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Univ. to reconsider alcohol policy in wake of Springfest, Mods incidents ■ A string of alcohol-related

incidents at Springfest and the Mods has prompted the creation of a new task force.

By Abby Patkin JUSTICE editor

The University’s alcohol policies may face substantial changes in the wake of an unusually high number of drinking-related incidents at Springfest and at the Foster Mods during Senior Week.

At least 15 distinct individuals were treated or evaluated on the scene at Springest on May 1, with many also being transported to lo-

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I BELIEVE I CAN FLY: Oral historian Julieanna Richardson '76 encouraged graduates to 'fly' and pursue their dreams.

Richardson encourages grads to dream and fly ■ 915 bachelor degrees and

854 Masters and doctorates were awarded at the ceremony on Sunday.

By ABBY PAtkin JUSTICE EDITOR

“Repeat after me: ‘I believe I can fly,’” HistoryMakers founder and Brandeis alumna Julieanna Richardson ’76 instructed graduating students at the University’s 65th annual commencement on Sunday. She delivered her address, which drew heavily upon themes of dreams and unrealized potential, to 915 bachelor degree recipients and 854 Masters and doctoral degree recipients.

Vice Provost, Chief Information Officer and University Librarian John Unsworth opened the day’s events, serving as the master of ceremonies. Profs. Joyce Antler ’63 (AMST) and Susan Lanser (ENG) acted as grand marshals for the ceremony, ushering the

honorees, administrators, faculty and graduates down the aisle.

Protestant Chaplain Rev. Matthew Carriker delivered an invocation, telling the graduates, “Today, we celebrate the unique contribution that you have already made on this world and in this campus, challenging us to acknowledge our privilege, to celebrate diversity in all its forms, to be drum majors of justice, instruments of light and love.”

Nyah Macklin ’17 then delivered a heartfelt rendition of "The StarSpangled Banner," for which she received thunderous applause and a standing ovation.

Unsworth took the stage once more to announce faculty and staff awards, followed by a welcome address from outgoing Board of Trustees Chair Perry Traquina ’78. Traquina spoke about his parents, who immigrated from Portugal and only completed elementary school. Traquina said that he came to Brandeis as a financial aid recipient, and he spoke about the help he received from professors and friends who helped men-

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Liebowitz prepares to begin term in July

tor and shape him. Because of his background, Traquina explained, he feels most gratified when “paying it back” to the community by funding endowed scholarships for primarily first-generation college students. He added that one of University namesake Louis D. Brandeis’ best qualities was his “ability to adapt his thinking to evolving circumstances … without changing his core values.”

Traquina concluded his speech by encouraging the graduates to embrace change as they grow and move on to bigger and better things.

Interim University President Lisa Lynch then addressed the graduating class. As she stepped up to the podium, she took out her phone and took a selfie with the audience — “a little silliness is important,” she joked.

“It’s worth noting that today is called ‘commencement day’ rather than ‘completion day,’” she told the graduates. “Today is about commencing the next chapter of your lives.” She also drew

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cal hospitals for further treatment, according to the media logs supplied to the Justice by University Police. Seven students and five visitors were transported to hospitals due to alcohol-related illnesses, according to a statement issued to the Waltham News Tribune by University News and Communications Specialist Julian Cardillo ’14. All the students treated were treated and released, and, as a result of the unusually high number of alcoholrelated incidents, “the university will reassess student participation guidelines and safety measures for future large-scale events,” Cardillo said.

Administration

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Liebowitz sat down for an interview to discuss his preparations for his new role.

By CARMI ROTHberg and mihir khanna JUSTICE EDITORs

In anticipation of his inauguration as the University's ninth president, President-elect Ronald Liebowitz sat down with the Justice and the Brandeis Hoot to discuss his plans for his presidency and his preparation for the role over the past semester.

Liebowitz has been visiting the University campus weekly since Feb. 9, “trying to get a feel for student life, for the faculty, for the academic program” and also learning how to “not get lost,” he said. “I'm getting better at not getting lost. It was a hugely comical day one day when I had a meeting and … one of the secretaries said, ‘Oh, you want to go to Shapiro.’”

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Liebowitz explained that the ensuing confusion about which Shapiro building he needed to go to brought him to his meeting 25 minutes late.

Because of the confidential nature of the search process, Liebowitz couldn't just pick up the phone and talk to people he knew at Brandeis — instead, he had to do most of his research independently.

"I really started at the administrative level," he said, explaining that he began by getting to know Interim University President Lisa Lynch's staff and followed this by meeting with various University administrators and leadership, as well as the presidents of the undergraduate and graduate student unions and a number of faculty members.

"And I had some drop-in lunches at Sherman each time I came,” Liebowitz recalled. “I just went and sat down and tried to introduce myself. In some cases, students had no idea who I was, so I'd take them about 20 or 25 min-

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Tenure trouble

 justFeatures interviewed Interim President Lisa Lynch about her time as president and the future of the University.

 The baseball team made its first playoff appearance in five seasons.

 A former professor claimed he was denied tenure in 2013 due to his Muslim faith.

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POLICE LOG

Usen Castle ranked on list of top small-college landmarks

Medical Emergency

Even as it faces partial demolition, Usen Castle continues to receive attention within the higher education industry. The website bestdegreeprograms.org, which guides users to find the right degrees for their career goals, named the Castle 25th on their list of “30 Amazing Landmarks at Small Colleges” in the U.S. in March.

The website’s article praises Usen Castle for its similarity to Windsor Castle in the U.K. and its stairways and halls that end in dead ends. It also points to Cholmondeley’s Coffee House as the likely inspiration for the Central Perk coffee house on “Friends.”

The Castle was featured ahead of the Duke University chapel and Ponce De Leon Hotel at Flagler College on the list, but it fell behind landmarks such as the Grey Towers Castle at Arcadia University and the Sunken Garden at the College of William and Mary. The top honor went to Vanderbilt University’s Vanderbilt Arboretum.

The University announced plans to partially demolish Usen Castle and build a new dormitory in its place on Jan. 25, but the Waltham Historical Commission stalled the process on March 14 in a meeting where they voted unanimously to delay the demolition by one year. University alumni have vocally opposed the planned demolition.

—Max Moran

Apr. 18—Police received a report of a party in Deroy Hall with a twisted ankle. BEMCo staff responded, and the student was transported by University Police to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care.

Apr. 20—Police received a report of a party injured while skateboarding at 164 Charles River Road. Police and BEMCo staff responded and treated the party on the scene with a signed refusal for further care.

Apr. 27—A parent near the softball field reported a student feeling ill to police. University Police and Cataldo Ambulance responded. The party was treated on the scene by Cataldo staff with a signed refusal for further care.

May 1—Police received a report of an intoxicated party in the Shapiro Campus Center who fell and hit her head and was bleeding. The party was relocated by friends to an undetermined location in the direction of the Village. University Police responded but were unable to locate the party.

May 1—Police received a re-

port of an intoxicated party in the Village who had been allegedly drinking all day. University Police and BEMCo responded, and the party was transported by Cataldo Ambulance to NewtonWellesley Hospital for further care.

May 1—Police received a report of an intoxicated party in a bathroom stall of the Shapiro Campus Center. University Police and BEMCo responded, and the party was transported by Cataldo Ambulance to NewtonWellesley Hospital for further care.

May 1—Police received a report of an intoxicated party in a bathroom stall of Deroy Hall.

University Police and BEMCo responded, and the party was transported by Armstrong Ambulance to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care.

May 1—Police received a report of an intoxicated party in a bathroom stall of Rosenthal East.

University Police and BEMCo responded, and the party was transported by Cataldo Ambulance to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care.

May 1—BEMCo staff on standby for Springfest performed medical evaluations on four intoxicated parties on Chapel’s Field.

BEMCo treated the party on the scene with a signed refusal for further care.

May 1—Police received a report of a party in Shapiro Hall suffering from an unknown medical condition. BEMCo and University Police responded, and the party was transported by Cataldo Ambulance to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care.

May 1—Police received a report of an intoxicated party in the Goldfarb Library. University Police and BEMCo responded, and the party was transported by Cataldo Ambulance to NewtonWellesley Hospital for further care.

May 1—Police received a report of an intoxicated party in a bathroom stall of Usen Hall.

University Police and BEMCo responded and the party was transported by Cataldo Ambulance to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care.

May 1—Police received a report of an intoxicated party in

KICKING OFF THE SUMMER

BRIEF

Former University President Frederick Lawrence chosen to serve as Phi Beta Kappa CEO and secretary

The University named Robin Nelson-Bailey as the next Vice President for Human Resources on May 9.

Reporting to Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Steven Manos, Nelson-Bailey will lead a team of 15 in managing all human resources work at the University, including staff compensation, employee relations, benefits and legal compliance. She will assume the role on June 6.

Nelson-Bailey comes to the University after working a similar position at MassBay Community College for seven years as the Vice President of Human Resources, Labor Relations, Compliance, and Affirmative Action. In a press release from Brill Neumann, an executive search firm that worked to fill the position at Brandeis, Manos said that Nelson-Bailey’s title “speaks to the breadth of her experience and expertise. Robin is able to see the world not only from an organizational perspective but also through the eyes of employees of all stripes.”

As the Vice President for Human Resources, NelsonBailey will serve on the Senior Management Team, the group of foremost administrative leaders across the University. She will also join the Integrated Planning and Budget Committee, which discusses budgetary needs and priorities across all the different schools and parts of the University, and the Policy Committee. Nelson-Bailey will also be responsible for the University’s communication with unions, including the Service Employees International Union, which represents adjunct and part-time contract faculty, and the Brandeis University Police Association, the Union of Campus Police.

Nelson-Bailey’s job description for the role includes a call for applicants with technology skills to help make the HR office’s listing of staff the listing of record and moving to an online system for enrolling in benefits. She will also be a senior partner in diversity and inclusion initiatives across the campus.

Nelson-Bailey fills a role that has been held temporarily by Michelle Scichilone, the assistant vice president of human resources, since March 2015, when Scot Bemis resigned to take a job at Dartmouth College.

—Max Moran

CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS n An Arts article about the Boris’ Kitchen show incorrectly stated that Zephry Wright ’17 appeared in costume as a bowl of oatmeal at the start of the show. In fact, Wright narrated as the curtain rose and an bucket of oatmeal appeared on the stage. (April 19, page 21).

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Outgoing seniors formed teams and competed in a kickball tournament throughout the senior week festivities. The tournament ended with championship games and a celebratory barbecue on Wednesday.

The Phi Beta Kappa Society announced on May 19 that former University President Fred Lawrence will serve as its 10th Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, starting on Aug. 1.

He will head the organization’s national office in Washington, and his job will include fundraising and representing the organization as a national spokesman, according to a job posting on Chronicle Vitae.

The Phi Beta Kappa Society is the nation’s oldest honor society for college students in the liberal arts and sciences.

There are 286 active Phi Beta Kappa chapters at colleges across the country, including at Brandeis, and about 10 percent of graduates at each of those schools are invited to join the society each year.

Phi Beta Kappa also publishes a quarterly magazine, The American Scholar, and a member newsletter, The Key Reporter.

Lawrence succeeds current Phi Beta Kappa secretary John Churchill, who served for 14 years. In a press release, Lawrence said, “I am deeply honored by the opportunity to serve as Secretary.

Phi Beta Kappa not only recognizes intellectual rigor and academic excellence, it also advocates for and embodies the values of the liberal arts and sciences, and its core tenets of free expression and academic freedom. These values have shaped me personally and professionally.”

Lawrence served as University President at Brandeis from 2011 to 2015, when he resigned.

He raised over $250 million while in office and restored the University to financial security. He is currently a senior research scholar at Yale University.

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Robin Nelson-Bailey hired as new Vice President of Human Resources

n A News article erroneously used a female pronoun for East Quad Area Coordinator Ariel Hernandez (April 19, page 1).

a bathroom stall of Rosenthal South. University Police and BEMCo responded, and the party was treated on scene with a signed refusal for further care.

May 1—Police received a report of an intoxicated party in Ridgewood B who fell and hit their head. University Police and BEMCo responded and the party was transported by Cataldo Ambulance to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care.

May 1—Police received a report of an incapacitated intoxicated party in Rosenthal Quad.

University Police and BEMCo responded, and the party was transported by Cataldo Ambulance to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care.

May 1—Police received a report of an intoxicated party in Village B who passed and hit their head. University Police and BEMCo responded, and the party was transported by Cataldo Ambulance to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care.

May 1—Police received a report of a party with a previous broken arm injury in Reitman

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Macklin gives final address during SoTU of the Union branches spoke at the last State of the Union of the semester.

By abby patkin JUSTICE editor

“I’m so thankful for y’all. I’m so thankful for y’all,” outgoing Student Union President Nyah Macklin ’17 told the crowd as she took the podium on May 3 for her final State of the Union address, ― a speech that included song, advice and praise for her fellow students.

The night began with an introduction from Student Union Director of Programming Adriana Gleaton ’17, who thanked the Union Executive Board and the Brandeis community.

She then recognized Macklin, saying, “You are the sunshine we are chasing; you are the end of the rainbow.

You are amazing.”

Brian Dorfman ’16, the outgoing chief justice of the Student Union Judiciary, then spoke briefly, giving an overview of the past year. He noted that there was some ambiguity about the role of the Judiciary but that the branch serves to “ensure that anyone who needs justice receives it.” He added that the Judiciary’s role was better outlined under a recent amendment passed by the student body and that the Judiciary will begin sitting in on meetings in the other branches of the Student Union to ensure that the it is functioning as it should.

Nicole Lenchner ’16, the outgoing Union Treasurer, then took the podium to summarize recent changes in the Allocations Board and the club funding process. She noted that these changes include a wider use of procurement cards, an overhaul of the A-Board makeup and a revamped marathon funding process.

Executive Senator Paul Sindberg ’18 then discussed recent achievements and goals for the Student Union Senate. He mentioned the Senate’s recognizing and chartering of 24 clubs this year, its organizing of the annual Turkey Shuttle and its opening of a dialogue with graduate student organizations as accomplishments. He also mentioned his wish to promote diversity and dialogue in the Union as goals for the future.

Alex Feldman ’19, the A-Board chairperson, next took the podium to give an overview of A-Board’s accomplishments and plans for the coming year. “I’m so proud that the Union puts its money where its mouth is,” he said, noting that over 160 clubs were funded this year through the allocations process. He added that the recent A-Board amendment holds the organization more accountable to the students it serves. Sindberg then briefly addressed the audience once more to present club and individual senator awards from the Senate.

Incoming Student Union President

David Herbstritt ’17 next addressed the audience, announcing his nominees for his Executive Board — Chief of Staff Jackson Tuck ’17, Director of Communications Max Byer ’19, Director of Academic Involvement Jacob Edelman ’18 and Director of Community Engagement Gleaton. Herbstritt then spoke about his hopes and goals for the upcoming academic year, noting that after two “truly powerful” semesters, he wishes to continue pushing for “diversity and inclusion, environmental awareness and sexual assault prevention,” as well as more dialogue with administrators and students. He also stressed the importance of a Union that serves the student body, explaining, “We have to give back double what the community gives us. Otherwise, we have not done our jobs.”

