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Ford Hall 2015 hosts discussion on Flint water crisis
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partnered with Brandeis Climate Justice to discuss environmental racism in Flint. By Abby patkin JUSTICE editoR
Students addressed the issues of race and environmentalism surrounding the Flint water crisis and how individuals might provide assistance to those in urban or underserved areas in a panel discussion on Wednesday. The event, titled “From Ford Hall to Flint: A Conversation On Environmental Racism and Activism,” was moderated
by Saren McAllister ’18 and Roger Perez MA-SID/MBA '16 and was sponsored by the Brandeis Pluralism Alliance and Brandeis Climate Justice. The event featured a panel of students and leading community members, including American Civil Liberties Union staff attorney Carl Williams, Brontë Velez ’16, vice president and chief program officer for the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Rachel Gore Freed, Sophie Warren ’18 and Nicole H. McCauley (Heller). McAllister and Perez began the event with the screening of a student-made informational video on
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Univ. uses 30 percent more energy than peers ■ Clubs and administrators
talked about environmental efforts at the State of Sutainability. By Abby Patkin JUSTICE editoR
The University is behind its peer schools in energy reduction and recycling, Sustainability Manager Mary Fischer announced at the State of Sustainability conference on Tuesday night. The event also featured presentations from the various environmental groups on campus, including Students for Environmental Action and Brandeis Climate Justice. Class of 2017 Senator Matt Smetana ’17, chair of the Senate Sustainability Committee and member of the President’s Task Force on Sustainability, opened the event, calling the audience together in a moment of silence for Zimeng “Boots” Xue ’18, who passed away unexpectedly last week. Rachel Zhu ’18, the non-Senate chair of the Sustainability Committee and co-president of Students for Environmental Action, then gave a brief overview of the sustainability committee and its past initiatives, which include dual flush toilets, first-year hall environmental information ses-
sions and environmental literacy requirements. She also noted that the committee is in the process of making a series of educational videos on a variety of environmental topics. Fischer then addressed the audience, beginning her presentation by tasking all attendees with leading the sustainability charge on campus. “The people in this room are going to be leading the sustainability movement on our campus. Look to your left, look to your right; it’s us,” she said. She then touched upon the University’s overall energy usage as compared to peer universities. According to Fischer, most peer universities are using roughly 30 percent less energy than Brandeis, and when this comparison is narrowed to only peer research universities — which Fischer said use more energy due to lab equipment — the University still uses 16 percent more than the average. Lastly, she noted, when the comparison was narrowed down to only the most comparable universities in terms of size and structure, the University uses 24 percent more than the average. Fischer stated that these figures are especially disappointing, given the
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BETWEEN TWO LANDS: Jefferson described describes straddling reality and myth, black culture and white culture in "Negroland."
Margo Jefferson ’68 talks intersection of class, race ■ Jefferson spoke with
Prof. Jasmine Johnson (AAAS) about her memoir, entitled "Negroland." By Allison Yeh JUSTICE Contributing WRITER
Returning to campus on Thursday for the first time since her 1995 visit to the University for her acceptance of the Brandeis Alumni Achievement Award, Margo Jefferson ’68 led a discussion on the intersection of class, race and gender with Prof. Jasmine Johnson (AAAS), centering the event around Jefferson’s highly acclaimed memoir “Negroland.” Having worked as a critic for the New York Times, serving as a staff writer for Newsweek and debuting essays and criticism in New York Magazine, Grand Street, Vogue and Harper’s, among many others, Jefferson said she knew she wanted to keep writing but also knew she wanted her new work to differ in some way from her older work. She compared her memoir to her 2006 book “On Michael Jackson,” stating, “I really wanted to try things
in terms of writing techniques, in terms of subjects, in terms of challenges that I hadn’t done before.” She added: “I had been collecting material, and I knew that it was interesting sociologically, politically, emotionally, culturally.” As she noted in her talk, Jefferson defines the title and concept of “Negroland” as something “meant to convey a series of things moving from a particular time period to a kind of culture.” Starting in the thirties but continuing through the forties when Jefferson’s memoir begins, “‘Negro’ with a capital ‘N’ was a word that became the honorable, the sanctioned, the preferred word," according to Jefferson. "And it reigned until the mid 1960s when ‘Black’ took over.” In reference to the suffix “-land,” she added, “I also wanted ..., by calling it ‘land,’ to give a sense of this particular culture, this world I was part of that was real, but also almost mythological.” Essentially, Negroland “was poised between other lands — both white worlds and other white worlds and other black worlds.” Not only is “Negroland” different from Jefferson’s other works, but it also stands out as a unique memoir.
“Memoirs so often can have this very elegiac, melancholy tone,” Jefferson noted, “I really thought it was to do justice to the subject; I needed a lot of tones and a lot of shifts of perspective and point of view.” She described her memoir as “not an elegy, not a tragedy, not a defense” but instead explained how she views it with an openness as the narrator, focusing on “different stages and modes of consciousness.” With a Pulitzer Prize winning background in criticism as a book reviewer for the Times, experience in the theater industry and a career as a professor of writing at Columbia University, Jefferson had many experiences to influence her approach to her memoir. She explained that she embraced her previous work ethic throughout the project. “You never can, even if you want to, completely renounce or bury a kind of way you have been working. … As a critic, there were so many things I admire in novels, in plays, in all kinds of art forms.” Jefferson explained that her background as a critic helped to “facilitate her being able to look at other
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Kerry Washington appeared with Prof. Anita Hill (Heller) at a talk in anticipation of the HBO film "Confirmation."
The men's baseball team got off to a bumpy season start with two losses to New York University and Case Western Reserve University.
The Senate passed a bylaws amendment that consolidates club funding marathons to one per semester.
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Senators vote unanimously in favor of A-Board marathon amendment The Senate convened for its weekly meeting on Sunday to recognize a new club and vote on a new bylaw amendment regarding Allocations Board marathon funding sessions. After conducting a roll call, the Senate heard a presentation from Emma Kahn ’17 and Juan Ramirez ’17, who were seeking to get their UNICEF club officially recognized by the union. In deliberating the club’s request for recognition, several senators raised concerns about UNICEF’s goals overlapping with other clubs that are already represented on campus, as no two clubs with the same mission are allowed to exist simultaneously. Ultimately, the motion to recognize the UNICEF club passed with 12 in favor, four opposed and two abstentions. The Senate then moved into Executive Officer Reports. Union Secretary Shuying Liu ’16 discussed upcoming e-board elections and weekly emails, while Student Union Vice President David Herbstritt ’17 discussed the need to increase outreach for the Union, especially during orientation, and mentioned that the Department of Community Living will be sending out an email this week regarding their proposed housing lottery changes, which did not pass. The Senate moved into committee chair reports. Head of the Senate Sustainability Committee and Class of 2017 Senator Matt Smetana discussed the successful annual State of Sustainability held last Tuesday, while chair of the Dining Services Committee and North Quad Senator Hannah Brown ’19 discussed upcoming dining events, the creation of a new logo for the committee and ideas about a new app with information about dining on campus. It was also mentioned that renovations will be made to East Quad this summer, with both buildings getting new roofs and Pomerantz Hall getting new windows. The Senate then unanimously voted to pass the marathon amendment to the bylaws that was discussed at last week’s meeting, with the argument that it will help A-Board be more organized and fair in their allocations of funding. The amendment will reduce the number of funding marathons to 2 per year — one each semester. The meeting closed with senator reports. Class of 2019 Senator Nathan Greess mentioned that he and Student Union President Nyah Macklin ’16 have discussed creating a student-led information session about resources on campus that are underutilized — such as the Rape Crisis Center and the Psychological Counseling Center — to further inform students about available resources. The Class of 2016 senators also mentioned that they are beginning discussions with the University regarding a commencement speaker.
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Medical Emergency
Feb. 29—A party in North Quad reported feeling ill. University Police and BEMCo staff responded, and the party was treated on the scene with a signed refusal for further care. Feb. 29—A party in Massell Quad was reported to have fallen. Waltham Fire Department and Cataldo ambulance were dispatched to the scene and the party was treated on the scene, with a signed refusal for further care. Mar. 1—Police received a report requesting BEMCo care for a party hyperventilating in East Quad. BEMCo staff treated the party on the scene with a signed refusal for further care. Mar. 1—Police received a request for BEMCo care for a party in the Gosman Sports and Convocation center who injured their knee. BEMCo treated the party on the scene and Police transported the party to NewtonWellesley Hospital. Mar. 2—Police received a re-
port of a party in East Quad suffering from a migraine headache. BEMCo staff treated the party on the scene with a signed refusal for further care. Mar. 3—A caller reported a party near Pollack had passed out and then regained consciousness. BEMCo responded with University Police and found the party lightheaded and ill. The party was transported to NewtonWellesley Hospital. Mar. 4—Police received a report requesting BEMCo for a party in the Shapiro Campus Center feeling faint. The party was treated on the scene by BEMCo staff with a signed refusal for further care. Mar. 5—Police received a call for an intoxicated party in Rosenthal Quad. Police and BEMCo responded, and the party was treated on the scene with a signed refusal for further care. Mar. 6—Police received a call for an intoxicated party in North Quad. Police and BEMCo re-
sponded, and the party was treated on the scene with a signed refusal for further care.
Disturbance
Mar. 5—Police received a complaint of loud music in the Charles River Apartments. Police checked the area but did not find any music being played. Mar. 5—Police received a complaint of someone banging loudly on a door in the Charles River apartments. Police checked the area and found the party gone on arrival with all in order.
Assault
Mar. 5—Police received a report of a fight in Massell Quad. University Police responded with an assist from Waltham Police Department and found the combatants to be two nonUniversity parties. The parties were arrested by University Police and charged with possession of Class D and E substances with intent to distribute. One party
IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE
n A News article incorrectly stated that that Ron Glover ’73 was the former Chief Diversity Officer at International Business Machines. He is actually the Vice President of Diversity and Workforce Programs (March 1, page 3). n A Features article incorrectly stated that Prof. Carina Ray (AAAS) was studying abroad in Ghana when a quote was taken (March 1, page 8). n A Features byline misspelled writer Sagie Tvizer’s name (March 1, page 9). n The Justice’s masthead failed to include Associate Editors Noah Hessdorf and Rachel Sharer (March 1, page 10). n A Forum cartoon misspelled Hillary Clinton’s name (March 1, page 12). JOYCE YU/the Justice
A student performs a card trick at the Brandeis Asian American Association’s Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month celebration on Saturday. The event featured singers, dancers and other performers.
n An Arts article misspelled Rosalyn Drexler’s name (March 1, page 19).
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Mar. 1—The President’s Office received an unusual request letter via mail. University Police compiled a report. Mar. 3—Police compiled a report about an incident involving a student who had negative behavior toward a faculty member. Mar. 3—A party reported a German Shepherd roaming around the Charles River Apartments. Waltham Police Department was in the area searching for the animal, but University Police and Waltham PD were unable to locate the animal. — Compiled by Avi Gold.
Committee recommends removal of Harvard Law seal for racist imagery after series of protests
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n A Sports article stated that the Judges finished 12th at the NCAA championships. They actually did not place (March 1, page 16).
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n A Sports article stated that the Judges finished 3rd for fending last year. They actually did not place (March 1, page 15).
was also charged with Domestic Assault and Battery. Both parties were transported by University Police to the Waltham Police Department for booking without incident. The parties were issued verbal trespass notices to remain off University property until further notice.
About a year ago, Professor Joachim Kersten and his team completed a multiyear study funded by the European Union, comparing the relations between police and minority communities in various European countries. As an expert on German police training, Kersten has focused particularly on right-wing extremism and soccer hooligans. During this Skype talk, he will contextualize the attacks on women during New Years Eve celebrations in Cologne and other cities and the growing number of attacks on homes intended for asylum seekers. Today from noon to 2 p.m. in the Faculty Club Lounge.
Memoir of a Rebel
Join the Women’s Studies Research Center for a presentation of WSRC scholar Marguerite Guzman Bouvard’s new book,
“Memoir of a Rebel: A Woman Before the Women’s Movement.” This book chronicles how Guzman began taking on the church at the age of 5 and then moved on to education, where she was one of two women in the Harvard political science graduate school at the age of 20. Today from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in the Liberman-Miller Lecture Hall.
Russian Culture Week Student Talent Show
Dedicated to International Women’s Day, the Talent Show is one of the highlights of Russian Culture Week, showcasing performances ranging from classical music to juggling. The event is organized by the Russian Club and Russian Studies Program. Come enjoy an evening of talent and free food while celebrating International Women’s Day. Tomorrow from 7 to 9 p.m. in Rapaporte Treasure Hall.
On Friday, a Harvard Law School committee tasked with reviewing the use of the school’s seal made a formal recommendation to the Harvard Corporation — which has final say over all decisions regarding Harvard University — in favor of removing the seal altogether. Harvard Law School has faced controversy in the past few months due to its seal, which features the family crest of Isaac Royall, Jr., a prominent Massachusetts slaveholder whose sizeable bequest allowed for the school’s founding. The committee was formed in November of last year, after a group of Harvard Law students calling themselves “Royall Must Fall” called for the removal of the seal. In February, another group of activists by the name of “Reclaim Harvard Law” occupied the school’s Wasserstein Hall, renaming it Belinda Hall after one of Royall’s slaves who won reparations for her enslavement. In an open letter addressed to the Harvard Corporation on March 3, Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow — who was recently awarded the annual Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize and spoke at Brandeis on Feb. 25 — supported the committee’s suggestion, writing: “I am impressed with the committee’s consideration of all these questions, and am confident all its members thought hard about compelling and competing arguments and conclusions.” Minow ended her letter by inviting the Harvard Law community to continue to discuss the issue and tackle other social justice issues on and around campus. “There are crucial suggestions here for how Harvard Law School should proceed in addressing the past and the future, whatever happens with the shield, and I will invite our community to take up this work,” Minow wrote. —Abby Patkin
A New Paradigm for Pluralism and Modernity
Peter Berger, Boston University Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Religion and Theology, will be lecturing on the notion of religion in the modern age. Thursday from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Pearlman Lounge.
Occupational Exposure in Black Hair Salons
As part of an intensive semester involving students on the ground with community partners in tackling current environmental justice challenges, faculty-guided students conducted the first environmental health study to assess potential salon worker exposure to harmful chemicals used in hair products marketed toward black women. The group — with Prof. Laura Goldin (ENVS) — will report on the study itself and its findings so far. Thursday from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in the Liberman-Miller Lecture Hall.
