a game-high three steals, and a block. Pinto led the team in shots from beyond the arc once again, with three, as she scored 13 points for the game and added four

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POWER BOOT: Defender Michaela Friedman ’17 goes full force ahead in a playoff win against McDaniel College on Saturday.

Women beat No. 1 in wild overtime victory ■ Forward Samantha

Schwartz ’18 scored two of the five weekend goals to propel the Judges to a Final Four appearance.

By JERRY MILLER JUSTICE EDITOR

The Judges battled their opponents in two grueling games over the weekend to secure an incredible Final Four appearance in the NCAA tournament.

Judges 1, McDaniel 0 The women’s soccer team won in a thrilling 1-0 matchup against McDaniel College on Saturday, helping them advance to a rare Elite Eight appearance.

The Judges were pit against McDaniel in their second consecutive Sweet 16 playoff berth.

The team was coming off a tough 1-1 double-overtime win against The College of New Jersey.

The first half went without any scores, with both sides playing the ball well. The two teams combined for only five total shots in the first half, with no shots on goal for the

McDaniel squad.

The low shot total was due in part to the stellar Brandeis defense and fantastic goalkeeping of goalkeeper Alexis Grossman ’17.

The teams seemed evenly matched going into the second half until the Judges broke it open, tearing through the field for a whopping seven shots. The most important of those shots came as the clock was winding down and forward Samantha Schwartz ’18 barreled down the field for a rebound shot and goal to win it all for the Judges. The clutch goal came in the 86th minute, as midfielder Haliana Burhans’ ’18 shot deflected off the McDaniel goalie, off of Schwartz and into the back of the net.

With the win, the Judges advanced to play Hobart and William Smith Colleges, after Smith beat Amherst College in an astounding 4-2 win.

Going into the game, Smith had an incredible total of 11 goals in their three tournament games. The team, a clear offensive power, demolished Worcester State University for a 5-0 thrashing in the first round. The Judges posted a more moderate five goals in three games.

Judges 4, William Smith 3 The Judges came into the game facing the No. 1 Division III team in the nation. The team went down early, allowing one goal in the first half and another midway through the second. Playing against one of the best offenses in the nation, the Judges had dug themselves a hole. Yet the Judges were undeterred, going on a three-goal tear in an unprecedented offensive performance. Less than a minute after the Herons scored their second goal, forward Lea McDaniel ’17 cruised down the field in classic fashion to bang in the first goal for the Judges. Nearly eight minutes later, forward Samantha Schwartz ’18 barrelled down midfield for an unassisted goal after having given the assist for McDaniel’s goal. With the game tied, the Judges seemed to have a chance to push it into overtime. However, the Judges had no plans for another period, as only 40 seconds after Schwartz’s goal, defender Julia McDermott ’17 shot down the line and huddled near the goal for a rebound shot and volley to give the Judges the clutch go ahead mark.

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Theater

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UNDER GOD WE PLEDGE: Benjamin (Raphael Stigliano ’18) looks out in rapture, reciting text from the Bible, mesmerizing the audience.

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ROTH, UNHINGED: Ms. Roth (Jamie Semel ’17), provoked by Benjamin’s lying, attempts to lash out at him but is restrained.

‘Martyr’ leaves audience in silent awe

By HAnNAH KRESSEL justice Editorial assistant

Marius von Mayenburg’s “Martyr” is not for the weak-hearted. Following one boy’s tempestuous journey into the depths of Christian fundamentalism, the show evaluates the more antiquated beliefs in monotheistic faith and contemporary religious extremism we see in today’s society. The production, which was the Theater Department’s second show of the semester, dove into the play’s sensitive topics with finesse and left the audience needing time to reflect on their ragged emotions.

The production opens in an eerie haze: swimsuit-clad figures seem to float on the stage, swimming. While this seems innocent enough, this scene will later prove to be the audience’s first dive into the difficult premise of the play: what leniencies should be made for religion and where religion goes too far. We soon meet Benjamin (Raphael Stigliano ’18), a young boy who we learn has stopped swimming in gym class due to his scantily-clad female classmates offending his Christian beliefs, much to his mother’s (Adrianne Krstansky) chagrin. This seems innocent enough, for one can imagine an adolescent boy struggling with sexuality,

hormones raging. However, it soon becomes apparent that the innocence Benjamin’s teacher, Mr. Dorflinger (Alexander Pepperman), his principal, Mr. Batzler (Alex Jacobs), and his mother have been relying on so heavily to explain away Benjamin’s actions belie the zealotry taking the boy over.

It seems every adult in Benjamin’s life works to delegitimize his growing religious fervor — all except his teacher, Erika Roth (Jamie Semel ’17). Ms. Roth’s teachings on sexual education and evolution, as well as her attempts to warn the other adults in Benjamin’s life of the danger of his extremism, offend the core principles of Benjamin’s beloved Bible and cause him to target her directly in his quest to follow the Bible exclusively. Benjamin justifies himself by highlighting questionable Bible passages, pushing the audience to question the ways society handles young people and their zealotry.

When we first meet the play’s ultimate heroine, guidance counselor and science teacher Erika Roth, she does not seem to be the answer to our prayers. Rather, her characterization is almost cloying — just another liberal teacher who frowns on religion and believes a bit too much in the power of the system. While Ms. Roth continues to attempt to staunch Benjamin’s

extremism, her role falls to the background for the middle of the play. This allows the audience to fall deeper into Benjamin’s tortured consciousness as he struggles with God and his teenage lustful desires. The bare set — empty save for a desk and a few perfunctory props — forces those watching to confront Benjamin’s reconcilement between his emotions and the laws he reads in the Bible — there is nowhere else to look but at Benjamin and his radicalizing ideas (in many cases depicted by the ensemble).