Kariyana Calloway ’19 then performed Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit” as an introduction to Macklin’s address, noting that the song had helped her through the year, just as Macklin had. Lashawn Simmons ’18 also introduced Macklin, recalling how excited she was when she realized, in 2015, that the then-presidentelect was a black woman, also praising Macklin for her accessibility and thoughtfulness.

Macklin began her address with a moment of silence for community members who had passed away in the last year, followed by a tearful rendition of “Goodbye,” accompanied by Reno Kersey ’17 on the guitar. “We have done it. We are here. We are loving. We are in community,” she said in her speech. “We have been through it all.”

She thanked predecessor Sneha Walia ’15, saying, “You have taught me that this work has value, even when I feel like I’m fighting a war alone. You have taught me to keep going, even when I am beaten down. ” Drawing heavily upon her experiences in Ford Hall 2015 and as a black woman on campus, Macklin also explained her vision of a safer community for all students, especially marginalized groups. “Now y’all might be thinking, ‘What’s Nyah doing? She’s talking about race too damn much and Ford Hall too damn much.’ …

Well I say to that, ‘Somebody — anybody — sing a black girl’s song.’”

“Y’all, we can’t separate them: black womanhood and power are and will always stay synonymous,” she added, urging the inclusion of people of color and LGBT individuals in important conversations about the community. “We need to redefine who has access to power and who has access to change,” she emphasized.

Concluding her address by recognizing the Union’s achievements from the past year and thanking the individuals who helped make them possible, Macklin ended the night — and her tenure as president — by swearing in the new members of the Student Union.

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Students race on one of the slides during the Carnival on the Great Lawn on Thursday.

FACULTY

Prof cites Islamophobia as reason for tenure denial

■ In an article he shared on

the IMES Facebook page, Lumbard claimed he was denied tenure due to his faith.

By Max Moran JUSTICE Editor

A recent article in the Islamic Monthly magazine alleges that the University denied tenure to former Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies professor Joseph Lumbard because he is a Muslim.

The article, which was published on May 20, was shared that afternoon by the Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies department’s official Facebook page. However, Lumbard was the one who posted it from the IMES page, according to an email to the Justice from Prof. Nader Habibi, the IMES chair.

Lumbard now works for the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates and has no affiliation with Brandeis, but he was previously the IMES chair and created the IMES Facebook page. “In no shape or form should this link imply an endorsement of the linked article by me or the IMES program,” Habibi wrote.

Lumbard, when posting the Islamic Monthly article through the IMES department page, wrote that though the University was founded on ideals of diversity, inclusion and pluralism, the article “reflects the reality of the university’s attempt to achieve these goals.” The post was later taken down by the department, before Lumbard could take it down himself. In an email to the Justice, Lumbard said he regrets posting it, saying, “it was not my place to do so.”

According to the article, Lumbard was twice denied tenure after being offered a tenure-track position in 2006, due to his dissertation on Ahmad al-Ghazali initially being denied publication and concerns about the approach Lumbard took to a book he co-authored, “The Study Quran.” The article calls the book “one of the most significant English language Quranic Studies books to date.”

Lumbard is quoted in the article as

saying that the University does not want “powerful Muslim voices” and that Islamophobia has been allowed to “fester” at Brandeis, though Dean of Arts and Sciences Susan Birren is quoted saying that Brandeis does not tolerate Islamophobia. Birren wrote in an email to the Justice that “Joseph Lumbard’s suggestion of Islamophobia as a reason for his negative tenure decision is completely unfounded” and emphasized that the tenure decision process includes faculty within and without the professors’ department as well as outside consultation with experts in the field.

In his email to the Justice, Lumbard said that he feels “Islamophobia” is an imprecise term for the issues of “epistemic bigotry” he feels he faced. He added that these issues are widespread across academia and that colleagues of his have endured much worse. According to the article, when the time came for Lumbard’s tenure review in Sept. 2013, his due date to submit his dossier was moved up by four months without explanation, causing him to rush submitting his dissertation to publishers. He was denied tenure on this first review due to some negative reviews the unpublished manuscript had received and because the tenure board felt “The Study Quran” privileged a select few traditional interpretations of the Quran and did not include enough “modern” approaches, according to documents Lumbard provided to the Islamic Monthly.

Lumbard was denied tenure the first time in May 2013, but after voicing complaints about the procedure through a faculty committee, he was given a second chance. However, this second tenure application also failed in October 2014. This decision was mainly due to Lumbard not having published a scholarly monograph by the end of 2013. Although his dissertation had been accepted by a publisher at that point, it was accepted in 2014, outside of the tenure review’s time range. The department also argued that Lumbard had acted more as an editor on “The Study Quran” than someone using their own research methodology, which is a requirement

for tenure. Caner Dagli, a scholar who collaborated with Lumbard on “The Study Quran,” refutes the claim in the Islamic Monthly article.

Dagli tells the Islamic Monthly, “The notion that ‘The Study Quran’ is not critical presumes that ‘critical’ means ‘revisionist’ and that scholarship on Islam is essentially a debunking exercise.”

Lumbard appealed his decision again, arguing that the University had admitted to significant procedural issues in reviewing his case, such as the moved deadlines and trouble vetting candidates for his review board on the first application. However, the evaluations from his first application were used as evidence against him in the second application, even though the University had admitted that those evaluations were part of a system marred by procedural errors. In response, then-University President Frederick Lawrence sent Lumbard a memo saying there were no significant procedural errors in his case.

Lumbard wrote to the Justice that in doing so, Lawrence “established a tenure process unlike any other at Brandeis. A university cannot randomly establish a different tenure process for any single professor, whether that professor is a member of a minority or not.”

Lumbard wrote that while it would be “difficult to imagine circumstances under which I would return to Brandeis,” this is not because of anger, and he holds no grudges. “The issues I faced really became complicated when the former president’s office got involved. As with many other incidents in his brief tenure, he handled it very poorly.”

In her email to the Justice, Birren emphasized that University documents Lumbard received upon his tenure rejection point to problems with his scholarly work and don’t mention his religion. “I regret that Doctor Lumbard feels negatively about the University,” she wrote. “I know, however, that he received a fair hearing of his tenure case, based upon standard tenure criteria used by universities across the country.”

CAMPUS GROUPS

AEPi brothers organize Holocaust remembrance march ■ The fraternity held

its annual on-campus Holocaust Remembrance Day march on May 5.

By Abby patkin Justice editor

On May 5, more than 50 community members gathered at the top of Rabb steps to participate in Alpha Epsilon Pi’s Lambda Beta Chapter’s “We Walk to Remember,” a commemoration of the lives of Holocaust victims and survivors. The walk, which coin-

cided with Holocaust Remembrance Day — Yom HaShoah — ended with a group reflection in Ziv Quad. The annual event began with the reading of a portion of Elie Wiesel’s “Night,” which described the hanging of a Jewish child. Rabbi David Pardo, codirector of the Seif Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus and an honorary AEPi brother, then addressed the crowd, touching upon a trip to Auschwitz that left him considering the struggle his survivor grandparents had gone through. “The story of the gates of Auschwitz is our story. It’s humanity’s story. There’s no question,” he said.

He also noted that, as a staffer on the trip, he was expected to have an explanation for what had caused the Holocaust. “What I learned is that no one knows why the Holocaust happened, because there is no answer. …

The question isn’t ‘why,’ but ‘what,’” he said.

After a silent march across campus, the march attendees reflected on the Holocaust, some choosing to share their thoughts with the group.

“Oftentimes, we think of the Holocaust as this concept, instead of a period [in time],” AEPi President Gabriel Goldstein ’18 said, adding that as he walked across campus and

saw the budding trees and flowers, he “wondered if people in the camps saw the same colors.”

One march attendee spoke about visiting Auschwitz and seeing a couple bicycling through the camp, a beautiful scene that stood out against the somber backdrop. “How do you find beauty, how do you find life in such a dark and gray time?” they asked.

Another reflected on the sound of the footsteps the group made as it marched from Rabb. “I imagined that those footsteps weren’t leading to the other side of campus, but somewhere I can’t even imagine,” they said.

“I think the craziest part is that it could have been us,” another attendee said. “We were born in the 20th century, and by sheer luck, we are still alive. It could have been us.”

After several others shared similar reflections on the march and various experiences visiting concentration camps and Yad Vashem — the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Israel — the event came to a quiet close.

—Editor’s note: Gabriel Goldstein ’18 is a staff writer at the Justice.

AEPi member Noah Hessdorf ’18 is an Associate Editor .

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POLICE LOG CONTINUED FROM 2 Hall facing complications with their surgical pins. University Police and BEMCo responded, and the party was transported by Cataldo Ambulance to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care.

May 2—Police received a report of a party having trouble breathing in Shapiro Hall. University Police and BEMCo responded, and the party was transported by Cataldo Ambulance to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care with an assist from the Waltham Fire Department.

May 2—Police received a report of a party with an injured ankle in the upper Gym at Gosman. BEMCo staff on the scene requested a transport, and the party was transported by Cataldo Ambulance to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care with an assist from the Waltham Fire Department.

May 4—Police received a report of a party having an allergic reaction to seafood in Usen Hall. University Police and BEMCo responded, and the party was treated on scene with a signed refusal for further care.

May 5— A party in Ziv 129 requested a voluntary psychological evaluation.

University Police responded, and the party was transported by Cataldo Ambulance to Newton-Wellesley Hospital without incident.

May 5—Police received a report of a party with a history of epilepsy who fell and hit their head in Village C. Police and BEMCo responded, and the party was transported by Cataldo Ambulance to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care with an assist from the Waltham Fire Department.

May 7—Police received a report of a party who cut their finger in Shapiro Hall. University Police and BEMCo responded, and the party was treated on scene with a signed refusal for further care.

May 9—Police received a report of a party with leg pains in Rosenthal North. Police and BEMCo responded, and the party was transported by University Police to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care. The Area Coordinator on call was notified.

May 10—Police received a report of a party that lost consciousness near the weight room in Gosman. Police and BEMCo responded, and the party was transported by Cataldo Ambulance to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further

care with an assist from the Waltham Fire Department.

May 10—Police received a report of a party who was suffering from nausea and dizziness due to a possible allergic reaction in the Heller School. University Police and BEMCo responded, and the party was treated on scene with a signed refusal for further care.

May 10—Police received a report of a party falling down in the lobby of ViIllage A. Police and BEMCo responded, and the party was transported by University Police to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care.

May 11—Police received a report of a party who burned their hand with an iron in the Shapiro Campus Center.

Police and BEMCo responded, and the party was transported by University Police to the Brandeis Health Center for further care.

May 12—Police received a report of a party having an allergic reaction to shellfish in Reitman Hall. The party was conscious and alert while on the phone. University Police and BEMCo responded, and the party was transported by Cataldo Ambulance to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care.

May 12—A party in the Foster Mods requested a medical assessment for an injury to their arm caused during a basketball game. Police and BEMCo responded, and the party was transported by University Police to NewtonWellesley Hospital for further care.

May 13—Police received a report of a party having an allergic reaction in Hassenfeld-Krivoff Hall. University Police and BEMCo responded, and the party was transported by Cataldo Ambulance to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care.

May 14—BEMCo staff treated a party who came to Stoneman with a rash. BEMCo treated the party within the University Police lot with a signed refusal for further care.

May 16—Police received a report of a party who fell down the stairs in Pomerantz-Rubenstein Hall. University Police and BEMCo responded and the party was treated on scene with a signed refusal for further care.

May 16—BEMCo staff on standby at Gosman requested a Cataldo Ambulance for a party with a head injury on the athletic field. The party was transported to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care.

May 16—BEMCo staff on standby at the soccer field treated an ankle injury, with a signed refusal for further care.

May 18—Police received a report of BEMCo treating a party with a minor laceration in the sports complex.

May 21—Police received a report of an unresponsive intoxicated party in a bathroom at the Foster Mods. University Police and BEMCo responded.

University Police on the scene requested assistance from the Waltham Police due to the hostility of the crowd, which was throwing rocks and bottles at police units. The Area Coordinator on call was requested to assist. The party for whom BEMCo was called was unresponsive. The party was transported

by Cataldo Ambulance to NewtonWellesley Hospital for further care.

University Police and Waltham Police broke up a music band and dispersed the crowd, without further incident.

May 22—Police received a report of a party with foot pain in the Spingold Theater. University Police and BEMCo responded, and the party was treated on scene with a signed refusal for further care.

Disturbance

Apr. 22—Police received a complaint of loud music at 178 Charles River Road. University Police responded and requested the residents to lower their volume, without incident.

May 4—Police received a complaint of a loud party at the Foster Mods. University Police responded and requested the residents to lower their music’s volume, without incident.

May 6—Police received a complaint of loud music coming from a stairwell at 178 Charles River Road. University Police responded and found the area quiet on arrival.

May 7—Police received a complaint of loud music in a lounge in Village B. University Police responded and requested that the residents lower their volume on account of the final exam period, without incident.

May 7—Police received a complaint of loud music coming from a stairwell at 150 Charles River Road. University Police responded and requested that the residents to lower their music’s volume, without incident.

May 11—Police received a complaint of loud music coming from an upper level of Ziv 130. University

Police responded and found the area quiet on arrival.

May 13—Police received a report of the sound of breaking glass near 110 Angleside road. University Police responded and found no broken glass in the area.

May 15—University Police on patrol heard fireworks going off at the Foster Mods. University Police checked the area but found the area quiet on arrival.

Harassment

Apr 28—Police received a report of a former student making threatening comments via Facebook. University Police compiled a report on the incident.

May 1—An intoxicated party causing a disturbance was requested to leave Springfest by University Police.

The party refused to comply and was placed into protective custody by University Police and transported to the Waltham Police Department for booking and detention.

May 11—A party in the Village received a harassing email. University Police compiled a report on the incident.

Drugs

May 1—A DCL staff member found a party with marijuana in HassenfeldKrivoff Hall. University Police confiscated the contraband and compiled a report. The Area Coordinator filed a Community Standards Report on the incident.

Larceny

May 6—University Police received a report on an unauthorized purchase to the Photography Club Student Union Management System account. An investigation will follow.

May 10—The Brandeis Mountain Club reported missing sleeping bags from a secured area in Pomerantz-Rubenstein Hall with a value of $2,000. A total of 15 bags were reported missing.

University Police compiled a report.

May 10—A party reported leaving their laptop unattended in the Goldfarb library and discovered it to be missing upon returning to the scene.

University Police compiled a report and the Library and Technology Services Department was notified.

May 10—University Police inter-

viewed a student in the Foster Mods over printing graduation tickets. A report was compiled on the scene. An investigation will follow.

May 12—University Police received a report of an unlawful entry into a room in Village A and the theft of currency from the room. A report was compiled on the same.

May 13—A party reported an unattended bag missing from HassenfeldKrivoff Hall. University Police compiled a report.