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their funding periods,” Herbstritt continued. The amendment calls for ABoard to hold drop-in hours to discuss the necessary requirements, according to the Mar. 1 Justice article. The new system will require clubs to fill out a “supplementary form … about each event they want to host, in addition to the [SUMS system] that every club must use to request funding,” according to the article. Herbstritt explained at the press conference that the dropin sessions were designed for Aboard members and club leaders to go over forms related to funding but that they would not be as “structured” as previous meetings. “What we are hoping is that with the additional A-board office hours we are putting up is that [clubs] will feel comfortable and excited to use those,” he said. Additionally, he mentioned at the press conference that at the current moment, the Student Union had no plans to switch from the SUMS system, but he acknowledged that the system will eventually need to be updated or changed. He also noted that the Union would need a “really solid plan” to move on from SUMS because of the technical difficulties that would arise because of a shift. —Avi Gold, with Max Moran contributing reporting.
Zimeng “Boots” Xue ’18 passed away suddenly last Monday, according to an email to the University community from Interim President Lisa Lynch that night. A funeral service was held at the Mary Catherine Chapel of Brasco & Sons in Waltham on Sunday, which was followed by an informal gathering and reception at the University’s Faculty Lounge. The University held an informal ceremony for Xue in the International Cultural Center last Tuesday. Over 100 students, faculty and administrators attended, as well as several members of Xue’s family. Rabbi Elyse Winick ’86 read poetry about loss as professors, coaches and teammates shared stories about Xue’s talented foil fencing for the University’s women’s fencing team, her love of photography and art, and her desire to give back to her community. One student recalled playfully teasing her about her shoes, to which Xue replied simply, “Those are my boots.” Xue’s aunts and uncle recalled her passionately discussing how much she cared about Brandeis after her first semester. Several Chinese students talked about the stress of living in a different country and culture and said that it is important for international students to be able to talk about these stresses — Xue was originally from Beijing, where she graduated from Affiliated High School of Peking University. On Wednesday night, students held a vigil for Xue outside of the Shapiro Campus Center with candles and flower wreaths. Savannah Bishop ’17, a teammate of Xue’s who is studying abroad in Rome this semester, told the Justice in an email that all of her favorite memories of Xue were “when she’s just putting her camera down. Boots was incredibly talented, her photography especially, and I can always picture her with a camera around her neck. When she was taking photos she always had
this incredible focus, sort of like when she was fencing. And it was right as she put her camera down, that’s when she kept that focus but turned it from observing peoXue ple to really being with them.” She wrote that “Boots was a good fencer, a good teammate, a good friend, and a good person all at the same time.” Bill Shipman, the University’s head fencing coach, wrote to the Justice, “I knew Boots was a great person to have on our team when I coached her at the MIT fencing camp the summer before her last year in high school. Even then she had high interest in Brandeis and strong skills and education in foil fencing. My son and wife loved her as she guided us around her hometown of Beijing the next summer- arguing with taxi drivers and finding the best places to eat. An open, friendly smile, sly sense of humor and willingness to help people made her popular with all. And she loved the technique and competition of fencing. She was on the road to excellence as a Brandeis fencer and team leader. We will miss her in every way.” A teammate who requested anonymity for this obituary wrote that at a dinner for the fencing team, Xue once brought along her sketch pad and did one-minute sketches of each of her teammates. “The whole team started getting really into it, and trying out different yoga poses and other random things, and Boots just continued to draw us the whole time. I wouldn’t be surprised if she did way more drawing than she was assigned to do.” Xue is survived by her parents, grandparents and brother, as well as several aunts, uncles and cousins. —Max Moran
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BRIEF Amendment consolidating funding sessions passes in SU The Senate voted in favor of bylaw changes to Allocations Board marathon funding sessions during the weekly Senate meeting on Sunday. The changes will go into effect next November and will “consolidate the number of funding marathons held each year to one per semester, determining the club funding for the entire next semester,” according to a Mar. 1 Justice article. Student Union Vice President David Herbstritt ’17 explained at a press conference last Tuesday that one of the goals of the change was to avoid having clubs’ funding requests rejected due to improperly filled out forms on the Student Union Management System website. “Next year, in November of 2016, we would also be changing the marathon schedule such that there [would be] two full-semester marathons a year to fund the next semester,” he said. “So in November, you would fund spring [semester,] and then in late March [or] early April, you would fund the following fall [semester]. … This also eliminates the uncertainties involved in funding, for clubs, for A-board, and the allaround chaos that comes with the current marathon [system].” “We’re trying to not only spread the time out but also move the time when people have to do the work to get their funding from the time when they actually have
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In continuing to celebrate the legacy of Justice Louis D. Brandeis during the year that marks the 100th anniversary of his appointment to the Supreme Court in 1916, several scholars gathered to discuss his economic influence on Monday in the Rapaporte Treasure Hall. At the event, titled “Citizenship and the Economy: Labor, Inequality and Bigness,” panelists Richard Adelstein, Alexis Goldstein and Jeffrey Rosen spoke about Brandeis’ legacy in the economy and his effect on their work. Director of the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life Prof. Daniel Terris (PAX) moderated the panel, and Prof. Elizabeth Brainerd (WGS) was the Brandeis Commentator at the event. Terris opened the event, filling in for Interim Dean of the Heller School Marty Krauss. He explained how Brandeis was appointed to the Supreme Court during an election year. However, in contrast to the struggle President Obama is currently facing in appointing a Supreme Court Justice, “no one in that year questioned the President’s right to make the appointment or the Senate’s duty to consider it,” Terris said. Terris then moved into his other role of the afternoon as moderator, commenting that the series of events honoring Brandeis this year, titled “Then and Now,” are “designed to bring a mixture of
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scholars, journalists, legal professionals and other social political actors for an exchange of views. … We wanted to explore Louis Brandeis’ work and life and thought and actions, but also how they play out today, and so the ‘then and now’ is very much part of this.” Each panelist then expressed how Brandeis had influenced them and spoke about their work. Rosen, the president and CEO of the National Constitution Center and a professor of Law at George Washington University, will be publishing a biography of Brandeis in June. He explained that Brandeis was essentially the “Jewish Jefferson,” as he opposed monopolies and centralized government. He said of Brandeis, “I think the American prophet’s hour has come around at last. I think there is no one who has more to teach us about the dangers of corporate governmental bigness and the need to translate the constitution in light of privacy and technology.” He then quoted Brandeis, adding, “I always inspire myself by Brandeis’ notion that although the task ahead is challenging, ‘if we are governed by the light of reason, we must let our minds be bold.’” Adelstein, a professor of economics at Wesleyan University, described Brandeis as “the last autonomist,” explaining that at the turn of the century, Americans chose big business and wealth over Jeffersonian traditionalism and that those pushing for a smaller economy and government were autonomists. He quoted Brandeis’ disappointing realization that “Americans hated monopoly and loved bigness” and explained that Brandeis spent the rest of his career fighting monopolies. He added that Brandeis “would not be a happy camper” today but
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that he would appreciate the climate change movement because, according to Adelstein, he was a firm believer in science and on being at the forefront of social change. Finally Goldstein, a senior policy analyst at Americans for Financial Reform, said she was particularly interested in Brandeis’ idea of the power of corporations to “dominate the state,” especially in light of the current election and the debates over how much power corporations should hold in American politics and policy. She said she was inspired by Brandeis’ 1905 to 1914 fight against J.P. Morgan and his proposed New Haven Railroad merger, which Brandeis viewed as a potentially dangerous monopoly. She said that it took Brandeis nine years to win that fight and that she found that encouraging because he lost a lot along the way but still came out victorious. She pointed out that it has only been eight years since the financial crisis in 2008, so there is still plenty of time for recovery. Following the panelists’ statements, they continued to discuss Brandeis’ legacy in American economics and policy. Then, audience members were given the opportunity to ask questions. Several audience members asked what Brandeis would think about the University’s investment in fossil fuels, given the climate change crisis. Brainerd said that while no one could know what Brandeis would have truly thought, she assumes that he would have wanted the University to be more progressive in its efforts. The next event in the “Louis D. Brandeis: Then and Now” series will be called “Privacy, Technology and the Modern Self” and will be held on Monday, March 21.
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DUALITY: In her lecture, Prof. Joyce Antler (AMST) spoke on how Jewish women were often at the forefront of feminist movements.
Antler delivers lecture on second-wave Jewish femnists discussed how many feminists were reluctant to embrace their Judaism. By Ariella Levisohn Justice Contributing writer
“How can we understand the invisibility of Jewish women in the women’s rights movement of the 1960s and ’70s? Why were women so unwilling to admit to their Judaism but so willing to embrace their feminism?” These are just two of the many questions raised by Prof. Joyce Antler ’63 (AMST) at her talk at the Women’s Studies Research Center this past Wednesday, titled “Ready to Turn the World Upside Down: Women’s Liberation and Jewish Identity.” Antler began her talk with a discussion of 1969, the 50th anniversary of women’s suffrage. After hearing from multiple women from the WSRC about their experiences on this memorable day, Antler showed a picture of herself celebrating the momentous occasion, using the picture to transition into a discussion of “the trouble in society about ethnic identity and figuring out the place of ethnic identity and race in feminism.” And, she promptly added, “They don’t go together easily.” Antler first discussed the Chicago Women’s Liberation Union, a women’s group that she has researched extensively and found to have been more than 75 percent
is often present in religion, “The presence of Judaism as a religion … established a tone of respect for religion at a time when feminists often viewed religion as irredeemably patriarchal as well as repressive,” Antler said. Finally, Antler turned to the Red Stockings in New York, “the first and biggest women’s liberation group dedicated to women’s autonomy.” In exploring the lives of four different key women within this group, Antler again repeated the line, “I didn’t know she was Jewish,” and noted that, in some cases, there was even a pain associated with declaring oneself a Jew within women’s movements. As the lecture transitioned into more of a conversation, many women in the audience shared their own experience with second wave feminism, both from their personal memories and from their research. Antler concluded by explaining the birth of intersectionality; it was not until the 1970s that being both a feminist and a Jew was even talked about. In her time at the University, Antler has taught for the Afro- and African-American Studies, Women and Gender Studies and Education departments, among others. She has written and edited multiple books on the topic of Jewish feminism and motherhood, including “You Never Call! You Never Write!: A History of the Jewish Mother” in addition to “The Journey Home: How Jewish Women Shaped Modern America.”
BRIEF Brandeis securing Korea Foundation grant to expand and enhance University’s Korean language instruction and cultural programming The University is in the process of securing a grant from the Korea Foundation to be used in developing and enhancing its Korean language and culture programming. Interim Provost Irving Epstein first announced the grant in his Provost’s report at the Jan. 29 faculty meeting, including it in a list of various other grants and prizes awarded to departments, professors and the University as a whole. In an email to the Justice, Epstein wrote: “I’m delighted that we have received this grant, which will build on our current Korean language program and make Korean language and culture offerings accessible to a wider range of Brandeis students.” Epstein also wrote that As-
sistant Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations Sandra Resnick Ph.D. ’06 has been handling the finalization of the grant. Resnick did not return requests for comment as of press time. According to its website, the Korea Foundation promotes the study of Korean language and culture through a variety of international programs and grants. “The Korea Foundation establishes professorships in Korean language programs and Korean studies programs at overseas universities equipped with infrastructure and potential for growth,” the foundation’s website explains. “The Foundation provides support for Korea-related courses and research in universities by
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Jewish. But, to her surprise and the surprise of the union, these women weren’t aware of their shared religious background — “Really? Someone else was Jewish?” Antler reiterated throughout the talk, pointing to multiple organizations in which radical feminists had hidden their religious identity. In fact, she continued, it took an outsider — Antler herself — to point out to four influential women in the CWLU, nicknamed “Our Gang of Four,” that they were all Jewish. While at first reluctant to disclose their Judaism, and despite a “tacit agreement not to discuss Jewish influence on radical feminism,” each woman admitted that growing up Jewish had influenced her becoming a radical feminist activist. Antler continued by delving into two more women’s rights groups: Bread and Roses and the Boston Women’s Health Collective in Boston. According to studies conducted by Antler, out of 75 women who had been involved in the Bread and Roses collective and responded to the survey, over 50 percent were Jewish. Unlike those from the CWLU, however, the women who formed the Women’s Health collectives did recognize their Judaism. Among others, the group included a religious Orthodox woman and a Holocaust survivor, and Antler described it as the “eureka” moment in the early 1970s when the women finally realized that over three quarters of their current group was Jewish. Although some felt uncomfortable with the sexism that
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establishing professorships in Korean language and Korean studies programs.” Currently, the University is only offering one Korean language class this semester, which is KOR 20b: Continuing Korean. This is the follow-up to KOR 10a: Beginning Korean, which was offered in the fall by Prof. Eun-Jo Lee (KOR) who is also teaching the continuing course. Continuing Korean is one of five Korean language classes offered overall in the University, according to a Nov. 24 bulletin. The University additionally offered a Korean art class in the fall, though it has historically offered only an irregular handful of Korea-centric classes in the past. —Abby Patkin
and Palestinian rights activist Christopher Whitman discussed alternative viewpoints on the Middle Eastern conflict. By Arianna unger JUSTICE Senior WRITER
Alternative peace activist and teacher Rabbi Yehuda HaKohen and Palestinian rights activist Christopher Whitman debated the factors contributing to the IsraeliPalestinian conflict yesterday evening in an event titled “Beyond Common Narratives in the Middle East Conflict.” External Relations Chair of Brandeis Judges for Israel, Andrew Jacobson ’19, moderated the discussion. HaKohen was born and raised in New York City and moved to Israel in 2001 to enlist in the Israeli Defense Force. As a leader in the Alternative Action movement, he organizes grassroots dialogue sessions for Palestinian and Israeli activists. Whitman, a Massachusetts native, spent six years living in Ramallah, a city under Palestinian authority, while working toward a master’s degree in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at Hebrew University. During those years, he also maintained a job at a Norwegian-funded organization involved in creating and supporting educational institutions for Palestinian children in marginalized communities. Following the self-introductions of panelists, Jacobson posed the first question to Whitman: “You use the term ‘occupation’ to describe the situation for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza — what do you mean when you use this term, and what are its implications?” After providing a brief explanation of what he described as an unequal division of military and civil administrative authority in the West Bank, Whitman defined “occupation” as “a system of control that is put in place that they [Palestinians] cannot influence, and yet they are heavily impacted in almost every single aspect of their lives.” Jacobson directed the second question to HaKohen: “People like you in Israel are often referred to as ‘alternative peace activists.’ What exactly does this mean, and how does alternative peace activism differ from regular peace activism?” HaKohen stated that there are three major differences between conventional peace activists and alternative peace activists. First, he explained, alternative peace activists circumvent the peace industry, which he stated primarily consists of individuals working for European nongovernmental organizations. “These people are essentially payed to promote a solution that people already understand has not worked, will not work, and in my opinion, should not work.” Second, HaKohen said, the peace negotiations have largely been dominated by westernized, moderate diplomats, and alternative peace activists “are alternative because we say that those who are living the aspirations of their people should be those who are making peace … that entails gathering some of the most radical voices within the Israeli and Palestinian territories and bringing them together through dialogue sessions and actual discussions on policies and solutions.” Third, he concluded, alternative peace activists tend to reject the Western conception of peace
— particularly the two-state solution. He added that these types of activists believe the Western world does not truly understand the individual narratives of the two parties in the conflict. The next question was also addressed to HaKohen: “How would you say Jews living in the territories are experiencing the status quo? Do you see that they identify more as aggressors of as victims in the conflict?” In his answer, HaKohen identified the “common denominator” sentiment among Israelis living in the territories as, “We were unjustly displaced from our land, somehow managed to return thousands of years later, and now nearly the entire international community is trying to displace us again … the communities in the settlements are very sensitive to Jewish history.” Thus HaKohen explained, Jews living in the territories often feel victimized by their Palestinian neighbors and Western media outlets. Whitman then responded to HaKohen’s statement, asserting that social, economic and political duress experienced by Israelis is overall much less severe than that experienced by Palestinians. Whitman was then asked about the current reality of the political, military and economic situation of Palestinians in the West Bank. He spoke about the negative impacts of checkpoints at West Bank territory crossings and the frustrating bureaucracy Palestinians have to navigate in order to even receive a permit to travel in and out of the territories. “This creates an uncertainty in the average Palestinian’s mind where they don’t know if they can get to work on time. They don’t know whether or not they can visit their family, so they stay isolated in their cities, and they don’t leave,” he said. Whitman then stated that some Palestinian vendors also take advantage of this isolation and drive up commodity prices for local residents who do not have easy access to buy cheaper products in Israeli territories. To conclude the debate, both panelists were asked how they see the Israeli-Palestinian conflict situation evolving and what they think are the necessary steps to resolve the conflict. HaKohen answered first, stating that “the greatest obstacle to peace and justice is discussing a twostate solution.” Instead he proposed a one-state solution where “Palestinians experience a democracy where they have full equality,” and “Israelis experience as the realization of Jewish aspirations for the last couple thousand years.” He made an analogy to controversy over Hatikva, the Israeli national anthem. HaKohen explained that although the deeply Jewish and Zionistic anthem is very meaningful to many Jewish Israelis, it also alienates much of the non-Jewish population. His stated that an ideal solution would be to redraft the national anthem so that ultra-Orthodox Jews understand it as being deeply Jewish, and Palestinians simultaneously feel that it represents them and their values. The ultimate goal, HaKohen stated, is to build trust between all parties in the conflict. Whitman expressed a more pessimistic view about the possibility of improvement in the conflict but concurred with HaKohen’s proposition for a one state solution. The event was held in Pearlman Lounge and sponsored by Brandeis Judges For Israel, Stand With Us, Hasbara, and the Brandeis Israel Public Affairs Committee.
