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Making history: Teams head to NCAAs

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SQUAD STANDOUTS: Defender Joe Eisenbies ‘13 and forward Dara Spital ‘15 look to excel on the national stage.

Altman to lead state committee ■ Prof. Stuart Altman

(Heller) will serve as the chair of an eleven-member health care board.

By ALLYSON CARTTER JUSTICE SENIOR WRITER

■ For the first time ever, both soccer teams earned berths in the NCAA Division III Tournament in the same year.

By HENRY LOUGHLIN JUSTICE EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

After finishing their seasons last November, the men’s and women’s soccer teams had very uncertain fates.

Led by veteran coach Michael Coven, the men’s squad finished 12-5-1 and won the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship. However, the end of the season was soured by the fact that the team did not get selected for the NCAA Division III Tournament. Given losses of key players like center backs Ari Silver ’12 and David McCoy ’12, along with central midfielder Theo Terris ’12, it was hard to see the squad improving on its record this year.

A year after making the NCAA Division III Tournament, the women, who started many new players last year,

stumbled to a 6-10-2 record and did not feature in the postseason. It was a difficult year for the squad, and coach Denise Dallamora would have found it a difficult task to replace key players like defenders Allison Maresca ’12 and Ali Theodore ’12 and midfielders Mimi Theodore ’12 and Alanna Torre ’12.

Fast-forward to one year later.

Monday afternoon, it was revealed that both the men’s and women’s teams were selected for the NCAA Division III Tournament. This is the first instance that both teams have made the tournament in the same season and the first time that the men’s squad has qualified since 1985.

“I’m thrilled,” said Coven, whose team is ranked No. 17 in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll and third in New England behind Amherst College and Williams College. “I’m thrilled that we made it, and I’m thrilled that we’re hosting [a home first-round game against Baruch College].”

“I can’t even say how I feel right now,” said a visibly emotional

Prof. Stuart Altman (Heller) has been appointed by Gov. Deval Patrick as chair of the newly instituted state Health Policy Commission, an 11-member board that has been charged with “setting health care spending goals and tracking providers’ progress toward reducing costs,” according to a Nov. 1 article on Boston.com.

“I was very pleased that the governor thought of me to take on this position,” Altman, the Sol C. Chaikin Professor of National Health Policy, said in an interview Altman with the Justice.

“What we’re trying to do is both lower the … growth in the cost of health care and do it without hurting the quality of care or access to care, so it’s going to be quite an assignment,” said Altman.

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STUDENT LIFE

Students push for folk festival featuring Bob Dylan ■ A group of students is

holding a town hall forum to discuss the proposal.

By ANDREW WINGENS JUSTICE EDITOR

Fifty years since Bob Dylan first sang at Brandeis University in 1963, Brandeis students are once again making a push to bring Dylan to Brandeis and create a folk festival in spring 2013.

Jesse Manning ’13, general manager

of WBRS and Student Union chief of staff, said he, along with Alex Pilger ’13 and Michael Zonenashvili ’13 have been putting a proposal together for a festival at Brandeis for the past two years.

In order to lobby the University administration for support for the initiative, Manning, Zonenashvili, Pilger, Student Union President Todd Kirkland ’13, Rachel Nelson ’13 and SuWei Chi ’13 are holding a town hall forum on Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 8 p.m. in the Shapiro Campus Center atrium.

The forum will be an opportunity for the student organizers to gage student support and explain the concept behind the folk festival to students, faculty, staff and administrators who are in attendance.

“You’re not going to get a bigger student-pushed event than this,” said Manning in an interview with the Justice. As of press time, the Facebook event had over 450 attendees.

Andrew Flagel, senior vice president of students and enrollment, said that the idea is exciting, but there are

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several significant challenges that need to be evaluated before a folk festival can be approved.

“The challenge that we face at this point is this is not a question of Bob Dylan’s interest in coming to campus, but of us contracting with Bob Dylan,” explained Flagel in an interview with the Justice. The last price estimate Flagel said he saw was $300,000 to bring the singer to campus.

At this point, Manning said, the decision on whether or not to move forward with the festival depends solely

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on the administration.

“It’s totally on the school. It’s not on Bob Dylan; he’ll come. It’s not on the students; they want it. It’s totally on the administration to be willing to take the risk. So they’re going to have to see that there’s more reward in it than risk,” said Manning. “I think the evidence of this shows that there’s so much reward here that it outweighs the risk that you’re taking.”

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Senate debates club amendments

Medical Emergency

The Senate opened its meeting on Sunday with a spirited discussion about the proposal to bring Bob Dylan to campus for a two-day folk fest in place of SpringFest this spring. Discussion topics included the administration’s hesitancy, potential dates, prices and the number of off-campus guests who would attend.

Student Union Treasurer David Clements also reported that of the $22,500 available for the Senate to use and allocate this year, it has used only $400.

The Senate then heard presentations from two clubs seeking recognition and charter.

The first was the Skin Care Club, which will form a community of people to discuss solutions to skin issues.

According to the club’s constitution, the goal is to “help students deal with skin-related issues such as acne, dry skin, rashes, insect bites, even skin cancers.”

The club was recognized and chartered, with no votes against it.

Next, the Harry Potter Alliance sought recognition and charter to form a University chapter of an organization created by Andrew Slack ’02. According to its website, the HPA is “a 501c3 nonprofit that takes an outside-of-the-box approach to civic engagement by using parallels from the Harry Potter books to educate and mobilize young people across the world toward issues of literacy, equality, and human rights.”

One senator raised an objection that the Harry Potter Alliance would violate the “duality of purpose” clause in the constitution, meaning that it would overlap with already existing clubs on campus.

After some conversation, the Senate voted to recognize the club, but not to charter it. Senate members suggested that the club return in a few weeks to reapply for charter with more specific ideas about its proposed use of University funds.

The Senate then discussed two amendments to the Constitution.

The first, relating to committee meetings, said that the meetings are mandatory and that Senate Chairs must send attendance lists for committee meetings to the Senate President. This follows an amendment approved last week that mandates the removal of senators who have more than three unexcused absences at Senate meetings over the course of a year.

The second amendment sought to reorganize the process by which the Senate recognizes and charters clubs.

The amendment would have allowed for clubs seeking recognition to present to the senate on the first and third Sunday of every month, and clubs seeking charter to present on the second and fourth Sundays.

This amendment created controversy, with the Senate split on whether or not it would be more or less efficient than the current club chartering process, which allows for clubs to be recognized and chartered on the same day.

After two straw polls and eventually a failed vote, the Senate decided to table the amendment for two weeks, to allow for further discussion and compromise.

One senator suggested that the club support committee create a checklist for what clubs need to present when they come to the Senate to ask for recognition or charter.

The Senate also talked about Turkey Shuttles for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. The Senate is planning to begin tabling to sell tickets on Thursday, and will sell tickets to South Station, Logan airport and New York City for the same prices as last year.

In addition, the Senate talked about Kindness Day, which will take place next Wednesday and will “celebrate the kindness that exists in the Brandeis community,” according to an email from the office of the Dean of Student Life. Executive Senator Ricky Rosen encouraged senators to sign up to man tables at the event.

PROFESSOR PROFILE

Oct. 31—An Athletics staff member reported a female with vertigo feeling ill in the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center. University Police and BEMCo responded, and the party was treated on-scene with a signed refusal for further care.

Nov. 1—A party in the Usdan Student Center reported that a female party passed out in the Provisions on Demand Market. University Police and BEMCo were dispatched and arrived on the scene. An ambulance transported the party to the Newton-Wellesley Hospital for care.

Nov. 3—A party in Rosenthal South reported a severely cut hand, and the community development coordinator notified dispatch that there was a broken window on the scene. The Waltham Fire Department and an ambulance were dispatched and transported the

20-year-old male with severe lacerations on his arm to the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The facilities staff was contacted for cleanup, and University Police compiled a report on the incident.

Nov. 3—A caller reported an intoxicated party in their motor vehicle and notified University Police that they were driving to Stoneman.

An ambulance was requested to transport a 21-yearold female to the NewtonWellesley Hospital for further care.

Traffic

Oct. 31—A supervisor in Hassenfeld Lot reported that a vehicle struck a University-owned sign, causing damage. University Police were sent to investigate, and they compiled a report.

Oct. 31—A party reported that their vehicle was damaged while parked on Sa-

char Road. University Police compiled a report.

Conrad finds his niche

Disturbance

The Justice’s professor profile series aims to show Brandeis professors as people outside of the classroom. In the latest installment, justNews interviewed Prof. Peter Conrad (HSSP).

Nov. 4—A party in the Charles River Apartments reported loud music and several parties causing a disturbance.

When University Police arrived, several parties ran out the back door of an apartment.

The residents were advised that if the parties returned and created a disturbance, further action would be taken.

Miscellaneous

Nov. 1—A party in Hassenfeld Lot reported a 20- to 30-year-old black male parked in a black-colored sedan in front of the Faculty Club attempted to call her over to his vehicle.

University Police responded and searched the area.

No vehicle matching that description was located.

—compiled by Marielle Temkin

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ALPFA networking

n An article in News failed to identify Aaron Fried ’14 as a Justice columnist. (Oct. 30, pg. 1)

Brandeis hosted the Boston chapter of the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting’s student summit and career fair in Levin Ballroom on Saturday. Above, two of the estimated 400 atendees from Boston-area schools listen intently to potential employers.

n The Staff Playlist misspelled the name of a Justice editor. Her name is Shafaq Hasan, not Shafaq Hassan. (Oct. 30, pg. 20)

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STARry Night

Come to the Great Lawn to stargaze with STAR. This is an opportunity for students to come learn more about STAR’s counseling services on campus. Games, activities and snacks such as hot apple cider and cider donuts will be provided.

Tomorrow from 7 to 11 p.m. on the Great Lawn.

Brandeis Economics Society Speaker

The Economics Society and the Hiatt Career Center will welcome Michelle Barnes to Brandeis. Barnes is a senior economist and policy advisor in the research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, and will present on current national economic conditions.

Thursday from 12 to 2:30 p.m. in the International Lounge in Usdan.

Intersectionality

This event aims to stimulate important conversations about the implications of the intersection of race, class, gender and other identities for research, policy and teaching.

A keynote speech will be given by Prof. Kimberlé Crenshaw of UCLA and Columbia Law School.

Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Rapaporte Treasure Hall.

German-Jewish Relations Today

Discuss Jewish-German dialogue with Rolf Schuette, consul general of Germany in New England.

Thursday from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Mandel Center for Humanities Atrium.

Blackness in Higher Education

Join the Brandeis Black Student Organization for “Higher Learning: A Panel Discussion on Blackness in Higher Education.”