Other

Apr. 19—Police received a report of a suspicious white male on the 5th floor of Hassenfeld-Krivoff Hall near the unisex bathroom. The suspect was approximately 50 years old with salt-andpepper hair, wearing a white athletic shirt with a yellow figure on the front, with a t-shirt underneath and his “face looked kinda weather-worn.” University Police with DCL staff checked the entire area but were unable to locate the suspect. University Police compiled a report on the incident.

Apr. 19—Police received a report of a suspicious male party near BernsteinMarcus Administration Center watching people, who left when eye contact was made. University Police identified the individual as a driver with students in the vehicle. All was in order.

Apr. 25—Police received a report of an unknown male near the Sachar International Center who was looking at a party’s purse as they stepped outside. Nothing was reported missing.

University Police compiled a report on the incident.

May 12—Police received reports of lewd comments and gross conduct in Ridgewood A. University Police compiled a report, and the Area Coordinator responded and filed a Community Standards Report.

May 18—A Community Advisor in Village C reported graffiti on a door to University Police. A report was compiled on the scene, and photographs were taken.

May 19—University Police discovered graffiti on the windows and doors of the rear of the Foster Mods. The graffiti ran from Mod 30 through Mod 36. Facilities and Management was requested for clean-up, and photographs were taken for evidence.

—Compiled by Mihir Khanna.

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LIEBOWITZ: New president interacts with community utes into a long conversation about Brandeis life, and they’d say, ‘Well, who are you?’ — and the conversation shifted a little bit at that point."

Liebowitz described his impressions of Brandeis as “very positive,” citing the University’s compelling history and balance between liberal arts and research. Although he was initially uninterested in a second presidency, the University’s history, mission and atmosphere eventually won him over.

While Liebowitz hopes to draw on his experiences as former president of Middlebury College, he is also aware of the new challenges he will have to face at Brandeis. “Brandeis and Middlebury are extremely different,” he said. “Their missions are different, their locations are very different, [and] their histories are extremely different.” At the same time, he said he feels well prepared for the task ahead of him. “Life is a learning experience,” he said. “How you approach a problem, how you listen to individuals … that you kind of learn as being president.”

Moreover, Liebowitz is excited to come to a school that is less familiar to him than Middlebury was when he took office there. “You come with a clean slate,” he explained. “You bring a set of eyes that are fairly open, objective and are taking in new infor-

mation without any of this historical bias."

When asked about his goals for his presidency, Liebowitz told the Justice that the focus of his presidency will depend on what the University requires of him and what the University’s financial capacity is. “The first year is really about listening,” he said.

“But any university president is going to be focusing on the financial underpinnings of the institution to really get a feel for the finances .… We're trying to get a feel for the financial capacity and to really understand what the possibilities are before we go into some dreaming exercise … without some feet in reality.”

In order to become acquainted with the University’s financial status, Liebowitz has been reading audited statements, speaking with Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Steven Manos and working with former Vice President for Financial Strategy and Budget at the University of Chicago Kermit Daniel, a consultant who is conducting a full review of the University’s finances. Liebowitz is also looking at the relationships among the various parts of the University to understand how it currently allocates its financial resources.

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stronger position than he found it in.

Liebowitz explained that in his view, the role of the president is to lead and facilitate in order to bring the University to the point where its constituents — students, faculty, trustees, parents and alumni, among others — want to see it.

"It's not 1948,” Liebowitz said. “We can't forget 1948, but the institution has grown over 67 years. The world has changed — outside of Brandeis and inside of Brandeis." Because of this, he said, it is necessary to constantly reevaluate the University’s direction and make sure that Brandeis’ goals are in line with those of its community members. Particularly, Liebowitz is hoping to focus on re-engaging young alumni — which requires that students graduate satisfied.

“The role of the president is bringing together all the parts of the University ... to work together rather than working apart, towards a goal and towards a set of goals and towards a vision," Liebowitz said.

"I don't think the president makes the university anything — I think the president can help lead the institution. ... I think facilitating, really opening doors and making it easier for students to pursue what interests them from their educations” — he elaborated that he especially hopes find ways to allow students to engage the Board of Trustees — “that's one of the tasks that I really look forward to.”

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A few weeks later, there was another incident at the Mods that involved intoxicated students hurling rocks, bottles and profanity at BEMCo staff and University Police officers responding to an emergency call. In the early hours of Saturday morning, University Police received a report of an unresponsive intoxicated party in a bathroom at the Foster Mods, and police and BEMCo responded to the scene, according to a media log supplied to the Justice by University Police. The Police requested assistance from the Waltham Police Department due to the hostility of the inebriated crowd, which had become both physically and verbally abusive. The Area Coordinator on call was requested to assist, and the responders were eventually able to transport the party to NewtonWellesley Hospital for further care.

In response to Springfest and the Mods incident, Senior Vice President for Students and Enrollment Andrew Flagel announced via email to the student body on Saturday that he would be forming a task force to “review our Brandeis alcohol, drug, and party registration policies. This will include reviews of Springfest and Senior Week, and the degree to which they will need to be changed moving forward.”

“Clearly, the actions of a few don't reflect all of our students.

However, I am shocked and saddened that any members of or visitors to our community would take these actions, and worse that evidently so many members of our Brandeis family allowed such behavior to happen right in front of them,” Flagel wrote in his email to the student body, also noting that no parties would be permitted or registered on campus the following night. He added that the police would be reviewing closed-circuit footage of the event in an attempt to seek out and prosecute the individuals responsible. “If anyone in our community has any information that would lead to identifying these individuals, I urge you to contact campus police. If you were among the perpetrators, I recommend that you turn yourself in to campus police,” he wrote.

In an email to the Justice, Flagel declined to comment on the investigation, as it is ongoing, but noted that the University is working closely with the Waltham Police Department.

A May 11 email to the student

body with the subject line “The email you are expecting” followed, cosigned by Dean of Students Jamele Adams, Director of Public Safety Ed Callahan, Flagel, Vice President for Campus Operations Jim Gray and Senior Associate Vice President for Student Affairs Sheryl Sousa ’90. “Please be aware that in response to recent safety concerns, both campus and Waltham police are increasing patrols, and that all aspects of our student code of conduct remain in effect,” the email cautioned. “Alleged violations of that code can still result in restrictions, including being excluded from Commencement and even suspension of the awarding of your degree. Illegal behavior may result in prosecution.”

The email forbade underage drinking and told students over 21 not to bring hard liquor to University events or supply alcohol to minors. Additionally, the email cautioned against drinking to the point of “high levels of intoxication.”

The University previously suspended parties in the Mods for a two-week period after an unusually high number of alcohol-related incidents over Labor Day Weekend in 2015, according to a Sept. 22 Justice article. “We have to keep a good relationship with Waltham. We really respect the community and the partners that we work with, with Waltham Fire, Police and EMS Responders from Cataldo. If we are abusing those services by inundating them with students, then we’ve really got to take another look at what we’re doing on campus to help better our relationships and encourage our students to make better decisions,” Director of Community Living Timothy Touchette said in an interview with the Justice at the time.

Now, as Flagel’s task force comes together in the fall, administrators will once more consider the University’s alcohol policies. “I look forward to the task force examining best national practices,” Flagel wrote in his email to the Justice, adding that task force membership will be made collaboratively with the community and that the task force will include student representation. “I do not want to anticipate that discussion, but I imagine that the prevalence of parties in the residence halls in and around those events needs to be carefully examined.”

Adams did not return requests for comment as of press time.

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VERBATIM | WINSTON CHURCHILL Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

ON THIS DAY…

FUN FACT

In 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge ended construction and was opened to traffic.

Beyoncé used to run a mile while singing to build her endurance.

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GOODBYE GRADUATES: Lisa Lynch addressed the graduating Class of 2016 at Commencement.

Looking at Lisa

Following Former University President Frederick Lawrence’s departure, Interim President Lisa Lynch did a great deal more than keep a seat warm for President-elect Ronald Liebowitz.

In an email interview with the Justice, Lynch reflected on her numerous endeavors this year, from gauging the campus climate on race and sexual harassment to working to improve sustainability.

JustFeatures: What are your favorite things about Brandeis? What do you think gives Brandeis character?

Lisa Lynch: I was drawn to the core values of Brandeis and its history as a Jewish founded nonsectarian university open to all. When I interviewed to become Dean of the Heller School nine years ago I was astounded by how many people (faculty, students and staff) talked about their engagement with social justice. While more and more colleges and universities have embraced this stance in recent years, this is something Brandeis has held as a core value since its inception and it shows. As I said today in my commencement address, this care and consideration of others first before self manifests itself over and over again at Brandeis. As much as I am not a fan of college and university rankings, I have to say that Princeton Review got it right when they ranked Brandeis first for student community service. I never cease to be amazed at the time and care that our students, faculty and staff put into working with others. At the same time I know that during this year we have grappled with the fact that as much as we think of ourselves as a kind and caring community, that not all feel as included as we might have thought. But I believe that we can and will do a much better job of making our community one that is more inclusive for all.

In terms of our character I value our highly personal education with opportunities to engage in realworld discovery and creation. As other schools grapple with what it means to be “liberal arts” I see

Brandeis as very innovative in creating an intense and multifaceted learning experience. The neuroscience major who can play the lead in the musical Sunday in the Park with George is classic Brandeis. We do “liberal arts” in a research university setting. We are nerds and we are proud! The degree to which our internationally renowned scholars and artists are engaged in the teaching of both undergraduate and graduate students is part of our character.

JF: What experiences do you think best prepared you for the role of interim president? What about the position did you feel prepared for, and what surprised you about it?

LL: I do not think that anything can really prepare you for the multifaceted nature of being a President.

It is the best part of the position and the most challenging. Probably the best preparation for me was the period of time that I served as Chief Economist in the US Department of Labor in the Clinton Administration. It has been long hours and the hard work, but at the same time working with my colleagues across the university I always felt a sense of common purpose that carries us all through even the most difficult moments.

JF: How have you been able to influence and shape this campus during your time?

LL: When I started the year as interim president I said I did not want to put the university on “pause”.

Well that certainly has not happened! I said that I wanted to advance diversity and inclusion on our campus. It has not been easy to confront our failings on this front.

But at the end of the day a university that calls itself excellent must be diverse – in thoughts, experiences, opinions and identities. As I said today in my commencement address it is through diversity of thought, expression and experience that we create new ideas and knowledge.

I also said that we needed to live up to our stated goals of being a more

sustainable campus as we confront more broadly the impact of climate change on our society. Through the task force on campus sustainability we have begun a marked increase in our community’s commitment to make Brandeis more sustainable. It is a beginning but one that must be approached with a sense of urgency not only for our campus but more broadly for our society.

As someone who has worked to advance evidence based policy making I am committed to supporting this approach on our campus. Over the course of this past year I have worked with faculty, staff and students to use survey data to enlighten and inform our understanding, discussion and policies to address issues such as sexual assault, racial and sexual harassment, and faculty and staff work life.

JF: What advice would you give to President-elect Liebowitz?

LL: President-elect [Liebowitz] has no shortage of experience in higher education leadership and we are so fortunate that he will become our ninth president on July 1. Advice? - Listen, learn and embrace our community. We may be a young university but our roots and values run deep.

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FORD HALL 2015: Lynch visited the protestors occupying the Bernstein-Marcus Administration Center.

JF: What are your hopes for the future of Brandeis?

LL: That we raise our public profile to match our research and teaching excellence and accomplishments. That we inspire the next generation of donors to invest in financial aid so that no qualified student is unable to attend Brandeis because of the financial burden it would impose on them and their families. For our students see my commencement address for more on that.

JF: After this vigorous and eventful term as interim president — what’s next for you?

LL: Laundry and a vacation with my family. Then back to work in the Provost’s office!

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BACK TO THE START: Lynch spoke to incoming first-year and transfer students in August 2015.

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WORKING TOWARD RECONCILIATION: Dan Rugomba ’16 hopes that refugees living together will move past animosity.

Building Peace Dan Rugomba ’16 is working to create transitional housing for refugees

By BRIANNA MAJSIAK special to the justice

On Sunday afternoon, Dan Rugomba ’16 — brimming with confidence and a touch of nerves — walked across the stage of the International and Global Studies commencement ceremony to receive his college diploma. He never thought he would make it here.

Seven years ago, Rugomba faced war in his home country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the loss of his relatives and friends. “Ever since my childhood, my life has been characterized by great loss,” Rugomba said in an interview with the Justice.

“Eventually, by God’s grace, I got a chance to a new life.”

Rugomba credits this chance at a new life to the opportunity to come to the United States as a refugee in September of 2008. School was always a priority of his, and in 2009, he was awarded a scholarship to attend St. Mary’s High School in St. Louis, MO. In 2010, Rugomba’s teachers were so inspired by his life story that they created a Justice and Peace award for him.

According to Rugomba, the award served as a stark turning point in his life, in which he realized that he had an immense responsibility to seek justice for other victims and survivors of war.

Through this, he was inspired to create a project focused on building the first transitional housing of its kind in St. Louis for fellow war survivors and refugees.

“I had a choice, really, to either look back and be shackled by the trauma of my past or really to make the second choice of embarking on a new life journey of hope. And that process would only start by forgiving my offenders, and that is what helped me, to a great extent, to overcome the reality of that ... and [to] focus my energy on building a new life,” Rugomba explained.

The program, dubbed by Rugomba “A Second Chance to a New Life,”

seeks to create adequate living spaces through close collaborations with local real estate brokers, architects, artists and interior designers.

Rugomba will work with them to identify abandoned buildings in fair conditions that can be renovated into transitional homes for incoming war survivors and refugees.

“One of the program’s objectives will be to bring together various skillsets ... and to transform the abandoned buildings into safe, energy-efficient, cost-effective two-bedroom homes to refugee families of low-income. So these rental properties will be set up in safe but underserved communities in St. Louis, Missouri that receive refugees from conflicted areas of the

world,” he said.

“A Second Chance to a New Life” will differ from current transitional housing for refugees because it will create structures that allow refugees to become entirely self-sufficient.

According to Rugomba, when refugees arrive in new cities, they are often placed in inadequate living spaces in areas that are prone to drugs to gang violence.

This, coupled with their traumatic pasts, disrupts their integration into the socioeconomic reality of the United States.

“One of the main considerations in locating the transitional home[s], will be to find safe neighborhoods where they [refugees] can start off their lives ... and get on route to achieve fully social and economic independence,” he said.

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GRINNING GRADUATE: After graduation, Rugomba hopes to collaborate with local experts to begin construction on a house for refugees in St. Louis, MO.

Having been a refugee himself, Rugomba recognizes that the transitional process takes a lot of time and usually exceeds the threemonth period that counselors and agencies provide. He aims to solve this unique problem by having his program deeply invested in the longterm integration process.

He hopes that, through this, the most vulnerable refugees will be cared for.

“That’s why I wanted to go beyond just the traditional approach of crafting a business plan. ... I wanted to raise my consciousness to be fully aware and understand the social ramifications of this kind of social business in the community.