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FLINT: Students speak on environmental racism the water crisis. McAllister then contacted Danielle Brown — the director of the nonprofit Christ Enrichment Center in Flint, Michigan — over Skype, projecting the call for the entire room to see. “For a long time, we didn’t know what was going on,” Brown began the call, reflecting on the water crisis. She added that her community has “lost a lot of faith in our community leadership” throughout the past few months. Brown then gave a brief background on the water crisis, discussing how, in April 2014, Flint decided to switch its water source from the Detroit River to the Flint River. As Brown noted, the officials in Flint had not overseen a water plant in over 50 years and thus failed to add an anti-corrosion agent to the water to prevent it from eating away at the city’s aging lead pipes. As a result, she said, the water’s parts per billion of lead have risen far beyond the safe level of 0 ppb. Brown then began to describe a typical night in her household, noting that she must boil and purify the water she uses to cook her dinner before it is safe to consume. “You never just think that you can’t use your tap,” she said. “I know as a homeowner, I am really, really struggling.” Additionally, while she noted that the Environmental Protection Agency has begun to give its approval for limited consumption of the Flint water, “There’s no way that I’m going to drink that water [if] they say it’s okay for me but not okay for small babies.” Perez then asked Brown about the state and local response to the crisis, and Brown responded that state and local officials initially attempted to minimize the damage and keep
the true extent of the crisis under wraps. However, she added, the EPA’s groundwork and regular water testing has garnered them trust in the community, though in her opinion, their use of longer, more technical words or phrases when instructing the community can lead to a divide, especially when the community has “low-level learners” who cannot understand the EPA’s instructions, according to Brown. “There are so many things that happen when poverty happens in a community,” Brown continued, citing the lack of individuals with college degrees and the lack of a “quality range of politicians” who are in touch with the community’s needs. She also spoke about the need for mental health education and support in Flint, noting that the water crisis has had an emotional impact on the community. “You feel so hopeless,” she said. Ford Hall 2015 leader Christian Perry MBA/SID ’16 then asked Brown how students could help the Flint community. Brown responded that Flint has enough donated clean water but still needs hand sanitizer, body wipes and above all else, volunteers to help hand out and deliver donations to those who cannot come pick up the supplies themselves. One audience member asked Brown about the effects the water crisis has had on her community’s trust in politicians. “I don’t know if it’s about trust so much as people feeling they don’t have a voice. … Creating a new political environment — that’s scary as well,” she responded. Brown then asked audience members how they planned to be more active in urban communities. “I need you all to be responsive to this. … The revolution is now,” she add-
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ed. Audience responses included plans to teach in inner-city schools, as well as plans to move back to urban neighborhoods after college. Velez then briefly discussed urban culture, noting that it was “not built with the land but against it.” She added that the water crisis — and other forms of environmental racism, where people of color are the victims of poor environmental conditions more often than white people — are especially devastating to urban communities because “time is a commodity in urban space,” and individuals working several jobs for minimum wage are unable to fully enjoy and fight for their environment the way wealthy individuals or those who don't live in a city are. Before signing off from Skype, Brown issued the audience a call to arms: “This is such a great opportunity in time in the world right now … to be actively and thoughtfully engaged. Use your voice and power within to find injustice and fix it.” Next, the panelists addressed the audience. Most touched briefly on access to clean water being a natural right — to be a human being is to “have the right to life” and clean resources, Velez stated. The panelists also noted that Flint is not a singular event in environmental racism; Warren argued that society is “not remotely getting to the root of any of this [issue]” by sensationalizing Flint and presenting it as an isolated occurrence. Williams elaborated that environmental racism is “the structure of the community” and that it is necessary to talk about environmental issues as issues of white supremacy. Velez agreed, continuing, “We have to start centering black and brown folks in environmental injustices. … Humans are in danger.”
parts of this world” in addition to helping to create a “sense of distance” from “Negroland” as well. Back at Brandeis for the first time in 21 years, Jefferson reflected on her own experience as an English major and as one of the original members of the University’s first Black Student Organization formed in 1966. “In my class there were eight blacks, six of us were women. ...We all decided we need to do this, we’re going to do this. ... We sponsored, we invited Langston Hughes, we had meetings where we talked passionately about issues. … That was a time, where the period you are living in history moves you forward.” She also recalled her involvement in acting, especially memories of earning a role in a play her
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University’s 2009 commitment to reduce it carbon footprint by 15 percent by 2015. As of now, Fischer continued, the University’s footprint has actually risen by 1 percent, though that percentage would have been higher had the standards of measuring carbon output not changed in the interim. She then gave a brief history of the University administration’s sustainability initiatives, which include the solar panels over the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center and the solar thermal system that was installed in the Charles River Apartments in 2013. Fischer noted that the solar thermal system provides roughly 13 percent of Grad’s fuel demand; the additional solar panels that are slated to be installed in 2016 and 2017 will cover another 1 percent of annual energy use across the University. Addressing the seemingly low percentage, Fischer noted that the University could cover the entire campus in solar panels, and “we still would barely scratch the electricity we need on campus.” In terms of ongoing initiatives, Fischer said that the University is sponsoring a recycling competition in the Ziv, Ridgewood and Village Quads, as well as in various administrative buildings. Additionally, she noted, the University has implemented a new composting program for the dining halls and is in the process of finding an organization to accept leftover furniture and household products when students move out of the dorms in May and leave items behind for donation. Moving forward in the next few months, Fischer concluded, the University hopes to increase recycling by 30 percent by the end of the semester and by 40 percent by the end of the year. The University’s average for Fiscal Year 2015 was a 19 percent recycling rate, while the national average is between 35 to 40 percent. Next, the Farmers Club addressed the audience, discussing their goal of tackling food justice, which is especially important given that approximately 21,686 people are on food stamps in Waltham alone, according to the club. Student representatives noted that the club received roughly
$30,000 from the Sustainability Fund last year, with which they built the rooftop garden on top of the Gerstenzang Science Library. The produce grown from that endeavor was later donated to various charity organizations. Symbiosis, a program that operates under the Waltham Group, then presented, and Marissa Lazaroff ’18, one of the group coordinators, discussed the link between poor environmental conditions and poverty, citing the ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan as an example of environmental injustice. After Lazaroff’s presentation, the Students for Environmental Action announced their plans to focus on three major initiatives this semester: introducing an environmental aspect to first-year orientation, distributing maps of hiking trails around campus and spreading the word about recycling around campus. Brandeis Climate Justice, meanwhile, spoke on the need to educate students about climate change via rallies and teach-ins. They also made the case for divestment at the University, claiming that the University invests over $50 million and stating, “That’s not ethical; that’s not helping climate change.” Other notable presentations from the event included the Brandeis undergraduate chapter of Net Impact's talk on building environmental leadership programs on campus, the Undergraduate Representatives for the Environmental Studies Program's invited call for event suggestions, the Brandeis Faculty Against the Climate Threat’s fossil fuel divestment petition, and the Heller Environmental Justice Group’s debrief on their recent trip to a climate justice retreat. Finally, a representative from the Brandeis Sustainability Fund spoke about two projects that received funding this year — “Project Pollinator” and “Save a Latte.” Smetana, who is helping lead “Project Pollinator,” will be planning the construction of a meadow near the Science parking lot in order to attract more pollinating species — like bees and hummingbirds — to campus. The “Save a Latte” initiative, meanwhile, will introduce reusable mugs on campus.
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THE BIG WIN: Michael Sugar ’95 stands on stage at the Dolby Theater to accept an Oscar for the film “Spotlight.” PHIL MCCARTEN/ © A.M.P.A.S.
Spotlight on Sugar Michael Sugar ’95 accepts an Oscar for the film “Spotlight” which he produced By PICHYA NIMIT JUSTICE CONTRIBUTING WRITER
At the 88th annual Academy Awards last Sunday, Brandeis alumus Michael Sugar ’95 stepped onto the stage at the Dolby Theater to accept the Academy Award for “Spotlight,” which won Best Picture as well as Best Screenplay that night. “Spotlight” follows the true story of the Boston Globe’s Spotlight Team of journalists who investigated the Boston Catholic Church sex abuse scandal. For its investigation into this scandal, the Boston Globe won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. The scandal was comprised of a series of criminal sex abuse cases of minors by Catholic priests in Massachusetts. In 2002, the Globe’s initial coverage of the scandal brought international attention to the Boston Archdiocese and eventually led to the uncovering of clergy sex abuse nationwide. In an interview with the Justice, Sugar explained the film’s conception. “There were two women who came to me about seven years ago with the idea to make a movie on the subject. Nicole Rocklin and Blye Faust, who are also producers with me,” Sugar said. Together, they found the film’s director, Tom McCarthy, and the screenwriter Josh Singer. Sugar elaborated on the film’s process and how it took time to get things right, especially regardingfine-tuning the script which Sugar said took several years. “Josh and Tom really, thoroughly researched the subject and met with everybody they could possibly meet with and really sort of investigated the investigation and got the script right,” Sugar said. “Spotlight” stars an ensemble, star-studded cast, including Mark Ruffalo, who portrays Mike Rezendes, Michael Keaton, who portrays Walter Robinson, and Rachel McAdams, who portrays Sacha Pfeiffer. “Mark Ruffalo was the first to come in,” Sugar explained. “And once Mark came in and committed to doing it, everybody else joined pretty quickly.” “I mean, it’s hard, because in an ensemble movie everybody wants to know who else is in. So it takes someone who’s really passionate to jump in first and Mark was that guy. He was terrific.” At the very end of the film, dur-
ing the final credit scroll, all the cities where sexual abuse scandals within the Catholic Church have been reported are listed. Originally, Sugar didn’t fully support this idea, but it has since become one of his proudest moments of the film. “I wanted to include that the reporters had been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for their work because I thought that would be satisfying for the audience, who have been on this journey, to know that these reporters were so rewarded,” Sugar said. The director, Tom McCarthy, presented a different vision. “Tom said, ‘No, I don’t agree with that. I want to make it about the subject that they wrote on, not about them,’” Sugar said. “And frankly, it was the reporters themselves who decided not to have that included. They didn’t want it to be about them either, so the idea that a sort of singular focus at the end of the movie was that the change was begun by their work internationally.” The film navigates a narrative about investigative journalism, which many believe to be a lost art. “Without good journalism, institutions are not held accountable, and the press has always had a responsibility to do that. So the idea of deep, investigative journalism being worthwhile and sexy is everything, because that’s how we can hold institutions accountable. I hope that the film says that. That there are fruits to that labor that are sweet.” Sugar compared his passion for the movie to the pride a parent might feel for their child. “What makes me most proud, as a producer, is what’s happened since the movie came out,” Sugar explained. “The fact that the Vatican addressed us yesterday. The fact that more survivors are speaking who have never spoken before. That’s been the most rewarding thing for all of us, I think.” Sugar has been passionate about making an impact since his days at Brandeis. As an undergraduate student, he majored in American Studies and minored in Film Studies. In his pre-Oscar days, Sugar produced something that any Brandeis student today would recognize: the Midnight Buffet. “That is my claim to fame. I created the Midnight Buffet. When we did it, it was just like, during finals at midnight one night we just created the biggest feast for the students
so they could just blow off some steam, and they had a DJ, and it was fun. So I’m glad that still exists. That was my idea,” Sugar said. He held the first buffet in 1992. Sugar also held student senate positions, most notably, one that he calls, “Party Czar.” He remembers, “I was Party Czar. I don’t know if that still exists. The student senate had a title that they called Party Czar. I don’t know if they still do that, but that was me, and it was the first year of the new gym and I did all [of] the concerts.” Sugar has fond memories of Brandeis and its influence on his pursuit for film. He cites Professor Thomas Doherty (AMST) as a key figure in his film studies. Regarding film, Sugar says, “He taught me what that actually meant. He was hugely instrumental in my appreciations for what good storytelling really was.” In an email to the Justice, Doherty reflected on Sugar’s time as a student: “Mike was a terrific student and, more important, a fine human being — then and now. He was part of a seminar class in Film Theory and Criticism that I used to teach as a capstone in the film studies program — part of a cohort of really special and talented students — one of the most memorable classes I’ve ever taught at Brandeis — where everything and everyone just seemed to click. I’m still in touch with most of them. As I’ve said before I am thrilled at Mike’s success — and especially for such a worthy and important film. I am not in the least surprised that he was behind the podium at the Academy Awards last night being characteristically gracious and eloquent.” Doherty also mentioned that for the film seminar’s final, Sugar and his classmates came in “full Academy-style formal wear.” Before coming to the east coast for college, Sugar, who was raised in Los Angeles was interested in film. After Brandeis, he attended law school at Georgetown before returning to Los Angeles to start a production company with his brother. Sugar is now a partner with the production company Anonymous Content. Sugar summarized his passion, “I’ve always been interested in telling stories about something that was really, really meaningful and had the potential to affect change in the world.”
