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Univ. names two to Board of Trustees ■ Georg Muzicant and Mindy

Schneider began their fouryear terms on the Board of Trustees on July 1.

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Men's soccer captains Zach Vieira ’17 (L) and Kyle Robinson ’17 (R) lead the pack to the field for the season opener against John Carroll University. Co-Captain Josh Ocel ’17 is obscured.

Student Union

Students campaign for 18 open Student Union seats ■ Several candidates

discussed their platforms in anticipation of Thursday's elections.

By Max Moran JUSTICE editor

Candidates for the upcoming Student Union elections registered to run this week, in advance of election day on Thursday. Four seats on the Allocations Board and 14 Senate seats are up for grabs.

The hottest competition, as usual, is for the Senate seats available for first-years. Notably, the two Senator to the Class of 2020 seats and the one seat for Senator to Massell Quad have 11 and six candidates, respectively.

Massell Quad Race Michael Silveira ’20, a New Bedford, Massachusetts native who is aiming for law school post-graduation, told the Justice in an email that he feels “it is a civic duty to serve on the Student Union” as a Brandeis student. He points to his dedication and seriousness as rea-

sons for his constituents to trust him, writing that “we do not need a leader whose constituents are unaware of when their office hours are or how to reach them in general.”

Leon Rotenstein ’20 hopes to clean Massell Pond without harming its wildlife, install modern and eco-friendly water fountains in Massell halls, bring more food trucks into Massell and institute a “neighborhood watch” around Massell to prevent sexual assault.

The watch would be “[j]ust a few people to hang out on Friday or Saturday nights in Massell to make sure everyone makes it home to their dorms safely and that everything is consensual,” he wrote to the Justice. Rotenstein is a child of immigrants from the former Soviet Union and has lived in Ashland, Massachusetts for most of his life.

Aaron Finkel ’20 was inspired to run after taking a tour of Brandeis while in high school. “I remember a couple of the parents and students making remarks about how rundown the quad looked. The pond was filled with trash, there was very little landscaping, and altogether,

The Board of Trustees recently elected Georg B. Muzicant ’02, IBS MA ’03 and Mindy L. Schneider ’75 to the Board. Their four-year terms began on July 1.

Muzicant is the chief executive officer of Colliers International in Austria, a commercial real estate services organization that was founded by his grandfather. According to his profile on the Colliers website, Muzicant completed internships at Merrill Lynch, Colliers, the Davis Companies and

Monitor Deloitte during his time at the University.

In his profile, Muzicant also notes that he specializes in investment services, project management, development consulting, hotels and retail. Some of his high profile clients have included Prada, Louis Vuitton, Abercrombie, Fendi, Signa and Generali. “I am grateful to Brandeis for the global perspective and intellectual rigor I experienced as both an undergraduate and at IBS,” Muzicant told BrandeisNOW in an Aug. 30 article. “I welcome the opportunity to serve as a member of the Board of Trustees and ensure the institution continues to enable students to build their own broad world views.”

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it wasn't a highlight. Some students even said that they wouldn't consider Brandeis because of the quality of the Freshman housing,” Finkel wrote. He hopes to engage the community through close work with Massell Community Advisors.

Finkel is also aiming for law school after college and is from Miami.

Itay Kazaz ’20 credits his friends and hall-mates for encouraging him to run “because they think I am fitting for the role and know me to be a good leader,” he wrote to the Justice in an email. Kazaz hopes to create monthly quad bonding events like movie nights and was president of his high school’s Honor Society, model debate and model U.N. teams. He is considering a pre-med track and is from Glen Rock, New Jersey.

Also in the running are Dustine Reich ’20 and David Piegaro ’20.

Neither returned requests for comment by press time.

Class of 2020 Race Two seats are available for firstyears looking to represent their class as a whole. One of the 11 stu-

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SEIU anticipates grad student union forming ■ Following a historic

National Labor Relations Board decision, graduate students may now unionize.

By MAX MORAN JUSTICE EDITOR

On Aug. 23, the National Labor Relations Board ruled in a historic 3-to-1 decision that graduate students at private universities have the right to unionize. The case, out of Columbia University, reversed a 2004 decision barring graduate student unionization at private schools. In the days since, graduate students nationwide have begun fighting to join unions, including at Yale University and Northwestern University.

Jason Stephany — a media

spokesman for the Service Employees International Union Local 509, which represents adjunct and contract faculty at the University — told the Justice in a phone interview that the union has started conversations with Brandeis graduate students in the wake of the decision, along with students at schools across the greater Boston area.

Brandeis graduate students had hoped to join the adjunct and contract-faculty union which formed at Brandeis last year. However, the NLRB barred them from entry under the previous precedent last year. Now that the precedent has been overturned, however, the opportunity is open for a new graduate student union. Both graduate students and adjunct and contract faculty could be represented by SEIU

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 The women's soccer team vaulted themselves over their first two opponents of the regular season.

 Graduate students won the right to unionize after a recent National Labor Relations Board decision.

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NEWS SENATE LOG Senators discuss recent dining changes in weekly meeting On Sunday, the Senate convened to recognize a club and discuss student grievances over the recent changes in dining hours and locations. Due to Labor Day weekend, only seven senators attended.

The Senate began by hearing a presentation from the Entrepreneurship Club, which, according to a student representative, would serve as an incubator on campus where students could form their own startup companies and receive resources and advice from faculty and other students. The student added that while other businessoriented clubs currently exist on campus, the Entrepreneurship Club would differ because it gives students an intensive startup experience. The senators present voted unanimously to recognize the club.

Next, the Senate discussed the outgoing membership of the Brandeis chapter of the Jubilee Project, which spreads themes of social justice through film and media. The senators voted unanimously to derecognize and decharter the club, as it is no longer active.

The Senate then discussed Brandeis Global Brigades’ request to update their constitution. Senator at Large Nathan Grees ’19 pointed out that the club, a studentled health and sustainable development organization, currently has provisions in its constitution that require members to pay a fee and that allow the executive board to vote members out of the club. Grees asked if the Senate could postpone the discussion until a club member was present for discussion. The motion passed.

Student Union Vice President Paul Sindberg ’18 then announced that the Senate is looking for a Senate representative to the Allocations Board. He added that this appointment will be announced during the Student Union retreat on Sept. 10, at the same time committee chairmanships are announced.

Sindberg also told the senators that the Union is not sure what the current state of their budget is, following a cut in funding. He noted that, while the Union has $22,000 in funding for this academic year, they were also supposed to have a substantial rollover in unused funds from last year. He added that he and other officers will update the Senate as they get more information.

In executive officer reports, Executive Senator Hannah Brown ’19 and Sindberg explained that the Student Union Executive Board is currently discussing student grievances with the new dining hours and locations, in addition to continuing discussions about space allocations on campus from last year.

In individual senator reports, Brown added that, through her involvement in the Senate Dining Committee, she and other Union members have been meeting with the dining services staff to discuss the changes.

She noted that the dining committee played a hand in the decision to move Dunkin’ Donuts to Upper Usdan, shifting Louis’ Deli to the sushi stand’s location and moving the sushi to the Hoot Market in the process.

However, she said, the committee was not an advocate of the decision to close Lower Usdan on the weekend, though they were told that this decision came from a need to cut resources from a dining location on campus as resources were added to other locations.

Grees noted in his report that there were a number of citations issued to students for various alcohol and party-related reasons, even for students who had registered parties and were of legal drinking age.

Class of 2017 Senators Gwenyth Fraser and Ryan Tracy explained in their reports that they have been working to improve open houses between administrators and students, with a possible video series with guest speakers co-produced by Senior Vice President for Students and Enrollment Andrew Flagel in the works.

Fraser also discussed the possibility of creating a “frequently asked questions” guide for graduating seniors, while Tracy added that he is interested in looking into the Club Sports duplicate clause — a policy that prevents a sports-oriented club from joining Club Sports if their sport is already a varsity sport. Sindberg noted that the issue might be more complicated, as Title IX rules about male and female sports teams might come into play.

POLICE LOG Medical Emergency Aug. 29—A party in Deroy Hall in Massell Quad reported that they might be having an allergic reaction to sunflower seeds.

University Police and the Brandeis Emergency Medical Corps responded to the call.

The party was transported to Newton-Wellesley Hospital via Cataldo Ambulance for further care.

Aug. 31—A party in Rosenthal South Hall reported that they had suffered from a knee injury.

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

Aug. 31—A party contacted campus police to report that they had struck their head while in Sherman Dining Hall.

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

Sept. 1—A student walked into the University Police station with skin abrasions on their hands from an earlier fall.

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

Sept. 3—A party in Shapiro Hall in Massell stated that they needed BEMCo assistance to help an intoxicated party.

University Police and BEMCo responded, and the party was transported to NewtonWellesley Hospital via Cataldo Ambulance for further care.

The area coordinator on call in Massell was notified of the incident.

Sept. 3—A party in Village

A Residence Hall reported that they were feeling ill and requested the assistance of BEMCo. BEMCo staff treated the party with a signed refusal for further care.

Sept. 4—BEMCo staff assisted a party who had suffered from an injured knee in Hassenfeld-Krivoff Residence Hall.

University Police and BEMCo staff transported the party to Newton-Wellesley Hospital via Cataldo Ambulance for further care.

Larceny Sept. 1—University Police received a report that an item was possibly removed from the mailroom loading dock area between 6:30 p.m. and 10:15 p.m.

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n A News article referred to Jacob Edelman ’18 as the Student Union’s Director of Community Engagement. He is actually the Director of Academic Involvement. (Aug. 30, pg. 3) n Carmi Rothberg contributed reporting for the Senate Log and a News article. (Aug. 30, pg. 2 and 3) The Justice welcomes submissions for errors that warrant correction or clarification. Email editor@ thejustice.org.

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Disturbance Sept. 1—University Police assisted the area coordinator on call in dispersing a registered party in the Charles Foster Mods that exceeded the expectations of the Department of Community Living party contract with the hosts. The party was dispersed without incident.

Sept. 3—University Police received notification of an unregistered party taking place in Ridgewood C Residence Hall.

University Police assisted DCL staff with dispersing the party.

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BRIEF Toxic Blue-Green Algae blooms on Charles River

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Students formed teams of five and played in a bubble soccer singleelimination tournament on Marcus Soccer Field on Saturday night.

The event was followed by a “Best of Waltham” pizza competition.

The Charles River — the body of “Dirty Water” that the Standells immortalized in song — just got a little dirtier. Water samples collected recently by the Charles River Watershed Association confirmed an outbreak of Blue-Green Algae, also known as cyanobacteria, in the river’s Lower Basin.

According to an Aug. 30 CRWA press release, concentrations of the cyanobacteria in this water — which includes the stretch of river near the University — has exceeded 70,000 cells per milliliter of water, which is the quality standard established by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

Blue-green Algae blooms in warm, shallow water that has received polluted runoff, according to the press release.

This area of Massachusetts has experienced drought-like conditions and warm summer weather, which likely caused the algae to flourish. When present in large concentrations, the cyanobacteria can give the water a green, murky appearance.

According to the press release, the cyanobacteria can also produce toxins that are harmful to humans and animals. “Exposure to these toxins can cause eye, ear, and skin irritation,” the press release noted. “Emerging science shows a possible link to neurodegenerative diseases and a possibility of exposure by inhalation.”

The toxins can also persist for two weeks following a bloom, as the cyanobacteria are most likely to release toxins as they die off, the press release added.

The CRWA advises boaters to either avoid boating in the polluted water or to find a cleaner stretch of water to use.

They also caution individuals to avoid contact with the polluted water and to ensure their pets do the same. In case of contact with the polluted water, the CRWA advises that the individual wash the area of contact thoroughly.

Blue-Green Algae was first observed in the Charles River near the University in 2012. This is the first bloom on the Lower Basin this summer.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS South East Asia Club (SEAC) & Greet

Join SEAC as they welcome everyone back to campus and introduce the new executive board. They will also share SEAC’s goals for the year, including future events and open positions. Handmade Vietnamese spring rolls and bubble tea will be served.

Today from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Intercultural Center Lounge.

’DEIS Impact Launch Party

Thinking about planning an event for ’DEIS Impact 2017? ’DEIS Impact is looking for workshops, discussions, performances, speakers, films and exhibits that explore or advance social justice. Learn how to organize and obtain funding for a ’DEIS Impact event. Proposals are due Thursday, Oct. 13.

Tomorrow from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Mandel Center for the Humanities Forum.

Waltham Group Recruitment Night

Join student leaders from all Waltham

Group programs to learn about and sign up for volunteer opportunities focused on issues of education, aging, health, sustainability, housing and food insecurity, among others.