And so I did sufficient groundwork to establish that the market for these affordable properties are in high demand, especially amongst the refugees, which is the market niche that I plan to serve,” Rugomba explained. Many of the properties currently available to refugees are either improperly maintained or too expensive for most to afford.

Last summer, Rugomba visited St. Louis to meet with real estate brokers to begin the process of constructing his first transitional housing program.

Two months ago, Rugomba started a GoFundMe page called “A Second Chance to a New Life” that encouraged 100 people to contribute in order to meet his fundraising goal of $10,000. This, coupled with his personal savings for the project, will enable him to further appeal to investors and organizations in order to begin construction.

His goal is for the program to spread to cities across the United States and ultimately have communities step in to take control of them. This will encourage local governments, city developers and real estate investors to engage with the importance of housing for refugees.

“Once the project is mature enough, I can invite the community to have full ownership of the spaces, and then I can move to another

city, and move to another city, and encourage them to replicate the idea,” he explained.

Eventually, Rugomba plans to spread this project to other cities and to different kinds of refugees, but for now, he is focused on building in St. Louis with a particular focus on refugees from east and central Africa ,due to his personal understanding of the conflict.

Most notably, he hopes to use the transitional housing initiative to bring reconciliation and justice to both sides of the war divide.

“True justice, I believe, should involve a process of peace building, and for this to happen, both the offender and the offended need to forgive each other but [also to] take that step farther — wanting to embrace each other again.

“That is the only way peace can be sustainable, and that new promising life can be born again. This is one way that I feel I can bring about a culture of reconciliation — when their kids share the same spaces,” Rugomba said.

As for Rugomba, his time at Brandeis and degree in International and Global Studies have heightened his knowledge of peace building.

After graduating, he will begin working for the Northeast Bank, a community bank where, as an intern, he has gained invaluable insight about the housing market.

This, coupled with the support from the family and friends that he made in the United States, has allowed him to successfully integrate as a refugee and continue his mission for reconciliation and peace building.

“If true peace will ever be achieved, then these tough dialogues need to begin. Just some sort of process that will bring us together again and assume reconciliation.

We might not see it fully come to fruition this generation, but we need to prepare it for the next,” he said.

— Editor’s note: Brianna Majsiak was a Justice editor prior to her graduation this week.

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“Don’t be neutral. Th fight for what you be not give up when it’s and contentious dial

“You may end up actually being the best generation yet. I say that because you came of age as the nation was electing its first AfricanAmerican president. You have seen the country at its best and at its worst.”

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STAR-SPANGLED BANNER: Nyah Macklin ’17 belted out the notes to the national anthem at the start of the ceremony, receiving a standing ovation from the audience.

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A SEA OF CAPS: Graduates with decorated and undecorated caps listened closely to the commencement

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FINISH LINE IN THE DISTANCE: Joel Burt-Miller ’16 delivered the undergraduate student address, likening his undergraduate career to a race.

BRIEF Prof. Jankowski delivers address to 2016 Phi Beta Kappa inductees The Phi Beta Kappa initiation ceremony took place on Saturday afternoon within the Spingold Theater, welcoming 87 new members to the oldest undergraduate honors organization in the United States. The University houses the Mu Chapter of PBK, meaning it is the twelfth chapter of the society established in the state of Massachusetts.

According to the program handed out at the ceremony, the University was granted the privilege of forming a PBK chapter more quickly than any other university in the United States.

Prof. Alice Kelikian (HIST), the president of the Mu Chapter of PBK, served as Master of Ceremonies for the event, and Interim University President Lisa Lynch delivered the welcoming address. Prof. Craig Blocker (PHYS), the chapter secretary, then provided a brief history of the society. He humorously spoke of PBK’s origins as a fraternity in the College of William and Mary and its eventual inclusion of women in 1875, before introducing the new initiates to the Phi Beta Kappa motto: “Love of learning is the guide of life.”

Prof. Kathryn Grady (ECON), the

former chapter president, led the Ovations and Declaration of Initiation. 78 members of the Class of 2016 and nine members of the Class of 2017 were individually called to the stage to receive their certificate of recognition and be formally welcomed to the honor society. PBK candidates are selected for membership based on three criteria: academic record, the number of courses taken outside of a student’s major and faculty nominations. Only 10 percent of undergraduates attending institutions with Phi Beta Kappa chapters are invited to join the society.

Prof. Paul Jankowski (HIST), though not a member himself, delivered the PBK Address, reminding the initiates not to fear failure and to value “doubt in the face of complexity.” Kelikian closed the ceremony by touching upon the meaning of the PBK key given to each member, a physical symbol of their academic achievement, and ended the event by recognizing the supportive parents in attendance and offering a final welcome to the new members of the society.

—Sabrina Sung

COMMENCEMENT: Interi President Lynch sends of with selfies, BrandeisCONTINUED FROM 1 upon several Louis D. Brandeis quotes and offered up bits of advice for the graduates and their families. “‘Neutrality is at times a greater sin than belligerence,’” she quoted, urging the graduates to refrain from being neutral. “Don’t be neutral. There will be moments when you will need to fight for what you believe in, to step in and not step out,” Lynch added. “Please do not give up when it’s easier to be neutral than to step into a difficult and contentious dialogue.”

Lynch and Interim Provost Irving Epstein then conferred the honorary degrees.

Scientist and “queen of carbon science” Mildred Dresselhaus received a doctorate of science, honoris causa. She was followed by preservationist and attorney Frank Brandeis Gilbert, who received a doctorate of humane letters, honoris causa. Next came Polish filmmaker and screenwriter Agnieszka Holland, who received a doctorate of creative arts, honoris causa. Richardson was conferred a doctorate of humane letters, honoris causa, and modern artist Jack Whitten received a doctorate of fine arts, honoris causa.

Richardson then delivered the com-

mencement address, drawing upon her past and urging the graduates to dream and to follow their passion while finding their purpose. She recalled one moment when, as a nine year old living in Ohio, she had been so ashamed to tell her classmates that she descended from slaves that she lied and said she was part African, part Cherokee and part French — “because I didn’t want to be left out.” “I knew I had lied,” she said, adding that that feeling of “not knowing” stayed with her until she came to Brandeis and realized that “black people had contributed in significant ways to the American excellence.” It was at Brandeis, in her sophomore year, that she conducted a research project in Harlem, which introduced her to black individuals of all walks of life and later inspired her to found HistoryMakers.

One of her more notable accomplishments, HistoryMakers was born of a thought she had when she reached her 40s and began to worry about the legacy she would leave behind. “‘What was my life going to stand for?’” she recalled asking herself.

Concerned that students were only learning about slavery, thereby confining the black experience to slavery and civil rights, Richardson embarked on a 17-year-long journey

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here will be moments when you will need to elieve in, to step in and not step out. ... Please do s easier to be neutral than to step into a difficult logue.”

—Interim University President Lisa Lynch

2016 HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS MILDRED DRESSELHAUS Mildred Dresselhaus is a professor of physics and electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A pioneer in the studies of carbon-based materials and nanoscience, Dresselhaus is often referred to as the “queen of carbon science.”

She received the National Medal of Science in 1990 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014. In conferring the honorary doctorate of science upon Dresselhaus, Lynch cited her contributions to the scientific community and her mentoring of generations of scientists, especially female scientists.

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BEAMING FACES: New graduates smiled and cheered during Macklin’s performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner.

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student address, explaining how his mother always pushed him to dream bigger. “In all honesty, my dreams are scary,” he told the audience. “If your dreams don’t scare you, they aren’t big enough.” He also drew upon the South African philosophy Ubuntu, meaning, he explained, “I am because you are.” “I believe each and every one of us sitting here today has a purpose in life. … You are never too old to dream,” he said.

Ahmad Naveed Noormal MA’16 delivered the graduate student address, drawing upon his childhood in Afghanistan and encouraging the graduates to never give up. He spoke of watching bombings take place only a few miles away from his house when war broke out in 2001, but he explained that he never gave up on his dream to get an education and educate others. “Graduation is not the end goal,” he told the audience. “It is the beginning of a new hope.”

President of the Brandeis Alumni Association Mark Surchin ’78 then welcomed the graduates to the alumni association, and Rabbi Elyse Winick ’86, the Jewish Chaplain, closed the ceremony with a benediction.

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Julieanna Richardson ’76 is a lawyer and filmmaker who founded The HistoryMakers, a visual and oral history archive of African American narratives. Richardson, who majored in American Studies and Theater Arts during her time at Brandeis, explained in her commencement address that she was inspired to start HistoryMakers in part due to a research project on the Harlem Renaissance that she did as an undergraduate. In conferring on Richardson an honorary doctorate of humane letters, Lynch praised her for helping future generations better “understand the past, see the present anew” and build a brighter future.

AGNIESZKA HOLLAND Agnieszka Holland is a Warsaw-born film director and screenwriter whose 1990 film “Europa Europa” won a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay. Holland has also directed episodes of “House of Cards,” and her work, Lynch said, often features characters who “struggle against the machinery of oppression” while battling ethical dilemmas. Holland was awarded an honorary doctorate of creative arts.

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JACK WHITTEN Jack Whitten is an abstract painter whose work often reflects civil rights’ themes. His “9-11-01” is partly comprised of bone, blood and ash, and he has used rakes and afro combs as painting utensils. Lynch described him as “a passionate, inventive artist and engaged citizen of the world,” noting that his work is displayed in museums all over the world, including the Museum of Modern Art and the University’s Rose Art Museum. Whitten was awarded an honorary doctorate of fine arts.

—Carmi Rothberg contributed reporting.

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Frank Brandeis Gilbert, University namesake Louis D. Brandeis’ grandson, is an attorney and historic preservationist whose notable projects include saving New York City’s Grand Central Station from demolition. A fellow of the University and an officer with the Supreme Court Historical Society, Gilbert has also contributed to preservation efforts for historic districts like Greenwich Village. “Your work is the antidote to a throwaway society,” Lynch said while conferring an honorary doctorate of humane letters upon Gilbert, praising him for showing others how to become “effective activists.”

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Farewell to Justice graduates of Class of 2016 Now that Commencement proceedings have drawn to a close, this board would like to extend its congratulations to the University’s accomplished Class of 2016.

We would also like to recognize and honor the Justice’s recent graduates who have contributed so much to this paper.

Avi Gold has been the glue that has held the Justice together. Whether it was his year-long tenure from January 2014 to December 2014 as the sports editor or his time as as the managing editor from August 2015 to April 2016, Avi did everything.

He was always willing to help everyone with senior reads, printing, computer or layout problems and, overall, all means of distraction. Always quick to make a joke and provide underrated humorous comments, Avi kept the mood of the office loose but still productive. He leaves a big hole behind, requiring the rest of the staff to step up their game. While he will be beginning a new adventure in Israel, we know that he will always be our Avi — sitting on the couch watching video games while playing “Madden” on his phone.

Hannah Wulkan has been the resident mom of the office, whether through reminding the other editors to eat dinner or doling out some tough love in the wee hours of the morning. Hannah led the News section before joining the “Brain Trust” as deputy editor, and her sage advice — and delightfully sassy comments — will surely be missed in the newsroom next year. She leaves behind great shoes to fill, and no doubt all of her “dreices” and “drephews” — and her “draughter” — will think of her when it’s time to give senior gifts; one of her greatest feats to date, besides beating everyone at arm wrestling, was finagling a donation out of her notorious frenemy, Avi Gold. We know Hannah will excel in the outside world, and we cannot wait to see what she is capable of.

Jaime Kaiser led the Justice’s Features section from February 2013 through September 2014, and after enjoying a semester abroad, she returned to serve as a crucial associate editor. Jaime’s fluid and illustrative writing captured scenes and drama like no one else on the paper’s, and her gentle nature and friendly demeanor made plenty of interview subjects feel welcome and relaxed, as well as keeping the office calm and collected on every hectic Monday night. The fierceness of Jaime’s editorial writing contrasted entirely with her helpful and warm personality, and the whole office will miss her presence.

From budding photographer to Photos editor, Grace Kwon helped lead the Photos section with excitement and utmost “grace.” Whether it be photographing the thrills of Springfest or designing eyecatching Arts covers, Grace did it and did it well. After her tenure as Photos editor, she continued on to bigger and better things, always eager to lend a helping hand around the office. She co-founded #mihirkhannawannallama and contributed her artistic touch to the Forum section with her minimalistic cartoons — testaments to her versatility within the Justice. Grace leaves behind a “CamFam” legacy like no other, with Justice children and grandchildren who stick together because of her tender maternal care. And even though she has left the Photos Corner to attend the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, she is never too far to pay a visit. We cannot wait to see what this new chapter in life has in store for her — and, let’s be honest, her Instagram flow.

Congratulate new alumni A talented visual designer, Rebecca Lantner brought vivid colors and images to each and every issue as Layout editor and associate editor. Although adept at figuring out the puzzle of fitting all the articles on a page, she was particularly fascinated by the challenge of creating infographics that conveyed important details and statistics in a compelling manner.

Rebecca’s attention to detail was legendary. As the layout editor, Rebecca would often be one of the last to leave the office, going home at 3 or 4 a.m., only after ensuring each page was perfect. As an associate editor, Rebecca was a great role model and teacher who has made it hard for anyone to fill her shoes.

A champion of feminism and the Oxford comma, Catherine Rosch has been one of the Justice’s most versatile contributors.

She has not only led the paper as a copy editor and an associate editor but also created original Justice cartoons, been featured in Views on the News, and written for the Sports, Arts, and Forum sections.

The Justice office will not be the same without Catherine’s expert knowledge of an impressive variety of topics — ranging from memes to terrorism to the Irish education system — her unwavering enthusiasm, and her impeccable grammar. We look forward to hearing about all the great achievements Catherine is sure to realize, and we hope to see her return as a frequent visitor to the University.

Poised and polished, Brianna Majsiak led the Features section with an incredible amount of grace and talent before becoming an associate editor. Every editor and writer can attest to her unfailing sweetness and generosity. Whether Brianna was baking cookies for her section meetings or helping soothe other editors in their most frantic moments, her kindness extended beyond just the newspaper. Many envy her ability as a writer, and it has been a privilege to watch and learn from her. We are so proud that she will be attending the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in the fall, and we know that she will do amazing things.

Emily Wishingrad served as an editor for the Justice’s Arts section from October 2013 to May 2015 and then as the online editor for the 2015 to 2016 school year. During her time at the Justice, Emily contributed articles on all walks of art forms, from Rose Art Museum galleries to theater to campus cultural events. In each of her articles, Emily included impressive and memorable details that would make the Arts events come to life as the reader read them. Emily was extremely flexible and patient with all of the Justice staff and editors. She had a contagious sense of humor and her laughs lit up the whole Justice office even on the most tiring of production nights. We will miss her and her friendly personality greatly, and we hope she comes to visit often.

Talia Zapinsky, the leader of the advertising team, will surely be missed. She exhibited great talent in advertising for the Justice, and she taught her successors well and acted as a mother figure. She will be greatly missed, especially during those times where we need her guidance. We hope she takes what she has learned from advertising and markets herself well!

This board and the Justice staff will miss these extraordinary editors, and we wish them well with their future adventures as they go out into the world.

