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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
A DISCOURSE ON LEADERSHIP
Waltham, Mass.
CAMPUS SPEAKER
Ogletree speaks on race, class
■ Harvard professor Charles J. Ogletree discussed the Henry Gates arrest and its significance. By DANIEL HEINRICH JUSTICE STAFF WRITER
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INSPIRING WORDS: Melody Barnes, domestic policy adviser to President Barack Obama, and University President Frederick Lawrence. honored the work of Eli J. Segal ’64.
Obama aide discusses service ■ Melody Barnes spoke to
the Segal Fellows about their opportunities to serve as leaders in their communities. By TYLER BELANGA JUSTICE STAFF WRITER
Last Wednesday, Melody Barnes, U.S. President Barack Obama’s domestic policy adviser, spoke at the second Eli J. Segal Leadership Lecture about the importance of public service and civic leadership. She highlighted Segal’s significant career accomplishments and urged the audience to try to emulate Segal in
their own lives and careers. The lecture was followed by a question-andanswer session mediated by University President Frederick Lawrence. Barnes’ lecture was organized by the Segal Citizen Leadership Program, which was founded in honor of the late Eli J. Segal ’64. According to its website, the Segal Program is a foundation that “seeks to carry on [Segal’s] legacy for inspiring leadership and community networking.” Barnes is the second high-profile politician to speak at the Segal leadership lecture, the first being former U.S. President Bill Clinton in 2007. The Segal Program was started at Brandeis in 2007 by friends and family of Segal. In its first year, eight
Fellows were accepted into the program. Within 4 years, the number of Segal Fellows has risen to 44, including a group of eight Brandeis undergraduate students and students from the Heller School for Social Policy and Management Master in Public Policy program who were accepted this semester. Segal Fellows also include AmeriCorps alums and members of the Center for Youth and Communities, the Corporation for National and Community Service and City Year. Lawrence began the evening by talking about the late Segal, praising the work that he did as a leader and community organizer. He then allowed 2009 Segal Fellow Brian
Schon MPP ’10, to formally introduce Barnes to the audience of what he estimated to be 300 to 400 people. Schon, one of the primary organizers of the event, gave a brief history of the distinguished political career of Barnes. He listed many of the various positions within the government that Barnes has held, including director of legislative affairs for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and assistant council for the House Judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. “We are here tonight so that we can inspire each other,” said Schon.
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Last Tuesday, Charles J. Ogletree, Jesse Climenko Professor of Law for the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice Professor, spoke to students and faculty on the subject of race and class in America at the Faculty Club. He has written books on the subject of race and class, including his most recent, The Presumption of Guilt: The Arrest of Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Race, Class and Crime in America, which was the subject of Tuesday’s lecture. In his sixth visit to campus, Ogletree told the story of his friend and fellow professor at Harvard University Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s arrest in July 2009. His goal, both in his book and in the lecture, was to tell the true story of Gates’ arrest and from there explain the implications for American society, said Ogletree. Ogletree said that on Thursday, July 16, 2009, Gates had just returned from a research trip to China. Upon returning to his house with his chauffeur, he found his door was jammed. With the help of his driver, he forced his way into the house. Minutes later, Sgt. James Crowley of the Cambridge Police arrived asking Gates to show identification. After presenting two forms
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Survey examines college LGBTQ students’ perception of safety ■ Student researcher Sara
Wooten ’11 hopes that campus student groups will raise awareness of sexual violence through discussions. By SHANI ABRAMOWITZ JUSTICE STAFF WRITER
Prof. Karen V. Hansen (SOC) and Sara Wooten (GRAD), a master’s student in Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies at Brandeis, have been conducting a study that seeks to investigate the incidence of rape and assault against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer college students in the Boston area and to assess the efforts undertaken by higher-learning institutions to prevent incidents of
reported sexual violence, according to the survey’s webpage. In an e-mail to the Justice, Wooten wrote that her research is a pilot study that she hopes will be the foundation for a longer, possibly national study next year. During her undergraduate career at Purdue University, Wooten worked extensively in anti-rape initiatives and LGBTQ nonprofit activist circles,
and she noted that sexual violence in higher education goes almost wholly unnoticed. “Sexual violence in higher education is pervasive and almost completely under the radar,” Wooten wrote. It was during her time at Purdue that Wooten noticed that most of the research and literature devoted to campus rape focused primarily on the experiences of white, heterosexual
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A night against cancer
Softball team rallies
GPS site goes live
The Brandeis community fought cancer and celebrated life at the Relay For Life event on Saturday.
The softball team came back from seven runs down to win in extra innings.
The Student Union launched its online and text message shuttle-tracking service.
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women, she said. Wooten wrote that she began to wonder about students who may not have had a lot of visibility or access to the same resources as the more privileged, white, heterosexual students on campus—predominantly the lesbian, gay, transgender and queer communities.
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Phi Beta Kappa elects 71 senior and nine junior honorees
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The Phi Beta Kappa Selection Committee met yesterday and elected 71 new members from the Class of 2011 and nine new members from the Class of 2012 to Phi Beta Kappa. The Brandeis Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa elects about 10 percent of the senior class and about 1 percent of the junior class each year. Selection is based on three criteria. One is the quality of academic record, of which the GPA is an important consideration. Another is the breadth of interest, indicated by courses taken beyond a student’s concentration. The third is the opinions of faculty and senior administrators concerning the scholarly achievements and character of the candidate in the form of letters of recommendation. Students elected from the Class of 2011 are: Azer, David K.; Baskin, Elizabeth; Behrendt, Liza J.; Bernstein, Ezra A.; Bialkowska, Natalia; Buhle, Peter F.; Craven, Kevin S.; Cross, Hannah L.; Dainis, Alexandra M.; Dalin, Simona S.; Dos Santos, Kayla A.; Egerman, Marc A.; Engelhardt, Netta*; Field, Jared M.; Fujiwara, Chiaki; Glennon, Samuel Martin; Glucksman, Deena L.; Goodman, Julie E*.; Gray, Stephen J.; Greenberg, Carly M.; Gurr, Danielle J.; Hand, Laura B.*; Iser, Naomi B.; Jaeger, Emily M.; Koffer, Brittany A.; Koffer, Rachel E.; Kriegsman, Matthew; Lei, Qinyuan; Levine, Adam N.; Levy, Sarah A.; Liken, Jessica P.*; Lucking, Brian T.; Meltzer, Seth N.; Michaelson, Melody H.; Miller, Eli Epstein; Mints, Yuliya Y.; Newborn, Michael D.; Ni, Qingyang; Nussbaum, Allie Y.; Olsen, Sarah Naomi; Ostrow, Maarit I.; Polex Wolf, Joseph; Price, Maxwell B.; Reeves, Brian N.; Reibstein, Lauren A.; Richman, Adam P.; Rittenberg, Luria J.; Roberts, Tiffany L.; Rosenberg, Evan C.; Rovenpor, Daniel; Ruocco, Jared E.; Sandler, Darren J.; Schloss, Lauren B.; Schuler, Emilie Rebecca; Setty, Sumana G.; Shafir, Michael Peter*; Shear, Matthew A.; Sienna, Noam E.; Silverstein, Ilana A.; Slosberg, Jeremy E.; Sofinzon, Saghi; Sripatanasakul, Lita; Stern, Rephael*.; Sternberg, Daniel S.; Sun, Chongwen; Sunshine, Elizabeth A.; Sussman, Jonathan M.; Sweder, Mark D.; Tardiff, Emily M.; Thompson, Deborah; Valinetz, Ethan D.; Watkins, Cecelia P.; Wiet, Victoria C.; Wolfson, Danielle E.; Wu, Leslie J.; Zakrzewska, Anita N.; Zegman, Randi M. * Denotes students elected to Phi Beta Kappa as juniors in 2010 Students elected from the Class of 2012 are: Carnow, Leah C.; Henig, Ben; Kapulsky, Leonid; Kupfer, Matthew P.; McCandlish, Samuel R.; Partridge, Virginia C.; Starobinets, Maxim I.; Starzyk, Rebecca S.; Talan, Jordan W. Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest and most prestigious undergraduate honors organization in the United States. Founded at the College of William and Mary in 1776, its high and rigorous standards of excellence have made election to it one of the highest academic honors an undergraduate attending a college in the United States can receive. Brandeis founded a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa in 1962, putting it ahead of every other university in America in terms of the time it took the university from the moment of its founding to the moment it became eligible to establish a Chapter. No other university in the United States has been granted the privilege to form a Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa more quickly than Brandeis. The initiation ceremony will be held on May 21 during Commencement weekend in Spingold Theater Center mainstage from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Mar. 21—University Police received a report of a female who felt dizzy in Reitman Hall. BEMCo treated the party on-scene with a signed refusal for further care. Mar. 22—A reporting party informed University Police that a female at the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center had possibly broken her foot. BEMCo treated the party on-scene with a signed refusal for further care. Mar. 23—BEMCo treated a party in Ziv Quad who had reported feeling stomach pains with a signed refusal for further care. Mar. 23—The Psychological Counseling Center requested an ambulance for a party to be transported to
SENATE LOG the Newton-Wellesley Hospital for a psychological evaluation. Mar. 24—University Police received a report from Ziv Quad of a student who was experiencing flu-like symptoms. The student was treated on-scene by BEMCo and then transported to the Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Mar. 25—A reporting party informed University Police that her roommate was feeling dizzy and nauseous. BEMCo treated the party onscene with a signed refusal for further care.
Disturbance
Mar. 25—University Police asked the attendees at a party in the Charles River Apartments to disperse after receiving noise complaints.
Mar. 26—University Police confiscated a keg of beer and plan to file judicial charges against the residents of the offending apartment after receiving complaints of a large, loud party in the Charles River Apartments.
Miscellaneous
Mar. 25—University Police received a report of the smell of smoke from Hassenfeld Residence Hall. A student was found burning incense. A representative from the Department of Community Living was informed and plans to file judicial charges. —compiled by Fiona Lockyer
CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS nAn article in Features was unclear. The fellows began 1 year ago, not the Experiential and Community-engaged Learning program. (March 22, pg. 6) nAn article in Features reported that the Experiential Learning fellows are currently working with administrators. In fact, administrators have only expressed interest in engaging with the fellows in the future. (March 22, pg. 6) nAn article in Features stated that a symposium will take place on April 7. In fact, the symposium took place on March 24. (March 22, pg. 6) nAn article in News misstated a statement made by Dean of Academic Services Kim Godsoe. The article reported that Godsoe said that the academic departments were not enthusiastic about Advising Week. In fact, Godsoe said the academic departments have been enthusiastic about Advising Week. (March 22, pg. 3) The Justice welcomes submissions for errors that warrant correction or clarification. E-mail editor@ thejustice.org.
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Experiential learning symposium
Caroline Cappello ’11 presented her exploration of theater at the (EL)2 2011: Experiential Learning, Engaged Learners Symposium, which took place last Thursday in the Usdan Student Center.
Hughes briefs Senate on upcoming meeting
The Senate motioned to add Junior Representative to the Board of Trustees Adam Hughes ’12 to the agenda. Hughes briefed the Senate about the upcoming meeting of the Board of Trustees that will take place Thursday. As a part of the Buildings and Maintenance Committee, Hughes will offer a student perspective on which buildings to renovate. He said that students are concerned with dangerous living situations in buildings that have not been renovated in a long time. Hughes will also participate in discussions on dining, which students consider an issue of primary importance, according to previous Student Union surveys. The Board of Trustees, the administration and the Student Union have addressed many issues, but significant renovations and improvements are necessary, not just small-scale improvements, said Hughes. Hughes will also talk about the influx of students moving off campus and stress the importance of finding enough low-rent housing to satisfy them, as well as continuing to improve transportation options and programming to ensure that these students feel connected to the Brandeis community. Hughes mentioned that he has made the Linsey Pool a priority, but there is little the Board of Trustees can do until it has the necessary money to address the issue of the pool. Hughes also said that he considers parking an issue that needs to be addressed. Executive Senator Abraham Berin ’11 announced that the GPS tracking system for daytime Crystal Shuttles will be released this week. Berin reported that Director of Executive Affairs Ryan Fanning ’11 wants senators to continue sending Berin their accomplishments in order to be included in the State of the Union address to be delivered by President of the Student Union Daniel Acheampong ’11. At the time of the meeting, Berin had only received two accomplishments from senators. The Senate unanimously recognized the Breakdancing Club. According to the club’s constitution, “The purpose of the Breakdancing Club is to fulfill the growing demand for breakdancing on campus. The club’s goal is to raise breakdancing awareness and activity. … With that ultimate goal in mind, the club will teach students perseverance and determination that will be useful later on in life.” “The Breakdancing Club intends to achieve its purpose through such events as group routines, individual shows, battles and school performances,” according to the constitution. Senator for North Quad Shekeyla Caldwell ’14, Senator for Rosenthal Quad Elizabeth Fields ’13 and Senator for Charles River Tae Wan Kim ’12 created forms for chartered clubs to complete and report their progress to the Union. Caldwell explained that clubs are disorganized, and it is unclear which clubs are chartered. In order to organize the system, Caldwell, Fields and Kim printed out sample surveys for chartered clubs. The survey asks about events, members and leadership positions. —Rebecca Blady
ANNOUNCEMENTS Martin Weiner lecture series
A simple problem in Newtonian gravity, the motion of two bodies about one another, is far more challenging in general relativity. Motivated largely by the anticipated importance of compact binaries as gravitational-wave sources, many years of effort have produced a suite of tools for modeling binaries with GR. The lecture will present an overview of how we model these sources in GR and what we have learned from the relativistic two-body problem. It will focus in particular on how unique aspects of relativistic gravity flavor the gravitational waves which binaries generate, and how these flavorings can be exploited to learn about compact bodies, especially black holes. Today from 4 to 5 p.m. in AbelsonBass-Yalem 131.
Inaugural symposium
Brandeis faculty panelists and moderator Michael Sandel ’75 will debate and reflect on “The Global Liberal Arts University: Scholarship and Service” in two, 45-minute moderated panel discussions. The first panel will discuss “diverse communities and the liberal arts.” The second will discuss “human values, global challenges and the
liberal arts.” A reception will follow. Today from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Faculty Center.
Ice cream buffet
Make your own ice cream sundae—all you can eat for $5. There will be vanilla, chocolate and cookies and cream ice cream. Toppings choices are M&Ms, Reese’s pieces, chocolate chips, sprinkles, toffee, walnuts, whipped cream, chocolate sauce and caramel sauce. All proceeds go to Brandeis Habitat for Humanity. Tomorrow from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Shapiro Campus Center Atrium.
Lecture in religious studies
Jean Comaroff (Ph.D., London School of Economics 1974) is Bernard E. and Ellen C. Sunny Distinguished Service Professor of Anthropology and of Social Sciences at the University of Chicago. Her current research concerns problems of public order, state sovereignty and policing in postcolonial contexts and the challenging relation of legitimacy to force. Thursday from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Rapaporte Treasure Hall.
Gender and the ethics of memory
Pnina Abir-Am will examine the efforts to reclaim the legacy of female scientists
who worked on the atomic bomb but did not make it into the public memory of this historical endeavor. Abir-Am will review the “memoirs” of the 1970s and 1980s under the impact of the women’s movement and inquire why the 50th anniversary of the atomic bomb in 1995 finally opened the way to interrogating the ongoing omission of women’s role in the atomic bomb project. Thursday from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the WSRC Lecture Hall.
Inauguration ceremony
The installation of Frederick M. Lawrence as the eighth president of Brandeis University. Reception immediately follows. Thursday from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center.
Palestinian student activists speak out
Jewish Voice for Peace presents: We Divest! Tour. This spring, Jewish Voice for Peace is bringing two young Palestinian activists from the West Bank, Mira Dabit and Hanna Qassis, to share the challenges facing students and young people who live under Israel’s military occupation and who struggle to put an end to it. Thursday from 7 to 10 p.m. in Village C TV lounge.
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■ The Virtual Incubator program will fund science and technology research throughout the year. By allyson cartter JUSTICE STAFF WRITER
The Brandeis University Virtual Incubator program will award up to $50,000 to approximately four recipients—depending on the individual finances of each project—to fund science and technology research as part of the Sprout Grants entrepreneurial seed-fund program, according to Associate Provost for Innovation and Executive Director for the Office of Technology Licensing Irene Abrams. The grants are intended to “support faculty and students who want to take their research or discoveries to the next level for possible collaboration with industry,” Provost Marty Krauss wrote in an e-mail to the Justice, and are available to undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, postdoctoral fellows and staff. Funds will be provided by the Office of the Provost, wrote Krauss, and the BUVI will award grants in increments of $5,000, $10,000 and $20,000, depending on the amount needed for the project. The funds can be used toward materials, supplies and undergraduate and graduate students’ and postdoctoral fellows’ salaries, but not toward the salaries of faculty or staff. The preliminary application is due April 13 and will be available on the Office of Technology Licensing’s website later this week, said Abrams in a phone interview with the Justice. The BUVI will review proposals and select those that seem “the most promising,” said Abrams, and invite such applicants to submit a complete application by April 29. Applicants will make a brief presentation to an external panel of judges: The panel will most likely consist of two judges who work in the biotechnology business and two who work in the field of information technology, said Abrams. The tentative date for the presentations is May 5, and a final decision will be made the following week, according to Abrams. The grants will primarily be awarded for use during the upcoming academic year in order “to make [the grants] available to the most folks at Brandeis,” said Abrams, though the BUVI “would certainly be willing to entertain” applications for summer research, she continued. Each grant recipient will be matched for the duration of the grant with an industry mentor who works in a field related to their project and will “provide industry perspective, … help them … figure out what work they would need to do to make the technology more attractive to industry” and assist in networking, Abrams said. Next fall the BUVI will also host networking opportunities and a speaker series about “different issues relating to developing technology” including intellectual property and writing business plans, she continued. This is the first year of the Sprout Grants program, and Abrams said that she hopes it will become an annual award. “We hope to run [the program] every year, and if there’s demand, we hope to grow it,” she said. Information sessions for the Sprout Grants program will be held on April 1 at 11 a.m., April 4 at 3 p.m., April 8 at 10 a.m. and April 12 at 11 a.m. in the Office of Technology Licensing on the fourth floor of the Ros-Kos Connector.
