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DINING SERVICES

POD Market to open in Village

■ A smaller store will open

in the Village in February and carry the most popular items from the P.O.D. market in the Usdan Student Center.

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A new Provisions on Demand Market is scheduled to open by the

end of February on the ground level of the Village Residence Hall across from the exercise room, according to Director of Dining Services Aaron Bennos in an e-mail to the Justice.

However, Bennos wrote that certain equipment necessary for the store is back-ordered and may not be delivered in time for the store to begin operating on schedule in February as previously expected.

Bennos indicated that the inventory of the new P.O.D. will be

similar to that of the P.O.D. Market in the Usdan Student Center.

The Village P.O.D., however, will be smaller than the Usdan space and will therefore carry fewer items.

Bennos wrote that the Village P.O.D. would carry many of the most popular items that are sold in the Usdan P.O.D., although he did not specify which of the products were the most popular.

The proposed hours of operation are 7 to 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. to midnight Monday through Friday

and 4 p.m. to midnight on Sunday.

Robert Jensen, the current store manager of the Usdan P.O.D., will also be the manager of the Village P.O.D., Bennos wrote in an e-mail.

The P.O.D. Market was an idea implemented by Aramark.

The market first opened on the campuses of Brandeis University, the University of Tennessee and the University of Toledo in fall 2008, according to the Aramark website.

According to the Aramark

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Facilities gains new vice president ■ Peter C. Shields has been serving as the associate vice president for facilities services for three weeks.

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over this past winter break, according to Conduragis. Food items can be purchased with a variety of payment forms, including meal plan equivalency, points, WhoCash, dining dollars, cash or credit.

Peter C. Shields has been appointed as the new Associate Vice President for Facilities Services, according to an e-mail to the Justice from Senior Vice President of Administration Mark Collins.

Shields, who began his position Jan. 3, will be in charge of overseeing the facilities department and working with Collins to see what infrastructure will need to be renovated and how to preserve campus buildings.

Infrastructure would include buildings and all internal structures, as well as electrical and heating systems, landscaping and roads.

Shields was the Vice President of Management for The Fallon Company, a real estate development company based in Boston, and he has extensive experience in hospitality.

Collins said that Shield’s experience in operations allows him to look at projects from a financial perspective, while his hospitality background provides experience with customer service, which Shields said he will continue in the facilities department.

Collins was the last person to serve as Associate Vice President for Facilities Services.

“I’ve been involved in the Facilities [department] for the last decade, ten to twelve years,” said Collins in an interview with the Justice.

Collins explained that during his career at Brandeis, he has been promoted multiple times, the most recent being last summer when the University made several changes in the Division

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Fashion-forward

Women falter at home

Book rentals begin

Three Brandeis students won prestigious fashion scholarships for their fashion-related projects.

 The women’s basketball team was blown out in two home games last week.

 The campus bookstore began offering rental textbooks this month.

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GOOD EATS: The new café provides students a convenient way to eat between classes without leaving the Mandel Academic Quad to go to the Usdan Student Center.

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Olin-Sang and the Mandel Center for Humanities sells breakfast and lunch items for students in the area.

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A small café in the space between Olin-Sang and the new Mandel Center for the Humanities, aimed at students and professors who may not have time to walk down Rabb steps

for food between classes, opened for business on Tuesday, Jan. 18, according to Marketing Manager for Dining Services Sarah Conduragis.

Selling breakfast and lunch items such as coffee, sandwiches, yogurt parfaits, cookies, scones and croissants, the café was built entirely

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BOSTON—Massachusetts’ top elected officials promised a fresh start as they took their oaths of office on Wednesday.

State Auditor Suzanne Bump said she’d use the office to give citizens a clearer window into their government as she was sworn in at Cardinal Spellman High School in Brockton, her alma mater.

“I also pledge to use the office in bold new ways, to keep government responsive to its citizens, to leverage technology and the Internet, to give you greater access to the work of the office and to track the government reforms that our audits indicate are needed,’’ she said.

Bump, a Democrat and former secretary of labor and workforce development under Governor Deval Patrick, defeated Republican Mary Connaughton in November to fill the seat left vacant by the decision of longtime Democratic State Auditor Joseph DeNucci not to run for re-election.

Patrick also swore in Democrat Steve Grossman.

Grossman chose to take his oath at a midday ceremony in the House chambers at the Statehouse.

The Newton businessman and former Democratic National Committee chairman outlined a series of initiatives he said he plans to launch, from putting the state’s checkbook online and overhauling the state pension system to moving money into small local banks to help small businesses get access to capital.

“I feel a profound sense of urgency about the responsibilities I’ve accepted,’’ Grossman said. “To those who question the idea of an ‘activist’ treasurer, I say the stakes are too high for the people of the Commonwealth to settle for anything less.’’

Grossman beat out Republican challenger Karyn Polito to fill the seat left open by Treasurer Timothy Cahill’s decision to run for governor.

Grossman and Polito immediately updated the state’s official website to reflect their new statuses.

Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court Roderick Ireland swore in Democratic Attorney General Martha Coakley to a second term during an afternoon event at the Perkins School for the Blind.

Coakley’s office worked with the school on initiatives to ensure greater access for disabled people; including an agreement with Apple, Inc. to provide blind consumers with equal access to educational and informational content.

Coakley said she’s excited about her second term and hopes to focus on a series of initiatives, including monitoring banks on foreclosures and combating online predators.

Coakley said she’s also committed to fighting public corruption. Beacon Hill has been rocked by a series of scandals in recent years, from an investigation of the state probation department for allegedly using its payroll to reward political patrons to the conviction of former State Senator Dianne Wilkerson, a Boston Democrat, on corruption charges.

The concern over corruption extends to law enforcement, Coakley said, pointing to former Boston Federal Bureau of Investigation Agent John Connolly, who was convicted of racketeering charges in 2002 for protecting fugitive crime boss James “Whitey’’ Bulger.

“It’s a big deal, and it’s a top priority for me,’’ Coakley said.

“It’s not enough just to be enraged every time we find another case of public corruption.’’

Democratic Secretary of State William Galvin was sworn in privately before family members, just as he was 4 years ago.

Patrick and Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray took their oaths of office earlier this month.

CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS n A photo caption in Sports had the incorrect name of one of the athletes. The second athlete from the left is Stanley Ye, not Charlie Pino. (Jan. 18, 2010) n An article in News was unclear. The party who was charged in the car accident was not actually arrested, so his or her name could not be released. When a party is arrested, his or her name becomes public record and available for media publications to print. When a party is not actually arrested, such as in this incident, the name cannot be printed. (Jan. 18, 2010) The Justice welcomes submissions for errors that warrant correction or clarification. E-mail editor@ thejustice.org.

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Jan. 10—A party in the Gryzmish Administration Complex reported a party having problems breathing.

The 73-year-old female in question was not breathing correctly, according to the officer on-scene, and she was transported to the Newton-Wellesley Hospital.

Jan. 11—A party in the Usdan Student Center who was feeling ill was transported to the Newton-Wellesley Hospital.

Jan. 18—A male sustained an ankle injury after a slip and fall in Ziv Quad. BEMCo treated the party on-scene, and the party was then transported to the Newton-Wellesley Hospital.

Jan. 19—A professor in the Heller School for Social Policy and Management was feeling faint and dizzy. BEMCo treated the professor on-scene, and the professor was then transported to the Newton-Wellesley Hospital.

Jan. 20—A student who slipped on ice in the Foster Mods sustained a head injury.

BEMCo treated the student onscene with a signed refusal for further care, and Facilities Services was notified to spread ice melt in front of the Mods.

Jan. 22—A caller in Village C reported an intoxicated, nonresponsive 18-year-old female.

The female was transported to the Newton-Wellesley Hospital.

Jan. 22—A party from Hassenfeld Residence Hall informed University Police that her friend had fainted and bumped her lip.

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

Jan. 22—A party in Renfield Hall informed University Police that her friend was intoxicated. BEMCo treated the party on-scene, and the party was taken to the Newton-Wellesley Hospital.

Jan. 23—A party in the Us-

dan Student Center informed University Police that there may be an intoxicated female in the women’s restroom. BEMCo treated the female on-scene, and the party was taken to the Newton-Wellesley Hospital.

Jan. 23—A party in Renfield Hall stated that a male was intoxicated and was in need of assistance.

BEMCo treated the party onscene, and he was then transported to the Newton-Wellesley Hospital.

Larceny

Jan. 19—A party notified police of a scam artist. The reporting party listed a textbook for sale for $45.00 on the Brandeis classified advertisement website, and a buyer sent a check for $445.00. The reporting party returned the excess $400.00 to the buyer.

University Police is investigating the fraud.

Traffic

Jan. 12—Brandeis Police assisted the Waltham Police Department with an accident involving a train and a motor vehicle that involved multiple injuries.

Jan. 18—University Police were informed of a two-vehicle accident on Loop Road by Deroy Hall. A white SUV hit the rear of a Crystal bus. No injuries were reported.

Miscellaneous

Jan. 17—A party informed University Police of a suspicious white pickup truck on Angleside Road 24 hours after the incident occurred.

The pickup truck was following the party, who was walking through the University Office Park to the Charles River Aparments.

—compiled by Fiona Lockyer and Sara Dejene

SENATE LOG Senate to hold event with Brandeis Police

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Levine leading the discussion Emily Levine of the University of North Carolina, Greensboro was the keynote speaker at the event “If Only He Weren’t Named Cassirer,” a part of the 10th annual Jewish Studies Colloquium.

Executive Senator Abby Berin ’11 announced a game night event with the University Police on Feb. 10 from 7 to 9 p.m. The Student Union plans to co-host the event so students and officers can get to know each other.

Berin said that Police would also like to host events in most of the residence quads and invited senators to contact him to help.

Berin also announced that he now has direct access to records of the Union’s finances after speaking with Student Union Treasurer Akash Vadalia ’12. This would enable the Student Union to check how much money it has available.

Berin spoke with the Executive Board about the Take Your Professor to Lunch program, which pays for students to have lunch with their professors by providing vouchers to the Faculty Club. He said the Executive Board would need two or three Senate volunteers to help organize.

The senate chartered the Anthropology Club by a vote of 13 in favor, zero against and one abstention.

The club’s members reported good attendance at the club’s meeting, success at the Winter Involvement Fair, contact with the Anthropology department for partial funding of events and its members’ plans to host a cultural food exposition.

Jewish Voice for Peace approached the Senate for recognition.

The group’s members reported that they had hosted several successful events last semester, including Israeli Occupation Awareness Week.

Until now, the group has been receiving grants from outside organizations to fund events and programming.

By a vote of five in favor, six against and five abstentions, the Senate did not recognize the Jewish Voice for Peace.

Senator for the Class of 2011 Michael Newborn said he had contacted the Provisions on Demand Market regarding putting price tags on merchandise. He reported that price tags should be up in two weeks.

—Rebecca Blady

ANNOUNCEMENTS Leadership fair

Learn about opportunities for leadership positions from the Deparment of Community Living, Department of Student Activities, Department of Student Rights and Community Standards, Intercultural Center, Department of Orientation, Hiatt Career Center, Office of Academic Services and more.

This is part of the Leadership in Celebration Week 2011, sponsored by the Departments of Student Activities and Community Living.

Today from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Shapiro Campus Center Atrium.

String theory seminar

Inflation models are conventionally constructed in terms of weakly coupled effective theories in 4-D. Nonetheless, inflatons may be strongly coupled degrees of freedom, which cannot be studied in the perturbation approach in 4-D. Xingang Chen, a professor at the University of Cambridge, will be speaking. Today from 1:45 from 3:15 p.m. in Abelson-Bass-Yalem 307.

Physics department colloquium

Derek Stein of Brown University will describe how fundamental science and exciting technological possibilities converge.

This talk will focus on studies of single DNA molecules in nanochannels and nanopores, in which the Coulomb interactions and entropic forces are controlled. Today from 4 to 5 p.m. in Abelson-Bass-Yalem 131.

Mini-study abroad fair

Come meet with representatives from some of the most popular programs. There will be information about summer, semester and academic year programs available. For more information on study abroad, visit the Study Abroad website. Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Shapiro Campus Center Atrium.

Careers in higher education

Associate Director of the Hiatt Career Center Andrea Dine will talk about pursuing a career in higher education. This is a part of the Leadership in Celebration Week

2011, sponsored by the Departments of Student Activities and Community Living.

Thursday from 2 to 3:50 p.m. in the Usdan Student Center International Lounge.

Workshop for off-campus employment

For international students considering internship options, all off-campus work experience, paid or unpaid, needs authorization from the Immigration Service. If students have not done so already, they should attend an International Students and Scholars Office workshop. The session for F-1 visa holders begins at 3:00, and the session for J-1 visa holders begins at 4:30 p.m. Thursday from 3 to 5 p.m. in Kutz 215.

My journey through leadership

University President Fred Lawrence will speak about student leadership and what student leaders mean to him and Brandeis.

Light Refreshments will be served. Friday from 3 to 4:55 p.m. in the South Campus Commons.

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BOOKSTORE BARGAINING: According to Manager Stacey Jackson, students could save up to 55 percent on rented textbooks.

Bookstore rents texts option to rent textbooks from the campus bookstore for spring courses.

By Fiona Lockyer JUSTICE editor

At the beginning of this semester, the campus bookstore began offering rental and digital textbooks in addition to new and used books, a decision based on discussions between University administration and the bookstore that took place at the end of the fall semester, according to store manager for the bookstore Stacey Jackson.

Senior Vice President of Administration Mark Collins, who was involved in the decision-making process, wrote in an e-mail to the Justice that his office supported the decision to offer rental and digital textbooks in order to give students more variety when shopping at the bookstore.

According to Jackson, “many, many” students have chosen to utilize

the new textbook offerings and have given positive feedback toward the change in bookstore policy, which “a handful of other college bookstores” started piloting in spring 2010.

With the new textbook rental program, students are able to save up to 55 percent off the price of a new textbook, Jackson wrote in an e-mail to the Justice. “Students can write or highlight in up to 25% of the book, and need to return the book to us by May 16 in good condition,” she wrote, further explaining that students can convert textbook rentals into textbook purchases during the first two weeks of classes.

Although the bookstore has offered digital textbooks for several years, this is the first semester the bookstore is offering textbook rentals.

Jackson wrote that one of the biggest changes in the bookstore as a result of the new textbook offerings is the increased customer service at the bookstore.“Our staff will talk students through all their textbook options— rental, used, new, and digital —and help students determine which is the

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best fit for them,” she wrote. She also expressed satisfaction with the performance of the bookstore employees.

Rachel Parkin ’11, in an interview with the Justice, said, “I was very happy to see that they had it as an option on the website.”

“If you have to pay so much for a book sometimes you don’t even want to read it … so it’s good for people to have the option.”

Rawda Aljawhary ’13, said in an interview with the Justice that she usually purchases used textbooks from places like Chegg.com or Textbooks. com because “they are really putting students’ interest as the first and foremost goal.”

She said that she was happy to see that the bookstore started to offer rental textbooks, but she still chose not to rent from the bookstore. “Chegg was cheaper than the school rental,” she explained.

—Andrew Wingens contributed reporing.

website, the “Provisions on Demand (P.O.D.) Market combines the corner store with the style of a modern market, featuring grab ‘n go dining options for breakfast, lunch or any time of day, including: freshly-prepared breakfast sandwiches, burritos, wraps, sushi and salads, as well as fresh produce, bakery and coffee selections and traditional essentials found in a convenience store.”

When the P.O.D. Market first opened in Usdan in 2008, the Justice published an editorial lauding the new convenience store.

“The expanded aisles shimmer with a wide array of new products … the store resembles a professional place of business that offers more diverse options to students, not just a campus novelty,” explained the editorial.

Additionally, in 2006, the Justice ran an editorial titled, “Use the Village space to fill a space in our bellies.”

The editorial called for a student-run diner independent of Aramark to be placed in the Village.

According to a Jan. 22, 2008 Justice article, Ollie’s Eatery was initially proposed to be located in the Village.

However, “plans for the Village late-night diner were not approved by the city of Waltham’s fire department due to the ventilation system in the space,” according to the article.

Students reacted positively upon hearing of the new convenience store being built in the Vil-

lage.

Lev Hirschhorn ’11 remarked that a new store in the Village has been a subject of discussion since his first year.

On the subject of it now becoming a reality, he said that he is glad that it is finally coming to fruition.

Student Union President Daniel Acheampong ’11 said in an interview with the Justice, “Students are really excited for [the new P.O.D].”

“I am really excited that we are working on this project and we are working towards the completion.”

He added that the Student Union has “been involved in [obtaining a Village P.O.D.] for a very long time.”

“It is something that was discussed when [former Senior Vice President for Students and Enrollment] Jean Eddy was here, when [University President Emeritus] Jehuda [Reinharz] was here and [with Senior Vice President for Administration] Mark Collins ...

This is something that has been really important to students.”

“Dining is an important issue to students and we want to try our best to make sure that we improve the quality and get more options,” said Acheampong.

Senator-at-Large Beneva Davies ’13, who lives in Rosenthal Quad, added, “I am really excited to hear about the new store.”

“Its going to be really convenient for a lot of different students,” she said.

She added that she would probably use the Village P.O.D. instead of the one in Usdan.

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Conduragis, who took the position of Marketing Manager for Dining Services at Brandeis in Oct. 2010, explained in a telephone interview with the Justice the reasoning behind putting the café inside of Olin-Sang.

“We knew that was a location that a lot of people had classes in, and we wanted to provide the convenience of having food options right there in between classes without having to walk to another location,” she said.