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In light of Commencement, members of the Class of 2016 have the opportunity to look back at their college careers and their growth over the past four years. Reflecting on your time at Brandeis, what is the most important lesson you learned, and how do you think that lesson will help you in life?

Brandon Sousa ’16 During my time at Brandeis, I discovered the French author Marcel Proust, who once wrote that “the real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but in seeing with new eyes.” I believe the liberal arts education I received at Brandeis has allowed me to see with new eyes. Brandeis has challenged me to think critically about my own community and to find solutions to the problems of society. This has helped me realize that people can truly make a difference in the world around them. I will keep this lesson in mind as I contribute to my community in my career as a teacher.

Brandon Sousa ’16 is a former president of the French and Francophone Club.

Noam Cohen ’16 I came into Brandeis as a shy, quiet kid. I’m still that same quiet kid, but I’ve since learned the value in speaking up. When a professor asks a question that I think I know the answer to but that I’m not sure about, I might say nothing, only to find out that I knew and could have answered all along. I slowly learned that speaking up can be very rewarding. Sure, I often don’t have the right answer, but I often do. I’ve also learned to appreciate the importance of my voice in casual conversations on campus — the people who talk a lot do not have a monopoly on interesting things to say. Speaking up has also helped me in the job market. Every summer since I enrolled at Brandeis, I’ve participated in an internship in which there was no formal program.

Reaching out to somebody can go a long way.

Noam Cohen ’16 was a Near Eastern and Judaic Studies major and undergraduate departmental representative. He was also a board member of Brandeis Visions for Israel in an Evolving World and a former president of the Brandeis Orthodox Organization.

Zixuan (Alex) Xiao ’16 I have always been an ambitious student, and the resources at Brandeis really helped me to move toward my aspiration, which I truly appreciate. However, the most important thing that I think I learned at Brandeis is not the academics or the skills that would be helpful for my future career development. Rather, four years at Brandeis have taught me how to take care of my friends and my loved ones, be grateful for everything I have already got, as well as understand the difficulties of other people. I learned not to be judgmental toward others because they might experience things that I have never had in my life. Prof. Daniel Breen (LGLS) once said in class, “You should remember that everybody you meet in your life is on the same journey with you. And the end of this journey is the grave. So the most important thing is always take care of yourself and take care of others.” I took this quote as my post-graduation motto and a great summary of what I learned from Brandeis.

Zixuan (Alex) Xiao ’16 was a politics major and undergraduate departmental representative. He was also Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Brandeis University Law Journal Association.

Cynthia Jackson ’16 In my time at Brandeis, I’ve had the opportunity to build relationships with amazing people and explore any — and every — passion I have, but none of this would be possible without stepping out of my comfort zone over and over again. I came to college knowing exactly what I wanted for my future self, and I had a detailed image of what my college career would look like. I wanted to become a history and English teacher, but I had no clue that my path to teaching would be so adventurous or fun. All of the best things that have made up my Brandeis experience were possible because I didn’t follow every detail of that original plan. Having a plan is good, but being open to new experiences creates the moments that teach you the most.

Cynthia Jackson ’16 was a history and English double major, and she was an education undergraduate departmental representative for two years. She is a former fellow and coordinator for Brandeis Bridges and a former president of MLK and Friends.

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Carbon dioxide emission is the iconic image of pollution. I vividly remember reading science textbooks throughout grade school with pictures of factories spewing a dirty brown gas into the atmosphere. I was repulsed. People need to do something about this, I thought. As it turns out, I — not to mention many other advocates — may be looking at global warming all wrong. By focusing solely on carbon dioxide, we have overlooked other dangerous greenhouse gases like methane and nitrous oxide produced by the agriculture industry. These gases have had detrimental effects on our planet and will continue to do so unless remedied in the near future.

According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 97 percent of the scientific community agrees that humans have caused global warming δ— but their consensus is misleading. Indeed, environmental organizations have largely ignored methane and other greenhouse gases while explaining how to combat global warming. Instead, these advocates tout a “green” lifestyle focused on one’s carbon footprint — carpooling or installing solar panels.

However, this analysis leaves other greenhouse gases unaccounted for.

The reason for this simplification is unclear.

Perhaps environmentalists do not want to challenge producers of methane gas and nitrous oxide, namely the agriculture industry. In 2015, lobbyists spent over 132 million dollars defending agribusiness, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Alternatively, carbon dioxide activists have not yet taken the methane problem seriously enough. Either way, we can and should do more to reduce our greenhouse gas footprint.

Most methane gas is produced when livestock digest their food. According to an Oct. 30, 2009 article in Science magazine, methane is a “25 to 100 times more harmful greenhouse gas than CO2 over a 20 year time scale.” This greenhouse effect is exacerbated by the fact that methane has a high radiation factor, meaning it can trap more heat than any other greenhouse gas, as reported

by the Environmental Protection Agency. Even though industries emit more carbon dioxide than methane, methane’s warming potential is much more severe. Many environmental organizations do not explain this distinction. In fact, some of the most renowned environmental organizations, such as Green Peace and the World Nature Organization, focus solely on carbon dioxide and fossil fuels. Little, if any, of their advocacy is aimed at methane.

The World Nature Organization omits mention of the negative effects of methane on their website. For example, after discussing the dangers of carbon dioxide, they conclude that “a consumer shift to locally grown foods can also help mitigate global warming because of a reduction in fuel used to transport the goods.” This statement is deceptive. Animal agriculture is responsible for more greenhouse gas emission than all the transportation industry combined, as reported by the Food and Agriculture Administration.

Therefore, decreasing transportation-related greenhouse gases is not enough. Switching to locally grown food will not curb the production of greenhouse gases like methane or nitrous oxide, which pose a bigger threat than carbon dioxide does under this model.

By not properly acknowledging these greenhouse gases, many environmental agencies are committing an injustice against the world. We are now exceeding the worst-case climate change scenario predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate’s 2014 annual report. If emissions continue at the current rate, global temperatures may rise 4 degrees Celsius above preindustrialization levels.

If so, thousands of species could go extinct, and cities like Miami, New York City and Hong Kong could be submerged under water as a result of rising water levels. This crisis is testament to the fact that conservation efforts cannot afford to be based on incomplete information.

Such negligence was spotlighted in the 2014 documentary film “Cowspiracy,” produced by Leonardo DiCaprio. The film targets the environmentalists who are unaware of the threat of methane emissions from cow livestock. The world’s cows produce approximately 150 billion gallons of methane per day, according to a Nov. 26 2013 International Business Times article.

“Cowspiracy” filmmaker Kip Anderson asked Bruce Hamilton, executive director of the Sierra Club, about the role animal livestock plays in global warming. Hamilton’s response featured in

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the film is, “Uh, well what about it?”

The lessons from this film were daunting. According to the same Oct. 30, 2009 article in Science magazine, over a 20-year period, methane could warm the climate 86 times more than carbon dioxide. Also concerning is the fact that “livestock is responsible for 65% of all human related emissions of nitrous oxide—a greenhouse gas with 296 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide,” as detailed in a 2006 report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. And our leading advocates against climate change do not prioritize this.

Environmental researcher Dr. Richard Oppenlander explained the gravity of the situation during another “Cowspiracy” interview with Kip Anderson: “Without using any gas or oil ever again from this day forward, we would exceed our maximum carbon equivalent greenhouse gas emissions, 565 gigatons, by the year 2030.”

After learning this and undergoing this environmental awakening, Anderson decided to become a vegan, in addition to adhering to other green practices.

This makes what environmental agencies are saying all the more incredible. The Environmen-

tal Protection Agency website’s “Student’s Guide to Global Warming” states that people talk about carbon dioxide the most “because we produce more carbon dioxide than any other greenhouse gas, and it’s responsible for most of the warming.”

But carbon dioxide is not the worst greenhouse gas. Therefore, the EPA’s suggestions of changing light bulbs and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by carpooling or using green energy are not sufficient.

With more information, we could be doing more. One solution Anderson offers is to stop eating cow products to reduce our methane footprint. However, another alternative could involve the introduction of natural methane sinks, like woodland soil, into livestock farms. Yet another possibility is to recommodify beef as a special occasion meat.

Many environmental organizations cannot be trusted as the leading authorities on climate change. They have ignored a big part of the climate change story that has lead to mass scale environmental degradation. If we are going to save our planet, we need to incorporate methanereduction programs in addition to our carbon footprint ones.

Examine the rising inequality of opportunity in American society

By ANDREW JACOBSON JUSTICE STAFF WRITER

In his 1835 text “Democracy in America,” French aristocrat Alexis de Tocqueville was perhaps most captivated by what he dubbed America’s “equality of condition.” According to the First Principles Journal, de Tocqueville employed this phrase to refer not to “the literal material equality of all American citizens, but rather the universal assumption that no significance was to be accorded to any apparent differences— material, social, or personal.”

This innate equality was initially affirmed in the Declaration of Independence’s “self-evident” “truth” that “all men are created equal.” Rather than signifying that citizens were promised equal outcomes, this clause expressed that all are born with equal dignity and guaranteed objective treatment before the law.

Of course, the Founders’ 18th-century notion of equality was far from how we conceive the principle today. After all, it was not until the late 1860s — nearly a century later — that Congress passed the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments, abolishing slavery, proclaiming equal protection under the law and legally enfranchising African-American males, respectively. Women, too, lacked equality at the time of America’s founding, and it was not until the 19th Amendment in 1920 that they achieved significant strides toward America’s previously false promise.

Beyond that, even after established in law, equality for these groups and others has been an ongoing process. Nonetheless, the idea that became “equality of opportunity” has gained impressive traction in America.

Perhaps that is why, historically, a large proportion of American citizens have identified themselves as “middle-class,” according to Robert Putnam, a professor of Public Policy at Harvard, in his 2015 book “Our Kids.”

According to an April 28, 2015 Gallup poll, however, this number is declining. In 2000, 61 percent of American adults considered themselves “middle or upper-middle class.” By last year, that

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number had dropped to 51 percent.

An important distinction needs to be made between inequality of opportunity and that of wealth and income. Though related, each is a distinct issue. On the most basic level, inequality of wealth and income concerns outcomes; this kind of inequality is sometimes unavoidable — “part of modern humanity,” according to an Oct. 1, 2012 Psychology Today article. People attain different heights. To control that would be to limit human freedom and suppress human potential.

That is why America is predicated on the concept of equal opportunity and why the value remains prevalent in the country’s culture even today.

Equality of opportunity means that all people, no matter how modest their backgrounds, embark on their proverbial educational and economic journey from the same starting line — that each person is offered the ability to achieve financial stability.

Sadly, as communities become more segregated by class, the relative equality of opportunity that should characterize America is in crisis. Increasingly, the mere location in which an American is born and raised determines their path in life and economic prospects.

In his book, Putnam describes how the changing reality in his hometown, Port Clinton, Ohio, represents a larger growing shift across America.

Putnam characterizes 1950s Port Clinton as a microcosm of the United States: “[E]conomic and educational expansion were high … class segregation in neighborhoods and schools was low; class barriers to intermarriage and social intercourse were low … and opportunities for kids born in the lower echelon to scale the socioeconomic ladder were abundant.”

Sixty years ago, in Port Clinton, the poorest family in town and the wealthiest lived but four blocks from each other, says Putnam. Kids from nearly every socioeconomic stratum attended the same public schools, played together and were typically raised by a set of married, biological parents rearing with largely universal styles.

By no means was this every town in America, but this reality did predominate, according to

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Putnam. Much has changed since then, in Port Clinton and elsewhere.

Changes in family structure have played an especially significant role. Today, according to Putnam, Port Clinton is a “split-screen American nightmare,” where kids on one side of the town have starkly different fates from those on the other. Growing class segregation has decreased the number of cross-class marriages, meaning “fewer and fewer working-class kids will have rich uncles or well-educated aunts to help them ascend the ladder.” In addition, due to a variety of factors — including the de-stigmatization of divorce and cohabitation — children born out of wedlock and raised by single parents are increasingly common.

According to a 1995 report co-authored by Princeton sociology and public affairs professor Sara McLanahan and Oklahoma State University sociology professor Gary Sandefur, single parents are more likely to be low-income, and their kids are twice as likely to drop out of high school. Putnam says this type of situation hits especially hard those without means on the bottom socioeconomically, exacerbating their financial instability.

As Putnam says, “cause and effect are entangled here: poverty produces family instability and family instability in turn produces poverty.”

But it is not so clear. According to a June 4, 2014 Fox opinion piece, some economists at Harvard and Berkeley estimate that “today, 64 percent of the people born to the poorest fifth of society rise out of that quintile — 11 percent rise all the way into the top quintile.” Despite this, as Putnam asserts, poorer children face “diminished prospects for success in life,” and he is certainly correct in education.

Opportunities in education, increasingly vital in today’s economy, are more and more dependent on location of residence — and, in effect, social class. In one 2013 report, the Pell Institute found that “individuals from the highest-income families were 8 times more likely than individuals from low-income families to obtain a bachelor’s degree by age 24.” This problem has wors-

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ened in recent decades: In 1970, the disparity was by a factor of six, not eight. According to a 2008 National Center for Education Statistics report, kids from low-income families are five times more likely to drop out of high school than their high-income counterparts.

These statistics are not surprising; the correlation between socioeconomic status and academic achievement has long been established. Putnam concludes that “family background matters more than 8th grade test scores for college graduation.”

Robert Sampson, a professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard, says that increasing socioeconomic segregation has detrimental effects for more than just education. He holds that the issue has implications for “crime … child health, public protest, the density of elite networks, civic engagement, teen births, altruism, perceived disorder, collective efficacy, [and] immigration.”

And Americans understand what is happening. In 2007, only 63 percent of respondents agreed that “hard work pays off,” compared to the 74 percent in 1999, according to the Pew Research Center. Moreover, as recently as 2007, only 34 percent of American adults said “[hard work] does not necessarily lead to success,” suggesting that other factors have become of increased importance. Americans are losing their belief in the efficacy of the once sacred value of hard work and are coming to the realization that socioeconomic status is one of the greatest determinants of success in a variety of areas. The Occupy movement and candidacy of Bernie Sanders are testaments to this widespread frustration.

The widening of socioeconomic disparities poses a threat to the validity of the American Dream. Throughout the nation’s history, millions of immigrants have made the voyage to America with just pennies in hopes of economic opportunity. Perhaps today they would be better off going somewhere else.

America is failing too many of its kids. Effort must determine success, not zip code or any other arbitrary factor. The American republic has a moral obligation to provide its youth with the opportunity to achieve their potential.

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By Nia lyn JUSTICE staff WRITER

On a daily basis, I receive emails reminding me of the importance of applying to internships for the summer. Students are constantly told that, for the development of their professional careers, internships are a crucial first step. With summer just beginning, the time to be proactive is now. Even first-year students feel some pressure to do something “beneficial” with their summer as opposed to just having a vacation — but one has to wonder whether all internships actually do result in valuable experience or whether some are just a source of free labor.