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Village P.O.D. open for business The Village Provisions on Demand Market opened for the first time yesterday, offering some of the most popular items from the P.O.D. Market located in Lower Usdan.
International business school
IBS green program recognized ■ The International Business
School was named as a top institution for providing green and sustainability education. By erica cooperberg JUSTICE STAFF WRITER
The University’s International Business School has been ranked one of the “top institutions that offer graduate programs in green or sustainable business fields,” specifically highlighting their Master of Business Administration in Socially Responsible Business, by both the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine, wrote Michelle Juergen, editorial assistant at Entrepreneur Magazine, in an e-mail to the Justice. “The evaluation process was based on data [that was] collected from administrators during the 2009-10 academic year [and] student survey data spann[ing] the 2009-10 and 2010-11 academic year[s],” wrote Director of Content Development at the Princeton
Review Michael Soto in an e-mail to the Justice. “The full list [of ranked schools] will be published in the April issue of Entrepreneur Magazine,” according to a March 25 BrandeisNOW press release. The results of the evaluation “highlight schools that are taking strides towards building out curriculum based on sustainability in business whether under the umbrella of the environment or social responsibility,” Soto wrote. Soto wrote that to evaluate the different schools, “administrators were surveyed on their school’s academics, curricula, campus policies and student services related to sustainability, social responsibility and the environment. Students were polled on how well they felt their MBA programs were educating them for careers in ‘Green Business’ fields.” The MBA in Socially Responsible Business, also referred to as the Global Green MBA, is a specific part of the general Global Green Initiative, which were both launched in 2008. According to IBS’ website, the GGI’s “mission is to gain a deeper understanding of the
impact of environmental and social concerns on business strategy, and devise new approaches to sustainability and put them into practice.” “Students in this [Global Green] concentration will learn the workings of business, develop analytical skills in economics and finance, and gain exposure and experience in one or more aspects of the emerging “green” economy,” according to IBS’ website. Although the program is relatively new to IBS, the mission is not, according to Director of the MBA Program Prof. Ben Gomes-Casseres (IBS). He said in an interview with the Justice that for the past 20 years, IBS has focused “its mission and operations [on] more than [just] a profit objective and traditional view of business,” taking into consideration businesses’ social and environmental impacts. He said the program has been a “growing” success, having seen increases in the “number of courses [offered] under the theme, the number of students enrolled, … and [even] the amount of student activities [pertaining to ‘green’ business practice].” Soto also noted other initiatives at
Brandeis that he believed stood out from those of other universities, including the Cleantech Investor Conference and the program “Preparing for Green Careers.” Soto wrote that “these programs, although relatively new, are steps in the right direction to start the conversation and help define how an institution like Brandeis can move forward.” The focus on green business is a current “mega-trend” that many companies are beginning to adopt, and it is important for Brandeis to follow the movement so that “we’re not missing out on making an impact on society,” according to Gomes-Casseres. He attributed the GGI’s growing popularity at IBS to students’ positive energy and initiative in terms of green business and said the school needs “more students with that kind of energy to help develop [the] program even further.” While he said he and his colleagues are “very proud” to be acknowledged for their green education efforts, they see the recognition “as a reflection of what [they’ve] done but also of the opportunity that lies ahead.”
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Public Safety releases new GPS to track daytime Crystal Shuttle buses This past Sunday, the Department of Public Safety officially launched its website and texting service for its GPS tracking system. In an interview with the Justice, Head Coordinator of Operations for the Department of Public Safety’s Escort Safety Service and Executive Senator for the Student Union Abraham Berin ’11 explained that the service will be used for tracking the the Daytime Campus, the Daytime Waltham and Boston/Cambridge Crystal Shuttles in real time. The service, which is known as Bus Line Information Program, or Blirp-It, consists of a website that lists locations of the shuttles given by GPS units installed on the vehicles. The website also provides the predicted times of arrival for shuttles at their next stops, information which students can opt to have sent
to them via text message. According to Berin, the website has been functioning properly since its release to the student body on March 27. “The site has been running pretty well,” said Berin. “Anybody who logs onto the website can see exactly where the buses are at any time that they’re running.” In an e-mail to the Justice, Director of Public Safety Ed Callahan wrote, “the service has been running very smoothly so far. When the buses are active, the GPS website demonstrates the accurate locations of the shuttles.” However, Callahan also wrote that “the texting feature has some minor inaccuracies during peak traffic hours and this is being developed further.” Berin said that the text message service is still undergoing testing
and is working “95 to 99 percent of the time.” According to Berin, the main problem with the texting service is the inability for the system to detect when the shuttles are delayed by traffic during peak hours, which creates inaccuracies in the arrival time. The system cannot tell when the shuttles are in traffic until it notices that the speeds of the shuttles are lower than usual. However, Berin said that the website’s information on the shuttles’ location is always accurate. According to Berin, the Department of Public Safety, the Department of University Services and Blirp-It are working on the texting feature and looking for ways to ensure that traffic issues do not distort the information that is provided to students via text. Berin says
he expects the service to improve “little by little every day.” “Most of the functionality is there,” said Berin. “It’s just making sure that it works flawlessly.” Berin said that the feedback he has received from the student body since the launch has been very positive and that the Student Union has ordered carabiners and pens that bear the website’s URL to distribute in order to promote the service. In addition, an e-mail will be sent to the undergraduate student body from Student Union President Daniel Acheampong ’11 in the near future. “The service will provide peace of mind to students using our shuttle transportation options,” wrote Callahan. —Sara Dejene
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SACNAS holds second-annual summit ■ Prof. Colón-Ramos told participants in the symposium to be proactive when looking for advisers. By ANDREW WINGENS JUSTICE editorial assistant
The Brandeis chapter of the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science held its second-annual diversity summit on Saturday, at which professors, Ph.D. students, graduate students and undergraduates gathered to discuss the role of minority students in the sciences. The symposium aimed “to bring together professionals and faculty alike from all different scientific fields and branches in order to provide undergraduates and graduate students alike, as well as local high school students, with the opportunity to network and interact with scientists within the New England area,” according to the event page on myBrandeis. About 50 people registered for the event on Saturday from institutions such as Boston University, Harvard University and Brandeis, according to Brandeis SACNAS Co-president Kerwin Vega ’11. The Brandeis chapter of SACNAS is a chartered club that was founded in fall 2009, according to Vega. As a chartered club, Brandeis SACNAS used funds from the Finance Board to pay for the symposium. “Currently Brandeis SACNAS has about 13 active members who attend meetings once every 2 weeks where we have speakers in the sciences come speak about job opportunities and about what they do in their career and how they got to where they are today,” wrote Vega in an e-mail to the Justice. The mission of SACNAS is “to provide our members with every opportunity possible to gain the experience and knowledge necessary to become a great candidate for summer internships, jobs and, in the long run, candidates for the best
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DIVERSITY TALK: (From left) Daniel Colón-Ramos, Tepring Piquado, Carissa Cabán-Alemán and Prof. James Morris (BIOL) discussed career options for SACNAS members. Ph.D. and/or M.D. programs in the country,” added Vega. Professor of Cell Biology Daniel Colón-Ramos from Yale University was the keynote speaker at the symposium. Colón-Ramos, who was born in Puerto Rico, spoke about how he became a scientist and explained that he did not experience a “linear path to becoming a scientist.” In fact, Colón-Ramos became interested in science at an early age, and his trajectory was a “process of exploration,” he said. Colón-Ramos stressed the importance of finding “the right mentor at the right time.” For example, he worked in the lab of a fellow Puerto Rican scientist, Prof. Mariano Gar-
cia-Blanco from Duke University. Prior to that lab experience, Colón-Ramos said that he had not always had positive experiences in lab environments. A negative experience in a lab should not deter anyone from pursuing a field in the sciences, and it is important to find the right lab and the appropriate adviser for one’s own working style and fields of interest, he said. Colón-Ramos added that students need to be proactive when seeking advisers, especially at elite institutions such as Brandeis. In order to be a successful scientist, “you have to be comfortable not knowing,” said Colón-Ramos. He continued, “Science is about not
knowing and [about] finding the answer.” Colón-Ramos also tailored his message toward SACNAS and said that minorities in science, such as Chicanos and Native Americans, should be empowered by their education to advocate for their communities. Prof. James Morris (BIOL) also spoke at the symposium and told the audience about his winding path to becoming an M.D. and Ph.D. Morris agreed with Colón-Ramos that it is important to find a good mentor at the appropriate time. For example, Morris’ first mentor was his high school biology teacher because she inspired him to spend time thinking and observing the
world. Additionally, Morris said that it is important to try new things and pursue one’s passions in order to be successful in the field of science. The symposium also featured a career panel discussion and a networking lunch. “The intimacy and connections achieved through the networking lunch, and the [genuine] enthusiasm of those in attendance were also aspects that are not always seen in science conferences, and any questions and concerns anyone had about their individual path in science [were met] with seasoned answers,” said SACNAS Co-president Omoefe Ogbeide ’12 in an interview with the Justice.
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Brandeis JVP obtains 1,000 signatures on petition and approaches Hillel for reconsideration Last night, members from Jewish Voice for Peace presented their petition of over 1,000 signatures to the executive board of Hillel at Brandeis. The board reaffirmed its decision to decline recognition of JVP as a member group under the Hillel umbrella. On March 9, JVP first approached Hillel at Brandeis about being included under the Hillel membership umbrella. The Hillel e-board, finding that sections of JVP’s constitution support boycotts of Israeli goods produced in settlements in the West Bank, denied the group membership. In the weeks following, JVP members circulated a petition online and in person to acquire
signatures that supported a reversal of the Hillel decision. At the meeting last night, members of JVP stated that “the campus community, as well as much of the broader Jewish community, stands in solidarity with our efforts to affirm the necessity of a respectful and open Jewish community.” Their opening statement to the Hillel e-board, delivered jointly by all of the JVP members present, stated that the petition, which requested that Hillel accept JVP as a member group “to cultivate open dialogue on this critical political issue [of achieving a just solution in Israel and Palestine],” was signed by over 50 United States Rabbis, cantors and rabbinical students, 25
faculty and staff members and over 50 alumni. Co-founder of JVP Liza Behrendt ’11 stated that “you don’t owe us any particular result, but you owe us a reconsideration of this issue.” In response, Hillel President Andrea Wexler ’11 said that Hillel is “not constitutionally subject to appeal by petition, which means that while [JVP is] welcome to appeal, ... we would need to see a different constitution which would be more in-line with our views,” and she did not ask for a revote from the Hillel e-board. “You are always welcome in our meetings, you are welcome to resubmit your constitution, you are welcome to appeal, but
our constitution stands. We have already voted on it ... and thus we will not reconsider,” Wexler said. “We don’t see JVP as falling under our mission statement.” Hillel Education Coordinator Hannah Pollack ’13 said, “If you want to define [Hillel] as the Jewish community, that would mean that any of the Jews on campus that don’t associate themselves with us are not part of the Jewish community. There’s Chabad on campus, there’s lots of Jews that just choose ... not to be a part of us. You’re not being excluded by the Jewish community by not being under the Hillel umbrella.” Hillel Campus Relations Coordinator Erica Shaps ’13
expressed a desire for co-sponsored activities between Hillel and JVP and said that the debate “presents us with the unique opportunity to show the world what discourse and dialogue on a college campus looks like and to say that it’s complicated.” “Pluralism doesn’t mean that everyone is going to be happy,” she added. Behrendt said that while she hopes collaboration will happen, she felt that Hillel’s decision was “backward-looking.” “You all made the safe decision, but this has been to the detriment of the Jewish community for now,” she said. —Fiona Lockyer
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“Tonight is for all of us to grow together as citizen leaders, and most of all, tonight is for Eli.” Barnes cited a number of Segal’s achievements during the Clinton administration, including his creation of AmeriCorps during a time when the U.S. was politically divided and his establishment of City Year South Africa in Johannesburg, a program that united black and white youth through the idea of national service. “Coast to coast, country to country, Eli believed that ordinary citizens could be the change agents with the power to strengthen their communities, their countries and the world,” said Barnes. Barnes talked about the importance of understanding that government cannot solve all of America’s current issues and the need for everyone to unite in striving to create a better society. “We are still coming out of one of the toughest recessions we have ever known. ... If we are going to find why we share economic security and well-being for all Americans, we are required to see this as a moment of opportunity and commit ourselves to building the community and society that we want,” Barnes said. “Service will help America educate her people, it will help us build an infrastructure and spark our nation,” continued Barnes. “Indeed, this is our Sputnik moment.” “Each of us must find that place where our talents and purpose meet for lifelong service. ... You don’t have to redefine who you are, you must simply be more intentional about what you do,” said Barnes. Speaking directly to those involved in the Segal Program, Barnes encouraged the Segal Fellows to move forward and take hold of the many opportunities within the prestigious program. “As Segal Fellows, you are part of a wonderful community to build on shared values of citizen leadership and service. It is a community that
can sustain you and help you grow. ... Take advantage of that community and develop that next big idea,” Barnes said. Barnes left the audience with these questions: “What hurdles are you going to jump? What barriers will you break down? How will you take on the wholly impossible?” During the question-and-answer period, Lawrence first asked Barnes who had made an impact on her early in life and made her who she is today. In addition to civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr., whom she called her “heroes,” Barnes attributed the reason for much of her service-geared mindset to her parents. To complete the event, Phyllis Segal ’66, the late Segal’s wife, thanked Barnes and Lawrence. “The idea that we should go forward and specialize in the wholly impossible excites me, and I hope it excites everyone here as well. ... I am excited about and confident about our future and our opportunity to win the future,” said Segal. After the event, Stephanie Johnson ’13, an undergraduate student who was accepted into the Segal Program this semester, said, “Barnes is a very inspirational woman, and she offered a lot of insight into leadership and civil engagement. I took a lot from her, and I am definitely going to implement her suggestions into my set of leadership skills.” Eli Schaffer ’11 said, “As a Peace Corps hopeful, I really valued what she said about directing your life to live for service every day. ... That is how change is made, not by superficial changes but by making real meaningful changes at your core.” Gabi Sanchez-Stern ’12, a 2010 Segal Fellow who was deeply involved with the logistics of the event, said afterward, “This lecture is a cornerstone of the program, and it was great to see it come to fruition. I thought she did a phenomenal job. ... I was totally captivated by her speech, and I really appreciated her honesty and her directness.”
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The Brandeis Campus Sustainability Initiative will host a 20-week summer and 8-week fall Community Supported Agriculture farm share program in collaboration with Warner Farm from June to October for Brandeis students, faculty and staff, according to Sustainability Coordinator Janna Cohen-Rosenthal ’03. Participants for the program sign up at the beginning of the season and pay a set amount depending upon the size of the share they select. This money provides the farmer with start-up capital for the costs the farm will incur throughout the season. In return, participants receive weekly shares of produce, each of which feeds one to six people, depending upon the amount purchased. For the summer program, large shares are $600, medium shares are $475 and small shares are $300, according to the Warner Farm website. For the fall program, extra-large shares are $280 and large shares are $240. The produce varies throughout the year as the seasons progress from summer to fall. As stated on the Warner Farm website, participants in the summer program can receive fruit, flowers or eggs for an additional fee of $100 for flowers, $90 or $180 for eggs and from $100 to $300 for fruit, depending on the size purchased. These additional options are not available for the fall program. This summer’s CSA program will be the first CSA program in Brandeis’ history that the University will offer
and will be followed by an overlapping 8-week fall program, running from September to October. These new programs follow in the wake of Brandeis’ first successful CSA program this past fall, in which approximately 90 students, faculty and staff participated, said Cohen-Rosenthal in an interview with the Justice. Cohen-Rosenthal, who belonged to a CSA for about a decade, had tried for approximately 2 years to bring a CSA program to Brandeis. Most programs only run during the summer season. Cohen-Rosenthal said that the Campus Sustainability Initiative believed there would not be sufficient participation from the community during this time for Brandeis’ first CSA program. This is because most students and faculty are not on campus and there would not have been enough time to promote it. As a result of the high participation in this fall’s program, Cohen-Rosenthal said that they believe there is enough interest to run a successful summer program. Due to transportation and other costs, farms often impose a minimum number of participants before entering into a CSA agreement. Cohen-Rosenthal said in April 2009, she met an agriculture student from the University of Massachusetts who was a CSA manager and offered to help coordinate a fall program at Brandeis. She also said that she was not sure that there would be enough participants to reach the program’s minimum of 50 shares since the Sustainability Initiative was not able to promote this past fall’s program before the end of the year. Student groups—such as NaturaLiving, Students for Environmental Action and the Brandeis Real Food Coalition—assisted by sending e-mails to their listservs, and “with very little advertising,” Cohen-Rosenthal said, “we got 90
shares” for the fall program. According to the farm’s website, the practices at Warner Farm in Sunderland, Mass. for growing crops provided for CSAs and sold at farmers’ markets are entirely organic, and the farm is in the process of becoming government-certified organic, said CohenRosenthal. The farm will be physically distributing boxes of produce to Brandeis CSA participants for the coming summer and fall programs but, due to previous obligations, was not able to do so this past fall. Therefore, student groups provided volunteers to staff weekly distribution, according to Cohen-Rosenthal. The student groups were “all very supportive and wanted to see [the CSA] grow,” added Cohen-Rosenthal. Emilie Schuler ’11, who was the president of the NaturaLiving club during the fall CSA season, said in an interview with the Justice that the group was “really excited” at the prospect of a “revolutionary” fall-only CSA program. A main goal of the CSA program, Schuler continued, is to bring more local food to campus, which is also a primary aim of the NaturaLiving club. The program is open to all faculty and staff but is restricted to students living in an apartment or a residence hall with a kitchen, because most of the large quantity of produce must be cooked or prepared before consumption, said Cohen-Rosenthal. Cohen-Rosenthal and Schuler both said that the goal of the Campus Sustainability Initiative and of NaturaLiving is to have more students participate in the summer and fall CSA programs. Participants can sign up with representatives from Warner Farm, who will be in the Usdan Student Center this Thursday from noon to 3 p.m.