“It’s very new, but the feedback we have been hearing from students and faculty has been very positive because of the level of convenience it provides for them.”

According to Conduragis, the

decision to build the café in OlinSang is part of an ongoing effort to expand dining options on campus.

“There is always a plan in place to continue to improve the service and the options available, whether that means new locations or concepts … and there are more additions being discussed.”

Conduragis spoke about other changes in Dining Services that were implemented over break to increase convenience and overall dining pleasure for Brandeis students.

One such change was the decision to move Tortilla Fresca, one of the more popular food stations on campus, from the Usdan Café to the Usdan Boulevard.

“Because it is so popular and is in such high demand, we wanted to

make sure it was open for extended hours,” Conduragis said.

“By putting it in the Boulevard, it allows students and our customers to take advantage for longer hours.”

For now, the new café in OlinSang will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday, but Conduragis explained that its hours could increase in the future.

“It is a brand-new location, so we are certainly taking feedback and looking at trends to see where the rushes are, and if we need to extend hours it is something that could be discussed,” said Conduragis.

Erica, who declined to give her last name, is a Dining Services employee who worked shifts during each of the first four days the café was open.

She said that all of the feedback she has received has been very positive.

“People are very happy about [the café] and everyone thinks it is a great addition to the building,” said Erica. She said that the café is busiest between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., as students going between classes stop by for a snack. She also mentioned that several students have referred to the new café as “magical.”

“It’s nice to have another accessible food option on campus, and the food is pretty good,” said Paul Goldshteyn ’12.

Maya Baron ’13 said of the new cafe, “Normally I would prefer Usdan, but in the cold weather I’m glad I don’t have to walk over there.”

■ Two new AMST courses will be offered in both the fall and spring of next academic year.

By Fiona lockyer JUSTICE editor

A semester after being changed from a department to an interdepartmental program, the American Studies program has structurally changed very little while creating a new track titled “America and the World,” according to program chair Prof. Joyce Antler.

At a May 24 faculty meeting, the faculty voted to adopt the change suggested by the Brandeis 2020 Committee to change the status of what was then the department of American Studies.

Dean of Arts and Sciences Adam Jaffe stated at the time that in academic year 2016 to 2017, the program’s status will be re-evaluated by the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.

The Brandeis 2020 Committee was formed in January 2010 to recommend academic changes that would improve the University’s financial situation.

Recommendations made by the 2020 Committee, including the recommendation to change American Studies to an interdepartmental program, were designed to create long-term change by the year 2020.

The change in the American Studies program will include a change in future hiring for the department. In an interview with the Justice, Antler explained that although no professors will leave or have left the program, as American Studies professors retire, they will not be replaced by new professors.

Instead, professors from other departments will begin to take over the responsibilities of the retired professors.

In an interview with the Justice, Antler explained that “There have been no changes whatsoever” in the American Studies program since the change.

“Our enrollments are robust; our programs and courses … are exciting.

We have new ideas for the future, and we’re living with this new situation, which is really not that much of a situation at all,” Antler said.

Two new courses will be offered in the program next year which will fit into the new America and the World track, according to Antler, which has been developing over time.

In the fall, Prof. Thomas Doherty (AMST) will teach one of the new courses, and in the spring Antler will teach another concerning the “American empire.”

Antler explained that one primary difference between the new American Studies interdepartmental program and other programs like it, such as Women’s and Gender Studies or International and Global Studies is that the entire faculty is centered in one place.

“We’re in the same space, we’ve been working together for many years, and we will add to this core faculty as time goes on,” she said, although the faculty will come from different areas of the University.

Antler explained that programs that grew out of the American Studies department, such as Journalism, Legal Studies and Environmental Studies, have not been and will not be affected by the American Studies change although the directors of the programs are professors in the American Studies program.

“They’ve always been programs,” Antler said. “Our links with them remain strong.”

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Activites abound Katlin Freschi ’13 explains the details of the women’s rugby team to an interested student during the Winter Involvement Fair that took place last Sunday. Students from across the campus—especially transfer students and midyears—were invited to explore the different student organizations available on campus.

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Collins said as his former position opened up, he began a sixmonth process with his colleagues to find a new candidate.

His colleagues interviewed applicants and provided feedback to Collins, who appointed Shields in December 2010.

Collins expressed that he thought Shields was the best candidate for the job.

“At the end of the day ... this is the guy who reads at the top of the scale for us and brings to Brandeis everything I was looking for and everything we need to have in that position right now.”

When asked why Shields was picked for the job, Collins said that it was Shields’ experience in planning and development, as well as facilities operating and development, and his ability to present an issue with both a financial and operational perspective.

Shields said that his goal was not to ultimately change the practices in the facilities process, but rather to help the department continue to serve the Brandeis community.

“We have a lot of work to do on this campus,” said Collins.

“We have a large deferred maintenance challenge, which basically means we have a lot of work to do that’s been postponed over the years for one reason or another.”

Collins explained that many of the buildings on campus are approaching a point where they need to either be update or restored due to damage or age.

“Everything is coming of age,

and we are reaching a point where ... preservation or updating of our facilities is becoming more of an important matter. We can no longer carry on with these buildings in many cases because they’re old and tired and they need work.”

Collins and Shields would not specify which specific areas of the University they plan to focus on.

However, in an e-mail to the Justice, Collins stated that the Integrated Planning and Budget Committee, an existing committee at the University, could be used to set priorities for the facilities department.

Shields said he is up to what he called a “complicated puzzle.”

“Brandeis is an incredible institution,” said Shields.

“It’s got a tremendous history, a great campus, and it also has some interesting challenges for a person like myself who likes to work in a mixed-use environment,” he said.

He went on to describe Brandeis as having “both incredible beauty around it as well as some serious deficiencies and challenges.”

“It really has to do with both the challenge and the opportunity,” Shields said.

A challenge, said Collins, which will be met by not only himself and Shields, but also by the entire facilities department, which Collins praised for its work for the University.

Shields said that he believes an institution with any mission, such as Brandeis, needs to have the proper infrastructure in order to support that mission.

Shields says that he does not yet have any specific structures that he plans to work on, but he will work with Collins to put together a plan of what structures need to be updated or renovated, and that he will work with Facilities to promote customer service.

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In 1949, the first Emmy Awards were presented at the Hollywood Athletic Club.

The largest cheesecake ever made weighed 57,508 lbs.

Fashion-forward at Brandeis

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PASSION FOR FASHION: Danielle Schivek ’11, Ji Yun Lee ’11 and Abigail Katznelson ’11 (from left) received scholarships from the Young Musicians and Artists Fashion Scholarship Fund for their fashion-related projects.

Three Brandeis students won prestigious fashion scholarships By dave benger justice contributing writer

On Jan. 11, the Waldorf Astoria, arguably New York City’s most famous hotel, played host to some of the most important people in the fashion world at the annual Fashion Scholarship Fund Awards Dinner. Listed on an impressive guest list, which boasted the CEO of Phillips-Van Heusen and other celebrities of the fashion world, were three Brandeis students who were awarded prestigious fashion scholarships.

Some would say that fashion is an oftenoverlooked field at Brandeis. With no fashion studies major or minor, the selection of classes devoted to fashion is limited, to say the least.

And yet over the winter break, Abigail Katznelson ’11, Ji Yun Lee ’11 and Danielle Schivek ’11 showed off their respective styles at the annual FSF Geoffrey Beene National Scholarship Awards Dinner as winners of the Young Musicians and Artists Fashion Scholarship.

Katznelson, Lee and Schivek were chosen for their impressive fashion projects, which they submitted to the scholarship competition.

Participants were required to create either a business plan or a design line and submit their proposals for the chance to win the $5,000 scholarship. Winners receive career mentoring, help finding fashion internships and access to merit-based scholarships.

The scholarship competition is open to undergraduate students at 24 participating universities, including New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology and the Rhode Island School of Design.

Katznelson’s scholarship-winning project reflected her seemingly down-to-earth attitude toward fashion. Her original design was inspired by the little-known fact that the average woman burns 48,000 calories per year. Her design centered on compression strips to help tone muscles that women were already working while walking around. The compression strips would be sewn into the fabric to assist the calorie-burning process induced by walking. “For me, this was a no-brainer, because I’ve always wanted to make my own brand,” she said.

Lee and Schivek brainstormed some very basic ideas together, like return policies and marketing strategies. They did not, however, work on their projects together. Lee was very interested in incorporating new media and social networking into her project, while Schivek was more focused on creating an innately Ameri-

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EYE FOR STYLE: Recent award winners Lee ’11, Katznelson ’11 and Schivek ’11 (from left), show off their unique fashion senses that won them their scholarships. can fashion line. So, while their projects were quite different and in competition with each other, they were able to support each other in the spirit of camaraderie.

Schivek’s line, called “Gatsby” after the timeless F. Scott Fitzgerald classic, is an attempt to challenge notions that someone seeking high-quality clothing will look for an Italian designer.

While the three winners may come from very different academic backgrounds, they all share an affinity for fashion and a background in the industry.

“My mom’s a fashionista,” said Lee, who also had a fashion column in her high school publication in China. Lee has had three fashion internships during her Brandeis career, including a stint at Saks Fifth Avenue this past summer. She worked in the corporate office, where she attended meetings to choose the outfits the store would sell in spring 2011. She visited “over 35 designer showrooms to preview the collections and meet with various representatives” she said. She also “did some trend forecasting and created a reference catalog and presentation for the buyers [and] planners.”

Lee, who is an Economics and International and Global Studies major, is currently completing a senior thesis in which she suggests a sort of United Nations of fashion. She proposes a conglomerate of international designers to

open channels of communication and creativity, which she says are currently lacking across international borders.

For Schivek, fashion has been a passion for as long as she can remember. Despite their mutual love for fashion, Schivek’s goals in the industry are slightly different from Lee’s and Katznelson’s.

Schivek spent the summer working in the office of United States Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney from New York’s 14th Congressional district. She was particularly dedicated to lobbying for the Design Piracy Prohibition Act, which seeks to protect fashion designs from piracy. She is interested in intellectual property law, which is a field of legal studies that allows people to patent their ideas without necessarily having a concrete sellable product.

Like Lee, Schivek is also working on a thesis in which she is incorporating her love of fashion. Schivek’s thesis for her European Cultural Studies major focuses on the impact of fashion on the economics and nationalism of pre-revolutionary France. “Marie Antoinette wore British-style muslins,” Schivek pointed out. She claims that this contributed to some of the antiroyalist sentiment in pre-revolutionary France and that monarchical fashion decisions were actually critical in shaping public opinion.

A double major in Economics and Psychology with a minor in Business, Katznelson is return-

ing to Brandeis next year for a master’s degree in International Economics and Finance from the International Business School. Katznelson describes fashion as an “everyday need that has to fit your lifestyle” and finds it unfortunate that so many people associate the fashion world with runway shows. She says the fashion industry is a $300 billion industry, which she says is bigger than the entertainment industry.

Katznelson was particularly interested in meeting Abbey Doneger at the reception in New York City. Doneger is the chairman of the well-respected Doneger Group, which performs consumer reporting and merchandising consulting for corporations in the fashion industry.

All three students are seriously considering careers in the fashion industry, and this prestigious award puts them well on their way to success.

While Katznelson and Schivek have graduate school in their sights, Lee is looking to begin work after graduation. She speaks Korean, Mandarin and French. As Schivek said of Lee, “she is sure to be a hot commodity.”

Katznelson spoke for all three winners when she said one of her favorite aspects of the fashion world is that it is unlike other large financial organizations because, “When you get into the fashion industry, you become immersed immediately.”

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HARRY POTTER CONVENTION: Andrew Slack ’02 (back center) and his staff attended LeakyCon, a charity conference in 2009, which was hosted by the staff of The Leaky Cauldron, a Harry Potter fan site.

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BOOK DROP: HPA members collected books during their annual book drive to donate to communities.

The Harry Potter Alliance works to achieve social justice

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Imagine a world in which people’s love for fantasy and magic meets Brandeis values. A place where fictional characters can inspire 100,000 people to work together to build a better world and fight for the greater good.

Sounds like fantasy, right? Not to Brandeis alumnus Andrew Slack ’02, creator of the Harry Potter Alliance. On Oct. 10, 2005, Slack officially founded the HPA, an organization that “uses people’s love and inspiration from Harry Potter to fight for social justice.” HPA uses characters from author J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter novels as models in their fight for social justice.

The organization now has three full-time staff members including Slack, a volunteer staff and 80 chapters. Slack’s organization communicates via social media like Twitter and Facebook with over 100,000 Harry Potter fans to encourage and inspire them to act as heroes in our own world by advocating and initiating social justice projects.

HPA has focused its efforts on several social justice projects since its inception.

It raised $123,000 for Partners in Health in Haiti, which resulted in the deployment of five cargo planes to Haiti, all of which were named after different Harry Potter characters. HPA also raised $4,000 for a village in Rwanda to help fund anti-genocide efforts.

In addition, HPA focused its efforts on advocating equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer individuals by supporting Wrock 4 Equality, a campaign

to prevent the passage of an act that would repeal gay marriage in Maine in October 2009.

“What we’ve created is a movement of popular culture to social change,” says Slack, who managed to harness the inspiration of the Harry Potter books and use them to encourage people to advocate and work toward social change.

When asked what inspired him to start HPA, Slack credits his time studying at Brandeis more than anything else.

“When I went into Brandeis, my love for the arts as an artist myself and my love for literature and storytelling became fused with a love for activism,” Slack says. “My professors [at Brandeis] were some of the most extraordinary human beings I’ve ever had the pleasure to meet,” Slack explains.

But his friends were ultimately what inspired him to seek social change and create the Harry Potter Alliance.

“My fellow students and I collaborated on so many things, having late-night conversations about how we could change the world,” Slack says.

“Brandeis is an intellectually stimulating campus, a spiritually stimulating campus,” Slack says. “It is a campus that values things that you don’t hear about too often. Unless you’re a Brandeis student, you don’t completely understand the magic that Brandeis has like Hogwarts. …

There’s just this sense of magic in the air at Brandeis.”

Social justice is the fourth pillar of Brandeis. But to this social entrepreneur, that doesn’t say enough. For alumni like Slack, “social justice at Brandeis isn’t

just social justice. It is figuring out how to maximize social justice in ways that are creative and have never been done before.”

Slack thinks of Brandeis as a laboratory for social justice, but he did not come up with the idea right away. “It was a clumsy beginning,” he says. The idea, Slack explains, came from a blog he started whose themes centered around Harry Potter and social justice. “I began talking about the connection between social justice and Harry Potter, [and] I began thinking, ‘You know, this is not enough. I would like this to be an organization.’”

Then he joined forces with the band Harry and the Potters. Slack told them about his idea to start Dumbledore’s Army for the real world. Dumbledore’s Army, a group of wizards in the Harry Potter series, fight against injustices like the evil antagonist Lord Voldemort. The Harry Potter Alliance does this in the real world by encouraging and working on social justice initiatives.

Eventually, Slack, his best friend Seth Reibstein ’02 and Paul DeGeorge of Harry and the Potters started the Alliance. Slack credits Myspace specifically for help promoting the organization.

“Everything changed when I found out about the power of Myspace,” Slack says.

“I wrote an action alert about the Harry Potter Alliance, and Paul re-posted it to tens of thousands of Myspace friends.”

A couple of days later, thousands of people joined the Harry Potter Alliance, according to Slack. The HPA also got recognition and “communication with some of the bigger Harry Potter fan sites, The Leaky Cauldron and MuggleNet. From

there, everything continued to get better,” Slack says.

“We continued to get media, and J.K. Rowling praised us in Time Magazine,” Slack says. “In 2008, we established a board of directors, we registered ourselves as a nonprofit, and I began building a staff that is amazing, chapters that are amazing and we now have a volunteer staff, three full-time employees including myself and eighty chapters across the world.”

Although he does not have a formula for success, Slack nevertheless had plenty of advice to offer.

“Try to surround yourself with people who are intelligent and who understand and respect your vision,” he says.

“For me, I fortunately have a mom that is just totally into whatever I want to do,” Slack says.

“I also have family members who continue to say they are proud of me but they want to know why I wasn’t going to grad school. ... I thought it was an adventure, I said ‘this is awesome.’”

Slack suggests taking advantage of every opportunity students have, especially at Brandeis.

“But really, when you’re at Brandeis right now, you are surrounded by professors who are prestigious. Get them on board. E-mail other people out there who are the heads of entrepreneurial endeavors who are academics in the field you’re interested in and get them on your advisory board,” Slack says.

“Lay out your vision. Talk about it with friends. No idea is perfect. An idea can always get better. But no idea is wrong, either,” he says.

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Events with police are productive According to Director of Public Safety Ed Callahan, University Police will participate in two on-campus events sponsored by the Student Union in the coming weeks in order to foster improved relations with the student body. This editorial board commends the Student Union, specifically the Office of Student Rights and Advocacy, for being proactive about repairing the culture of distrust between students and the University Police.

An Eat & Greet, as advertised on Facebook by OSRA, will be held in the Shapiro Campus Center on Feb. 3. The other event, Beat the Police: Game Night, according to its Facebook advertisement, will be on Feb. 10 and is being organized by the Department of Public Safety and the Student Union. Both events facilitate nontraditional interactions between the campus police and the student body. According to Mr. Callahan, “It would be a good time to improve upon communication from my department with students … in light of a lot of incidents that occurred [last semester] to kind of just establish what we do. And we’re here to assist the students and make sure that any stereotypical attitudes about the police [are] put to rest.”