According to a May 5, 2015 US News and World Report article, college graduates with paid internship experience are more likely to have received a job offer than those with experience with an unpaid internship. The data came from an annual study conducted by the National Association of College Employers.

Each year they contact their partner colleges with surveys regarding employment trends among students.

A total of 10,210 seniors were interviewed, and their responses were used for the purpose of the study. About 65 percent of students with experience at a paid for-profit internship reported having job offers while only 40 percent of students with experience at an unpaid for-profit internship reported having job offers. By comparison, 39 percent of students without internship experience in a professional field reported receiving job offers.

According to the same US News and World Report article, paid interns spend the majority of their time managing tasks or projects, while unpaid interns spend more time on clerical work.

In other words, unpaid interns are not always utilized to their fullest potential; this may be due to their lack of compensation, which can make employers feel that they only deserve more menial work.

However, employers must keep in mind the interns’ missions when assigning them tasks. All interns have a reason for taking their positions, and the general goals are to learn about the industry and gain some experience. If the intern is stuck doing tasks like photocopying, their mission is not realized.

Employers should try to mold interns into the type of individuals that they would like to have working for them.

Continuing with the trend of unpaid interns benefiting less from their time, individ-

uals with paid experience have been shown to take higher initial salaries than those with unpaid experience. According to a Jan. 16, 2014 Forbes article, individuals with paid experience make an average of $51,930, while those with either no internship experience or unpaid experience make around $35,000 to $37,000. This may be due to their familiarity with the corporate world and their understanding of what their services are worth, or it may be due to the work history that they have documented.

Regardless, the disparity in pay is unfair because students with both paid and unpaid experience have shown an effort to take a step forward with their career.

Paid interns generally earn more valuable experience from the duration of their service, while unpaid interns are subject to tasks that might just be burdensome for the employer.

According to a July 3, 2015 New York Times article that addressed the legal suit between two interns for the 2010 film “Black Swan” and Fox, unpaid internships need to offer training analogous to what would be offered at a vocational school and must also benefit the student more than the company, as regulated by the Fair Labor Standards Act. If these terms are not met, the student is technically considered an employee and should receive compensation for their work.

This is a reasonable clause, because if one is volunteering their time, it should at least be for a cause that is beneficial to the individual. However, in the case of the interns for the film, their duties consisted of copying documents, ordering food and assembling furniture. In no way were these students learning about the film industry or benefiting from their experiences with Fox. Granted, they were exposed to the film industry and had the opportunity to network, but the interns’ tasks were not directly beneficial to them.

This abuse of labor has also been documented by New York University student Christina Isnardi, who interned at a production company and received no compensation for the work she did — work that was similar to that of actual employees.

In addition, there was a lack of training for the position; she was just expected to understand certain software techniques.

In a Feb. 17, 2014 Newsweek article, Isnardi called her university a “pipeline for bringing illegal unpaid internships to students.” She realized that her internship was in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and started a petition for the university to remove illegal

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internships from the job portal. As a result, the university has worked to improve screening methods for their job postings.

Since unpaid internships have a trend of failing to give students an advantage in the hiring process, employers should re-evaluate the tasks they deem appropriate for their interns. For example, an intern could sit in on a meeting just to get a sense of the environment and, at their next job, hopefully have a better sense of what to do and how to behave.

With this, the student is more involved, and

the employer has the opportunity to see what they actually have to offer beyond photocopying. Just as always, internships still have the opportunity to provide some sort of networking opportunities to prospective hires, but unpaid interns will not always see the desired outcome.

Ultimately, one’s professional fate postgraduation is dictated by their choices and how wisely they utilized their time as an undergraduate — including their choices with internships.

Discontinue Sanders’ campaign for the sake of party unity

By Ravi simon JUSTICE Contributing WRITER

Far exceeding any initial expectations, Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign has powerfully shaken the Democratic party and energized its base. Nevertheless, a good politician not only sees the way to victory but also knows when defeat is inevitable. Sanders’ campaign has defied the odds before, but the math almost entirely bars Sanders from the nomination. Consequently, his campaign only serves to sow further division in the party and make it more likely that presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump will win the general election. It is time for Bernie Sanders to drop out of the race.

In a May 17 speech, Sanders declared that he will stay in the race until “the last ballot is counted.” His perseverance is admirable; however, it is equally quixotic.

Sanders has performed well across the country, defying the predictions of experts and turning the primary from a crowning into a real contest. Nevertheless, his campaign has suffered key defeats, most recently in New York on April 19, then Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania the following week. Despite Sanders’ tremendous support from younger voters, according to an April 19 Los Angeles Times article, Clinton has crucially remained ahead with key demographics such as women, Latinos and AfricanAmerican voters.

These demographic problems have plagued the Sanders campaign from its inception. A tie in Iowa and landslide victory in New Hampshire gave Sanders the momentum needed to make his campaign competitive. Iowa and New Hampshire, however, do not represent the entire Democratic Party.

After Clinton’s victories in Nevada and South Carolina, a pattern began to emerge: Sanders would narrowly edge out or tie Clinton in the northern contests he won, and Clinton would win landslide victories in the southern primaries.

For example, according to a March 1 New York Times article, on Super Tuesday, Clinton won Alabama by nearly 60 percentage points over Sanders. Clinton has fared well in

these states largely because southern Democrats include many non-white voters, whom Sanders has had problems attracting.

The Democratic Party awards delegates for the national convention proportionally, meaning that Clinton’s victories on Super Tuesday and beyond were always far more meaningful than Sanders’ subsequent wins. By the time Clinton swept all five states on March 15, the race was essentially over. According to a March 15 Vox article, following that day, Sanders needed to win every primary contest by around 58 percent in order to take the lead in delegates. Since then, however, Clinton’s lead has only grown.

After factoring in superdelegates, Clinton’s lead grows astronomically higher. According to a May 6 Vox article, the superdelegates make up around 15 percent of the total delegates. Most superdelegates favored Clinton from the start, and her sizeable lead in pledged delegates has further secured their support. According to a May 20 Bloomberg article, Clinton has the pledged support of 525 superdelegates while Sanders has only 39. The Sanders campaign hopes to sway unpledged delegates, but there has been little indication that this will happen.

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Four years of a Trump administration would be the ultimate defeat of Sanders’ campaign.

In 2008, many of the superdelegates switched to support the eventual nominee, Barack Obama, but only because he took the lead in pledged delegates. A similar feat would require Sanders to win 68 percent of the remaining unpledged delegates, according to May 18 International Business Times article.

The longer the Sanders campaign continues, the more animosity grows between Sanders and Clinton supporters. Currently,

Clinton needs to focus on decreasing her unfavorability ratings and consolidating support in the party. Instead, she has to spend the next two months fighting off attacks from both the left and the right. Given that Sanders has a miniscule chance of winning, this is entirely inappropriate.

The results of Sanders’ stubbornness have already begun to manifest themselves. The “Bernie or Bust” movement, in particular, is the most malignant example.

This movement consists of a loud faction of Sanders’ supporters who say they will refuse to vote for Clinton if she wins the nomination. Many intend to write in Sanders, vote for third party candidates or not vote instead.

Bernie or Bust is a direct result of the vitriolic anti-establishment message of the Sanders campaign.

Many Sanders supporters view their struggle as one to retake progressivism back from career politicians and Wall Street. As Sanders often targets Clinton as part of the problem, it is not surprising that many of his supporters refuse to vote for her. As long as Sanders remains in the race, that will continue.

At the recent Nevada Democratic State Convention, according to a May 16 New York Times article, Sanders supporters harassed the democratic chairwoman Roberta Lange with death threats after she declined to change a voting procedure in a way that could have benefited the Sanders campaign. Lange received thousands of threatening calls and texts to her phone within hours. This is but one example of how Sanders’ tactics of division can severely impede the party as it tries to unify for the general election.

In a two-party system, the general election is always a binary choice. Sometimes, voters have the chance to check a ballot for a candidate they admire, but they always select the candidate they despise least.

Come November, Sanders supporters will have two main choices if they vote: Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton. Frankly, there are no valid reasons for Democrats to dislike Clinton enough to justify not voting for her. She is highly qualified and solidly liberal.

Voters can reasonably disagree about whether Clinton is more qualified or suited for the White House than Sanders — or vice

versa — but it is just sore losing for Sanders’ supporters to refuse to vote for the nominee of their party because they liked the losing candidate more.

Further, Sanders’ refusal to drop out is a huge waste of party resources, as he continues to raise millions of dollars in campaign contributions. It seems like a waste not only because he will not win but also because these are dollars that would be better spent in ads and other expenses helping to target Trump.

Beyond that, the Clinton campaign must also waste resources campaigning in states such as California and Kentucky that will not be competitive in the general election.

Democratic unification behind Clinton is so vital because of Donald Trump’s nomination.

By not suspending his campaign, Sanders lays bare the divisions within the Democratic Party — and worse, exacerbates them. As the events in Nevada show, Sanders supporters grow more desperate and radical as he prolongs the death of his campaign, and Clinton supporters grow more frustrated. In what might be a close election between Trump and Clinton, these votes can make a difference.

A May 10 Quinnipiac University poll found Clinton to be leading Trump by only one percent in Florida and Pennsylvania and Trump to be leading in Ohio by 4 percent. A narcissist born into the top one percent, Trump is the antithesis of Sanders’ message.

At his best, Sanders stands for integrity and transparency in politics. Trump’s refusal to release his tax returns is only the latest demonstration that he does not share these virtues. Consequently, Sanders’ supporters should be more committed to stopping Trump than they are currently committed to stopping Clinton.

According to a February 23, 2004 CBS News article, in the 2000 presidential election in Florida, Ralph Nader won 97,488 votes, while Al Gore lost the state by only 537 votes to George W. Bush. This was true in five other states. Should Sanders’ supporters choose to vote for Jill Stein of the Green Party instead of Clinton, the margin of victory in many swing states is so small that Donald Trump may inadvertently be elected instead. Four years of a Trump administration would be the ultimate defeat of Sanders’ campaign.

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KICKING UP A STORM

CONTINUED FROM 16 game of the year after torrential rain cut the game to eight innings.

The Judges shot out of the gate and scored a run in the first from a Healy single into right.

Pitcher Liam Coughlin ’17 pitched a true gem, delivering onetwo-three innings in the first two innings of the game.

Coughlin allowed five hits and a mere two walks after striking out three in seven innings of play.

The Judges added on a few more runs in the fourth as Zeccola, Healy and catcher Connor Doyle ’16 crossed home plate. Zeccola lit the fire with a single into right to advance Healy after a fielding error. Doyle knocked in Zeccola and Healy on the next at bat after another costly fielding error, bringing him to 27 RBIs on the season.

Doyle finally rounded the bases and stomped on home plate after a single by infielder Jay Schaff ’17.

Coughlin managed to squeeze out of a rocky fifth inning, allowing a UMass player to advance to third on a wild pitch. Coughlin loosened his nerves and got the next batter to ground into an easy out to the shortstop. It was smooth sailing from there, as Coughlin racked up a few more 1-2-3 innings and the Judges huddled for shelter as the rain came down in sheets.

The Judges finished their regular season campaign at 19-16-1, as UMass fell to 16-19 on the year. The Judges finished their season on an incredible note, winning their last

11 of 12 games and raising their record to above five hundred.

Judges 16, Trinity College (Conn.) 4 The Judges made easy work of the Trinity College Bantams, cruising to a 16-4 victory and propelling them to their 10th win in their last 11 games. The Judges went on a tear to begin the first two innings, scoring a combined nine runs in the first two.

Infielder Benjamin Bavly ’19 ripped a double to the outfield to score O’Connor at the plate for the first run of the game.

Bavly then scored from a Heineman single, and after two sacrifice flies, the Judges were up 4-0.

Miller let up a lone run in the bottom of the first, only to have the Judges retaliate with a fiverun second inning. The hitting barrage, accompanied by a muchappreciated error by the Bantam fielders, resulted in four hits and five runs.

The Judges didn’t let up, tacking on two more in each of the third, fourth and seventh innings to complete a trouncing of the Bantam squad. Miller allowed only one earned run, allowing three unearned from a costly— but ultimately a non-factor— error by Bavly at second.

The Judges look forward to next season and will continue to recruit for talent in order to improve upon their commendable 2016 record.

BRIEF Athletic Department gives out annual honors to top seniors Earlier this month, on May 4, the Brandeis University Department of Athletics recognized a number of student athletes at its yearly end-of-the season awards ceremony and banquet.

Four seniors were granted the impressive honor of the Athletic Director’s Awards. The award is given to those senior athletes who have excelled both on and off their respective fields.

From the women’s tennis team, both Sarita Biswas ’16 and Hannah Marion ’16 took home the award. Both Biswad and Marion excelled as four-year contributors to the tennis team, as well as accumulating high grade point averages and extensive community service and clubs activities.

Madison Sullivan ’16 and Mathilde Robinson ’16 also earned the high achievement.

Sullivan, the captain of the softball team this season, also served as a role model off the diamond. Robinson was on the First Team University Athletic Association Conference the last two seasons, as well as a UAA President’s Council Scholar.

Robinson also took home the James McCully ’86 Award, which is reserved for two exemplary senior soccer players.

Jake Picard ’16 from the men’s soccer side also won the award.

Picard was also granted the Charlie Napoli ’58 Scholar-Athlete Award.

Picard was the most valuable player of the squad for three seasons, as well as being a UAA President’s Council Scholar.

Others seniors winning awards were Maddie Engeler ’16 of the women’s volleyball team and Jordan Buscetto ’16 of the softball squad.

Engeler won the Steven Gendzier Award for persevering through a series of brutal injuries, including a torn ACL, a concussion and a dislocated ankle and collarbone.

Engeler bounced back from those injuries to lead the squad in total hitting percentage during her senior season, as well as becoming the captain.

Buscetto was given the Morris Sepinuck Award for positive sportsmanship and an impact on campus.

Holly Szafran ’16 won the Molly Stein Award of Valor for being courageous on the pitch as well as off.

Szafran had the most goals on the women’s soccer team this season, all while dealing with diabetes.

For the top female athlete, Kelsey Whitaker ’16, a member of both the cross country and track teams, earned the Max I. Silber Award.

Whitaker qualified for five NCAA Championships as well nine UAA titles.

Conor Lanahan ’16 was given the Harry, Joseph and Ida Stein Award for the top male athlete.

Lanahan was the captain of the soccer team this season, and was D3Soccer.com’s National Defender of the Year last year.

—Noah Hessdorf

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jUDGES BY THE NUMBERS baseball UAA STANDINGS

TEAM STATS

Final season results.

Greg Heineman ’16 led the team with 28 RBIs. Player RBI Greg Heineman 28 Connor Doyle 27 Ryan Healy 25 Benjamin Bavly 23

UAA Conference

W L WashU 6 2 Emory 5 3 Case 5 3 Rochester 4 4 JUDGES 2 6 NYU 2 6 Chicago 0 0

Runs Batted In

Overall L Pct. 16 .660 10 .750 13 .667 19 .537 17 .528 Strikeouts 22 .476 Sam Miller ’16 led all pitchers 19 .486 with 57 strikeouts.