This panel will discuss the role race plays in college life, admissions, campus policies and classroom politics.

Speakers include Profs. Colin Channer (ENG), Chad Williams (AAAS), Jacob Cohen (AMST), Tara Brown (ED), Eileen McNamara (JOUR), Monique Gnanaratnam of the Intercultural Center and Associate Dean of Student Life Jamele Adams.

Peter Conrad, Harry Coplan Professor of Social Sciences and Chair of the Health: Science, Society and Policy program, is more than just a medical sociologist.

The New York native wasn’t always interested in sociology, but in his sophomore year at SUNY Buffalo, he realized that his business major just wasn’t his calling. At the time, Conrad had been taking “Intro to Sociology,” and as he puts it, he “was saved.”

“I finally found a discipline that asked the kinds of question I was interested in. I went to the university bookstore and went to the sociology section and there were a bunch of books I wanted to read anyway.”

After getting his Bachelor of Arts at Buffalo, Conrad continued his sociology education at Northeastern University where he received his Masters degree, and he went on to obtain a Ph.D. at Boston University.

When asked what he likes to do outside of work, Conrad responded, “I like to go to the movies. I work in my garden; I have a big garden at home, and I love my garden. I also ride my bike, and I like to travel.”

Conrad has taken two sabbatical years in his 33 years at Brandeis.

His first sabbatical was from 1989 to 1990 in Indonesia. Conrad discussed that in his career as a medical sociologist, he studies aspects of health and illness.

He went on to explain that to be broadly based in his own field, he has to do field research in a different culture and in a different country.

Conrad’s other sabbatical was in London, where twice a week he flew to Northern Ireland to consult and teach. He now returns to Ireland for one week each year.

Libby, Conrad’s wife, is an emergency room doctor and plays an important part in his life as a medical sociologist, he said.

“We are interested in some of the same issues; she from a medical point of view, and me from a sociological point of view. We help to hone each other’s views because of our two different perspectives.”

Conrad’s “SOC 191A: Health, Community, and Society” class has been important at Brandeis and is one of the keystone courses for HSSP. Conrad finished the interview by talking about what he finds most valuable about being a professor. “I can do all of the things I like to do.

I like being around young people, I like to write and research. I love teaching. There is also a certain amount of flexibility. I can be here three days a week, and go home the other two and do my research. If I get tired of a course, or get into a new area of interest, I can shape a course around it. It’s really a great career.”

—Danielle Gross

Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. in Pearlman room 113.

March of Dimes Baby Talk

Laura Madore, Sharmeel Khaira and Anjali Iyengar are Newborn Medicine Fellows at the Floating Hospital for Children from Tufts Medical.

The doctors will be hosting a discussion panel on stories of residency, medical school and anecdotes from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Monday from noon to 1 p.m. in the International Lounge in Usdan.

Roadmap to Graduate School

Brandeis graduate students will share stories about their journeys to graduate school.

This discussion panel will provide undergraduates interested in graduate school the opportunity to ask current graduate students questions about their experiences.

This event is cosponsored by the Intercultural Center and Graduate Student Services.

Monday from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Swig Lounge in the Intercultural Center.

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from New York and New Jersey were most affected.

By tate herbert JUSTICE editor

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the so-called “Frankenstorm” that hit the East Coast last Monday, Brandeis students from the hardesthit areas have been doing their best to stay in contact with relatives and cope with the destruction in their hometowns.

A sizable proportion of the Brandeis undergraduate student body is from New York and New Jersey, the heavily populated region where Sandy first made landfall.

Kristin Li ’15 is from Staten Island, a borough of New York City that is being called the “epicenter” of Sandy’s destruction by local and national news outlets.

Her family’s house is on high ground, so it wasn’t hit as hard as other areas on the island, and she was able to get in touch with her parents fairly quickly after the storm passed, said Li in an interview with the Justice. However, news of the storm has made an impact on her.

“Battery Tunnel and the Staten Island ferry station, that was a place that I went every day when I went to high school,” said Li. “When I saw the pictures … I was heartbroken.”

“It was actually pretty scary for a lot of people,” agreed Jeremy Pachter ’14, but “I escaped it, I’m here.”

Charlotte Franco ’15 said that while her house in Little Silver, N.J. escaped the worst of the damage, her high school, just a short car ride away, was flooded.

“That place means a lot to me, and it means a lot to alumni, so we would always go back, and I can’t do that [now], which is sort of a weird concept,” said Franco. “Just knowing literally two towns away is completely, like, wiped out. … It’s just hard to think about going back,” she continued.

Franco said that several of her friends from home live in coastal areas that were almost completely wiped out by Sandy.

The total number of homes without power due to the hurricane was 1.4 million on Monday, according to reports from CBS. Just under 800,000 of those, down from a high of 2.7 million, were in New Jersey.

The news of Sandy also comes at the height of midterm season for many Brandeis students. While their hometowns remain on their minds, they try their best to focus on studying.

“Sometimes when I hear people say, ‘Oh, I wish I was in New York, they don’t have school for a week,’

that just kind of pisses me off,” said Li. “Honestly, I wish I was there to help. I would volunteer … but I can’t.

I have school right now, you know?” she explained.

Franco’s parents, who, like most people in New Jersey, were still without power as recently as Sunday and didn’t expect to regain it for a few more days, have encouraged her to keep her mind on school. “They keep telling me I just have to focus on my work here, but it’s hard to hear” alongside news of the destruction, she said.

Ricky Rosen ’14, who also hails from Long Island, said he had just spoken to his parents, who only had their power turned back on on Sunday after being without it for almost a week.

“Students at Brandeis are always complaining about the food at Sherman, or that they got a ‘B’ in their course, but when something like this hits, you know, you realize how fortunate you really are,” he said.

For many, the disconnect with the town they left at the end of summer and the one they will return to for Thanksgiving is hard to fathom.

“Just knowing that, when I went to school ... in August, everything was fine, and then going back and it being completely different, and not

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When something like this hits ... you realize how fortunate you really are.

RICKY ROSEN ‘14 seeing the middle part, is weird,” said Franco.

“I used to go fishing at this dock, and I saw all these pictures of it that people took,” said Pachter. “Everything’s underwater, like where I stood, and then like even … the parking lot,” in photos that were taken at low tide, he said. “Usually … we laugh at [hurricanes], like ‘alright, no school,’ but this was pretty serious.”

Looking ahead, the situation could get even worse, as the very same regions that were pummeled by Hurricane Sandy last week are bracing for a nor’easter to make its way there on Wednesday evening.

However, amid news of the chaos pouring in, Li remained optimistic that her hometown and the rest of the region are on the road to recovery. “I think everything is getting back on track,” she said. “Hopefully by the time I get back, everything will be fine. If not, I’ll do whatever I can to help.”

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STUDYING WEALTH: Two members of the Heller School of Social Policy and Management discuss Harrington’s landmark text.

Speakers discuss modern poverty ■ The event marked the

anniversary of a landmark book on poverty by author Michael Harrington.

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University students, faculty, staff and community organizations gathered in the Hassenfeld Conference Center last Thursday to mark the 50th anniversary of Michael Harrington’s The Other America: Poverty in the United States, a book centered on the “invisible poor”—a group that mainstream America ignored in the 1960s.

Harrington’s narrative motivated President Lyndon Johnson’s “War on Poverty,” legislation that included Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security and contributed to a decline in the nation’s 22.4 percent poverty rate in 1959.

The Louis D. Brandeis Legacy Fund for Social Justice and the Master of Public Policy Poverty Alleviation Concentration at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management cosponsored the event, “(Re)discovering Harrington’s Other America: A Symposium on Poverty Since the Great Society.” The discussion featured two keynote speakers, Prof. Robert Kuttner (Heller), founder and coeditor of The American Prospect, and Bob Herbert, senior adviser for the Institute on Assets and Social Policy at Heller and former New York Times columnist, as well as graduate student and professor panelists. Each spoke at length about the distribution of wealth in the United States, social mobility and social movements.

“Poverty has now mounted a ferocious comeback in the United States, taking a fierce toll on tens of millions of people, and many of them are very young,” said Herbert. He continued,

“today, a half-century after The Other America was first published, how can we allow this scandal to continue to fester?”

Herbert compared the unequal distribution of wealth to “a medieval scene of nobles and serfs,” attacking the rich—among them bankers, CEOs and hedge fund managers—for neglecting the poor.

“We have, on the one hand, the mayor [of New York City] with $25 billion, a dozen homes, his one private airplane, a mayor so rich he disdains living in the mansion provided by the taxpayers for the city’s top elected official, but on the other hand, we have the mayor’s constituents sleeping in the rain on cardboard boxes in the street,” said Herbert.

But the dialogue did not only concentrate on the current status of the American economy. The speakers compelled the audience to get involved and change the conversation from one about the middle class to one about wealth inequalities and the poor.

“When public officials talk about economic issues, they’re almost always focused on the middle class. If there’s any discussion of poverty at all, it’s usually how best to cut the already meager programs that offer the poor some level of assistance,” said Herbert.

That current level of social assistance is not enough, said Prof. Thomas Shapiro (Heller). According to Shapiro, the social welfare system in the United States was not established to end poverty but to “stave off the broadest forms of the market economy and its devastation. We really don’t want people to be homeless. We don’t want people to go hungry.” But he argued that society places barriers on those receiving support. “There’s a dollar amount they cannot have in any form of financial assets, and if they go above that number, they’re no longer eligible” for assistance, which, Shapiro

said, makes it hard for people to leave poverty.

Dr. Mariko Chang, adjunct lecturer at Heller, agreed that though social mobility occurs, few people rise from the bottom to the top in terms of wealth. Instead, most movement takes place in the middle class, where there are gradual shifts in income.

To overcome the disparity of wealth, Kuttner proposed creating a coalition of the vulnerable middle class and the poor to spread awareness of economic conditions in the United States.

All of the speakers seemed to agree on that point: To end poverty, organization and social movements are necessary.

“We have to wake the population up, shake the people out of their denial. … The antibiotic that will bring us back to full health is awareness,” Herbert said.

In his plea to the audience, Herbert cited a history of bad public policy decisions that hurt the poor and middle class at the expense of the rich: “We’re in a mess because we allowed the politicians we elected to remake the rule in favor of those who were already rich and powerful.”

But with nearly 50 million poor Americans in 2012 and another 50 million considered to be “near poor,” Herbert said there is no time to waste.

“We’ve been redistributing from the bottom-up for the longest time … but we have to stop that foolishness.”

Whether or not they agreed with the speakers, most spectators were pleased with the dialogue. “I’m not sure if it changed my opinions on anything, but I think it’s an important discussion that’s not happening in a lot of places,” said Ellen Marya, a graduate student in public policy.