We understand that the events are being planned to positively promote the Department of Public Safety’s reputation. This editorial board commends Public Safety for actively working to improve its perception within the University community, and we also are supportive of the working relationship

among students, OSRA and University Police. The fact that the event is hosted by students helps to mend a currently strained relationship between students and the police.

We recognize that a culture of distrust still exists between students and campus police, and we caution the organizers of the upcoming events that students could perceive public-relations objectives as motivation behind the planning. There exists the possibility that many who are displeased with campus police will refrain from going to the event and that the only attendees will be those who already have a good relationship with the Brandeis Police. There is also a chance that some who are angry will use the events as opportunities to ask attending officers challenging questions about the controversy last semester.

This said, this page understands the importance of students being able to approach Public Safety. Moving forward, we hope that the department continues to emphasize its approachability and interacts in a friendly way with the student body.

OSRA has demonstrated that it has students’ best interests in mind by orchestrating this event. We as students need to be able to approach the police about safety concerns, and opening lines of communication is a good step toward ensuring that people who need Public Safety’s assistance feel comfortable requesting it.

Changes in dining are helpful In response to recent student input, at the start of this semester, Dining Services implemented a number of changes and additions to services provided on campus. This board approves of these changes and appreciates the prompt response to student opinion. Additionally, we look forward to the imminent addition of a Provisions on Demand Market in the Village.

Some of the changes implemented, according to a sign posted in the Usdan Boulevard, include “sourcing additional organic ingredients from local farms;” “monthly themed meals in Sherman to help keep the atmosphere fun, festive and fresh;” “expanding the variety of baked goods and produce options sold in the POD market;” “offering additional c-meal approved hot menu items in the POD Market;” “longer hours at Tortilla Fresca;” and “serving breakfast all day at the new Ollie’s TOO Station in the [Usdan] café.” Many of these changes will significantly improve student life, and overall, and they seem very promising.

Specifically, though, we find the new kiosk opened in Olin-Sang American Civilization Center a convenient and important enhancement of food options on campus. Not only does the kiosk have a wide selection of food, but it also is located in a practical location and makes an excellent use of space.

While students who have many classes in the Carl J. Shapiro Science Complex have easy access to Einstein Bros.

Bagels in the Shapiro Campus Center, those who take classes in Mandel Quad have to descend the Rabb steps to the P.O.D. Market in the Usdan Student Center in order to obtain food. With the addi-

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New kiosk uses space well tion of the kiosk in Olin-Sang, students with consecutive classes will be able to conveniently stop for food in a location proximal to their next class. Additionally, the new kiosk holds the potential to lessen the amount of traffic in the P.O.D. Market and Usdan at peak hours.

Aside from the changes that have been implemented, this board eagerly awaits the creation of a Provisions on Demand Store in the Village. This change was announced in last semester’s State of the Union address and has already been put into effect. This board is impressed by the efficiency displayed in the construction of this store.

This page currently finds many advantages in the creation of a second P.O.D. Market. The new store will be smaller than the Usdan store, but we expect the creation of the market will reduce traffic from Einstein at peak morning hours and provide a convenient dining option for students who live on South Campus.

Additionally, the proposed Monday through Friday opening time of the new store—7 a.m.—is earlier than that of the current P.O.D. Market in Usdan and thus allows students to obtain necessary items at more varied times.

We are both impressed and excited by the current and future expansions of food options on campus. This board hopes that the same efficiency can be applied to another expected change: Einstein’s expansion to include hot soups and hot breakfast sandwiches. Continued attention and improvement to Dining Services—a significant aspect of campus life—is always important.

Protect your privacy

By Dennis Devlin Special to the Justice

The Internet is a very hostile place. Viruses, worms, identity theft, phishing (fraudulent e-mail that attempts to steal passwords) and similar threats have become facts of life. Any computer connected to the Internet is potentially vulnerable to attack and information theft, most recently including smart phones and personal digital devices.

Much of what we do each day happens digitally over the Internet. Your identity has become your log-in account and password, your bank account and credit card numbers, etc. When someone else has your account information, he or she effectively becomes you and can fraudulently impersonate you in transactions. By the time the fraud is discovered, the criminal is gone and the victim is left trying to deal with financial loss and damage to personal reputation. The best protection is to secure your confidential information against compromise.

As we begin a new semester, it seems like an appropriate time to think about what we each can do to better protect our own privacy, identity and confidential personal information.

Brandeis Library and Technology Services and Information Security do many things to protect you. This includes monitoring the Brandeis network for signs of malicious activity or compromised systems, managing almost 15,000 online accounts that provide authorized access to various online resources and shredding confidential paper and electronic records when they are no longer required. LTS also works on filtering out over 80 percent of the almost half a million messages that are sent to Brandeis every day so that most spam and viruses are never even seen by students, faculty or staff. Additionally, LTS manages the protection of University databases in physically secure datacenters with restricted access.

But that is only part of the story.

There are also things that each of us need to do to better protect our information. Information privacy is about empowering you with control over the collection, accuracy and subsequent use of your personal information.

Keep all of your software patched and up to date: Out of date, unpatched software is targeted by criminals who exploit vulnerabilities as they are discovered. Updates and patches fix the vulnerabilities. Apply updates to all software on your computer, including the operating system, Adobe and Java applications. Also install and use anti-virus software and keep signatures up to date. Members of the Brandeis community are eligible to receive free anti-virus software—contact the LTS Help Desk for details. And always enable and use a firewall on your computer to protect you from outside attacks.

Restrict access to your computer: Limit access to your computer to yourself and people that you explicitly authorize.

Use strong passwords and lock or power off your computer when you are not using it.

Learn to recognize and avoid scams: Criminals often try to obtain account numbers and passwords through fraudulent e-mail messages or phone calls. This is known as phishing. No reputable organization will ever ask you for your account number or password in an e-mail message or a phone call that you did not place. If you receive such a request do not respond to it and notify security@brandeis.edu.

Understand and use privacy settings: Ensure you are not disclosing information about yourself that you do not mean to.

Just because someone asks you for information it does not mean that you need to provide it, especially highly confidential data like your social security number. Seemingly innocent information like addresses, phone numbers and birthdates can also be used fraudulently to impersonate or harass you. Check and explicitly choose what information you share using the privacy settings in Facebook, Google and social networking sites.

Don’t pay $3,000 for an MP3: Brandeis respects intellectual property rights, and so should you. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act prohibits illegal downloading and sharing of protected intellectual property, including audio and video files, books, games, etc. Potential risks of illegal downloading are severe and have resulted in fines of $3,000 or more. Violation notices received from copyright holders are forwarded to alleged offenders who are responsible for any fines or settlements.

Back up your data: All hardware will eventually fail. It is not a question of if, only a question of when. Your computer can be easily replaced—your intellectual property cannot be.

Be sure to back up your work regularly. The Help Desk has information on alternatives to back up your computer. And when you replace your computer, erase the hard drive before disposal!

Have a safe and productive semester. If you want to learn more about information security and privacy, please visit our website at http://go.brandeis.edu/security where you can subscribe to our blog, mailing list or Facebook page. If you have specific questions you can contact the Brandeis LTS information security team at security@brandeis.edu.

Editor’s note: The writer is the University’s Chief Information Security Officer.

OP-BOX Quote of the Week “Unless you’re a Brandeis student, you don’t completely understand the magic that Brandeis has like Hogwarts. ... There’s just this sense of magic in the air at Brandeis.”

—Andrew Slack ’02 on his inspiration to start the Harry Potter Alliance. (See Features, page 9).

Brandeis Talks Back What do you think of President Lawrence’s participation in Battle of the DJ’s?

Daniel Albert ’12 “I was almost unaware of it.”

Jasenia Hartman ’13 “I thought it was pretty good. I liked the rap thing he did. It wasn’t too overbearing. He knew when his time was up and he left.”

Lauren Reibstein ’11 “I like that he participated, and I appreciate that he goes to lots of student events.”

Lucas Silva ’13

“I wasn’t there. I’m sure it was adequate.”

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Avoid false diagnosis of seasonal depression Liz

Posner But I Digress

Lately, complaints about the weather have been the talk of campus.

Sure, the subject comes in handy when you run into an awkward acquaintance you haven’t seen since last semester. I am perpetually grateful when, every January, the question “So, how about that weather?” becomes a genuinely interesting conversation starter. One of the downsides to deep winter, though, besides the bitter cold and hazardous snowfall, is the yearly craze over seasonal depression.

Almost nothing is worse than stepping outside after your 3:10 to 4:30 p.m. class only to find the sun dipping away into darkness. And, yes, it’s annoying when the shuttles run late and when descending the hill in East Quad is indeed a daily peril.

But it seems as though we often confuse the clinical condition seasonal affective disorder with our general dislike for the winter. In the same way, many people throw around words like insomniac and alcoholic casually, disregarding their clinical usage. The obvious problem with this habit is the “cry wolf” possibility of these terms to lose their true meaning.

SAD is a mood disorder that affects individuals when external factors resulting from the change in season trigger hormonal changes in the body. Reduced daylight in the winter months causes the brain to produce less serotonin (a neurotransmitter that affects mood), which in turn leads to changes in mood and behavior.

While SAD is relatively uncommon, I have heard quite a few people say that they believe they suffer from the condition. And though many of these individuals are no doubt exaggerating, this widespread

opinion may also be attributed to lack of information.

This culture of self-diagnosis is undeniably perpetuated by the Internet. It is all too easy to surf through MayoClinic.com or WebMD.com and diagnose yourself with a devastating medical condition based on a few familiar symptoms. Thanks to the Internet, medical knowledge has become accessible to the point of saturation. Additionally, individuals also often forgo trained medical analysis in order to save the cost of a doctor’s visit. This means that faulty self-diagnoses are bound to occur.

Combined with the accessibility of these websites, the result of this medical misinformation is the spread of an Internet-induced hypochondria. College students, who tend to rely on the Internet for information more than other subsets of the population, are particularly prone to this.

Some of the haze surrounding online medical information comes from poorly defined terms and a lack of specificity. FamilyDoctor.org writes in its description of seasonal depression that “between 4% and 6% of people in the United States suffer from SAD” while “another 10% to 20% may experience a mild form of winter-onset SAD.” Writers of the entry do not explain what they mean by a mild versus a severe experience of SAD or analyze the significant gap in data.

With insufficient information, a reader might assume that 20 percent of the population experiences seasonal depression severe enough to warrant medication, while the fact remains that most people with the disorder do not resort to drugs to control their condition.

Additionally, medical reference websites often oversimplify the causes and conditions behind physical and psychological problems.

They use layman’s terms and vague language that any Internet user can understand.

It is easy, therefore, to mistake ordinary behavior for symptoms linked to these conditions. WedMD. com, one of the most well-known

medical reference websites, provides little technical information in its description of seasonal depression. According to the website, “the decreased levels of energy, difficulty concentrating, fatigue, increase in appetite, increased desire to be alone, increased need for sleep and weight gain” are all symptoms of the disorder.

However, I personally experienced almost all of these symptoms during finals last semester and, as far as I know, I do not suffer from seasonal depression.

SAD only affects a small fraction of the population, so chances are you’re probably just bummed about the slush and the frost and not actually suffering from a diagnosable

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psychological disorder.

Either way, increased exposure to sunlight or artificial vitamin D from a light therapy lamp can suppress the symptoms of seasonal depression.

On the other hand, our generation’s hypochondria, aided and abetted by the Internet, will prove more difficult to cure.

SPECTRUM’s positive qualities deserve admiration Elizabeth

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What do support, progress, empowerment, communication, trust, respect, understanding and motivation add up to? On one hand, they describe the sum total of commitment to social justice. On the other, they form the acronym SPECTRUM, our very own autism awareness club on campus.

One playgroup, awareness event and meeting at a time, the members of SPECTRUM are working to change the lives of people with autism, and they’re doing it all without demonstrations, protests or rallies. Its peaceful, cooperative approach to effecting change is only one of my many reasons for admiring SPECTRUM. Among all of our student groups dedicated to issues of social justice, SPECTRUM has a special place. Its challenge is massive, stemming from those who are autistic and from non-autistic people. Moreover, its challenges are always changing as research continues and we learn

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Autism as a disorder was only recognized in its modern capacity in 1938, and even now, the causes and nature of the disorder remain largely unknown. Interest and research in autism have recently exploded, due in part to the debate over autism’s relationship to vaccines. Autism has even attracted celebrity attention in the recent past, with individuals such as Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey speaking out about their experience with the disorder.

And so, the autism movement rests on the cutting edge of social justice. As research continues and the voices of those who have experienced autism—either in their own lives or in the lives of their loved ones—come to the forefront, social understanding and treatment of the disorder is destined to grow and change.

People living with autism face very real challenges, not only in the workforce and educational environment, but also in day-to-day relationships with others. Their needs are unique, and the image of what those needs entail is constantly evolving. Discrimination, misconceptions and ignorance also pose as additional challenges to participation in greater society.

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as a community can respond to the emergence of an autism movement, there is no one better to talk to than Lauren Grewal ’13, the founder of SPECTRUM. I had the privilege to ask her a few questions about the broad goals of the club itself as well as her vision for the autism movement as a whole.

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When asked about the origins of the club, Grewal explains, “My brother is severely autistic, and because of him, I’ve always been interested in autism and have been involved and wanted to help people. ... It’s something I’m passionate about, and I thought there had to be other people who have been touched by experiences being on the autistic spectrum or caring for someone on it who would benefit from a club.”

SPECTRUM has hosted numerous events since its inception last year, including Brain Awareness Week, which Grewal cites as a point of pride: “I’m so proud of SPECTRUM

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for our Brain Awareness event last semester. I’m proud of our community service efforts in the Waltham community. ... It’s amazing how we’ve come so far in only a year, and I know we will just become an even stronger and closer group as we gain more experience.” SPECTRUM’s outreach to the Waltham community, I believe, is something we can all be especially proud of, as it fulfills a commitment I feel we have as guests in this community.

Yet it also moves the momentum of the club beyond campus life and academia, which, for the autism movement, is a very healthy exercise. “I would like more opportunities for people,” Grewal says, “I want there to be more done for people on the severe end of the spectrum when they are adults. I want everyone to be allowed to reach their full potential.”

That in itself—the ability to reach one’s full potential—may be the greatest gift any society can afford its citizens, and SPECTRUM is going about its mission without protests, demonstrations, sit-ins or signs. SPECTRUM’s method of outreach is relational, relying upon opening lines of communication and understanding rather than focusing on more old-fashioned, confrontational methods of erasing stigma and raising awareness. That

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speaks volumes about its fluidity, uniqueness and import as a presence on campus and may be one thing that newcomers to the social justice scene can learn.

Even so, SPECTRUM has not limited itself to looking to make changes for people with autism alone: “From the least [severely autistic] to the most,” Grewal notes, “everyone is a unique individual with their own personalities, thoughts, beliefs and goals, and everyone should respect that. ... My brother is the best person I know, and just because he’s different does not mean he should not be treated with the same courtesy everyone else gets, and I feel this sentiment should be spread for all people; not just those on the spectrum, but everyone who is a little bit different.”

In this era of manufactured slogans, Grewal’s commitment to everyone who is a little bit different rings sincerely. Pair it with the work she and the other members of SPECTRUM have already put into making progress on and off campus, and one can even divine the beginnings of a full-fledged movement with a promising future.

It is my hope that SPECTRUM and clubs like it—those with unique, relevant goals and peaceful efforts— will remain a treasured part of our social justice community.

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Increase ‘local flavor’ in Univ dining services Hannah

Goldberg Everything Illuminated Welcome to Brandeis. Here, at America’s ninth-most-liberal college campus, students can compete on our Quidditch team, live in genderneutral housing, take part in boundless and spontaneous intellectual dialogue and audition for one of 11 official a cappella groups—each with its own quirky name and personality. In addition, students have the opportunity to major in a number of progressive fields such as Peace and Coexistence Studies or Health: Science, Society and Policy.

Can’t pick just one major? Not a problem: Many students at Brandeis major in two or three completely unrelated topics in addition to minoring in other fields. At Brandeis, you can act inside a top hat in the Spingold Theater Center,or take science classes inside Gerstenzang Science Complex, which was named for the inventor of the Q-tip. You can dance while painted in vibrant latex paint in Liquid Latex and even live in Usen Castle. It is clear that Brandeis’ diverse opportunities and unique amenities act as magnets attracting an equally interesting and interested student body.

However, Brandeis’ cuisine cannot be considered one of the many idiosyncrasies that makes the University stand out. The manner by which the food is prepared and served is no different than the food at any college with mediocre dining services—and nothing threatens individuality like mediocrity.

I would like to think that for years after I graduate, I will embark on a hopeless search to find that diner that serves that perfect French toast I used to enjoy every Saturday at two in the morning with friends or a coffee shop environment that never failed to inspire a rushed last-minute philosophy paper like my college coffee shop. However, as it stands now, all I need to do to find similar settings off campus is walk into any Einstein Bros. Bagels shop or order French toast at any institutional Aramark cafeteria.

It is not the fault of any of Brandeis’ current students or administrators that our school is set off from the city

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of Waltham. But around 9 p.m. on a Wednesday night, I would really like to be able to walk into a local coffee shop to do my homework rather than sit in the library or my dorm room.

Especially considering the increased safety issues that arose last semester, I would not feel comfortable walking by myself to Moody Street after dark to study in a local coffee shop.