Player Ks EDITOR’S NOTE: Sam Miller 57 The Judges concluded their Liam Coughlin 26 season on May 12 with an 8-6 Bradley Bousquet 24 defeat vs the Massachusetts Ryan Pocock 23 Maritime Academy.

W 31 30 26 22 19 20 18

SOFTBALL TEAM STATS

UAA STANDINGS

Runs Batted In

Final season results.

UAA Conference

W L Emory 10 0 WashU 6 4 JUDGES 6 4 NYU 4 6 Rochester 2 8 Case 2 8 Chicago 0 0

W 42 35 18 23 27 21 27

Overall L Pct. 5 .894 12 .745 19 .486 15 .605 23 .540 19 .525 10 .730

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Judges concluded their season on May 3 with an 8-2 victory against Framingham State University.

Madison Sullivan ’16 led the squad with 35 RBIs. Player RBI Madison Sullivan 35 Madison Hunter 22 Keri Lehtonen 20 Liana Moss 17

Strikeouts

Sadie-Rose Apfel ’18 led all pitchers with 44 strikeouts.

Player Ks Sadie-Rose Apfel 44 Melissa Soleimani 41 Sarah Petrides 8

track & Field Results from NEICAAA Championships on May 14.

TOP PERFORMERS (Men’s)

TOP PERFORMERS (Women’s)

5000-Meter Run

400-Meter Run

RUNNER TIME Ryan Stender 14:46.43

RUNNER TIME Haliana Burhans 58.53 Tove Freeman 59.73

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ON THE BLOCK: Sprinter Haliana Burhans ’18 gets ready to run at the Reggie Poyau Memorial Meet at home on Jan. 16.

Squads earn All-New England honors at meet

■ Evan Scott ’16 recorded a second place finish among Division III competitors in the high jump.

By Noah Hessdorf justice editor

UPCOMING MEET: May 26 at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships at Wartburg College.

TENNIS Final season results.

TOP PERFORMERS (Men’s)

TOP PERFORMERS (Women’s)

MEN’S SINGLES Michael Arguello

RECORD 12-7

WOMEN’S SINGLES Keren Khromchenko

RECORD 14-9

MEN’S DOUBLES Kogan/Lubarsky

RECORD 7-5

WOMEN’S DOUBLES Aaron/He

RECORD 10-5

EDITOR’S NOTE: The men and women’s team concluded its season with losses against Wesleyan University on April 30.

On May 14, the men and women’s track and field team posted impressive performances at the 2016 Open New England Championships. The competition was intense, with teams coming from all across Division I, II and III to the meet at Southern Connecticut State University.

The men were able to place two runners onto the All-New England Team. In the 5000-meter run, Ryan Stender ’18 finished the race in sixth place with a time of 14:46.43.

Stender’s career best time was the fourth best among Division III competitors at the meet.

The finish, which was a good five seconds better than his previous best 5k race, placed him in 46th overall in Division III this season.

Also earning an Open New England honor was Evan Scott ’16 who recorded a remarkable performance in the high jump.

Scott tied his career high leap of 2.01 meters that netted him an

eighth-place finish. It was the second-best jump among Division III competitors for the meet.

Overall, it was the 31st-best performance in Division III this season. Stender and Scott were the first Judges to earn All-Open New England honors in the outdoors season since 2014.

While he did not win such an honor, Adam Berger ’18 also performed admirably in the meet. Berger recorded a jump of 6.49 meters in the long jump. The leap earned him a 19th-place finish.

On the women’s side, Emily Bryson ’19 led the Judges, as she has all year long.

Bryson ran the 5000-meter run in a time of only 17:17.72. Her collegiate best score was third for Division III competitors and sixth overall. The time was a full thirty seconds better than her previous lowest time, and was the 30th best finish in Division III this season.

Her All-Open New England honors were a first for the women’s side in six seasons.

The squad also had four other competitors on the women’s side. In the 1500-meter run, Kyra Shreeve ’17 finished in 18th overall with a time of 4:56.53.

The finish was fifth best for Division III runners at the meet.

Also running in the same race was Kelsey Whitaker ’16, who finished in 22nd place. Her time of 5:01.16 was the seventh best among Division III competitors.

In the 400-meter run, Haliana Burhans ’18 finished in 21st place with a time of 58.53 seconds. The time was also good enough to finish in the top-10 for Division III runners. In the same race, Tove Freeman ’16 was the 29th overall and 11th Division III finisher.

For the teams as a whole, the men finished in 31st place at the meet, while the women tied for 28th place.

The solid performance followed another strong finish in the 2016 New England Division III Championship the weekend before.

The team finished in 21st place overall in that meet, which was its strongest performance since 2011.

Scott led the squad by winning the high jump with a leap of 1.93 meters.

Mitchell Hutton ’18 also earned an All-New England honor by finishing the 5k with a time of 15:04.46.

The Judges will hope to have runners qualify for the NCAA Division III Championships at Wartburg College this Thursday. Last season, Whitaker was able to compete in the Championships. Then a junior, Whitaker placed in 20th overall during the 1500-meter run.

pro sports BRIEF San Antonio Spurs ousted from playoffs as questions about the team and the league resurface As the NBA playoffs begin to wind down, many are surprised by the absence of the San Antonio Spurs from this year’s Western Conference Finals. After being defeated by the far younger, far more athletic Oklahoma City Thunder in six games, the Spurs were sent packing despite many believing that they had the greatest potential to rip the NBA Championship from point guard Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors. The Spurs’ departure begs many questions: Is this no longer San Antonio’s league? Is this the end for the Spurs’ dynamic trio of guard Manu Ginobili, point guard Tony Parker and center Tim Duncan? How much longer will coach Gregg Popovich remain at the helm?

While analysts could discuss for hours the implications of San An-

tonio’s relatively early playoff exit, many around the league have found themselves preoccupied by the wild coaching carousel that continues to spin, leaving tenured bench-commanders by the wayside if they fail to meet expectations.

Since Popovich and Duncan began their meteoric rise 20 seasons ago, the NBA has seen a staggering 265 coaching changes. As the carousel spins madly on, Popovich remains a symbol of continuity.

While Popovich enjoys an unrivaled sense of job security, other league coaches are not as fortunate. Time and again it has been made clear that most coaches operate on a short leash. Perhaps most surprising, this year’s Conference Finals features bench-commanders with a combined 10.5 seasons of

head coaching experience, seven of which belong to Dwane Casey, headman of the Toronto Raptors, alone.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are under their first year of guidance by former University of Florida head coach Billy Donovan. Though Steve Kerr’s quick success may lead some to forget his short track record, he is in just his second season as the Warriors’ head man. What’s more, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue took the reigns in the middle of the season after the somewhat surprising firing of former head coach David Blatt.

While the on-court matchups featured in this year’s Conference Finals will undoubtedly prove entertaining, the less-covered storylines are of even greater intrigue. In a league that was for decades domi-

nated by coaching legends such as Phil Jackson, Pat Riley and Popovich, it seems the NBA is reaching a head-coaching crossroads. How these new coaches handle not only the Xs and Os on the floor but also the pressure and great many distractions off the court will be fascinating to watch.

The Spurs head back to San Antonio with a laundry list of questions to be addressed, but perhaps the most interesting one is whether or not this is Popovich’s league anymore. Though the seemingly unhesitating willingness to fire coaches may come off as disheartening to some, it is clear that these franchises are simply looking to strike gold in their next hire — looking to find the next Gregg Popovich.

What the Spurs have built should

go down in history as an unconventional dynasty.

Their greatness would never have manifested in championships without the brilliant, elastic guidance of Popovich and the historically great career of Duncan.

It is rare to have a team that features a superstar and super-coach pairing for over 20 seasons. If this really is the end for the Spurs’ big three, San Antonio fans should rejoice knowing that they have allstars center Lamarcus Aldridge and small forward Kawhi Leonard primed to lead the Spurs back to greatness. One must wonder, however, if the coaching carousel will make its way to San Antonio before that happens.

—Gabriel Goldstein

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BRIEF Softball team concludes its season with 18-19 overall record The women’s softball team came up a hair short of a .500 record, closing out the season at 1819 overall.

In conference play, the Judges finished tied for second, with a commendable 6-4 record. The Judges trailed only Emory University, which went undefeated in conference play and lost a mere five games over the course of the entire season.

The Judges fell from their spot at the top of the league last season, in which they recorded 21 wins and only 14 losses.

However, the Judges were able to improve in their conference play, beating their measly 3-7 record from the 2014 to 2015 season.

In the stat box, the Judges notched a .334 batting average, impressive for a team under .500. The team also surpassed their previous season in home runs, smashing 25 long balls.

The majority of those —13 to be exact— are attributed to the bats of infielders Madison Sullivan ’16 and Liana Moss ’17, who hit seven and six, respectively.

While offensively the Judges excelled, they had a rocky pitching rotation this season. The Judges accrued a 4.75 ERA, with no pitcher dipping below 4.50. Pitcher Melissa Soleimani ’17 allowed 1.50 hits per inning pitched, inflating her ERA and costing the Judges in close games.

The Judges will be losing big bats in catcher Madison Gagnon ’16, catcher Danielle Novotny ’16 and Sullivan.

Gagnon slashed a .330 batting average along with a .415 slugging percentage, bolstering the Judges prolific offense.

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FULL STRIDE: Outfielder Max Hart ’16 connects with the pitch during a sweep versus New York University at home on April 17.

Squad defeated in first round of playoffs ■ The baseball team

clinched a postseason appearance for the first time since the 2011 season.

By jerry miller JUSTICE EDITOR

The Judges concluded their season with a tight loss against Massachusetts Maritime Academy in the Eastern College Athletic Conference tournament, ending a twogame winning streak and a solid 2015 to 2016 campaign.

The Judges also shut out the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth in a short 4-0 game.

Mass. Maritime 8, Judges 6 The Judges, assigned the fifth seed in the ECAC tournament, came out hot in the first inning.

Infielder Luke Zeccola ’18 ripped a liner into left to bring in the first two runs of the game and prop the Judges up by two runs.

Mass. Maritime inched their way

back, scoring two runs over the course of the next two innings and broke it open in the third inning.

In the third, the team proceeded to rock pitcher Sam Miller ’16 in the last start of his collegiate career.

After three doubles off Miller, the Judges were down 5-2 against the fourth seed.

The Buccaneers continued their barrage into the eighth inning, executing two successful bunts and tacking on three runs.

Pitcher Daniel Schupper ’19 had a rough outing, logging two outs and three runs on the day.

However, Schupper only allowed one earned run, as a costly error and an untimely balk led to two unearned runs.

Coming into the ninth inning, the Judges were determined to continue their win streak and advance to the next round.

The Judges mustered three runs but came two shy of tying and three of winning the ball game.

Outfielder Ryan Healy ’16 smacked a ball over the right field fence to bring in two runs, but the

momentum stopped there after a Zeccola strikeout.

The Judges signed off with a 1917-1 record on the year, a marked improvement over their previous season’s 13-20 record.

The Judges will bid farewell to a dominant quartet in Healy, Miller, outfielder Liam O’Connor ’16 and infielder Greg Heineman ’16.

Heineman led the team in RBIs with 28 on the season, while Miller struck out a team-high 57 batters in 15 games and notched a reasonable 3.60 ERA. Pitching plagued the Judges this season, but Miller was able to lessen the blow and serve as a reliable anchor for the team.

Healy added power with three homers and 25 RBIs, while O’Connor mounted the team on his .426 batting average and 63 hits, both a team high.

Judges 4, UMass-Dartmouth 0 The Judges handed University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth a clean shutout in the last regular season

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Novotny tacked on even more offense with her batting .383 average and an impressive .442 slugging percentage to add.

The trio made up a large chunk of the offense, something that will need to be filled by rising senior Moss and rising sophomore catcher Keri Lehtonen ’19.

The two hit an unbelievable, MVP-worthy .470 and .423, respectively, as well as combining for an impressive 37 total RBIs and nine homerun shots.

Overall, first-year coach Danielle DelPonte had a turbulent season, never winning more than three-straight games at any point in the campaign.

The Judges lost their last three of five to drop to under .500 on year and lost twice to a New York University team that they had previously beaten twice.

The Judges fared evenly at home, winning seven of 14 home games, but lost four of 11 games on the road.

This year featured a different squad than last season.

In the 2015 season, the Judges finished with an impressive 21-14 overall record.

They finished up the year by taking home the Eastern College Athletic Championships with a 9-4 victory over regional competitor Albertus Magnus College.

While this season was not as successful as the 2015 campaign, the team featured multiple bright spots along the way.

The Judges look forward to next season and their chances to regain their spot atop the University Athletic Association conference.

— Jerry Miller

BRIEF Liam O’Connor ’16 honored as a 2016 Academic All-District Men’s baseball center fielder Liam O’Connor ’16 has received the honor of 2016 Academic All-District 1 team. O’Connor amassed an impressive GPA of 3.40 and was a major contributor for the Brandeis baseball team this season.

O’Connor led the team in batting average and hits, with a .426 average and 63 total hits. In context, the next highest average was a full .086 points lower.

Throughout the season, O’Connor led the team with a .485 on-base percentage and a .480 slugging percentage.

This helped O’Connor string together a streak of 14 straight games in which he recorded at least one hit.

During that stretch, the Judges went on a nine-game win streak and rocketed their record to above a 500 record.

O’Connor has had a steady bat and unwavering confidence in the batter’s box, notching a career .339 batting average.

Despite a team-high 148 at bats, O’Connor held extreme patience within the box, striking out at an incredibly low rate — only 9 times throughout the entire duration of the regular season.

He was also named the 2013 University Athletic Association Rookie of the Year, a year in which he held a .321 average and a teamhigh 18 RBIs.

O’Connor’s 41 hits also registered a team-high in the category.

His large presence within the box led to a team-high 17 walks, as rival pitchers understood his consistency and feared his power to score runners.

O’Connor developed into the team-leader in runs scored, notching 36 on the season and surpassing outfielder Ryan Healy ’16 by two runs.

O’Connor started in each of the team’s games this season as center fielder and served as a true mantle for the team’s outfield.

Although many of O’Connor’s contributions come in the form of offense, he was able to play a solid center with his glove and cover much-needed ground with his speed.

Emblematic of his career at Brandeis, O’Connor went 4-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs, along with a walk against Trinity College (Conn.), in the last road game of his collegiate career.

The Judges will sorely miss O’Connor, who helped anchor the team to its best regular season since 2011 and garner their first playoff berth since 2011.

Looking for a replacement to O’Connor will be no easy task, something that first-year coach Derek Carlson '91 will soon learn this coming offseason.

— Jerry Miller

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‘Little Shop of Horrors’

One of the highlights of Brandeis theater this past fall was Tympanium Euphorium’s “Little Shop of Horrors,” directed by Tres Fimmano ’18. “Little Shop of Horrors” depicts a poor man named Seymour (Nathan Schneider ’18) who works in a flower shop.