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PROUD PRODUCER: Sugar first began working on “Spotlight” seven years ago.
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DREAM TEAM: Sugar (far right) stands with Steve Golin (far left), Pagon Faust (center left) and Nicole Rocklin (center right) backstage following their win.
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DYNAMIC DUO: Sugar (right) poses with fellow Brandeis alumnus Michael Mayer ’94 B.A and ’95 M.A (left) after winning his Oscar.
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POWERFUL LANGUAGE: Kerry Washington (left) and Anita Hill (HS) (right) discussed issues pertaining to sexual harassment in the workplace and on college campuses. BRIANNA MAJSIAK/the Justice
“Confirmation” Conversation Prof. Anita Hill (HS) and Kerry Washington sit down to discuss the Thomas/Hill hearings and the forthcoming film adaptation By BRIANNA MAJSIAK aND KIRBY KOCHANOWSKI JUSTICE EDITOR AND JUSTICE EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
“She’s worth standing for,” laughed Kerry Washington as the packed Wasserman Cinematheque rose to their feet for the second time, welcoming University Professor Anita Hill (HS) into the room. They previously stood for Washington herself, who first gained widespread fame for her role as Olivia Pope in ABC’s hit television series “Scandal.” Washington visited campus on Sunday afternoon to talk about the upcoming HBO film “Confirmation,” in which she portrays Hill. The event, “A Conversation with Anita Hill and Kerry Washington,” was hosted by the Film, Television and Interactive Media Program and organized by department chair Prof. Alice Kelikian (HIST). During the event, Hill and Washington first discussed issues pertaining to the famous 1991 Thomas/ Hill hearings and then answered audience questions. Topics like sexual harassment in the workplace, the role of race and gender in politics, diversity and sexuality on college campuses and the role of media in the disenfranchisement of certain groups were examined at length by Washington and Hill in the context of the film and their own lives. On April 16 at 8 p.m., HBO will air the movie “Confirmation,” starring Washington. Washington, who is also an executive producer of the film, emphasized her desire to share this story so these issues would be once again brought into the media foreground. She explained to the audience that while HBO has been supportive of her efforts to produce this film, it was her own initiative that made it possible. No one was considering telling Hill’s story, and Washington didn’t want to wait for an invitation to be a part of something. “I have to be telling the stories. I don’t just want to sit at the table; I want to make the table — I want to create the table,” Washington said. The story itself is approaching its 25th anniversary. In 1991 Clarence Thomas was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to serve on the United States Supreme Court. Thomas’ confirmation was met with political controversy, but it wasn’t until the end of the confirmation hearings that Hill’s testi-
mony was publicized. Hill worked for Thomas as an attorney for the Department of Education. It was there, she testified, that he repeatedly sexually harassed her despite her best attempts to divert the unwanted attention. Following this testimony, Hill faced an incredible amount of backlash, and many Thomas supporters argued that Hill was lying. In October of 1991, Thomas was appointed as a Supreme Court Justice. Yet all of the publicity sur-
getting different bodies in with different body parts, it’s really about getting different bodies in with different experiences and who are willing to understand and vocalize those experiences through racial and gender lenses.” Washington agreed. Although Hill’s testimony was not universally well-received, she cited several instances of victories that resulted from the Thomas/Hill hearings. “In the following year, more women ran for office, more women
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INSPIRED FILMMAKING: Washington (right) protrays Hill (left) in the HBO film “Confirmation” which focuses on the Thomas/Hill hearings. rounding the hearings brought sexual harassment to the forefront of national interest and opened a dialogue to discuss the role of gender and sex in the workplace. When asked by an audience member if she felt the hearings would have gone differently if presented to a more diverse Senate, Hill said she thought the conversation would have been “entirely different.” She stressed the importance of diversity, responding, “It’s not about
of color ran for office, the appearance of the Senate Judiciary Committee changed — by the following year they had appointed women to that committee — so it was one of the victories because America sat at home and watched these two African-Americans talk to a row of old white men. We all saw those optics,” Washington explained. Hill considered what would have happened if the Senate took leadership during the hearings and used
them to set a standard of review for sexual harassment. She believes the Senate Judiciary Committee should have called experts in sexual harassment to testify at the hearing and enlighten committee members on the issue. “That’s what you do when you don’t understand; you call in the experts,” she further explained. Hill noted that the recent attention toward sexual assault on college campuses is a result of a government that’s finally taking steps to protect students, specifically with legislation like Title IX. However, Hill argued that there’s still progress to be made. “There are still a lot of people who think that the problem [of sexual harassment] is not a problem, and unfortunately, there are still some women who think that ‘It’s just the way it is.’ And no one is stepping up to really push hard on that,” Hill said. When Hill explained Hollywood’s power to bring attention to issues of sexuality, Washington added that the issue has “international importance” because America’s greatest export is entertainment. Hill commented that sexual harassment “happens all of the time on television and it’s a laugh line; even rape happens and there are jokes,” she explained. “So how is it that you’re supposed to then go into the workplace and understand that this is wrong or illegal when it’s been portrayed to you as something that’s funny or something that you should shrug off?” Washington followed up by defining her individual responsibility as an actress in the industry: “I know that I live in a world where my humanity as a woman is something that people want to ignore, and my humanity as a person of a color is something that people want to ignore. So I’m aware that by choosing the roles, and choosing the stories that I choose — the very act of being a fully committed artist is an activist act — these are people that we want to ignore in culture, so when you force people to pay attention to somebody that the world is trying to disenfranchise, it’s an activist act. So … whenever I can put my work in a more important sociological and psychological context, it’s a joy for me.” Prof. Jasmine Johnson (AAAS), who was in attendance at the event, asked Hill and Washington about the role of the Thomas/Hill hearings in thinking about feminism as an issue important to all gender
identities. Hill answered that the subject matter brought attention to what masculinity meant, especially in Washington D.C. “That’s what we really learned — [that] being sexually abusive was almost a prerogative of the Senate, and [that] being sexist and having the option of really degrading women or using them sexually was what it meant to be a male in Washington [D.C.] … It’s harmful in many ways because how can you turn around and represent women if in fact you think that this is the norm?” Hill questioned the audience. Washington further explained that the Thomas/Hill hearings were deeply divided because the conversation was focused on policy and not humanity. “That’s why I love the experience about how art changes people — because it really is about first opening up your heart to what connects us as human beings,” she said. Washington used her own experience with art as an example. She explained acting has shown her that fear and desire are universal emotions and that when we bring compassion to our conversations, the conversations are more open. Hill brought the issue of sexual harassment full circle by bringing attention to sexual assault and sexual harassment on college campuses and our duty to have these conversations in academic settings. According to Hill, Hollywood and college campuses cannot eliminate the issue of sexual harassment and sexual assault on their own. “So whatever and wherever you are, … everybody has a role in addressing important social issues of the day.… People say, ‘Well, don’t you get discouraged?’ and I say, ‘Not as discouraged as I would be, if we don’t do it.’ And so I just encourage you to take wherever you are and whatever you’re doing and realize that you have an important role to play in moving these issues far beyond really where we are today, and maybe even far beyond what we have imagined,” Hill said. After the event, students gathered outside the Wasserman Cinematheque, discussing the event. The Justice spoke with Akilah Elie ’17, who summarized her feelings: “To see sexual harassment at the forefront and to see a conversation about it between two black women — that’s so powerful, especially at Brandeis, [a University] that’s so founded on social justice — so it was great to see that.”
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Recognize areas to improve It is especially troublesome to journalism, which is a practice dedicated to the dissemination of truth. While the arguments and substance of each of these columns were original, that the writer presented other reporters’ words as his own is still a serious misrepresentation that the Justice does not tolerate. Our opinion section’s editing process has not, in my time, specifically checked works for plagiarism. We hope to be able to trust our columnists and contributing writers that their words and ideas are their own. That will change in the coming years. Every article is already reviewed by at least four editors and five total readers besides the writer before publication, but we will redouble our efforts on this issue in particular. We hope to work with the Office of Academic Integrity to develop new systems with the aid of experts in this field. As with any newspaper, our chief responsibilities and loyalties are to you, our readers. By not catching these plagiarized sections, we have failed the trust you put in us to be accurate and accountable. Apologies are insufficient: We can only hope to rebuild any lost trust through renewed editorial focus and commitment to authenticity. We are already working hard to generate new policies and editorial practices in response to this incident. Before becoming the editor in chief of this newspaper, I served for a year and a half as its Forum section editor. This week marks the last week in the term of our current Forum editor, Jessica Goldstein ’17, and the first in that of our newest Forum editor, Amber Miles ’19. Amber Miles has already proven herself a more than capable editor who I am sure will bring the section to new heights. Preventing plagiarism will be a deep focus of hers during her time as Forum editor. The idea that any plagiarism may have occurred during my own time in that position is troubling to me, as I’m sure is also true of Jessica Goldstein. The only positive of this incident is that it represents an opportunity for us at the Justice to grow, learn and better perform our duties as the independent student newspaper of this campus. — Max Moran, Editor in Chief
When U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia passed away on Feb. 13, he left a vacancy in the Supreme Court for the president to fill. The Obama administration began the nomination process soon after, but due to the presidential election being only months away, the Republican-controlled Senate — led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) — has vowed to reject any nomination President Obama makes. Critics have said that the Senate has a constitutional duty to consider Obama’s nominees. Do you feel it is appropriate for Obama to nominate a new Supreme Court Justice in the last months of his presidency, and what qualities do you hope to see in the next justice?
Prof. Stephen Whitfield (AMST) In 1916, when Woodrow Wilson nominated Louis D. Brandeis to the Supreme Court, the presidential election year did not impede the Senate from fulfilling its constitutional responsibilities to provide advice and consent. In 1932, when Herbert Hoover nominated a second Jew, Benjamin N. Cardozo, it happened to be an election year as well; and yet the Senate discharged its duty — and endorsed the president’s choice. Neither custom nor the Constitution offers the slightest warrant for the refusal of Republicans to consider a nominee whose credentials — indeed whose very identity — has not been revealed. Nor is President Obama a “lame duck,” a status that applies only between this November and January, 2017. The Republican insistence that “the people” must be allowed to decide is equally phony, because pollsters report that two out of three Americans want senators to honor their oath of office this year by assessing the president’s candidate. Prof. Stephen Whitfield (AMST) is the Max Richter Professor of American Civilization.
Joshua Brikman ’16 President Obama is well within his right to nominate whomever he likes to the Supreme Court of the United States. The Constitution reads “Advice and Consent,” and so, too, the senators are within their right to not provide consent. The all-important consent being denied by Republican senators today is no different from the Democrat denials of previous election cycles. Critics who claim that Republicans ought to consider Obama’s nominees fail to understand this kerfuffle is a feature, not a bug. The American system was designed to be slow and full of competing interests — here is one before us. The next justice ought to be someone who has higher regard for the Constitution than our current president, who currently has an FBI working under him to undermine digital security and an Environmental Protection Agency promulgating regulations outside of their mandate without oversight, to name but two topics that the populace might see a new justice rule in. Joshua Brikman ’16 is the President of Brandeis Libertarians.
Prof. Daniel Breen (LGLS) President Obama should certainly feel free to nominate a replacement for Justice Scalia. The president was duly re-elected in 2012, and that is the only mandate he needs to nominate justices as long as his second term lasts. Once he does nominate someone, of course, the Senate is perfectly entitled to delay confirmation hearings, but then the burden would properly be on the Republican Party to explain to the electorate why this is the proper course to take. As far as the qualifications of any such nominee are concerned, it would not be a terrible thing to have someone on the supreme bench with practical experience in crafting legislation. Justice Scalia was an eloquent exponent of the idea that legislative intent should not be considered in interpreting acts of Congress; perhaps the time has come for someone who can defend with similar skill the opposite point of view. Prof. Daniel Breen (LGLS) is a lecturer in the Legal Studies program.
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instance did I take an opinion without proper attribution. Learning the accepted practices of citation has been an important part of my experience at the Justice, and I look forward to citing sources even more carefully in the future.
To those who say that the GOP-led Senate has a “constitutional duty to consider Obama’s nominees” during the waning months of his lame-duck presidency, which would have decades-long consequences on the trajectory of our nation — you’re wrong. Irrespective of President Obama’s own hypocrisy in attempting to filibuster Justice Samuel Alito’s nomination to the Supreme Court in 2006 (the first half of President Bush’s second term after being re-elected) the Senate has a clear duty to advise and consent to a president’s Supreme Court nominees. As Ted Cruz, presidential candidate and former constitutional lawyer who has argued a multitude of times in front of the Court, has said, “the Senate is advising right now, we are advising that a lame-duck president in an election year is not going to be able to tip the balance of the Supreme Court.” It’s understandable that liberal Democrats don’t like the taste of their own medicine. However, it doesn’t mean that they’re exempt from taking it.
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Mark Gimelstein ’17 is a columnist for the Justice. He is also the vice president of Brandeis Conservatives.
Taking responsibility for past actions It was recently brought to my attention that I took facts without adjusting the language to make it my own or citing them sufficiently in a small number of the articles I have written for the Justice. I want to express my sincerest apologies for these unintentional mistakes and to assure my readers that in no
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Condemn plagiarism and prioritize journalistic integrity This week, our Forum section planned to include a column from Dor Cohen ’16, who for the past year has been a columnist for this section. We now have reason to believe that Cohen directly plagiarized several sections of the column he had planned for this week, and that the Justice has published plagiarism in at least four of Cohen’s past columns. As a result, Cohen is no longer a columnist for the Forum section. In a majority of these instances, the plagiarized sections were not arguments or opinions put forward by opinion writers for other publications; instead, Cohen directly copied paragraphs of news articles that put forward information supporting his positions. In no way does this mitigate the damage. Even when summarizing news reports from other outlets, writers are expected to describe the relevant information in their own words. While the plagiarized sections we have uncovered thus far do not include any cases where each sentence, word for word, was taken exactly as written elsewhere, a majority of the alterations to the original sources came from Justice editors making revisions or suggestions throughout the editing process. These include minor additions or subtractions or phrasing alterations, which in no way make the paragraphs less than plagiarism. Cohen occasionally included the source of his information but did not state that the plagiarized sections were a direct quote. This does not change that these sections were plagiarized. We are continuing to investigate Cohen’s past writing for plagiarism and have informed the University’s Office of Academic Integrity. We do not plan to file a Community Standards Report over this case. We have also contacted the Brandeis Hoot, which Cohen previously contributed to as well. Our preliminary investigation uncovered four instances of plagiarism over his two articles for that paper. Cohen also plagiarized in an article for The Hill, whom we have contacted. Plagiarism is one of the greatest sins in journalism. While the Justice always fact-checks the information in all parts of our paper before publication, this is the first instance in my time at the Justice in which we have dealt with stolen writing. Factual errors and blunders are a natural, if always embarrassing, part of the journalistic process, but stolen work is a separate type of unethical behavior.