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LGBTQ: Students will provide experiences CONTINUED FROM 1 Her active involvement in LGBTQ nonprofit activist circles is the main reason this study is focused around that particular community, she wrote. According to Wooten’s e-mail, the preliminary results of the study have revealed that a significant number of LGBTQ students have experienced some form of sexual violence during their college years, be it unwanted sexual contact, sexual assault and/ or rape. According to the first phase of data collection, approximately one in five LGBTQ students who have taken the survey have answered that they have been sexually assaulted at least once and often multiple times, Wooten wrote. In an interview with the Justice, Hansen discussed her own involvement in the study: “[Wooten] asked me to be her adviser, and so I have been from the beginning.” When asked what Wooten expected to see in terms of results, Hansen responded, “She didn’t have a predetermined sense of what people would say, but she wanted to know what people’s experience were.” “The way she’s designed the survey, it’s not a random collection of information. … It’s not a random representative sample, but it is an important gathering of information that will be valuable to institutions as well as to people in general,” Hansen said. When asked what she hopes to see accomplished from this study, Wooten wrote, “[T]he schools involved in this study take the results seriously and address whatever changes need
to be made to ensure the safety and well-being of their LGBTQ students.” Wooten also hopes to see more research conducted on the issues of violence in higher education and how that violence particularly affects specific student groups, according to her e-mail. She noted how awareness of sexual violence could be raised on college campuses through discussions between students, administrators and faculty and emphasized the importance of talking about the reality of the issues. Wooten suggested a Sexual Violence Awareness Week, co-organized by various student groups and organizations on campus such as the Intercultural Center, Triskelion and the Women’s Studies Research Center. Wooten also stressed the significance of ensuring that every student has access to, and feels safe accessing, the resources that are available to help them through these situations. In response to the study, University student Alexandra Zelle Rettman ’14 said in an interview with the Justice, “Hopefully this study will raise awareness and open up resources that weren’t available or weren’t being utilized to the LGBTQ community at large, because it’s important for everyone to feel safe in their environment.” “There is so much that we do not know about this problem and working against it is absolutely critical. Students have a right to be free from abuse while obtaining an education. They have a right to be heard and helped to the fullest extent possible when that abuse does occur,” Wooten wrote.
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RACE AND CLASS: Ogletree writes about the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Gates in his new book, 'The Presumption of Guilt.'
OGLETREE: US is not post-racial CONTINUED FROM 1 of ID, Crowley asked Gates to step outside onto the porch. In what Ogletree said was a “testosterone filled” discussion, Gates followed Crowley outside where he was arrested for disorderly conduct, a crime usually reserved for prostitutes and malcontents, according to Ogletree. This led to the title of his book, The Presumption of Guilt. Ogletree said that the story of Gates is not uncommon in America, and the assumptions of guilt made by police due to a person’s race proves that we are not in what Ogletree called “a postracial society.” Following the lecture and a few questions from students, a
reception catered by the Faculty Club took place, where students were able to mingle with faculty. Ogletree founded the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice in 2005. It was named after the famous lawyer and teacher. Houston dedicated himself to the civil rights movement until his death in 1950 and is considered “the man who killed Jim Crow” by the United States State Department for his efforts in early civil rights law. Ogletree also taught both President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama while they were students at Harvard Law School. Obama and Ogletree have remained friends
over the years, said Ogletree. The Louis D. Brandeis Legacy Fund for Social Justice was the primary sponsor for the event The Brandeis Legacy Fund was established in 2006 with funding from anonymous donors and has dedicated itself to sponsoring initiatives to help students and the Brandeis community address social justice concerns on and off campus, according to the Fund’s website. President of Brandeis Democrats Amber Kornreich ’12, who attended the event said in an interview with the Justice that the event was “extraordinarily thought-provoking and challenged me to contemplate difficult racial issues.”
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VERBATIM | AMOS BRONSON ALCOTT Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats.
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GROUP OUTING: A group of Community Advisors spend time with each other off campus during a trip to Quincy Market as part of their orientation last summer, during which they learned to act as effective leaders.
Brandeis Community Advisors seek balance in their roles By ROBYN SPECTOR justice EDITOR
She knew my name before I moved into my first-year dorm. My door and hall are decorated because of her magical markers. She signs her e-mails with a smiley face and greets me around campus with an equally up-beat expression. Jasnam Sachathep ’12 has been my community advisor, Brandeis’ name for what other schools call resident advisors, for the past two years. But our friendship beyond the housing arrangement has allowed me to start to understand the complexity of the student position. According to Erika Lamarre, director of Community Living, there are currently 70 CAs on the Brandeis campus. The application posted on the Department of Community Living website for the 2011 to 2012 position describes that the job is meant to “foster safe, healthy residential environments supportive of students’ personal and academic growth. CAs act as community developers, supporters of the academic mission, community standards educators, peer advisors, team members, housing and facilities liaisons, and administrators.” So if CAs are supposed to be the authorities of the dormitories, do conflicts arise when they are overseeing their peers? Tova Ferstenberg ’12, a CA in East Quad, recalls one occasion when she had to write up a friend last semester for “clearly violating standards; our friendship was on the back burner.” But she notes that the incident didn’t change their relationship. “I clarified things afterwards that we were still friends; we even had lunch the next day to solidify things.” “I try to warn my friends if I am going to be on weekend duties,” Iyvon Gaga-Edebiri ’13, a sophomore CA in the sophomore-filled East admits. “During the week, we are usually just dealing with noise complaints but weekends are when we deal a lot with alcohol and drug incidents.” Several CAs admit that not being assigned to be a CA for their close friends makes their job easier. Liana Langdon-Embry ’11 recalls that her primary concern when she
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BUILDING TRUST: Community Advisors bonded and got to know each other during a group activity as part of their CA training. first became a CA in East her sophomore year for students in her own class year was that she would have to write up a friend. But, she says, “The truth is that none of my closest friends were on my hall, and though I became friends with my residents, I started off the year being like, ‘Respect me and respect my job,’ and that went a long way with them.” Robyn Blumberg ’11, who lives in the Foster Mods, where LangdonEmbry is now a CA, admits that though her CAs send out e-mails and try to build the community up, she doesn’t really take part. “I feel like once you hit senior year, you turn to other people or your friends as resources, and your CAs are there,
but you won’t necessarily utilize them because then they’re your age, whereas before they are probably older,” Blumberg said of her relationship with her CAs. Tali Puterman ’13 asserts, “Now CAs aren’t as important to us as when we were freshmen. I don’t want a fake friend; if I’m going to become friends with my CA, I want it to be natural, not through scheduled hall meetings or one-on-ones.” “Most students see [CAs] as authority figures, and now that I am one, I don’t see it so much as an authority as much as somebody there to help. We’re students too, and we have a job,” said Justin Booska ’13, a first-time CA in Gordon Hall.
Several students admit that CAs are important support systems for them. Emma Balmuth-Loris ’14 said about her CA in Usen Hall that “his door is almost always open. I’ve gone to him for advice about what classes to take, and I used him as a reference for my OL application.” Daniel Kasdan ’13 said, “My CA is my friend; he plays Nintendo and watches YouTube videos with us, and he hangs out with us in the lounge.” Booska notes that he handles each resident differently. “Some are very independent, and others pour their hearts out to me. It’s a variety, so I don’t try to have any model relationship.” There are several CAs that are as-
signed to residents that are, in fact, older than them. Gaga-Edebiri, for example, explains that of her 27 residents, six took a year off before entering college. But she claims its not such a challenge in her relationship with residents, “How is this different than somebody who is a club leader for a club with members that are older than them? It seems to prepare people for the real world.” Sarah Pace ’13 agrees that while age is not emphasized in the postcollege reality, experience does matter, and 2 weeks of CA training does not merit the respect to override the nonexistent age difference between CAs and their residents. Usman Hameedi ’12, a CA in Renfield Hall rebukes, “Two weeks of training is preliminary; you are learning as you are going.” Hameedi admits that he has had to write up students who were upset when written up because they “expected me to be biased to them because we are friends.” A student’s ability to balance the dual roles of authority figure and peer is a consideration in the CA selection process, according to Bradford Wheeler, the Community Development Coordinator for the Village and Ziv Quad. “[CAs are] working with people to solve problems, and that’s a part of their job. So people who have that tenacity for building connections and building community while maintaining professionalism are the folks that we are looking for.” Ryan Fanning ’11, who as a senior is is a CA for the first time, pursued the position because after being an Orientation Leader in fall 2009, he was distraught by the limited time he spent with his AIDE group. “This was a way for me to build those bonds but in a year-long position,” he said. Napolean Lherisson ’11, who is a CA in Reitman Hall to about 35 male residents, spoke to what it is like to be a senior for a first-year hall, saying, “There are times where I’m required to step up with certain residents because they don’t really know the resources on campus. After all, they are freshmen, but being a CA is a great way to give back.”
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Every step taken in the Gosman Sports Center last Saturday night possessed a different meaning. To some, it represented a hope for a better world. To others, it was the memory of a loved one. No matter one’s history with cancer, the Relay For Life event was a place for the Brandeis community to come together for a cause. Relay For Life, which is run by the American Cancer Society, is a national charity event that raises money for cancer research and prevention. Each year, the Brandeis community hosts the event as part of a nationwide campus effort. Teams are formed in advance so they can fundraise, and participants make their way around the track all night to show their support. At this year’s event, there were more than 800 students, faculty, campus personnel and other Brandeis community members present, making up over 80 teams. People poured into the gym to remember, honor and celebrate cancer patients, survivors and those who have lost the battle to the disease. The goal of the event was presented as a way to
Remember, Celebrate and Fight Back, and the night was filled with both somber and festive activities and events. The night opened at 7 p.m. with a ceremony that featured 14 survivors who walked an honorary first lap, which was followed by a private dinner provided for them. Nathan Feldman ’14, who attended the event, described the night as “humbling” and explained that he came to the event “because it’s nice to see others are with you in hard times. People should feel that they are not alone,” he said. Feldman felt that “the community should be [here] for support.” The initial ceremony kicked off the “celebration” leg of the event. As many walked, jogged and even leap-frogged around the track from 7 p.m. on Saturday until 5:30 Sunday morning, there were countless other activities taking place all over the gym. Each team set up a station around the track with activities including face painting, softball pitching, and a silent auction to raise additional money. In addition, there was a moon bounce in the middle of the track, a student favorite. The Brandeis community, known for its tightknit and caring environment, lived up to its stereotype in a very moving display of character.
Students, many of whom didn’t know each other, played catch with footballs and frisbees and kicked around soccer balls throughout the night. Students walked laps with campus staff, and each team station was frequented by many. The talent of the student body was also highlighted, as students in a cappella groups, stomp teams and assorted bands performed throughout the night. Sarah Cohen ’11, the chair of the event, said that this year’s relay saw more people than ever before at Brandeis. Hannah Katcoff ’12, co-chair of the event, emphasized that the unity of the community is what makes the event possible each year. As she has been involved with organizing the event for 3 years, she explained that the community is not simply comprised of the student body. “[This year] there was more involvement from outside the student body than ever before. We had an enormous amount of support from the administration, and the dining service auctioned off meals,” Katcoff said. She feels that “[The event] brings the best out of everyone. There’s so much debate on campus, but this is something that affects everyone and everyone can agree on.”
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dMUSICAL PERFORMANCE: James Fleishman ’11 (left) and Joe Corsello ’12 (right) were among the many musicians who performed at the event throughout the night.
Although the celebration of life was a key aspe of the night, remembering those who have passe from the disease was a major feature of the eve as well. The Luminaria ceremony, which was he at 10:30 p.m., was one of the most memorable po tions of the event and was the relay’s approach “remember.” Hundreds of glow sticks were throw into a giant bag to honor those affected by cancer. Afterward, the participants walked in silence the room was lit solely by 200 glow sticks that line the track. The glow sticks, combined with a heartfe “Amazing Grace” sung by Robert Orzalli ’11 and A igail Clarke ’12 in the background, provided an a mosphere of open emotions as many people hugge held hands and cried. At the conclusion of the lap, there was an oppo tunity to write a note on the Luminaria bag title “Dedicated to.” Many of the notes were motiv tional messages to loved ones who are current fighting the disease, while most of the others we in memory of those relatives and friends that we lost. For Cohen, who has been a part of the chari event for 4 years, the event carries with it an eve deeper, personal meaning, as she lost her father
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cancer when she was in high school. She said that one of her goals for the event was to have “members of the community come to support the cause and each other.” She felt that “people must stand together in order to create an awareness and understanding of the disease and ways to fight it.” Immediately following the Luminaria ceremony, Ben Rabb, a singer and acoustic guitarist from Connecticut, took to the main performance stage positioned in the center of the gym. As the mood was still somber from the ceremony, he played a set of songs that mostly contained messages of hope. In his cover of Bob Marley’s “No Woman, No Cry,” he sang the repetitive bridge of “everything is gonna be alright.” When asked what it meant to him to play at an event such as this, especially after the Luminaria Ceremony, he replied that, “It’s a great opportunity, and very moving.” Rabb added that his cover of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” was the most meaningful to him. He relayed a story that after playing the song at another gig, a girl approached him crying. She explained that the night that he performed was the 1-year anniversary of the end her mother’s losing battle with cancer, and on her gravestone read the
words “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” As the celebration continued on throughout the night, participants understood not only the importance of partaking in the relay itself but also in raising funds for the American Cancer Society. “Fight Back” was one of the slogans of the event, and each year, the community does its best to combat the disease. Teams began signing up and fundraising months prior to the event, and the fundraising continues until August. Most of the money raised from the event will be donated to scientific research attempting to understand cancer’s causes, determine how best to prevent it and find new cures. Other programs that the money is allocated to are ones that help patients physically and emotionally with whatever needs that may arise. Last year’s total amounted to $85,000, and this year’s total is projected to be in the same vicinity. As Cohen put it, “the goal is to not let the disease take any more people.” The Brandeis community once again stepped up in putting their own lives on hold in order to be there for others, as they helped turn a regular Saturday night into something extraordinary.
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Rachel Weinstein ’12 gave participants goodie bags filled with food on behalf of the Chabad team that attended.
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CELEBRATING LIFE: Becca Fischer ’13 kept things upbeat and moving on the dance floor at the event.
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Inauguration reflects our ideals In honor of the inauguration of President Frederick Lawrence at Brandeis, this editorial board would like to offer commentary on the selection of this week’s theme, the Global Liberal Arts University: Scholarship and Service. By dedicating a week of ceremonies, arts events and academic symposia to this concept, Mr. Lawrence and the Board of Trustees show that they are committed to defining the character of our University as an institution that holds steadfast to liberal arts and a global conscience. We feel that this statement of commitment to traditional Brandeis ideals truly reflects the spirit of this institution, and we eagerly anticipate the discussions that will arise in honor of Mr. Lawrence’s ceremonial welcome to this University. In this vein, we urge the entire community to build upon the themes of this week. In particular, we hope that Mr. Lawrence will uphold his demonstrated commitment and carry out his duties as University president in this context. President Emeritus Jehuda Reinharz set several important precedents—both positive and negative—during his tenure regarding the appropriate concerns of this university. At a time when Mr. Lawrence has the opportunity to define the University’s academic character, these precedents should give our community a sense of how to act when moving forward. Mr. Reinharz’s presidency made significant progress in establishing Brandeis as a “global university.” The previous administration saw a substantial increase in the percentage of international students in the first-year class, as well as the initiation of Brandeis in The Hague, the Brandeis-India Initiative and the Brandeis’ partnership with Al Quds University. All of these build on Brandeis’ global reach, an important component of our character moving forward. Under Mr. Reinharz’s purview, the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee approved majors such as Business Studies and Film, Television and Interactive Media in spring 2009 and International
Don’t compromise values and Global Studies in spring 2003. Some of these majors did not pass easily, as their pre-professional natures at other colleges and universities disturbed a good amount of faculty members and students. When the Business Studies major was enacted, this board pointed out how this course of study, instituted to attract more prospective students, contradicted Brandeis’ commitment to the liberal arts and posed a threat to its self-identification as a liberal arts university. We stand by that sentiment and hope that despite imminent financial hardships, Mr. Lawrence and the Board of Trustees will do what they can to avoid similar actions that compromise our character as a liberal arts institution. We must also mention the controversy over the Rose Art Museum, which still weighs heavily on the Brandeis community’s mind. Judging by the outraged sparked by Mr. Reinharz and the Board of Trustees’ unilateral decision to close the museum to save the University funds, Mr. Lawrence and his administration will have to reinforce his commitment to the arts as a central tenet of a liberal arts university. We do not doubt that Mr. Lawrence will learn from both his predecessor and the greater Brandeis community of students, staff, faculty and alumni and act in a way that personifies the character of the University in all of his new initiatives and fundraising projects. In order to best preserve the values of his inauguration celebration, we urge Mr. Lawrence to carefully consider all options before acting purely in the interest of attracting applications from prospective students or cutting from the University’s budget. At the same time, we caution Mr. Lawrence that as he pursues new initiatives, he should take care to act reasonably so not to sacrifice our financial stability. We look forward to a successful presidency that further elucidates Brandeis’ mission and tradition, replete with new endeavors that enhance our reputation on campus and all over the world.
Dining Services deserves praise As a result of the opening of the new Village Provisions on Demand Market, Aramark decided to donate 10 percent of its profits from the first day of business to Japanese tsunami relief. This charitable contribution surely raised awareness for an incredibly significant issue, and this board commends University Dining Services for its involvement in this important cause. Aramark has contributed to other important causes this academic year, aside from yesterday’s initiative. The annual Relay For Life event, which took place last Saturday night in the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center, was the result of team participation from a wide array of campus groups, including Brandeis Dining services. Additionally, the recent program known as “Brandeis Be Our Guest,” started by the Hunger and Homelessness program of the Waltham Group in conjunction with Aramark, has experienced
Consider student complaints tremendous success. As Andrew Mandel ’11, one of the Waltham Group’s three hunger and homelessness coordinators, said in an interview with the Justice, “People think that Aramark is this evil corporation, but they’ve been so helpful and we would have never been able to go along with this program without their support.” While this board commends Aramark for contributing to causes important to the Brandeis community, we recognize that students are concerned with the quality of dining services provided. A recent Student Union survey found that dining services rank among the top concerns of students on campus. This board hopes that moving forward, Aramark will be as responsive in addressing students’ complaints as it has been to requests to participate in social justice initiatives.