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

Taiwanese Students Association Boba Night

Join TSA for their first general meeting of the year, where they greet new first years and welcome back returning students. They will be serving boba tea and introducing the TSA board for the 2016 school year. There will also be games where people can catch up with old friends or make new ones.

Wednesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Intercultural Center Lounge.

Rose After Dark

Keep the party going after the official Rose Art Museum Fall opening and join the community into the night at Rose After Dark for lawn games, food, music and so much more.

Saturday from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. on Marcus Field.

Fall for Brandeis Day

The University invites prospective students and their families to experience the vibrant community at one of the Fall for Brandeis Day events. Students can come meet future classmates, interact with dedicated faculty and learn more about what it’s like to be Brandeisian.

Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at various locations around campus.

Natick Day Away

Get off campus for an afternoon to shop and dine at the Natick Mall. Buses board in the Theater Lot, and bus tickets can be picked up at the Brandeis ticket office in the Shapiro Campus Center for a $5 refundable deposit.

The bus will return to campus at 4:30 p.m.

Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Natick Mall, off campus.

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Yair Koas ’19 plays on inflatables during the tailgate for the men’s soccer game on Saturday.

Administration

University launches new work order request system a new work order request system on Jul. 17 to improve efficiency on campus.

By Abby Patkin JUSTICE EDITOR

Citing improved efficiency, the University has switched over to Maximo, a more user-friendly work order request system, Vice President for Campus Operations Jim Gray and Executive Director of Facilities Services Bob Avalle announced in a Jul. 18 email to the community.

Maximo, an IBM software program that is used at businesses and universities worldwide — including Cornell University — is “an upgrade to an existing system that greatly expands and enhances the entire work management process, which will allow facilities services to better serve the entire campus and all customers,” Senior Associate Director of Facilities Mary Sharrigan wrote in an email to the

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Sharrigan cited the previous system’s age as one of the factors in the decision to switch to Maximo, noting that the old system had not been updated in more than 12 years. She added that “limitations on changing or adding information as campus space and departments evolved over time [and a] desire to leverage current technologies to improve operational effectiveness and customer service” also played a role.

“Maximo’s new user interface was part of an overall enterprise system upgrade that provided our team with greatly needed technology upgrades,” Sharrigan wrote.

She explained that some of the most positive impacts to come of the change have been a more efficient online system, an automated work flow and greater reporting and analysis capabilities for staff.

She added that those requesting facilities services can now enter “free text” to describe their problems rather than being limited to a static list of options. Requesters may also provide more accurate location information like floors and

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room numbers and can view their work order status and order histories online.

The benefits also extend to the staff receiving those requests: the Work Management Group can now locate the area of request more easily, provide better information to the supervisors who are assigning the work and respond more effectively to the status inquiries from users.

“Overall the system has functioned very well since our ‘go live’ on July 17,” Sharrigan wrote. “We have received user feedback – mostly positive – and people are still getting used to the look and feel of the new system.”

She also wrote that the University will continue to alter the website as feedback comes in. The University is “striving to provide the most effective and user-friendly experience for the community,” she wrote. “We look forward to hearing from students about their experiences as they return to campus.

And there is a link to a help document, right at the top of the request page.”

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With summer weather heating up the dorms, many students are turning to open windows and small fans to keep their rooms at a comfortable temperature. However, due to a contractor error, residents have only been able to open their windows two inches, and many students are now complaining of overheated rooms.

“The windows are hugely problematic because they only open a fraction of how far they should,” East Quad resident Dalya Romaner ’19 wrote in an email to the Justice.

The University “forgot to consider that not being able to fully open them meant no cool air comes into our rooms, making our rooms basically saunas,” she added.

“That means that if the door is closed for too long (like overnight), it becomes unlivable in our rooms and we wake up sweating, or can never cool down,” she explained.

According to Vice President for Campus Operations Jim Gray, this issue is due to the fact that limit stops — a safety measure that prevents windows from opening all the way — were installed at two inches, when they should have been installed at six inches. “Facilities Services is currently arranging to have a contractor return to change the stops so that the windows can be opened a full six inches,” Gray wrote in an email to the Justice.

Romaner noted that when her room hit 94 degrees Fahrenheit one morning, she called the facilities staff and they came and removed the limit stop. However, she added, many of her friends and hallmates are still dealing with hot rooms as the issue is addressed.

In general, Gray wrote in his email to the Justice, the windows — which are manufactured by aluminum company Kawneer — were installed to better protect against the elements and to boost efficiency in heating and cooling the buildings.

In total, 160 window openings were replaced, the budget for which was approximately $1.1 million, Gray noted.

“The windows were due for replacement and were no longer working as well as they should in a number of rooms. … The new windows provide high performance insulated frames and glass, and simplified, more durable latching mechanism.

These features provide a significant improvement in weather tightness and energy efficiency,” he wrote, noting that the rooms will also feel more comfortable once the limit stop issue is addressed.

The window replacements were among various other renovations made to campus this summer, including the installation of roof drains on Hassenfeld-Krivoff Residence Hall. Renovations in and around Sherman Dining Hall, meanwhile, included the addition of an accessible lift and outdoor seating for the Stein. The budget for these changes totaled at approximately $2.1 million.

Other changes included the replacement of a portion of deteriorated steam line underneath Fellows Garden and the replacement of the roof above Goldfarb Library. Additionally, Ziv Quad received two new air handling and boiler units.

Gerstenzang 123 is also undergoing the first phase of a complete renovation and now has new lighting, as well as a new ceiling, prep area and front wall. The flooring and seating will be replaced to complete the renovation next summer.

The University has also given Tower Lot and the Abraham Shapiro Academic Complex parking lot a more efficient redesign to add more parking spaces.

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BoT: Active alumni begin term on Board of Trustees CONTINUED FROM 1 der, served on the Board of Trustees from 1970 to 1994, serving as vice chair from 1971 to 1983 and from 1987 to 1993. He was made a trustee emeritus in 1995, before his death in 2012. Irving Schneider was also responsible for a sizeable 2003 donation to the University that helped the Heller School for Social Policy and Management double in size.

“My family has treasured Brandeis as an incredibly special place, where social sciences, the arts and humanities, and scientific research are all core to the university’s identity,” Schneider told BrandeisNOW. “I am enthusiastic about taking on another role in support of this community and I’m proud to follow in my father’s footsteps as a member of the Board of Trustees.”

Schneider herself is a former health care executive who once worked as the assistant to a senior vice president at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.

She has long been involved in alumni relations and the University’s art programs, serving on the alumni association board of directors as well as the Brandeis Arts Council.

“Both Georg and Mindy bring a wealth of experience and dedication to Brandeis to the board,” Board of Trustees Chair Larry Kanarek ’76 told BrandeisNOW. “I am delighted that both of these distinguished members of our alumni community will continue their relationship with Brandeis in such a meaningful way.”

Representatives from the University and from the Board of Trustees could not be reached for comment as of press time.

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by SEIU Local 509 CONTINUED FROM 1 509, but they might be formulated into separate bargaining groups.

Interim Vice President for Communications Judy Glasser wrote to the Justice in an email, “Along with many universities, we are watching the progress of this decision closely.

We believe in the right of eligible employees to decide for themselves as to whether or not they wish to be represented by a union. If there was such an effort at Brandeis, we would follow the process set forth by the National Labor Relations Board.”

Prof. Christopher Abrams (FA), who is a spokesperson for the University’s adjunct and contract faculty union, wrote to the Justice in an email that graduate students “made common cause” with the faculty organizational effort last year and that he personally supports their right to unionization. “During our drive last year, many of the

involved graduate students felt that they, too, deserved more significant representation in the process of deciding how their teaching efforts are organized and managed,” he added.

“Many schools make the claim that grad students are ineligible to organize themselves into unions because they are at the University to receive an education,” Abrams wrote. “But universities are increasingly relying on—and often exploiting—whatever low-cost resources they can to provide services to their student constituents. As the institutions demand more from their graduate-student instructors, those grad students feel increasingly ‘squeezed’ by the universities and need a substantive legal voice.

This puts them in a similar position to adjunct instructors.”

Graduate Student Association representatives could not be reached by press time.

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Community members brought lawn chairs, towels and blankets to the Shapiro Campus Center Great Lawn to sit and watch “Central Intelligence” on Friday night.

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dents vying for those seats is New Jersey native Madison Alnemy ’20.

She hopes to pursue law and politics after graduation and wrote to the Justice, “My reason for wanting to be Senator is simple: power.

Of course my yearn for a powerful position comes from my inherent need to be actively involved in the community I live in. I want to try my best to make Brandeis the perfect home for our class.”

Natalie Cohen ’20 is from the suburban town of Northville, Illinois and hopes to study business at Brandeis, potentially pursuing a Wall Street career after graduation.

She is a four-year veteran of high school student councils and hopes to make changes that will benefit the whole Brandeis community.

Giselle Santillana ’20 hails from Houston and is hoping to be a part of the Student Union for all four of her Brandeis years. She hopes to install new lighting around campus to deter sexual harassment at night, gain the right for students to opt out of meal plans and communicate with campus police to “set clear rules and regulations for parties and decide when it is justifiable to shut them down.” Santillana has experience in the American Red Cross and Medical Reserve Corps bringing relief to Houston flood victims.

Samantha Barrett ’20 is vying for a career in international and constitutional law after Brandeis. She wrote to the Justice that she hopes to foster a sense of community on campus through quad competitions and “leave behind the cliquey-ness of high school and come together as a class.”

Tal Richtmann ’20 was a training officer in the Israeli Defense Force prior to Brandeis and hails from Tel Aviv.

This summer, he worked at a Pennsylvania summer camp for children with special needs. He sees the Student Union as a natural way to take part in the community through a leadership position and aims to complete the five year BA/ MA program in international economics and finance.

Keven Macareno ’20, Jessica Rosner ’20, Molly Garyantes ’20, Richard Patton ’20 and Shai Amkraut ’20 did not respond to requests for comment by press time.

Other Races Another first-year seat up for grabs is the Senator to the Myra Kraft Transitional Year Program, which is a program for first-years from under-resourced high schools or underprivileged backgrounds.

One of the two students hoping to fill that seat is Geraldine Bogard ’20. Bogard hails from Port-auPrince, Haiti and was a change agent in Port-au-Prince’s Mayor Youth Council, a group of young adults who advocate for young people in the community. She hopes to increase the visibility of TYP students on campus and form a tightknit community within the organization.

New Orleans native Richard Kisack ’19 is vying for the East Quad Senator position, writing that he was inspired to run after noticing last year that the “dynamics between each of the halls in North Quad were different and that unity among individuals and halls were to some extent weak and lacking.”

He hopes to build a more inclusive environment within East Quad, in part through regular meetings within the quad to discuss issues.

He studies politics and creative writing.

Opposing Kisack is Elijah Sinclair ’19. He wrote to the Justice that he hopes to restructure meal plans to create an off-campus plan, open lower Usdan on the weekends, add community printers to dormitories and build outdoor work spaces with power outlets. Sinclair says that he feels tuition costs are the most serious issue students face right now at Brandeis and that while reducing tuition costs is outside of the Union’s scope, he can work to find ways for students to save and ensure that their dollars are used efficiently.

Maxwell Snider ’20 is competing for the Senator to North Quad position against Jack Rubinstein ’20.

Originally from Morgantown, West Virginia, Snider told the Justice in a phone interview that he hopes to pursue a career in finance postgraduation, then a career in politics and eventually to run for president of the United States in 2044.

Snider served as a representative for high school students to the West Virginia state government. He believes that his role as a Senator is to be “an instrument” for his constituents and that although the first-

year class is still new to campus, if and when they approach him, he’ll “combine them into a singular vision and promote that vision more actively than anyone else.”

Rubinstein, Snider’s competitor, is from Evanston, Illinois and is aspiring to attend medical school after Brandeis. He says he was inspired to run “after seeing how great my fellow classmates were” and hopes to accomplish projects “big and small,” including a fixed pool table in Polaris and quad bonding activities. When asked why voters should trust him above other candidates, Rubinstein joked, “You should trust me because I don't have two first names. Never trust someone with two first names.”

Morris Nadjar ’19 is running for Village Quad Senator and was one of the inaugural first-years accepted to the BA/MA program in business and economics. Originally from New York City, Nadjar was frustrated at the difficulties of creating change as a Massell Quad Senator last year but wrote to the Justice that this experience means he knows how the system works and who to talk to. Nadjar wrote that he hopes to “heighten security on campus,” explaining, “although Brandeis is an open campus; in today's day and age it seems unrealistic to have especially after shootings across the country that upset Americans from all over the world. I will also speak and make aware the imminent downfall of [B]randeis' infrastructure.”