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Evaluate failing infrastructure’s role in Flint water crisis Kat
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America is falling apart — literally. In 2013, the American Society of Civil Engineers rated the country’s infrastructure a D+ and estimated that 3.6 trillion dollars need to be invested by 2020 to fix everything — all the pipelines, airports, bridges, roads and other transit infrastructure. For decades, what we have built has been left in a state of disarray as federal and state governments refuse to fund infrastructure repair. Now, engineers at Betchel Group construction company have predicted crises in the form of bridge collapses, levee failure, road closures and other emergencies. The unfolding tragedy in Flint, Michigan is the most recent example. The horrific chain of events began April 25, 2014 when the city changed its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River in order to save millions of dollars, as reported by a Jan. 26 Washington Post article. The decision proved deadly. The switch to less-expensive, untreated water caused a corrosive reaction in Flint’s old pipelines that released toxic amounts of lead into the water supply. Here is a synopsis presented by the American Chemical Society of what went wrong: First, high concentrations of chloride ions in the Flint River leached metals such as iron and lead from old pipes into the water supply. Then, the problem was exacerbated when city officials introduced more corrosive chloride ions with the addition of Ferric chloride. This coagulant compound was needed to remove organic matter in the water supply, the product of yet another harmful reaction induced to disinfect the water after E. coli was detected in it. This combination released lead anywhere from 25 to 1000 parts per billion into residents’ tap water. To put this in perspective, the Environmental Protection Agency allows only 15 parts per billion. As a result, as many as eight thousand children have tested positive for lead poisoning, Legionnaire’s disease or other neurological disorders, according to a Jan. 30 New York Times article. At least 10 people have died. For more than 18 months, Flint’s city council refused to acknowledge the issue. Despite evidence of spiked lead levels presented by a research team at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University as well as the EPA, these officials denied the claims vig-
orously until the Michigan government stepped in, according to an Oct. 8, 2015 New York Times article. The continuous inaction by Flint city officials is nothing short of despicable. Today, Flint remains in a state of emergency. Although proper redress has been underway since Jan. 5 — when Michigan Governor Rick Snyder first declared the state of emergency — many Flint residents are reeling. As documented by a Jan. 16 Washington Post article, though the city has seen millions in emergency aid, mostly to purchase bottled water, many problems remain. Some families, thinking they could install water filters to access clean water, have found filters to be ineffective, according to a Jan. 29 Detroit Free Press article. Others who have given up and want to move out of Flint are stuck. Home values have plummeted since the crisis, according to a Feb. 4 New York Times article. Even access to bottled water has seen complications due to a discriminatory policy requiring Flint residents to show identification. According to a Feb. 4 Detroit Free Press article, until Jan. 22, many people were denied water simply because they did not have a valid ID card, and the State Department of Health and Human Services later confirmed this. In a Jan. 9 article, CNN quoted Lorna Hunter, who has lived in Flint for more than 60 years and thus weathered the city’s ups and downs, saying, “You feel like sitting ducks here.” This level of desperation is not common to Americans. So how did this happen? Put simply, America does not spend enough on infrastructure. Major construction projects are funded federally through the gas tax, which has not been raised since 1993, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Because the tax was not tied to inflation, it remains at 18 cents per gallon and has become an issue beyond the scope of our polemically divided Congress. Subsequently, according to the CBO, America spent only $416 billion on infrastructure in 2014 when ideally infrastructure requires trillions for upkeep. Furthermore, because many roads and bridges were built during the 1950s under President Roosevelt’s New Deal program, all infrastructure is becoming out of date simultaneously. Although it is widely agreed by members of Congress, labor unions and other vested interests that the infrastructure needs fixing, most have not put forth a feasible plan to go about doing so. Andy Herrman, former president of the American Society of Civil Engineers, relayed in a 2016 “60 Minutes” interview that, simply, “Politicians in Washington don’t have the political courage to say, ‘This is what we have to do.’” In Flint, the water pipelines were well over 50 years old, according to an Aug. 19, 2015 Triple Pundit article, but no one thought
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to fix the old pipes — or if they did, they didn’t dare suggest raising taxes to do so. This is strange considering the multitude of benefits infrastructure projects bring with them. According to a 2012 study by Sylvian Leduc and Daniel Wilson of the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank, for every one dollar spent on infrastructure, two dollars are returned to the state economy. Similar findings have been documented by University of California, San Diego economics professor Valerie Ramey and a 2014 budget report by the Economic Policy Institute. Not only are infrastructure projects good for the economy, they also provide thousands of jobs to construction workers, engineers and small businesses. Most claims by officials that infrastructure projects are not good investments tend to overlook this long-term outcome, instead looking to short-term cost as a way to sway public opinion against such ideas. Due to this budgeting issue, the federal government has been lackluster in its attempts to repair key infrastructures. The paralysis has had drastic effects. Over 60,000 bridges have been deemed “structurally deficient” in the United States, according to a 2015 report by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association. And they are not located one region, either. Ray LaHood, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation, said during a 2016 interview with “60 Minutes” correspondent Steve Croft, “You could go to any major city in America and see roads, and bridges,
and infrastructure that need to be fixed today. This problem is one that threatens every American.” Such a threat has been a real danger for many. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina infamously caused levee failures that ended up flooding the city of New Orleans. In another 2007 incident, the I-35 Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis collapsed, killing 13 people and injuring 145 others. The bridge had been deemed “structurally deficient” for years before the collapse according to an Aug. 1, 2007 accident report filed by the National Transportation Safety Board. More recently, in 2010, a natural gas pipeline explosion killed eight San Bruno, Calif. residents and destroyed over 40 homes. The pipeline was built in 1956 with defective welds, a problem for which the pipeline owners, Pacific Gas and Electric Co., had not tested, according to a May 23, 2015 SFGate article. Examples like these are becoming more and more common as our infrastructures ages without repair. In Pennsylvania, for instance, three hundred bridges become structurally deficient each year. If such dilapidation continues, lawmakers will not even be able to repair our infrastructure fast enough. During the same interview for “60 Minutes,” Ray LaHood lamented, “Our infrastructure is on life support right now. That’s where we’re at.” If this problem is not given its due attention, more tragedies like that in Flint may haunt Americans in the not-so-distant future.
Question public emulation of forgiveness for politicians’ infidelity Amber
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Often, a fine line exists between forgiveness and acceptance of someone’s wrongdoings at one’s own detriment. On the one hand, as a proverb frequently attributed to Buddha goes, “Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.” On the other hand, holding people accountable for their actions is often necessary. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has traversed this fine line with her husband, former president Bill Clinton. After she endured his scandal with Monica Lewinsky and remained at his side in spite of it all, people often portray her tolerance as something to emulate — but it is important to recognize the consequences of exalting her decision to stay. Just this past Sunday, Hillary Clinton visited the Holy Ghost Cathedral in downtown Detroit, where part of her visit revolved around her virtue of forgiveness, according to a March 6 Washington Post article. Contextually referring to but not specifically mentioning her husband, the former Secretary of State spoke of how scripture had guided her merciful reaction to Bill Clinton’s affair. Needless to say, Hillary Clinton has every right to choose to forgive or begrudge her husband as she deems fit, but the example she has set for young women across America is troubling all the same. As a prominent, powerful female politician
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who may become the first woman president, Hillary Clinton has become a feminist icon of sorts — and will only be more of one if she does win the bid for the presidency. In this role, she has the ability to show women that their lives can be more than what society has historically allowed and that they don’t have to accept anything less than the best anymore — but her relationship with her husband complicates that message. In choosing to forgive her husband for the pain and scandal he brought upon her, Hillary Clinton placed the survival of their marriage — and, some may argue, her political career — above her own feelings. While there is something to be said for attempting to repair broken relationships, it should never be done at the expense of anyone’s emotional well-being, and two people should never stay together just for the sake of salvaging a marriage. “Until the latter part of the nineteenth century, divorce was largely proscribed by law,” wrote Sociology Professor Frank Furstenberg, Jr., of the University of Pennsylvania in his 1994 report “History and Current Status of Divorce in the United States.” Even after that, however, divorce remained taboo for a long time, and due to inequality in the workplace, many women remained too financially dependent on their husbands to leave. As such, people often remained in unhappy marriages or felt forced to forgive unfaithful spouses. Now, however, although some may still consider a failed marriage a personal failure, people — especially women — are less trapped in their marriages. Still, up to 80 percent of couples reconcile after experiencing infidelity, according to a May 1, 2012 Wall Street Journal article. Many politicians’ marriages — not just the Clintons’ — reflect this phenomenon and bring it to the public eye. From Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson to former president John
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F. Kennedy and former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Ca.), prominent male politicians cheat on their spouses with notorious frequency, and, more often than not, their wives ultimately remain with them. One could speculate endlessly whether they remain due to love, power, societal pressure or any combination of the three, but the point is that they remain, and that has become the status quo. By remaining with her husband, Hillary Clinton joined the ranks of Eliza Hamilton, Martha Jefferson, Jackie Kennedy and Maria Shriver. While these women are far from shabby company, society has received their eventual acceptance of their husbands’ infidelity as a virtue to emulate and even expect. In other words, society has glorified them for their grace and mercy in the wake of suffering, and as they have set a prominent precedent, such grace and mercy have inadvertently become what society expects of scorned, respectable women — especially politicians’ wives. The implicit message to women everywhere is that a good woman can react with anger only if she eventually forgives and stands by her man. Referring to Hillary Clinton’s own clemency, Holy Ghost Cathedral’s bishop, Corletta J. Vaughn, mentioned that the former Secretary of State had taught women to “take a licking and keep on ticking,” according to the same March 6 Washington Post article. This attitude toward acceptance of infidelity or relationship issues in general poses problems because it operates under the expectations that husbands will, at some point, hurt their wives and that their wives will, at some point, accept and forgive. In order to have equality and healthy relationships, people must reject both of these conditions and fully support a person’s freedom to leave a relationship if hurt in any way by their significant other. At the end of the day, a core tenet of feminism
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involves a woman making her own choices without interference from the law, society, men or other women. Consequently, Hillary Clinton, as a freethinking individual, has every right to respond to problems in her marriage in whatever way she feels appropriate without having to deal with anyone’s interference or judgment. Hillary Clinton, as a role model, however, sets a poor example for young women, who instead should be taught to expect better from their relationships. Of Hillary Clinton, Bishop Vaughn remarked, “She taught so many of us as women how to stand in the face of adversity,” according to the same March 6 Washington Post article. While this lesson of strength is admirable in many ways, the lesson need not always be to “stand” in adversity but rather to sometimes walk away from it. In the case of marital problems, there is strength in staying and there is strength in leaving — and to elevate one decision above the other risks giving someone the impression they do not have a choice. Emulating Hillary Clinton for remaining with a husband who hurt and disrespected her so severely only further normalizes staying with partners who selfishly disregard one’s emotional well-being. Romanticizing her forgiveness perpetuates society’s toxic expectation that women always forgive their husbands’ transgressions. Even though Hillary Clinton stayed with her husband, women everywhere need to understand that, as they gain more freedom and less dependency on their husbands, they do not have to follow her example. If a woman chooses to forgive a spouse’s infidelity because she wishes to salvage a relationship with someone she still loves, that is her prerogative — but if she feels pressured into staying because that’s what society has taught her all her life, that is a problem.
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Urge youth to vote in primary and general elections By Nia lyn JUSTICE Contributing WRITER
Social media is a powerful tool when it comes to relaying ideas and sharing information. This is especially important when it comes to things like the presidential election; it allows individuals — people who may not have had any interest in or access to speeches or debates — to hear the candidates’ ideals and formulate an opinion. Because of social media, individuals have had the chance to hear and criticize Trump’s outrageous claims even if they missed a GOP debate or two. Social media is also the vehicle through which so many young people claim to “Feel the Bern.” One would think that with all the humorous posts “comparing the issues” between Sanders and Clinton, more young people would go out and vote — if not to enact their own political views, then, at the very least, to prevent a man with the hair of an unkempt troll doll who considers one million dollars a small loan from becoming president. According to primary coverage and results by the New York Times, Bernie Sanders had won seven states — as opposed to Hillary Clinton’s 12 — as of March 5, following the Super Tuesday elections. As for the GOP, sadly, Donald Trump remains in the lead. The high numbers attainable with the youth vote are needed to ensure that Bernie Sanders is actually a contender for president. According to a Feb. 10 CNN article, in New Hampshire, 83 percent of voters aged 18 to 29 chose Sanders as opposed to a mere 16 percent who voted for Clinton. Sanders also won 78 percent of firsttime voters. The results of the Iowa Democratic caucus further bolster the idea that the youth vote lies with Sanders. According to a Feb. 2 Washington Post article, 84 percent of voters between ages 17 and 29 voted in favor of Sanders. It is evident that he has a certain following, and in order to ensure his eligibility as a president, the youth vote is needed. Yet even if Hillary wins the nomination instead, our vote is still necessary to ensure that anyone but Donald Trump wins. This is both interesting and frightening for two reasons: the first, that Donald Trump might actually have a chance at this election; the second, that all of those young liberals who claimed to “Feel the Bern” are nowhere in sight. The support that I see for Sanders, from young adults on every social media outlet, does not reflect the numbers that are occurring at the polls. The problem lies with the fact that young people are not voting. According to a March 2 article from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, youth votes on Super Tuesday exceeded the 2008 results. In 2008, there were an estimated 919, 263 youth voters between ages 18 to 29, and this year, there were
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1,002,184. This increase in numbers, however, still does not make up for the fact that young people only make up a small portion of the citizen vote — only 5 percent when calculated from the information provided by the United States Census Bureau. In 2014, a report generated by the United States Census Bureau shows trends in voting patterns of different groups, including age, gender and race — among others. This data revealed that, out of a population of nearly 30,000, only 17 percent of people from ages 18 to 24 had actually voted. These numbers are absurdly low, and it is astonishing because the results of the election influence the youth of America directly. They are the ones who have to begin their adult lives under the legislation of the new president. The people who actually turn out at the polls, however, are primarily voters from age 55 to 64. No, there is not anything wrong with older voters, but it is the duty of young Americans to do their part and mold the nation that they want to see. It should not be left only in the hands of people who will suffer the con-
sequences of the government’s actions for a shorter period of time. Now the question arises: Why don’t more young people vote? This is a question that has been asked time and time again, and there have even been organizations — like “Rock the Vote” — trying to promote youth activity in the democratic process, but there is still no concrete change. In 2010, the Center for Information and Research on Civil Learning and Engagement polled citizens aged 18 to 24 and asked why they did not vote. For college students, the most common reason for not voting was the claim of being “too busy” with 34 percent of their respondents answering so. There is never any excuse to not vote. As a student with a heavy workload and commitments overlapping with exams, I understand the struggle of managing everything, but voting and taking part in a nationwide process must be a priority for everyone, including — and especially — students, because they are the ones filled with new ideas that could possibly enact great change. It is not anything that should take up more time than a weekend Netflix binge or the occasion-
al study break. The second most common answer was that they were not in their home state and therefore did not vote. As a New York native, I can relate, but that is not a sufficient excuse. One can vote early or as an absentee and still take part in the election — registering is as simple as mailing in a form. There is really nothing stopping young adults from voting. The first time voting is almost like a rite of passage. It symbolizes adulthood and beginning to make important decisions. It is also a way of expressing the validity of one’s opinions: By voting, one is essentially saying that their views and their opinions matter to this nation and should hopefully lead to desired change. The young adults I know are extremely opinionated and can have heated conversation for hours discussing why they feel certain candidates should — or should never — be president. Sadly, without the action of these opinionated young people, we might be doomed to whatever Donald Trump’s idea of a great America is.