“It was really well-organized, really good speakers, lot of great ideas about how people can engage to make a real change,” said Raquel Scarpari, who is also in the public policy program.

alumni

Rifkin ushers in new era for University alumni ■ The new president of the

Alumni Association plans to get alumni more involved in giving and career counseling.

By sam mintz JUSTICE editor

The new administration under University President Frederick Lawrence has brought many changes to the way that the University works, and prominent among them is a shift in the role of alumni.

This change has largely been pushed forward by Adam Rifkin ’97, a managing director of investment banking at Barclays Capital who became the president of the Alumni Association in July of last year and is also a member of the University’s Board of Trustees.

“Every time Fred talks about the vision for Brandeis, alumni are part of that,” said Rifkin in an interview with the Justice.

According to Rifkin, that has not always been the case.

“I was … the Student Rep. to the alumni board when I was a student here,” said Rifkin. “It was a much different board.”

The Alumni Association was formed in 1952 by Rifkin the first graduating class of the University, and today works with the more than 30,000 University alumni for “the promotion of the interest and welfare of Brandeis University and the establishment of a mutually beneficial relationship between Brandeis and its alumni,” according to the organization’s website.

“Adam is always there for the alumni of Brandeis,” said Nancy Winship, senior vice president of institutional advancement, in an email to the Justice.

“Every day … Adam contacts the Office of Development and Alumni Relations with an innovative idea, a new way to help or some information about a Brandeis graduate that he has just

met. It is very exciting for me to work with an alumnus who is so committed and so optimistic about the future of Brandeis.”

Alumni are an important part of the University’s ongoing strategic planning process, and were represented in the framework recently released. One of the 11 task forces was committed to researching alumni and community building. The task force recommended doubling the involvement of young alumni over the next five years and capitalizing on the transition of Lawrence’s presidency.

According to statistics Rifkin provided, fiscal year 2012 giving increased 23 percent among the 10 most recent graduating classes, which have been part of the BOLD Brandeisians of the Last Decade initiative.

There has been an increase in alumni giving across the board, not just among young alumni. For example, Rifkin said that the Alumni Association Board of Directors has a 100 percent giving rate. In the past year, the board has given $477,000, which is the highest amount in the history of the

alumni association.

“You have to practice what you preach, and you have to give to the best of your ability. You can’t really deliver a message to other alums if you’re not doing it yourself, and that’s a major change. You would have thought the alumni board was always giving, but that’s not what happened,” said Rifkin.

He added that the University remains a national leader in broad alumni giving, ranking 26th nationally in the percentage of alumni who make a gift to the University.

Rifkin emphasized that building connections with alumni has been one of Lawrence’s key priorities as he sorts out his vision for the growth of the University. “Fred spends a ton of time with our alums … He’s been to Seattle, Toronto, Houston, all across the globe,” he said.

One other way in which the administration and the alumni association have been trying to engage alumni is through networking and career connections. Rifkin said that career services have been highly requested by alumni, and that he has been trying

to dedicate the necessary amounts of money for programming and counseling.

“Alums feel good about hiring Brandeis students for internships and, even better, when they get to hire Brandeis alums for full-time jobs,” said Rifkin. “That’s something very powerful we need to tap into. That is a winwin for everyone around.”

“It should be second nature for our students to think alumni are going to help them with jobs,” he added.

Other initiatives that the Alumni Association is trying to push through include an expansion of alumni club events and a revamping of the association’s website, which is being organized by Library and Technology Services, the University’s development team and an outside firm.

Overall, said Rifkin, the alumni are more than ever an integral part of the University.

“I think we have to rely on our alumni more than we’ve ever relied before, because they’re really the pipeline of leaders and the pipeline of donors that Brandeis needs,” he said

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German Green Party discussed the political role of environmental issues.

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OPEN CONVERSATION: Profs. Williams, Sundiata, Greenlee and Kryder, left to right, discuss demographic issues in the election.

Professors discuss issues of race and gender in elections election, the professors discussed issues that have largely been ignored.

By SAM MINTZ JUSTICE EDITOR

One week before the election, three professors participated in a panel discussing important political issues— but ones that have largely been ignored by the presidential candidates.

The event, called “Race and Gender in the 2012 Election,” was organized by the African and Afro-American Studies Department and featured Prof. Jill Greenlee (POL), Prof. Daniel Kryder (POL) and Prof. Ibrahim Sundiata (HIST).

The panel was moderated by African and Afro-American Studies Chair Prof. Chad Williams, who also helped put the event together. It was the second in a series of two panels, the first taking place on Tuesday, Oct. 23 in Boston and featuring Prof.

Anita Hill (Heller); Profs. Lani Guinier and Kenneth Mack of Harvard Law School; and Callie Crossley, a National Public Radio host.

“AAAS felt that it was important to discuss the upcoming election and, specifically, how issues of race and gender have shaped the presidential campaign,” said Williams in an email to the Justice.

Williams opened the discussion on Tuesday by mentioning that the issues of race and gender have been largely avoided by both presidential candidates. When they have been mentioned, he said, they are “branded as distractions, seen as small in relation to seemingly more pressing

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matters like the economy and the future of the middle class.”

He used Gov. Mitt Romney’s comment about “women in binders” as an example of how an important issue can get sucked into a “superficial debate made for late-night TV comedy.”

After Williams’ opening comments, each of the speakers on the panel spoke about race and gender as political issues, with each focusing on his or her particular expertise.

Greenlee spoke first and talked mainly about gender. Her central point involved what she called “mom monikers.” She said that the ways in which women have been discussed this election season are misleading, especially when they are referred to as “waitress moms” or “Walmart moms.”

According to Greenlee, “this distorts the picture that people have of how women participate in the electorate. Walmart moms, like soccer moms and security moms and mortgage moms, are not real voting blocks. They are slices and dices of the female electorate. … There is a hyperfocus on who these women are and what they are saying.”

Kryder then spoke about the growing role of Hispanic voters in electoral politics. He said that in private comments, which he believes are more significant than public comments, both presidential candidates have touted the importance of Latino voters, especially in the evolution of the Democratic party.

“These are important points of commonality between two candidates who agree on very little,” he said. “When you get them behind closed doors, they’re observing some-

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thing … very substantial, that maybe has not attracted enough attention in this election cycle.”

Finally, Sundiata spoke about President Barack Obama’s effect on world policy and the differences between the way that U.S. citizens view Obama and the way that the rest of the world views him.

“This does not affect our electoral politics,” he said, “but it does affect where we’re going to put our emphasis in a possible Obama second term.”

He went on to describe how Obama’s opposition to Muammar elQaddafi ended the reign of one of the last “great Pan-African leaders” and how Obama has essentially been the “death knell” for Pan-Africanism, a movement that aims to unite people of African ancestry across the world.

These opening statements were followed by questions from the Williams and the audience.

Kryder brought up an interesting topic during the question-and-answer period when he mentioned the new and powerful effects that “big data’” can have on an election.

“Our behavior online leaves what micro-targeters call ‘exhaust,’ which can then be used to create a profile or persona for my IP address, which then allows for the micro-targeting of particular appeals to smaller and smaller segments of the electorate, including for example, single mothers,” he said in response to a question from Ryan LaRochelle, a Ph.D. candidate in Politics.

Williams said that his department and others plan to hold similar events in the future, in order to foster a sense of community “at Brandeis and beyond.”

Last Friday Prof. Charles Chester (ENVS) and Prof. Sabine von Mering (GER) hosted Hermann Ott, a Green Party member of the German Parliament in Berlin, via Skype videoconference in Chester’s “ENVS 2a: Fundamentals of Environmental Challenges” class to discuss the political role of environmental issues in Germany versus in the United States.

The discussion was the final lecture event in the Think Transatlantic! series, which began on Oct. 16 and was sponsored by the Center for German and European Studies at Brandeis and the German Embassy in Washington, D.C. According to a flier for Think Transatlantic!, this year’s series focuses on “key issues” of the U.S. elections. The series’ goal, the flier states, is for “[e]xperts from both countries [to] come together to discuss what the US can learn from Germany and Germany’s cooperation with other countries in Europe, and where and why our paths may diverge.”

Addressing Chester’s class from the projection screens in Olin-Sang room 101, Ott began by offering his condolences for Hurricane Sandy, which hit the East Coast of the United States early last week, and stated that fighting climate change has become more “visible” in the past week due to the storm.

Part of the reason why climate change has a larger and more definitive role in German politics is that the German parliamentary commission had already reached a consensus in 1990 on the presence of climate change, Ott said. Therefore, most of German society, believes that climate change is “real” and “anthropogenic,” i.e. man-made, said Ott. According to Ott, the secrets behind Germany’s success in producing renewable energy are threefold.

Firstly, the law regulating renewables has made it possible for people to get involved and be stakeholders; seven percent of wind power is owned by the people, he said.

Additionally, the legislation has “provided long-term investment abil-

ity and security” and people’s investments are guaranteed a return, he continued. Lastly, those who implement green elements in their energy use are “guaranteed access to the grid,” according to Ott. However, there are improvements to be made to Germany’s system, Ott added, including increased efforts in storing renewable energy.

“It is an industrial revolution, but it must be managed [and] … structured,” Ott said. “It is also important to have a positive vision of where we want to go.”

Chester opened the floor to student questions and began with context on the U.S. elections. According to Chester, despite President Barack Obama being “recognized by the vast majority of environmental groups as the stronger candidate on the environment” than presidential candidate Gov. Mitt Romney, “the three most important environmental victories [and] achievements in the last 120 years in the United States … were achieved by Republican administrations.” These include the precedent of land conservation by President Theodore Roosevelt, the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency under President Richard Nixon and the ozone depletion treaty system instated under President Ronald Reagan.

“There’s no simple breakdown between a pro-environment party [and] an anti-environment party,” said Chester.

In response to a question from a student about how to gain support for long-term environmental policies during a recession, when people are more focused on the short-term, Ott said that “it is not easy.”

“Awareness of climate change has dropped enormously,” Ott said, and politicians are “grappling with that.”

According to Ott, one method of keeping environmental issues in public discourse in the face of a recession is “pointing out certain similar roots of these crises,” such as “shortsightedness of our behavior” and “plain greed” and acknowledging that there are short- and long-term issues “that need to be tackled at the same time.”

In an interview with the Justice, von Mering said that Friday’s discussion was the second event in the Think Transatlantic! series that was conducted over Skype. This provided a green format for the event because Ott did not have to fly from Germany, she said. Von Mering said that she hopes to hold more events with this format in the future.