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Modern sex culture cannot be avoided Elizabeth
Stoker Brevity
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Quote of the Week “You have to be comfortable not knowing. ... Science is about not knowing and [about] finding the answer.” —Yale University Professor of Cell Biology Daniel ColónRamos, who spoke on campus on March 26 (See News, page 4).
Brandeis Talks Back On March 19, the Wall Street Journal did it again: It ran yet another article focused on yet another neurotic element of modern mother-daughter relationships. This time, it wasn’t about Tiger Mothers and their propensity for Sybil-esque piano drills but about teenage girls who wear sexy clothing and the mothers who buy it for them. The thesis of author Jennifer Moses seems to be that, “In recent years ... promiscuity has hit new heights (it always does!), with ‘sexting’ among preteens, ‘hooking up’ among teens and college students, and a constant stream of semi-pornography from just about every media outlet” and that it’s all due to those Daisy Dukes and tank tops mothers let their little girls out of the house in. Moses seems convinced that mothers purchase their daughters sexy clothing not out of naïveté or fashion consciousness, but rather out of some noxious stew of regret over their own sexual choices, envy of their daughters’ beauty and desperate will to be friends with their kids. She identifies mother-daughter manicures as a gateway drug to moms coughing up the cash for baby’s first garter belt. Personally, I find this questionable at best; after all, when my mom and I go to get pedicures together, it’s mainly so we can kick back and complain about my dad and brother where we definitely won’t be heard, and the occasion has yet to be chased by a stroll through a lingerie joint. What I feel Moses misses is that sexy clothes, makeup and high heels aren’t the causes of teen promiscuity, but symptoms of a culture that promotes sex among increasingly younger people. Teenagers these days can’t flip a channel without seeing a Hollywood starlet under the guise of a high school student engaging in some kind of sexual activity. Films like Mean Girls and Easy A and shows such as Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars and The Secret Life of the American Teenager all echo one another in their exhibition of nubile bedroom exploits. Whether life imitates art or art imitates life is, therefore, inconsequential. Whatever is being copied has been reproduced soundly, and it is now quite common for teenagers to have sex, or at least to imitate the cultural rituals surrounding sex depicted on TV. Yet even the media can’t claim sole responsibility for promiscuity among modern teenagers. The old moral principles that used to shame girls out of sexual activity—or rather, out of admitting to it—have begun to dissolve. Birth control is readily available and customizable to individual needs. Marriage rates are on the drop, and divorce rates on the rise. With these trends comes the understanding that sex isn’t exclusively tied to a lifelong partnership. All of this seems to terrify Moses. “If I could do it again,” she writes, “I wouldn’t even have slept with my own husband before marriage. Sex is the most powerful thing there is, and our generation, what did we know?” Moses seems to believe that our mothers, in big hair and bell bottoms, single-handedly discovered both sex and regret. Her article smacks of projection and the bittersweet realization that many daughters come to: That their mothers see them as miniature clones of themselves. But perhaps Moses should consider that our generation is somewhat different than hers. If she and her peers suffer from shame and regret over their sexual experiences, it is only because they are still bound up, in some way, by the regressive, shame-centric sexual mores with which they were raised. Moses seems to worry that girls who engage in sexual activity now will suffer the fate of their mothers, sinking later in life into deep mires of self-loathing. Yet whether or not that happens is really more up to the mothers than the daughters; if no one tells a young girl that it’s shameful and nasty and naughty to have sex, she’ll never think to hang her head over it. Therefore, I propose that we let the girls who care to dress sexy do so to their hearts’ content. The ones who don’t care to shouldn’t have to—I certainly never did. But what we do owe young girls is honesty; sex affects everyone differently in some ways but similarly in others. If we refuse to equip girls with birth control and the materials to have safe sex when we are perfectly aware that they’re having it, any resultant destruction is our responsibility. Sexy clothing isn’t going away, and even the longest skirts and sleeves won’t prevent pregnancy. Condoms, however, have a much better success rate.
What are your thoughts on the events planned for the inauguration of President Lawrence?
Leah Carnow ’12 “I’m excited; I think it’s really great being at Brandeis and seeing all the new changes going on.”
Suzanne Rothman ’13 “They sound like a lot of fun, and I’m excited for President Lawrence’s term to begin.”
Robbie Steinberg ’13 “Is there anything beyond the ball and inauguration?”
Delande Justinvil’13 “I think they are very campus inclusive.” —Compiled by Yosef Schaffel Photos by Tali Smookler/ the Justice
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READER COMMENTARY Israel isn’t immune to criticism
To the Editor: Although I appreciate your balanced coverage of Hillel’s exclusion of Jewish Voice for Peace in the March 22nd issue, it is important that we recognize this issue is bigger than our campus. Across the United States, Jewish communities are being confronted by a generation of dedicated and energetic young activists whose responses to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict cannot fit within the narrow categories of ‘pro-Israel’ Young Jews, acting out of a fierce moral concern for the country that speaks on
their behalf, are innovating new ways to take power into their own hands and make peace happen. JVP’s support for a targeted boycott of Israeli settlements may well be unpopular, but it comes from a critical need to prevent Israel from sliding into an illiberal and intolerant nation. The settlement enterprise is illegal under international law, and requires a massive investment of physical and military resources. For Palestinians, the settlements represent forced displacement, the exploitation of Palestinian labor and resources and a source of terrorism.
According to B’Tselem, in the last 10 years fanatical Israeli settlers have murdered over 40 Palestinians and injured hundreds more, with almost no interference from the Israeli army. As an American Jew, I scoff at the notion that I should subsidize, let alone uncritically support these policies. JVP supports a targeted boycott of the settlements because the settlements are inimical to the democratic values Jews have always fought for. Surely, it is a healthy sign that young Jews are at the forefront of the movement to hold Israel accountable to its founding ideals. I am
particularly proud that Brandeis is one of the leaders in this fight. Last night I, along with other JVP members, presented a petition to Hillel that included the signatures of over 1,000 Brandeis community members. This is a testament to the fact that our community believes in open dialogue on critical political issues, and that we are not beholden to an out-of-touch American Jewish establishment. —Jonathan Sussman ’11 The writer is co-founder of Brandeis Jewish Voice for Peace.
The Jewish community belongs under one roof Avi
Snyder Voice of Reason
Have you ever been looking for the laundry machines in the basement of the Shapiro Residence Hall only to wander into a grungy room with a lot of old shelves, Hebrew books and Jews? If you have and are still wondering what that room is, it’s the Brandeis Beit Midrash, the Jewish study hall where people come to engage in religious study. Why, you might ask, is the Jewish study hall located in the basement of a first-year residence hall? After all, this is not the case at any other college, at least not one that I’ve heard of. Simply put, the Jewish study hall is in Shapiro because there is nowhere else to put it. As stereotypically Jewish as Brandeis may be, we are not the only school with a Jewish study hall. However, in other universities around the country, these study halls, along with Jewish prayer spaces, are usually found in a Hillel building. Here at Brandeis, we only have a Hillel lounge—we have no building. But we should. Brandeis ought to have a Hillel building for three main reasons: unity, community and sanctity. One of the greatest problems that the Brandeis Jewish community suffers from is sharp denominational division. As a consequence of having such a large Jewish community on campus, larger, pluralistic umbrella organizations like Hillel are unable to lead the wider Jewish community with ease. Instead, the smaller, denominational organizations play a much larger role in Jewish programming and social life on campus. Involved Jewish students are much more likely to identify strongly with the Brandeis University Conservative Organization or with the Brandeis Orthodox Organization than with Brandeis Hillel. While smaller and more intimate social groups certainly have their benefits, this splintering allows many practicing Jews to remain in highly impenetrable
religious bubbles during their time at Brandeis. A Hillel building could help reverse this trend. Having a large and functional building would give the pluralistic Brandeis Hillel far more visibility on campus. Furthermore, it would give each of Brandeis’ Jewish organizations a single gathering place in which to meet. Instead of having three or four weekly Shabbat services in three or four separate locations, all of Brandeis’ Jewish organizations could pray in a single building every week. This would provide a wonderful forum for interdenominational socializing and programming both before and after religious services. The presence of a Hillel building would also foster a sense of community. Currently, Jewish programming on campus takes place in a wide variety of locations. Prayers take place in the Usdan Student Center, cultural events in South Campus Commons and social events in residential lounges and suites. This constant shifting of locations for Jewish religious and cultural gathering harms the sense of community among Brandeis’ involved Jewish population. Often, after a Hillel Shabbat dinner, students will wander around, confused, attempting to find the venue for the night’s Jewish social events. Unable to locate friends, students often give up on finding the other members of the community and fragment into smaller groups for the remainder of the night. Having a Hillel building could give Jewish students on campus a common and regular place to gather. The majority of events that Jewish organizations on campus hold would be in the Hillel building. Students would know where to find Jewish programming on campus, and the Brandeis Jewish population would have a sense of regularity and community. Finally, we need a Hillel building in order foster a sense of sanctity about the Jewish community’s religious functions. Admittedly, this concern is highly parochial and may not have as much wide-reaching appeal as my other arguments, but I feel it is important nonetheless. As a Jew with religious sensibilities, I am bothered by the fact that on the Sabbath I pray in the International Lounge, which is not a sacred space. I am bothered by the fact that the Jewish study hall on
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SUBPAR CONDITIONS: The Jewish house of study is in a pipe-filled basement of Shapiro Residence Hall. campus is in a pipe-filled basement. It harms the sense of sanctity that ought to be attached to religious study to have a study hall across from a laundry room in a residence hall. For those members of the Brandeis Jewish community who have an acute religious sensibility, a Hillel building would provide them with a regular and sacred space to pray, learn and engage in those activities they consider sacred in a place that they can truly call sacred. I’m not the first concerned Jewish student here
at Brandeis to argue for the importance of a Hillel building, nor am I the first to do so in the pages of the Justice. But I hope that this column can serve to reinvigorate the discussion among students and leaders of the Brandeis Jewish community about the pressing need for a Hillel building on this campus. Perhaps, should the pressure mount and donors step forward, future Brandesians, both Jewish and Gentile, will be able to attend a university with a beautiful and welcoming Hillel building.
Greek organizations should focus more on community service By Diego MEdrano JUSTICE Staff WRITER
Recently, leaders of Brandeis Greek organizations met with Dean of Student Life Rick Sawyer and Assistant Dean of Student Life Maggie Balch to discuss increasing Greek involvement around campus and to make communication more open between both sides. According to Sawyer, the Greek organizations want to be able to have their names attached to campus events that are both social and philanthropic. It seems to me that this move is meant to change the way Greek life is perceived by allowing them to be involved by name in some of the many positive events at Brandeis. Zeta Beta Tau President Daniel Gutman ’12 recently said in an e-mail to the Justice that, “Our primary goal as unified Greek leaders is to open discussion about Greek organizations making a positive contribution on campus through social events, philanthropic initiatives and a general sense of school pride.” Anyone who raises money or awareness or who directly assists others for worthwhile causes deserves recognition for their work. It’s clear that allowing Greek organizations to participate in and be recognized in philanthropic events on campus would have a very positive effect on Greek life’s image. The organizations’ current
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presence is large enough that more recognition on campus would be justified, but they especially deserve credit for the positive work they do on campus. Unfortunately, it’s not that simple. Even attempting to host a charity 5-kilometer run with the Student Union landed Phi Kappa Psi with a warning from the Office of Student Life last year. The groups’ exclusivity makes increased visibility a tricky request. Brandeis officially does not allow fraternities or sororities on campus because, according to the 2010-2011 Student Rights and Responsibilities handbook, “exclusive or secret societies are inconsistent with the principles of openness to which the University is committed.” No other philanthropic groups on campus require “bids” or “initiation” to participate, so those groups have no issue. Students who see fraternities and sororities doing beneficial work will surely be encouraged to attempt to join the organization. But their acceptance is not guaranteed, and the focus then shifts from helping people to being accepted into an exclusive society. I do understand the catch-22 of the situation. Without being further recognized for their service, it’s harder to change the stigma of Greek life, but with their current image, Brandeis is hesitant to grant any increased visibility. Still, Greek organizations aren’t just working against the stigma of the Brandeis community but of the nation as a whole. Stereotypically, Greek life
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encompasses a college experience in which students participate in the extremes of adolescent irresponsibility. That surely isn’t the truth in every situation, but Brandeis Greek organizations haven’t seemed to do enough to distinguish themselves from that image. Charity and partying don’t need to be competing actions, but they are hardly thought of as going hand in hand. To change their image, there needs to be an influx of the former to combat the latter. Admittedly, Gutman wrote, “One of the best things that has come out of this is all the Greek organizations working together, especially the leaders, which is something that I don’t think has really happened before.” If this is the first time that Greek leaders have come together with a unified goal, then a full change in the visibility of Greek organizations on campus will take time going forward. Greek organizations will still be working against the issue of exclusivity, but the possibility for Student Life to allow their name on events will become more realistic. As frustrating as it may be for Greek leaders to organize events knowing that Brandeis at large may not hear about their work, they should still know that they are moving in the right direction and that their work is not wholly unnoticed. This is because Brandeis is a relatively tightknit community in which students generally
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know who is involved in Greek life and who isn’t. Just because the name of a fraternity or sorority may not be attached to an event doesn’t mean that students won’t notice if people from a Greek organization are the volunteers. Word will get around and help change the stigma. If each person is representative of his or her Greek organization, then his or her actions will carry weight for the organization as a whole. The importance of bettering the image of Greek life at Brandeis shouldn’t be carried on by just the leaders but by every member. Greek organizations are at a disadvantage in that they must balance the social aspect of their societies with more altruistic goals. There are plenty of organizations on campus that participate in making positive changes, and their primary purpose is clearly not social. The same cannot be said for Greek life. Their charity seems like one facet but not their focus. To make a strong, positive change in the perception of Greek life, charity needs to be at the forefront. The point of philanthropy isn’t to be recognized and rewarded for service but to make a difference and better communities. That should be the primary goal, and everything else will follow. It’s important to not lose sight of the goals of community service in the confusion of the Brandeis and Greek life debate. For now, keep up the good work and remember that change takes time.
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Don’t study intelligent design on campus Leah
Smith In a Word
One of the most interesting things I have learned so far this semester is that evolution, contrary to popular belief, is actually an empirically observable fact, not a theory. When my “Human Origins” professor said that in lecture, I was confused. That is, until he clarified that the “theory” part of the “theory of evolution” is the mechanisms by which evolution occurs. Science is still debating, testing and revising the theory of the mechanisms of evolution. But that organisms that no longer exist on Earth evolved into the organisms we see today—including humans— is stone-cold fact. It’s simply impossible to refute what we see in the fossil record. Though I know that the fact of evolution is not accepted by all, I was still shocked to read in a March 20 Chronicle of Higher Education article that the Texas legislature has introduced a new bill that would protect students and professors at public universities who wish to study intelligent design from discrimination. OK, I know. Texas, among several other states, is infamous for disputing evolution and refusing to teach it in public schools. But even so, why is this bill necessary at all? The right of Texas public university students and professors to believe, say and study whatever they want is already protected several times over by the Constitution. There is no real need for the state of Texas to pass an additional bill to protect those who hold one specific belief. However, aside from being redundant, this bill could potentially have other more insidious effects. If this bill passes, it sets a precedent for the protection of the study of other potentially harmful beliefs that cannot be proven scientifically. If we allow students and professors to study intelligent design, a theory that has been widely disproved and has no scientific or historical basis, it would be too easy for those who think that, for example, homosexuality, is a psychological disorder, to call for a bill protecting their studies from discrimination as well. Furthermore, when it comes to higher education, there are certain expectations about the kind of studies that are conducted. I think the
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Brandeis motto puts it best: “Truth even unto its innermost parts.” Although Rep. Bill Zelder, a Texas Republican and the author of the bill, argues that the study of intelligent design should be protected because “we can have the academic freedom to have all kinds of ideas and philosophies,” academic freedom does not imply the freedom to study anything and everything. The purpose of higher education is to pursue truth through empirical research and observation and contribute to furthering humanity through knowledge. It is not to pursue theories like intelligent design,
which cannot be proven by any means other than speculation. It is certainly possible that a divine power created the Earth, but we have absolutely no way of proving whether or not that actually occurred. Until scientific or historical evidence— other than the Bible—surfaces that a higher power created the Earth, condoning the study of intelligent design would make a mockery of Texas institutions and would be an affront to everything for which academia stands. In addition to degrading the values of higher education, this bill would also condone the use of public
funds (which we all know are hard to come by right now) for the study of a theory that is primarily religious in origin. The fundamental issue of the separation of church and state aside, condoning the study of intelligent design is tantamount to actively promoting a specific religious belief. If students wanted to study religion as a whole, including the Bible and the story of creation, that would be a much more productive use of public funds. But instead, this bill delegates public funds to protect the futile study of a specific scientific belief that we have no means of proving to be true.
I am not arguing that believing in intelligent design is inherently bad. I actually have a lot of respect for those people whose faith is strong enough that they are able to reconcile the miracles that the Bible describes with the hard evidence that has been found on Earth. What I am arguing is that the study of intelligent design has no place in higher education. As students, we are here to pursue truth, and our professors are here to help us in that pursuit. Science has proven that evolution occurred, not intelligent design. Thus, we cannot accept it as a viable discourse in the realm of higher education.