His opponent is Marko Stipanovic ’18, a two-time transfer student who was raised in Germany, though he is of Croatian descent. Stipanovic hopes to “[c]reate an environment that would aid in streaming concerns and questions in a more effective manner” and plans to pursue medicinal research on autism after Brandeis.

Amy-Claire Dauphin ’19 is the child of Haitian immigrants and wrote in an email to the Justice, “Like many children raised by immigrant parents, I grew up witnessing the hard work and sacrifice that my parents put into giving me the life that they wanted in America.”

She is running for the racial minority senator seat and hopes to facilitate dialogues on different cultures throughout the year, as well as before and after events like Mela and Culture X.

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In 1916, the first Piggly Wiggly opened in Memphis, Tennessee.

The average shopper spends 53 hours each year in a grocery store.

IMPRESSIVE INTERNSHIP: Remy Pontes ’17 worked this summer on fundraising, legislative tracking and event planning.

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Working toward peace Remy Pontes ’17 spoke about his work with Masschusetts Peace Action

By KIRBY KOCHANOWSKI JUSTICE EDITOR

Remy Pontes ’17 spent his summer working toward one goal: peace. Starting at the end of the spring, Pontes worked as a legislative intern for Massachusetts Peace Action (MPA). MPA is an affiliate of Peace Action, the nation’s largest grassroots funding campaign.

According to their website, “For over 50 years, Peace Action has worked for an environment where all are free from violence and war.”

“Massachusetts Peace Action has their fingers in a whole range of conflicts and ideas that they like to tackle over the course of the summer,” Pontes said in an interview with the Justice. As an intern, Pontes was involved in a wide range of tasks including fundraising, event planning and tracking legislation.

More specifically, one of Pontes’ main focuses over the summer was working on the nuclear disarmament campaign. He worked to gather and write literature on the subject, talking with experts and getting them to contribute. Pontes worked closely with Jonathan King, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology biology professor and chair of the MPA nuclear abolition working group.

Pontes was also heavily involved in working with a group focused on prioritizing the federal budget to make it more community based. One of the main discussions was surrounding the idea of overspending in the military.

Pontes asserted that many Massachusetts residents are unaware

of how their tax dollars are being spent, “so I worked a lot with the campaign trying to basically write out this literature in a way that it actually connects with people.”

The culmination of Pontes summer internship was the event he

planned, “Boston Remembers,” which took place on Aug 9, Nagasaki Day. Though in past years, the focus has solely been on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for this event, Pontes noted the importance of the year led them to have a more over-

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NEW ORGANIZATION: Pontes hopes to get Brandeis students involved with the newly founded Brandeis Peace Action chapter.

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all focus on systemic violence. “Nagasaki Day … also happened to be the 2nd anniversary of the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson. So this year, because it’s an election year, and because there is a lot of racial and political tension, we also tried to incorporate gun violence and other issues into the day,” Pontes said. The day began with a procession from the First Church of Boston. The event included speakers from the Black Lives Matter community, church officials and Chaplain Clementina “Tina” Chéry from the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute. There were also Japanese dancers and folk singers.

Pontes’ work toward peace won’t end with the summer. Last spring, he founded Brandeis Peace Action, an on campus club officially affiliated with MPA. Tufts University, Emmanuel College, Holy Cross University and Harvard University also have Peace Action chapters.

“I worked closely with the Tufts interns so we’re going to try and co-host some events,” Pontes said.

The club has the freedom to focus on any peace related issues, though Pontes is hoping to continue his work on nuclear disarmament and military spending reduction. He also spoke about hopes to touch on issues like divestment and Islamophobia. When considering the focus on the club Pontes said, “We’re really trying to make this a collective and focus on issues that really reside with everybody.”

Pontes asserts the partnership the club has with MPA is essential to success. “If we want to get some-

thing done — if we want to focus on a certain issue, if we want to protest, if we want to start a campaign, if we want to have a fundraiser, sign petitions — whatever it is — I can contact a representative from MPA. … We have all of these resources at our disposal,” he explained.

Currently Pontes is busy planning the upcoming semester for Brandeis Peace Action, which, he hopes, will start with the club getting officially by Brandeis.

Next, he hopes to organize guest speakers and event collaborations with other Brandeis clubs.

Pontes has high hopes for the club’s continuation after his graduation, but right now, he’s focused on making a difference to individual students. “Even by just coming to one meeting I’m hoping that people kind of get something out of it and learn something new that kind of urges them to do their own research and opens their eyes to new issues that may not be talked about in the media,” he said. In explaining the draw of Brandeis Peace Action, Pontes said, “You’d be involved in a national organization with resources. You’ll get some foreign policy experience; you get to talk about subjects that you might not get to talk about in class. You’ll get to meet a lot of cool people who share your vision for social justice.”

Pontes wants students to realize the ability they have to create change. “The everyday person doesn’t understand how much power they have. So if we start moving as a collective, we can create change,” he concluded.

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ARTISTIC SCHOLAR: Prof. Teresa M. Amabile, the director of research at the Harvard Business School spoke about her research on art and creativity.

Creative Minds Prof. Teresa M. Amabile spoke about the psychology behind creativity

By JESSICA GOLDSTEIn JUSTICE EDITOR

Like so many others, Prof. Teresa M. Amabile, a Baker Foundation Professor and Director of Research at Harvard Business School, once had the dream of being an artist and innovator.

Last Thursday, members of the Brandeis community gathered in the Shapiro Campus Center to hear the “Psychology Department Colloquium: Labor of Love: A Brief History of a Creativity Research Program,” hosted by Prof. Robert Sekuler (PSYC). Amabile shared her research on the social psychology of creativity and how extrinsic motivations have the power to kill creativity. At a very young age, she, too, had her creativity killed.

Amabile reflected on her childhood: “Although I formally started this research when I was a doctoral student at Stanford, I actually became interested in creativity when I was a kindergarten student. So this is a very long-standing interest.” During a parent-teacher meeting, a teacher told Amabile’s mother about her daughter’s creative potential.

After that,

she was hooked. Amabile knew she wanted to become an artist.

Later, Amabile transferred to a parochial school, where she was taught to copy the masters on Friday afternoon using only one medium alone―— the Crayola crayon.

She soon learned her creative peak would remain in kindergarten. However, her curiosity of the psychology of creativity was just developing.

When she began a doctorate program in psychology at Stanford, Amabile was confronted with a series of questions: What can stifle creativity? More specifically, how do extrinsic constraints affect the individual’s ability to create a product?

To Amabile, “It seemed … when someone is extrinsically motivated, they’re not going to engage so deeply in the activity itself; they’re going to be maybe thinking instead about the extrinsic reward ― getting it done as simply and quickly and easily as possible ― so they can get that reward rather than engaging deeply in the activity … maybe playing around with it a bit which I thought would influence creativity.” So began Amabile’s research into the psychology of creativity.

To begin with, her research ― as a proposed dissertation was halted

by academics in her field who felt insulted by her unfamiliar approaches to the study of creativity.

She wanted to measure creativity through less conventional methods moving away from the pencil and paper method ― and toward more interactive techniques.

As an academic with uncontainable curiosity, she chose to pursue the new research anyway.

First, she defined the meaning of creativity. Amabile said that creativity is determined when “appropriate observers independently believe that it is creative,” and “appropriate observers are those familiar with the domain.” In other words, a poet may determine the creative ability of any given poet in a study.

Then, she hypothesized: “People will be the most creative when they’re motivated by the interest, enjoyment, satisfaction and challenge in the work itself, and not by extrinsic motivators or extrinsic constraints.”

Amabile put it to the test through her study with collages and college students. Those who were told their work would be judged based on aesthetics performed significantly worse than those who were

told the mood of the creator would be determined through the collage and nothing more. This further solidified Amabile’s hypothesis.

In a future study, she attempted to manipulate individual creativity by manipulating intrinsic and extrinsic qualities. Amabile gathered creative individuals who spent thirty or more hours a week writing to participate in the study.

They were separated into three groups: one with extrinsic conditions, one with intrinsic conditions and a control group. A poem was written both before and after the motivations from both groups were presented.

Those faced with extrinsic motivations, such as a bestselling book or a prize, were determined to have written much less creative poems after the motivations were presented.

Those faced with intrinsic motivations, like the feeling of joy after a job well done, performed much better. Amabile gave those in the control group a test about favorite foods in the intermediate. Prior to the that, the individuals in the control group wrote a poem, and after the test, they also wrote a poem.

Appropriate observers determined the individuals in the study

were creative. After the study, Amabile concluded: “So think about it: these people were creative writers.

They devoted a lot of their own time each week to write, and yet even they that have a very high level of intrinsic motivation, at least temporarily, had ... [lost their intrinsic motivation]. … It [the extrinsic motivation] had affected their creativity.” This study further solidified Amabile’s hypothesis.

Later on, Amabile would determine that, “Under certain conditions, certain kinds of extrinsic motivators could enhance motivation and creativity without undermining it. If the extrinsic motivator confirms competence or enables them to do something that they were already going to do, it does not impinge on creativity.” If used properly, extrinsic conditions can actually encourage creativity.

At the beginning of her lecture, Amabile quoted Stanford physicist and Nobel laureate Arthur Schawlow. He said of creative scientists: “The labor of love aspect is important. The most successful scientists often are not the most talented, but they are the ones who are impelled by curiosity. They’ve got to know what the answer is.”

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INTERESTED AUDIENCE: Amabile spoke to members of the Brandeis community in the Shapiro Campus Center.

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EDITORIALS Improve diversity at Hiatt Career Center When it was first proposed by the Ford Hall 2015 movement last semester, many activists, administrators and onlookers alike agreed that adding more clinicians of color — specifically, professionals specializing in multicultural mental health — to the Brandeis Counseling Center would be an important and easy-to-implement policy to aid the student body. The newlybranded BCC has followed through and done just that.

An Aug. 31 email from the Division of Students and Enrollment notified the student body that the BCC hired several new clinicians, including three clinicians of color, for this year. These new clinicians’ professional interests include multiculturalism and identity issues, as well as other topics in which other BCC psychologists lack backgrounds. This board praises the BCC for its swift work bringing in new clinicians with professional expertise on race and identity. These new hires both fill a demand within the student body and round out the BCC’s staff more broadly, providing clinicians who are better qualified to aid with issues on which the center may not have had relevant experts.

However, we also encourage the University to apply this same attitude of swift and thoughtful hires to another sector of the University in the business of consulting with students: the Hiatt Career Center.

Currently, Hiatt employs only two fulltime staff of color. One of the center’s main missions is to aid students in starting a post-collegiate career, and for this reason, it is important that Hiatt’s staff gains advisors who can share first-hand experiences with students of color on traversing the well-documented institutional biases they are up against in seeking gainful employment. Counselors of color could provide resources and networks to help students

Recognize inclusion efforts facing this difficult problem.

That the BCC is actively working to consider race as a key factor in its work is excellent, but this same philosophy must be applied across the University’s services — indeed, if one of the primary purposes of education is to gain job opportunities, then it is hard to think of a more important service for the University to consider.

Moreover, centralizing race at Hiatt would be a victory across the board, providing clearly measurable benefits to both students of color and administrators. As students receive relevant and useful advice about the unique difficulties they are up against, they will hopefully earn better employment opportunities after college within their chosen fields of interest.

This obviously helps students, and higher post-graduate employment across demographics boosts the University’s spot on national rankings, providing an obvious institutional benefit alongside the institutional goal of aiding the student body.

As the University continues to pump up its yearly price tag, this board has mostly acknowledged grudgingly that increased funds are needed to meet the ever-growing demands of services from the student body.

Here is precisely one of those services that is most crucial, and one which intersects with the University’s social justice mission, its interest in seeing graduates employed and its stated desire to better serve students of color in the wake of Ford Hall 2015.

As higher-level administrative searches wind gradually on, the costs of a few extra salaries and a couple more job searches can’t override the need for relevant on-theground workers aiding students within the University’s bureaucracy.

Commend work of Rose curatorial staff Next weekend, the Rose Art Museum will welcome a host of exhibitions as part of its Fall Exhibition featuring artists such as New York-based Sarah Sze and Scottish artist David Shirgley. The Rose Art Museum has been an integral part of the University since 1961 and has served as a permanent fixture on campus for artistic education and the exhibition and collection of contemporary art. In 2009, under President Jehuda Reinharz’s administration, the University attempted to sell the museum’s prized collection valued at $350 million in an attempt to respond to a substantial budget crisis. The sale was later prevented after Rose supporters sued the University, according to a July 1, 2011 Boston Globe article.