Despite the few speaking roles, the ensemble, in tone with the music and lighting, created a heady atmosphere which accentuated the all-encompassing effects of religion. As the play progresses, its scenes become more animalistic in nature.

Literally, in a scene where Ms. Roth fights with Benjamin about evolution, he toys with her fraying temper by wearing a gorilla mask and walking on all fours. This scene also serves to express the madness of this play: that the majority of the adults in Benjamin’s life watch on, idle, as he falls deeper and deeper into an extreme form of Christianity. He converts a disabled student, Georg (Daniel Souza ’19), and together they plot Ms. Roth’s murder, revenge for both her rejection of religion and her Jewish heritage.

It all builds to an emotional concluding scene. The adults in the cast gather to discuss

Benjamin (similar to a meeting they had at the beginning of the play about his refusal to swim, now innocent by comparison) and a giant cross he has recently built. As tensions rise between Benjamin and Ms. Roth, he bellows that she touched him inappropriately. Albeit a blatant lie, the principal of the school and Ms. Roth’s fellow teacher and ex-boyfriend quickly take Benjamin’s side, the principal decreeing to fire her. It’s an easier explanation, after all, than facing their own complicity in his selfradicalization.

This is the breaking point for Ms. Roth — the only character who seems to fully understand the danger in Benjamin’s extremism — who declares that she will not leave and makes it so she physically cannot.

An emotionally-ruined Roth (and brilliant Semel) takes Benjamin’s hammer and screws and begins to hammer the screws into her feet; she is the play’s true martyr. This scene is terrifying to watch, the slamming of the hammer is the only noise in the theater as we watch the only sane character in this world — the teacher we all wanted to write off as a wishy-washy liberal — sacrifice herself to a world of real zealotry. The show ends like this, a question of sorts, forcing us to evaluate the real threat of religion in a world of political correctness and arrogant people in power.

Dance

Adagio showcases innovative routines By isabelle truong

COORDINATION IS KEY: Dancers perform a hiphop routine entitled “Boom,” choreographed by Eliana Cohen ’18.

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BREAKING BARRIERS IN SILENCE: “I’ve Always Had That Dream,” choreographed by Amanda Ehrmann ’18, uses sign language in the routine.

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Brandeis’ Adagio Dance Company showcased its multifaceted talent in the Levin Ballroom Thursday night at its “Keep Calm and Dance On” dance exposition. Along with Brandeis performers, there were also performances by Simmons College, UMass Lowell and Bentley University.

The show featured 25 different dances in total.

Specific groups that performed included Adagio Dance Ensemble, Hooked on Tap, Stop Motion Brandeis Ballet Company and B’yachad. Hosts Becca Groner ’17 and Robbie Rosen ’17 supplied light humor and sarcastic vignettes in between performances, which drew many laughs from the crowd.

The show opened with a dramatic piece choreographed by Melina Gross ’19 called “Head vs. Heart,” which emphasized acrobatic movement through cool lifts and tosses of dancers in the air. This performance, as well as the ones that followed, all seemed to represent some symbolic deeper meaning, expressed through dance and nuanced body movements, which I found intriguing. Multiple performances, each embedded with various themes, told stories.

For example, “I’ve Always Had That Dream,” choreographed by Amanda Ehrmann ’18 incorporated sign language because, similarly to dance, sign language is often overlooked as a beautiful means of communication, as well.

“Zenosyne” also choreographed by Ehrmann, touched upon the fleeting and imperative nature of time, represented via stillness and then quick movements, matching that of the ticks of a clock. “Woman,” choreographed by Julie Joseph ’18, was a powerful ballad about feminism and strong female agency, wherein dancers danced and stomped to a chant-like hymn with lyrics like “woman make, woman take, woman see, woman breathe.”

“A Tribute to Yoncé,” choreographed by Jacquie Zenou ’20, distinguished itself from the previously mentioned routines. As its name might suggest, the dancers put together an energetic and sassy tribute to some of Beyoncé’s

greatest hits, such as “Crazy in Love.” In addition to the Yoncé mashup, there was also a Britney Spears mashup, choreographed by Brianna Silverman, with classics like “Toxic” and “Circus.” The fast and sharp dance moves of these two performances matched the pop tempo.

Dancers were clad in sleek, all-black crop top and legging combinations, in contrast to the other flowy dresses, oversized t-shirts and tutus some of the other performers sported.

Stop Motion pulled off a fun and animated hiphop performance to popular hip hop and EDM songs. One of the bigger groups, their routine stood out as the only group that incorporated some thoroughly enjoyable break-dancing.

The mix of dramatic and emotional performances with upbeat and energetic ones made the show diverse and enjoyable. The packed crowd consisted mostly of family and friends of the performers. Judging from the loud vocal support of hoots and cheers before UMass and Bentley’s performers went up, a considerable portion of the audience also included students from other schools.

A recurring theme in this show was to imbue classic dances with contemporary styles.

“Hooked on Tap” gave a modern interpretation, lively and different from the traditional jazz standards with their song choice of pop favorite “Sax” by Fleur East. “Bang Bang” was a upcycled version of 1920s Charleston, and Brandeis’ Ballet Club got us ready for the holiday season with their fresh take on Tchaikovsky’s “Waltz of the Snowflakes,” which showcased beautiful and whimsical prances across the stage.