Perhaps Brandeis could absorb some local flavor to bring the same diversity to the food on campus that is already palpable in the rich campus culture. Schools such as Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Penn. have had popular local diners and restaurants open fran-

chises on campus. Not only would this allow students to support local Waltham businesses, but it would also help Brandeis students feel like more of a part of the larger Waltham community. I would love to get sweet potato fries from the Watch City Brewing Company instead of fries in the Usdan Boulevard, Pad Thai from Baan Thai instead of a noodle bowl in the Usdan Café, or a quesadilla from Margarita’s instead of from the Mexican station in the Boulevard. I doubt that these restaurants would protest the instant popularity that opening a franchise at Brandeis would bring to their off-campus establishments.

While I understand that these ideas may seem outlandish, I think it is important for the University to realize that these are ideas that are not only worth considering, but can come to fruition with persistent effort and change. To our credit, Cholmondeley’s is moving in the right direction by serving products from local Lizzy’s Ice Cream in an offbeat, chill environment while showcasing off-the-map art, music groups and comedy acts.

In a separate vein, perhaps allowing Brandeis business majors to found and run their own eatery would provide great on-campus experiences for students. Just as the

Brandeis Emergency Medical Corps provides a unique opportunity for students considering a career in medicine or dealing with patient contact to completely run their own emergency response service, designing and managing an on-campus restaurant would provide similar experiences for business majors.

Though the goal of campus dining is to literally “serve” students their food, it would be nice to see Brandeis apply its innovative outlook on service to campus dining by allowing dining to serve both students’ interests and careers as well as the Waltham community—in addition to students’ appetites.

In light of tragedy, Ariz gun laws must remain effective

By Naomi Volk JUSTICE STAFF WRITER

On Saturday, Jan. 8, Jared Lee Loughner went on a shooting rampage at a supermarket in Tuscon, Ariz., where U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was making an appearance. By the end, 14 people had been wounded, including the Representative, and six people had been killed. In light of the tragedy in Tucson, an emphasis on regulation of the gun industry seems a logical by-product; instead, we have seen a defensive strategy for gun possession—including on the university level.

According to the Huffington Post, Arizona Republicans “want new laws allowing college and university faculty members to be able to carry concealed weapons on campus.” Yet this hardly seems to be the time to propose the expansion of gun use.

Instead, it would make sense for the state to take a step back on its National Rifle Association-style push for gun rights.

Unfortunately, Arizona Republicans seem to be using a shooting— one that killed a 9-year-old girl—as a catalyst for legislation increasing the use of guns.

Sad as it is ironic, the same day that the Huffington Post ran its article, a Los Angeles Times blog reported that a student at Gardena High School brought a gun to school concealed in his backpack. When the

student placed his backpack on his desk, the gun accidentally went off and shot two of his classmates, one of whom is, as a result, in critical condition.

Let’s be clear: He wasn’t trying to shoot anyone, he wasn’t aiming the gun at anyone and he didn’t even have it in his hand. The shooting happened simply because the student brought a concealed weapon to school and it was triggered by a mundane, normal activity—putting a backpack on a desk.

Is this really the fate that the Arizona Republicans are trying to push for, especially in light of what happened in Tuscon?

Now, I’m not in favor of abolishing guns, but especially considering all that has happened recently in Arizona, it would make more sense for lawmakers there to focus on preventing a shooting, rather than increasing the possibilities for a potential shooting to occur. And what better way to prevent another shooting than by ensuring strict enforcement of current legislation as well as preventing further pro-gun legislation from coming to fruition?

While the idea of increasing the areas in which guns can legally be used is scary enough, it’s equally disturbing to think about how someone such as Loughner was able to legally get his hands on a gun.

Federal law only prohibits the sale of guns to those “adjudicated as a

mental defective.” A court had not deemed Loughner “mentally defective,” but Loughner was kicked out of community college and denied entrance into the Army. Surely these things combined should have put up a red flag for any sort of background check that would precede Loughner’s purchase. Is it not possible to increase background checks so that warning signs such as these are detected prior to the sale of a firearm?

But, even if it’s not possible to increase background checks, the larger problem is the fact that Loughner never got help for his mental illness, even though it is obvious that he had the signs. It is possible that the reason Loughner was never treated is because of the stigma attached to those deemed mentally ill—the stigma both for those with the disorder and for their families.

Think about it: Our society is filled with jokes and derogatory comments about people with mental illness.

Growing up in such a culture, one can understand why a family would feel uncomfortable admitting to itself, let alone to the world, that one of its loved ones has a mental illness.

As a result, those who truly need the help, like Loughner, might not get the attention they deserve. What better way to spend our country’s money than to protect the lives of its citizens—isn’t that, after all, one of the fundamental purposes of our government?

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TUSCON SHOOTING: Loughner shot and killed 6 people and injured 14 on Jan. 8.

One way of protecting citizens is by increasing regulation of the gun industry. However, another equally important step is to reduce the stigma of psychological help so that Loughner or his family would have had more of a desire to get Lough-

ner help. Regulating the gun industry isn’t enough; we have to lead a campaign against the stigma so that those who truly need the help will have no qualms about seeking it— and will have qualms about buying a gun to take someone’s life.

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Runners place highly at local meet ■ The track and field team

had several top finishers at the Greater Boston Track Club Invitational last weekend.

By jonathan epstein JUSTICE STAFF WRITER

At the Greater Boston Track Club Invitational at Harvard University on Sunday, the Judges had several strong finishes.

Marie Lemay ’11 ran the mile in 5 minutes, 14.57 seconds, finishing in fifth place. She was 11.04 seconds behind the winner.

Lemay described the mile run as “eventful,” because several runners got tangled up and either fell or tripped other competitors in the race.

Hannah Lindholm ’11 finished the 3,000-meter run in 10:48.48, finishing only 0.28 seconds behind the winner, junior Evelyn Marrero of Bentley College.

Casey McGown ’13 finished the 400-meter run in 1:01.86, good for third place. She was just 0.01 seconds off of the second-place time.

Victoria Sanford ’14 finished in eighth place in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:30.21, 8.04 seconds off of first place. Fellow first-year Amelia Lundkvist ’14 came in 23rd with a time of 2:38.13.

Lily Parenteau ’12 finished in seventh place in the high jump with a distance of 1.57 meters.

In the long jump, Lucia Capano ’11 reached 4.77 meters, good for ninth place. In the triple jump, Capano finished in fifth place with a distance of 10.72 meters. Kim Farrington ’13 finished 0.49 meters behind Capano, good for eighth place.

On the men’s side, Chris Brown ’12 stood out in the 800-meter run, finishing in second place at 1:58.04.

He lost to junior Brett Stein of Bowdoin College by 0.41 seconds. Mik Kern ’13 and Taylor Dundas ’14 timed out at 2:02.26 and 2:04.48, respectively, good for 14th and 22nd places.

Alex Kramer ’13 ran the mile in 4:20.59, only 6.48 seconds and three spots off of first place. Marc Boutin ’12 ran a 4:32.99 for 27th place.

“Personally, this was my first race after injury and limited training,” Boutin said, “so we’re just looking to do better next week.”

Ben Bray ’11 was 1.77 seconds behind Boutin, good for 30th. Michal Dichter ’13 came in 46th with a 4:42.63.

In the 60-meter dash, Vincent Asante ’14 finished in seventh place with a time of 7.13 seconds. Asante came in 11th place in the 200-meter dash, finishing in 23.24 seconds.

Dan Anastos ’11 ran the 3,000-meter run in 8:58.10, finishing in 11th place.

In field events, Kris Stinehart ’14 came in 17th place in the shot put with a distance of 11.49 meters.

Steve Melnik ’12 finished two spots behind with a throw of 10.53 meters.

“It was a decent day for everyone,” Boutin surmised.

Brown concurred, saying that the meet went “pretty well; no spectacular times, but it was a pretty good day. It was a good meet to get ready for the bigger meets coming up.”

The Judges next race this Friday and Saturday at the Boston University Terrier Classic.

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QUICK ON HER FEET: Women’s saber fencer Zoe Messinger ’13 (left) earns a point against a Yale University fencer during the team’s home meet on Dec. 5, 2010.

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day, while épée did not display the consistency we needed, warranting more accuracy and patience.”

The team showed flashes of brilliance, cruising past Dartmouth with an 18-9 win and triumphing with a 15-12 win over a formidable Tufts team.

Shipman added that the men’s

team must work on changing its approach based on oppnents’ styles of play. “[The men’s team] needs better adjustment[s] to our opponents’ tactics and weaknesses, especially in foil. … Épée needs to display more accuracy and patience,” Shipman said.

Captain Adam Austin ’11 was the top Brandeis fencer in saber, notch-

MBBALL: Squad goes 1-1 at home CONTINUED FROM 16 junior guard Matt Johnson. The Judges continued to play well and never relinquished the lead.

Bartoldus led the Judges with a career-high 20 points, shooting two for four from beyond the arc and connecting on five of his 10 shots overall. Kriskus had a game-high 10 rebounds, and guard Tyrone Hughes ’12 had seven assists and three steals.

The Judges’ bench was also a key factor in the victory, outscoring the Maroons’ bench 24-8. Forward Alex Stoyle ’14 had 7 points and Kriskus and Trapasso added 6 points each.

“It was a total team effort,” Meehan said. “Anthony [Trapasso] was injured but performed off the bench. Ben Bartoldus broke out of a slump; he got to the rim a lot of times, and that was really important. Christian Yemga ’11 did a good job defensively, and Tyrone [Hughes] ran the offense well. We moved the ball really well tonight.

Offensively, we were very aggressive. Against a good team, that was an important win.”

The Judges have two home matches this weekend. They will play Emory University on Friday and the University of Rochester on Sunday.

ing a 7-1 mark. Rookie foil fencer Julian Cardillo ’14 also had a strong performance, attaining a perfect 8-0 record in his matches.

“Overall, the effort and enthusiasm was good, and I’m sure we’ll continue to improve,” Shipman said. The men’s fencing team will next compete at the Eric Sollee Invitational at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Sunday, Feb.

6, where it is scheduled to face New York University, the University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University, Hunter College, Duke University and Yeshiva University, among several other top schools.

The women’s fencing squad will host Wellesley College on Jan. 26 and will also attend the Sollee Invitational.

Editor’s note: Julian Cardillo ’14 is a Sports staff writer for the Justice.

WBBALL: Team suffers two blowout losses to UAA competition CONTINUED FROM 16 to 35 points, but Brandeis was able to cut this figure down to 31 after guard Kasey Dean ’14 nailed a shot and Scanlon added two foul shots after being fouled by Chicago junior forward Karly Kasper.

The Chicago lead fluttered around the 31-point deficit mark for the rest of the game, and Chicago finished the game up 33.

The Judges’ effort was spearheaded by Strodthoff, who led the team with 8 points and guard Mia Depalo ’11, who came away with a team-high five rebounds.

Brandeis’ bench outscored Chicago’s 23 to 15 during the game.

Scanlon had 7 points off the bench in 12 minutes of action. Another bench standout was Scott, who hauled in four rebounds and scored 4 points in 19 minutes of play.

The women host two more UAA games this weekend. They face the Emory University Eagles, who are 8-8 overall and 1-4 in UAA play, this Friday at 6 p.m, and will take on the 13-3 University of Rochester YellowJackets on Sunday at 2 p.m.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Chris Brown ’12

Judging numbers

15 63 3 8 20

wins for women’s saber fencer Anna Hanley ’11 in the team’s Northeast Conference Meet last weekend. She went 15-1 overall.

total points by which the University of Chicago and Washington University in St. Louis defeated the women’s basketball team last weekend.

losses in their last four games for the men’s basketball team after starting the season 11-0.

wins and zero losses for men’s foil fencer Julian Cardillo ’14 in last weekend’s meet.

points for guard Ben Bartoldus ’14 during the men’s basketball team’s victory over Chicago last Friday. No other Brandeis player had more than 7 points.

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BOSTON BRUINS BEAT Shorthanded Sabres come from behind to skate past the Bruins 4-2

■ The junior runner had the team’s top finish at the Greater Boston Track Club Invitational last weekend, and has been one of the team’s top distance runners this year.

Chris Brown ’12 began his career as a cross country and track star at nearby Chelmsford High School. Since coming to Brandeis, Brown has continued to excel, setting personal records in the 800-meter and mile at 1 minute, 56 seconds and 4:17, respectively.

Brown has also led the Brandeis track and field team in several meets this season, including the Greater Boston Track Club Invitational at Harvard University last weekend. Brown finished second in the 800-meter, running a brisk 1:58.04. At the Reggie Poyau Memorial Invitational, Brown ran the anchor leg in the 4x800 relay, which finished a full 30 seconds ahead of the second-place squad from the University of Southern Maine. It was one of Brandeis’ two wins at the meet.

Brown also performed well at the 2011 Dartmouth Relays; he was the only runner on the men’s team to earn a point. Brown was the top Division III runner in the mile and placed sixth overall with a time of 4:25.79. Brown beat teammate Devon Holgate ’11 in the race by just 0.13 seconds.

At the NCAA Division III Regional Cross Country Championship last fall, Brown was one of three Brandeis runners who placed in the top 25, along with Paul Norton ’11 and Marc Boutin ’12. Brown ran 26:21.9. This is his third year in a row receiving All-New England recognition.

At the NCAA Division III Championships, Brown was the second Brandeis runner to cross the line, helping lead

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RELAY: Chris Brown ’12 (left) takes the baton from Alex Kramer ’13 in the 4x800 relay. the team to a 16th-place finish.

Despite his individual success, Brown says that he is much more excited about the strength of the distance runners as a whole.

“I’m very confident with our dis-

tance crew this season,” he said. “We have a lot of strong milers and good 3K 5K guys. I expect that people will run some good times.” ­—Natalie Shushan

UAA STANDINGS Men’s Basketball

Women’s Basketball

UAA Conference Overall

W L W L Pct. Emory 4 1 13 3 .812 Rochester 4 1 12 4 .750 Case 3 2 7 9 .438 JUDGES 2 3 12 3 .800 WashU 2 3 8 8 .500 Carnegie 2 3 5 10 .333 Chicago 2 3 5 11 .312 New York 1 4 12 4 .750

UAA Conference Overall

W L W L Pct. Chicago 5 0 13 3 .812 WashU 4 1 13 3 .812 Case 4 1 10 6 .625 Rochester 3 2 13 3 .812 New York 2 3 8 8 .500 JUDGES 1 4 9 7 .562 Emory 1 4 8 8 .500 Carnegie 0 5 2 14 .125

Not including Monday’s games

Not including Monday’s games

TEAM LEADERS Men’s BBall (points per game)

Women’s BBall (points per game)

Vytas Kriskus ’12 leads the team with a 12.3 points-per-game average.

Morgan Kendrew ’12 leads the team with a 13.1 points-per-game average.

Player PPG Vytas Kriskus 12.3 Youri Dascy 8.2 Derek Retos 7.5 Tyrone Hughes 7.3 Ben Bartoldus 6.7

Player PPG Morgan Kendrew 13.1 Amber Strodthoff 8.9 Mia DePalo 6.3 Kelly Ethier 5.6 Janelle Rodriguez 4.6

Men’s BBall (rebounds)

Women’s BBall (rebounds)

Christian Yemga ’11 leads the team with 5.5 rebounds per game.

Amber Strodthoff ’11 leads the team with 6.8 rebounds per game.

Player RPG Christian Yemga 5.5 Vytas Kriskus 4.9 Youri Dascy 4.7 Alex Schmidt 3.5 two tied with 3.3

Player RPG Amber Strodthoff 6.8 Samantha Anderson 4.4 Mia DePalo 4.3 Brighid Courtney 3.5 Janelle Rodriguez 3.1

UPCOMING GAMES TO WATCH Men’s basketball vs Emory and Rochester The Judges will face the top two teams in the UAA at home this weekend.

The men’s basketball team will face the two teams that are tied atop the University Athletic Association standings this weekend, taking on the Emory Eagles Friday at 8 p.m. and the University of Rochester YellowJackets at noon on Sunday. While Emory and Rochester (13-3 and 12-4, respectively) have records

close to the Judges’ 12-3 mark, the two schools are both 4-1 in UAA play, while Brandeis sits at 2-3 in conference action.

Last season, the Judges defeated Rochester twice and lost to Emory in both of the team’s games.

Brandeis will play both teams on the road the following weekend.

For the 2010 to 2011 season, justSports has been given a press pass to attend Boston Bruins home games. We will cover these games periodically throughout the year.

Buffalo Sabres forward Drew Stafford has 15 goals this season, seven of which have come during the team’s four games against the Boston Bruins. Stafford has had two hat tricks in the Sabres’ two victories over Boston this season, most recently recording one in their 7-6 shootout victory at home on New Year’s Day. Though Stafford missed last Thursday’s game in Boston with a groin injury, the Sabres did not miss a beat on the offensive end as they came from behind to beat the Bruins 4-2.

The win put Buffalo at 49 points as the team stands in 10th place in the Eastern Conference, 6 points out of playoff position.

The Bruins remained atop their division but were stuck on 59 points with the loss. After a 6-2 road win over the Colorado Avalanche last Sunday, the team has 61 points, good for third in the East.

Bruins’ head coach Claude Julien was disappointed with his team’s effort last Thursday night.

“I don’t think there’s much to say here except that we were totally flat tonight, from the first player to the last,” Julien said.

Both teams had multiple scoring opportunities in the first period. The teams combined for 24 shots, and each had two power plays. Sabres goalie Ryan Miller made a pad-splitting save on the first rush of the game off the opening face off and stopped Bruins’ forward Nathan Horton on a breakaway on a four-on-four chance just 5 minutes later.