Criticize the University’s proposed $10,000 graduate stipend By Seth greenwald JUSTICE contributing WRITER
In a Feb. 24 email titled “Update on diversity and inclusion efforts,” Interim President Lisa Lynch described the foundation of a new scholarship model for the coming year. In part, Lynch stated that the University would be establishing “a new pilot program based on the Posse Model [that] will offer a full-tuition scholarship and a $10,000 stipend to as many as five students per year” in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Lynch neither offered an explanation for the source of this funding nor elaborated whether this stipend would come with any stipulations. According to CBS News, Brandeis is the 37th most expensive university in the country. Students across the board struggle to pay their way through this university. To put this into a more personal perspective, in transferring to Brandeis my junior year, I will pay approximately $40,000 or more in unsubsidized loans that I did not require at Clark University. Most students share this burden — if not an even greater one. Therefore, while I am entirely in support of the University helping to assist those who cannot afford it, it is simply unjust for me to be penalized for my ability to pay a partial sum toward my education. In other words, based on my family’s financial situation, I fall into the proportion of students who can neither fully afford college nor receive enough financial aid to do so without significant loans. Thus, like so many others, I am forced to take out personal loans to offset what I do not receive from the University. I recognize the fact that I am privileged to be at a private university — lucky enough to have had my needs met at a young age. I also understand that so many others lack the luxuries that I received. And for that, I stand by Lynch and others, whose efforts will — among other
substantive changes — provide full tuition scholarships to up to five graduate students who deserve but could not otherwise afford to attend Brandeis University. However, for the University to provide said students with a stipend to pay for other needs is systematically flawed. In announcing the creation of a $10,000 yearly stipend on top of full tuition subsidization for five graduate students but simultaneously failing to offer an explanation regarding the funding, students are left questioning whether their loans are indirectly sponsoring this program. Students who struggle to afford paying for college but are willing to take a long-term loan may continue to receive insufficient scholarship funds from the University, while students who are fortunate enough to take part in this program will both have their graduate school paid for and simultaneously have the funds to pay for housing, food and other daily necessities — possibly without having to take on loans or employment. While it is understandable that the University is seeking to offset the economic burden of necessities, to offer a stipend in such a manner seems to be an overcorrection. That said, if the University is seeking to establish a graduate program similar to comparable programs which offer a stipend for research on campus, this would make significantly more sense, but that does not seem to be the case. Moreover, compounding the confusion regarding the funding for this program, those who question the source of the funding may find a deficit of options. The sad truth is that the ways in which this money could have been raised are minimal. One possibility could include a specific donation dedicated to the establishment of the Graduate Posse program. Should this be the case, while money could have been better utilized elsewhere, one cannot in good conscience question the decisions of said donor.
Another possibility is that the University received a donation meant for the improvement of the school population as a whole and a large portion of said donation is going to a small number of students. Should this be the case, the University would be acting in an anti-utilitarian manner that provides for a few lucky students. Rather than improving resources such as access to acceptable housing for upperclassman students — a need that has become exponentially greater with the impending demolition of Usen Castle — the University has decided to allocate funds to provide for five students’ extra living expenses.
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However, for the University to provide said students with a stipend to pay for other needs is systematically flawed. A third possibility could involve reallocation of funds already maintained in the University budget. In this case, the University would have acted once again to privilege a few rather than to focus on the campus as a whole. Perhaps, rather than offering five students a $10,000 stipend, the University could provide all students with free laundry services. This would benefit the entire on-campus community rather than five graduate students. Considering that Brandeis’ endowment of $915 million than those of comparable universities with endowments of one billion dollars or more, it is troubling that Brandeis would opt to support this program above other necessities. One final possibility is that the money is
coming directly from tuition increases in order to prevent the reallocation of resources. In this case, the University has directly authorized this by its statement on Brandeis’ fee and tuition cost webpage: “In view of the constantly increasing costs of education, students may expect tuition increases during their academic careers.” If the University is directly taking from tuition funds in order to pay for this program, students are literally being forced into massive loans with four to nine percent interest rates in order to provide a $10,000 stipend to a few select students. One may voice the concern that the role of financial aid is to level the playing field for low-income and middle-class students, thereby allowing their entry and success at colleges and universities. It is fair, to offer for example, that students who, according to Federal Student Aid analysis, are unable to pay a penny are given a greater level of financial assistance than students who could pay half or more of their tuition. However, what begins to flip the playing field, rather than to level it, is when universities offer a stipend in conjunction with financial assistance. Students with no financial means to pay for college must not be privileged above students with minimal ability to pay for college. In a seeming attempt to achieve some level of redistributive justice for its most disadvantaged students, Brandeis University risks harming its general populace as a whole. I, and so many others, have no qualms with the University providing full or partial aid to those who have demonstrated both need and merit. There are ways, which the University has utilized in the past, to contact alumni for specific donations. If such donations have fully funded this program, the point is moot, but without a guarantee that this is the case, students are left questioning whether the University values all of its undergraduate students as much as it does five graduate students.
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members to the weekend. Haliana Burhans ’18 and Tove Freeman ’16 placed consecutive finishes in the women’s 400-meter dash, running to times of 59.34 and 59.49 seconds, respectively. Burhans took 14th place while Freeman finished in 15th, a step ahead of the 16th-place competitor. Kate Farrell ’17 earned a 12thplace finish in the 3,000-meter run, covering the course in 10:34.59. Her time was three seconds behind a top10 finish. Kelsey Whitaker ’16 ran to a season-best 5:11.19 in the one-mile run, just one second out of a scoring All-ECAC spot. Whitaker’s ninthplace finish paced the way for three Judges’ competitors in the race, as Maggie Hensel ’16 stopped the timer at the 5:13.1 mark and Kyra Shreeve
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’18 took 17th in 5:17.92. Hensel’s time was good for 11th place, less than a second behind a top-10 finish and a slim two-tenths of a second faster than the 12th-place competitor. Stender will travel to Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa this weekend for the NCAA Indoor Championships where he will race in the 3,000-meter run. Stender's time is 14th-fastest among DIII runners but earned the 12th seed for the meet on Saturday. Emily Bryson ’19 also earned an NCAA bid for the mile-run after her 5:02.34 time during the New England DIII Championships. She will run as the 16th seed in the race, which runs a preliminary race on Friday and finals on Saturday. The Judges will resume their season at the Bridgewater State University Bears Invitational on Mar. 26 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.
BRIEF Bud Collins, former tennis coach and Hall of Fame member, passes away at 89 Arthur “Bud” Collins, the first tennis coach in Brandeis’ history and a respected member of the Brandeis Hall of Fame, passed away at the age of 86 on Friday. His death was first announced by his wife, Anita Ruthling Klaussen, on her personal Facebook page, according to his obituary in the New York Times. Collins coached the tennis team from 1959 to 1963 and guided the team to its first undefeated season in 1959, when the team went 7-0. Collins held a 48-16 record as head coach of the Judges before leaving the school to take a position at the Boston Globe as a full-time tennis writer. Collins spent his time at the Globe split between writing and broadcast. He was one of the first print journalists to step in front of the camera. He became known during his respected broadcast career for his playful and colorful attire and hosted the popular NBC segment “Breakfast at Wimbledon,” a live play-by-play and commentary from the All England Club.
Collins covered 44 Wimbledon Championships for the Boston Globe during his career before being inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1994. During his time as coach of the Judges, Collins coached Abbie Hoffman ’59, who rose to the forefront of the counterculture movement when he founded the Youth International Party in 1967. He was awarded the Red Smith Award in 1999, an award from the Associated Press Sports Editors for “major contributions to sports journalism,” according to its website. Collins was inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame in 2002 with baseballlegend and play-by-play announcer Bob Murphy. Collins was inducted as a member of the Brandeis Hall of Fame on Nov. 1, 2009. A memorial service to Collins will take place in June around his June 17 birthday, according to his official Facebook page. — Avi Gold
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LOCK-AND-LOAD: Outfielder Madison Hunter ’17 waits on her heels for a pitch to hit against Suffolk University on May 9.
SOFTBALL: Team loses game in close battle CONTINUED FROM 16 Judges were unable to hold on in the bottom of the seventh, as the Kangaroos managed to knock in two runs, giving them the 9-8 victory in walk-off fashion. The Judges' balanced scoring attack was led by right fielder Madison Hunter ’17 and third baseman Madison Sullivan ’16. Hunter went 3-4 at the plate, finishing the game with a team-high three runs batted
in for the Judges. Sullivan was a home run shy of hitting for the cycle, totaling three hits in four tries. Sullivan also managed to score a whopping four runs for the Judges. In all, the Judges balanced offensive effort resulted in seven players having at least one hit on the day. Pitcher Sarah Petrides took the loss for the squad, giving up two earned runs (four runs total) in 3.2 innings pitched.
The outcome of both games bring the Judges to 2-3 on the season while dropping the Nittany Lions to a disappointing 0-2 record on the year and improving the Kangaroos season record to 7-6. Looking ahead, the Judges travel to Altamonte Springs, Florida, where they will participate in the annual University Athletic Association tournament against topranked Washington University and Emory University.
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jUDGES BY THE NUMBERS baseball TEAM STATS
UAA STANDINGS
Runs Batted In
Not including Monday’s games. UAA Conference Overall W L W L Pct. Emory 1 0 11 2 .846 Case 1 0 4 4 .500 NYU 0 0 2 3 .400 Chicago 0 0 1 2 .333 Rochester 0 0 0 0 .000 JUDGES 0 1 3 1 .750 WashU 0 1 6 3 .666
UPCOMING GAMES: Today vs. Bridgewater State Thursday vs. Daniel Webster Mar. 20 vs. Clark (DH) DH=Double Header
Rob Trenk ’16 leads the team with 6 RBIs. Player RBI Rob Trenk 6 Connor Doyle 2 Greg Heineman 2 Ryan Tettemer 2
Strikeouts Kyle Brenner ’15 leads all pitchers with 19 strikeouts. Player Ks Bradley Bousquet 11 Elio Fernandez 9 Liam Coughlin 2 Sam Miller 2
SOFTBALL UAA STANDINGS
TEAM STATS
Not including Monday’s games.
Runs Batted In
UAA Conference W L WashU 0 0 Emory 0 0 Rochester 0 0 Case 0 0 JUDGES 0 0 NYU 0 0 Chicago 0 0
W 7 11 2 5 2 1 0
Overall L Pct. 0 1.000 1 .917 1 .666 5 .500 3 .400 3 .333 0 .000
Madison Hunter ’17 leads the squad with 4 RBIs. Player RBI Madison Hunter 4 Marissa DeLaurentis 3 Keri Lehtonen 3 Jordan Buscetto 2
Strikeouts Melissa Soleimani ’17 leads all pitchers with 6 strikeouts. Player Ks Melissa Soleimani 6 Sadie-Rose Apfel 3 Sarah Petrides 1
UPCOMING GAMES: Today at WashU Today vs. Rochester Wednesday at NYU
track & Field Results from the men’s Last Chance Meet at Tufts and the women’s Eastern College Athletic Conference meet.
TOP PERFORMERS (Men’s)
TOP PERFORMERS (Women’s)
3000-Meter Run
One-Mile Run
RUNNER TIME Ryan Stender 8:21.36 Mitchell Hutton 8:51.55
RUNNER TIME Kelsey Whitaker 5:11.19 Maggie Hensel 5:13.51 Kyra Shreeve 5:17.92
Team Swish pulls away with first-place trophy
■ Kevin Trotman ’16 helped Team Swish take home first place with a barrage of 3-pointers in the first half. By jerry miller Justice Editor
UPCOMING MEETS: Friday at Grinnell College Saturday at Grinnell College Mar. 21 at Bridgewater State University
TENNIS Updated season results.
TOP PERFORMERS (Men’s) MEN’S SINGLES Michael Arguello MEN’S DOUBLES Arguello/Cherkin
PHOTO COURTESY OF JULIE MIZRAJI
TEAM EFFORT: Team Swish lined up for a photo after taking the championship game against Barmelo Xanthony on Wednesday.