“Keep Calm and Dance On” couldn’t have gone any smoother — the choreographers, dancers, MCs and light and sound production put on a wonderfully unique show. Adagio Dance company’s efforts to be inclusive really prevailed. From hip hop to tap to contemporary dances that fit outside of specific genres, the artists’ creativity and passion for dance shined all throughout.

—Editor’s note: Lizzie Grossman ’18 is the Arts editor of the Justice. Brooke Granovsky ’18 is a staff writer, and Rachel Moore ’19 is on Copy staff.

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‘Urinetown’ leaves audience laughing

By MAx moran justice Editor

The home of the American musical is New York City’s Times Square, where pedestrians can make a 360-degree spin and be staring at advertisements no matter where they look. Tickets to the theater are themselves status symbols, yet the people who write and act in them are mostly poor artists, overwhelmingly liberal and struggling to scrape by. So how can the musical, a famously schmaltzy and artificial form of entertainment, be anti-capitalist without seeming hypocritical? For “Urinetown,” the 2001 musical which Tympanium Euphorium staged over the weekend, the answer is simple: laugh about it.

“Urinetown” is set in a postapocalyptic world where an endless drought forces the people to recycle

their — well, urine. Whizzing in the woods is a criminal offense, but the toilets are all owned by a massive corporation which charges fees just to get into a stall.

While the poor beg for change to relieve themselves, fatcats pay off the police and the government to enforce their bathroom-industrial complex.

If this sounds ridiculous to you — good. “Urinetown” works because it doesn’t take its premise seriously and ridicules the same theatrical conventions it follows. Squarejawed cop Officer Lockstock and Shirley Temple-esque child Little Sally (Zain Walker ’18 and Nyomi White ’20, both hilarious) constantly pop out of their roles in the story to point out the same plot holes and clichés the audience might be noticing themselves.

“Wouldn’t the bigger problem with the drought be its impact on

hydraulics technology?” Little Sally asks. “Sure,” Lockstock replies “But that wouldn’t make for a very interesting musical.”

The plot provides no shortage of jokes for them. It’s a melodrama through and through, from its strapping young lad of a protagonist (Derek Scullin ’18) to the naive (read: stupid) ingenue he falls for (Caitlin Crane Moscowitz ’20, excellent). But what “Urinetown” does take seriously is its themes — the oppression of the working class, the dangers of untethered capitalism and the need for wellplanned revolution when all else fails.

Even Tymp’s poster invokes communist symbolism, replacing the hammer with the plunger in a worker’s fist. That kind of joke is right up “Urinetown’s” alley: the play’s serious themes keep the comedy from feeling aimless, while

the jokes keep the message from feeling too preachy.

Tymp’s production had a clear eye for what works in “Urinetown,” thanks to director Gabe Walker’s ’19 strong choices and excellent performances across the board by the leads.

Scullin dominated his many songs and solos with incredible vocals and strong stage presence. Ben Steinberg ’18 lent bellowing shouts and great comic timing to the evil CEO of the toilet company, while imbuing just enough humanity that one could see his perspective.

Even bit players got time to shine, from Emily Galloway’s ’18 croaking beggar to Karina Wen’s ’20 sarcastic corporate employee. The choreography was nothing to write home about, and some microphone flubs and slow cues betrayed a slightly rushed rehearsal process. None of those

criticisms are unusual for an amateur production, and none of it detracted from the enjoyability of the performance.

“Urinetown” exemplified all the fun and idealism that the best Undergraduate Theater Collective shows encompass. Yet much like “Martyr,” another play which went up this weekend, its themes have turned out to be eerily prescient to our current political and social realities.

Unlike “Martyr,” though, “Urinetown” asks us to consider the world around us by laughing about what makes us scared. Sure, the wealthy have outsized power, and yeah, the police don’t really protect the people. But hey, at least we don’t have to pay to take a pee, right? I mean, paying a company for a biological necessity? That’d be like if we had to buy our own food or something.

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PRIVILEGED AND PRETTY: Hope Cladwell (Caitlin Crane-Moscowitz ’20, middle) shines at her first day at work, as her father’s employees watch on.

YOUR HUDDLED MASSES: The poor folks of the town the musical occurs in sing about their frustrations regarding their rights.

CULTURE

MELA charity show impresses crowds

By Lizzie grossman justice Editor

On Saturday night, students packed into Levin Ballroom waiting for one of the University’s most anticipated events on the Brandeis campus of the year: MELA, the annual charity show put on by the Brandeis South Asian Students Association (SASA).

This event promotes awareness of South Asian culture through many different performances, such as singing, dancing and modeling, followed by a delicious Indian dinner served in Upper Usdan. The show has a different theme each year; the theme this year was “Raahi, A Timeless Journey.”

According to the program, “Raahi” is a Hindi word that means “traveler.” “The theme also serves as a strong world-minded recognition of the joy that culture, heritage, and past experiences can bring to people,” the text in the program explained.

The event began with a slideshow of video clips showing many of the performers practicing their dances throughout the semester, followed by an introductory speech from the MELA event coordinators, Anwesha Ghosh ’18, Vineet Vishwanath ’18 and Zainab Jafari ’19. They led into a short but enjoyable dance from the entire SASA e-board. After this introductory dance, the show officially kicked off. The show was moderated by three entertaining MCs: Khushee Nanavati ’19 (who wore a stunning pink Ghagra Choli with gold accents that really drew the eye), Maurice Windley ’19 and Taminder Singh ’20.

The Bharatanatyam Ensemble opened the show proper with a dance choreographed

by Aditi Shah ’17. Five girls performed a piece of dance in the Bharatanatyam style, which is a form of Indian classical dance.

Each of the girls wore a beautiful costume and put on an amazing performance, with unbelievably coordinated dancing and sound effects from the Ghungroos they wore on their ankles, which made it even more captivating.