Boston struck first midway through the period and took the one-goal lead into intermission. Bruins center Marc Savard won a face off in the offensive zone back to defenseman Mark Stuart, who quickly sent a touch pass to the point where defenseman Dennis Seidenberg fired a slap shot that trickled through Miller to give Boston a 1-0 lead.

Buffalo tied the score in the opening minutes of the second period. After the Sabres cleared the puck into the Bruins’ zone, Boston went back to retrieve it but turned the puck over to Buffalo center Cody McCormick. McCormick fired a shot that rang off the post, but he gathered his own rebound and easily put home the puck, catching Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask off balance for his seventh goal of the season, just 1 minute, 4 seconds into the game.

Boston responded less than 4 minutes later. Forward Shawn Thornton forced a turnover at the Sabres’ blue line by blocking a Buffalo clearing attempt out of midair. He was stopped from going to the net but kept the puck deep in the Buffalo zone to set up the scoring chance for Boston. Thornton won a battle for the puck in the corner and sent it out to forward Blake Wheeler.

Wheeler quickly sent a centering pass to Bruins’ center Gregory Campbell, who one-timed the puck into net to give Boston a 2-1 lead.

But Buffalo battled back again and tied the score at two on a power-play goal at 10:36. Buffalo’s power play after Wheeler was called for goalie interference started slowly, as Boston had two early shorthanded chances that Miller stopped.

However, with under a minute to go in the man-advantage, Sabres’ defenseman Andrej Sekera saved the puck from leaving the offensive zone by blindly knocking it down behind his back at the blue line, leading to Buffalo’s scoring chance. The Sabres were able to set up a one-timer on a cross-ice pass from defenseman Tyler Myers to center Nathan Gerbe for the goal. Rask slammed his stick to the ice in frustration.

“Well, you’re there, you know; I was there, and it went through my hands,” Rask told reporters. “[It was] stupid.”

Boston put pressure on Buffalo in the opening minute of the third period, firing four shots in the first 50 seconds. The Bruins almost scored on the third of those four shots when the puck went through Miller, but it settled in the crease just in front of the goal line before it was cleared away by a Buffalo defenseman.

Buffalo capitalized on Boston’s missed opportunities on an unassisted goal by the team’s leading goalscorer, forward Thomas Vanek. On an odd-man rush at 5:13, Vanek carried the puck into Boston’s zone and, rather than centering the puck, blasted a quick shot over Rask’s glove-side shoulder. The puck glanced off the post and into the net for his 18th goal of the season, giving Buffalo its first lead at 3-2.

The Sabres put the game away with 3:20 left in the third. Vanek again led his team on an odd-man rush but this time fired a cross-ice pass toward the far post from the left side as forward Jason Pominville cut hard to the net to redirect the puck past Rask for a 4-2 lead.

For Vanek, the 2-point game continued his streak—he has five goals and nine assists totaling for 14 points over the last nine games. Buffalo head coach Lindy Ruff was impressed with Vanek’s pass on the game’s final goal.

“He made a great play to Pommer [Pominville] on the winner. Again, he got the puck across ice to Pommer, and Pommer did a great job on just driving to the net.”

Though the Bruins pulled Rask with 2 minutes to play and went on the power play for the final minute of the game, they were unable to score as the Sabres held on for the victory.

Thursday’s loss marked only the second time this season in which Boston lost a game after leading at the end of the first period. The Bruins were 15-0-1 coming into last Thursday’s game when leading after the first period, the only loss coming to Buffalo in a Jan. 1 shootout.

Last Saturday, the Bruins took advantage of several lucky bounces to cruise past the Avalanche by a score of 6-2. Left wing Milan Lucic and center Brad Marchard each scored twice, and the Bruins had two goals accidentally deflect in off Avalanche players’ skates.

The Bruins take on the Florida Panthers at home tomorrow night. They then have a six-day break for the NHL All-Star game, and won’t return to action until a Feb. 1 road game against the Carolina Hurricanes.

—Ian Cutler

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JUDGES ON THE RUN

The men’s and women’s track and field teams raced at the Greater Boston Track Club Invitational, p. 13.

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FENCING

Waltham, Mass.

men’s basketball

Women Squad splits in conference matchups fencers fight to a top finish ■ The men’s basketball team

defeated Chicago last Friday night before being blown out

by WashU last Sunday.

By sam liang

JUSTICE STAFF WRITER

■ The women’s fencing

team finished 5-1 at the Northeast Conference Meet; the men went 2-3.

By adam rabinowitz JUSTICE STAFF WRITER

Traveling to Brown University to compete in the Northeastern Conference Meet against some of the premier teams on the East Coast, the men’s and women’s fencing teams fought to 2-3 and 5-1 records, respectively.

The team faced many of its rival schools, including Boston College, Tufts University, Dartmouth College, Vassar College, Brown and Smith College on the women’s side.

The women’s squad’s 5-1 record earned it a tie for second place with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the Northeast Conference, only trailing Vassar.

The women dominated their first match, prevailing over Dartmouth 20-7 before sneaking by both Tufts and Smith with 19-18 wins. The team had close matches against both BC and Brown but were able to avenge the men’s team, who lost to them both, with 14-13 victories against the two schools.

The women dropped their last match, a 17-10 loss to Vassar. “[The women’s team] ran out of gas a bit and seemed to tire against a motivated Vassar squad,” coach Bill Shipman said.

Shipman added that both teams’ struggles may have been due to the winter vacation.

“After such a long break, our guys perhaps were not as competition-ready as we would like,” he said.

Overall, the women’s team was happy with its results, especially considering the absence of foil fencer Alex Dalrymple ’11 and limited return of Emily Levy ’12 due to injury concerns.

“We showed good composure and determination, especially in saber, where we are most experienced,” Shipman said. “The épées also had a good balanced performance overall.”

Saber fencer Anna Hanley ’11 performed brilliantly with a 15-1 record, as did Zoe Messinger ’13 with a 9-3 mark. Épée fencers Leah Mack ’14 and Emma Larkin ’11 also turned in solid efforts with 10-6 and 9-5 records, respectively.

Dueling against BC and Brown, the men’s team kept both matches competitive but failed to close them out, losing both by margins of 15-12. The team also kept the match close against Vassar but fell in a 17-10 loss.

“Our men fenced close meets but could not close them out,” Shipman said. “Foil started slow, only starting to come on later in the

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Despite ending the first half against Washington University in St. Louis trailing by just 11 points, the men’s basketball team struggled the rest of the game and was unable to make a comeback as WashU defeated the Judges 70-36.

The loss brings the Judges down to 12-3, 2-3 in University Athletic Association play, after defeating the University of Chicago Friday night 59-53.

Just under 8 minutes into last Sunday’s game, the teams were tied 12-12 after a 3-pointer from guard Ben Bartoldus ’14. But the Bears went on a 2110 run to take control of the first half.

The Judges shot 37.5 percent from the

field and were 2-8 from downtown before the break.

“We came out of the game with very little energy,” coach Brian Meehan said. “When you’re young and inexperienced, it’s the energy that’s going to make up for the mistakes.

But today, we didn’t have any energy right from the get-go.”

Early in the second half, the Judges were able to hold their ground against the Bears. By the 11th minute into the half, the Judges had scored 13 points compared to the Bears’ 17. But from there, the Bears pulled away while the Judges suffered from poor shooting and hit just one free throw for the remainder of the game.

The Judges finished with a 24.1-percent field goal percentage, going just 3-16 from downtown.

WashU continued to play consistent offense into the second half as the Judges struggled, shooting 14.7 percent from the field in the second half, including 1-8 from 3-point range.

The Judges were within striking dis-

tance thanks to a jump shot by guard Anthony Trapasso ’13, which brought the score to 50-35 with 9 minutes, 17 seconds left in the game. But WashU finished the game on a 20-1 run.

“We missed wide-open shots and we didn’t respond well to the struggle,” Meehan said. “I’m very disappointed and surprised, because this team typically fights their way back and finds a way to win. Much to my dismay, we accepted the fact that we were having a bad day, and we just fell apart. We never showed any sort of fight, and that’s the disappointing thing, because we really pride ourselves on always giving an effort, and that just didn’t happen today.”

The Judges were led by center Youri Dascy ’14 with 8 points, who was 4-4 from the field, and center Wouter van der Eng ’13, who had a career-high five rebounds in just 7 minutes. Guard Ruben Kanya ’14 had the second-most points on the team with 6.

The Bears’ bench outscored the

Judges’ 21-10. Guard/forward Vytas Kriskus ’12, who leads the Judges in scoring this season, was 0-4 from 3-point range and contributed all of his 5 points from free throws.

“The main problem was on the defensive end,” Kanya said. “We had major issues covering their ball screens, which led to poor execution on the offensive end. The loss is due to the lack of defense, which resulted in frustration on the offensive end.

As a team, we struggled on defense, didn’t knock down shots, and we couldn’t get what we wanted out of our plays.”

Last Friday night, the Judges defeated Chicago 59-53. Brandeis’ largest lead in the first half was 6 points, with Bartoldus securing two free throws just before the break to make the score 31-25.

The Judges stretched the lead to as many as 14 points in the second half, but the Maroons managed to pull within 1 point on a 3-pointer by

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wOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Judges embarrassed in two UAA home games

■ The Judges lost two conference home games by a combined 63 points to Chicago and WashU last Friday and Sunday.

By jacob lurie JUSTICE STAFF WRITER

The women’s basketball team was blown out in two University Athletic Association home games last weekend. The team lost to Washington University in St. Louis 66-36 last Sunday after losing 71-38 against the University of Chicago last Friday. Brandeis is now 9-7 on the season and 1-4 in conference play.

On Sunday, Brandeis got off to a slow start against No. 9 WashU. The visitors hit a 3-pointer to open the game and quickly mounted a 21-11 lead against the Judges. Brandeis trailed by 28 points after the first period, 42-14.

With about 7 minutes to go in the second half, the Judges found themselves down by 37 points, but they kept fighting to the very end. The team went on a short run on scores by forward Amber Strodthoff ’11, guard Julia Scanlon ’14 and guard Janelle Rodriguez ’14, to crawl back to within 31 points of WashU, but could not get much closer as they lost by 30.

This was also the Judges’ thirdstraight game with no scorer in double digits. Scanlon led the team with 9 points in the effort. Rodriguez came off the bench to snag two rebounds, get two steals and score 4 points.

Against No. 16 Chicago last Friday night, the women were crushed by a score of 71-38. The visitors scored the first basket of the game and never ceded the lead.

Down 9-1, Brandeis attempted to claw its way back into it as Strodthoff hit a jumper and guard Shakara Scott ’13 laid the ball in for another 2 points, bringing Brandeis back within 4 points. However, Chicago then scored 6 unanswered points and quickly ran away with the game. By the end of the first period, Chicago led by an insurmountable 29 points.

“We had a lot of offensive struggles,” Strodthoff said. “We were having a hard time getting good shots off and getting second opportunities. We really just didn’t take control or handle our game very well in the first half at our end of the court,” she added.

In the second half, Brandeis

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TO THE RACK: Guard Shakara Scott ’13 looks to drive by a Chicago defender during the team’s 66-36 loss to the Maroons. played much stronger basketball and was able to better keep pace with Chicago but was never able to get back into the game.

“In our locker room, we told each other, ‘it’s time to go to war,’ and

that it was time to play your hardest and try to make sure that, win or lose, we leave that court giving it everything we’ve got,” Strodthoff said. “We tried to amp up the energy. We took a few more risks. …

I don’t know if [our play] was necessarily as successful as we wanted it to be, but it definitely improved over the two halves.”

The Maroons built their lead up

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■ DJs rock the Levin Ballroom 19 Student DJs competed last Saturday to open for the Student Events Feb. 12 concert, hosted by University President Frederick Lawrence.

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Tomorrow kicks off a series of lectures on featured paintings and manuscripts from the museum’s collection.

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■ Jorge Drexler concert

The Academy Award-winning Uruguayan musician performed at the Berklee Performance Center last Thursday.

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■ ‘No Strings Attached’ review 20

Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman star in the new romantic comedy.

■ Spidey’s new look

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The Spider-Man series is getting a re-boot featuring a high-school-age Peter Parker, a different love interest and a hot new cast.

■ ‘Batman 3’ movie update

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News regarding The Dark Knight Rises has recently been released, and justArts is here to clear up any rumors going around.

■ MTV’s racy ‘Skins’ premieres 22 Despite losing several of its sponsors, Skins’ pilot promises a plotline close to its beloved U.K. counterpart.

CALENDAR

Interview

The first film senior thesis

by Shelly Shore

This week in pop culture, one celebrity surprised gossip readers with baby news, and gossip readers surprised a celebrity with baby news! On Jan. 17, People Magazine reported that Nicole Kidman and her husband, Keith Urban, are the parents of a new baby girl. Faith Margaret Kidman Urban was born Dec. 28 at The Women’s Hospital at Centennial in Nashville.

Faith, the biological daughter of Kidman and Urban, was born through a gestational carrier.

Kidman and Urban kept the pregnancy and birth a complete secret, even keeping the matter quiet at the Golden Globe Awards.

“Our family is truly blessed and just so thankful to have been given the gift of baby Faith Margaret,” a rep for the family told People Magazine.

“No words can adequately convey the incredible gratitude that we feel for everyone who was so supportive throughout this process, in particular our gestational carrier.” Faith is the second daughter for Kidman and Urban, who are also parents to Sunday Rose, 3 years old. Kidman is also the adoptive mother to two children, Isabella and Connor, with ex-husband Tom Cruise.

While Kidman and Urban were busy pulling the wool over all our eyes, recently married Hilary Duff was surprised to learn that she was pregnant this week. Her news source? Star Magazine! On Wednesday, Star Magazine reported that Duff and her NHL-star husband Mike Comrie were expecting their first baby. The magazine claimed that Duff was seven months pregnant. A “close friend” of Duff told Star that “they weren’t actively trying to conceive but agreed that if it happened, it happened. … They’re ecstatic!”

The news of her pregnancy caught Hilary herself completely off-guard. Responding to hundreds of Twitter posts congratulating her on the pregnancy, Duff tweeted, “Wow what a way to wake up and find out your [sic] pregs! It’s just a rumor guys! Not true. But thanks for all the

 The first student to declare the Film, Television & Interactive Media major talks about his senior thesis.

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GOSSIP GRIEF: Hilary Duff didn’t need a drugstore test to find out whether or not she was pregnant. good wishes!” Duff’s rep told JustJared.com that the actress is absolutely “not pregnant.” “I’m only 23, so give me a little bit of time. Come on people!” Duff tweeted later on Wednesday.

Star’s preview article (advertising the “exclusive feature” in the magazine on shelves) reported (truthfully) that Duff had been very candid about wanting a big family, saying that she and Comrie were “really excited about having little ones of their own.” While there’s no doubt that Duff will be an adorable pregnant celeb and a great mom, let’s not go putting babies in her without letting her know!

What’s happening in Arts on and off campus

ON-CAMPUS EVENTS

Prof. Daniel Stepner and friends violin concert

Prof. Daniel Stepner (MUS) will perform new musical selections with his trademark violin skills, along with Donald Berman on piano and Frank Kelley singing tenor.

Musical compositions include pieces by Yu-Hui Chang, Prof. Eric Chasalow (MUS), Howard Frazin, Paul Hindemith, Carl Ruggles and Charles Ives.

Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Slosberg Recital Hall. Tickets are $20 general admission, $10 for the Brandeis community and $5 for students.

Lunar New Year performance

Brandeis’ Chinese Cultural Connection presents this celebratory event signifying the arrival of the Chinese New Year. The centuries-old Chinese New Year tradition, which is marked by ancient myths and rituals, will honor the Year of the Rabbit. BC3 will commemorate the event with a large dance showcase by Brandeis performers as well as outside dance crews. Last year, the event brought in break dancers, lion dancers and diabolo performance groups as well as an offering of Chinese dinner after the show.

Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Levin Ballroom.

Admission is free but limited on a first-come, first-served basis.

Snow White: A Production of B’Deis Records

B’Deis Records presents this dance event featuring many unique styles of music, including hip hop, techno, trance, house, electro-acoustic, dubstep and more. Performers will include DJ Karma, KiD FiSH, Octokyu and Saz. E. Free refreshments will be served.

Saturday at 10 p.m. in Upper Sherman Function Hall. $5 general admission.

Artist’s Talk: Anne Percoco

Anne Percoco will discuss her new painting “Indra’s Cloud,” a piece inspired by her work on an environmental non-government organziation in Vrindavan, India. She will also discuss how the connection between Hinduism and ecology influenced her. “Indra’s Cloud” will be on display for the exhibition “Insatiable: Our Rapacious Appetite for More” at the Women’s Studies Research Center through March 15.

Thursday, Feb. 3 at 12:30 p.m. in the Women’s Studies Research Center.

Professors of Bluegrass with guest Big Chimney

Profs. Peter Salovey and Kelly Brownell of Yale University originally formed this group in 1990, based on their community members’ love of bluegrass music. Their group has grown into a well-known private band, performing in colleges across Massachusetts.

They will perform at Brandeis for this special concert event, along with guest group Big Chimney, which performs bluegrass along with an infusion of reinvented pop, rock and old American tunes.

Saturday, Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. in the Slosberg Recital Hall. $5 for students, $10 for the Brandeis community and $20 general admission.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR: This Saturday, the Brandeis Chinese Cultural Connection will celebrate the beginning of another Chinese New Year with an exciting concert and dance showcase.