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TRANSATLANTICISM: Students watch Hermann Ott via Skype in Olin-Sang Friday.

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students were enrolling and shopping on sage on Tuesday than in past years.

By MARISSA DITKOWSKY JUSTICE STAFF WRITER

Last Tuesday, Rebecca Brooks ’13 attempted to register for classes for the spring 2013 semester at 2 p.m.

However, she, along with many students on campus, was unable to so during her allotted time slot due to technical difficulties on the sage system.

According to John Unsworth, vice

provost for Library and Technology Services and Brandeis’ chief information officer, the technical difficulties arose at about 11 a.m., approximately one hour after the first registration appointment.

“Nearly 30 percent more people were connecting to sage on Tuesday than in either of the previous two years … [S]tudents who, in past years, had prepared for registration the day before registration opened were not doing that on Monday of this week, because of the hurricane, and that bumped up the load from course-shopping on Tuesday,” wrote Unsworth in an email to the Justice.

In addition to the delays in course selection in advance caused by Hur-

ricane Sandy, according to Unsworth, enrollment, and therefore the number of students attempting to log onto sage, increased. “[W]e did have about 30 percent more enrollments, as well as more logins,” said Unsworth, “so it appears we had both more students courseshopping and more students enrolling than in past years,” said Unsworth.

“Because I am a senior, I need one more P.E. class to graduate, and the class was limited to 12 people,” wrote Brooks in an email to the Justice. “I did manage to get into the class, but I have friends that were shut out of their first-choice class.”

“I know that a lot of people were really annoyed and were concerned,“

said Sarah Weber ’15 in an interview with the Justice. “No one knew what was happening, so it was confusing.”

According to Unsworth, the Library and Technology Services worked to double the RAM available to the web server and increased login capacity by 50 percent after the problems first arose.

In addition, the web server had to be restarted in order to clear the queue due to the backlog of requests.

All of these tasks were completed by the time sage was running properly at about 3 p.m.

According to Mark Hewitt, University registrar, there were no strange patterns in registration due to the technical difficulties.

Since the issues were resolved by 3 p.m. and did not continue into the second day of registration, an extension to registration is not planned, nor will registration will be redone.

“3255 undergraduates, and 927 graduate students enrolled in classes on Tuesday and it is no fairer to unenroll someone who enrolled in good faith in order to compensate someone who may have been closed out of a section of a class,” said Hewitt. “Students can place themselves on demand lists for closed classes.”

“I want to apologize to students who were frustrated in their effort to register for courses,” said Unsworth. “LTS will do our best to prevent such problems in the future.”

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TRAILBLAZING AUTHOR: Isabel Wilkerson lectured and answered questions on her bestselling book about the Great Migration.

Journalist delivers ninth annual Roosevelt lecture Wilkerson spoke to students and faculty about her book ‘The Warmth of Other Suns.’

By SHANI ABRAMOWITZ JUSTICE STAFF WRITER

This past Thursday, Isabel Wilkerson, the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Journalism, spoke at the ninth annual Eleanor Roosevelt Lecture.

Wilkerson is most well known for her bestseller, The Warmth of Other Suns. She spent over 15 years writing this tale of the great migration of African-Americans from the southern United States and their relocation to the north and west of the country. Wilkerson mentioned drawing inspiration for this book from the plight of her own parents.

Several times throughout the lecture, she raised the point that had this migration not have happened, she would not exist.

The program was kicked off by Prof. Susan Lanser (ENG), chair of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program. Prof. Jane Kamensky (HIST), Harry S. Truman Professor of American Civilization, introduced Wilkerson.

The Warmth of Other Suns follows the lives of three people on their journey from the South to their new homes in other sectors of the country. The first is Ida Mae Gladney, a sharecropper who left Mississippi for a new life in Chi-

cago. There, she got to understand the process of voting for the first time, and in her later life voted for Barack Obama as Illinois senator.

Wilkerson next chronicles the life of George Starling, a man who left his life in Florida for a new start in Harlem. In Harlem he fought for civil rights and found solace in religion. Finally, she writes about Robert Foster, a physician who left Louisiana for California. In his fresh start, Foster became the physician for Ray Charles.

After introducing her book, and reading the audience a passage, Wilkerson led a question-and-answer session. Among the audience asking questions was a grandchild of the migration. Wilkerson continued answering questions about famous children of the migration and about her commitment to telling this tale. One of the audience members questioned Wilkerson on how she chose the format for the book.

“I knew there were going to be three characters, because there are three major streams of migration.

The one up the East Coast, ... the Midwest stream ... and then there was the West Coast stream. So that was the essential choice made for me by the structure of the migration. I also wanted to show and not tell that [the migration] went on for a very long time. Rather than me telling you that it went on for a long time, I wanted to show you that it went on for a long time, that means that I had one of three people who had left in three different decades.”

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lecture series was “created in 2004 to honor Roosevelt’s commitment to social justice and her important place in women’s history.” The series is hosted each year by the WGS program. The cosponsors for the this specific event, which was held in Rappaporte Treasure Hall, were the American and Afro-American Studies Department, the History Department, the Mandel Center for Humanities and the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism.

After the event, Susannah Feinstein ’14 spoke with the Justice about her reactions to the event. “I thought that the event was amazing and I wish that more students had been there. ... She is an incredibly talented storyteller who spoke eloquently about the significance of this journey.”

Feinstein read Wilkerson’s book this past summer and said that when she heard Wilkerson was coming, it was an event that she did not want to miss. Prof. Chad Williams, chair of AAAS, was also in attendance at the event. Williams, whose studies specialize in studying African-American history around WWI, which happened to be the start of the great migration, discussed how Wilkerson’s lecture captured the spirit of the book and how the title reflects the truly epic nature of the migration.

Feinstein finished up her comments by mentioning how important historical books such as these are because “history teaches us where we came from, where we are going and how to get there.”

skeptical in evaluating the potential risk and reward of the event.

Flagel said the risks include the openness of the concert to the external community and the additional challenges that the oppenness would inevitably bring, such as increased security, traffic and portable bathrooms, among others.

“We’re still vetting the business aspects,” he said, including whether or not the financial plan for the event is feasible.

Regarding the student-led forum on Wednesday night, Flagel said that holding a folk festival will not be “decided by referendum” and that the University will weigh the “complex business decision.”

The plan originally proposed by the group of students was to have two days of a folk festival with the first day headlined by Bob Dylan. The festival would be free for students and it would be open to 4,300 people from offcampus, said Manning. An off-campus ticket would cost $90 for the first day of Bob Dylan and $120 for a two-day pass.

Manning said that a new, one-day option is now being considered. It calls

for a one-day folk festival headlined

by Dylan with a “bigger” and separate SpringFest the following day. Ticket prices for the folk festival would likely exceed $90 for the one-day plan, according to Manning.

Manning said the University has signed a contract with Jay Sweet, the producer of the Newport Folk Festival, to be the liaison between Brandeis and Dylan. Sweet has also said the budget for the festival is feasible, according to Manning. “Even in investigating the possibility, that’s something the University took on,” Manning said of Sweet’s fee.

If Bob Dylan were to come to Brandeis this spring, it would be his third time performing on campus— his last visit was in 1975 as part of the Rolling Thunder Revue.

At least one student shared Flagel’s skepticism of the folk festival idea: “I think while it may seem like a great idea, the actual work involved for students and the means to bring him here are not feasible. It’s just a lot of work for something that not many people are very passionate about,” said Samantha Gordon ’14, Student Events social coordinator, in an interview with the Justice.

ALTMAN: Professor will resign from other health care positions CONTINUED FROM 1 the Governor’s office, Altman is a member of the Institute of Medicine and chair of the Health Industry Forum at Brandeis.

According to his profile on the Heller School for Social Policy and Management website, he also served for 12 years as Chairman of the congressionally legislated Prospective Payment Assessment Commission, which “advise[d] Congress and the Administration on the functioning of the Medicare Diagnostic Related Group (DRG) Hospital Payment System and other system reforms.”

According to a Nov. 1 BrandeisNOW press release, Altman served as deputy assistant secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare during President Richard Nixon’s administration and was a member of both President Bill Clinton’s Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare and the health policy team for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign.

Altman also served as dean of the Heller School, starting in 1977, and as interim president of the University from 1990 to 1991.

“Dr. Altman’s experience in matters of health policy in both the public and private sectors is deep and unparalleled and will be an asset to the Commonwealth in our work to drive

health care costs down,” said Patrick in a press release. “I thank him for his willingness to serve.”

According to Altman, Patrick appoints three of the 11 board members, including the chair. The other eight members are appointed by the attorney general, the state auditor and the head of the Department of Insurance, as well as others. The roles of these other members include consumer advocacy and primary care, said Altman.

According to Boston.com, the board was “created under the state health cost-control law that passed this summer.” Altman’s role as chair of the board will involve working with its executive director, who is a full-time employee, “to carry out what the law requires,” he said.

As stated on Boston.com, “[n]one of the board members may work for hospitals, health plans, or other health care entities in the state.” Altman will give up his positions on the board of Tufts Medical Center and with a few other groups in the state.

Even with his position as chair, Altman—who teaches HS 140: American Health Care” and “HS 513: Issues in National Health Policy”—will not forget about his students at Brandeis. “I hope to use what I learn as the chair of the commission to make my course … even more relevant,” he said.

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DISCUSSING OPINIONS: Sandel ’75 returned to the University to have a dialogue with the audience on issues of justice and fairness.

Sandel ’75 asks students questions about justice in today’s world By ariel glickman JUSTICE contributing WRITER

“You all have to bear the burden of carrying the discussion. Are you ready to do that?” Michael Sandel ’75 challenged University students last Wednesday at the inaugural lecture of the JustBooks First-Year Seminar Program. Held in the Mandel Center for the Humanities, the Division of Humanities event, “Justice, Money, and Markets,” focused on “the connections between the theories of justice on the one hand and the … positions [people] take … [on] pressing contemporary political and legal questions that matter” on the other.

In the one-hour conversation with students, Sandel, a political philosopher, bestselling author and the University’s first Rhodes Scholar, stimulated his audience as they reflected on tough questions concerning justice, defended their perspectives and ultimately determined what is fair and what is just in our society.

Valarie Timms ’16 was fascinated by Sandel’s control of the dialogue: “Just how he could take command of the room and … get so many people involved at once and get so many people to care about … the topic of justice … is something definitely a lot of professors try to do here but not in such a … self-involved way.”

Sandel, the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government at Harvard University and creator of the famous “Justice” course, opened the floor to debate after asking a divisive question: Is it fair for someone drafted during the Civil War to hire a substitute to fight in his place?