The outfits, in my opinion, were the highlight of the night and what really distinguished each performance from another. All of the outfits were vibrant and full of color. Each performance boasted a different variety of costumes that all

worked together beautifully. There was even a fashion show to showcase many of the striking outfits that the performers wore, set to fun Bollywood songs.

A highlight performance was by Brandeis Chak De!, the Bollywood Fusion dance team. They added a storyline to their performance, which made it particularly memorable. In the story, one of the performers wanted to join Chak De! but was not allowed to because she was a boy, and Chak De! was only for girls. The boy decided to dress up as a girl so he would be allowed to join the group. He then becomes one of the strongest performers. At the end of the performance, he confesses his gender to the rest of the group, but the group says that they have become one big family and realized how talented he is, and they want him to stay with the group. They then ended their performance with one last dance with the boy dressed in his normal boy clothes.

In the program, Chak De! said that “This year, the theme for Chak De! builds upon MELA’s theme of Raahi by showcasing the passionate spirit of our dancers.”

Khatarnak, a troupe from Boston University, also impressed the crowd.

The all-male group performed intricate choreography, sticking to the theme of Bollywood music and outfits inspired by South Asian Culture, but fused in some hiphop moves, making the performance very interesting and pleasing to watch.

Each year, the proceeds of MELA go to a given charity. This year’s organization was Saheli, a New England-based group that supports South Asian women and families in the Boston area. Tanvi Devimane, a volunteer from the organization, spoke during MELA about Saheli and their mission. The presentation reminded the audience that MELA, although impressive for the Brandeis community to watch, also helps others who are not as fortunate.

The night closed out with the Senior Dance. The seniors performed to a combination of Bollywood music and modern hits while wearing gorgeous red and gold Lehengas. They did not fall short of matching the energy of all the previous

performers with their fun performance, complete with an impressive backflip by Caleb Dafilou ’17.

As someone who had never seen MELA before, I was thoroughly impressed by the

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GEM-TONED TRIO: The Bharatanatyam Ensemble performs a classical Indian dance, kicking off the charity show.

show. The performances were a wonderful way to show off South Asian culture to the Brandeis community, as well as raise awareness for larger issues that the South Asian community faces.

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INTERVIEW

What door-buster deal are you most excited for this Black Friday?

Caitlin Crane-Moscowitz ’20

Karina Wen ’20

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“I don’t go shopping on Black Friday, because I value my health.”

This week, justArts spoke with Caitlin Crane-Moscowitz ’20, who played Hope Cladwell in Tympanium Euphorium’s production of “Urinetown” this past weekend. justArts: How did you react when you found out you had gotten one of the lead parts in the show?

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Izzy Yeoh ’20 “I really want [a] Macbook Air.”

Yona Steinman ’20 “That’s the sale day? I love Uniqlo, do they have sales? I guess Uniqlo.”

Talia Goodman ’20 “I don’t know. I’m just excited because I’m going to find my sister a birthday present, since her birthday’s on Friday.”

—Compiled and photographed by Natalia Wiater/the Justice.

STAFF’S Top Ten

Fantasy League Players

By Avraham Penso

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If you usually spend Friday afternoons agonizing over potential transfers for your Fantasy Premier League team, you’re not alone. To help you out this week, here are ten must-have players with favorable fixtures:

CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Wood used for making model airplanes 6 Many presentations, for short 10 A bald person’s head, rudely 14 Saying 15 22-Across of Isaac 16 “I’m _____!” (Right away!)

17 *Admission of defeat 19 Gumshoes 20 Before, poetically 21 Informant, informally 22 See 15-Across 23 _____ Junction (60’s sitcom) 27 Pen 30 A businessman might calculate it, for short 31 Tune up 33 Catch a criminal 35 Historical periods 36 2013 Joaquin Phoenix movie 37 X-files theme, for short 40 Maude’s husband on “The Simpsons” 42 ER treatments 43 Football scores, for short 44 You don’t want to step in it 45 Leave early, as a party 47 Give a performance 49 Sign for a studio audience 51 ER locale 54 Secret society member 55 *Did some editing on 59 It was ruled by Eng. until 1947 60 Suffix with Japan or Taiwan 61 Codon carrier 62 Windu of the “Star Wars” films 64 Make one’s opinion clear ... or what each of the starred clues can do?

68 Take a tumble 69 Yankees’ shortstop 70 Sidled (down a slope) 71 Food for bodybuilders 72 Drab color 73 Namby-pamby

Caitlin Crane-Moscowitz: It’s kind of a funny story. So, Derek [Scullin ’18], who played Bobby, sent me a text that [said], “So excited to work with you!” and I was like, “I don’t know what you’re talking about!” Basically, he was like, “Oh, you got Hope!” And so I tried calling my parents, because I was overwhelmed, and they didn’t answer, but I was crying, I was so happy! It was early in the school year, and I was very overwhelmed with college at the time, and it was exciting. I was happy, and nervous too, but very happy!

JA: What’s been your favorite part of being in “Urinetown?”

CCM: I think the most rewarding thing is when you have a funny line or something, and the audience laughs at it, because you lose track of what’s funny and what’s not. Just things you never thought were funny or things you thought had lost the humor still being funny for people who haven’t seen it — that’s definitely the most rewarding thing — and Hope’s a comedic role, so it was really fun!

JA: What was the hardest part of your role?

9 It’s around 93 million miles away 10 The end of online charities?

11 *When it happened?

12 President Obama dropped it 13 Aliens, to an Area 51 worker 18 Egg container 22 Gruyere and Sbrinz, to name two 24 Element with the shortest name 25 “____ you ready to rock?”