Hillel must act boldly by reversing its decision By Gordon Fellman Special to the Justice
There are two ways of showing loyalty to a society: critical and uncritical. For obvious reasons, the people in power in any society and their supporters prefer uncritical loyalty. During the heady days of protest against the war in Vietnam, it took several years to establish that protest was a higher form of patriotism than blind loyalty to the policies of a government that many people believed had violated principles of democracy, good sense and decency. This issue of critical and uncritical loyalty arises at Brandeis in the form of a decision by our campus Hillel to exclude the Brandeis chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace from the Hillel umbrella. Hillel says it seeks to create “a pluralistic, welcoming and inclusive environment.” Why, then, did it reject JVP’s application for membership? JVP affirms that it supports “a democratic state in Eretz Yisrael [the land of Israel] based on Jewish values.” However, Hillel charges that JVP does not support Israel as a “Jewish and democratic state.” The issue of democracy is uncontested,
then. What remains is the wording “Jewish state” compared with a state “based on Jewish values.” What might those Jewish values be? According to the Israeli Declaration of Independence, Israel will “foster the development of the country for the benefit of all its inhabitants; it will be based on freedom, justice and peace as envisaged by the prophets of Israel; it will ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of religion, race or sex; it will guarantee freedom of religion, conscience, language, education and culture; it will safeguard the Holy Places of all religion.” So is Israel, by its own Declaration of Independence, a “Jewish” state; or is it a Jewish majority, Jewishinspired,and Jewish-sponsored state that treats all its citizens equally? If the latter is not true, then Israel is not a democracy. And if it is true, why does Hillel complain about JVP’s take on Israel’s Jewishness? However, the matter of calling Israel democratic and Jewish is not the core issue between Hillel and JVP. It seems rather to be a cover for something else. The real problem for Hillel seems to be that both
Brandeis JVP and national JVP endorse a boycott of products made in Jewish settlements in the West Bank as a way of putting pressure on Israel to end its occupation policies and practices. Notice that the boycott is not against products made in Israel proper, only those made in West Bank settlements. This is, I believe, what makes Hillel especially queasy: Hillel does not take a position on the settlements, and JVP does. The settlements policy, which has led to endless settler attacks on Palestinians and continuing bitterness and violence in both directions, is the leading obstacle to establishing a Palestinian state. This gigantic political reality is not mentioned one way or the other by Hillel. This can be seen as problematic, as Israel’s refusal to accept a Palestinian state (a majority of Israeli Jews, American Jews and Palestinians, by contrast, accept it) can be seen as the major obstacle to peace between the two parties and the major reason for Israel’s growing isolation in the world. It does not help Israel’s or Hillel’s cause that a BBC poll earlier this month showed “that Israel is one of the most negatively viewed countries in the world,
ranking at the bottom of the chart along with Iran, North Korea and Pakistan.” One reason for the negative ratings is surely classic anti-Semitism, but a second—and probably more widely held—reason is Israel’s treatment of Palestinians in the occupied territories, (including Gaza). JVP’s criticism of Israel is not about its Jewishness or its democracy or lack thereof; it is of Israel’s continuing occupation of what by global consensus should become Palestine. The politics of Israel are stormy and complex. The right, which opposes Palestinian statehood, dominates the political system almost completely. It is composed of two groups: the secularists who believe that Jewish strength and visions of a restored and expanded Jewish commonwealth is desirable and feasible, and the religious settlers who, basing their politics and their theology on a fundamentalist reading of the Torah, believe that living in the West Bank fulfills the Creator’s will and is a condition for the eventual appearance of the Messiah. Both groups are extremely influential in the coalition that governs Israel. The issue between Hillel and JVP
is not, finally, over supporting Israel with exactly the words Hillel prefers or even the question of a boycott of products made in West Bank settlements. JVP, after all, exactly like Hillel, endorses a vital, thriving Israel. The issue is really over whether or not it is acceptable to criticize Israeli policies. By joining the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and other mainstream Jewish organizations that insist on the illegitimacy of criticism, Hillel lines itself up with those who give a blank check to Israel by backing its policies no matter how destructive of others and of Israel itself (politically, ethically, morally) they may be. It would be daring, creative and a relief for so many people if Brandeis Hillel would reverse its JVP decision. To do that would not mean accepting JVP’s point of view. It would simply mean accepting JVP’s views as worth discussing inside an organization that claims and surely means to be pluralistic, welcoming and inclusive. Editor’s Note: Gordon Fellman is Professor of Sociology and Chair of the program in Peace, Conflict, and Coexistence Studies.
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one run. Then, with the bases loaded, sophomore outfielder Katherine Fitton belted a grand slam for a five-run lead. In the fifth, Brandeis was able to make up some ground, as Hirschler doubled and Grimm quickly reached base on a WPI error. Schmand then scored both runners on a doubleto pull Brandeis within three. The Judges were unable to score again in the game, and WPI pulled away to win 102. Nolan was the losing pitcher in the contest, giving up five runs in 2 1/3 innings. In the second game against the Engineers, Brandeis got into an offensive rhythm early, scoring three runs in the first inning en route to a 5-1 win. Schmand reached first base on an error and Hirschler doubled her home. Specker then walked, and a ground out allowed for two more Brandeis runs. Brandeis scored again in the second inning when Porcaro hit a double and an RBI single from Schmand drove her in. The Judges’ final scoring of the day came in the third inning, as Kelley reached first on a single and eventually scored after two walks and a wild pitch. The softball team’s next action is at 3 p.m. tomorrow afternoon, when the Judges will play a double-header at Wellesley College.
tennis
Judges ace week’s competition ■ The men’s and women’s
tennis teams both swept Babson College last week on their way to a perfect week. By max goldstein JUSTICE STAFF WRITER
The Brandeis men’s and women’s tennis teams continued their strong seasons last week, with both teams going undefeated on the week. The women won all three of their matches, while the men shut out Babson College last Tuesday to move to 7-4 on the season. Last Sunday, the women defeated Bates College 7-2, improving to 9-3 on the season. They are ranked 30th in the nation and 10th in New England. “I think it’s a lot of hard work paying off. The girls train hard, focus on fitness, and we’ve had good doubles,” said coach Ben Lamanna. “We’ve been doing a good job staying loose physically and tough mentally.” The Judges began the day slowly, losing 2-1 in doubles competition. Alexa Katz ’14 and Roberta Bergstein ’14 were the only Brandeis winners in doubles, with an 8-6 victory in the third match over Bates sophomores Jacquelyn Holmes and Jenna Burke. Bates juniors Meg Anderson and Ashley Brunk defeated Rachel Rosman ’11 and Faith Broderick ’13
8-6 in the first doubles match, and junior Erika Blauth and freshman Kristen Doerer beat Mackenzie Gallegos ’11 and Nina Levine ’12 in the two seed 9-7. Those would be Bates’ only victories in the contest as Brandeis swept the singles. Rosman defeated Holmes 6-2, 6-2 in the top singles slot, and Broderick defeated Anderson in the second slot 6-1, 6-1. Gallegos was perfect against Brunk, defeating her in straight sets 6-0, 6-0. Allyson Bernstein ’14 defeated Blauth 6-3, 6-3; Katz handled Doerer in three sets 6-2, 7-6 and 7-3; and Bergstein beat Burke 6-3, 6-3 to round out the singles. On Saturday, the Judges defeated University Athletic Association rival New York University in Manhattan, 8-1, dropping NYU to 0-5 on the year. The Judges won all three doubles competitions and started strongly in singles, winning the first two matches. Gallegos was the only Brandeis player to lose a match, as she fell in three sets 6-4, 4-6, 12-10 in the third slot. The Judges began the week dismantling Babson 9-0. Rosman and Broderick started the team off with an 8-4 victory over Babson freshman Sarah Whitaker and junior Rebecca Stone. Levine and Gallegos won 8-2 in the Judges’ largest victory of the day, and Marissa Lazar ’14 and Bernstein won their match 8-6. The Brandeis women went on to
sweep singles as well. Bernstein had the most lopsided victory, as she defeated senior Monica Mercer 6-2, 6-0. Bergstein was also strong in her victory over sophomore Victoria Lorido, winning convincingly, 6-2, 6-1. The women completed an easier stretch of their schedule and will face tougher competition this weekend, as they will take on Tufts University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and No. 1 Amherst College this weekend at the Wellesley College Invitational. “We took care of business, did what we had to do, and now we have to move forward against tougher sides,” said coach Lamanna. “We’ve got a lot of ranked teams coming in. Meanwhile, the No. 30 men’s team (No. 8 in New England) shut out Babson last Tuesday. The team started the day by sweeping all three doubles matches, winning each by a score of 8-4. No. 5 doubles tandem Nick White ’11 and Simon Miller ’11 won the first of match of the day, defeating Babson sophomores Mitchell Henry and Simeon Human, 8-4. Dave Yovanoff ’13 and Steven Milo ’13 were victorious in the second doubles match over senior Austin Conti and junior Taylor Dutton, and Ezra Bernstein ’11 and Steven Nieman ’11 finished the doubles sweep with a win over juniors Danny Schneider and Nissim Cohen-Sabban. The Judges were as strong in their
singles matches. Miller defeated Henry 6-1, 6-2 in the first slot. White was almost perfect in his win over Conti, going 6-1, 6-0. Milo had more difficulty in his match against Human. He dropped the first set 6-7 but came back in the second 7-6 and won it in the third 10-6. Nieman ended the day with a 6-3, 6-2 win over sophomore Rushab Tanna. While the victory was certainly impressive, the team knows that it needs wins against ranked opponents to bolster its résumé for the NCAA Tournament. “Our ultimate goal is to achieve a berth at the NCAA Tournament and this can only occur with some wins over higher-ranked teams nationally,” said Yovonoff. The senior-heavy squad is also looking forward to its bright new, emerging players, especially with the sophomore tandem of Yovonoff and Milo, both of whom continue to play strongly. “Me and Steven Milo are beginning to realize that we are going to have to step up in terms of our maturity level first and foremost. We are going to have to be leaders, setting examples everyday for the underclassmen and incoming freshmen,” said Yovonoff. The team is next in action on Saturday against Bates. The men will then travel to Boston College to face the Eagles on Sunday.
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much. ... That was disappointing, I guess, but it was also something to take away from the experience, knowing that I was able to compete with everybody and wasn’t destroyed or blown out by anybody. Shipman praised Powell’s ability not to lose his focus when he lost matches. “[Powell] stayed very stable mentally,” Shipman said. “He never gave up. He never got down on himself. He never got angry or distracted. He fought hard till the end.” Overall, Powell said that nationals was the most draining meet he has ever competed in, mostly because of the level of competition he faced. “I had a great experience at Nationals,” he said. “It was definitely the most mentally grueling competition I’ve ever done. It was definitely the highest level of competition in terms of the other individuals that were participating in the tournament.” With the fencing season now over, both Cardillo and Powell have their eyes set out on qualifying for Nationals next year. According to Cardillo, maintaining his consistency will help him toward fencing at the NCAA Championships for a second straight year. “I was very consistent this year, but I need to keep that up,” he said. “I have to keep working. I plan on training over the summer. Fencing is going to be a pretty big part of the offseason.” Powell said that he believes he needs to work hard and stay motivated in his final year at Brandeis. “I just have to put as much effort as I did this year, be just as motivated and work hard during school practices, as well as outside practices and outside coaching,” he said. Editor’s note: Julian Cardillo ’14 is a Sports staff writer for the Justice.
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ROUGH OUTING: Relief pitcher Rephael Stern ’11 throws from the stretch during the team’s 18-3 loss to Framingham State University last Sunday at Brandeis.
BASEBALL: Squad delivers mixed results CONTINUED FROM 16 tese and Schwartz as well as a tworun double from O’Hare. Last Wednesday afternoon was a different story as Brandeis had a classic low-scoring duel with the Wentworth Institute of Technology before losing 5-4 in extra innings. Michael Swerdloff ’13 started for the Judges with a solid performance, giving up three runs in seven innings of work. Brandeis relied on the small ball
for much of the game, only recording one extra-base hit through 10 innings of play. The game was tied at three after nine innings before Wentworth went in front on a two-run double in the top of the tenth. Third baseman Jon Chu ’12 hit an RBI single to make it a one-run game, but it was as close as Brandeis would get, and the team lost 5-4. The Judges started off the homestand with a commanding 8-3 victory over Salem State University. Brit-
ton scattered three runs, only one of them earned, through seven solid innings while also notching seven strikeouts. In the first inning, Chu launched a sacrifice fly and first baseman Eric Rosenberg ’11 belted a two-run single to jump out to a 3-1 lead. In the fifth, the Judges gave Britton all the support he needed with RBI singles by Chu and Nicholson, as well as backto-back RBI doubles by Rosenberg and Cortese. Dylan, Brian Ing ’14,
and Alex Tynan ’12 all pitched well in relief to cement the 8-3 victory. Schwartz was positive about the team’s progression through the season. “We’ve been playing well for the most part lately and I think we’re getting better as the season goes on,” he said. “Once again, if we improve on some basic aspects and become more consistent, we can rack up victories.” Brandeis faces Suffolk University tomorrow at 3 p.m.
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Courtney Kelley ’11
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rd-place finish for épée Alex Powell ’12 at the NCAA Fencing Championships last week at the Ohio State University.
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far this season to an 8-11 record, Kelley is confident that the team will bounce back as the season goes on. “One of [the] team’s strongest assets is [its] ability to handle adversity in the pursuit of a common goal,” she said.
If the softball team is to rally in the second half of its season, it will need Kelley to produce like she did in the two games against Salem State last weekend. —Jacob Newfield
UAA STANDINGS Baseball
Softball
UAA Conference Overall W L W L Pct. Emory 5 1 17 10 .630 Case 4 2 14 10 .583 WashU 3 3 13 11 .542 JUDGES 2 4 10 10 .500 Rochester 1 5 5 7 .417 Chicago 0 0 6 4 .600
UAA Conference W L Emory 8 0 WashU 6 2 Rochester 3 5 JUDGES 3 5 Chicago 0 0 Case 0 8
Not including Monday’s games
Not including Monday’s games Overall W L T Pct. 26 1 1 .946 16 5 1 .750 9 5 0 .643 8 11 0 .421 3 1 0 .750 6 16 0 .273
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three-run home runs by softball first baseman Courtney Kelley ’11 during the team’s doubleheader against Salem State University last Saturday.
th-place finish for the men’s fencing team at NCAAs last week.
RBIs for baseball first baseman Eric Rosenberg ’11 on the season, which leads the team.
combined matches won by the men’s and women’s tennis teams against Babson College last week. Both teams went 9-0 against the Beavers.
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two three-run home runs during the softball team’s two wins against Salem State University last Saturday afternoon.
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■ The senior first baseman hit
With two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning against Salem State University last Saturday, first baseman Courtney Kelley ’11 hit a game-tying three-run home run, sending the game into extra innings for the Judges, who eventually won 8-7. Kelley added a second threerun shot in a second game against the Vikings, helping lead the team to a 14-1 victory. Kelley is now batting .280 and leads the softball team with 12 RBIs. The senior said that she is trying to play her hardest during her last season on the team. “[My] goal for myself during my senior year is to leave everything on the field and play for my co-captains during our last season of collegiate softball,” she wrote in an e-mail to the Justice. Kelley has played a significant role on the team this season after being sidelined for much of last year. In the 2010 season, Kelley played in just 24 games before injuring her ankle. At the time, Kelley was on a five-game hit streak. Kelley said that while she missed competing with her teammates at the NCAA Tournament, being there and supporting her teammates was still one of the high points of her career at Brandeis. “The highlight of my athletic career [was] accompanying my teammates to our first [berth] in the NCAA Tournament in program history last year,” Kelley wrote. “While I was sidelined due to an ankle injury, it was great to watch my teammates accomplish something we’ve worked so hard for.” Although the team has struggled thus
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Baseball (batting average)
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Chris Ferro ’13 leads the team with a .380 batting average this season.
Marianne Specker ’12 leads the team with a .378 batting average.
Player AVG Chris Ferro .380 Pat Nicholson .360 Tony Deschler .355 Nick Cortese .313 Zach Malis .296 Eric Rosenberg .290 Kenny Destremps .278
Player AVG Marianne Specker .378 Brittany Grimm .304 Samantha Gajewski .294 Courtney Kelley .280 Danielle Lavallee .278 Carly Schmand .273 Lauren Porcaro .267
Baseball (earned run average)
Softball (runs batted in)
Pat Nicholson ’11 leads the team with a 2.70 ERA this season.
Courtney Kelley ’11 leads the team with 12 RBIs this season.
Player ERA Pat Nicholson 2.70 Colin Markel 3.00 John McGrath 3.00 Brian Ing 3.86 Mike Swerdloff 4.61 Stefan Weiss 4.70
Player Runs Courtney Kelley 12 Brittany Grimm 11 Marianne Specker 10 Danielle Lavallee 8 Carly Schmand 8 five tied with 6
UPCOMING GAMES TO WATCH Baseball doubleheader at home vs WPI The baseball team will play a doubleheader against WPI on Saturday afternoon. The baseball team will play four games this week, including a doubleheader against the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Engineers on Saturday on the Stein Diamond at Brandeis. WPI blew out Brandeis in both of the teams’ matchups last season, winning by scores of 10-3 and 10-1 on April 11,
2010. However, Brandeis struggled to an 11-24 record last season and WPI finished at 23-11. The Judges stand at 10-10 so far this year, while WPI heads into the week with a 7-10 record. The team wil also take on Suffolk University tomorrow and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on Sunday.