Brandeis University Chorus and Chamber Choir performance

Prof. James Olesen (MUS) conducts this ensemble performance of Brandeis’ premier chorus and chamber choir. The evening will feature a program of music entitled “Songs of Love for People and Place: Songs for Voices, Early and Modern of Weelkes, Elgar, Senfl, Lassus, and Brahms.”

Saturday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. in the Slosberg Recital Hall. Admission is free and open to the public.

Marty Boykan 80th birthday concert

A celebration of Prof. Emeritus Martin Boykan’s (MUS) musical works and his 50 years as professor of composition at Brandeis. His 80th birthday will be commemorated with premieres of two works performed by mezzo-soprano Pamela Dellal and pianist Donald Berman.

Sunday, Feb. 13 at 3 p.m. in the Slosberg Recital Hall. Admission is free and open to the public.

‘Little Monsters’

This new play from Maria Alexandria Beech tells the story of a poet named Sarah who lives with a hypochondriac mother in a small studio apartment in New York. Feeling isolated by their small and relatively solitary existence, Sarah attempts to find a significant other through Internet dating sites.

Throughout this journey, she learns that she is looking for much more than a mate; she is looking to find herself and a way to express herself through writing. This workshop-style production will be presented along with post show discussions with the playwright and members of the creative team, giving audiences an opportunity to contribute to the play’s continuing development.

Thursday, Feb. 17 through Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Spingold Laurie Theater. Tickets are $10 general admission.

OFF-CAMPUS EVENTS ‘The Master Forger’

This New England Premiere production

by David Wiener is the story of an obscure art dealer named Han van Meegeren. Taking place in 1945, the story is set in war-devastated Amsterdam, where van Meegeren is arrested and charged with treason for selling a Vermeer painting to the Nazis. However, the investigation goes awry when van Meegeren claims that the Vermeer is in fact his own forgery. He is challenged by the Amsterdam authorites to back up his claim or face his execution. The master forger must create his greatest fake, or lose his own life.

Week long run begins Saturday at 8 p.m. at The Factory Theatre, 791 Tremont St., Boston. $15 for students, $17 general admission.

‘The Secret Garden’

This revival of the play based on a classic book written by Frances Hodgson Burnett will take to the stage at the Wheelock Family Theatre. This new production is being headed by author and lyricist Jane Kosoff and music writer Jane Staab, whose original ideas breathe new life into this enchanting classic.

The story revolves around British orphan Mary Lenox, a girl who finds herself without a home after a deadly cholera epidemic hits India. She winds up living with her uncle Archibald Craven, who is consumed with grief over his deceased wife, Lily. Craven’s constant absences from his Yorkshire estate leave Mary alone, surrounded by confining castle walls and an empty road in front of her. Her life is mysteriously reinvigorated when the chatters of a secret garden begin to call to her. Mary enlists the help of Colin, Archibald’s ill and bedridden son, and together the two of them set out to find the garden, and bring meaning back into their lives.

Monthlong run begins Friday, Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the Wheelock Family Theatre, 200 The Riverway, Boston. Tickets range from $20 to $30.

When he graduates in May, Kiril Lozinskiy ‘11 will have spent his entire senior year at Brandeis writing, shooting and editing his own film. Lozinskiy gives justArts a sneak preview into his creative process.

JustArts: What inspired you to make your senior thesis a full-year film project?

Kiril Lozinskiy: My thesis is an opportunity to practice the skills that I have learned over the years as well as a chance to collaborate with the talented Brandeis community. I am hoping that by being the first one to work on the Film thesis at Brandeis, I will aid in creating a solid framework that the future Film seniors can utilize and expand. I see this project primarily as a learning exercise for everyone involved as well as a creative and fun atmosphere to work in. I believe that it is necessary to spend a whole year on a project like this to ensure that every participant is able to explore all of the areas that interest him or her, as well as learn and expand on their skill set.

JA: What is the intended timeline of your project?

KL: The first semester consisted of the development and the pre-production stages. During those stages, we developed a story idea, synopsis, character profiles, beat outlines, followed by a draft of the screenplay. Once we had a good version of the screenplay, we were able to create storyboard thumbnails and overheads, plan location scouting, and hold two casting calls and we are planning to hold final casting very soon. This month we are planning to finalize the script, storyboards, budget, production design and shooting schedule. Early- to mid-February, we are planning to start shooting the project. I am hoping that we will have enough time to get most of the scenes completed just after the February break.

Once we finish the shooting, the production stage will end and the post-production stage will begin.

During this stage, we will do editing and any reshooting as necessary. By mid-April, we are hoping to wrap up all of the editing and reshooting and be ready to present a finished version to an audience.

JA: What has been the most difficult part of the pre-production process?

KL: The most difficult part of the pre-production process has been bringing the screenplay to a state that we are happy with and deciding on what to cut out of the story that makes it unrealistic by our production constraints. For example, if we wanted to film an ambulance leaving a house, the cost associated with arranging such a scene outweighs the reality of a student film.

JA: As you enter this semester, what do you foresee to be the greatest challenge you will face?

KL: I will have to say that shooting will be the greatest challenge due to the necessity to stay on top of the production schedule as well as ensuring successful lighting and sound recording.

In my experience, lighting and sound tend to be the two biggest challenges for any film. Lighting plays a key role in the film, and it can take hours to set up for a scene that will last between 10 to 90 seconds. The complexity of the shot plays a big role in how we can place the lights around the set without compromising the desired effect.

Sound recording at Brandeis has been notoriously tricky, primarily due to a difficulty in locating a soundproof stage. Quite often, there are loud [Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning] systems and pipes, outside noises or ceilings that are not high enough to give the boom operator the reach to capture the audio.

JA: What is BTV’s part in the project?

KL: BTV has been working closely with me on the pre-production by providing expertise and collaborators. In addition, BTV’s inventory and production budget eliminates most of my production-related worries and facilitates the upcoming production stage.

JA: What kind of equipment do you intend to use to shoot your movie?

KL: I am planning to use a DSLR-based digital camera to capture 1080p video with a lens kit and an external sound recording device. I want to use a digital camera primarily due to its large image sensor, which is able to capture a better image as opposed to the compact prosumer sensor. Another advantage of using a digital camera is that the lenses are swappable and there is nothing in between the lens and the image sensor. Some of the video cameras that I have used in the past were not designed to work with another lens, which forces a filmmaker to use an adapter. The adapter is a complex assembly that contains many mirrors and adds another layer of complexity to setting up the camera for a shoot.

JA: Can you give a basic synopsis of your movie?

KL: Tracey, Matthew and Amelia are just out of college and are looking for a roommate. Matthew learns that a college buddy of his needs a place to live. Nick is nice, slightly awkward and has some dark history. Tracey tries to see the best in Nick but tension between the four roommates grows when Matthew and Amelia are attacked and Nick gets the blame. Nick has a charismatic friend Ryan, who helps him through tough times, but Ryan has secrets of his own.

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ON CAMPUS music

A night of partying with President Lawrence ■ Emcee Prez Fred helped

judge the best DJ on campus last Saturday night in the Levin Ballroom.

By emily salloway JUSTICE editorial assistant

The date for the first-ever Battle of the Brandeis DJs had been set for weeks, and the seven student DJs were ready. Max Price ’11 was full of confidence in the days leading up to the event. When asked to tell justArts a bit about himself, he proudly stated, “Max Price is a destroyer. He eats other DJs alive. He’s rewriting the rules of the DJ game, and everyone else is simply irrelevant. Max Price will melt your face off.”

Judging from that level of passion from the usually soft-spoken Price, the event seemed like it was going to be memorable. Not only would it be unique because of the scheduled performances from the seven talented DJs, but it also stood out because of the identity of the show’s emcee.

Upon entering the darkened Levin Ballroom, one’s ears were immediately enveloped by thumping rhythms the likes of any popular Boston dance club.

The party went on in a Pachanga-esque style until Student Union President Daniel Acheampong ’11 took the stage and introduced “the man of the hour.”

University President Frederick Lawrence took the stage as the host of the Battle of the DJs. At intervals between the performances, he spoke to the crowd about his lack of knowledge regarding the DJ world, humbling himself but not showing any resulting signs of embarrassment. He progressed with his greetings despite some microphone malfunctions. His confidence among the students at their most relaxed was quite notable, and the student body chanted, “Fred Lawrence! Fred Lawrence!” in response to his domination of the stage.

The event had, in fact, been the idea of his wife, Kathy Lawrence. “Kathy and Fred Lawrence wanted to do something to welcome students to a new semester and his presidency. The idea to create an event around DJs was a collective idea by Student Events, Student Union, Student Activities and Kathy Lawrence,” Acheampong wrote in an email to justArts. “We all thought that the first weekend of school was the best time to hold the event.”

It turned out to be the best time indeed. Despite the chilling weather out-

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A NEW ERA: NuEra Entertainment DJ Vicious (JV Souffrant ’13) shows off his well-rehearsed mixing and cuing skills for a full house Saturday night in the Levin Ballroom. side, Levin was packed with students dancing and cheering for their favorite DJs. Upstairs was a beer garden, in which students ages 21 and up could be found enjoying drinks and beats.

The seven DJs lined the stage, some with turntables, some with laptops, and each with his own unique musical style and persona. DJ Max Price was dressed in a high cut T-shirt, a face mask and a headpiece, using only his iPod and speakers to play “Fight the Power” while he showed off some of his best dance moves.

DJs Aarish Sheikh ’11 and JP Wie-

gand ’11 wore Phantom of the Operastyle masks. The DJ pair had one of the most unique setups, as they incorporated live music into their act: Wiegand skillfully played bass guitar over Sheikh’s tracks.

A crowd favorite, however, was DJ Marcos (Marcos Sandler ’12). Students brought posters in Sandler’s support, one of which read, “Hot and Spicy, DJ Marcos,” of which the “I” and “J” were chili peppers. The DJ, clearly thrilled with the turnout of his friends and supporters, happily took the poster and held it high above his head, elicit-

ing cheers from the crowd. During his set, he mixed popular older songs with newer hits, and his performance did not disappoint his fans.

The standout performers of the night were the three NuEra Entertainment DJs, especially DJ Vicious (JV Souffrant ’13). With passion and skill, he mixed many recognizable Top 40 hits.

“I’ve been DJing for about 3 years, and I think that this battle is a great way for Brandeis DJs to show off their skill to their community,” Souffrant wrote in an email to justArts.

At the end of the night, the DJ who

elicited the most cheers from the crowd won the competition. “All the DJs were incredible. The battles were tough, competitive and fun,” Acheampong said. In the end, the winner of the Battle of the Brandeis DJs was NuEra DJ Sensation (Johnny Wilson ’13). As a prize, DJ Sensation gets to open for the Student Events Concert on Feb. 12, Super Mash Bros., a Girl Talk-esque mash-up group. With a rock star attitude, the generous support of his peers and his crazy head-bobbing moves, DJ Sensation makes being a DJ seem like the coolest gig in the world.

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Four art pieces are chosen for professors’ monthly talks ■ In a series of lectures

beginning tomorrow at 3:30 p.m., teams of crossdisciplinary professors will discuss the greatest treasures of the Rose.

By ariel kay JUSTICE STAFF WRITER

Brandeis isn’t just a home for students; it also houses countless pieces of stunning and thought-provoking art and documents that give hints of a past we can only imagine.

For example, Brandeis’ own Rose Art Museum has works from artists such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, and the Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections contains letters written by people like Albert Einstein and Eleanor Roosevelt as well as important religious artifacts such as the Book of Hours. While Brandeis is a relatively young school, it is already a home to many important and revelatory pieces.

With that in mind, tomorrow from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. will be the first of four showings of some of the pieces within the University walls.

Director of the Mandel Center for the Humanities Prof. Ramie Targoff (ENG) and Special Collections

PHOTO COURTESY OF NATALIE FRANK

NOT JUST A PICTURE: The first lecture of the series will explore the above piece by Natalie Frank, “Painting for the Czech Bride.”

Librarian at the Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections Sarah Shoemaker, were involved in the inception of the event.

In an interview with the Justice, Dabney Hailey, director of academic programs at the Rose Art Museum, who also was a part of the beginnings of the series, explained just how the event came to be: “Ramie, as director of the new Humanities Center, wanted to find ways to focus cross-disciplinary conversations on Brandeis’ great collections. Sarah and I were eager to share our brilliant collections with the community, in particular through discussions featuring

the extraordinary and varied faculty here at the University. The series really celebrates the best of Brandeis.”

After debating which pieces should be showcased, Hailey, Shoemaker and Targoff decided on two paintings and two literary manuscripts.

The piece that will be shown tomorrow is “Painting for the Czech Bride,” a painting by Natalie Frank, who will be at the Rose on April 7.

The painting explores the “themes of power and terror,” according to the Rose’s website. Considering that this is a cross-disciplinary event, two Brandeis faculty members will host and lead a discussion

on each of the pieces. The first pair will be Profs. Ellen Schattschneider (ANTH) and David Sherman (ENG).

The next three showings will take place from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 16, March 9 and April 27. The next piece will be a 1623 Folio of Shakespeare’s works, which is but one artifact of many the University has of Shakespeare’s; besides the 1623 Folio, there are his second and fourth folios, along with numerous first editions of his works and criticisms and commentaries on those works that date back to before the 1800s.

The third event will be centered on Modernist painter Marsden Hartley’s “Musical Theme (Orien-

tal Symphony).” Hartley himself, in a letter to a friend, described the painting as a “conclave of universal elements confiding in one another,” which goes to show the painting’s accessibility in being included it in an interdisciplinary format.

The last piece that will be featured is Joseph Heller’s original manuscript of Catch-22, which he donated to Brandeis in 1964.

Hailey hopes that the series will inspire “complex and exciting conversations” and expects it to simply be entertaining. “There’s nothing like a prolonged, engaged look at an original work of art: It’s a physical, emotional and intellectual experience. I hope students will take advantage of this opportunity to look openly and deeply alongside their professors and friends, who I expect will represent a range of perspectives.”

As for the future, Hailey said that both she, Shoemaker and Targoff hope to keep the series running throughout future semesters, which won’t be much of a problem, considering Brandeis owns over 10,000 rare books and over 7,000 pieces of art. If you can’t make it to any of the exhibits, just stop by the Rose for a “little time away from the intensity of classes and papers.

There’s nothing like spending time with some magnificent paintings to soothe the mind and get one’s creative juices flowing,” says Hailey.

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‘No Strings’ proves predictable but fun ■ The genre of romantic comedy is rejuvenated in the new film starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher.

By ELLY KALFUS JUSTICE STAFF WRITER

Not being one for cheesy romantic comedies, I was a bit hesitant to see No Strings Attached, starring Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman, which opened in theaters Jan. 21. From the trailers, the movie looked cute but trite, raising the age-old question of whether friends can have sex without developing feelings for one another—like When Harry Met Sally for the modern age.

Despite my initial doubts, No Strings Attached left a good impression on me. While some predictable parts of the movie lived up to my expectations, like the cliché role of Emma’s (Portman’s) flamboyantly gay roommate (Guy Branum) and a handful of offensive, low-brow date rape jokes, there was a charm to its quirky humor and off-the-cuff style.

Elizabeth Meriwether’s screenplay is delightful, and director Ivan Reitman succeeds in creating an atmosphere of gentle, awkward romance.

The movie avoids the fate of most romance flicks, which resort to sappy, melodramatic platitudes. Rather, Portman and Kutcher are able to portray the tenderness of their relationship convincingly, with many of the more romantic scenes still remaining down-to-earth.

The main question the movie sets out to answer is, “Can friends have sex but not develop emotional attachments to one another?” However, that question is never really explored, since Emma and Adam (Kutcher) obviously have feelings for each other from the start, even before they start sleeping together.

Rather than answering the question it claims to ask, the movie falls into the more familiar genre of lovers afraid to open up their hearts after they’ve been burned. This gives the movie a somewhat shallow feel, as the deeper questions such as the meaning of love and how to separate the physical from emotional are nev-

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UNANSWERED QUESTIONS: Even though it skirts any psychological development of its characters, ‘No Strings Attached’ remians witty and courageous throughout its plot. er asked. Nor do we learn why the two would prefer to be friends with benefits over dating. Instead, we get cliché insights from her mother and sister about their baggage and the role Emma had been forced to take on within her family. A more indepth psychological probing would have added infinitely more depth to Emma’s character and would have made her relationship with Adam more compelling. However, despite its hollowness, the apparent chemis-

try between the leads and the realistic dialogue save it from lapsing into the territory of the boring and unfunny, where many romantic comedies end up.

All in all, I would give No Strings Attached three out of four stars. It is a sweet story with a unique sense of humor and a moving tenderness.

Portman and Kutcher outshine the rest of the cast by far and prove their worth in the romantic comedy genre.

Portman, who just received the Best

Actress Golden Globe for her role in Black Swan, seems much more comfortable playing the emotionally reserved, cynical girl to a tee than in her Swan role, which only required her to maintain a constant expression of nervousness and horror.

Kutcher wows as well, proving that he can play parts other than the goofy, irresponsible teen, a reputation he earned for roles in Dude, Where’s My Car? and That ’70s Show.

In this film, he plays a more three-

dimensional, developed character— one who is not afraid to reveal his mature, caring side. Overall, it is truly the writing that makes this movie worthwhile, with dialogue that is funny but astute, cute yet realistic.