Mandel G03 transformed into Sandel’s classroom of actively engaged students, eager to answer why the 1862 system was objectionable or reasonable. Sandel compelled students to consider the moral dilemma of a man such as industrialist Andrew Carnegie paying a replacement $1,500: Do both parties fare better in this situation? Or is it unfair that only the wealthy can pay for substitutes? Does it then become a rich man’s war and a poor man’s fight?

Those are some of the questions Sandel addressed in the ongoing exchange, advancing a larger discussion of what is right and wrong and how philosophy relates to the world—“between long traditions of thinking about justice … and the hard, concrete choices that … [people] wrestle with as citizens and … human beings as [they] go about [their] lives.”

Sandel “successfully challenged a lot of notions that we have, pointed out an inconsistency in our thinking in that we think that it is bad for the Civil War era to sell out a place in the army of

the draft whereas in this day and age, it’s okay … to hire essentially mercenaries from the American population,” said Michael Sklaroff ’13.

But Sandel did not only challenge students’ moral reasoning about the army; he encouraged them to think critically about controversial topics such as organ sales—whether there should there be a free market for them; sweatshop labor—whether it is fair to be paid to work under sweatshop conditions; and jury duty—whether one should be able to hire a replacement.

“In Michael Sandel, you have someone whose scholarship is thought-provoking in a way that has challenged people in how many different languages and how many different countries and has a depth and profundity that yet remains fresh,” said University President Frederick Lawrence before Sandel spoke.

In a style that mirrored his discourse at Harvard, Sandel inspired students to expand their thought processes—a feat that University faculty and staff hope to achieve with JustBooks, the result of a collaboration between the Office of the Provost, Dean of Arts and Sciences Susan Birren and English Academic Administrator Lisa Pannella.

“We wanted to do something Brandeisian in the spirit of what Michael has pioneered, and we ended up with small first-year seminars—each

with its own topic—and all of them really bringing a deep, intellectual framework around questions of social justice,” said Prof. Susan Lanser (ENG).

According to Lanser, Sandel’s “Justice” course, one of the most popular classes at Harvard, inspired Brandeis to develop equivalent seminars. The JustBooks program, which began this fall, merges texts from different disciplines with discussions, enabling students to “grapple over big ideas and hone their skills” in the classroom.

“With the launch of the JustBooks program, we can be confident that the graduates of Brandeis University will continue to make a name for themselves as teachers and as seekers of justice,” said Provost Steve Goldstein ’78 after Lanser’s introduction.

As they encourage conversation on campus, Lanser said that she hopes there will be more of these seminars. While they are currently only open to first-years, if there is enough demand, they could be extended to other years.

Sandel agreed with the merits of the program: “I feel that I got not only a terrific education but also … a sense of engagement with the world, bringing academic questions into contact with the world,” which is what JustBooks hopes to enhance.

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A LIVELY CONVERSATION: Michael Sandel ’75 addressed a crowded room, asking for opinions on issues that directly affect the audience members’ lives and also asked what they thought was fair and just in our society.

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United efforts Shabbat United brings together students from both Chabad and Hillel

By ROBYN SPECTOR JUSTICE editor

Last Friday night, over 450 students attended Shabbat United, a joint venture between Hillel and Chabad at Brandeis, to celebrate the weekly Jewish holiday in a communal way.

The meal, held in the Levin Ballroom, featured the traditional blessings over wine (Kiddush), bread (challah) and grace after meals (birkat hamazon), in addition to aspects of both the typical Hillel and Chabad weekly experiences. The boisterous singing, clapping and standing on chairs that often define Chabad on a Friday night were complemented with student speeches and implementation that is engrained in Hillel’s mission.

The community shared a moment of silence for the victims of Hurricane Sandy and participated in a raffle in which students selected in advance answered philosophical questions such as, “If you could have one vice without any consequences, what would it be and why?,” both of which were unique to the event itself.

This year was the third instance of the event and the first since it was cancelled last year due to “logistical” issues, Larry Sternberg, director of Hillel at Brandeis, said in an interview with the Justice.

“We had trouble booking rooms last year and coordinating between the two organizations, and we also needed time to assess the best ways to implement this type of event to fit both organizations involved,” Sternberg continued.

“One of the largest challenges with an event like this is that we are two different institutions, with different ways of operating,” said Rabbi Elliot Kaplowitz, codirector of the Orthodox Union’s Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus at Brandeis and an advisor to the Brandeis Orthodox Organization, just one of the over 20 student clubs and performing arts groups that exist under the umbrella of Hillel.

Hillel has existed at Brandeis since the 1950s. Today, it hosts between 80 and 120 students weekly for Shabbat dinner and offers resources to Jewish students on campus in a multitude of ways. The 12-person student board oversees the organization and places great emphasis on student-run initiatives—as indicated by their Shabbat dinners. “They are student-run, from the organization and planning of the meal to the speeches and leading of prayers,” Allie Saran ’13, student president of Hillel at Brandeis, said in an interview with the Justice.

Unlike Hillel, Chabad is quite new to the University. It began in 2001 when Rabbi Peretz Chein and his wife, Chanie, received a grant from a private donor to start a

Chabad at Brandeis. Today, the Chein family hosts between 150 and 220 students per week in their family home on Turner Street. The meals, generally lasting four hours, include singing, dancing, introductions for people who are new and speeches. The food is home-cooked and the Chabad board, established in 2003 when the Student Union recognized Chabad as a student club, supports the Cheins in the setup of meals and implementation of holiday programming. “Unlike with Hillel, Chanie and I are really the backbone of a Chabad experience. It’s not to say what is better or worse, but it is different,” Chein explained.

Regardless of the difference in models between Chabad and Hillel, Chein explained that, “We’re both concerned with students having a fulfilling Jewish life on campus and both being able to provide comfort and support in a basic Jewish way to students who need it and want it.”

The idea for Shabbat United arose from the personal friendship between the Kaplowitzs and the Cheins. Kaplowitz recalls attending a holiday meal at Chabad four years ago and that “there was a lot of excitement that we were there.” It was an “inter-mixing” between Hillel and Chabad that students had never experienced before. When the idea of Shabbat United was presented to the student boards of both organizations, Kaplowitz explained that students were immediately enthusiastic of the idea, and he could sense “the real desire to celebrate pluralism in a real way and this was a really definitive way of doing that.”

“We do Shabbat dinner separately every other night of the year, but we came together for this Friday night to create an experience larger than both Chabad and Hillel could ever do on their own,” Mitchell Schwartz ’14, president of the Chabad Student Board, said in an interview with the Justice following the event.

Shabbat United led to discussions of collaboration between Chabad and Hillel on a larger scale which today can be seen at Shabbat United as well as communal candle lightings for the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah and dancing with the Torah scrolls on Simchat Torah.

Both Chabad and Hillel organizers acknowledge the competition that generally exists between the two organizations but argue that it serves in a healthy way to improve Jewish programming and resources for students on campus.

One goal of Shabbat United that Kaplowitz highlighted was, “We wanted to show students that we want them to have whatever Jewish experience works for them, and

by Hillel partnering with Chabad, it was Hillel showing a sign of approval of Chabad, and vice versa.”

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CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION: People who attended the event celebrated with singing and standing on chairs during the dinner.

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JOINING FORCES: Students from Chabad and Hillel joined up to set up Levin Ballroom for Shabbat dinner last Friday night.

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ROOM FOR PLENTY: Mitchell Schwartz ’14 and Danielle Miller ’14 ensured the room was ready for more than 450 guests.

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The dilemma with Dylan

SpringFest is an important Brandeis tradition that brings students with different music tastes together as a community. For this year’s event, several students are proposing a two-day festival with Bob Dylan as the headline act in order to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his 1963 performance at Brandeis.

While we appreciate the student body’s attempt to cultivate and expand on this part of the University’s history, we have several concerns that students should consider to better facilitate the discussion of Dylan’s possible appearance at this year’s SpringFest.

Students should be aware of the costs of hosting such an event. Procuring Dylans performance would cost around $300,000, and this does not include the additional price of the other acts, possibly hiring an event planner and preparing Gordon Field. The students spearheading this initiative have proposed selling $90 tickets for individuals outside of the Brandeis community to attend. However, the likelihood of selling the number of tickets needed to cover these costs is a concern to this editorial board, which thinks there might be a significant possibility that not enough tickets will be purchased to cover the costs of the event.

A comprehensive business plan would address all of these concerns, but one has not yet been made public.

Moreover, it is unclear how much Dylan’s performance would affect the University’s image or attract prospective students. A Dylan concert at Brandeis would not be unique to the University— he went on a college tour in Fall 2010, including a stop at the University of Mas-

Costs may outweigh benefits sachusetts Lowell. While Dylan’s prior relationship with Brandeis would make this a unique occasion, we are concerned that the resources that would be diverted to hosting such an event might outweigh the benefits.

We also wonder whether the character of SpringFest itself will be challenged.

While Dylan undoubtedly has a wide fan base, his music is not representative of the entire campus’ taste in music. WBRS brands itself as having “something for everyone,” and this has largely held true at past SpringFest concerts, including the 2012 SpringFest that featured Fun. and Childish Gambino.

A folk-themed festival might appeal to some, but this board feels strongly that SpringFest’s broad appeal should be maintained. If a second day is added in addition to Dylan’s concert, we hope that a broad range of acts will be considered outside of the folk genre.

While we do not entirely oppose Dylan performing at SpringFest, we hope that these concerns lead to a well-informed, substantive discussion of the issue. The upcoming town hall forum is an opportunity for the students planning this festival to address these questions. We urge everyone attending to ask tough questions that get to the heart of these issues and refrain from simply greenlighting the event because of Dylan’s fame. SpringFest always has enormous potential but, before undertaking such a massive endeavor, we hope that a sound plan is in place.

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Today students voting in Massachusetts will be deciding on the legality of medicinal marijuana. Currently, 17 states have legalized the sale of marijuana including New Jersey, Michigan and Connecticut, but some people still have reservations about the extent the government should regulate its use. How do you think Massachusetts residents should vote on the medical marijuana initiative this election year?

Prof. Cindy Parks Thomas (HELLER) The irony is that Massachusetts, a national leader in innovative solutions to health care and health policy, is far behind other states in recognizing this important medical issue. The scientific evidence is conclusive that marijuana can play an important therapeutic role in many diseases, by alleviating pain and major symptoms of cancer, Parkinson’s, MS, HIV and glaucoma. We should be bold enough to shed the stigma of marijuana’s history as a recreational drug, and see this as a simple access-to-care issue. As a health policy expert and former clinician, I say yes to medical marijuana, but it is not without reservation. Like any public policy, the devil is in the details of how it is implemented. Balanced regulations of licensing providers, and putting bounds around the diseases for which it may be prescribed, is imperative. This will avoid the dispensary mills on every block in certain parts of cities like my former home of Denver, and the ease with which pretty much anyone in the state could get a license to purchase at age 18.