Today, the Rose houses more than 8,000 pieces, including works from Willem de Kooning, Jasper Johns and Andy Warhol. This board applauds the Rose’s dedication to challenging the boundaries of creative expression and supporting the overall mission of the University rooted in free expression and social justice.

Last semester’s Spring Exhibitions featured the work of Rosalyn Drexler, one of the only female Pop Artists in the world. Drexler’s work beats with a strong political consciousness honing in on issues of love and violence and organized crime. This semester’s exhibits, as well, will not fail to inspire the imagination. In fact, Shirgley’s exhibit “Life Model II” places the viewer in a drawing

Appreciate new exhibits classroom in which the viewers are no longer viewers but rather participants.

Those who visit the exhibit are allowed to observe and draw a cartoonlike sculpture of a nine-foot-tall woman.

This board praises the efforts of the Rose’s mock classroom exhibit, as we believe it further encourages members of the Brandeis community to creatively express themselves outside the classroom setting.

Never shy from international and national acclaim, the Rose grabbed Vogue magazine’s attention with Sze’s exhibit “Timekeeper,” and Vogue listed it as part of the “Fall Art Guide: 13 Shows to See This Season.” The Aug. 30 Vogue piece describes “Timekeeper” as “a monumental and eccentric sculpture of whirring and flickering images that tracks her [Sze’s] inventive way of keeping time, a kind of memoir of time.” Sze’s work serves as a reflection of the constant load of information that hounds us all. This board believes the Rose serves as a point of pride for the University community, and this recent recognition reaffirms this.

In a school focused on academic excellence, this campus gem provides our liberal arts university with another look into the world of creative education and expression. This board applauds the work of the curatorial staff of the museum this semester and looks forward to future choices for the Rose.

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Last week, incoming freshmen to the University of Chicago received a welcome letter declaring that the school would not promote trigger warnings, cancel potentially controversial speakers or condone safe spaces. The University of Chicago turned to the principles of freedom of speech and intellectual curiosity to justify this statement, but it was met with significant criticism. According to an Aug. 26 New York Times article, the University of Chicago student body president, Eric Holmberg, called the letter “an effort to frame any sort of activism on campus as anti-free-speech” and remarked that the letter perpetuated a misunderstanding of trigger warnings and a stereotype of “coddled millennials.” How do you feel about the University of Chicago’s letter, and do you believe that trigger warnings and safe spaces are mutually exclusive to free speech and intellectual curiosity?

Gabriel Del Carmen ’19 The general misunderstanding about safe spaces and trigger warnings — and one that I’m actually rather surprised manifested itself at the administrative level — is that they are inherently antithetical to freedom of speech. “PC culture gone awry.” Promoting a safe environment for students to express their opinions without fear of backlash accomplishes the exact opposite of inhibiting freedom of speech. What it truly does is create an environment that is conducive to freedom of expression because of the absence of fear of judgement.

Trigger warnings, likewise, grant students the ability to feel comfortable in a space of learning, enabling them to learn without fear that an unknown or incredibly emotionally sensitive. I believe the University of Chicago’s decision stems from a place of holistic ignorance, and I truly hope the administration reevaluates their policy.

Gabriel Del Carmen ’19 is the president of Active Minds and a member of the Brandeis Academic Debate and Speech Society. He also writes for The Hoot.

Ben Feshbach ’19 Be they graphic, grotesque, hyper-sexualixed and/or filled with cursing, some R-rated movies are really excellent pieces of work. When done in a thoughtful manner, the inclusion of edgier imagery and dialogue can help contextualize the emotional or political narrative of a movie, thereby improving the moviegoer’s overall experience. In those cases, the use of graphic language and/or imagery is often necessary in order to convey the intended message — but that doesn’t mean MPAA warnings at the beginning of movies aren’t necessary, too, because some people may find that sort of material too upsetting, and many others simply like to prepare themselves for what they might see and hear. I view trigger warnings in the same light: some topics require proper discussion, and experts in such topics ☺— professors — should have the freedom to decide when such language and ideas must be used and discussed. But if we want to make sure that students from all backgrounds feel welcome in such discussions, we need to give all students the opportunity to prepare themselves for difficult topics. I don’t think trigger warnings constitute a harm to free speech so much as they make speech more thoughtful.

Ben Feshbach ’19 is a member of Brandeis Democrats, a member of Brandeis Academic Debate and Speech Society and a columnist for the Justice.

Danielle Rock ’18 Those in charge at the University of Chicago pretend to fight “coddled millennials” to disguise their own bigotry. By getting rid of safe spaces, they are saying that minority groups don’t deserve a space, safe from those who discriminate against them. By regarding trigger warnings as unnecessary, they are saying that survivors of trauma should be forced to relive those experiences without warning, at any given time at their institution. The university used the free speech argument as many aggressors do in this country. But, at what point does somebody’s bigoted “free speech” encroach on another’s right to pursue life, liberty and happiness?

How can they live when they are murdered, by those who threaten them under the guise of free speech before acting? How are they free when they constantly inhabit hostile spaces? How can trauma survivors find happiness when they are forced to relive the event unexpectedly without trigger warnings?

Danielle Rock ’18 is a member of Active Minds.

Michael Musto ’17 The University of Chicago’s decision to take a stand and declare that it will not promote trigger warnings and speaker dis-invitations is a welcome development. The university’s role is to expose students to new ways of thinking and prepare them for the real world post-grad. What better way to do this than to expose students to what they will face in the real world?

Outside of the college bubble, students will be exposed to different viewpoints. They will have to interact with people when they may not agree with or even like. Should they be conditioned to retreat to a “safe space” when they hear ideas or people they do not like or approve of? The student body president remarked that the university’s stance perpetuated a misunderstanding of trigger warnings and a stereotype of “coddled millennials.”

What better way to prove this wrong than to declare that you are for free and open discourse?

Michael Musto ’17 is the vice president of Brandeis Conservatives.

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Reject Islamophobic burkini bans in French coastal towns

By PREETI HUQ JUSTICE cONTRIBUTING WRITER

This past year has been filled with almost daily terror attacks somewhere in the world, according to a July 15 USA Today article. However, for France in particular, there have been many tragedies, from a lorry running over more than 80 people — including children — on a national holiday to a priest who was stabbed in a Catholic church by two attackers.

It goes without saying that, recently, there have been increasing tensions between most of France and its relatively small Muslim community — approximately 7.5 percent of the population, according to a July 19 Pew Research Center article. These Muslims have been treated with more suspicion as Islamophobia has increased, and the situation worsened when the mayors of thirty seaside towns in France tried to ban the “burkini,” a cross between a burqa and a swimsuit. Muslim women are the largest customers of these burkinis, since this article of clothing covers the entire body except for the face, hands and feet and allows Muslim women to go to the beach, swim and do whatever non-Muslim women can do without compromising the modesty the burqa provides.

On Aug. 12, the mayor of Cannes, David Lisnard banned these swimsuits, justifying the action by saying that burkinis are a “symbol of Islamic extremism.” Following his lead, 20 other French towns joined the ban, including Nice, according to an Aug. 29 CNN International article.

Following this, many women were fined, ticketed and verbally attacked; they were insulted by police and bystanders because they were not wearing “an outfit respecting good morals and secularism,” according to this article. People who were not wearing the burkini but were in modest clothing and were wearing hijabs or headscarves also faced verbal abuse. It even went to the extreme that one woman, who remains anonymous, was forced to remove her clothing on a beach in Nice by law enforcement, according to an Aug. 24 USA Today article. However, Nice mayor Philippe Pradal denied that the woman was forced to remove her clothing — despite the fact that a bystander caught the incident on video — and condemned her for wearing clothing that he said was an act of “unacceptable provocation” after the Nice terror attack in July, according to an Aug. 29 CNN article.

It begs the question: How does an article of

clothing that covers the entire body not represent good morals? France has nude beaches, so they are clearly progressive in allowing people to dress how they please. If people can go to a beach wearing no clothing whatsoever, people should also be able to go fully clothed and covered.

The ban has been supported by a number of French politicians, including the president of the anti-immigration National Front party and the socialist prime minister, Manuel Valls. Valls stated that the burkini is “the expression of a political project, a counter-society, based notably on the enslavement of women,” according to the same Aug. 29 CNN article. However, most Muslim women who wear headscarves or dress conservatively do so because it is their own choice.

By banning the burkini, these French politicians are forcing Muslim women to chose between their values and going to the beach. The bans resulted in some outrage among socialist parties, and rights’ groups disapproved of Muslim women being stopped from wearing headscarves and long sleeves on the beach. However, a survey by Ifop, a French opinion poll institute, showed that 64 percent of the French population supported the ban while around 30 percent were indifferent, according to an Aug. 24 article in Le Figaro, a French publication.

This means that only six percent openly opposed the ban. These statistics are not good for France. If France’s Muslim population feels discriminated against and feels that the rest of the country has a strong hatred toward them, the situation will worsen.

However, the ban has created worldwide outrage, particularly in English-speaking countries.

An Aug. 18 New York Times editorial called French politicians’ “paternalistic pronouncements on the republic’s duty to save Muslim women from enslavement” hypocritical bigotry.

British Liberal Muslim activist Maajid Nawaz disagreed with both the burkini and its ban by saying, “Burkini is a sad symbol of Islam today going backwards on gender issues. Banning it is sad symbol of liberalism today going backwards in reply.” Muslim women have argued that the burkini allows women who do not want to expose their bodies an opportunity to enjoy the beach like other people do. Human Rights Watch also criticized the ban in an Aug. 25 article, saying that it “actually amounts to banning women from the beach, in the middle of the summer, just because they wish to cover their bodies in public.”

They continued by remarking, “It’s almost a form

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of collective punishment against Muslim women for the actions of others.” The burkini bans are also a violation of human rights; no one should have the power to police women’s bodies and tell them what they cannot wear. France claims to be so liberal, but France’s ban of the burkini and the burqa, which they banned in 2010, can be compared to Saudi Arabia’s modesty restrictions.

Beyond that, the burkini bans exceed Islamophobia by policing the bodies of non-Muslim women, as well. Zanetti, the creator of the burkini, estimates that around 40 percent of their clients are non-Muslim, according to an Aug. 22 Daily Mail article; burkinis are also great for anybody who is conservative, modest or dealing with body issues. The burkini is very popular in Israel, both amongst Jewish-Haredi people and Muslims.

France’s highest administrative courts ruled that mayors do not have the right to ban the burkini, according to an Aug. 29 CNN article. However, several French mayors have reportedly maintained their bans. In a test case expected to

set legal precedent, the court suspended the burkini ban in one French Riviera town, VilleneuveLoubet, which was obliged to immediately scrap its decree. But the ruling was dismissed by many other mayors, according to an Aug. 28 article in the Guardian.

Only two mayors lifted their bans after the Villeneuve-Loubet ruling: the mayor of Oye-Plages and the mayor of Eze in the Alpes-Maritimes.

Mayors from the right-wing Les Républicains party and from the far-right Front National are keeping their bans in place, insisting that the Villeneuve-Loubet case does not apply to them.

Banning the burkini will just increase Islamophobia and hatred. The Muslim community will feel even more detached from the rest of France, and the hate will grow.

There will be dire consequences, and religious terrorism may well increase instead of decrease.

If the Muslim community feels that they are being treated unfairly and are being discriminated against, then it is more likely that some members may react with violence.

Criticize Brandeis’ lack of real-world preparation for future employment Mark

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This summer, I worked at a real estate investment firm. Although I was doing interesting and challenging work, I was also treated like a typical intern. I had to fulfill tedious obligations that higher-up coworkers didn’t want or have the time to do. Sometimes, I experienced the irritation of supervisors and coworkers, which often included them raising their voices at me and visibly showing their displeasure. Most importantly, I had to meet expectations to be worth the investment made by my boss.

While I had a successful internship, I definitely experienced some culture shock upon leaving the Brandeis campus and entering the real world, where meritocracy rules.

Looking back on my time at Brandeis so far, I believe I felt this way because of the Brandeis culture of regressing students entering adulthood into permanent children. Even though I am ardently against this culture, it ended up seeping into my own psyche, giving me a false sense of what life outside of Brandeis is really like.

This is because the Brandeis administration is largely unhelpful to students seeking to be independent and proactive in progressing their careers and acting like responsible adults. It perpetuates a pervasive culture of dependency.