26 Garr of “Tootsie” 28 With “off”, started playing golf 29 Makes a mistake 32 Coding language that sounds like coffee 34 The apple of a girl’s eye 37 It’s not among 22-Down, because it’s from the Netherlands 38 It may be served before el plato principal 39 *Fun treat to make using an ice cube tray 41 Something you want to burn?

46 5th Zodiac sign DOWN 48 Tic, ____, Tic, _____, Tic, ______ 1 It might be curled 50 Like a spinster, perhaps 2 Big fan (of) 52 Imitation gemstone material 3 Words before “the throne” 53 Cylindrical pasta bits or “the presidency”, perhaps 56 Like a marsh or a lake 4 ____ Stud. (Middle sch.

57 Cybersecurity corp. class) 58 Word after “Big” or “Sugar” 5 *Creedence Clearwater 62 Hashtag on a “Reaction Gif” Revival, but not The Who 63 Cry of terror 6 Green sauce 64 Playground game 7 Pressure unit (abbr.)

65 Pirate noise 8 “The flow of the universe”, 66 Place to pitch a tent, for short per a certain school of thought 67 Mai ____

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CCM: This last week alone — in tech, we changed a lot of Hope’s motivations, and even characteristics. Especially [at] the end, when she has a speech about a new age of Hope — it’s a time when some morale is low. So, that was tricky, and then the character becoming this new optimistic figure just became a challenge in itself, and gradually it worked itself out with time, and that was definitely the most challenging moment of the whole process.

JA: If you had to do it all over again, is there anything you would do differently?

CCM: Start memorizing my lines earlier! I feel like that’s the most obvious thing of all!

JA: What was your favorite scene to act out?

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1. Diego Costa (Chelsea) 2. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) 3. Pedro (Chelsea) 4. N’Golo Kanté (Chelsea) 5. Nemanja Matić (Chelsea) 6. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) 7. Victor Moses (Chelsea) 8. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) 9. David Luiz (Chelsea) 10. Gary Cahill (Chelsea)

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CCM: I love Act 2 — the whole beginning of Act 2, when I don’t do anything at all — being tied to the chair and gagged, because you feel like, as an actress, there’s so little you can be doing, but you get to figure out these little things, like facial expressions you can make. That was by far the most fun, and then they lifted me in a chair, which is crazy!

It’s such a little event in the show, but it was so much fun!

JA: Do you feel like you’ve gained anything valuable from playing Hope?

CCM: Definitely. So, I came into this role thinking I really could not do it, because it’s a very high soprano part, which is not something I’ve ever done.

So, with a lot of encouragement from Gabe [Walker ’19], our director and Jason [Teng ’17], our music director, and even Rachael [Schindler ’19], our choreographer — I just gained a lot of confidence in my ability to sing that range, and it was really rewarding.

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REBUILDING THE ’DEIS DY Men looking to rebuild

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■ Judges look to turn the

tables in their 2016 season after a rough 2015 regular season campaign.

By JERRY MILLER JUSTICE EDITOR

The men’s basketball team had a tough season last year, going 9-16 and losing multiple players along the way.

The team started off the season well, going 3-0 in their first three games, but could not keep their momentum going.

To finish the season, the Judges went winless in the month of February and missed a national playoff berth by a wide margin.

The long losing stretch helped contribute to their subpar 3-11 University Athletic Association regular conference record.

In nonconference games, the team managed to stay afloat with a mediocre record of 6-5 but seemed to fall apart after mid-December.

Fortunately for the Judges, the team’s top-two scorers will return to the court for the 2016 to 2017 campaign. Forward Jordan Cooper ’18 led the pack, with a team-high 15.3 points per game, with guard Robinson Vilmont ’17 right behind, with 13.7 points per game.

Despite the impressive top-line scoring, the Judges found themselves in dead-last in scoring for their conference. The team posted 67.6 points per game, a full four points below seventh-placed University of Chicago.

Although the team did not pour in the baskets, they were able to place in fifth, with a 43.8 shooting percentage.

The team struggled to find the open

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BASELINE ATTACK: Forward Jordan Cooper ’18 looks to hook his defender and go up for the basket in a key possession against Suffolk University.

passing lane last season, with guard Tim Reale ’17 leading the squad with a meager 2.8 assists per game. Overall, the team managed only 12.8 assists per game, a mark which placed them in seventh overall for assists-per-game in their conference.

On the boards, the Judges were boxed out much too often, with a conference-low 32.8 rebounds per game. A going concern for the Judges will be their inside muscle, as team-leading rebounder and center John Powell ’17 left the team in the middle of their 2015 season. Next in line stands Cooper with 4.6 rebounds per game, who will need to carry the brunt of the boards until the rest of the team can step up.

Defensively, the team was able to balance its offensive woes by allowing only 69.4 points per game. This placed the Judges in a respectable third place for the conference in that category.

This year’s team will have to rely upon their upperclassmen, with only three new recruits for the year. The team is also guard-heavy, something that might affect their rebounding and defensive abilities throughout the season. All three first-years are listed as guards, with Coach Brian Meehan’s son, guard Jake Meehan ’20, topping that list.

Coach Meehan begins his 15th season as the Brandeis head coach, looking to switch up their game plan, while the squad aims to redefine its offense and maintain its solid defense as the season opens.

The team began its 2016 to 2017 campaign last Tuesday with a well-fought 87-78 victory at home against Suffolk University to open the season undefeated and will look to continue the trend against Rhode Island College.