Professor Cindy Thomas, is an Associate Research Professor at the Brandeis University Schneider Institute for Health Policy.

Jonathan Steinberg ’13 I think people need to separate objectivity from subjectivity when they vote in this issue. Too often people will vote simply based on their opinion about smoking marijuana. There are legitimate therapeutical benefits of medicinal marijuana. The real challenge is making sure that legalizing medicinal marijuana doesn’t lead to drug abuse. As long as it is effectively controlled, I think people should vote in favor of the bill.

Resources underutilized by fund In addition to the exorbitant tuition, room and board costs for attending Brandeis, students are billed for three services: the union activities fee, equal to one percent of University tuition; the student government administrative fee; and the Brandeis Sustainability Fund fee, equal to $7.50 per undergraduate student per semester.

The third charge contributes to a fund that more than two-thirds of voting students approved in spring 2010. The money amassed totals more than $50,000 a year and is intended to pay for ideas that students have proposed in a formal application process to make our campus “greener.” And while the fund has incredible promise, as noted by this board in previous editorials, the money can be spent and managed better.

Over the past two years, especially recently, the fund and its projects have lost momentum. We encourage students to take a more active interest in the BSF and to submit proposals. We also hope that the money is spent responsibly and on proposals that can succeed. If this is impossible, the funds should perhaps be directed elsewhere.

One of the major weaknesses of the fund is one of the first and most expensive proposals accepted: the installation of “smart meters” to track energy usage in Massell Quad, the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Campus Center and the Village Residence Hall. The technology, along with a large touch screen in the SCC, cost students $26,000. While the idea to foster a sense of competition in order to become

Jonathan Steinberg ’13 is the Health: Science, Society, and Policy undergraduate departmental representative.

Strong proposals needed more energy conscious is intriguing, the fact is that students are, for the most part, totally unaware of the existence of the smart meters—even though they paid for them. The team that is responsible for the Brandeis Sustainability Fund held one mini energy saving competition in fall 2011 and a somewhat larger one in spring 2012, however, both fell short in cultivating a culture of sustainability on campus.

To date this semester, there has been no promotion or activity surrounding the smart meters. The multi-thousand dollar screen still sits in the SCC, with students walking by it obliviously.

To the credit of the BSF, there have been some successes: the purchase of additional DeisBikes in order to foster increased bike usage on campus, and the purchase of drying racks to decrease the energy used by dryers are two excellent examples.

This is student money being dealt with—and a large amount of it. If the BSF is to remain relevant, it must work harder to advertise and promote itself to the student body. While we have conducted no official poll, it’s fair to assume that most students are unaware that the fund even exists—despite the fact that they contribute to it.

The deadline for proposing new project ideas has recently been extended to Nov. 15. The BSF depends on strong proposals and leadership; we hope that both will arrive soon.

Julie Johnson State-level medical marijuana policies vary considerably on the legalization of non-FDA approved use, possession, cultivation and purchase of medical marijuana. Massachusetts policy as written has multiple loopholes and risks for exploitation, including: zoning regulations, no age limits, tax breaks and subsidies as a ‘non-profit’ industry, no prescription and thus, no tracking through prescription drug monitoring programs. In addition to the many unforeseen impacts this policy will have in Massachusetts given these loopholes, my and many others’ concern is for youth. Legalizing marijuana may decrease perceived risk of harm, and increase social approval and access to marijuana. Marijuana use and abuse affects youth in many ways including both short-term effects e.g. cognitive dysfunction, increased risk of injuries, and long-term effects, e.g. cognitive impairment, brain and respiratory system effects, mental illness and negative impacts on educational outcomes. If Ballot 3 is passed on Nov. 6, it will be implemented on Jan. 1 making it paramount that we are ready for the consequences that will unfold, including increased protection for our youth.

Julie Johnson is a Ph.D. student at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management.

Hannah Goldberg ’13 Currently, many physicians understand that the cannabinoids contained in marijuana have a clinically beneficial role in neurotransmission, alleviating symptoms that accompany a number of medical conditions. I think that it is important for doctors to have access to any methods of treatment that they believe would most effectively treat his or her patient’s ailment. My general laissez-faire attitude toward social policy influences my personal decision that residents of these states should vote to legalize medical marijuana. However, as a medical school applicant who studies neuroscience, I believe that it is important that medical marijuana is legalized to give doctors option to prescribe the drug to the patients whom it can benefit.

Hannah Goldberg ’13 is the undergraduate departmental representative for Neuroscience and a columnist for the Justice

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Pick your poison; candidates disappoint Aaron

fried free thought

I’ve looked forward to voting in my first presidential election for as long as I can remember.

During this campaign, though, I have become nauseated by the candidates offered up by the Democrats and Republicans.

On one hand, I can vote for Bush III or Gov. Mitt Romney, and hyper-aggressive foreign policy, massive deficits and trimmed civil liberties.

On the other hand, I can vote for Bush IV or President Barack Obama, with a similarly bellicose foreign policy, similarly irresponsible deficits and a general disregard for the Bill of Rights.

This is like choosing Coke or Pepsi. One might taste slightly better to you, but ultimately you are drinking the same sludge of high fructose corn syrup and artificial ingredients which destroys your health. Both of these candidates represent a heavy dose of cola to an already diabetic nation.

Our current economic malaise was precipitated by the bursting of the housing bubble, which was inflated by decades of federal policy encouraging artificial demand for housing through easy credit, which bid up prices. This boom of malinvestment had its bust in 2007. Housing prices plummeted. What did our candidates have to say about this?

President Obama doubled down on the policies that caused this mess, pushing the Keynesian throttle up and dumping borrowed funds into the economy. Meanwhile, Governor Romney stood on the sidelines with pom-poms, cheering on policies like TARP and the Wall Street bailouts.

These policies prevented a deeper recession in 2008, but have not solved the problem. They have only prolonged our problems by kicking the can down the road. Consequently, the correction will be worse later on.

Because the government did not allow a full correction in the economy, there is still malinvestment. However, this is only part of the concern—in the past 12 years, our national debt has skyrocketed and now stands over $16 trillion, more than our annual GDP. This strikes at the credit of the United States and, potentially, the strength of the dollar. This could lead to a monetary crisis, which would make this Great Recession seem like the good old days.

President Obama has no intention of shrinking the debt; he added more than all prior presidents combined. The Republican ticket also has little to offer in debt reduction. The “draconian cuts” Ryan proposes are pure rhetoric; the Re-

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publicans and Democrats want to exaggerate the cuts as much as possible, to excite and engage their bases. The Ryan budget would not balance until 2040. Given our already colossal national debt, baby steps like these are insignificant.

Both candidates would continue the absurd “War on Drugs,” which intends to protect people from drugs by putting drug users into a violent prison system. Prohibition is fruitless and only serves to empower black-market cartels. Under President Obama, the Drug Enforcement Agency has raided more legal, medicinal marijuana dispensaries than any president before him. Gov. Romney offers no departure from this barbaric policy.

Both agree on an interventionist foreign policy. Both see the United States as the world’s policeman, with no regard to the concomitant blowback. We only see difference in their tone: Obama prefers to speak softly, but carry a big stick; Romney prefers to speak harshly, and carry an even

bigger stick.

Disturbingly, neither candidate holds much regard for the Bill of Rights. George W. Bush’s Patriot Act repeals the Fourth Amendment, which prevents officials from performing searches on you or your property without the due process of consulting a judge. President Obama re-signed this unjust law, and Gov. Romney would, too.

Horrifyingly, both candidates have deemed a repeal of habeas corpus as necessary to the national defense. Section 1021 of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act makes it legal for the government to indefinitely detain any American citizen on the suspicion of terrorist activity.

Forget the Magna Carta and the Fifth Amendment! An American citizen is now subject to the same arbitrary power that an Englishman under King John was before 1215. President Obama signed this bloody relic of the Dark Ages into law, and Gov. Romney praised it during the primaries.

People wrested this essential standard of justice from a monarch nearly eight centuries ago; we’ve surrendered it out of pure apathy. Why are we so complacent?

On the issues at the root of our problems President Obama and Gov. Romney are in complete harmony.

Yet, on television, we see them each at the other’s throat, claiming that their foe’s ideas will drag America further through the mud. They’re both right on that, but only because both of their ideas include ignoring these root issues. Perhaps it’s time to ignore the rhetoric and sophistry, and examine only ideas and substance.

This campaign has been, in essence, a puerile cola war. I will not drink the red or blue cola at all, and will look to different and better options. For those who are committed to voting for Obama or Romney this election, know that you are choosing between Coke and Pepsi. Pick your poison.

Elizabeth Warren proves best candidate for college students By michael abrams JUSTICE STAFF WRITER

This Election Day, Massachusetts voters will be faced with deciding an incredibly competitive Senate race between Republican incumbent Scott Brown and Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren. I believe Warren would be the better representative for Massachusetts—especially for students. She is true to the progressive ideals she stands for and backs them up with an accomplished record and platform. Her voice and vote would be invaluable to this nation, unlike Scott Brown’s.

Brown has attempted to define himself as a moderate and an independent, but his voting record has proven time and time again that he is another partisan Republican. For example, he voted against the Middle Class Tax Cut Act, which would have raised the income tax on those making $250,000 from 35 percent to 39.6 percent while extending several tax cuts for middle-and lower-class taxpayers. Brown also voted against the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would have imposed extra penalties on employers guilty of pay discrimination—paying women less, simply because of their sex. Both laws would have increased economic fairness in America, reduced our crippling economic inequality and helped millions of Americans through these difficult times.

Warren, however, represents a fresh, yet ex-

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perienced and earnest voice. She is an ardent Progressive, preferring to define herself around a platform that focuses on helping the middle class, providing for long-term economic development for middle-class and lower-class Americans and returning a sense of fairness to an economic system riddled with injustice.

Warren recognizes that because of low tax rates, tax cuts and loopholes, the upper class in America is not paying its fair share. The highest and second-highest income earners in the nation pay far less in taxes as a percentage of their disposable income than the vast majority of Americans. Consequently, Warren supports legislation like the Middle Class Tax Cut, which would have raised taxes on the top income earners back to the levels of Bill Clinton’s presidency—a time of great economic expansion for all Americans.

Warren also supports investment in environmentally friendly technology and green jobs to spur economic growth while combating global warming. She also wants to pass jobs bills, like the three that were defeated when every Republic senator, including Scott Brown, voted against them. These bills would have created thousands of jobs in Massachusetts and around the country. They involved using federal funding to help companies retain and rehire workers, add positions and help unemployed and impoverished citizens find work.