Although it is not the movie to watch in your quest for the answer to life’s questions, it is the right movie for when you need cheering up or are doubting the existence of love: light and easy, just as a romantic comedy should be.

music

Jorge Drexler serenades sold-out Boston crowd

■ The Academy Award-

winning musician held his first U.S. concert at the Berklee Performance Center.

By wei-huan chen JUSTICE editor

Uruguayan singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler has a youthful and energetic presence onstage that makes it hard to believe he is 46 years old. He looks to be in his mid-30s, at most, and he has the crooning voice of a romantic twentysomething. Last Thursday at the Berklee Performance Center, he sung each syllable of his songs with such boyish gentleness that I found myself falling in love with his lyrics though I don’t understand Spanish.

The concert, titled “Jorge Drexler Meets Berklee,” and part of the 2011 Signature Series at Berklee, was Drexler’s first performance in his current tour of the United States.

The singer—and also pianist, guitarist, composer and bandleader—seemed ecstatic to be in Boston despite the cold weather. For nearly 2 hours, he made it possible to forget the blizzard outside, transporting the audience to picturesque locations like the one depicted in “Al Otro Lado del Río (On the Other Side of the River).”

That song, which he composed for The Motorcycle Diaries, earned him an Academy Award for best original song in 2004 and launched the then-unknown artist into fame.

Drexler—or, as his fans call him, Jorge—became the first Uruguayan

ever to win an Academy Award.

He used the song to close the show, marking the end of an impressively well-attended, well-received performance.

But I’d like to start from the beginning, with Berklee junior Emily Elbert’s striking opening act.

Elbert, joined by percussionist Nori Terada, sang with rich vocals backed by rhythmic guitar hooks.

Her voice was deep and jazzy, and her words were accented by a lush southern twang. Terada’s beats were inventive as well, giving the duo the full-featured sound of a four-man indie band. It was an interesting choice for them to open for Drexler, since stylistically Elbert’s Texas-grown music was very different from Drexler’s. I would have preferred to hear Berklee’s best performer in its Performance Studies in Latin Music program, a relatively new minor offered by Berklee that concert producer Oscar Stagnaro raved about before the main show.

I was excited when Drexler took the stage because he was backed by a 24-man band featuring full string, horn, percussion and vocal sections, not to mention musicians on the guitar and piano. Drexler’s first song, “Tres Mil Milliones de Latidos (Three Billion Heartbeats),” showcased each section of his orchestra without taking the spotlight away from him. The horn section played accented phrases that filled the recital hall with a solid brass sound while maintaining the piece’s overall tenderness. The song, as Drexler explained, spoke of the 3 billion heartbeats—the average amount of

heartbeats in a human’s lifetime— and the journeys that occur before the last heartbeat. It was a beautiful composition with a soft melody and lullaby-like lyrics.

For me, “Tres Mil Milliones de Latidos” was the best and most memorable offering of the night, but Drexler’s performance was charming and engaging throughout. My other favorites were “Guitarra y Vos (Guitar and Voice)” and “Soledad (Solitude),” a duet by Drexler and Berklee senior Silvina Moreno, joined by Berklee professor and Grammy-winning cellist Eugene Friesen. During the chorus of “Guitarra y Vos,” the audience sang out with him with surprising musicality. My experience with audience participation in concerts is usually with crowds yelling the lyrics they know, never in tune, but Drexler’s fans were masters of his song. Many people (not I) sang the chorus, but all softly and with feeling, allowing Drexler to harmonize above them. I’ve never seen this done effectively in a concert before, so the experience was illuminating.

As a piece of music, I could find no fault in Drexler’s “Soledad,” which he composed for his 2007 album, 12 Segundos De Oscuridad. The song had one main guitar riff and one main melody, both composed within a simple song structure. It was deeply sad and Drexler’s performance was delicate and touching. Even without understanding the Spanish, I felt the pain behind the lyrics. It was unfortunate that Moreno could not match Drexler and Friesen’s artistry, but seeing her glow with the opportunity to

PHOTO COURTESY OF JORGE DREXLER

JORGE AND OSCAR: Drexler is the first Uruguayan ever to win an Academy Award. sing beside Drexler was inspiring.

As a glance at my current iTunes will tell you, I have been unable to resist Drexler’s albums since seeing his live performance. Last year’s Amar la Trama is a wonderful listen, as well as his 2008 Cara B, for which he received a Grammy

nomination. The concert opened my musical taste to a world of Latin American singer-songwriters, but I don’t plan on branching out until I’ve heard all of Drexler’s albums first. Listen to “Soledad” or “Al Otro Lado del Río,” and you’ll know that he deserves the praise.

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SUPERHEROES RETURN TO THE BIG SCREEN

Webb weaves new dark story for Spider-Man ■ Director Marc Webb’s Spider-Man

reboot sports a brand-new cast and a darker story that takes Peter Parker back to his early days.

By ALEX CHUM JUSTICE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Peter Parker might not be having a great day.

Actually, it’s been a tumultuous few years since we last heard from the Amazing SpiderMan. First, there was the unintentionally hilarious Spider-Man 3, complete with dance moves and all (regardless of what the Hollywood Foreign Press believes, action movies are generally not supposed to be classified as comedies). Then came the announcement that Sam Raimi, Tobey Maguire and co. were not returning for SpiderMan 4; instead, Sony Pictures thought it was time for a reboot.

Reboots are not new to comic book movies.

The Incredible Hulk, Batman and Superman all have undergone various transformations in the film industry. With the immense success of Christopher Nolan’s Batman series, there are even plans for a reboot of the Fantastic Four. In Spider-Man’s case, Sony is gambling that using a relatively new director, Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer), and a new screenwriter, James Vanderbilt (Zodiac), will help salvage the iconic superhero’s image.

Having more than a little to prove, Marc Webb and the casting staff managed to nab Andrew Garfield (The Social Network) as Spider-Man, Emma Stone (Easy A, Superbad) as love interest Gwen Stacy, Rhys Ifans as the villain The Lizard and Martin Sheen and Sally Field as Uncle Ben and Aunt May, respectively. What’s more interesting is that two characters seem to be missing from the story in the new Spider-Man movie: Mary Jane Watson, Spider-Man’s most prominent love interest, and J. Jonah Jameson, Peter’s wisecracking Daily Bugle boss, are nowhere to be found.

Mary Jane’s absence gives way to a less-complicated storyline for Parker’s love life, which is likely to follow more of The Spectacular SpiderMan animated television series, pushing Gwen Stacy into the spotlight. Jameson’s speculated absence may mean that Peter Parker will not be a freelance photographer for the Daily Bugle.

Of course, Peter might have his hands full with something much more ominous: high school.

With the first official image released of the new Spider-Man, expectations for the re-boot have risen quite a bit. While a mask-less Spider-Man is nothing new, the fact that there are claw-like scratches on his face and grime on his costume may show that Spider-Man has just escaped from an encounter with The Lizard. Carrying a backpack, Peter must have been making his way back from school before the encounter.

This image also shows a more “realistic” SpiderMan who, by all means, should be scrawnier than Tobey Maguire’s extremely muscular Spidey. The web shooters seen attached to Parker’s suit also add to the reality, as Peter does not organically make his own webbing until later on in his life in the original comics.

Andrew Garfield certainly has the acting chops to play a more-relatable Peter Parker, who will be pushed into heroism and have to balance his life between being the masked crusader and a normal human being. With this first image, we can only hope that this reboot will lead to more films and a revisit from Venom, Peter Parker’s ultimate adversary. At the very least, we can hope that there will not be any more dancing.

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SPIDER-MAN RETURNS: Andrew Garfield stars as the brooding new Spider-Man in Marc Webb’s reboot, slated for release in summer 2012.

Christopher Nolan ‘Rises’ to complete his Batman saga ■ Tom Hardy and Anne Hathaway

will star as Bane and Catwoman, respectively, in Nolan’s muchanticipated final Batman film.

By AARON BERKE JUSTICE EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

The development of Christopher Nolan’s third Batman film has been rife with mystery. Many questions have surfaced around the identity of the film’s villain(s). The Oscar-winning portrayal of the Joker by Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight was so incredibly groundbreaking and iconic that it has been difficult for anyone to imagine another actor or villain matching his performance.

This led to rumors early on that the late actor would be resurrected for the third film in a cameo appearance via Computer Generated Imagery, but Nolan quickly squashed those rumors. It was then debated whether another actor would take over the role from Ledger, but again Nolan firmly stated that the Joker would make no appearance in the third film. Although this disappointed some fans, it was probably a wise move by Nolan.

But now the question remains: Which villain

will rise to take his place?

Rumors about the Riddler and the Penguin abounded but didn’t pan out. We did, however, receive news of the film’s title, which was revealed to be The Dark Knight Rises. It is an awesome-sounding title, although I would have preferred something more unique, similar to how The Dark Knight differed vastly from Batman Begins.

In any case, the title proved to be the only piece of information relevant to “Batman 3” until the news dropped in October that Tom Hardy (Inception) had been cast in the role of the lead villain. Most assumed this villain would be Dr. Hugo Strange, an idea that stemmed from the fact that The Dark Knight Rises was said to be partially based upon the graphic novel Prey, which features Dr. Strange teaming up with Gotham’s police force to hunt down a fugitive Batman.

Judging from the end of The Dark Knight, this would be a logical next step for the third film. However, this past week marked a major turn of events, as two vital pieces of information were released: That Anne Hathaway had been cast as Catwoman, and that Tom Hardy in fact would play the steroid-using Bane.

Nolan’s decision to use Bane is interest-

ing. As one of Batman’s lesser-known rivals, it seems odd to follow the Joker, the greatest of all of Batman’s adversaries, with a villain known solely for his physical strength. But Bane’s character hasn’t received the credit he’s due (thanks in no small part to his caveman-like portrayal in Joel Schumacher’s sacrilegious Batman & Robin), and the character is a good psychological and physical match for Batman. I, for one, am looking forward to finally seeing a decent portrayal of Bane, especially in the hands of the very capable Tom Hardy. Some fans have pointed out that Hardy is not really the physical match of his comic book counterpart, but Nolan has proven that he can successfully take creative liberties, so fans shouldn’t be worried.

More problematic to me, however, is the casting of Anne Hathaway as Catwoman.

She’s a fine actress, but I question whether she has the dramatic chops to play a role as edgy and unstable as Catwoman. A fair amount of Catwoman’s character and appeal is based on her sexuality, which Hathaway certainly has a handle on, but this sexuality needs to be balanced with emotional characteristics of anger, obsession and downright psychosis, which are traits that the actress

doesn’t exactly emanate. Then again, Nolan has proven himself a brilliant master of casting, so I’m sure he knows what he’s doing.

In any case, now that we have our villains, the big question remains what the plot of The Dark Knight Rises will be about.

Although the rumors of Dr. Strange have proven to be false, Prey is still a likely candidate for source material. No doubt Gotham’s police force will be targeting Batman, and Gotham’s watchful guardian will be drastically compromised. Reports indicate that Catwoman will rise to take Batman’s place and that his return will be prompted by her vigilante activities.

As for Bane, I’m willing to bet that he will be an experiment by the police force used to bring Batman in. This situation will naturally go drastically wrong, and Bane is sure to have his own evil agendas. Whatever happens, Batman will undoubtedly need to redeem himself in Gotham’s eyes. Beyond this, very little information is currently known about The Dark Knight Rises. But Christopher Nolan’s track record indicates that the next Batman film will be another fantastic effort. The question stands: Will it top The Dark Knight? We’ll have to wait until summer 2012 to find out.

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mUSIC

Decemberists are ‘Kings’ of indie-pop

■ The Decemberists’ new album,

‘The King is Dead,’ is full of songs that successfully juggle the approvals of mainstream crowds and critics, while preserving the band’s unique sound and image.

By LEAH IGDALSKY JUSTICE STAFF WRITER

For most bands, the average song runs for about four minutes—beginning, building and climaxing before coming back down for a neat conclusion—while the lyrics usually deal with love or relationships. The Decemberists, an indie-pop quintet with folk leanings from Portland, Ore. (and also headlined Brandeis’ Spring Fest in 2009!) has never aligned itself with these traditional expectations for popular music. Since coming together in 2000, The Decemberists have established a reputation as a unique, eccentric outfit, with songs sometimes spanning over 10 minutes long and taking on unusual topics, from villainous rakes terrorizing narrators to cranes coming to life.

Still, on The King is Dead, released Jan. 18 on Capitol Records, the band strikes a balance between its quirky and theatrical desires and making a listenable record that is more accessible to the audience. The opener, “Don’t Carry It All,” is a pleasing slice of Americana, complete with harmonica and complementing harmonies from lead signer Colin Meloy and singer-songwriter Gillian Welch. Meloy seems to reassure himself and his audience that there is a reason and a benefit to the simplicity of the tune, urging them to “let the yoke fall from our shoulders … don’t carry it all.” The “yoke” of which he speaks draws to mind the pomp and circumstance of The Decemberists’ last record, The Hazards of Love, which was an over-the-top theatrical rock opera of sorts. On “Don’t Carry It All,” Meloy releases his band from the pressures of such

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THE KING IS ALIVE: The Decemberists’ brand new album, “The King is Dead,” pleases fans and critics alike. complicated music, full of competing storylines, sounds and vocals. Instead, they drop these distractions to return to their roots in British folk and American indie-pop.

However, it’s not as though The Decem-

berists have abandoned the dramatic, intellectual qualities characteristic of their recent records. Many of the songs still present the vivid, poetic imagery that The Decemberists are known for. On “Don’t Carry It All,” Meloy

croons about a “wreath of trillium and ivy,” conjuring an almost ethereal, dreamy connotation. Later, on “Rox in the Box,” he sings, “on this gray-grounded mountain mine/of dirt you’re made and to dirt you will return.”

In addition to the obvious content differences between these two sets of lyrics, the overall sounds of the songs highlight a few of the differing aspects of the album’s sound. “Rox In The Box,” featuring an accordion and a yearning, country melody, contrasts with the harmonica and slightly bluesy feel of “Don’t Carry It All.” “January Hymn,” the fifth track on the album, presents another side of the band—this time a folkie, hushed indie tune.

The varied influences playing on the different songs do not create a disjointed feel but differ just enough to keep the album interesting. Each is really rooted in a rootsy, emotive take on folk-pop. On past albums, particularly 2005’s Picaresque and 2009’s The Hazards of Love, The Decemberists presented a decidedly dark outlook. For example, “The Abduction of Margaret,” the 11th track on Hazards, is an icy, foreboding story of the abduction of the album’s protagonist. On “The Mariner’s Revenge Song,” from Picaresque, accordions flesh out Meloy’s lyrics about a son’s promise to avenge his mother’s morally corrupt lover.

Clearly, The Decemberists’ past records have a dark and cloudy aura, with a few flashes of sunlight.

On The King is Dead, things look a bit brighter, breezier and easier. When Welch and Meloy sing about the impending arrival of summertime in “June Hymn,” the dangers and evils present in earlier tunes seem a distant memory.

While critics often laud complicated, ambitious albums, The King is Dead has received a positive reception because of its naturalness.

It is a showcase of the band’s talents and roots, without the over-the-top distractions that can often detract and distract from their talents.

It seems that after over a decade in the industry, The Decemberists have reached equilibrium between ambition and simplicity.

television

British TV remake bares its ‘Skin’ to viewers ■ MTV’s controversial new show,

which features underage sex, has come under fire from its sponsors and the Parents Television Council.

By aLEX desILVA JUSTICE STAFF WRITER

America has a long and storied history of remaking British television shows for American audiences. Sometimes the adaptation thrives, going beyond its roots and taking on a life of its own—one example being The Office. Other times, it goes so horrendously wrong that the show is quickly cancelled and banished from the public’s memory.

Think Viva Laughlin, based off Britain’s Blackpool, which lasted only two episodes.

While it’s too early to tell which category MTV’s Skins (with the same name as its British counterpart) is going to find itself in, if the pilot is any indication, we can expect good things down the line for the series.

The original version of Skins is already a hit in its native U.K. and has found a cult following on this side of the Atlantic after airing on BBC America. Additionally, the show has garnered critical acclaim for its strong characterization and ensemble cast. Also of note is the series’ liberal attitude toward portraying sex and drug use among its characters. These issues are out in the open and often are the focus of many episodes.

The creators of the original series, fatherand-son team Bryan Elsley and Jamie Brittain, have been working hard to make sure the MTV version stays true to the heart of the British series. This includes having a cast of amateur actors comprise the lead group. This feature met with little resistance in Britain, where the legal age of consent is 16, but has become a source of controversy in the U.S. The frequency of sexual themes and the young age of the actors has led the Parents Television Council to call for the Department of Justice to classify Skins as child pornography. Major advertisers like Mars and GM have been pulling their ads from the show, despite the fact that the show has actually been toned down somewhat to conform to the stricter American standards.

The first episode itself follows the British pilot quite closely, though MTV has promised that as the season progresses the scripts will deviate from the U.K. stories. The episode is somewhat light on plot, serving primarily as an introduction to the show’s many characters. There’s Tony, the group’s unofficial leader, who’s smart, good looking and popular with women.

He’s calculating and manipulative toward his friends, family and just about everyone else. His best friend Stan (Sid, in the original) is pretty much the opposite: an unattractive slacker des-

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TOO MUCH SKIN?: The cast of MTV’s ‘Skins’ poses for a group photo, appearing to openly acknowledge and embrace their risqué subject matter and content. perate to lose his virginity. There’s also lesbian cheerleader Tea; mature Daisy; hard-partying Chris; Tony’s girlfriend, Michelle; and Abbud, a Muslim who is very selective about the parts of his religion he follows. The basic plot follows Tony in his desire to help Stan lose his virginity before his 17th birthday, and he hatches a plan that includes buying drugs, crashing a rich girl’s party and enlisting the help of Cadie, an acquaintance of Michelle’s who has “self control issues.”