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. If there was ever a late-season stretch that tested a team’s preparation for the playoffs, the Bruins just went through it. Boston faced off against three straight Eastern Conference playoff teams last week for the second time this month and came out with a tight grasp on the third seed in the playoff standings, clinching a playoff berth for the fourth-consecutive season. The Bruins beat the Flyers in Philadelphia 2-1 last Sunday, lost to the New York Rangers 1-0 last Saturday and shellacked the Montreal Canadiens 7-0 last Thursday. With an additional win last Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils, the Bruins now have 94 points with seven games remaining on the season. Earlier this month, Boston went 1-2-1 in four straight games against Eastern Conference playoff teams. The last time they went through such a stint was back in October, when the Bruins went 2-1 in three games against the Washington Capitals and the Rangers. Defenseman Andrew Ference said that these types of games late in the season are exactly what the team needs heading into the playoffs. “I mean, it’s great. These last 10 [games] for us are as good as preparation as you can get,” Ference said. “We’re playing teams that are fighting for playoff spots. We’re playing teams that are at the top of the tables. And then you got teams like [New] Jersey ... that are really hot, the hottest teams in the league. So it’s great prep for us.” Last Saturday against the Rangers, the only goal of the game was scored in the first period and came with controversy. Rangers’ center Derek Stepan was offside on a play just 6 minutes into the game but was not called for the infraction. The ensuing Rangers’ possession resulted in an offensive zone faceoff on which Stepan scored. Bruins’ coach Claude Julien called out the officials in his postgame press conference, saying that the crew also missed a false start infraction on the face-off that led to the Rangers’ lone goal. “There’s one mulligan, but I didn’t feel that they needed two,” he said. The second period was quiet, but Boston turned it on in the third period in a final effort to try to tie the score. The Bruins outshot New York 26 to 23 in the game, and 12 to 1 in the third period, but the Rangers’ goaltending and defense held strong for the win. New York blocked 29 shots in the game and goalie Henrik Lundqvist made 26 saves en route to his league-leading 11th shutout of the season. It was also his 400th career NHL game and 20th consecutive start this season. “Guys just battled hard tonight,” Lundqvist said. “Blocking shots was going to be a big part because their defense is very active. The puck goes back to the blue line a lot. They’re shooting fast. Coming up with those blocks was big. Me, personally, I just tried to fight all night to see the puck and felt like I was very active. As the game went on, it got more and more intense. It’s a great feeling.” Last Thursday’s game was the first meeting between the Canadiens and Bruins since the March 8 game in Montreal when Bruins’ defenseman Zdeno Chara checked Canadiens’ forward Max Pacioretty into the sideboards near the team benches, giving Pacioretty a concussion and causing local Montreal authorities to launch a criminal investigation into what was a legal hockey play. Though nothing has come of the investigation aside from heightened media attention and fan protests, the tension between the two already archrivals was expected to be higher than usual. The buzz in the TD Garden spiked early with a Bruins’ goal just 1:01 into the first period. Defenseman Johnny Boychuk tracked down a rebound off a Chara shot and blasted a slap shot of his own past Canadien goalie Carey Price. From there, it was all Boston. The Bruins added to their lead at 13:43 when forward Gregory Campbell deflected a shot from the point that trickled past Price. The Bruins immediately went on the powerplay when the Canadiens’ Tomas Plekanec took a double minor for high sticking just 30 seconds later and finally converted when Nathan Horton put home a loose puck in front of the net at 17:28 after nearly 3:30 of solid puck movement within the offensive zone. Boston took the 3-0 lead into the first intermission. After a scoreless second, Bruins forward Nathan Horton tallied his second goal of the game on a perfectly executed 2-on-1 play, receiving a cross-ice pass from forward David Krejci at 4:03 into the third period. Just seconds later, the Bruins forced Price out of the game as they added their fifth goal of the night off a slap shot by defenseman Adam McQuaid from the left point that was deflected in by a Canadien player at 4:29. Later with the score 6-0, Campbell tacked on the team’s seventh goal of the night on a shorthanded breakaway in the midst of a nearly full 5-on-3 power play for Montreal, making the final score 7-0. “I never thought we would do this,” Bruins forward Mark Recchi said. “[I] thought it would be close.” The Bruins opened the week against the red-hot Devils, who entered the game on a 24-5-2 run. An early power play goal by Devils’ forward Ilya Kovalchuk put New Jersey up 1-0 in the first period, but the Bruins took control and scored four unanswered goals the rest of the way to secure a 4-1 victory. Bruins forward Shawn Thornton answered Kovalchuk’s goal to tie the game later in the first period, and Chara, forward Milan Lucic and Recchi rounded out the scoring for Boston in the second and third periods. Last week, in all likelihood, previewed a first-round playoff matchup for Boston with either the Rangers or Canadiens. The Bruins sit in third place in the conference standings, while New York and Montreal battle for the sixth seed, each tied with 87 points with six games remaining. Boston proved though that it can compete consistently with the top teams in the conference, handling Montreal and knocking off the Flyers on the road. In the electric playoff-like atmosphere that the 17,565 Garden fans provided against Montreal last Thursday, the team was at its best. Bruins fans hope that it was a preview of results to come during the playoffs. The Bruins are next in action tonight at home against the Chicago Blackhawks. —Ian Cutler and Jonathan Epstein
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Judges go 2-3 to start homestand ■ The baseball team began
a 13-game homestand by playing five games in 6 days against local competition. By ADAM RABINOWITZ JUSTICE STAFF WRITER
The baseball team began a 13game homestand last week, completing a stretch of five games in 6 days with a 2-3 record, which leveled the team’s record out at 10-10 for the season. The team started the week on a high note, but fatigue took its toll last Sunday as the Judges faltered against Framingham State University in an afternoon double-header. Brandeis’ offense was shut down by the Rams in the team’s second game, earning only one hit—a single by Tony Deshler ’11 in the first inning. Colin Markel ’14 was tagged with the loss, giving up 3 runs, 1 earned, in 4 2/3 innings of work as the Judges lost 4-0. The first game between the two was even worse for Brandeis, as Framingham State handed the team an 18-3 loss, Brandeis’ worst defeat of the season. Pitcher Dylan Britton ’13, coming off a domineering performance earlier this week, was shelled and only lasted one inning. In the bottom of the first inning, after Britton was tagged for 4 runs, the Judges showed some signs of life. Catcher Chris Ferro ’13 brought in a runner from second on a well-
placed single and a routine grounder by first baseman Pat Nicholson ’11 was overthrown by the Rams’ shortstop, leading to two more runs. From there, however, the Rams kept pouring in the runs, and the Judges were shut down the rest of the way. Shortstop Dominic Schwartz ’14 was disappointed with the team’s performance. “We definitely had the potential to beat these teams and our squad is really coming together as a whole, but our main problem is that we’re still making a lot of fundamental mistakes both offensively and defensively,” Schwartz said. “If we can just cut down on these fundamental errors and correct our mechanics, we can get a lot more wins.” Last Thursday, in the team’s third game in as many days, the Judges exploded for a season-high 12 runs and 14 hits in a 12-6 rout of Salve Regina University. John McGrath ’11 pitched seven strong innings, ceding only one earned run while adding eight strikeouts, earning his third win of the season. Brandeis jumped out to a quick start with five runs in the second inning. Outfielders Nick Cortese ’13 and Tony Deshler ’11 and Schwartz all contributed RBI singles, while Sean O’Hare ’12 drove in two more with a crushing double. The third inning played out almost the same as the Judges delivered four more runs, again with RBI singles by Cor-
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SWINGING THROUGH THE BALL: Shortstop Brittany Grimm ’12 fights off a pitch against Salem State University last Saturday.
Softball rallies from a 7-0 deficit against WPI ■ The softball team stormed
back to stun the Vikings in extra innings, part of a 3-1 week for the Judges. By JACOB LURIE JUSTICE STAFF WRITER
The softball team swept Salem State University in a double-header at home last Saturday, winning a thriller in the first game 8-7 and blowing out the Vikings in the second game, 14-1. The Judges are now 8-11 on the season after splitting a double header against Worcester Polytechnic Institute last Friday. In the first game, the Judges had to battle back after falling behind early. Brandeis trailed 7-0 in the sixth inning but was able to rally back and defeat the Vikings. The Judges’ comeback began with right fielder Maxie Hirschler ’12 singling to start the sixth inning. First baseman Courtney Kelley ’11 walked, and outfielder Samantha Gajewski ’12 reached on an error, loading the bases for center fielder Lauren Por-
caro ’12. Porcaro made the most of the opportunity, pulverizing a pitch over the right-field wall for a grand slam, bringing Brandeis within three runs. In the bottom of the seventh, the Brandeis comeback continued. Hirschler was hit by a pitch. Catcher Leah McWilliams ’14 then walked, and with two outs, Kelley hit a pitch that sailed over the right-field wall, tying the game 7-7. In extra innings, the game remained tied until third baseman Danielle Lavallee ’11 started the 10th inning with a double. Shortstop Brittany Grimm ’12 followed with a single, and Lavallee attempted to score but was cut down at the plate. Center fielder Carly Schmand ’11 got on base with a single, allowing Grimm to advance to third. Utility Marianne Specker ’12 then hit a single up the middle, bringing in Grimm for the game-winning run. “Everyone was in it to win it,” said pitcher Melissa Nolan ’14. “I don’t think we really pulled it together until the end of the game where we realized how much we really wanted it.” In the second game against Salem State, the Judges carried over their
offensive prowess from the end of the first game. Brandeis scored seven runs in the second inning and never looked back. Nolan had two home runs in the game, the first two of her career, one a solo shot and the other good for two runs. Kelley also homered early in the game, her second 3-run shot of the day. Brandeis pitching was superb as well, as Nolan allowed only one run on one hit to improve to 4-5 on the season. “I think the second game was much easier because the pressure was off. We scored runs immediately.” Nolan said. Last Friday, the Judges went 1-1 in a doubleheader against WPI. In the first game, Brandeis had scoring opportunities early, but failed to capitalize and lost the game 10-2. Grimm and Specker walked with one out in the first inning, but WPI junior pitcher Erin Flaherty struck out the next two Brandeis batters to get herself out of the jam. Brandeis unraveled in the third inning, allowing five runs against the Engineers. WPI scored after two walks and a Brandeis error, bringing home
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Cardillo, Powell lead fencers at Nationals ■ Foil Julian Cardillo ’14
and épée Alex Powell ’12 competed at the NCAA Fencing Championships. By JOSH ASEN JUSTICE SENIOR WRITER
Foil Julian Cardillo ’14 finished 17th out of 24 foil fencers, while épée Alex Powell ’12 placed 23rd in épée at the NCAA Fencing Championships at The Ohio State University last Thursday and Friday. Overall, Brandeis finished 15th out of 24 schools in the men’s standings. “We’re proud of both of them,” coach Bill Shipman said. “It was a good effort and a good result to just get in the tournament. It was a good accomplishment.” In the tournament, both Cardillo and Powell fenced against every competitor in their respective weapon classes, including fencers from schools such as Notre Dame University, The Pennsylvania State University and Duke University. On the first day of the competition, Cardillo, who qualified for the NCAA Championships after finishing seventh in foil at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships on March 13, went 8-6. Three of his wins on the first day came against eventual top10 finishers, which placed him 10th overall after the first day. “[Cardillo] started out and fenced a little nervous, but by the middle of the day, he was fencing very well, probably the best he ever has,” Shipman said. Despite Cardillo’s success on the
first day, he managed only one win in nine matches on the second day. He noted the mental fatigue that settled in on the second day of action. “The second day was harder,” Cardillo said. “A lot of things got in the way. I thought I fenced well, but maybe not as well as I could have. I was nervous because I had the whole ‘making All-American’ in my head.” Even though Cardillo lost eight of his nine matches, Shipman was pleased with how the first-year maintained his composure. “[Cardillo] certainly never got down on himself,” Shipman said. “He never quit. He stayed mentally tough, and we’re proud with that result.” Overall, Cardillo stressed the intensity of the NCAA Championships, which he said he could have handled more appropriately. “It’s just a tough event,” he said. “It’s hard to adjust because day one, you fence 14 matches, and to wrap your head around fencing nine matches is tough because there is no room for error. It’s make or break. Mentally, I don’t think I made that adjustment and paid for it in day two.” In épée, Powell, who received an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships after placing 12th at the regional championships, finished 3-11 on day one and 3-6 on day two. Although Powell had only six wins over the 2 days, many of his losses were close matches that came down to the wire. “I had six wins, but over 2 days, I had six or seven losses that came in overtime; by sudden-death pretty
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The Brandeis Arts Council issued grants totaling $95,000 for the three departments within the School of Creative Arts.
■ Lydian String Quartet
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■ APAHM closing ceremony
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Professors from the Music department played a variety of pieces in their quartet’s 30th anniversary gala concert.
A spoken-word artist and an Asian-American band performed at the conclusion of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Korean cultural festivities filled the Levin Ballroom last Saturday night, highlighting dancers, martial artists and traditional food.
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■ ‘Book of Mormon’ interview 22 The creators of ‘South Park’ talked with justArts about their comedic musical about religious missionaries in Africa.
■ ‘Prometheus Bound’ review 22 This concert-theater blend features music by System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian and book by one of the writers of ‘Spring Awakening.’
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■ The Red Lentil review
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The film offers stunning visuals and a story from the creator of ‘300.’
Vegan and vegetarian food pleases patrons of this Watertown restaurant.
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The ‘awakening’ of a classic play
by Shelly Shore
Oscar-winning actress and longtime activist Elizabeth Taylor passed away last Wednesday at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles at the age of 79. According to the Los Angeles Times, all four of her children were with her at the time of her death. She is survived by her children, 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. “My mother was an extraordinary woman who lived life to the fullest with great passion, humor and love,” Taylor’s son, Michael Wilding, said in a statement Wednesday afternoon. “Though her loss is devastating to those of us who held her so close and so dear, we will always be inspired by her enduring contribution to our world.” Taylor was a force to be reckoned with, both on- and offscreen. A two-time Academy Award-winner for Best Actress, Taylor was a child star and Hollywood royalty, balancing a highly publicized personal life (she was married eight times to seven husbands) with an incredible film career. She also acted on stage, taking Broadway by storm in the 1980s. Yet Taylor’s work behind the scenes of world activism may be her greatest legacy. A renowned AIDS activist, and according to the Huffington Post, Taylor devoted a great deal of time and energy to AIDS charities, raising more than $100 million to fight the disease. She helped to found the American Foundation for AIDS Research and also created her own foundation, the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation. In 1992, she was awarded the Jean Herscholt Humanitarian Academy Award for her activism and charity work. Tributes from stars to Taylor have been flowing in almost nonstop since her death was announced Wednesday morning. “It’s the end of an era,” Barbra Streisand said. “It wasn’t just her beauty or her stardom—it was her humanitarianism. She put a face on HIV/AIDS. She was funny. She was generous. She made her life count.” Elton John echoed Streisand, saying, “[Taylor] earned our adoration for her stunning beauty and for being the very essence of glamor-
JustArts recently spoke with Hillary Crum ’13, the director of Free Play Theatre Cooperative’s newest show, ‘Spring Awakening.’
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SAYING GOODBYE: Hollywood icon and AIDS activist Elizabeth Taylor passed away on March 23.
ous movie stardom. And she earned our enduring love and respect for her compassion and her courage in standing up and speaking out about AIDS when others preferred to bury their heads in the sand.” For other celebrities, the loss was more personal. “Liz was a dear friend,” Julie Andrews told People Magazine. “She was a great legendary lady of Hollywood and she will be mourned worldwide.”An activist, a role model, a generous person—Elizabeth Taylor represented the sort of real triple-threat that today’s stars don’t seem to want to be. Hopefully, the next generation of Hollywood kids will learn from her example.
What’s happening in Arts on and off campus
ON-CAMPUS EVENTS
‘Crips and Bloods: Made in America’
This documentary discusses modern gang violence in the United States. There will be a discussion led by the Student Peace Alliance and the Students Organized Against Racism following the screening. Tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Golding Auditorium.
Women in the arts speaker
Film, television and Broadway actress Alexandra Borrie will speak about the challenges that women in the “looks industry” face everyday, with insights from women who work professionally in film, television, opera and ballet. Today at 12:30 p.m. in the Women’s Studies Research Center lecture hall.
‘Portraits of Madness’
As part of Lily Nagy-Deak’s ’11 senior thesis, actors will perform a series of scenes depicting varying levels of madness throughout history. Wednesday and Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Merrick Theater in the Spingold Theater Center. Free admission.
Spring into spring coffeehouse
Through poetry, music and conversation, mental illness will be the topic of the evening. Featuring student leaders and student performances, the successes of college students with mental illnesses will be highlighted. Wednesday at 9 p.m. in Cholmondeley’s.
Hold Thy Peace presents ‘Othello’
One of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies, the play follows the love between Othello and Desdemona that is overturned by baseless jealousy. Thursday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m and Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Carl J. Shapiro Campus Center Theater. Free admission.
Peacebuilding and the arts
This is one of two weekend intensives during April in which participants will view documentaries and engage in discussions and activities that will help to explore how the arts can be an effective approach to creating peace. All day Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the Abraham Shapiro Academic Complex. Free to Brandeis community members.
‘Spring Awakening’
The precursor to the award-winning musical, this play tells the tale of a group of teenagers as they discover sexuality in late-19thcentury Germany. Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. in the Schwartz Auditorium. Free admission.
‘Prometheus in the Flesh’
Jason Simon-Bierenbaum’s ’11 senior thesis project consists of nine original monologues that describe the ancient Greek legend’s struggles through Prometheus’ eyes. There
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OUT OF CONTROL: (From left) Paul Gale ’12, Carlos Perez ’13 and Herbie Rosen ’12 of Crowd Control performed at last year’s Improvathon. The group’s semester show will be held Sunday night in Cholmondeley’s. will be a discussion after both of the shows. Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Merrick Theater in the Spingold Theater Center. Free admission.
Wind Ensemble concert
The University Wind Ensemble will be playing a selection of pieces directed by Thomas Souza titled “Agony and Ecstasy—Music from the Edge.” Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Slosberg Recital Hall.
Swingfest swing dance
Join the swing dance club for a night of dancing and food. No partner or experience is necessary. Saturday at 9 p.m. in the South Campus Commons.
SASA’s White Out charity dance
The South Asian Student Association is hosting a dance, the proceeds from which will go to Japan earthquake relief. The event will feature NuEra Entertainment DJ Sensation, the winner of Battle of the Brandeis DJs. Friday at 10 p.m. in the South Campus Commons. Tickets are $3 pre-sale or $5 at the door and can be purchased at the Usdan Student Center during the week leading up to the event.
‘A Film Unfinished’—Meet the Director
Director Yael Hersonski will discuss her film titled A Film Unfinished. A missing reel of footage of the Warsaw ghetto during World War II tells the previously unknown story of what happened there. Sunday at 7 p.m. in the Wasserman Cinematheque. Free and open to the public.