RECORD 1-2 RECORD 2-1
TOP PERFORMERS (Women’s) WOMEN’S SINGLES Haley Cohen
RECORD 1-3
WOMEN’S DOUBLES Cohen/Leavitt
RECORD 2-2
UPCOMING MEETS: Saturday, men at Stevens Institute of Technology Saturday, women at The College of New Jersey Sunday at NYU
The most anticipated intramural league game commenced last Wednesday as the men’s basketball intramural league championship game pitted number-one seed Barmelo Xanthony against the second-seeded Team Swish. Barmelo Xanthony’s perfect regular season gave them a first-round bye in the playoffs. From there, Barmelo Xanthony cruised to the finals, beating Corey and the Kids 82-40 in the semi-final game. Team Swish had a slightly more tumultuous path, edging out the seventh-seeded AC-Yoyoyo by a slim margin of three points. Team Swish regained their composure in the semifinals, finishing off the third-seeded Premature Shooters in a 98-64 demolition. With Team Swish donning navy blue jerseys and Barmelo Xanothy sporting neon green, the game began. Aaron Liberman ’16 of Barmelo Xanthony squared off at mid-
court against Kevin Trotman ’16 of Team Swish in preparation for the tipoff. Liberman’s range and wingspan helped him win the tip-off for Barmelo Xanothy and secure the first possession for the team. Team Swish was undeterred, going on an 8-2 tear, which consisted of a block, a steal and two 3-pointers. Those 3-pointers set the tone for the rest of the contest and acted as a dagger into the heart of Barmelo Xanthony’s defense. Defensively, the first half featured a lapse in execution by Barmelo Xanothy. Ryne Williams ’16 and Trotman were open on multiple occasions to combine for an incredible seven 3-pointers. In the first half alone, both teams combined for 42 points on 14 3-pointers. However, Barmelo Xanthony was able to assert some defensive presence with a ferocious block by Liberman at the 10-minute mark to contest an open layup. Liberman followed that up with a smooth jumper from the elbow, but the offense simply could not keep up with the pace. Barmelo Xanothy picked it up with five minutes to go in the half, converting on a smooth inside dish for a layup. Barmelo Xanthony attempted to emulate Team Swish’s three-point highlight reel, knock-
ing down two 3-pointers within the last minutes of the half. Yet the team still trailed at the half, 33-28. The second half started much the way the first half did, with Team Swish whipping out to an 11-0 run, which included an uncharacterstic one 3-pointer. Halfway through the second half, Team Swish broke into a 20-point lead in fitting fashion, cashing in on a corner three by Trotman. All hope was lost for Barmelo Xanthony, despite a promising 6-0 run with eight minutes remaining in the game. Team Swish quickly erased the deficit with a pair of free throws and an uncontested layup. Team Swish closed out the game with the ball in their hands and a 58-43 mark blazing on the scoreboard. Ultimately, the three ball brought Barmelo Xanthony to its knees. Team Swish’s offense stayed consistent with its season average of 74 points per contest. Although Barmelo Xanthony clawed back at times, it was not able to withstand the prolific Team Swish offense. With the championship win, Team Swish concluded their sterling season to bring home the coveted trophy.
pro sports BRIEF Top teams look to bolster their depth charts and brace for intense bid for the coveted crown As the Major League Baseball spring training season begins in the South, the top teams from around the league are still looking for last minute advantages over division rivals. The Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs and New York Mets have all proven they can contend for a title, yet a turbulent offseason has seriously altered the future of each team. The Kansas City Royals, coming off an incredible 4-1 series rout of the New York Mets in the World Series, have already secured parts of their dominant roster. The Royals are looking for a third-straight trip to the Fall Classic and have started their bid by re-signing 2015 Most Valuable Player of the World Series, catcher Salvador Perez, to a five-year deal. The Royals have been in tough shape otherwise, los-
ing star first baseman Ben Zobrist to the rising Chicago Cubs. All-Star pitcher Johnny Cueto also departed from the team to join the stacked potential rival San Fransisco Giants. The Royals looked to replace him with former Met pitcher Dillon Gee, but filling Cueto’s shoes will be no easy task. Cueto had one of the worst postseason starts in MLB history, allowing eight runs while collecting only six outs against the Toronto Blue Jays. Despite the horror of the game, Cueto held a promising future, posting a 2.62 earned run average only months before while on the Cincinnati Reds. On the losing side of the field, the Mets held on to sensational outfielder Yoenis Cespedes in a surprising offseason deal. Cespedes will bolster a faltering offensive
lineup for the Mets and shoulder the load left by former Met and incoming Washington National second baseman Daniel Murphy. Former Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Neil Walker will also carry Murphy’s workload as he fills in at the second base position. The Mets will have a lot of potential to live up to with their young but sharp pitching rotation. Ultimately, the Mets will need to create a consistent offense, something that has nagged the Mets organization since the 2007 season. The once-pitiful Cubs, swept by the Mets in the National League Conference Championship, knew their future hung by the threads of Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Jake Arietta’s jersey. With that in mind,the Cubs exerted all their effort in re-signing Arietta and
succeeded with a short one-year deal. The Cubs looked to secure their formidable rotation, which earned them fourth place in the league with a 3.36 ERA, a smidge above the touted Mets rotation. Offensively, the Cubs ratcheted up their offense by acquiring outfielder Jason Heyward and first baseman Ben Zobrist. With a .244 batting average, .001 points above the last-place San Diego Padres, the Cubs seem to have propelled their offense past that of the Mets and into a possible World Series opportunity. Heyward had a career year last season with the St. Louis Cardinals, posting an impressive career-high .293 batting average. With the plates shifting, these three teams seem the most likely contenders for the coveted October trophy.
Yet, with the Giants wreaking havoc in the free-agency field and the Arizona Diamondbacks sneaking into the contender’s party, the MLB fan base will have an exciting season to look forward. In an all-out frenzy, the ’Backs stole elite pitcher Zach Grienke from the Los Angeles Dodgers to bolster their top-slugging offense. This may be the season the Houston Astros finally get their bid for a championship, or it may be one in which the Yankees retake their throne atop the MLB. Undeniably, the MLB will see the rise of the small city startups or see them crushed under the foot of big city dynasties. Either way, it will be a season for the ages.
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STEP-BACK THREES Team Swish won the men’s intramural basketball championship in thrilling fashion against top seed Barmelo Xanthony, p. 15.
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Women earn shutout win ■ Designated hitter Keri
Lehtonen ’19 finished with a triple and two runs batted in to lead the Judges to a win. By GABRIEL GOLDSTIEN JUSTICE staff writer
The Brandeis women’s Softball team competed in Clermont, Florida over the weekend. The Judges split their only two games of the weekend on Saturday, falling in the first game of their double-header to Austin College in what was a thrilling back-and-forth battle. The Judges managed to turn things around in time for their matchup with Penn State Brandywine, as their balanced offensive attack helped them throttle the Nittany Lions.
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LONG STRIDES: Pitcher Sean O’Neill ’18 aimed inside for a strikeout against the Trinity College offense on April 26.
Squad falters in first contest of the season ■ Pitcher Elio Fernandez ’16
allowed three runs in the top of the first inning to give Case Western an early lead in a Brandeis loss. By NOAH HESSDORF JUSTICE Editor
The baseball team began its weeklong trip to Florida with a Sunday matchup against Case Western Reserve University. The squad dropped its first University Athletic Association contest of the season in a 6-3 defeat to Case while defeating New York University 8-1. Judges 8, NYU 1 The Judges faced off against a 2-5 NYU squad and pummeled their way through to a victory. Pitcher Sean O'Neill ’18 threw an impressive nine strikeouts in eight innings. The Judges got out to a hot start, scoring three runs in the first two innings of play. Outfielder Liam O’Connor ’16 scored the first run of the game after a fielder's choice by NYU. The next two runs came in when infielder Marvic Gomez ’17 and infielder Jay Schaff ’17 scored on a fielding error and a subsequent single by infielder Greg Heineman ’16, respectively. The Judges took their foot off the gas in the next few innings, scoring only three runs in the next six innings. In that time, the NYU squad
pulled together a single run. The Judges polished off the game with a cool two runs in the ninth to win the game 8-1. Case 6, Judges 3, The Judges fell into a hole early when pitcher Elio Fernandez ’16 allowed three runs to score in the top of the first inning. Fernandez settled down after the first, and did not allow another run for six innings. While the defense held up, the men were unable to get runs onto the scoreboard until late in the game. In the bottom of the sixth inning, catcher Connor Doyle ’16 connected for a double that scored third baseman Rob Trenk ’16. Second baseman Benjamin Bavly ’19 also scored later in the inning, when designated hitter Anthony Nomakeo ’17 grounded out to second base. With the score 3-2 in favor of Case, pitcher Bradley Bousquet ’18 gave up a run to pad Case’s lead. Yet Brandeis was able to knock in a run back when, in the bottom of the inning, Trenk singled to the outfield. With the lead within one, Case added runs in both the eighth and ninth inning to ice the game for the Spartans. The Judges failed to add another run and ended the game down by three runs for their first loss of the season. Trenk led the day for the squad, with a needed two hits and an RBI. Bavly, Doyle, Schaff and O’Connor also recorded two hits each. The contest with Case was the
Judges’ first since they took three games from St. Joseph’s College in Auberndale, Fla. from Feb. 17-19. Trenk was also the most prominent player on the field during those games for the squad. The infielder knocked in five runs and seven total base hits. Heineman and outfielder Ryan Tettemer ’17 each brought in two RBIs of their own against St. Joseph’s. Pitcher Sam Miller ’16 threw 5.2 shutout innings to pick up the victory on Feb. 19. Miller struck out two batters while allowing zero walks. Fernandez picked up a win for himself when he threw over five innings while only allowing one run on Feb. 17. The Judges are prepared for a grueling week against top UAA opponents. Today, they will face off against Emory University, while tomorrow they will match up with Washington University in St. Louis. Thursday, the squad will play the University of Rochester, followed the next day by a rematch with Case. Saturday will feature the Judges against NYU, while Sunday will be a contest against Emory. The squad has a team full of proven veterans ready to improve upon the 2015 season. Last season, the Judges went 2-6 during the grueling UAA tournament. The Judges lost their first six games, only to come back and take their last two games against NYU and Case. The team will try to build on their previous record this season with improved conference play.
Judges 9, Penn State Brandywine 0 (5 Innings) In their second game of the day, the Judges bounced back in an emphatic way, trouncing Penn State Brandywine in embarrassing fashion. The Judges opened the game with a three-run first inning and never looked back. While the Nittany Lions struggled to even manage a hit, finishing with only four, the Judges blew the game wide open in the fifth inning, notching five runs and mounting a 9-0 lead. The game was called after the bottom of the fifth, as the Judges' shellacking earned them an early victory. It was an RBI party for the Judges, as five players finished with at least one run batted in. Designated hitter Keri Lehtonen ’19 led the way for the Judges, finishing the game with a triple and two RBIs. Center-fielder Amanda Shore ’18
also knocked in two runs for the Judges, giving the Judges a needed respite from the previous game. Six Judges recorded at least one hit, and the squad managed a fairly clean defensive game. The box score gave every indication that the Judges came out of the gates swinging fast and swinging hard, using consistent contact to cruise to an easy win. While hot bats played a critical role in the Judges’ victory, it was pitcher Sadie-Rose Apfel ’18 who really stole the spotlight. Apfel pitched a nearperfect five innings, giving up just four hits to the seventeen batters she faced. Apfel finished the day with two strikeouts. Apfel’s standout performance seemed even more impressive when compared to Nittany Lions’ freshman pitcher Grace Derosa, who struggled mightily from start to finish. Derosa gave up a total of seven hits and nine runs, walking a disappointing five batters and striking out only two. Austin College 9, Judges 8 The Judges kicked off their double-header with a matchup against the Austin College Kangaroos of Sherman, Texas. Though the Judges jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the second innings, the Kangaroos quickly regained control of the game after a three-run bottom half of that same inning. From there, the Kangaroos continued to pad their lead, scoring two runs in the third and fourth inning. However, Brandeis was able to hold the Kangaroos scoreless over the fifth and sixth innings, allowing the Judges to reclaim the game’s momentum and a seventhinning lead. Unfortunately, the
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Runners show strong poise at weekend event ■ Ryan Stender ’18 easily
breezed through to a top-five finish in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:21.36. By AVI GOLD JUSTICE EDITOR
The men and women’s track and field team split runners between the Tufts Last Chance Meet and the Eastern Conference Athletic Association Championships this past weekend and saw Ryan Stender ’18 earn a well-deserved bid for next week’s National Collegiate Athletic Association Championships. Tufts Last Chance Meet (nonscoring meet) Stender ran the 3,000-meter run in 8:21.36, a full 12 seconds faster than his time at the University Athletic Association Championships in February. His time was less than a second behind the third-place finisher from Widener University and just three seconds off the lead. Although Stender crossed the line at the back of the lead group, he finished a mere four seconds ahead of the race’s fifth-place finisher.
Quinton Hoey ’17 set a personalbest time in the one-mile run, taking sixth place in 4:21.74. His time was .35 seconds out of fifth place and just over a second out of a fourth-place finish in the race. Mitchell Hutton ’18 rounded out the Judges’ competitors at the meet, taking 15th place in the 3,000-meter run. Hutton clocked in at 8:51.55, five seconds ahead of the next competitor in the race. ECAC Championships (3 points, T-41st place) The Judges got only one scoring result at the ECAC Championships but saw a number of runners turn in strong meets and two earn seasonbest performances. Evan Scott ’16, in just the fifth meet of his collegiate career, earned All-ECAC honors with a sixth-place finish in the men’s high jump, earning the Judges only three points of the meet. Scott’s jump of 1.98 meters was a personal best and tied for fourth-best based on height, though he fell to sixth overall due to a tiebreaker. Scott was the only member of the men’s squad to compete at the meet, while the women’s squad sent six
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talk EXCITED ACTRESS: Actor Jackie Cruz enthusiastically speaks to the audience in Schwartz Auditorium about her acting career.
BTV invites “Orange” actor to speak on campus By emily wishingrad justice editor
Actor Jackie Cruz started her speech on a somber note. She said it was hard speaking to Brandeis students after the tragedy of losing a peer within that same week. But she reflected that the story she was about to tell might be especially pertinent in this trying time. Cruz was speaking to a packed Schwartz lecture hall on Thursday evening. The 30-year-old Dominican-American actress has earned a name for herself playing Marisol “Flaca” Gonzales on Netflix’s number one rated series, “Orange is the New Black.” She was invited to speak through the Brandeis Television club. BTV member Rachel Goldstein ’18 explained to the Justice that the club had become interested in hosting an actor from “Orange is the New Black” after secretary Mica Unger ’17 was cast as an extra on the show. “It kind of spiraled us all
into this crazy obsession,” she said. Goldstein also noted that the club was looking to put together a largescale event for the campus: “We really wanted to get our name out there more, and we really wanted to have a public event that everybody would go to.” During the talk, Cruz spoke about her life story and how she overcame obstacles to get where she is today. Cruz was born in New York but grew up in the Dominican Republic with her mother and her four aunts. She used “tiás,” the Spanish term for aunts, and spoke about how they all took part in raising her. Cruz said that,at age 7, she became inspired to be a singer when her mother took her to see a Whitney Houston film. She took lessons in the Dominican Republic and when she was 15 her mother decided to move out to Los Angeles in hopes that Cruz could start a career in Hollywood. Cruz spoke about being thrown into a high school that had already formulated
cliques, working a job at Baja Fresh and at a nightclub and then eventually moving out of her mother’s apartment at age 16 to live with a friend. She went on to tell a story of a traumatic experience that she says changed her life. At age 17, Cruz ended up in a car accident and woke up two weeks later. “It’s really hard to talk about this knowing what happened this week,” said Cruz, as she started to choke up, and stopped for a second to take a breath. The audience started clapping in support and she continued. She spoke about being in rehabilitation after the accident and an experience with an 8-yearold girl who was recovering from brain surgery. The girl would stop by Cruz’s room every day, look at her and then wheel away, she said. When Cruz decided to introduce herself, the girl told her she had been sent to cheer her up. Cruz could not believe it — this little 8-year-old girl, who would be paralyzed for the rest
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of her life, was attempting to cheer up a girl twice her age. “That little girl changed my life,” said Cruz. She would later reconnect with Cruz through Instagram and they would meet up again, this time at a Pink Taco restaurant in Los Angeles. “I cried the whole time — I’m super sensitive. She was crying, too,” she said. The two are still in contact. Cruz spoke about how difficult it was to get a start in Hollywood. She started singing in a band and earned a few small roles on screen. She then traveled to Miami at the urging of an agent who claimed to see her vocal talent. It turned out to be a scam and she was out $10,000. But it was in Miami that she was offered an audition for the show that would eventually be her break: “Orange is the New Black.” She spoke fondly about the mission of the show, saying that the characters are “not the stereotypical beautifies I grew up watching.” After her talk, Cruz took questions
from the audience. Questions mostly focused on her role in the Netflix hit. One question was about her favorite moments filming. Cruz spoke about the scene in season two when she kisses Maritza (Diane Guerrero) and the vulnerability that came with filming the scene. Another focused on her character’s backstory, revealed in season three. Cruz spoke about the coincidental similarities between her character’s story and her own. They both had family members in the clothing business. “A lot of the backstories are very close to our real lives — it’s weird. They’re like psychics over there,” she said. Cruz also spoke about Latina actors being stereotyped for roles: “I’m really upset with Hollywood right now. You got me at a really hard time. … I [don’t just] want to be Flaca. I love Flaca, and I’ll play Flaca until they [stop] paying me. But I also want to try other things.” A long line stayed after the talk to take photos with Cruz.