However, the plot isn’t really the point: Skins is a show that lives and dies on its characters and writing, and they are two things that the pilot gets right for the most part. As the focus of the episode and the hub of the group, there’s

a lot of importance riding on Tony, and actor James Newman seems to be up to the task. He has to walk a fine line, being manipulative while still coming across as likeable enough so that if people will not forgive his failings, then at least they will believe that he could take advantage of people. There are a few slips in his acting, along with some awkward bits of dialogue, but for the most part, Newman is more than capable and will probably improve as he becomes more comfortable with the character.

Another plus is that the show never takes itself too seriously, which is a refreshing contrast to other high school shows. The writers handle everything with a certain lightness, and they aren’t afraid to take the show to somewhat sur-

real places. This can be seen in additions such as the terrifying, track-suited drug dealer Le Dong, or the reactions Tony receives when he visits an all-girls prep school.

All in all, Skins looks like it could become just as successful here as it has been in its home country. For the most part, it’s well-written, solidly acted and plays up its weirder moments, something that isn’t done with many shows in its genre. Still, the first epsiode stuck very closely to the plot of the original pilot, so the writers’ talent for penning more original stories has yet to be seen. There are also some serious issues to work through, such as the PTC’s pornography charges. But if it can clear these obstacles, Skins could go on to do great things.

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FILM

Laughs save ‘Hornet’ from falling flat ■ Director Michel Gondry and writer and star Seth Rogen provide plenty of laughs and thrills but fail to deliver a satisfying plot.

By ELLY KALFUS JUSTICE STAFF WRITER

When pondering any prerequisites that would be necessary for one to become a superhero, excessive partying, slovenly appearance and complete obliviousness are not the first attributes that come to mind—unless you are Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Be Kind Rewind), the director of The Green Hornet, which opened in theaters Jan. 14. In his case, these characteristics are apparently ideal in creating the title character’s persona. Gondry is known for his whimsical and dreamlike productions, though he has toned down those qualities in his latest film to create a boisterous action-comedy.

Though The Green Hornet has some good moments, it mostly goes for cheap laughs and overdone car chases.

The Green Hornet was originally a radio serial, created in 1936 by George W. Trendle as a then-modern-day companion to The Lone Ranger. It did not become a comic book until the 1940s and was later adapted into several TV shows.

Gondry’s reincarnation is the first to give the superhero and his sidekick Kato their own movie.

The script was written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the duo who also collaborated in writing Superbad and Pineapple Express.

Rogen plays the titular masked hero Britt Reid, an underachieving party boy who inherits his father’s Los Angeles newspaper empire.

Jay Chou, a Taiwanese singer, actor, director and producer who is one of the most popular artists in Asia, plays Kato. Though he is littleknown in the United States, Chou is ranked the third-most-downloaded singer in the world by Ovi, Nokia’s internet music and download service.

He has won the World Music Award, a prize based on worldwide sales figures, four times. In the film, Chou’s character serves as Reid’s mechanic and gadgets guy, decking out three cars (known as Black Beauties) with every weapon and gizmo imaginable, including flamethrowers and guns that emerge from the cars’ hoods. Kato is also a martial arts expert and a creative genius when it comes to machinery.

In fact, as the movie progresses, it becomes more and more clear that Kato is the true superhero, while Reid is just along for the ride and the glory that comes with it. The joke is funny the first few times as the bumbling Green Hornet is

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DYNAMIC DUO: Seth Rogen (left) and Jay Chou team up to fight the dastardly Chudnofsky, played by Christoph Waltz, in a new action-comedy film, ‘The Green Hornet.’ saved repeatedly by his soft-spoken sidekick, but after a while, Reid’s constant self-glorification becomes grating, and the fact that Rogen, the ultimate drugged-out slacker, plays this character seems to make the Hornet’s ungratefulness more annoying. Much of the movie centers on the friendship between the two heroes. The Green Hornet is essentially a buddy comedy, but I wonder why Kato even sticks around as long as he does when he is obviously the only one with talent or respect.

It was rewarding to see an Asian man play a hero. Chou is the most visible Asian superhero on film in recent memory. Asians are often relegated to the villain role (and indeed, The Green Hornet is no exception in this regard, showcasing Korean gangs and sexed-up Asian hit women). There have been Asian characters in many comic books

before, though few have made it to big-screen adaptations. In the original radio series, Kato was initially identified as Reid’s “Japanese valet,” though after Pearl Harbor his nationality was changed to Filipino.

In the later television series, Kato was identified as Korean, and in the film he remarks that he is from Shanghai, to which Reid replies, in one of his funnier lines, “Yeah, I love Japan.”

Kato emerges not only as the true hero of the story but also as the man who catches the girl’s eye. Lenore Case (Cameron Diaz) is Reid’s secretary, though she is seemingly the only woman immune to his charms (also known as: money). She shows interest in Kato, which leads to the duo’s first fight. Though Diaz is onscreen for only a short time, her interest in Kato is what makes her most likeable; other than that, she

mostly yells. This is also one of the few relationships in the movie that actually makes sense, though the pair do not stay together long. I also admire Rogan and Goldberg’s decision to leave Case without a boyfriend by the end of the film, a rarity for a woman in an action movie.

Not much can be said for Rogen’s acting other than that if you’ve seen one of his movies before, you’re not in for much of a surprise. The central villain, Chudnofsky (Christoph Waltz) is also a disappointment.

Waltz won acclaim and an Oscar for his performance as Colonel Hans Landa in Inglorious Basterds, so the audience knows he can play a baddie for laughs as well as creepiness. But Chudnofsky accomplishes neither, falling flat as LA’s biggest crime boss who wishes to eradicate the Green Hornet. Waltz was the best part of Inglorious Basterds, and

The Green Hornet is his first film since he won the Academy Award.

But the writing in The Green Hornet doesn’t compare to Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds, and Waltz couldn’t seem to create more than a one-dimensional villain. Hopefully in his next movie, Water for Elephants, which is set for release in late April, his character will be more fleshed out.

Overall, The Green Hornet is a fun, mindless piece of entertainment. Its best features are Jay Chou as Kato, a sick soundtrack by James Newton Howard and fun gadgets, particularly the cars and Kato’s coffee machine. If you’re looking for a gritty superhero film with twisted characters, The Dark Knight this is not. But if you want 2 fluff-filled hours with Seth Rogen and explosions, then The Green Hornet is your best bet.

FOOD

Debunking the most common myths about beer Douglas

MOORE INNERMOST BREW

Before craft beer drinkers became craft beer drinkers, we started with the same generic American fizz water as everyone else. We all had that revelation at one point or another, though, that there is something else out there­— that beer can taste good and doesn’t just have to get you drunk. There are a lot of misconceptions that one may encounter on the way toward beer geekdom. Below are just some of the common misconceptions people have about beer.

Darker beer is always heavier.

When people think of Guinness or other stouts, they instantly think of a disgusting mess of a drink that’s thick, syrupy and undrinkable.

“Only lighter-colored beers can be enjoyed,” they think. As someone who’s tried heavier light ale, let me tell you: This couldn’t be further from the truth. Compared to a light barley wine, Guinness Draught seems thin and watery with hardly any sweetness but instead some great roasted characteristics.

Color does not affect the thickness of the beer; unfermented sugar does.

Whenever a beer is brewed, the yeast never fully eats all the sugar, because some of it is too complex for the yeast to consume. This sugar remains and produces a lot of enjoyable flavors that give each beer its set of unique characteristics. This contributes not only to flavor but also to the mouthfeel, which makes us determine whether a beer is thick or thin. You shouldn’t just dumb this fact down to claiming that all dark beers are heavy, since each drink has its own style and flavor.

Slices of citrus improve a beer.

Nothing drives me crazier than being served a good cerveza at a Mexi-

can restaurant (I recommend Negro Modelo, a nice dark-amber-colored lager) and having a lime stuffed in the bottle. On those same lines, seeing friends ordering a Blue Moon (a white ale brewed by Coors) complete with a large slice of orange floating on top is equally aggravating. I will admit, some of my pet peevery is unfounded and snobbish. But I find beer to be quite sacred and think additives disturb which with we shouldn’t tamper.

But to some scientific standpoint, my concerns are true. Acid cuts through the carbonation of a beer, and that frothy head is something that is part of the quality of the drink. It unleashes the flavors of the drink to be enjoyed, and the citrus stops that from happening.

It should be mentioned that many great beers are brewed with fruit and other additives. In Germany, many enjoy a refreshing mix of lemonade and beer. This is known as a radler and has been consumed for centuries. However, the Americanized citrus- slice version is quite new, and in

my opinion, should be frowned upon in the sacred World of Beer.

Wine pairs better than beer with food, especially cheese.

I’m currently reading The Brewmaster’s Table by Garrett Oliver, brewmaster of the Brooklyn Brewery. In the book, he discusses how to best pair food and beer together, and he sells the fact that beer might just be a better beverage to pair with a meal than wine. He writes that due to the fact that beer has both sweet, malty notes and bitter hoppiness with a backbone of carbonation, one can find a way to match almost any food to it. Wine has a lot of different flavors, too, but that are very onesided and can’t really fulfill many different types of cuisine. Any spicy food, for example, cannot pair with a wine—the flavors just don’t match.

Beer, on the other hand, has carbonation which helps clear some of the heat from the mouth. This isn’t the only example; the most groundbreaking area is in cheese, a traditional companion to wine.

I personally often get laughed at when I tell people that beer pairs better with cheese than wine does.

To explain this, think about where beer and cheese come from. Beer is brewed from grain, and cheese comes from milk, which is derived from the grain that an animal consumes. Wine itself is derived from grapes, with no real attachment to anything that an animal would consume to make its milk. Also, wine and cheese are both acidic, so often the flavors collide with each other in the wrong way. Beer, when paired with the right cheeses, does not have this problem. I’m not saying that your wine and cheese party is completely hopeless, but beer can bring new life to these gatherings.

These are just some of the things I’ve learned over my year of being legally allowed to drink beer. The best way to learn is to order a glass at a craft beer bar and talk up the knowledgeable people around you. In the coming weeks, I hope to review more places where you can find such beer and knowledge.

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TUESday, january 25, 2011

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THE JUSTICE

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TRIVIA TIME 1. Who coined the phrase “flower power”?

2. What is another name for beta carotene?

3. What does the title “mahatma” literally mean?

4. Who wrote The Color Purple?

5. Who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo?

6. The Hawaiian islands are a part of what larger group of Pacific islands?

7. Who was the private citizen who was filming President Kennedy’s motorcade with a homemovie camera when Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas?

8. What was the name of the German commandant in Hogan’s Heroes?

9. In the comic strip Hi and Lois, what is the name of the couple’s youngest daughter?

10. Which president was sometimes called “the rail splitter”?

ANSWERS 1. Beat poet Allen Ginsberg 2. Vitamin A 3. Great soul 4. Alice Walker 5. Duke of Wellington 6. Polynesia 7. Abraham Zapruder 8. Col. Wilhelm Klink 9. Trixie 10. Abraham Lincoln

SHOWTIMES 1/25–1/27 The King’s Speech Tues-Thurs: 2:00, 3:00 4:50, 7:00, 8:00 The Green Hornet Tues-Thurs: 2:30, 5:10, 8:10 The Way Back Tues-Thurs: 2:40, 7:30 The Social Network Tues-Thurs: 2:10, 4:50, 7:50 The Fighter Tues-Thurs: 2:20, 5:00, 7:40

CHARTS Top 10s for the week ending Jan. 23 BOX OFFICE

1. No Strings Attached 2. The Green Hornet 3D 3. The Dilemma 4. The King’s Speech 5. True Grit 6. Black Swan 7. The Fighter 8. Little Fockers 9. Yogi Bear 10. Tron: Legacy

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ASHER KRELL/the Justice

COLORFUL RAYS: Photographer Asher Krell ’13 was traveling in Varadero, Cuba with his family when he snapped this High Dynamic Range photo, accentuating the sunlight above the Xanadu mansion.

CROSSWORD ACROSS 1. U.K. fliers 4. Light applications 8. Campus area 12. John’s Yoko 13. Birthright barterer 14. Language of Pakistan 15. Like – (very rapidly) 17. Hollywood clashers 18. Unable to hear 19. Not just plump 20. Work in a refinery 22. Mani-pedi prop 24. Tortoise’s challenger 25. Deuce, maybe 29. Past 30. Layered rock 31. Ultramodernist 32. Youthful indiscretions 34. Unseen hazard 35. Super Bowl XXXIV champs 36. Prosperous times 37. Subsequently 40. Ethereal 41. Unyielding 42. Mr. Hickok 46. Platter 47. Initial stake 48. Born 49. Obi, e.g.

50. No-see-um’s cousin 51. Obtain DOWN 1. Tier 2. Singer DiFranco 3. Nonsense 4. Trim a roast 5. “Yeah, right!”

6. Prohibit 7. Take to court 8. Where joual is spoken 9. Incite 10. Commotions 11. Bernhardt contemporary 16. Take a letter?

19. Shoppe description 20. Pygmalion writer 21. Creche trio 22. Decrees

iTUNES

1. Bruno Mars – “Grenade” 2. Pitbull & T-Pain – “Hey Baby (Drop it to the Floor)” 3. Britney Spears – “Hold it Against Me” 4. Katy Perry – “Firework” 5. Diddy-Dirty Money – “Coming Home” 6. Enrique Iglesias –“Tonight (I’m Lovin You)” 7. The Black Eyed Peas – “The Time (Dirty Bit)” 8. Ke$ha – “We R Who We R” 9. Far East Movement – “Rocketeer” 10. Rihanna & Drake – “What’s My Name?”

BILLBOARD

23. Troubles 25. “Pow!” 26. Pesky 27. Paper quantity 28. Feet, slangily 30. Take to the skies 33. Get all wet 34. Soak up 36. Bathroom fixture 37. Covers 38. Met melody 39. Pitch 40. Utah ski resort 42. Vacillate 43. Hostel 44. Appomattox surrenderer 45. Allow

1. Cake – Showroom of Compassion 2. Cage the Elephant – Thank You Happy Birthday 3. Taylor Swift – Speak Now 4. Bruno Mars – Doo Wops & Hooligans 5. Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday 6. Soundtrack – Country Strong 7. Steel Magnolia – Steel Magnolia 8. Rihanna – Loud 9. Mumford & Sons – Sign No More 10. Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Album information provided by Billboard Magazine. Box office information provided

by Fandango. iTunes top sellers provided

by Apple.com.

STAFF PLAYLIST

“Party Hoppin’” Solution to last week’s crossword

King Crossword Copyright 2011 King Features Synd, Inc.

Coming Soon: Rabbit Hole 1/28 The Illusionist 1/28

STRANGE BUT TRUE  It was beloved British mystery novelist and playwright Agatha Christie who made the following sage observation: “It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them.”  Some toads can live for up to a year without eating a single thing.

The Embassy is located at 18 Pine Street in Waltham

1. Rihanna – “Only Girl (In the World)” 2. The Radio Dept. – “Never Follow Suit” 3. Cloud Nothings – “Hey Cool Kid” 4. Crocodiles – “About A Month Ago” 5. Daft Punk – “Derezzed” 6. Diamond Rings – “All Yr Songs” 7. Dom – “Living In America” 8. First Aid Kit – “Heavy Storm” 9. Orange Juice – “Rip It Up” 10. Robyn – “Call Your Girlfriend”

 Those who study such things say that not all your fingernails grow at the same rate. It seems the nail on your middle finger is a bit of an overachiever– it grows faster than the nails on your other fingers.  Lawmakers in Corpus Christi, Texas, evidently once found home alligator farming to be enough of a problem that they felt compelled to pass a law making it illegal to raise the crocodilians in a home.  If you buy a postage stamp in Israel, rest assured that the glue you’ll be licking on said stamp is kosher.

 If you are a fan of Krispy Kreme’s donuts, you may be interested to learn that the pastries have been made with dough from the same secret recipe since 1937.  During the first couple of years of life, dolphins gain an average of five pounds every month.  Despite the fact that famed magician Harry Houdini exposed a number of mediums and psychics as frauds, Sherlock Holmes novelist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle persisted in believing that Houdini himself was a medium.  The subcontinent of India is steadily moving closer to the continent of Asia—by about 2 inches every year.

Thought for the Day: “Give all power to the many, and they will oppress the few. Give all power to the few, and they will oppress the many. Both therefore ought to have power, that each may defend itself against the other.” ­­—Alexander Hamilton

By YOSEF SCHAFFEL

Justice editorial assistant

When I think of music, I think of beats. These songs all have that “get up, get happy, get on the dance floor” feel to them. Though they come from people as different as emerging Tufts group “Timeflies” to gigantic star Taio Cruz, they all have one thing in common: These songs are gonna get you moving!

THE LIST 1. Taio Cruz – “Dynamite” 2. Timeflies – “Lose My Mind” 3. The White Panda – “Stereo Hands” 4. Sean Kingston – “Party All Night (Sleep All Day)” 5. Mohombi ft. Nicole Scherzinger – “Coconut Tree” 6. Mocchi Beats – “Imagine a G6” 7. Riz – “Ping Me Baby” 8. Taio Cruz ft. Travie McCoy – “Higher” 9. Francisco – “Another Round” 10. The White Rhino – “Aviators”