I experienced this firsthand when I went to Hiatt Career Center to learn how to build my network and make connections with alumni.

I figured that Brandeis, as a reputable American institution of higher learning, would have some sort of database or other methodology that tracked alumni to help current students enter the hypercompetitive job market.

Shockingly, no such help was available. While

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Hiatt, of course, is helpful in some ways, including resume building, limited career fairs and “Handshake” — which does serve as a useful tool to find potential internships and full time jobs — the ability to hear straight from Brandeis students who actually went through the hiring process and succeeded was virtually nonexistent. In terms of helping students make the valuable connections they would need to be self-sufficient and successful after graduation, Hiatt was essentially useless. I had to do all of my networking alone, scouring LinkedIn for hours and luckily securing a few informational phone calls.

When I look at Brandeis, I also see a school with an administration and faculty that prides itself on enforcing “safe spaces,” making sure no one’s feelings are ever hurt and bending over backwards for the loudest, most self-victimizing liberal voices on campus.

For example, just last year, many leftist students ardently demanded that the Brandeis administration implement a set of orders to fight the allegedly racist system on campus. While this particular group of students occupied BernsteinMarcus, yelling for “change” for weeks, they presented only evidence of statistical disparity in students and faculty of color, which, in my view, does not necessarily mean racism; much more must be presented to make any legitimate case that someone or something is racist. Nevertheless, Brandeis leadership eventually capitulated and is putting in place most of the provisions the students wanted, including hiring new diversity officers and working to recruit and retain more faculty members and students of color — which basically amounts to affirmative action.

The really troubling part here is the fact that the University acquiesced to these demands in a way that no company or business would ever do. Indeed, businesses and even governments have handled union strikes with a no-nonsense approach in the past, firing striking employees — sometimes en masse, such as with air traffic controllers in 1981.

To make things even worse for today’s student activists, the unsavory message of “everyone’s a

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Just based on my short summer in the real world, I can tell that Brandeis hurts students — rather than helps them as it claims — by appeasing special interests and surrendering to frivolous complaints fueled by political correctness.

Instead of empowering us to succeed, Brandeis encourages us to believe that everything we don’t like must be due to someone being out to get us.

In doing so, Brandeis propagates the idea that human self-determination is a farce and that the success of students who fit neatly into a victim class is implausible — it’s all likely to be quashed by society’s hatred in the end. The only possible solution then is to give students concessions and perks that they haven’t actually earned. This helps no one — that is, if you believe that college is supposed to prepare students to one day emerge from the comfortable cocoon of academia and enter the real world.

From personal experience, it’s safe to say that had I asked my supervisor or boss this summer for a “safe space” to shield me from hurtful comments or to protect me from things I thought were unfair or just plainly didn’t like, I’d be laughed out of the room — or worse, let go.

Meanwhile, making good choices, having personal responsibility and bettering oneself — all of which are within one’s control and can lead to a prosperous career and fruitful life — are conspicuously not mentioned in response to student dissatisfaction at Brandeis. Why does our University prefer to participate in hanging victimhood perpetually over the heads of its students?

Does Brandeis favor allowing students to believe that America is so hateful that they cannot succeed on their own merits? Why does Brandeis want students to believe that their tactics of badgering, confrontationally accusing others of

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nefariousness and then demanding concessions will ever actually work in any job in any part of the country?

This ridiculousness falls into a pattern of other instances in which Brandeis has sanctioned childish student behavior. For example, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a prominent and inspirational women’s rights leader who speaks out against Islam, had her honorary degree rescinded in 2014 after an initially small band of leftist students and faculty didn’t like what she had to say about Islam and decided they wanted her gone.

Again, the administration’s response to this incident sent the subliminal message that we can shut up the people who say things we don’t like.

And the only reason that free speech hasn’t been more of a pressing issue on campus since then is that Brandeis has painstakingly tried to mollify the leftist students on campus with bland, leftist speakers. This conceals a cancer that is still metastasizing underneath the bandaid. To state the obvious, these suppressive tactics wouldn’t play well in any work dynamic whatsoever.

Brandeis fosters a culture in which college students are rewarded for complaining and scapegoating, where students are kept from hearing things they don’t like and where the career center lacks basic networking services. This has an adverse effect on students who aspire to actually make a living after they graduate. This culture has denied students the opportunity to use their university as a test drive in preparing for the real world, where they learn to adequately brace themselves for and deal with dog-eat-dog, performance-based and often brutally honest work environments. With this approach to education, everyone ends up getting hurt.

Unless and until Brandeis drops the politics and coddling for an educational environment that prepares students for what actually exists outside our campus bubble, students risk never achieving what’s truly possible. Brandeis must admit that it is seriously harming students so that it can actually start producing adults who are ready and capable to take on all the challenges America will inevitably face.

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FORUM COLIN KAEPERNICK PROTEST

Support Kaepernick’s freedom to protest peacefully By nia lyn JUSTICE STAFF WRITER

America is said to be the “land of the free and home of the brave” — at least, so says the national anthem that has played at every major sporting event for the better portion of the last century. “The Star-Spangled Banner,” penned in 1814, has been tied to sports dating back to 1862 when it was played during the inauguration of Brooklyn’s first baseball field.

According to a Sept. 1 NBC News article, “the song resurfaced at baseball and college football games, usually during times of war and social upheaval.” It’s ironic that the anthem was once a way to generate a sense of morale and unite the nation, but today, it’s the cause for social upheaval. Recently, there has been an uproar about professional athletes demonstrating atypical behavior during the playing of the national anthem. Be it Gabby Douglas not placing her hand over her heart or Colin Kaepernick remaining seated during the national anthem, there has been an extremely negative public response. Granted, most Americans choose the typical hand-over-heart salute when saying the pledge or hearing the national anthem, but if we are truly free, why condemn those who choose to do otherwise?

“The Star-Spangled Banner” was originally a poem written by Francis Scott Key after the attack on Fort McHenry, during which the capitol, treasury and president’s house were all targeted by British forces. In the midst of the chaos, Key was surprised to see the American flag waving, showing that his nation had won the battle. This sense of awe inspired him to write his four-verse poem originally entitled “The Defense of Fort McHenry.” In this poem, Key paints a picture of a triumphant nation proving their resilience and demonstrating the strength needed to defy the odds. It is easy to see why it would be adapted to become the national anthem: It is exactly the kind of image that America wishes to portray — strong, powerful and resilient. However, America has had a difficult time maintaining this reputation. In terms of defending the name of the nation from outside attack, sure, America has shown its prowess, but when it comes to domestic affairs, the inadequacies begin to show.

Throughout history, certain groups of people have been treated as less than equal, yet they are still asked to pledge allegiance to a nation that perpetuates this inequality.

This selective freedom even manifests itself in “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The third verse of the poem states, “Their blood has wash’d out their foul footstep’s pollution/No refuge could save the hireling and slave/From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave/ And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth

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wave/O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.” Key is acknowledging the fact the lives of enslaved people weren’t spared, but it is overshadowed because America’s flag was still standing. This line may have different meaning for all who read it, thus allowing every individual to respond in a manner that they feel is appropriate.

Kaepernick recently chose not to stand during the national anthem because he refused to salute a nation that, he feels, blatantly disregards the lives of black and brown Americans.

According to an Aug. 27 USA Today article, Kaepernick stated, “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people of color …

There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.”

Here, Kaepernick respectfully chooses not to praise America and its flawed practices because he simply disagrees with them.

This being said, why do certain individuals take such offense when one chooses not to stand or even raise their hand if they are simply exercising their freedoms? The First Amendment right to free speech includes the right to not salute the flag, according to the rul-

ing in the 1943 U.S. Supreme Court case West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, which ruled that forcing children to pledge allegiance is a violation of their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.

Despite the protection of this case and the U.S. Constitution, many people who choose not to salute the flag face backlash from fellow Americans who feel that the act is disrespectful toward those in the armed services. One such person is Alex Boone, one of Kaepernick’s former teammates. In an Aug. 28 interview with USA Today, Boone stated that the flag gives Kaepernick the right to do what he wants, but he should also “have some (expletive) respect for those who served, especially people that lost their life to protect our freedom.”

And Boone is not alone; many Americans feel that the act is disrespectful toward those who fought for Kaepernick’s rights, but by utilizing said rights and not taking them for granted, Kaepernick is doing members of the armed service an even greater honor. It would be in vain for numerous people to lose their lives in the name of “freedom” only for it to be repressed when it’s convenient. In response to accusations of being anti-military, Kaepe-

rnick said, “I realize that men and women of the military go out and sacrifice their lives and put themselves in harm’s way for my freedom of speech and my freedoms in this country and my freedom to take a seat or take a knee, so I have the utmost respect for them,” according to a Sept. 2 USA Today article.

Everyone should be able to reject any ideals that don’t align with their own; this freedom of choice and self-expression is the foundation upon which America was built. In the words of Benjamin Franklin, “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty or Safety.”

If freedom of speech is stripped to protect citizens from any possible anti-American views, then the nation will be doomed. Kaepernick and others are simply expressing their unwillingness to praise a nation that they believe is currently in a flawed state, and they are well within their rights as citizens to do so. It is for this reason that I stand with Kaepernick’s decision to sit: No one should be forced to compromise their own opinions simply because they are different. The real issue lies with the expectation of everyone to blindly comply with the views of the masses.

Recognize complexities of patriotism in light of Kaepernick protest By ravi simon JUSTICE STAFF WRITER

At the party conventions this summer, viewers were treated to an extraordinary amount of flag waving as the candidates wrapped themselves in red, white and blue.

From barbeques on the Fourth of July to the obligatory election references to the founding fathers, Americans are not afraid to demonstrate their patriotic spirit.

There is perhaps no part of American society more openly and often excessively patriotic than the National Football League. Fighter jet flyovers and American flags the size of stadiums are regular features at games. This culture of national pride is what made San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s refusal to stand for the national anthem last Friday so shocking. According to an Aug. 29 NFL media article, Kaepernick claimed that “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.” He continued, “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.” According to an Aug. 27 New York Times article, Kaepernick has claimed he will continue to sit in the future, until he believes that the United States is free from institutional racism.

Kaepernick’s desire to protest police brutality is laudable. Institutional racism continues to terrorize people of color in this country, and the evidence is very clear that police disproportionately target minorities and are more likely to treat them more forcefully. According to a Justice Department report released after the killing of Michael Brown, “African Americans account for 85% of vehicle stops, 90% of citations, and 93% of arrests made by FPD officers, despite comprising only 67% of Ferguson’s population.” And Ferguson is not

an anomaly; Harvard professor Roland Fryer, Jr. found that police from across the country are more likely to use nonlethal force of all kinds against black civilians, according to a July 2016 study for the National Bureau of Economic Research titled “An Empirical Analysis of Racial Differences in Police Use of Force.”

However, while Kaepernick’s cause was just, I am skeptical that sitting during the anthem was a philosophically good way to protest. Rather than sending a message that police brutality is unjust, it simply dishonors a symbol of the nation. According to a Sept. 2 USA Today article, Kaepernick has said that he is not “anti-American.” Yet when Kaepernick claims that pride in a racist country is wrong, he implicitly claims that being proud of an American identity is itself racist. I find myself unable to agree.

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To a patriot, love of a country means standing for the anthem and working to fix its flaws.

Should my friends take down the national flags that adorn their dorm rooms? My Indian friends come from a country with a caste system decried by human rights groups. I would not ask them to remove their Indian or Hindu symbols from view. Likewise, I strongly disagree on moral grounds with Israeli policies in Palestine, but I am loathe to say that my Israeli friends should no longer be proud of their Israeli identity. It is impossible to name a country that lacks forms of inequality or op-

pression toward some group of people. This is in no way an excuse to be uninformed or apathetic towards the suffering of oppressed groups.

Attending a Black Lives Matter rally does not necessarily mean that one is anti-police.

Protesting police brutality by vandalizing a memorial to fallen officers, however, is clearly anti-police. The latter method of protest is worse than the former because it desecrates a symbol only loosely related to the issue.

Kaepernick’s protest is similar to the latter.

The American flag and anthem are symbols which reflect both the positive and negative aspects of the nation’s identity. There are some identities of which it is not ethical to be proud of. For instance, if I were born in a country I believed to be, at its very core, fundamentally unjust, it would be fine and even preferable not to stand for the anthem. Yet, to me, the United States is not convincingly that country. According to a June 23, 2015 FiveThirtyEight article, 48 percent of white southerners in 1972 would not vote for a qualified black nominee for president, compared to six percent in 2010. Although racism certainly pervades the country on certain levels, I doubt that most Americans believe racial inequality to be one of the core principles of the nation.