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looking to strengthen their scoring core and defensive stronghold with new first-year additions and a heavy senior class. The squad is looking to take back its spot among the best after multiple years brewing at the bottom of the league.

miss their tandem of senior forward Alex Voss and senior guard Jordan Smith, a duo who put up the team’s top points per game.

The duo will be succeeded by senior forward Waller Perez and his 10.7 points per game in 2015.

2015-16 record: 9-16 (3-11 vs. UAA) What to watch for: The Judges will be

2015-16 record: 17-8 (8-6 vs. UAA) What to watch for: Chicago will sorely

Key statistic: Brandeis took the bronze in conference shooting percentage, knocking down 44.1 percent of their field goals.

Key statistic: The Maroons had the UAA’s

Carnegie Mellon University

Emory University

rock bottom with a meager 3-11 conference record but will look to reverse their course with six new freshman additions.

ing for the Eagles, who are looking to repeat their conference title from 2015. The team will have to muscle past the University of Rochester in a battle for the top spot in the conference.

2015-16 record: 10-15 (3-11 vs. UAA) What to watch for: Carnegie almost hit

Key statistic: The Tartans were first in the conference in blocked shots with a whopping 5.9 per game.

Case Western Reserve University 2015-16 record: 12-13 (5-9 vs. UAA) What to watch for: The Spartans fell

just short of a .500 record and are eager to continue their scoring rampage with senior guard Matt Clark and his team-high 17.3 points per game.

Key statistic: Case topped the conference

in points per game, with a grand total of 86.4 points per game.

top defense, giving up just 65.3 points per contest in an offense-heavy league.

2015-16 record: 20-8 (11-3 vs UAA) What to watch for: The pressure is mount-

Key statistic: Emory heaved the ball from beyond the arc more than all but one team, with 256 treys on the season.

New York University

2015-16 record: 21-6 (9-5 vs. UAA) What to watch for: The Violets will suffer

from losing All-UAA First Team guard Evan Kupferberg, a strong force on all sides of the court. Kupferberg put up 19.2 points per game for an NYU team that broke the top three in their conference. The team will need to regroup and learn on the fly, with a fresh-

man-heavy roster filled with 10 freshmen.

Key statistic: NYU pounded the key for a conference-leading 44.6 boards in the post during the 2015 season.

University of Rochester

2015-16 record: 17-8 (10-4 vs. UAA) What to watch for: Rochester let the ball

drop in their final two games of the season, losing both to give up their chances for a conference title. This year, the squad is hungry for wins, with senior guard Mack Montague ready to carry the team on his back.

Key statistic: The YellowJackets battered the rim, dropping the second-most points overall with 1123 points during the regular season.

Washington Univeristy in St. Louis 2015-16 record: 15-10 (7-7 vs. UAA) What to watch for: The Bears won their fi-

nal five games of the season, a hint of what is to come for this year’s campaign. The team’s core scorers return, with senior forwards Andrew Sanders and Clinton Hooks blazing the trail for the crew.

Key statistic: WashU dished out the ball

more than any other conference team, passing at a rate of 16.0 assists per contest.

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BATTLE FACE: Guard Brian Mukasa ’19 takes the ball up the court in a tough battle against Suffolk University.

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are keen on cracking the top three this year, and with a strong core of returning players, the Judges have what it takes to make it to the top. Senior guard Paris Hodges and senior forward Sydney Sodine are itching to make their last season count, as the competition continues to get tougher.

started and ended their season with four-game win streaks, a feat they hope to repeat this year. Senior guard Elizabeth Nye and senior forward Britta Nordstrom eye another top-five finish this year, as the duo aims to lead the team in scoring once again. With only three seniors lost to graduation, the team will have a reliable core of returning players.

2015-16 record: 12-13 (5-9 vs. UAA) What to watch for: The Judges

Key statistic:

Brandeis sat at the line more than any other team in the conference, shooting 20.3 free throws per contest, a second-place mark.

Carnegie Mellon University

2015-16 record: 21-7 (8-6 vs. UAA) What to watch for: Senior forward Lisa Murphy looks to put the final stamp on her prolific collegiate career. With a UAA Rookie of the Year and an All First-Team Honors, she looks to finally propel the team to a conference championship.

Key statistic: The Tartans narrowly missed the 1000-point mark by seven points, but secured the coveted gold in most points scored in the conference.

Case Western Reserve University 2015-16 record: UAA)

8-17 (3-11 vs.

2015-16 record: 16-9 (8-6 vs. UAA) What to watch for: The team

Key statistic: The Maroons’ offense

had a sweet tooth for field goals last season, dropping 21.4 field goals made per game, a mark that set them in first place for that category.

Emory University

2015-16 recod: 13-12 (4-10 vs. UAA) What to watch for: The Eagles

clawed their way out of last place to finish in the penultimate spot in the record books. The team looks to regain its stature from the 2013 season, as senior guards Shellie Kaniut and Michelle Bevan lead a freshmanheavy team from the depths of the UAA conference. With the team dead last in free throws made, that might be a good place to start for the struggling club.

Key statistic: Emory let loose in

2015, raining from all corners of the court and heaving 61.4 field goals per contest.

What to watch for: The Spartans

look to revamp their lackluster basketball program, one which won a mere three conference games in 2015.

The team’s sparse talent will need to pick up the pace and continue to improve their productive three-point arsenal. With a league-worst defense, the team will need to train their few freshman to box out and spread the court defensively.

Key statistic: Case threw a block

party with 4.6 blocks per game and a third-place finish for the category in the conference.