VOCAL’s charity performance
The Brandeis slam poetry team, VOCAL, is
holding its annual fundraising performance. This year, the group will be raising money for Waltham Middle School’s After School Creative Writing program. The evening will feature two guest artists, James Caroline and Caroline Harvey, as well as poems from the five newest members of the Brandeis slam team before they go to the College Union’s Poetry Slam Invitationals. Sunday at 8 p.m. in Olin-Sang. Tickets are $5 for Brandeis students, $10 for non-Brandeis students and $15 for non-students, and proceeds will benefit Waltham Middle School.
Crowd Control semester show
Brandeis’ long-form improvisational comedy group will perform sketches in its semester show. A special premiere of BTV’s sketch comedy show, Little Hands, will finish off the night. Sunday at 9 p.m. in Cholmondeley’s.
OFF-CAMPUS EVENTS ‘Hair, the Musical’
The Tony Award-winning show about young Americans struggling for peace and tranquility is coming to the Colonial Theater. Featuring popular songs like “Aquarius” and “Let the Sun Shine In,” the show is fun for audience members. Now through April 10. Showtimes and ticket prices vary. Boston Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston St., Boston.
Boston Ballet presents “Elo Experience”
A collection of original works by renowned choreographer Jorma Elo, “Elo Experience” uses energy and baroque music to trace the choreographer’s journey over the last decade. Wednesday through April 3 at the Boston Ballet, 19 Clarendon St., Boston. Showtimes and ticket prices vary.
Spring Awakening, the play written by Frank Wedekind in 1891, is the inspiration for the Tony Award-winning musical of the same name. It follows a group of teenagers in late 19th century Germany as they discover the secrets their elders have kept about sexuality. Spring Awakening is Crum’s directorial debut at Brandeis, and she discussed some of her creative process with justArts. JustArts: Why did you choose Spring Awakening? Hillary Crum: I chose Spring Awakening because I love it. I fell in love with the musical first, but then I discovered the true beauty that is Frank Wedekind’s original script. It’s a piece that everyone can relate to, because everyone has been 14 and confused and curious about everything. Everyone, especially at Brandeis, has a little bit of Melchior (the protagonist) in them. Melchior has this over powering thirst to know everything simply because it can be known. Aside from the characters, my other attraction to the piece lies in its insistence on pushing boundaries. When it was first written in the late 1800s, no one would perform it. It was too racy, too risky. The times now are kinder to out-of-the-park craziness in art, but this play still has the ability to make an audience squirm. That’s what I love—using theater to make the audience uncomfortable. Because honestly, they’ll remember the play that left them with their jaw on the floor longer than the one they gave a standing ovation. JA: Is this the first show you have directed? What was/were your other show(s) like? HC: This is my third directing experience, and each time has been completely unique. The first play I directed was a high school one-act. It was called Our Rotten Town and parodied Our Town as well as a bunch of Shakespearean tragedies. That was crazy. I had a cast of 18 high school freshmen. I actually swore never to direct again after that. It was really fun but incredibly stressful, and I liked acting better at that point anyway. That resolution lasted all of a year, maybe. My next directing project was Lights Down, which is a play that I wrote. Working with a script of my own was challenging but rewarding. I had a cast of eight of my friends. We had a lot of fun and ultimately made a pretty great show, if I do say so myself. Having a smaller cast made the whole thing easier, but it was still a little crazy. My high school theater teacher told us that directing was the most stressful thing we would ever do but that it would also be the most fun. It’s so true. JA: What has the rehearsal process been like? HC: It’s just been incredible. I absolutely love watching my cast love this piece. They are deeper into their characters than I could possibly have dreamed. I tried to make it clear from the beginning that I wanted their input, so they give it to me. If I say something and they have a difference of opinion, we’ll talk about it. With them, I have come to a better understanding of the piece as a whole. Sometimes the way I see a scene in my head isn’t actually the best way to do it; my cast makes me really think about why I’m so set on a certain thing. They challenge me to think harder; it’s fantastic. I think the only challenge has been working around everyone’s conflicts. Everyone at Brandeis is involved in like 50 different activities. JA: What are the differences between this version of the play and the musical version? HC: I want to preface this all by saying that I love the musical. It’s what first brought me to the show. That being said, I’ve been working with the original pretty intensely for a few weeks now, so I have lots of nice things to say about it. The differences between the works are subtle, but they have become more pronounced to me as we delved deeper into the script for the rehearsal process. In general, Wedekind is much kinder to these kids than Duncan Sheik, who wrote the musical. The musical is very sensationalized. Sheik portrays the kids as primarily a bunch of sexcrazed teenagers who really aren’t thinking with their brains. It’s a lot sillier, which makes the tragic moments feel much more tragic. Musicals as a rule tend to lean toward the overly dramatic. The original script shows, I think, a much more real portrait of 14-year-olds. Wedekind’s kids have more dimensions. As far as the plot goes, the shows are very nearly identical. JA: What about theater do you find so attractive? HC: Theater is a living, breathing, moving art that can lull you to sleep, make you laugh until you cry or shock you out of your seat. It’s such a versatile medium. It is a collaborative process; so many different creative minds are put together for every performance of every show. The script, the acting, the set, the lighting and so many other elements all work together to deliver the message. The audience gets to receive the final product, and the result is usually amazing. Theater people—usually—are so open, so loving, so accepting. It’s a great environment in which to work. No idea is ever rejected as being stupid. Anything you can imagine can be made into a performance. There are no limits. —Emily Salloway
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GENEROUS GIVERS: The Brandeis Arts Council poses for a photo after allocating the largest budget for the Fine Arts, Music and Theater Arts departments since 2008. Each department received three grants.
BAC grants to benefit Arts departments ■ The Brandeis Arts Council
awarded $95,000 in grants to the School of Creative Arts. By WEI-HUAN CHEn JUSTICE EDITOR
The Brandeis Arts Council has funded all proposals made by the three departments within the School of Creative Arts, awarding $95,000 in grants to the Fine Arts, Music and Theater Arts departments for the establishment of new courses, residencies and projects for the 2011-12 academic year. The annual Council gift funded nine proposals in total, with three grants going to each of the departments. The Council was founded in 2008 and consists of 20 Brandeis alumni, parents and friends. According to its website, the mission of the Brandeis Arts Council is to “support
outstanding performances, exhibitions and programs in the School of Creative Arts” and “to enhance the quality and diversity of the arts at Brandeis through the combined annual contributions of its members.” The Council meets on campus every spring to allocate funds to submitted proposals. It met this year on March 7. One of the grants that went toward the Music department will help fund the MusicUnitesUS series, a world music residency program founded by Prof. Judith Eissenberg (MUS), to bring the Talujon Percussion Quartet, the South Indian dance theater group Navarsa and Afghan musician Homayun Sakhi for its residencies next year. The grant will also fund an instructor for the African drumming and dance ensemble. The creation of “Polyphony: Workshop, Performance and Symposium,” another proposal made by the music
department, will allow vocal and ensemble students to work with professional musicians and attend a retreat. The grants going to the Fine Arts department will help establish a new course titled “Memory and Photography” for intermediate-level photography students. The Council will also support the department with funds going toward guest lectures, as well as study abroad and internship opportunities for students. The funds will allow the Theater Arts department to create the Senior Thesis Theater Festival, which would provide production materials to students writing and producing plays. The Council will also fund a residency with actor and director Bill Barclay, as well as new courses in African American and feminist theater. “Often times, the arts has an experiential element that requires many
different resources,” Director of the Office of the Arts Scott Edmiston said in an interview with the Justice. “What the Brandeis Arts Council does every year is a very tangible way to support the arts at Brandeis.” Edmiston, along with Amy Silberstein of the Development and Alumni Relations department, created the Council with the help of Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Marty Krauss. For the 2010-11 academic year, the Brandeis Arts Council awarded grants to support a full-day concert with international guest artists by the Brandeis Electro-Acoustic Music Studio, professional guest artists for the Brandeis Theater Company and new studio arts courses. For the 2008-09 academic year, the Council funded the faculty appointment of Julia Hechtman, who taught the University’s first photography class. During the fall, the Council meets
informally in New York City to connect with alumni in the area. Last fall, Metropolitan Opera Resident Costume Designer Mitchell Bloom ’84 led the members of the council on a tour of the Metropolitan Opera. The Council met with students and faculty who made the proposals on March 7 in a day-long decision making process led by Senior Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences Elaine Wong. The Council also met with University President Frederick Lawrence to discuss the future of the Arts at Brandeis. “The department chairs were very excited about the funding, and we were as well,” said Betsy Pfau ’74, a member of the Brandeis Arts Council. “As a singer myself, I was pleased to learn that President Lawrence sings and is involved in the arts. I’ve liked everything I’ve heard from him so far and I love that he really understands the importance of the arts.”
culture
APAHM finishes strong at its concluding event ■ Asian-Pacific American
Heritage Month’s final night included spoken-word and musical performances. By ARIEL KAY JUSTICE EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Last Sunday marked the end of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month at Brandeis, a month-long celebration of Asian-American culture. APAHM featured many events centered around Asian-American culture, including the SKINS Fashion Show, which was hosted by Brandeis Asian-American Student Association; Southeast Asia Club’s lion dance showcase; and Bubble Tea Night. The closing ceremony, which took place in the Hassenfeld Conference Center, featured traditional food and spoken-word poetry, as well as a band made up primarily of AsianAmerican performers. Prof. Shilpa Davé (AMST) opened the ceremony with the introduction of Giles Li, a Boston-based poet who also founded the Boston Progress Arts Collective in 2005. BPAC is “a community of [Asian-American] artists that aims to create a supportive space and outlet for personal growth, creative expression and artistic exploration,” according to the group’s website. Li is also the Arts coordinator for the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, an organization that provides services and support to Chinese immigrants and low-income families. In addition to Li’s volunteer work, he is also a commendable writer. The poet performed seven of his pieces, including “Crappy Christmas Poem in Seven Parts,” about the myth
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ROCK ON: The group tim.be.told, a YouTube sensation, performed live in the Hassenfield Conference Center Sunday night. of Santa Claus and consumerism in American culture; and “Grizzly Bear,” which analyzed humans’ fear of wildlife and our impact on nature from the perspective of the titular animal.
Between the poems, Li chatted with the audience and spoke about his life, including his feelings about growing older and being responsible for his family. He also sang a verse of his “favorite hip-hop song” (“Bring it All to
Me” by Blaque feat. J.C. Chasez) and Justin Bieber’s “Baby,” which made the crowd laugh and cringe simultaneously. Despite the poet’s comical antics, he also performed more serious pieces about misogyny and
homophobia in the Asian-American community. The Charlottesville, Va.-based band tim.be.told performed after Li. The group, which is comprised of four Asian-American musicians and one white musician, is well known within the Asian community, according to BAASA Co-president Victoria Lee ’13. Tim.be.told is a Christian band, but most of the group’s music— which has a soft rock, singer-songwriter vibe—sounded more radiofriendly than religious. Keyboardist and lead singer Tim Ouyang spoke about the feelings of sadness and loss that people have experienced surrounding the earthquake in Japan, as well as the hardships of everyday life. The band’s song “Humanity” (also the title of the group’s first album) expresses Ouyang’s desire for hope. The singer urged crowd members to sing along with the chorus. Ouyang’s high tenor voice was beautiful to listen to, and the other members’ complex overlaid instrumentals melded well together to create a complex and enjoyable sound. After tim.be.told’s performance, which ended with a crowd-initiated encore, traditional Asian food, made by the BAASA executive-board, was served. BAASA Co-president Stephanie Lee ’13 commented on the overall success of the month. “Attendance was definitely better than last year,” she said. “More people know about APAHM and the specific events on campus.” Victoria Lee added that she “enjoyed working with the different clubs and meeting people who kept coming back to different events … APAHM is not just for Asian-American students. Everyone who is interested in our culture can celebrate.”
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FAN-TASTIC: Members of the Korean Student Association display uniformity and balance in a traditional Korean fan dance titled “Boo Chae Choom.” The signature performance closed an impressive show.
KSA hosted its annual show in the Levin Ballroom last week By alex deSILVA JUSTICE STAFF WRITER
As anyone who saw the Rabb steps last week could gather, the Brandeis Korean Student Association went all out when it came to advertising for this year’s K-Nite, the club’s annual celebration of Korean culture. Those who came to Levin Ballroom on Saturday night learned that KSA put an impressive amount of work into the show, giving the audience a 2-hour whirlwind of music, dancing; tae kwon do; K-pop; and addictive, free yogurt drinks. Each K-Nite is built around a different theme, and for this year’s,“Korea 101,” KSA used a clever framing device built around a school day, in which each performance was presented as a “class,” with a short skit introducing each one. It was a small part of the show, but it tied everything together well. The show itself opened with a rendition of “Aegukga,” South Korea’s national anthem, before segueing into a Korean history class taught by KSA President Dong Hyun Lee ’12. It outlined South Korea’s rapid development after the Korean War, which according to Lee left the country in such a dismal state that General MacArthur said it would take a century to recover—a prediction
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FIERCE: Haemee Kang ’13, dressed as a schoolgirl, poses for the fashion show.
that Korea disproved by turning into the powerhouse it is in only 50 years. Next period was “Korean Music Class,” featuring a performance by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s traditional Korean folk ensemble “Oori Crew,” who performed traditional Korean poongmul music, a style that utilizes different types of drums and gongs. After the Oori Crew’s performance, the stage was given over to the modern dance performance, in which students danced to K-pop standards from Korean pop stars Shinhwa, Miss A and Tae Yang. Students Christy Kang ’13 and Ga Eun Lee ’14 choreographed the former two, and they were joined by Sean Norton ’12 to choreograph the final performance, “I Need A Girl.” After this came the tae kwon do demonstration (or “gym class”) from the Newton branch of the Jae H. Kim Tae Kwon Do Institute. This started out normally enough: Students would demonstrate different forms, moves and strikes. But then they brought out the boards. Breaking boards is a time-honored tradition in demonstrations of martial arts, and what happened here left everyone talking for the rest of the night. There were flying kicks through a plank that barely missed the holder’s face, students elbowing through a pile of planks and what can only be described as a real-
life version of the “bicycle kick” move from Mortal Kombat. It was insane, and the crowd loved every minute of it. Of course, this act would be hard to follow, but the KSA ended the first part of the show on a high note with a fashion show, featuring modern-day school uniforms before bringing out the final two ensembles: spot-on recreations of the robes worn by historic upper-class men and women, as well as the clothes of Korea’s kings and queens. During intermission, the audience was given free samples of Yakult, a yogurt-based drink that’s incredibly popular not only in Korea, but all across Asia, as well as parts of Latin America—not to mention Levin Ballroom, where the Yalkut supply was drained only a few minutes after they started serving it. The second half of the show began with a performance by the KSA band, which sang renditions of Korean rock favorites as well as a Korean version of Blondie’s “Maria.” This was followed by a presentation by the executive board, which included a speech given by Grace Noh ’11 on the Korean Language Table at Brandeis, a student-founded tutoring program that helps Brandeis students to learn Korean, which compensates for the University’s lack of an official Korean language program.
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PASSION FOR FASHION: Yeom Joon Kim ’14 and Young Joo Kim ’14 don traditional Korean clothes in the fashion show, which ended the night’s first act. They walked down to the audience for a better look.
The program has grown from three students to 14 in only a few years, and the Table hopes to get the University to begin offering Korean language classes at some point in the near future. After this, the winners of KSA’s raffle were announced. The first and second prizes—an iPod Touch and a Polaroid camera, respectively—were awarded to elated students. With the evening winding down, there was time for one last performance: the fan dance. This is a performance that’s held every year at K-Nite, and ended the show on a high note as the audience filed out to the Usdan Student Center to enjoy a free Korean meal provided by Boston Yasu, a Korean restaurant in Boston. K-Nite was, first and foremost, a celebration of Korea and its culture. But this year’s show was also a celebration of the KSA itself, which has made great strides in the past few years. Twenty years ago, it consisted of about 10 members, but now its e-board alone has 17, and KSA Vice President Sujin Han ’12 said that with Brandeis’ admittance of more international students, Brandeis’s Korean population is now in the hundreds. This made the night that much more important—not only as a tribute to Korea itself, but also as a testament to the vitality of Brandeis’ community of Korean students.
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COUNTRY PRIDE: Jae Young Park ’14 sings the Korean national anthem, “Aeguka.”
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‘South Park’ team takes on Broadway ■ Trey Parker and Matt
Stone discussed their latest comedic endeavor, ‘The Book of Mormon,’ with justArts. By Sujin shin JUSTICE STAFF WRITER
Trey Parker and Matt Stone are two lampooners whose talents for the raunchy, the ridiculous and the borderline-offensive have made them household names to comedy lovers. But can they hold a candle to that other pair of famous Broadway showstoppers, Rodgers and Hammerstein? The Book of Mormon, which opened at the Eugene O’Neill Theater in New York City on March 24, is Parker and Stone’s latest project—a big leap away from their sitcom-style, cutout animation cartoon hit, South Park. Some might be surprised at this change of pace for the duo, but in a conference call with justArts, they revealed a lot more sensibility in the direction of this show than in the cutand-go style they typically use when animating South Park. Indeed, the biggest question about this play might be whether the humor is anything similar to the TV show that made Parker and Stone famous. “I think in a lot of ways it is,” said Stone, “but it is such a different animal, doing a Broadway show, because we are so used to doing whatever we want. In any [South Park] scene we can say, ‘Oh, let’s have a tank show up.’ Or ‘Maybe half of France shows up,’ and we can do all that. … I mean, I think that if anyone saw [The Book of Mormon] and then learned that we wrote it, they wouldn’t be shocked, but it also doesn’t really feel like a South Park episode at all.” But will they stand out? There are many shows on Broadway that push the envelope for viewer squeamishness. When asked whether they had considered the atmosphere of the
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MUSICAL MISCHIEF: ‘The Book of Mormon’ applies Parker and Stone’s comedic abilities to a new cast of characters, following the tale of Mormons who take a trip to Africa. Great White Way when they showed up, Parker replied, “Well, we didn’t really think about that when we were writing it. We’ve been writing this for 7 years, and even a couple years ago we didn’t know when exactly we were going to launch this on stage. … We didn’t really think about what else was out there. But we started from one place: We really wanted to do a story about these two missionaries that go to a place, and we picked subSaharan Africa in a war zone. … [We
wanted them to] go to a place that’s as far from where they grew up [as] they can imagine and confronted with all these new challenges of what they’ve been taught in their Mormon Sunday schools. … With our sensibility, we probably will be a little bit further out than most stuff on Broadway, but we didn’t start in a place of doing that.” Critics from The New York Times and other media have already given glowing reviews to The Book of Mor-
mon’s preview performances. Now the musical seems set to take Broadway audiences by storm the way South Park stole the hearts of latenight comedy lovers. But it wasn’t particularly intended to reel in a special type of audience. “The first few nights were definitely very South Park-fan driven,” said Stone, “then the Broadway crowd started showing up. But they seemed to like it just as much and now we’re really seeing a mix. We didn’t sort of sit down and
say ‘All right, who are we doing this for?’ because we never do that; we sort of do what we do and see who watches it. But so far, we’re pretty pleasantly surprised by the mix of people that seem to be coming.” The Book of Mormon is going to be one of the highlights of Broadway this year, as a mix of South Parkstyle creativity, acerbic wit and the traditional showmanship of classic musical theater come together in a whirlwind of daredevil performance.