Instead, Americans as a whole tend to cherish values such as human rights, including racial equality, and constitutional limits on power.

Perhaps this was not the case when Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised fists in a black power salute at the 1968 Olympics, but it is the case today.

There are far better methods to protest the specific policies that countries have. As a famous, important quarterback, Kaepernick attending a Black Lives Matter rally would have generated press and awareness of police brutality. Beyoncé’s use of black panther imagery during her Super Bowl performance was a good example of making a point without dis-

respecting American symbols, which Beyoncé herself has respected in the past — most notably singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at President Barack Obama’s 2012 inauguration.

Kaepernick, on the other hand, decided to not stand for his country’s anthem. This sort of protest will not change minds across the aisle. In fact, it feeds into the far right, white nationalist narrative that people of color are not patriotic and do not cherish the values of the United States in the same way. Fixing race relations and ensuring racial equality should be viewed as a patriotic activity, as great civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. did.

At Lincoln University in 1961, Martin Luther King Jr. said, “The American dream reminds us that every man is heir to the legacy of worthiness.” If Kaepernick wants to make his protest an act which changes minds, rather than one of personal catharsis, he should not force a choice between the American flag and racial equality.

Patriotism can often be confused for nationalism, the sentiment of superiority used to excuse wrongdoing and deflect responsibility when the one’s country is not in the right. Patriotism can simply be viewed as love of country, rather than blind pride in it. Nationalists stand for the anthem but deride figures like Beyoncé for being divisive and hurting the image of their country. They are the ones who erase the negative aspects of American history from classroom textbooks. To a patriot, love of country means standing for the anthem and working to fix its flaws. These two should never be viewed as mutually exclusive. A citizen who loves their country should feel pride in its strengths and a deep drive to correct wrongs. Football games, in particular, are a time when people of different ideologies and beliefs come together for a shared passion.

Rather than dividing the nation, our athletes should try to bring us together to celebrate the values we all cherish.

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Men’s Soccer UAA STANDINGS

TEAM STATS Goals

Josh Ocel ’17 led the team with two goals.

UAA Conf. Overall

W L D W L D Pct. Player Goals Carnegie 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000 Josh Ocel 2 Chicago 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000 Patrick Flahive 1 Rochester 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000 Brandon Miskin 1 JUDGES 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000 Joshua Handler 0 Washington 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Case 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Assists NYU 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Josh Ocel ’17 led the team with Emory 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 one assist.

Player Assists EDITOR’S NOTE: Josh Ocel 1 Zach Vieira 1 Tomorrow at Nichols Joshua Handler 0 Sat. at Babson Patrick Flahive 0 Sept. 14 at WPI

WOMen’s Soccer UAA STANDINGS

TEAM STATS Goals

JUDGES Chicago NYU WashU Case Carnegie Emory Rochester

UAA Conf.

W L D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Overall W L D 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2

Pct. 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000

EDITOR’S NOTE: Today at Bridgewater State Thu. at Regis (Mass.)

Sat. at Mass.-Boston

Lea McDaniel ’17 led the team with two goals.

Player Goals Lea McDaniel 2 Jessica Morana 1 Cidney Moscovitch 0 Haliana Burhans 0

Assists Michaela Friedman ’17 led the team with one assist.

Player Assists Michaela Friedman 1 Haliana Burhans 1 Sam Volpe 1

VOLLEYBALL UAA STANDINGS

TEAM STATS

UAA Conf. Overall

W L W L Pct. Rochester 0 0 3 1 .750 Carnegie 0 0 4 0 1.000 Emory 0 0 3 1 .750 WashU 0 0 4 1 .800 NYU 0 0 2 2 .500 JUDGES 0 0 2 1 .666 Case 0 0 3 0 1.000 Chicago 0 0 1 3 .250

Maddie Engeler ’16 led the team with 168 kills.

Player Kills Maddie Engeler 168 Grace Krumpack 167 Shea Decker-Jacoby 136 Zara Platt 108

Kills

EDITOR’S NOTE: Fri. at Regis (Mass.)

Fri. at Bowdoin Sun. vs. Tufts

Digs Yvette Cho ’19 led the team with 463 digs.

Player Digs Yvette Cho 463 Grace Krupmpack 313 Shea Decker-Jacoby 190 Leah Pearlman 180

cross cOuntry Results from the Fens Classic hosted by Emmanuel University.

TOP FINISHERS (Men’s)

TOP FINISHERS (Women’s)

5-Kilometer Run RUNNER TIME Mitchell Hutton 15:53 Liam Garvey 16:10 Brian Sheppard 16:17

2-Mile Run RUNNER TIME Emily Bryson 11:09 Kate Farrell 11:31 Julia Bryson 12:01

EDITOR’S NOTE: Sat. at UMass Dartmouth Oct. 8 at James Early Invitational

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Killer Duo: Setter Marlee Nork ’19 set up middle hitter Kristen Frauens ’19 for the kill against Wellesley College on Saturday.

Judges win two in promising beginning ■ Libero Yvette Cho ’19 led the Judges with 14 digs against Wellesley College in a well-fought loss.

By Ben Katcher Contributing writer

The women’s volleyball team opened up their season with a strong showing in the Brandeis Invitational tournament this weekend.

Brandeis asserted their dominance early on by way of 3-0 victories against both Smith College and Rhode Island College. However, they suffered a tough, albeit hard-fought, 3-1 loss against Wellesley College to close out the tournament.

Judges 1, Wellesley 3 Although the Judges never lost their moxie, Wellesley overpowered Brandeis by scores of 25-19, 15-25, 2518 and 25-19. Outside hitter Grace Krumpack ’19 led the way with 11 kills and 11 digs, while libero Yvette Cho ’19 had two aces and 14 digs.

Led by her teammates’ seagull-like cheers of “Mar, Mar, Mar,” setter Marlee Nork ’19 had three aces to go along with her 15 assists. The Judges played their hearts out, but they were

unable to answer against Wellesley’s strong attack.

“Wellesley was stronger offensively compared to other teams,” Cho stated after the tournament. “There were missed opportunities on our part to compete at our best ability, but they put up a strong fight, and I respect that.”

The Judges took the loss in stride, though, and are looking to grow from their defeat.

Brandeis started off the tournament by defeating Smith in straight sets, 25-17, 25-16 and 25-15.

Judges 3, RIC 0 That same morning, the Judges cruised past Rhode Island College in glaring fashion. They won in straight sets, 25-21, 25-16 and 2517. Krumpack had an impressive all-around performance with six kills, three aces and 12 digs. Team captain Cho had an ace and added 11 digs. Right side hitter Zara Platt ’19, middle hitter Emma Bartlett ’20 and outside hitter Shea Decker-Jacoby ’19 each had eight kills, and setter Leah Pearlman ’19 led the team with 20 assists and added nine digs of her own.

The Judges looked incredible right from the start, and Cho attributed this strong play to the close-knit nature of the squad.

“We meshed well, played confidently and fought together as a team for each other,” said Cho. “Our strong chemistry off the court really translates well into games, and I think that’s what’s really making the difference for us.”

Outside hitter Jessie Moore ’18 had a standout, clutch performance with six kills, three aces and seven digs. Platt and Bartlett each added seven kills of their own to help keep momentum on the Judges’ side.

Judges 3, Smith 0 After losing the first point of the set, the Judges scored two straight points and never looked back to take a 1-0 lead in the match. However, in the second set, Smith was electric out of the gate and took a commanding 5-0 lead.

After Brandeis gained possession though, led by Moore’s excellent serving, the Judges answered back with six straight points to take the lead. Smith was not able to come back as the deficit increased and eventually dropped the second set. The Judges once again dominated in the third set and won their first match of the season with a kill and an ace by Moore to close it out.

The Judges’ season continues this Friday at home against Regis College (Mass.) at 4 p.m.

PRO SPORTS BRIEF Red Sox on brink of playoff berth as tricky balancing manuever pays off in the closing games One of the most fundamental forces driving professional sports is the tension between building a team for long-term contention and going all-in to win in the current year. For fans of competitive teams, this balancing act can be massively frustrating. If your team leans too far to the side of consistency and runs back the same roster every year, you’ve punched yourself a ticket to a yearly early playoff exit. If your team leans too aggressive, your year or two of actual championship contention can be followed by a long, soulcrushing decline as players reach the back ends of their contracts (See: Phillies, Philadelphia, 2008). The ultimate goal is sustained championship contention, which very few teams have managed in

any given era.

For the past five seasons, the Boston Red Sox have decidedly not been one of these franchises. In these seasons, the Sox have been among the most erratic teams in professional sports, with one World Series victory eternally etched in between three last place finishes.

In keeping with this remarkable oscillation between first and worst, the Red Sox, currently tied for first place in the American League East, are following up last year’s last place finish with an excellent season, and while recent history might suggest that Sox fans should expect a return to the inferno for next season, the way that they’ve achieved this success might instead suggest they’ve arrived at the golden mean between the present

and the future.

At the center of this nexus of the now and the near is their incredible young core of right fielder Mookie Betts, short stop Xander Bogaerts and center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. All three are 26 or younger, under team control until 2020 at the earliest and are ranked in the top six at their positions by BaseballReference wins above replacement.

The Red Sox’s youth movement goes beyond these three, as top prospects outfielder Andrew Benintendi and infielder Yoan Moncada have both made appearances in the big leagues in the past month.

Pitching has been the Red Sox’s greatest weakness this season, but despite their overall mediocrity, there are a number of positive signs for both the playoffs and the

years to come, particularly with the performances of pitcher Rick Porcello and pitcher David Price.

After a rough first two months to the season, Porcello has been very good, lowering both his ERA and his fielding independent pitching by more than a run each, and is signed through 2019. Price, signed through 2023 with a 2018 option, was not actually as bad as his surface level numbers would have suggested in the first half, as his FIP was nearly a run lower than his ERA, and has followed that up with a similarly solid second half.

The combination of a young core already in place, together with pitchers now hitting their stride and under contract for the next few seasons puts the Red Sox in position to contend for a championship this

season and repeat their success next year. Beyond that though, the fact that these critical components are already in place significantly diminishes the need for the front office to hand out more massive and likely damaging free agent contracts this winter (looking at you, third baseman Pablo Sandoval), which have played a part in the struggles of this halfdecade. Instead, it allows them to focus on shoring up depth and other specific needs on short-term deals and, as such, to add to the present without jeopardizing the future.

This is the recipe for a long run of consistent contention, and the Red Sox may have finally found their way back to it.

—Evan Robbins

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Johnson was referring more specifically to the head injuries he had sustained in recent years, something that has made waves in the NFL circles.

Lynch has been similarly cryptic in his retirement statements, refusing to address his reasoning.

Lynch had been injured during his final season but had only missed one game in the previous four seasons combined. He had broken countless franchise records and certainly had a few years left in his tank. Yet injuries and the threat of post-NFL complications prevailed and thwarted Lynch’s love for the game.

More and more players are realizing the consequences of each tackle they endure, especially as movies like “Concussion”, which profiled the adverse affects of NFL head injuries, educate the masses.

Although most brushed aside President Obama, who stated that he if he had a son, he would not allow him to play football, the president’s statement represented much more than a non-expert’s inconsequential opinion. The one man who represents the interests of the United States population effectively and explicitly set into the peoples’ minds the danger of the game of football.

As the NFL moves forward, commissioner Goodell must address these issues head on in order to save the game from national disposal. In the coming years, the game of football will be drastically altered in a way that will either attract new players or disengage avid fans. The job of commissioner Goodell is to find that balance and implement it before it is too late.

—Jerry Miller

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LOWER-BODY POWER: Forward Cidney Moscovitch ’17 crushes the ball in a win against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

WSOCCER: Squad outplays

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could not crack the top five in any of the later events.

On the other hand, the women are looking to emulate their past season’s calculated consistency.

The Judges placed in the top five four times and the top 10 six times during their 2015 season.

The women will be tested when they look to repeat their gold performance at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Invitational on Sept. 17. The pressure is on the men, as well, who will continue their quest for perfection and seal their second consecutive gold on Sept. 17.

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PRO SPORTS BRIEF Players drop early due to injuries As the 2016-17 NFL season opens up next weekend, a new era of players will be ushered into the league.

Yet the topic of conversation this season will not be the newly minted quarterbacks and running backs of the future but the void of the veteran players who inconspicuously disappeared into thin air during the offseason.

Detriot Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson, Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch and Green Bay Packers receiver Greg Jennings, to name but a few, have settled into their early retirement. This comes during an age where players have continued to stretch their careers well past their prime, such as Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning.