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Slosberg exhibition highlights Korean culture By daisy chen justice Staff writer
Like a number of countries that are adjusting themselves to globalization, South Korea is right at the moment where traditional cultural heritage meets western ideology. Koreans, who are either overseas or staying domestic, set out to express their sensations and perspectives influenced by the world around them with both individual insights and cultural experiences. At Brandeis, the exhibition “Landscape of the Soul,” located in the lobby of Slosberg Music Center, displays a series of contemporary Korean artwork ranging from personal feelings to explorations of South Korea’s future with its neighbor, North Korea. Although the space is limited, the collection is still impressive, placing classic and contemporary pieces together. Paintings, sculptures and ceramics cover the space of the room. After seeing a typically traditional Korean painting, visitors will discover abstract sculptures, such as Jaeok Lee’s “Guardians of Peace,” which includes more Western art elements. Vibrant colors, such as red, gold and orange coexist with dark ones like brown and blue. The exhibition starts from the left side, where there are five colored ceramic plates. Traditional Korean painting objects are created in a new way -- a lotus is flying in the wind, and a carp is smiling with wide open eyes like a child. The creator of these pieces, Namhi Kim Wanger says in the exhibition’s pamphlet that the creation process “enabled me to
pay homage to my heritage and distill the aesthetic values I have absorbed along the path my life has taken.” When Wanger was a child, he “grew up seeing antique pieces
“creat[e] something that was my own out of traditional forms and white slip decorating techniques” and created pottery with bright colors and traditional Korean symbols.
in both Korean and Chinese conventional painting. If one stands close enough to the painting, one can spot the delicacy of brush work — dark color accumulates to indicate outlines of mountains and
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ART ARRAY: The walls in Slosberg Music Center display several mediums of art that depict the culture of South Korea. The paintings, drawings and sculptures depict both traditional Korean symbols, and images influenced by globalization. including Korean ceramics” around family houses, even when his family lived in Japan for years before moving back to South Korea. Possessing a natural connection to Korean art, Wanger wanted to
A landscape painting drawn by a Korean artist Yong Suk Lee demonstrated traditional painting of Korea. The traditional painting style uses a white background with black objects in order to form contrast, which is a typical method
plants which grow at the edge of them. Although he lived in Boston for ten years, Lee’s passion and interest in Korean’s traditional painting has never faded. Even today, he still observes and
sketches pine trees “while hiking the mountain near Boston area.” A sculpture, “Big Mama,” is made of wheel-thrown and handbuilt stoneware clay and fired with celadon glaze. The figure’s body somewhat resembles a classic statuette, “Woman of Willendorf,” carved during the Paleolithic Period with a plump body and pendulous breasts with straight-up nipples. Unlike “Woman of Willendorf,” which is expected to be associated with reproduction, “Big Mama” aims to raise people’s consciousness of their bodies through a statue. Another sculpture, “Map Vessel of Korea,” (1997) brings visitors to the national level. The sculpture includes landscapes of the Korean peninsula, portraying North Korea with a bright color and South Korea with dark lines. The artist portraying Nancy Selvage attempts to remind people of the polluted water that flows from North Korea to South Korea and the political, cultural and historical issues that go along with it. There is also a crane — a creature symbolizing peace — in the North Korean sculpture, which functions as a symbol of dialogue between the two sides and ideologies. The exhibition is an ideal place for people who long to explore the concepts of what it means to be Korean. The paintings throw questions and release emotions in the context of a nation that stands in the circle of Asian culture and steps into Western value. The artwork gives outsiders an ordinary glimpse into South Koreans’ responses to these shifting times. “Landscape of the Soul” will be on view until Oct. 8.
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PROPOSAL CELEBRATION: Esther (Ashley Ertilien ’17) and Mayme (Keturah Walker ’18) clink glasses in honor of George’s proposal to Esther.
‘Intimate Apparel’ draws in on social issues By anna stern justice Staff writer
On Thursday night, the Laurie Theater was transformed into an unrecognizable quadrant of exquisite tapestries that hung from the rafters of the stage. Each of the quadrants was separated by thin thread that created the border of each “room.” This was the innovative set for Lynn Notage’s riveting drama “Intimate Apparel,” directed by Jacqui Parker. “Intimate Apparel” takes place in 1905 in Lower Manhattan and tells the story of Esther (played brilliantly by Ashley Ertilien ’17) a 35-year-old African-American seamstress who lives in a women’s boarding house run by Mrs. Dickinson (played with sass and heart by Michelle Richardson ’16), who acts as the only sort of motherly figure in her life. Esther, unlike the other women in the boarding house, makes a living by sewing bustiers for the wide range
of people who live in New York City. Her clients range from a lower-class prostitute (played by the charming and hilarious Keturah Walker ’18) to an upper class Southern “waspy” trophy wife (Gabi Nail ’18). Esther’s life gets turned upside down when she receives letters from a Caribbean laborer in Panama who wishes to correspond with her. The play depicts the series of events that occur from the time Esther receives these letters and how they cause her life and relationships with her friends to evolve. Ertilien played the role with innocence and tenacity. She grows throughout the play as she gains confidence in her role as a woman and a provider of something so private and personal. Ertilien kept the audience on its toes. From a single glance or sound, the audience was hooked and interested in her story. During the first act, each scene revolves around Esther and those whom she is close to. The transitions between the scenes are
dramatic readings of the letters by her correspondent, George Armstrong, played with intensity and passion by Shaquan McDowell ’18. McDowell’s accent was perfect as he accurately captured the specific elocution of a man from the Caribbean. McDowell’s passion transcended the boundaries of the stage as he gave his intense speeches from platforms on the sides of the stage, forming a connection with the audience. The person who has the closest relationship with Esther is her fabric supplier, a pious EasternEuropean Jew named Mr. Marks, played with humor and great accuracy by Brian Levi Dorfman ’16. Dorfman brought humor and charm to the role, as well as perfect Eastern-European diction. One challenge that Mr. Marks poses to Esther is that because of the strict Jewish law he follows, he cannot not touch women other than his wife or female relatives. Because he sells her fabric, the only
physical connection they can have is through the fabric itself. Due to his lack of physical expression, Esther and Mr. Marks have to create their relationship in other ways. He shows his devotion to her through beautiful fabrics that he curates just for her and extends his hospitality to her through sharing cups of tea. Each performer brought something wonderful to his/her role. Walker brought charisma to her character of Mayme as she tried to charm Esther with her dreams of the future and her sexuality regarding men. Nail transformed into Southern belle Mrs. Van Buren. Though Mrs. Van Buren lives a life of leisure and wealth, she would rather spend time with her personal African American intimate apparel designer Esther, blurring class and race lines. From a technical standpoint, the lighting (done by Harrison Furer ’17), sets (Cameron Anderson) and sound (Dewey Dellay) all came
CONFESSION TIME: Esther (Ashley Ertilien ’17) tells George (Shaquan McDowell ’18) that she did not write letters to him. PHOTO COURTESY OF MIKE LOVETT
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STUBBORN MAIDEN: Mrs. Dickinson (Michelle Richardson ’19) tries to convince a jealous Esther (Ashley Ertilien ’17) to come celebrate Corinna Mae’s marriage.
together to create a cohesive, powerful show. Parker did an incredible job interpreting the story in a way that was unique and engaging to all kinds of audience members, students and adults alike. The show is unpredictable and filled with twists that create an exciting theater-going experience. “Intimate Apparel” addresses the themes of sexuality, relationships, class, race and gender roles, but most importantly, it emphasizes the idea of human interaction. The show depicts a world filled with connections. From a single glance between Mr. Marks and Esther to a physical interaction between George Armstrong and Esther -- so much can be said in the silences as much as in the dialogue itself. “Intimate Apparel” speaks to the technological age — as in the twenty-first century, humanity relies too much on technology for interpersonal connections rather than the power of a letter or an inperson glance.
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If you could have a sleepover in a nonresidential building on campus, where would it be and why?
Jacqui Parker PHOTO COURTESY OF JACQUI PARKER
Ben Zeltser ’19
“If I were to sleep in a nonresidential building on campus, I’d choose Usdan, because I could break into the C-store and get some midnight snacks.”
This week, JustArts spoke with Jacqui Parker, the director of Brandeis Theater Arts’ “Intimate Apparel,” which was staged in the Laurie Theater of Spingold and ran from March 3 through 6. justArts: How did you come across this opportunity to direct “Intimate Apparel?”
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Julie Barberio ’16 “I would sleep on the roof of Mandel, because it’s really cool up there with all the plants and the view.”
Samantha Blady ’18 “I would totally crash in the SSC for a night, because it’s massive, there are a lot of comfy places to sit and I can check out all the labs.”
Minsoek Kim ’16 “I would choose the couches in the SCC, because they look comfy.” —Compiled and photographed by Amanda Nguyen/the Justice.
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CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Tillers 6 Villainous abodes 11 Golf goal 14 Dragonball Z’s style 15 Get rid of 16 Grand ____ Opry 17 Work that’s not really work* 19 Alley-____ 20 NJ attraction 21 Mineral suffix 22 _____ in comparison (is worse than) 24 See 3-Down 27 Trick 29 Sierra _____ 30 Genetic building block 31 Word before engine or core 34 Playground game 36 Kids’ channels, often (abbr.) 37 Slime-covered, perhaps 38 Henpeck 41 Sides in a dispute, or a hint to the first word in each of the starred clues 44 Word at the end of an Edward G. Robinson impression 45 Sandwich order 47 John, to a Brit 48 Law of France? 50 Ostrichlike bird 51 Chill 52 Catch in a trap 56 Corporation with a major scandal 58 More tofu-like 60 “Book ‘em, _____” 62 Jeffrey Skilling, vis-a-vis 56-Across, once 63 In the past 64 Long ___ of the law 65 A nice apartment, perhaps* 70 Charge 71 Option followed by “(Please specify)” 72 Ownership 73 Word after spray or sun 74 Rips asunder 75 Hits with 50,000 volts DOWN 1 It’s recited on Passover 2 Indulge a bad habit 3 It may be lacking in the 24-Across 4 World of Warcraft style games, for short 5 Title for Loras Tyrell in “Game of Thrones” 6 Southpaw 7 Toll cost variable 8 Facebook had one in 2012 (abbr.) 9 Excite, with “up” 10 Sawed logs 11 They might be chalked up?*
I have read the play, I had been offered the play years ago as an actor, and then again as a director, but I was doing other projects and couldn’t do it, and so when he called, I just said, “Absolutely!” JA: What are some of the underlying themes of “Intimate Apparel”? What’s the gist of what the show is about? JP: So, if you think of it as — when you walk in there, you’ll see there are beds, almost in every room, and the metaphor, I guess, would be social intercourse — how people interact with each other, and I see it as being about longing.
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12 Healing salve 13 Weightlifters’ figures 18 It should be changed from time to time 23 Congressional helper 25 “Lord of the Rings” treeman 26 Take in, as a harvest 27 Against, in a debate 28 Something the self-absorbed may contemplate 30 A juice cleanse, for example 32 Tavern quaff 33 Basic solution 35 Pico de _____ 38 Where to hear All Things Consid ered 39 Cry of terror 40 With “little”, Roswell visitors* 42 Type of coat 43 Baseball star Sammy 46 Namesake of many schools because of his education reform 49 A nice cottage, perhaps 53 Meets new requirements 54 Entertain with stories 55 Eats at 57 Chappie, e.g. 58 Miller and Guiness, to name two 59 Response to a funny text 60 Absolutely idiotic 61 1/2 base times height, for a triangle 62 Singer whose name means “dear” in French 66 Broke one’s fast 67 When repeated, something to do “real smooth” 68 Onetime Giant 69 Estuary
Longing and loneliness, and at the same time, it’s courageous, and it’s brave. And so there are some definite racial undertones, especially given the period, and unfortunately, I think some of that is still happening today. JA: What’s been your favorite part of directing the show? JP: Getting to know members, for sure.
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JA: What do you hope the audience gains from seeing the show?
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JP: I hope that people start talking about race a little more, in terms of relationships. I really hope [so] for this campus. I’ve talked to people who are not in the play [and noticed] that people walk along these trails, and these beautiful hills and all these places — and just ignore each other.
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Jacqui Parker: I was contacted by [Prof.] Robert Walsh (THA), one of the professors here, and he asked me if I wanted to do “Intimate Apparel.”
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.
1. Boston Tea Stop 2. Quincy Market 3. Boston Harbor 4. Santouka Hokkaido Ramen 5. Museum of Fine Arts 6. Neighborhood Coffee and Crepes 7. Boston Common 8. Dado Tea 9. Thinking Cup 10. Patisserie
It’s something that I’ve noticed, it’s something that students do, it’s something the cast and I talked about — [I hope they] check in with each other. [S]ay hello; get to know each other. You don’t have to be the best of friends, but there’s a lot of friendliness on the campus, and then there’s that other side of the spectrum, where people just totally walk by each other and ignore each other. And they have classes in the same area, every day they walk by that person. So I hope people start talking, and maybe open up a little bit more, get to know each other a little better.
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