Moreover, Warren has already proven her

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In terms of issues relevant to students, the contrast between the candidates is clear. Warren ensured that a key focus of the CFPB’s activities is to help students navigate the complicated student loan process. Brown has twice voted against a bill that would prevent interest on student loans from doubling. He has also voted to cut $5.7 billion from the Pell Grant program, which would have stripped 135,000 Massachusetts college students of their financial aid, including some Brandeisians. Warren would work to strengthen grant programs and invest more in universities to increase the quality and affordability of our schools. She would even vote to forgive student debts for those of us who engage in community service—illustrating how she recognizes the need for all Americans to band together to improve our lives and our economy.

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Warren is also the better choice in regard to social issues. Not only does she support bills like the Paycheck Fairness Act, but she will vote to insure access to reproductive health care and protect a woman’s right to an abortion. The Republican platform has taken a categorical stance against abortion—calling for a constitutional amendment to ban them. Brown has claimed to be pro-choice, but he has bowed to party pressure on other issues in the past.

The Democrats, including Warren, are firmly pro-choice, so no party pressure will negatively influence her positions.

She is also a passionate supporter of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer rights: She opposes the Defense of Marriage Act, which undermines marriage equality, and supports the Employment Non-Discrimination Act to help ensure LGBT equality. Even though Brown accepts Massachusetts’ decision to legalize samesex marriage, he believes marriage ought only be between a man and a woman. Brown is also against DOMA and but has yet affirmed his support for transgender rights or any pro-transgender legislation.

Ultimately, Warren’s chief goals are fixing the injustices and issues plaguing our economy and society today. And that is what we need: committed problem-solvers in Washington, people who understand the issues and will work every day to enact the right policies. Elizabeth Warren is one of them, and she deserves our votes.

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Obama’s energy-saving policies ensure victory Liz

Posner but i digress

I’ll be honest—I can’t wait for the election season to be over. I’ve found it completely frustrating—the usual game of political fingerpointing, but without the same historically groundbreaking elements of gender and race that captivated the American public four years ago. Up until this past week, I was feeling very apolitical and unpassionate about the campaign and politics in general. I was saved from political apathy by an unlikely source—my governor, Chris Christie, who, for the past few years, I believed to be an idiot. The governor of New Jersey has turned out to be the most unlikely Obama advocate. Along with right-leaning New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, Christie has praised Obama’s active role in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy’s destruction.

These two politicians have given this election a dose of sorely needed perspective, and in my opinion, have shown how a vote for Obama is in the nation’s general interest.

An argument for the reelection of President Obama wouldn’t be complete without a brief overview of his accomplishments. The economic policies under the Obama administration have resulted in a decreased unemployment rate since the beginning of the recession.

Safeguards implemented on Wall Street should protect the U.S. economy from future financial recklessness. The bailout salvaged the American auto industry. The Affordable Care Act will bring health coverage to tens of millions of Americans and will protect consumers from abuse by insurance companies. Obama is respected abroad and has strengthened our international alliances. Perhaps most importantly, throughout his term Obama attempted to work with Democrats and Republicans, and actually made good on his promise to work with his opponents on national policy issues when, at the start of his term, he held regular roundtable meetings with congressional Democrats and Republicans alike to search for bipartisan agreements on financial reform. Because of his leadership, these measures passed through a politically polarized and obstinate Congress— an incredible achievement.

I’m a politically liberal person, so I support a presidential candidate who wants to expand health care, welcomes immigrants, understands the intricacies of education reform and will not appoint a Supreme Court justice who would try to take away marriage equality and a woman’s choice. If you don’t agree with these things, I’m not going to change your mind, so I won’t waste your time.

However, the most important issue in light of Hurricane Sandy should be environmental policy and climate change. If nothing else sways you toward voting for Obama, this issue, whose importance lies outside of individual political agendas, should. The popular news media seems to finally be catching on to the incredible danger of climate change, its highly likely

causal relation to Hurricane Sandy, and the absurdity that it is still a side issue on the political spectrum. Articles in Scientific American, the Boston Globe, Businessweek and the New York Times this past week have drawn attention to the impact the hurricane may have on today’s election. The fact of the matter is that a Romney administration would expedite the destruction of our planet and the increased frequency of natural disasters that destroy American cities and ruin lives.

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A Romney administration would expedite the destruction of our planet.

Romney, like many from his party, doubts the scientific consensus on climate change. He has mocked Obama’s endorsement of exploring energy-efficient technology. He has promised to override Obama’s suspension of construction on the Keystone XL Pipeline, a controversial project that would pump crude oil from Canada through the Midwest into refineries in Texas, Illinois and Oklahoma. Many scientists and environmentalists believe the Keystone Pipeline would have a destructive impact on the local air and water supply if a spill were to occur.

Romney’s main selling point on the Pipeline is that it will create jobs for unemployed Ameri-

cans and reduce our dependency on foreign oil, especially from tyrannical regimes. It’s a lazy and selfish political argument that is entirely focused on short-term gain. Franklin D. Roosevelt employed millions of Americans by giving them jobs specifically geared to protect the environment. It is the government’s job to invent creative solutions to unemployment without endangering American ecosystems. Also, economists continue to debate whether the pipeline would actually create as many jobs as Romney claims, since a large portion of those construction and maintenance jobs would be needed in Canada, at the head of the pipeline.

During an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press, Romney outraged environmentalists when he stated: “I’m not in this race to slow the rise of the oceans or to heal the planet.” Instead, he claimed, “I’m in this race to help the American people.”

The irony here is all too obvious. In a utilitarian fashion, Romney could help the greatest amount of Americans possible if he were to reverse his energy policies. No living person would fail to benefit from slowing the rise of the oceans and healing the planet.

On the other hand, Obama and the Democratic Party have supported developing alternative energy and limiting fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions through policy measures for years.

Given the choice between a presidential candidate who wants to at least try to heal our planet and thus prevent future devastation, and one who chooses the possibility of short-term economic benefit over long-term security for the American people, I will choose the former any day. Vote Obama.

MITT ROMNEY

Romney’s proposed reforms will benefit nation Avi

snyder voice of reason

Today, Americans all over the country face a choice between one candidate who embodies the Washington, D.C. status quo and another who represents a new way of doing business.

They face a choice between one candidate who proposes outdated policies and seems to only look backwards for guidance and another who proposes substantive policy reforms that will help modernize our economy for the 21st century.

They face a choice between old and tired and hope and change.

Sounds a lot like 2008, right?

Except this time around, the roles are reversed.

Barack Obama’s campaign slogan may be “Forward,” but when it comes to the most consequential issues facing our country, the president is stuck in the present at best and stuck in the past at worst.

On the other hand, the Republican ticket of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan has proposed serious, substantive reforms that will adapt our public policy to the new realities that our nation faces as we move into the future.

A look at three of the most important issues in this election will illustrate our country’s choice.

First, let’s take a look at health care. In 2,700

pages of legislative language, the president’s health care reform law does next to nothing to address any of the underlying causes of skyrocketing health care costs. It leaves our distorted health care tax incentives in place and makes no structural changes to Medicare or Medicaid.

Instead it expands coverage by creating costly new entitlements and by pushing millions of people into the expensive and low-quality Medicaid program.

In contrast, Romney and Ryan have proposed real health care reform. They will end the market distortions caused by the uneven tax treatment of individually purchased insurance.

This will make insurance more portable, as individuals will no longer be locked into jobs for fear of losing coverage, and more affordable, as a patient-centered marketplace begins to bend the cost curve.

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The Republican ticket ... has proposed serious, substantive reforms.

Most importantly, Mitt Romney is the only candidate in this race who has proposed a serious plan to reform Medicare and Medicaid.

His reforms will not only save us from our looming debt crisis, but will also make health care more affordable by creating a real market for health insurance and health care in which choice and competition will keep costs low and

quality high.

Next, education. The president has admirably supported charter schools and higher educational standards, but on the whole, he has failed to bring about the kind of education reform our country needs to prepare our children for employment in an increasingly competitive, knowledge-based global economy. He has ended funding for the successful D.C. Opportunity scholarship program. His Race to the Top program has been a bust. He promises to increase the number of teachers, but has few plans that would actually increase teacher quality.

Not only did Governor Romney help make Massachusetts schools the best in the nation, but he also has real plans to help improve our schools nationally.

His plan will encourage states to improve teaching quality by ending teacher tenure and instituting merit pay. He will make sure that federal education dollars follow children to the school of their parents’ choice and not to political interests.

Finally, taxes. It is on this issue where President Obama most openly pines for the past.

Instead of fundamental tax reform, he simply proposes marginal tax rates on those making over $250,000 a year (or as he calls them, “millionaires and billionaires) back to Clinton-era levels (39.6 percent). In the name of “fairness”, he also proposes raising taxes on capital investment, discouraging the very activity that keeps the engine of the economy running.

This kind of simplistic thinking won’t do in the 21st century. Europe is no longer recovering from a world war. The United States faces serious competition in a global economy from developing countries like China and India. If we are to compete in this new economy, we need a

tax code that is simpler, flatter and more competitive.

Mitt Romney has proposed lowering our corporate tax rate (currently among the highest rates in the industrialized world) to 25 percent.

This will finally allow America to compete on a level playing field with other countries and encourage corporations to come to and stay in the United States. He will also lower income tax rates by 20 percent across the board, encouraging the work, saving and investment that keep our economy growing.

Importantly, Romney wouldn’t simply slash tax rates. He would eliminate many of the tax loopholes and deductions that serve to benefit the wealthy and well-connected. These tax expenditures number well into the thousands, cost over $1 trillion a year and grossly distort economic incentives. Ending them will help give our tax system the sanity that we need it to have if we are to compete with the rest of the world.

Mitt Romney is far from a perfect candidate.

My own qualms with him include his opposition to marriage equality as well as his failure to take the issue of climate change seriously.

But no candidate is perfect.

It’s been said countless times, but this really is a choice election. Will we face our biggest challenges or pretend they don’t exist? Will we modernize our economy or stick with an outdated economic order? Will we move forward or backward?

I believe we are strong enough to face our fiscal challenges. I believe our economy is strong enough to adapt to a new century. I want to move forward. That’s why I voted for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan. And that’s why we should all hope they emerge victorious tonight.

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NCAA: Squads earn berths in tournament CONTINUED FROM 1 Dallamora following the selection show. “We worked hard.”

After two crucial victories at New York University this weekend, as the women won 3-0 and the men triumphed 1-0, the Judges’ fate seemed more certain.