New York University

2015-16 record: 19-8 (7-7 vs. UAA) What to watch for: NYU will aim

to pull themselves out of mediocrity, with a 7-7 conference record last season. Senior guard Kaitlyn Read posted a team-high 16.4 points per game last year and will need to push her limits if the team is to make it out of fifth place. With a team-high threepoint field goals of 61, senior guard Amy Harioka has her standards set high. The team had a conference-high

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of three-pointers made during the season and don’t seem to be taking their foot off the gas.

Key Statistic: The Violets brought their long range game last season, connecting on 37 percent of their shots from three-point range.

University of Rochester

2015-16 record: 23-6 (10-4 vs. UAA) What to watch for: The Yellow-

Jackets missed the conference gold by a mere one win this past season and was in the top three for various statistical categories as well. The team is eager to regain their spot atop the league, and with pass-friendly senior guards Sarah Kaminksy and Brynn Lauer, the team is poised for terrific chemistry. The lone senior duo will need to help the team improve their shooting skills, an area the team struggled in relative to the rest of the conference.

Key statistic: Rochester was trigger happy from beyond the arc, shooting an impressive 18.6 three-pointers per matchup, which placed them in second for the conference.

Washington University in St. Louis 2013-14 record: 23-6 (11-3 vs. UAA) What to watch for: WashU will

once again reign king over the league, a contentious spot among multiple potential contenders this season. The team will need to maintain its league-leading defense and ramp up its offense to counter Rochester’s prolific scoring. With multiple stretches of win streaks throughout the 2015 season, the squad will need to sustain their success in the hopes of bringing the gold back to St. Louis.

Key statistic: The Bears gave

themselves the most second chances, snatching the conference’s most offensive rebounds with 14.7 per game.

Women

RAINING TREYS: Guard Julia St. Amand ’20 sets up for the three-pointer in an easy win over Wentworth College last Tuesday.

Squad poised for breakout season ■ The women are ready to

make the push for a .500 regular season record and a playoff berth.

By JERRY MILLER JUSTICE EDITOR

The women’s basketball team starts their season determined to prove themselves to the league. The Judges finished a hair below .500 last year, closing out the regular season with a 12-13 record. In conference play, the Judges struggled to find their pace, posting a 5-9 record.

The squad shot out of the gate, blasting their first three opponents for huge victories. The team blew out Mount Holyoke College 81-38 in their season debut and looked solid going into the last month of the season, winning three straight conference games to start the month of February. Yet the team slowly slipped into sixth place to end their season, ceding their final four games of the season and their hopes of a national

playoff berth.

The club struggled to overcome New York University in both of their conference games, which beat the Judges in the standings by two wins.

The Judges fell in their final game of the season to NYU in a crushing 70-56 loss, a game that might have propelled them into a fifth-place tie.

Ultimately, the Judges’ offense struggled during the season, with the team falling to the bottom of the conference in scoring. The squad shot a conference-low 35.4 percent from the field for a low total of 59.6 points per game. The team also sunk to the bottom of the pit with 11.1 assists per game during the 2015 regular season.

Forward Maria Jackson ’17 led the club in all three major categories, with 9.9 points per game, 1.8 assists per game and 6.7 rebounds per game.

Fellow seniors Sydney Sodine ’17 and Paris Hodges ’17 followed suit with 9.3 and 9.2 points per game, respectively. The two also followed closely in rebounds per game, boxing out for 5.6 and 4.9 rebounds per game, respectively.

The team will need to rely on their returning core of seniors this season if they hope to regain their winning record. First-year recruits include center Amber Graves ’20 and guard Hannah Nicholson ’20, who hope to add much-needed value to the team’s roster. Graves may serve as a nice addition to a team that has had a drought in the center position for the past few seasons.

Though the Judges lacked a center, the team was still able to slide into a respectable third place for overall rebounds per game in the conference, with 40.7 per game.

This year’s team is nicely spread on both sides of the court, with six forwards and 10 guards to shake up their opponents’ strategy. The squad, led by coach Carol Simon in her 30th season, will aim to bolster their offensive follies and jump the .500 hurdle.

The team opened up their season with a solid 2-1 record, coming away with crushing wins in their first two and falling in their third matchup of the regular season against Westfield State University.

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CUTTING TO THE RIM: Guard Paris Hodges ’17 scans the court as she blows by her defender in a huge win over Wentworth College.

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TEAM HUDDLE: Marcus Smart (Center L) discusses his love for the game with young campers huddled around him ready to soak up his words of wisdom and helpful advice.

Continuing the Celtics’ legacy

By JERRY MILLER justice EDITOR

GAME SCHEDULE

Contrary to popular belief, as the last pencils drop and the final classrooms empty out, the Brandeis campus transforms into a vibrant, active community. Although not known for its basketball program, Brandeis calls itself home to over 100 aspiring basketball players during the hot New England summer. Players gather from all parts of the state to take part in rising Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart’s Youth Basketball Academy.

Smart, a Texas native, began his basketball career averaging 15.1 points per game at Edward S. Marcus High School and was named a McDonald’s All-American as a young high school player. Smart then committed to Oklahoma State University, where he averaged 16.6 points per game over his collegiate career. The Celtics decided to cash in on his success and selected him as the sixth overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft. He has continued to perform at a high level in the big leagues, averaging nearly 10 points per game in the 2015 to 2016 season.

As an NBA All-Rookie Second Team player, Smart lifted the Celtics to a first-round playoff berth, losing to the eventual Eastern Conference Champions Cleveland Cavaliers.

Smart has become an integral part of the Celtics team, relieving point guard Isaiah Thomas in tough situations and helping the team seriously

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contend for an Eastern Conference title this year.