The question that is on the minds of all sports laureates and critics alike is this: Is the football culture of America slowly sliding into an American pastime? In the back of each coach’s mind must lie the question of whether there will be enough players remaining in the football draft to choose from in 10 years.

Players around the league have constantly cited injuries and, more specifically, concussions as reasons for calling it quits early into their career. Johnson, who signed an eight-year, $132 million contract as early as 2012, broke off his commitment because “it was just body.

I was just tired of it, fed up. Just had enough.”

He had broken the single-season in the same year as he signed his absurd contract and, a mere two years later, decided to hang up his cleats because he was tired? According to many sports experts,

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aggressively attacking. In the 27th minute, midfielder Sam Volpe ’19 dribbled into the box past her defender and found McDaniel running towards the goal. McDaniel was able to slot the ball uncontested and score the team’s first goal of the regular season.

Volpe, for her part, recorded her first career point with the assist to McDaniel. For the game as a whole, McDaniel had a total of six shots, four of which were on target. The team overall outshot the Engineers 15-11, including a dominant first half in

which they outshot the visitors 14-5.

On the defensive side of the pitch, Grossman recorded four saves in each half, which included an impressive stop late in the game.

In the 80th minute, MIT freshman forward Allie Werner attempted a shot on the far post that Grossman was able to deflect with one hand to keep the shutout going.

The Judges have always fared well against their regional competitors, compiling a record of 23-9-3 against them all-time. Most recently, out of the last eight contests, six of the games were decided by just one goal.

MIT is 0-1 on the season to begin, having not yet played another game

since Thursday.

Brandeis, on the other hand, is 2-0 and is looking to put together another an impressive season after a 2015 campaign in which they advanced all the way to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The loss had a particular sting for the team as the contest against William Smith College went all the way into overtime. This season the Judges are hoping to get back to the muchanticipated NCAA Tournament.

The team will next be in action this afternoon on the road against Bridgewater State University. It will then face off against Regis College on Thursday afternoon.

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Women start year with two victories ■ Defender Michaela Friedman ’17 gave the Judges their first assist and helped propel them to a win over Lasell.

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The women’s soccer team jumped out to a quick start to the 2016 season, securing two home victories in their first two attempts. The Judges put away Lasell College 2-0 on Sunday afternoon, while also shutting out the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1-0 on Thursday evening.

Judges 2, Lasell 0 On Sunday, the No. 13-ranked Judges used a balanced overall approach to defeat their area rivals in Lasell. The team got its first goal of the competition in the 26th minute when defender Michaela Friedman ’17 lofted a free kick cross into the middle of the box where it was sent to the back of the net by forward Lea McDaniel ’17. The goal was the second of McDaniel’s season, and 12th for her career, which is the most in the club early in the season.

The Judges had multiple chances in the first half to extend the score,

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specifically when midfielder Sarah Hulit ’18 hit the post on a tough crosspitch attempt. The team had a total of 13 shots in the game, eight of which were on goal.

The team finally connected on their second goal of the contest early in the second half. In the first minute of the half, midfielder Jessica Morana ’17 scored her first career goal off of a perfectly placed cross from midfielder Haliana Burhans ’18.

Morana was able to take Burhan’s pass from the right side and push it into the open goal.

The Judges were unable to keep up the offensive attack, but the goal differential was enough for the defense and goalkeeper Alexis Grossman ’17. Grossman only had to record two saves in her 13th career shutout.

Judges 1, MIT 0 Good defense and timely goal scoring was also the theme of Thursday’s match against MIT. The squad’s goal in the 27th minute would be all it would need to secure the victory.

The team played extremely possessively, ensuring a maximum amount of touches before

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cross country

Teams snag gold in opening track meet ■ Emily Bryson ’19 and Ryan Stender ’18 won golds for the Judges in their first event of the season.

By Jerry Miller JUSTICE editor

The men’s and women’s cross country teams bolted out of the gates in their first event of the season, held at the Fens Classic and hosted by Emmanuel College.

The invitational, which is in its eighth year of competition, has hosted elite teams from around the New England region, including Wheaton College, University of Massachusetts Boston and Roger Williams University.

The men’s team claimed its second consecutive win in the three-mile race during the 2014 campaign, while the women did not compete. The Judges racked up 23 points to propel themselves over the Roger Williams and into a first place position.

Jarret Harrigan ’17 was narrowly beat by a Roger Williams runner to slide cleanly into second place in the individual ranks. Harrigan was one of the six Brandeis runners to stop the clock in the top 10.

Other notable Brandeis finishers were current Cross Country runners Quinton Hoey ’17 and Ryan Stender ’18. Hoey eased into third place with a time of 15:25 while Stender pulled through exactly 10 seconds later to capture fifth place. Mitchell Hutton ’17 and Liam Garvey ’17 also placed in the top 10, helping the Judges secure the top spot in the event.

This year, the teams picked up right where they left off, dominating the leaderboard and claiming first place in all four events.

On the men’s side, Hutton placed in first in the five-kilometer run with the only sub-16 time in the race. The Judges continued to roll in, taking the next four places on the team. Garvey followed Hutton into second place and timed in at 16:10, with Brian Sheppard ’18 pacing in behind him.

The Judges took four of the top five finishes in the race and six of the top 10. Thomas College and Emmanuel were the only other schools to finish in the top-10.

The Judges kept their foot on the pedal for the team five-kilometer race, stopping the clock at 1:21.05 to outpace Emmanuel for first place. The Judges average 16:13.00 on the race.

The women’s team beat out the field, topping the leaderboard for a first-place gold finish. In the individual two-mile run, Emily Bryson ’19 took the top nod with a time of 11:09. Kate Farrell ’17 dropped in right behind Bryson with a speedy time of 11:31. Julia Bryson ’19 followed suit with a time of 12:01, just outside the sub11 club.

Overall, the Judges stole all five of the top five spots, adding to their incredible day on the field. The Judges also took seven of the top 10 spots to round out their day.

The Judges then beat out Simmons College for the team race, clocking in at 59:34.0, to take another gold on the day. The race closed out the day for the Judges, giving the women the gold.

The men are on the right track, trying to erase their late season turbulence and regain their opening season form from last year. The Judges placed in first for their first two events but fell to 28th overall in the Open New England Championships, and

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EASY BAIT: Midfielder Josh Ocel ’17 (right) schools his opponent in a win over John Carroll University this past Saturday.

Judges start season off on right foot with wins ■ Midfielder Josh Ocel ’17

took part in each of the teams three goals in their win over John Carroll.

By Gabriel Goldstein JUSTICE Staff Writer

The men’s soccer team is off to a hot start to their 2016 season, capturing victories in both of their match-ups from this past weekend.

The Judges began the weekend with a 3-1 victory over John Carroll University on Saturday.

The squad finished their weekend strong with a 1-0 upset over sixthranked Haverford College on Sunday afternoon, making a clear statement that the team will be a force to be reckoned with this coming season.

Brandeis 1, Haverford College 0 The Judges faced off against nationally ranked Haverford College on Sunday afternoon in their first serious test of the season. The squad jumped out to a quick lead when midfielder

Brandon Miskin ’18 hammered home a perfectly placed pass from forward Zach Vieira ’17 with 32:35 remaining in the first half. The Judges never looked back, holding their 1-0 lead with stifling defense and savvy time management.

The victory brings the Judges to 2-0 on the young season and should serve as a momentum builder for the squad. The loss drops Haverford College to 1-1 on the year.

Brandeis 3, John Carroll 1 The men’s team began the weekend with an easy victory over John Carroll University. Midfielder Josh Ocel ’17 played hero for the Judges, having a hand in all three of the team’s goals.

Ocel opened the scoring in the ninth minute when his free quick miraculously made it through a crowd of John Carroll defenders and found the back of the net. The Blue Streaks then evened the score 33 minutes in, when junior Jesse Marinaro headed home a free kick.

The Judges did not take long to reclaim the lead, scoring the gamewinning goal 51 minutes into the game. Ocel again generated the goal, setting up midfielder Patrick

Flahive ’18 for a header off of a free kick. The Judges' swarming defense limited John Carroll’s offensive opportunities, and another Ocel goal 63 minutes in put the game out of reach. The victory was a solid way for the squad to start the season and hopefully foreshadows a great deal of success to come.

The victory brought the Judges to 1-0 on the season. The loss dropped John Carroll to 0-1.

Ocel, who had a total of four goals in his 2015 campaign, has come close to surpassing his previous season record. At his current pace Ocel is looking at a whopping 16 goals on the season. Only time will tell whether he can keep up his ferocious pace or lose his composure trying.

Looking ahead, the Judges face Nichols College on Wednesday and Babson College on Saturday.

The squad hopes to build off their strong start by riding a wave of momentum throughout the season.

Last season, the Judges narrowly beat each team 1-0. Babson pushed the Judges to the limit, forcing a double-overtime game. The Judges look to eliminate Babson in regulation this time around.

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TRASH INTO TREASURE: Chakaia Booker transforms old tires and wooden pieces into captivating sculpture art in “Speakeasy.”

Gallery explores social issues with recycled materials

By ISABELLE TRUONG justice CONTRIBUTING writer

Chakaia Booker’s art, which is featured in the Kniznick Gallery at the Women’s Studies Research Center until Nov. 4, speaks volumes about current issues by using old tires and wood slabs as sculptural creations.

Booker is known for innovatively upcycling materials in order to convey societal messages — most notably, commentary on race, gender and the environment.

The showcase itself is titled “Speakeasy” and is curated

by Susan Metrican. As to the reason for the gallery’s naming, “speakeasy refers to elusive territory, obscured potential and the surprising consequences of the artist’s manipulation of materials,” Metrican explained in its description.

Booker’s art has been presented in multiple exhibits and museums globally, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the “Twentieth Century American Sculpture” exhibition held at the White House in 1996.

From a considerable distance, her sculptures appear to be gnarled, dark and immense in size, catalyzing an almost ominous sense in the viewer. And while that’s true, when you get closer to the art and examine it more intimately, you’ll notice the amount of intricate detail engraved into the wood and the precise cuts of the rubber. This presents a fascinating layering effect, much like the artist’s multifaceted identity.

Booker has expressed to the National Museum of Women in the Arts that “the varied tones of the rubber parallels human diversity, while the tire treads suggest images as African scarification and textile designs.”

At the same time, Booker addresses social matters: finding value in

“garbage” (old tires in Booker’s case) demonstrates the “drive to recycle and find new uses for what was formerly defined as trash.”

She also explores feminism through her thoughtful concoctions. Booker confronts gender and biology in her titling of the rubber sculptures, fitting with their presence at the WSRC. Among the five sculptures is “Crossed Vagina,” resembling the shape of both a vagina and almost that of a bull skull with precise

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only a few materials — rubber and wood, some attached by steel nails — the complexity and meaning shine through mightily. She has said in interviews that, to her, every piece of art has a different meaning, and this is influenced by the materials used and the place where the art is made.

Along with the prominent sculptures, a few of Booker’s framed, one-dimensional woodblock hand-paintings also splay the walls of the gallery. Many

THOUGHTFUL IMAGERY: Booker’s pieces evoke an ominous feeling and explore a range of themes, including the environment and multifaceted human identity. cuts and cleaner edges, and “The Nest,” which features a “female aperture,” as described by the New York Times. “Male Referendum” is another piece that appears to be Booker’s interpretation of a penis, including signature entanglement of pliable tire, however, with more rips and tears all throughout.

There is a simplicity to the sculptures but that doesn’t undermine their importance.

Though the pieces showcased in the gallery seem to be created with

of them are untitled and depict abstract images created through geometric patterns and prints.

Booker’s art encompasses multiple topics, which is what makes her art so profound. Not only is each piece done with artisanal technique and extreme awareness, it also serves as an expression of Booker’s individuality without representing a singular experience.

Her art moves many affected by the pertinent issues she aims to touch on.

TRANSCENDING BOUNDARIES: Each of Booker’s pieces have fine and precise detail that creates a layering effect when viewed up close.

review

‘Maximum Ride’ soars into theaters

By ZARA HOFFMAN justice CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The young-adult book-to-movie adaptation has been booming for the past decade and a half, but new to the screens are a group of six kids with wings known as “The Flock” from James Patterson’s young adult series, “Maximum Ride” (2005-2015).

The nine-book series has been transformed into manga graphic novels, a mobile app and, more recently, a graphic novel through Marvel.