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‘Prometheus Bound’ musical shines at Boston’s Club Oberon ■ The American Repertory
Theater’s blend of rock opera and rock concert explores a thrilling new genre of theater. By mindy cimini JUSTICE contributing writer
Musical theater is in the middle of a rock renaissance. What began with Hair, the Musical and Jesus Christ Superstar in the 1970s has returned in recent years with shows like Spring Awakening and Green Day’s stage incarnation of American Idiot. The American Repertory Theater’s premiere of Prometheus Bound continues that trend with wild success, delivering a production that is equal parts stick-it-to-the-man rock concert and immersive theatrical experience. Directed by the ART’s artistic director and Tony-nominee Diane Paulus, the production takes over Club Oberon, one of the ART’s alternative theater spaces. The majority of the audience stands on the dance floor for the 80-minute production while the action envelopes them from every level of the club. On the opposite wall from the “stage”—occupied mostly by a wailing seven-piece band—is a full bar for those over 21. Set pieces move on and off the dance floor during the performance, but actors mingle with the audience before the show begins, encouraging them to follow the action of the performance all around the space. Ushers and management even pass out earplugs for use in case the music be too loud for some patrons. Prometheus Bound may be a retelling of Greek mythology, but it is not traditional sit-and-turn-off-your-cellphone theater. Paulus creates a dynamic atmosphere, utilizing all aspects of the space to tell the myth of Prometheus,
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‘PROMETHEUS’ ROCKS: The ensemble sings a high-energy chorus during ART’s musical performance of ‘Prometheus Bound.’ played with raw bite by Broadway veteran Gavin Creel (Hair). Ensemble members shepherd the audience to make way for moving set pieces, but they too rock out to the music, ensuring that the energy of the show never lags. The music is both the highlight and the driving force of the production. System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian provides music and orchestration to Steven Sater’s (Spring Awakening) lyrics and book. Sater’s
lyrics can be obscure, but Tankian’s freshman effort in the rock-musical crossover is stellar. His music pulses with anguish and force in heavier numbers, then gives way to the eerie, ethereal harmonies of the Daughters of the Aether—the goosebump-inducing Celina Carvajal, Jo Lampert and Ashley Flanagan. Tankian experiments with different styles—a folk anthem to bookend the piece or a calypso, funk and jazz number—with varying de-
grees of effect, but the cast commits to each number and pulls the audience along for the ride. Indeed, Prometheus Bound’s cast is a wealth of talent. The cast members throb as one to the music, creating infectious energy that spreads through the audience. Though twotime Tony nominee Creel is ostensibly the star-power draw to the show, the production often has an ensemble feel. Also, Prometheus’ unfortunate
counterpart, Uzo Aduba, channels raw passion. One of the strongest numbers of the show, she pits her sandy, soulful voice against Creel’s, spiraling into a frenzied and mesmerizing cast-wide head bang. Michael Cunio has the most rock-star presence of the cast, and the acidic grit of his voice cuts through every number. Still, Creel’s Prometheus is the commanding, constant presence in the production. He makes Prometheus insolent and provocative, an ancient martyr with heavy eyeliner and lacking a shirt. Known in the theater community for his easy, golden tenor, here he owns Tankian’s rock score, overflowing with fury and drive. He spends much of the show bound to a platform in the center of the dance floor, and while Paulus’ staging allows for him to move at crucial moments in the show, Creel shows impressive range within his spatial confinements. No matter the scene, Creel dares the audience to watch him, writhing against chains and glowering at anyone near him. Plot-wise, Prometheus Bound goes nowhere unexpected: Prometheus starts the show chained to a rock, and he ends it the same way. It is more current in its portrayal of tyranny and defiant uprising, and it rings especially true considering today’s political revolutions. The ART embraces the show’s political agenda, partnering with Amnesty International to bring awareness to human rights issues across the world. Prometheus Bound is both a rock concert and a theatrical production with power. It invites the audience into a progressive theater environment and provides a heart-thumping and foot-stomping show. At the least, Prometheus Bound is an intriguing and well-executed piece of theater; at most, it is a work with a mission and a catalyst for change.
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Strong women and explosions pack a ‘Punch’ ■ The women of the new flick
‘Sucker Punch’ show that action and adventure are no longer just for boys. By KARLA ALVIDREZ JUSTICE CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Writer and director Zack Snyder’s new film, Sucker Punch, grabs you from the very beginning and propels you through a visually charged, character-driven adventure that doesn’t let go until the lights turn on and the credits roll. Snyder wastes no time in showing his audience what he can do with visuals. The first 10 minutes of the film are shown without dialogue, and the main character, Baby Doll, does not speak until about half an hour of the movie passes. The plot is easy to follow: Baby Doll (Emily Browning), the newcomer, has been imprisoned in a mental institution by her evil stepfather. At the asylum, she enlists four other girls to help with her plan to escape. The girls go on several missions through different fantasies that Baby Doll creates as a mechanism to protect herself from the reality of imprisonment. On these missions, the girls’ objective is to retrieve five items that are needed to escape. These sequences are played out like scenes from a video game, complete with supernatural elements and special effects. Baby Doll’s fantasies transport the girls to historical, mythical and futuristic worlds where they must battle supernatural beings to collect a map, fire, a knife, a key and a fifth mystery item. The transitions from reality to fantasy are fluid and the same every time—when Baby Doll starts swaying to rock music, you know that you’re about to be launched into a new world. Snyder uses other repetitions to keep the film from getting too confusing, yet he also manages to keep it from feeling mundane. The segments that take place in the mental institution are full of emotion, which provides relief from the intense action scenes. The film’s cast of mostly established young actresses is headed by Browning (who has previously appeared in Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events). The rest of the group is made up of Jena Malone (Pride and Prejudice) as Rocket, Vanessa Hudgens (High School Musical) as Blondie, Jamie Chung as Amber and Abbie Cornish as Sweet Pea. The actresses gave believable performances, but Jena Malone, whom I usually admire, tended to overact sometimes. Carla Gugino played the only adult female figure at the institution and provided support for the girls as Dr. Vera Gorski. She could have easily been lost in the large cast of young women in this film, but her quiet-yet-forceful perfor-
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WOMEN WARRIORS: The girls of ‘Sucker Punch’ prepare for their mission within one of the realms created by protagonist Baby Doll (center), played by Emily Browning. mance made her stand out. The two main male figures in the film are Blue Jones (played by Oscar Isaac), the evil and vindictive director at the mental institution; and Wise Man (played by Scott Glenn), who is part of Baby Doll’s fantasies and assigns the girls their missions and offers advice on how to complete each of them. Overall, the film provides an intense view into the world Snyder created. Mixing elements from comic books, video games and film along with adding stimulating aesthetics and an exciting soundtrack, Snyder presents a movie that takes the audience through an emotional and thrilling action-adventure. The end of the film is bittersweet but definitely satisfying. The film provides a positive message, emphasizing physical and emotional strength in addition to creativity as the way to survive challenges over which we seem to have no control.
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GIRLS RULE: Rocket (Jena Malone), Sweet Pea (Abbie Cornish) and Blondie (Vanessa Hudgens) are ready to take on the world.
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Local vegetarian eatery offers tasty alternatives ■ Red Lentil, the small
vegetarian/vegan restaurant in Watertown, Mass. offers delicious desserts, but its service and prices are less than satisfactory. By leanne ortbals JUSTICE STAFF WRITER
After I took the plunge into veganism a year and a half ago, my restaurant horizons changed. I could no longer eat at most chains, and instead I ventured into the world of small, local establishments. The first vegan/vegetarian restaurant I tried in the Boston area was Red Lentil. After one visit, I loved the food and raved about it as my favorite restaurant in Boston. However, I have since dined at other vegan restaurants across the country, and
my vegan tastes have developed. Not having visited Red Lentil in quite some time, I decided to return with a more critical palate to see if my favorite restaurant could retain its place at the top of my list. My friend and I arrived at Red Lentil at 6:30 p.m. on a Tuesday night and were greeted by a good sign: The restaurant was full. Though my stomach didn’t appreciate waiting for a table, the crowd suggested the food was worth the wait. However, after a few minutes, it became apparent that the wait didn’t stem solely from the popularity of the restaurant but also from the staff’s disorganization. Throughout the course of our meal, three different servers waited on us. With such inefficient service, the meal took twice as long as necessary, and I didn’t know which staff member I should consider our waiter. On top of the confusion, the staff wasn’t particularly friendly. Though the service didn’t help
Red Lentil’s standing as my favorite, the food redeemed the restaurant. I ordered butternut squash polenta with mushroom marinara sauce. The dish arrived, piled high with a steamy polenta cake made from corn grits, seitan strips—a protein substitute—and crispy asparagus. The mushroom marinara sauce blended the flavors together, adding cohesion with its warmth. Based on the description in the menu, I didn’t expect any seitan to be in the dish. Seitan has a distinct chewy consistency, and after trying it several times, I have concluded that I don’t care for it. The flavor is fine—like tofu, it takes on the flavor of whatever it is cooked in—but I can’t get past the rubbery texture. Though the addition of seitan to my dish didn’t detract from the flavor, I still wished it weren’t swimming in my delicious sauce. While I loved the satisfying sauce and polenta cake, I still found my
meal lacking something. As a vegan, I plan each meal with optimal nutrition in mind, focusing on balancing grains, veggies, fruits and proteins. My meal at Red Lentil did not provide me with this balance; I longed for more green than a few asparagus spears on top. Even though I enjoyed every bite of the butternut squash polenta, I still felt a little empty after I finished the dish. In an effort to fill the void, I ordered peach almond cake for dessert, hoping for a little fruit and a little decadence. With one bite of the cake, I forgot about my slight discontent with the main course. The cake, light and scrumptious, floated in my mouth. Paired with a smooth and creamy peach icing, the cake tasted both fruity and decadent, just as I had hoped. As my friend and I split the generous piece of cake, I couldn’t help but notice other patrons also ordering eye-pleasing desserts. Though
already in heaven, I wished my stomach could make room for the blueberry chocolate cake at the table next to mine. Though the service was lacking, and my main course could have used a few minor adjustments, my full belly indicated overall satisfaction. In terms of taste, Red Lentil remains near the top of my restaurant rankings. On the other hand, the service and price pull it down a few notches. While the prices are reasonable for a working professional, the price is steep for a college student budget. Nevertheless, Red Lentil is worth the occasional splurge. Still, I must offer a few words of wisdom for the future patron: Go in with an open mind. A few dishes showcase the weirder side of vegan cooking, like beet potato pancakes and vegan chicken strips. Try a smoothie despite the steep price, and don’t skip dessert.
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TRIVIA TIME 1. What is the Roman numeral for the Arabic number 400? 2. At what event would someone perform a maneuver called “the veronica”? 3. What was the sextant once used for? 4. What does the musical term “con bravura” mean? 5. In Arabic, what is the country of Morocco called? 6. What common drug was introduced to the world by Felix Hoffmann? 7. What is the basic unit of temperature? 8. What did the dwarfs do for a living in Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs? 9. Which nation has a major wine-producing region called Adelaide Hills? 10. What was the pen name of writer Mary Ann Evans?
Answers 1. CD 2. Bullfighting 3. Navigation 4. With boldness 5. Al-Magrib 6. Aspirin 7. Kelvin 8. Miners 9. Australia 10. George Eliot
SHOWTIMES 4/1–4/7 The Adjustment Bureau Fri-Sun: 1:10, 3:50, 6:40, 9:15 Mon-Thurs: 2:10, 4:50, 7:40 Cedar Rapids Fri-Sun: 1:50, 4:30, 7:20, 9:35 Mon-Thurs: 2:50, 5:10, 8:20 happythankyoumoreplease Fri-Sun: 1:30, 4:10, 7:00, 9:25 Mon-Thurs: 2:30, 5:00, 8:00 Limitless Fri-Sun: 1:20, 4:00, 6:50, 9:20 Mon-Thurs: 2:20, 5:00, 7:50 Source Code Fri-Sun: 1:40, 4:20, 7:10, 9:30 Mon-Thurs: 2:40, 5:10, 8:10 The King’s Speech Fri-Sun: 1:00, 3:40, 6:30, 9:10 Mon-Thurs: 2:00, 4:50, 7:30
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WATER WORKS: Justice layout staff member Lenny Schnier ‘13 captured this image of water tumbling into a sink. It is part of a series of water in motion, which includes photos of fountains around campus.
ACROSS 1. Ballyhoo 5. Astronaut Grissom 8. On the rocks 12. Wander 13. Suitable 14. Protuberance 15. Something unexpected 17. Forum wear 18. Charged bit 19. “Pop Goes the —” 21. Whiskers 24. Relative standing 25. Capri or Wight 26. Land boundary finder 30. Sheep’s call 31. Impaired by age and dampness 32. Past 33. Smith and Jones, e.g. 35. Worry 36. Census statistics 37. Arouses boredom 38. Incite to action 41. Tavern 42. Hawaiian island 43. Encircle 48. Despot 49. Before 50. Become unraveled 51. Jekyll’s bad side 52. Potent stick 53. Monetary penalty DOWN 1. 120 min. = 2 — 2. Thee 3. Standard 4. Ottoman, for one 5. Profit 6. Boom times 7. Managers 8. Amount consumed 9. Dove’s calls 10. Advantage 11. Transaction 16. Scepter 20. A deadly sin 21. Drool catchers 22. Birthright barterer 23. Winglike 24. Regulations
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Fiction 1. Toys – James Patterson and Nail McMahon 2. Sing You Home – Jodi Picoult 3. The Jungle – Clive Cussler 4. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest – Stieg Larsson 5. The Wise Man’s Fear – Patrick Rothfuss Nonfiction 1. Red – Sammy Hagar 2. Unbroken – Laura Hillenbrand 3. Moonwalking with Einstein – Joshua Foer 4. The Social Animal – David Brooks 5. Jesus of Nazareth – Joseph Ratzinger
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1. The Black Eyed Peas – “Just Can’t Get Enough” 2. Rihanna – “S&M” 3. Lady GaGa – “Born this Way” 4. Katy Perry – “E.T.” 5. Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitfull – “On the Floor” 6. Ke$ha – “Blow” 7. T-Pain feat. Chris Brown – “Best Love Song” 8. Adele –“Rolling in the Deep” 9. Selena Gomez & the Scene – “Who Says” 10. F.A.M.E. feat. Chris Brown – “Next 2 You”
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1. Adele – 21 2. Rise Against – Endgame 3. Lupe Fiasco – Lasers 4. Glee – Glee: The Music Vol. 5 5. Mumford and Sons – Sigh No More 6. Justin Bieber – Never Say Never: The Remixes 7. Avril Lavigne – Goodbye Lullaby 8. Various Artists -- Now 37 9. Travis Barker – Give the Drummer Some 10. Marsha Ambrosius -- Late Nights & Early Mornings Album information provided by Billboard Magazine. Box office information provided by Fandango. iTunes top sellers provided by Apple.com. Bestellers list provided by The New York Times.
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STRANGE BUT TRUE It was American educator Laurence J. Peter who made the following sage observation: “An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn’t happen today.” Incidentally, he also came up with what’s known as the Peter Principle: “In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.”
drink more carbonated beverages every year than coffee, tea, sports drinks and juice combined.
Ever wonder why it’s called the silver screen? In the early days of the cinema industry, the projection screens were embedded with real silver to enhance the reflective nature of the surface.
The plant formally known as titan arum produces the largest cluster of flowers in the world, sometimes reaching more than 10 feet in height. What’s perhaps even more notable, though, is its odor: The plant gives off a strong smell that is most often compared to that of a decomposing animal. Hence the plant’s more common name: the corpse flower.
Greyhounds have better eyesight than any other breed of dog. Worried about grocery prices going up? How’s this for a pricey egg: In 2007, a Fabergé egg was sold at an auction for nearly $16.5 million. Good thing the ones used in your omelets aren’t encrusted with jewels. Those who study such things say that Americans
A legislator in the Louisiana State House of Representatives once introduced a bill that would make it illegal to charge a bald man more than 25 cents for a haircut.
Thought for the day: “First there is a time when we believe everything, then for a little while we believe with discrimination, then we believe nothing whatever, and then we believe everything again—and, moreover, give reasons why we believe.” — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
By LENNY SCHNIER Justice STAFF
Everyone knows her biggest hits, but unless you’re a Lady Gaga Superfan, you might not have heard many of her other songs. These are 10 Gaga tracks not often played on the radio, ending with one of my favorite Gaga songs you may not know. THE LIST 1. “Captivated” – Lady Gaga 2. “Speechless” – Lady Gaga 3. “Brown Eyes” – Lady Gaga 4. “So Happy I Could Die” – Lady Gaga 5. “Paper Gangsta” – Lady Gaga 6. “I Like it Rough” – Lady Gaga 7. “Teeth” – Lady Gaga 8. “Monster” – Lady Gaga 9. “Beautiful, Dirty, Rich” – Lady Gaga 10. “Dance in the Dark” – Lady Gaga