However, Smart’s assists off the court are even more impactful, leading to major victories for the small, undervalued town of Waltham.

Smart started his basketball youth

professional player camps have become a common attraction, with the likes of Cleveland Cavaliers guard Lebron James, Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry and Michael Jordan hosting camps all over the country. Smart’s camp

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THE CLINIC IS OPEN: Marcus Smart gears up in his Boston Celtics apparel as he prepares for another day on the court. camp in the summer of 2015 as a way to give back to the community which has given him his prolific professional career. In the past decade,

focuses on empowering young basketball fanatics by teaching them the skills and work ethic to succeed on and off the hardwood. The point

guard has translated his basketball skills into educational tools, motivating his campers to test their limits and reach new heights. Yet what separates Smart’s camp is his commitment to consistently make an appearance at the camp, play oneon-ones with campers and sign hundreds of fan autographs.

Smart’s hard-wired commitment is also apparent in his adamancy to open not one but two summer camps in his rookie season. Aside from the camp in Waltham, Smart committed to building a similar camp in his Texas hometown, calling both camps Young Game Changer Academies.

Smart has continued to expand his selfless brand, partnering with Canterbury School in the Canary Islands to offer a similar high-level, twoweek program to basketball youth.

Although the Waltham camp runs for one week, the high level of play and competition helps campers identify and develop the skills they want.

The camp, which runs during the end of June, accepts girls and boys ranging from second to 12th grade.

The large range of ages allows campers of all heights and skills to develop their skillset and face tougher competition in the process.

Yet Smart is not the first Celtic to spend time at Brandeis. The eponymous Red Auerbach Arena was built in memory of the legendary Celtics coach of the ’50s and ’60s and was heavily subsidized by the Celtics organization. Many Celtics players, such as K.C. Jones and Bob Bran-

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num, took coaching stints at the University after years of calling it their practice facility and home. The team began practicing in 1990, after moving from an older gymnasium in the area. Players and coaches alike befriended students and teachers for nearly a decade before they moved out to another facility in the Waltham area. The legendary Larry Bird and Rick Pitino graced the Gosman court before Smart had even played a game of basketball.

The Celtics’ ties to Brandeis and later Waltham did not last, however, as the team bounced from the Auerbach Arena for a larger, more fully equipped facility located a few miles away. The team recently ended ties with Waltham for good, committing to practicing in a newer complex at Boston Landing, starting in 2018.

Yet while the Celtics have moved out, Smart is looking to continue the Celtics-Brandeis tradition in a smaller, more philanthropic way.

As the NBA season gets underway, the Celtics are off to a slow 6-5 start to place them in sixth place in the Eastern Conference. As Smart dribbles on the famed hardwood court of the Garden, the Brandeis basketball team holds his spot on the historical court of the Red Auerbach Arena, and the town of Waltham eagerly awaits his return. Smart is continuing the rich Auerbach legacy at Brandeis, helping support a community through the beloved game of basketball and becoming a Brandeis legend in his own right.

Nov. 15 Roger Williams 5:30 p.m.

Nov. 15 Suffolk 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 18 Wentworth 5:00 p.m.

Nov. 27 at Rhode Island College 12:00 p.m

Nov. 19 Rhode Island College TBA

Nov. 29 UMass Dartmouth

7:00 p.m.

Nov. 22 Emmanuel 5:00 p.m.

Dec. 2 Tufts 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 27 at Tufts 2:00 p.m.

Dec. 3 Babson TBA

Nov. 29 at Salem St. 5:00 p.m.

Dec. 6 at Amherst 7:00 p.m.

Dec. 3 Johnson and Wales 12:00 p.m.

Dec. 8 at Becker 7:00 p.m.

Dec. 5 at Babson 7:00 p.m.

Dec. 30 at Fitchburt St. 1:00 p.m.

Dec. 10 at Gordon 1:00 p.m.

Jan. 3 Bates 4:00 p.m.

Dec. 30 at Endicott 2:00 p.m.

Jan. 7 NYU 3:00 p.m.

Jan. 3 Mass.-Boston 6:00 p.m.

Jan. 9 at Dean College 6:00 p.m.

Jan. 7 at NYU 1:00 p.m.

Jan. 13 Carnegie Mellon 8:00 p.m.

Jan. 13 Carnegie Mellon 6:00 p.m.

Jan. 15 Case 12:00 p.m.

Jan. 15 Case 2:00 p.m.

Jan. 20 at Chicago 9:00 p.m.

Jan. 20 at Chicago 7:00 p.m.

Jan. 22 at Washington U. 8:00 p.m.

Jan. 22 at Washington U. 2:00 p.m.

Jan. 27 at Emory 12:00 p.m.

Jan. 27 at Emory 6:00 p.m.

Jan. 29 at Rochester 8:00 p.m.

Jan. 29 at Rochester 1:00 p.m.

Feb. 3 Emory 11:00 a.m.

Feb. 3 Emory 6:00 p.m.

Feb. 5 Rochestor 8:00 p.m.

Feb. 5 Rochester 2:00 p.m.

Feb. 10 at Carnegie Mellon 12:00 p.m.

Feb. 10 at Carnegie Mellon 6:00 p.m.

Feb. 12 at Case 8:00 p.m.

Feb. 12 at Case 2:00 p.m.

Feb. 14 at Emory 12:00 p.m.

Feb. 17 Chicago 6:00 p.m.

Feb. 17 Chicago 8:00 p.m.

Feb. 19 Washington U. 2:00 p.m.

Feb. 19 Washington U. 12:00 p.m.

Feb. 25 at NYU 2:00 p.m.

Feb. 25 at NYU 4:00 p.m.