He finds a rare, blood-sucking plant, which brings fame to the flower shop, but the plant — named Audrey II, after Seymour’s love interest, Audrey (Scarlett Huck ’18), progressively requires more to eat as it grows bigger.

Each of the cast members perfectly fulfilled the role of their respective classic character.

Their characterizations fit their characters beautifully, and they acted their roles to their fullest, making the most of

their humor while also expressing genuine emotions. In addition, the costumes they wore complemented the personas of their characters extremely well.

The music from the show is composed

by Alan Menken, who composed the scores from Disney films such as “The Little Mermaid,” “Beauty and the Beast” and “Aladdin,” and the lyrics are written

by Howard Ashman. All of the cast had beautiful voices.

“Little Shop of Horrors” definitely made its mark in Brandeis theater, representing deep messages such as class struggles and dreams of success through amazing acting, fun music and the iconic Audrey II puppet.

—Lizzie Grossman

‘Dog Sees God’ Weeks after the death of a student rocked the Brandeis campus in March, director Carly Chernomorets’ ’16 production of “Dog Sees God” faced the difficult task of creating art about teenagers struggling with depression, sexuality, social dynamics and even suicide. On top of that, “Dog Sees God” imagines the high school futures of the Peanuts gang from Charles Schulz’s comic strips, and while the play is anything but comedic, its humorous context required yet another level of nuance in handling its themes so close in time to such a difficult moment on campus.

Yet “Dog Sees God” was not only tasteful — it served as a moment of healing for many on campus. For that, one can thank the excellent ensemble, each of whom delivered thoughtful and frank performances, refusing to shy away from the

play’s heavy themes but instead embracing them wholeheartedly. Chernomorets also drew special attention to Beethoven’s character arc, doing more to set up the play’s tragic ending than appears in the initial script, to great effect for the audience.

What made “Dog Sees God” work so well was its direct embrace of each character’s human faults and secret anxieties, which helped depict the experience of being a teenager in an honest and heartfelt way. And the play’s roots in the “Peanuts” comic strips even worked to its advantage in stellar set design, contrasting the familiar locales with the heavy, adult themes in the story being played out within them.

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Springfest 2016 With upbeat performances from opening acts The Internet, Foxtrax and Metro Boomin, this year’s Springfest was anything but dull — even with the early-May chill and slight rain. However, while all the acts were fantastic, headliner T-Pain stole the show by bringing incredible energy and stage presence to Chapels Field.

In his hotly anticipated performance, T-Pain proved himself to be a charismatic performer, dancing and skipping his way across the stage and whipping the audience into a frenzy with quips and jokes. He transitioned from song to song seamlessly — in fact, he hardly seemed to take a breath between songs at some points — and brought the middle-school nostalgia with crowd favorites like “Buy U a Drank” and “Can’t Believe It.” That’s not to say that T-Pain was resting on his laurels for the whole show. With some of his newer work from his upcoming album, “Stoicville: The Phoenix,” he also demonstrated that, 11 years after his first album, he is still a relevant musician and performer.

Even with the less-than-perfect weather — and though crowds of crazed and hungry college students devoured the free pizza within minutes — the performers made the day completely worth it. Screaming crowds, fantastic tunes and all-around high energy made sure that anyone attending had a huge smile. 10/10, would Springfest again.

—Abby Patkin

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‘Guys and Dolls’

The open-cast musical is one of the mostawaited events on the Brandeis campus each year.

It is one of the only opportunities for all students to be involved in a Brandeis theater production. This year, the production was “Guys and Dolls,” directed by Rafi Diamond ’18. The show revolves around two men, Nathan Detroit (Bryan McNamara ’19) and Sky Masterson (Gabe Walker ’19). Nathan is trying to gain back the interest of his fianceé of 14 years, Miss Adelaide (Leah Sherin ’19), while Sky, on a bet, is trying to win over Sergeant Sarah Brown (Jessie Eichinger ’17) from the Save-a-Soul mission. The story focuses on the two “guys” trying to win their respective “dolls.” The production was definitely one of the most memorable

shows of the entire year. The whole cast was absolutely phenomenal, especially Sherin, who won over the audience with her beautiful singing voice and hilarious impression of a New Yorker. The cast was fairly small compared to those of most open cast musicals at Brandeis, but that did not affect the quality of the show in the least and, if anything at all, helped to shine more attention on each individual character and performance.

Almost everything about the production, from the music to the acting to the costumes, gave off the vibe of a real, live Broadway musical.

—Lizzie Grossman

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m musicals and plays to art tallations and Springfest, Arts looks back at the past year in Brandeis Arts.

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Tony Arnold, the soprano of International Contemporary Ensemble, received the 2015 Brandeis Creative Arts Award.

The award was just renewed this past year. It was given until 1995, when it evolved into the “Poses Institute of the Arts” award, which awarded annual residencies to artists. This made Arnold the first recipient of the award in 20 years. In November, Arnold came to Brandeis to receive her award at the Rose Art Museum. She also performed a few of her musical pieces and took part in a conversation with department chair Professor YuHui Chang (MUS).

Arnold wowed the audience with her impressive performances, many of which were related to pop art and comic strips. She took impressive advantage of the space in the Rose — for example, in one of her pieces, she actually performed while walking on the roof of the Lois Foster Gallery, with her voice echoing throughout the gallery and leaving a memorable performance. Arnold currently has a year-long residence at Brandeis, where she is leading a discussion about voice and identity, as well as singing and teaching as an artist-in-residence at the Boston Conservatory.

Arnold’s form of art is unique and humorous — not the type of art one is normally used to seeing. It is very rewarding for Brandeis and the greater Boston community to experience this form of art through the inspiration of an artist such as Arnold.

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DEBUTING A LANDMARK: Bedford speaks at the opening of the “Light of Reason” sculpture outside the Rose Art Museum in September 2014. Bedford has led the Rose since 2012, and will become curator of the Baltimore Museum of Art in July.

Bedford departs from Rose

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—Lizzie Grossman

Rosalyn Drexler How can the Pop Art world convey both social and political messages?

On Feb. 11, the Rose Art Museum did just that as it opened a powerful exhibit entitled “Rosalyn Drexler: Who Does She Think She Is?” As one of the only women in the Pop world, Rosalyn Drexler focused on issues such as love and violence. Some of her works, such as “Self-Defense” (1963) and “Rape” (1962), show violence against women. The first features a woman fending off a gunwielding man. The second portrays a man forcing himself on top of a woman. Drexler’s work also extends to the world of organized crime.

In these works, she challenges the traditional narrative of the “good” guys and the “bad” guys. Notably, Drexler’s work “The Syndicate” features mirrored images of men

sitting at two different tables who see themselves as gangsters, private eyes and law enforcement officials.

The work seems to convey the same interests but goes about fulfilling these needs in different ways. Her use of bold colors and mixed media creates beautiful images to convey very political messages.

Drexler was a diverse individual in both the Pop world and the art world in general as she dabbled in the mediums of painting, writing and filmmaking. However, one of the most remarkable elements this artist brought to the Rose this spring was her activist spirit ― Drexler used her work to elevate issues regarding love, violence and crime frequently left unchallenged.

—Jessica Goldstein

Chris Bedford, the Henry and Lois Foster Director of the Rose Art Museum, will be leaving on July 31 to pursue a new position as the director of the Baltimore Museum of Art. On Monday, May 2, Interim President Lisa Lynch emailed the Brandeis community to announce the bittersweet news.

Bedford arrived at the Rose in September 2012, previously having been curator for the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio. He arrived shortly after a complex moment in the Rose’s history: Three years earlier, in 2009, then-president of Brandeis Jehuda Reinharz and the trustees of the museum had considered selling the entire collection of artwork — including works by Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelly and others — and closing the Rose in order to raise more money for the university.

This stirred up controversy among Brandeis faculty, alumni and the greater community.

Upon his arrival, Bedford helped to revive the museum, overseeing new exhibits — exemplifying works by artists such as Mark Bradford and Lisa Yuskavage — and building a leadership team. Notably, he authorized Chris Burden’s sculpture “Light of Reason” (2014) to adorn the entrance of the museum.

In addition, Bedford ushered major donations to the museum, including a gift of 48 works by some of today’s contemporary artists from Baltimore businessman Stephen M. Salny and 41 works from philanthroist Peter Norton. He also played a part in launching Rosebud, a satellite gallery on Main Street in Waltham, which is an extension of the Rose and showcases works from the museum’s collection of video art.

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Chris has helped establish the Rose as one of the world’s premier university museums

—LISA LYNCH

“Chris has helped establish the Rose as one of the world’s premier university museums dedicated to 20th- and 21st century art,” Lynch said in her email. “He has integrated the museum with the university in ways that foster exhilarating and thought-provoking experiences for the Brandeis community and beyond.”

Recently, the Rose was selected to exhibit the works of Mark Bradford at the 2017 Venice Biennale. Even as he takes on his new position in

Baltimore, Bedford will resume his role as the commissioner for the exhibition at the Rose, preparing for the event with Brandeis students and faculty.

Deputy Director Kristin Parker will become the interim director of the Rose on Aug. 1, while the University begins scouting for a new director.

The University will be creating a search committee, composed of the Brandeis student body, faculty and staff, the Rose’s advisory board and the University’s Board of Trustees.

Though Bedford is leaving Brandeis behind, he is moving on to a fantastic opportunity at the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA). The BMA was founded in 1914 and is home to over 90,000 works, ranging from ancient cultural pieces to modern art.

Recently, the museum completed a $28 million renovation that revamped the galleries and exhibition spaces in the museum and utilized a new education center.

“Having a chance to direct the Baltimore Museum of Art is a wonderful, much-deserved opportunity for Chris,” Lynch said.

Bedford has helped the Rose to improve and move forward in the four years he has worked in Waltham. “We thank Chris for everything he has done to help us move farther along [this] trajectory and look forward to seeing all that he will accomplish in this next stage of his career,” Lynch wrote.

BRIEF Rose establishes Sam Hunter Emerging Artists fund and acquires work from David Schutter

The Rose Art Museum announced its first-ever acquisition under the brand new Sam Hunter Emerging Artists Fund on May 19: David Schutter’s “MMA 636 a2” is the first of what the Rose hopes will be a large collection of works acquired under the new initiative aimed at emerging artistic voices.

Schutter has been featured in solo exhibitions worldwide, from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art to the Gemäldegalerie Berlin to the Logan Center for the Arts in his native Chicago. It was at the Logan Center for the Arts that he debuted a work transposing a room in the Art Institute of Chicago’s 19th century painting wing, including

the four paintings therein, in a scale model. In a press release from Art Fix Daily, Schutter said, “The collection of the Rose is an important station on any way to see great painting in the eastern U.S. With its history of collecting new work at the boundaries of the avant-garde, it is a perfect teaching collection not only to students at Brandeis, but to other museums and the general public.”

The Sam Hunter Emerging Artists Fund is named after the Rose’s founder, Sam Hunter, who prioritized acquiring works from new and emerging artists, helping the Rose to rapidly acquire its academic and artistic credibility. The fund is led by a committee of

curators, collectors and artists whose job is to acquire works from artists who have not yet received widespread attention, but have the potential to become prominent figures in the art scene.

Outgoing Rose curator Chris Bedford explained the process further in the press release. “Committee members, each contributing a small sum to a collective pot, met monthly to discuss works by artists of interest, and eventually selected an artist who they believe to be the most prominent of the group, and the best fit for the Rose collection.”

—Max Moran

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Brandeis TALKS

INTERVIEW

What will you miss the most about Brandeis?

Dylan Hoffman Gregory Bonnaci ’16

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“The community of people.

There’s just a lot of helpful people, faculty and staff that I’ve met in my four years.”

This week, justArts spoke with Dylan Hoffman ’18, who directed “The Lesson,” a one-act absurd play for Festival of the Arts. justArts: How did you come across the opportunity to direct “The Lesson”?

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Lawrence Ma ’16 “Probably the community of friends around me and being able to walk to my friends’ places any time I want.”

Michael Norton ’16 “None of the things I should.”

Yucheng Shi ’16 “I transferred here because of the business program, and I didn’t regret it at all, and it turns out it was the best choice I made. The professors are awesome, and I’d say that’s the best part of Brandeis.”

—Compiled and photographed by Amanda Nguyen/the Justice.

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JA: Was this your first time directing an absurdist play?

DH: Yes, absolutely. It was my first time working with a “non-traditional” cast. Actually, it was my first time working with a full-length — or close to full-length — piece. I’ve never worked on anything longer than 10-15 minutes, and this piece ended up being about an hour.

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JA: What was it like working with such a small cast?

DH: I think that ... it was really a good thing ... When you’re working with a small cast, first of all, just on a sheer logistical level, it’s easier to schedule rehearsals, to find time to work and also to focus — you have more time to spend working with each individual actor, whereas if you had a nine or a ten-person cast, you don’t have as much time to spend with [each] actor. That was great. Also, I think [it] helped us develop a feeling of trust, which is important in any kind of cast environment. All four of us had already worked on a play together earlier in the semester, so there was already that level of familiarity coming in — since it was such a small cast, everybody felt included [and] felt valued, I think. They certainly all came ready to work. So yeah, it was really good.

JA: What was the biggest lesson you learned from directing this play?

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As I return to my Tennessee home, I suppose I must find a way to survive yet another Southern summer. Let’s enjoy this ridiculously long alliteration — “Songs to Survive a Southern Summer” — while we attempt to beat the heat.

1. “Coming Home” - Leon Bridges 2. “Georgia on Mind” - Ray Charles 3. “Summertime” - Sleepy Kitty cover 4. “Katie Queen of Tennessee” The Apache Rally 5. “Assassination of the Sun” The Flaming Lips 6. “Here Comes the Sun” - The Beatles 7. “Summer in the City” - The Lovin’ Spoonful 8. “Backroad Song” - Granger Smith (for Grace Kwon) 9. “Danny Boy” - Johnny Cash 10. “Summer’s Almost Gone” The Doors

Dylan Hoffman: I took a directing class with Professor Dmitry Troyanovksy in the Theater department. We were talking, and he asked me if I would be interested in directing something for the Festival of the Arts, and I said, “I absolutely would!” He started advising me pretty early on. ... Then we met and we talked about plays I’d be interested in directing. We decided on something in the Theater of the Absurd, and he gave me titles to look up and read.

One of [them] was “The Lesson,” and I read the script right away and decided that that’s what I wanted to do. It was a very powerful, very interesting, smart, funny play — in a lot of ways, a very moving play. Then I looked at the grants and got the money and we did it!

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DH: In terms of my development as a director, I learned so much about how to handle what my directing professor called the theatrical event. [R]ight after the play, he said that he was impressed by my ability to handle the theatrical event divorced from the text.

When I was working on this play, ... I sat down and said I wanted to make something that was interesting, ... and that came from me, right? I wanted what happened on stage to come from my vision for the project and not from the book, and I feel like I, over the course of this project, learned how to kind of creatively come up with interesting moments, moments that aren’t expected, imaginative moments, and I think that’s probably the biggest “lesson” that I got from this project.

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—Lizzie Grossman