I wasn’t expecting the same high quality of the “Harry Potter” or “Hunger Games” movies. The “Percy Jackson” movies proved that a big budget doesn’t automatically create a blockbuster. Having waited for this opportunity since I read the books at age eight, I decided to buy the film on iTunes outright and

watch it while live-tweeting to the star and the film’s official Twitter account. While I landed with mixed feelings, I side with the people who approve of this evolution of James Patterson’s story.

“Maximum Ride” was directed

by Jay Martin and executive produced by YouTube sensation Jenna Marbles. It stars Allie Marie Evans, who is making her first large-role debut from a Youtube background in makeup videos, short films and vlogs. Unlike some people who believed the casting was disappointing based on the poster, I believe that Ms. Evans is the perfect Max: she perfectly captures the snark, leadership and emotional vulnerability of James Patterson’s winged heroine.

I was a little disappointed that the script opened with a flashback rather than the amazing zinger that opens the novel: “The funny thing about facing imminent death is that it really snaps

everything else into perspective.”

To be honest, a lot of the film’s dialogue was stilted (especially the lines spoken by the characters outside the Flock), but the Flock’s

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CREATIVE MASTER: The “Maximum Ride” book series was originally written

by James Patterson, pictured above.

sarcasm and acting chops allowed many viewers to overlook the mostly less-than-stellar lines.

The best (and most sarcastic) lines are shared between Max and Fang (her right-hand man), perfectly demonstrating their best-friend dynamic. For readers, the shared silent glances also hint at the possibility of a romantic relationship.

In the books, the villainous “Erasers” are half-wolf, halfhuman hybrids whom the School creates to hunt the Flock (who are half-avian, half-human). But in the film, the only one who looks like his book counterpart is Ari. The rest of the men look like normal soldiers, but as readers of the novels know, a main plot point of the series is that the first round of “Erasers” aren’t a success like the bird kids. Due to their normalness, the Erasers lost a lot of their ability to scare me, preventing me of ever truly fearing the Flock was in danger.

The one thing I haven’t talked about yet is the wings. While the super quick shots look okay, the flight scenes are too digital to be believable. It is the most disappointing part of the movie.

And while the general plot remains intact, the wings aren’t distinguished for each Flock member, an important detail and plot in the literary series.

With all of this in mind, and despite the flaws illustrated here, the movie is action-packed, engaging and entertaining — while also raising important questions about the ethics of scientific experiments and whether people with power are responsible for those weaker than them.

The film ends in a way that implies a sequel, and though one hasn’t been officially optioned or started, this movie is compelling enough that I (and many other diehard fans) hope there will be a second film soon.

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24-Hour Musical basks in nostalgia

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By hannah kressel justice Contributing writer

A musical, start-to-finish, in 24 hours seems mad. Perhaps, it is. However, this does not stop Brandeisians from attempting this feat each year. Every year, hordes of students crowd into the Shapiro Campus Center’s theater to watch their peers present a musical they were cast in only the day before. This year’s show of choice was everyone’s ‘tween’ favorite — “High School Musical.” Produced by Tympanium Euphorium and Hillel Theater Group, Brandeis’ rendition of High School Musical was enjoyable to all, as it evoked nostalgia in the many show-goers crowded in the theater as well as in the actors in the show.

“High School Musical” is a Disney Channel Original Movie released in 2006 (making this year its ten-year anniversary — a fact many of us find quite scary). At the time, the majority of Brandeis students treated “High School Musical” as something to aspire to; many of us imagined this to be prophetic of our then-future high school careers. While I cannot speak for everyone, I know my high school experience was very different — unfortunately, dancing on tables and breaking cliques weren’t exactly the best methods to make friends.

Despite the lies, “High School Musical’s” iconic songs remained integral to jam sessions throughout my and many others’ adolescence. This made the fact that Brandeis’ 24-Hour Musical was “High School Musical” all the more entertaining.

Despite the lack of sleep, the entire cast kept up an enviable amount of enthusiasm — enthusiasm reminiscent of the peppiness found in the original “High School Musical,” so unlike that of true high schoolers. Although all the actors are required a three-hour rest, one can only assume the majority of the actors’ enthusiasm was the product of an overindulgence in sugar and coffee.

Namely, the show’s leads — Ben LoCascio ’20 as teen heartthrob Troy Bolton and Karina Wen ’20 as sweet, likable Gabriella Montez — imbued excitement throughout

the theater, their singing and acting so evocative of the characters many current students hold close to their hearts.

Another of the show’s standout characters was Mrs. Darbus, played by Julia Brown ’19. The flamboyant sweep of her scarf — a costume that proved surprisingly effective given its simplicity — accentuated her apt lyoverly dramatic voice, so similar to that of the original Mrs. Darbus, and to so many of our own theater professors and acting teachers. Another Brandeisexclusive scene that was quite entertaining was one of the final scenes, during which a basketball game, an academic decathlon tournament and a musical sequence all occurred — side-by-side on a relatively small stage. Despite the small space, all three pieces worked quite well together.

It was also interesting watching “High School Musical” now that we’re all, well, not in high school. We can look back on a high school experience we once dreamed of, in the company of college friends and with the knowledge that “High School Musical” is exclusively farcical. These facts, coupled with the comedy guaranteed to ensue in a musical produced in only 24 hours, made this year’s show a delight to watch and take part in.

The musical was surprisingly professional given the time constraints, and when there were errors, they only served to further the atmosphere of the play — exciting, silly, a tad tongue-in-cheek. For example, at one point, Gabriella lost her page in her binderbound script, but kept to the tune and let the crowd in on the fact that she was currently looking for page 76. These fumbles only served to remind us what these musicals are truly about — to create a more closely knit Brandeis community, to create a special show exclusive to Brandeis.

No one came to the 24 Hour Musical expecting a flawless copy of the 2006 Disney hit “High School Musical.” We came to support our friends and have a few laughs, all to the beats of songs we know and love.

—Editor’s Note: Lizzie Grossman ’18 participated in the 24-Hour musical and is the Arts Editor of the Justice.

GO DRAMA: The basketball team embellishes their jerseys with“Go Drama” to support Troy and Gabriella before their callback.

SIBLING SHOW-OFF: Sharpay (Caroline Kriesen ’20) and Ryan (Bryan McNamara ’19) enthusiastically perform “What I’ve Been Looking For.” HEATHER SCHILLER/the Justice

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DETENTION DUEL: Coach Bolton (Ryan Sands ’19) and Ms. Darbus (Julia Brown ’19) argue about Troy missing basketball practice due to detention.

DRIFTING APART: Troy (LoCascio) and Gabriella (Wen) reminisce on their almost-to-be relationship as they sing “When There Was Me and You” HEATHER SCHILLER/the Justice

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LIKE KINDERGARTEN: Gabriella (Karina Wen ’20) and Troy (Ben LoCascio ’20) hold hands in confidence as they prepare to sing “Breaking Free” for their callback.

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Brandeis TALKS

INTERVIEW

Hey, 24-Hour Musical people! How are you guys doing?

Karina Wen ’20

Elana Israel ’18

“I’m tired, but it’s very fun and I’m doing great!”

MIHIR KHANNA/the Justice

This week, justArts spoke with Karina Wen ’20, who played Gabriella Montez, the lead role in “High School Musical,” the 24-Hour Musical this year. justArts: How long have you been doing theater for?

Karina Wen: Since middle school, so [around] seven years.

Rachel Klingenstein ’18 “It has been absolutely exhausting learning all this choreography and all this music in just 24 short hours can be absolutely tiring, and I’ve got like three hours of sleep, so I feel great!”

Ryan Sands ’19 “Its going great, actually! We have a great group of people, great show to put on, and we’re getting it done! Its always fun to spend as much time as you can in a theater.”

Valerie Janovic ’19 “To keep this idea of inclusiveness alive. Not use it as a talking point, but really try and make sure we advance to a point where this school is inclusive to everybody.”

—Compiled and photographed by Mihir Khanna/the Justice.

STAFF’S Top Ten

Crayola Crayons

By MORGAN BRILL justice EDITOR

As a kid, the most exciting thing ever was opening a new pack of crayons — I was definitely elitist when it came to crayons — it was Crayola or bust for me. That being said, Crayola has made some bizarrely named crayons since their introduction in 1903.

Here’s my list of the weirdest Crayola crayons to date. ​ 1) Banana Mania 2) Inchworm 3) Wild Blue Yonder 4) Jazzberry Jam 5) Cerise (really, how many kids know what that means?)

6) Van Dyke Brown 7) Beaver 8) Razzmatazz 9) Flesh 10) Madder Lake

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JA: Do you like the show?

KW: I really enjoy the movies. I think the show is a really silly musical, but I’m glad that I’m getting the chance to do it once in my life!

CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 DS Rival 4 Ask for a loan 8 Like a cat’s tail 14 Mineral suffix 15 When repeated, a small island 16 One who makes unnecessary charges?

17 Cocaine, for one 19 Cathodes’ opposites 20 Movie set in 1979 21 Relevant to the topic at hand 23 He said “My fingers are long and beautiful”, which is a lie 25 Snakelike ocean-dweller 26 Airport info 30 Novelist Rand 31 Current measures 35 Be outstanding?

36 Nixon, for one 37 Dummy 39 “Some things are better ________” 42 “I forgive you” 44 Like an egg 45 Small rows 46 _____ Vif 47 Quintessential thing 50 Part (abbr.)

53 Vampire feature 55 Span of time 56 Turbine piece 58 Author of “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” 62 Like many a B & B 63 Reveal, as a Scooby-Doo villain 66 Songs that get stuck in your head 68 Current Ford model 69 Domicile, informally 70 Sch. near Boston 71 The very beginning 72 Words before “Too slow!”

73 “Sure thing!”

JA: How did you react when you found out that you got the lead role?

KW: I was surprised! It had been a really exhausting week, but I was kind of already in this state of sleep deprivation where [I felt like] nothing could affect me. So I was surprised, but it’s been kind of a long wait, and [it’s been] really fun!

JA: So far, what has been the most tiring or challenging part of being in 24-Hour?

KW: I think [that] the choreography is kind of what gets me, because I don’t have to do a lot of it, but when I do, it’s like, “Okay, now I have to wrap my head around this,” where otherwise I can just read through my script.

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22 “____ the ramparts we watched...”

24 Magazine with an “Ask Marilyn” section 27 Hard labor 28 Missing, as a soldier 29 Fix 32 “Would I do that?”

33 Orca assembly 34 “Love, ______, it’s just a kiss away” 36 Popular TV series with 3 spinoffs 38 ____ Boot 39 Omitted 40 Eye part 41 Chicken, but not chicken out DOWN 42 It may cause commotion on Wall St. 1 Hit at parties?

2 “The ______ Night” (Van Gogh 43 Highland hat 45 Locked eyes with in a duel, perhaps work) 3 How some anti-firearm taxes 48 Hardly touch, as a meal 49 With 54-Down, host of This Ameriare imposed can Life 4 “Silicon Valley” network 50 Like bad weather 5 Dash 51 1950s pejorative 6 What a klutz may do often 52 Affairs 7 In a bad spot 54 See 49-Down 8 Rice or beans, in some coun57 “What do we have here?” tries 59 This (Sp.) 9 One carrying a brown paper 60 Rage (against) bag 61 “Therefore...”

10 “You beat me” 63 What a photographed Frisbee 11 Normal (abbr.)

12 Word after tee and before haw may be mistaken for 13 Aught-five and Aught-seven, 64 Sch. near St. Charles 65 Made the acquaintance of e.g.

67 Omaha-to-Lincoln dir.

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JA: What has been your favorite part so far?

KW: I really like singing the songs, because they’re songs that I’ve known since I was [around] eight years old, and now I’m playing the characters!

JA: What is your favorite song from the musical?

KW: I like “When There Was Me and You,” which is the really sad ballad.

JA: What are you most looking forward to about being in the musical?

KW: I’m excited to [perform] the show [for] the audience — I think that will be really fun, to have them there with us.

JA: Do you think you’ll do 24-Hour again next year?

KW: Probably! It’s been fun so far!

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JA: Are you in any other shows at Brandeis this semester?

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

KW: Yes! I’m going to be in Urinetown, which is the [Tympanium Euphorium] musical this semester, and I’m taking [a theater class].

JA: Do you feel like you relate to Gabriella as a character?

KW: Yeah; she’s sort of quiet, and doesn’t know exactly what she’s doing at her new school, which is pretty much me at this moment! So definitely!

JA: What part of the show are you most nervous for?

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KW: I think, again, the choreography, because if you mess up, it looks really bad, whereas with lines in songs and [such], the audience knows you’ll mess up, so it’s okay!

—Lizzie Grossman