Progress to the tournament is given in the form of either automatic bids (resulting from winning a team’s conference) or at-large bids. Most years, the New England region receives two or three at-large bids per conference.

Though both Amherst’s and Williams’ men’s teams are ranked higher than Brandeis, Amherst received an automatic bid to the tournament by winning the New England Small College Athletic Conference Championship, leaving room for an extra atlarge bid.

Before Monday, it appeared that Williams would receive the first atlarge bid, while the Judges would receive the second. The third bid would be a toss-up between three teams: Babson College, Wesleyan University or Tufts University.

According to men’s goalkeeper, Blake Minchoff ’13, the NYU victory “changed [our fate] from being questionable to make the tournament to most certainly making the tournament.”

The women, on the other hand, were very much unsure of their fate. Unlike their male counterparts, the women did not have a national ranking, which is also taken into account in determining at-large bids. Additionally, their fifth-place ranking in New England

made it appear that the Judges would fall outside the at-large bids.

“We were optimistic,” said netminder Michelle Savuto ’15 of the possibility of receiving a bid, “but there was so much we couldn’t control. We did the best that we could, and we just had to wait to see how everyone else did.”

However, in an unusual circumstance, the NCAA awarded New England five bids for the men and six bids for the women, respectively. On the men’s side, all five teams previously mentioned for consideration—Williams, Brandeis, Babson, Wesleyan and Tufts—received at-large places.

For the women, six teams—Amherst, Middlebury College, Wheaton College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Brandeis and Bowdoin College— earned bids.

The unusual awarding of bids had much to do with the fact that lowerranked New England teams on both the men’s and women’s sides played close matchups against higher-ranked teams. For example, during this weekend’s NESCAC tournament, the Wesleyan men (9-3-3) played Amherst (15-0-2) to a 1-0 loss and Tufts (9-3-4) took Williams (13-1-3) to penalty kicks before falling. Likewise, the Bowdoin women (11-3-3) fell on penalties to No. 22 Williams (12-3-2) in Sunday’s NESCAC final.

Additionally, the difficulty of both the men’s and women’s conference schedule played a factor in determining their fate. The UAA had more NCAA qualifiers than any other conference on both the men’s side (five) and women’s side (four).

The men will take on Baruch Col-

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COLLISION COURSE: Right back Robbie Lynch ’15 heads the ball over a Carnegie Mellon defender while fellow defenders Joe Eisenbies ’13 and Matt Brondoli ’14 and goalkeeper Blake Minchoff ’13 look on in a home defeat to CMU on Oct. 28. lege at home in a first-round game on Saturday at 5 p.m. The women will face Union College, whom, incidentally, women’s right back Emma Eddy ’15 played for last year, on Saturday at Amherst College at a time to be deter-

mined.

While both teams making the tournament is certainly notable, neither team is satisfied with simply receiving bids.

“We’re not content with where we

are,” said midfielder Sam Ocel ‘15.

“We want to win a national championship.”

“All of this work means something now,” said Savuto. “I’m just so ready to go.”

Judges head to WSOCCER: Win over Violets secures postseason progress ECAC postseason

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■ The volleyball team

competed in its final UAA round-robin at Emory and qualified for the playoffs.

By JEFFreY BOXER JUSTICE editor

After more than doubling last year’s win total, the volleyball team learned yesterday that it will be competing in postseason play this season for the first time since 2009. Despite losing both of its matches at last weekend’s 2012 University Athletic Association Tournament, the Judges’ 17-5 record against New England foes earned them the top seed in the Division III Eastern College Athletic Conference New England Women’s Volleyball Championship.

“We're excited to return to a postseason tournament and [extend] our season,” coach Michelle Kim said.

“Getting the top seed in the tournament is an honor and I attribute it to how hard our players have worked all season long.”

“Everyone is really extremely happy,” added setter Yael Einhorn ’14. “We made it our goal to qualify for ECACs and it was good to reach our goal as a team.”

Now 19-13, the Judges will play host to eighth-seeded Albertus Magnus College at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow.

At the UAA tournament, which was held at Emory University, the Judges lost matches to both the University of Chicago and the University of Rochester last Friday night. Brandeis automatically earned seventh place in the tournament after New York University was forced to drop out of the tournament due to Hurricane Sandy.

The team finished with a 1-8 mark in UAA play.

“Overall, we improved our UAA play this year compared to last,” Kim said. “I think we had a shot at doing a little better than we finished, but we belong to an extremely tough conference, and we are happy that we made at least a small improvement from last year.”

Brandeis dropped to No. 16 Chicago in straight sets, 25-18, 25-13 and 25-21, in the quarterfinal tournament. The Judges amassed just a 0.50 hitting

percentage as a team, its third-worst percentage this season.

“Most of our players were hitting in the negatives, but the scores were really close,” middle blocker Becca Fischer ’13 said. “If we had hit a little bit better, we could have taken a game or two away from them.”

The Judges were able to keep things close against Chicago, though, due to some solid defensive play from the team’s back row.

“Our defense did a great job,” Kim said. “We kept getting touches on a lot of balls and were able [to] make Chicago work very hard to get kills against us.”

Libero Elsie Bernaiche ’15 led the way defensively with 18 digs. Defensive specialist Amaris Brown ’16 tied a career high with 12 digs, while Einhorn chipped in 11.

Offensively, middle blocker Lauren Berens ’13 had eight kills and just one error.

The Judges then fell in straight sets to the University of Rochester in the semifinals of the consolation bracket.

The Judges opened strongly, jumping out to a 5-2 lead in the first set, but ultimately lost by scores of 25-17, 25-19 and 25-21.

“Against Rochester, our effort continued to be there, but I didn't think that we necessarily executed very well,” Kim said.

Outside hitter Si-Si Hensley ’14 paced the team with eight kills and 13 digs. Outside hitter Liz Hood ’15 also tallied eight kills, while Einhorn earned a double-double with 27 assists and 10 digs.

Despite their struggles in conference play, the Judges qualified for postseason action thanks in large part to a 17-5 record against New England foes.

The Judges were ranked 13th in the region in the latest New England Women’s Volleyball Association poll.

If the Judges defeat Albertus Magnus tomorrow, they will play host to the final two rounds of the tournament on Saturday.

"ECACs will be a great opportunity for our team to put everything together that we have been working on this season," Berens added.

"My hope is that we play to our fullest potential, win, and have fun for the culmination of the season."

girls on this team,” said Siegel.

“It's been an honor to be a senior captain this year, and I look forward to the postseason.”

For her part, Kofinas said prior to the selection of the 64-team pool that she was very happy with the way that the season turned out and would remember the season and her career fondly regardless of which tournament the Judges end up competing in.

"As for the season as a whole,

I could not have asked for better teammates to end my career with,” she said. “We have won games, we have broke records and we have become a family.”

While the magnitude of being selected was very significant to the seniors, younger members of the teams understood the significance as well.

Forward Emma Taylor ’15, who was one of many first years who were forced to learn on the fly last year, cited the strong personalities and desire of the team to improve

on its performances.

“To bounce back from a season like last year says a lot about the character of the people on this team,” she said.

“Every single person who has come in has made a difference.

We’ve learned to play together as a team and we’ve shown a lot of great spirit in getting back to the tournament.”

The Judges will continue their season in the first round of the tournament Saturday versus Union College at Amherst College.

FENCING

Individuals pick up notable results ■ The Judges notched six

medals in their first road meet to start their season off on a memorable note.

By BEN FREUDMAN JUSTICE STAFF WRITER

The Brandeis men’s and women’s fencing teams started their seasons firing on all cylinders at the Big One Invitational last Saturday at Smith College.

In the massive pool of 493 fencers representing eighteen different colleges, six Judges—two women and four men—medaled.

Caroline Mattos ’16 was the top Judge at the Big One Invitational, finishing in first place in the women’s foil. Mattos not only won all 12 of her matches; they were by overwhelming margins too.

In her six pool matches, Mattos allowed merely one touch, making her indicator +29. To put that figure in perspective, that means that she shut out all of her opponents except for one. That opponent lost 5-1. “[Mattos’s] performance is just a glimpse of the damage she will do throughout the season,” said teammate Sonya Glickman ’16, who finished 14th in women’s épée.

Although Mattos did not blank all six of her tournament opponents, she was still nothing short of spectacular

in the round of 64. In her first three matches, Mattos allowed only four touches. Despite the fact that her last three matches were much closer than her first three, she still held her adversaries to single digits each time.

Captain Zoe Messinger ’13 also shined in the first meet of the year.

In sabre, Messinger placed 5th overall and also dominated pool play, compiling a +24 indicator. Messinger, who was granted a bye for her performance in the pool round and who dominated the second and third rounds of tournament play, lost to the fourth-seeded Massachusetts Institute of Technology senior Robin Shin in the semi-final round.

Shin went on to lose in the finals to Brown University sophomore Christine Whalen.

On the men’s side, Adam Mandel ’15 and Jess Ochs-Willard ’15 won the silver and bronze medals for the sabre respectively. Mandel was seeded first in the tournament of 64. OchsWillard was seeded fourth.

The seeding was such that Mandel and Ochs-Willard could have clashed in the finals. However, eighth-seeded Nick Deak, a sophomore from Brown took down the other No. 1 seed. MIT freshman Nicolas Sledeski took Ochs-Willard down in a fight to the wire. Deak also defeated Mandel in the finals.

Yet despite all the positives from the day, the Judges faced a rather

undesirable situation—having two of their own athletes face off in a match.

“It’s an unfortunate situation,” Glickman said.

Ben Loft ’15, who finished seventh, and Ochs-Willard both were faced with this challenge. In the round of 16, Ochs-Willard had to take down teammate Eric Shen ’16 in order to advance to the next round. There, Mandel had to defeat Loft in order to move on to the semi-finals.

“It’s still good for the team,” Glickman said. “You have to be happy for your team and the rest of the team.”

The men’s sabre competitors were the most successful Judges: five of them placed in the top 15, and three of them medaled.

Noah Berman ’15 won Brandeis’ final medal, placing sixth in men’s foil. Berman, who was seeded second, was upset by sixth-seeded Stuart Holmes, a senior from Sacred Heart University. Holmes won gold in men’s foil.

Both the men and women had impressive showings at the Big One Invitational, and look to continue their success at their next meet, Northeast Fencing Conference Meet 1 at MIT on Nov. 17. The teams’ first home meet is December 2. Brandeis will play will host to Yale University, Johns Hopkins University, St. John’s University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Cornell University.

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GLORY DAYS: Judges football head coach Benny Friedman (center), the pioneer of Brandeis football and the Judges’ first athletic director, is hoisted by various players and staff after a crucial home victory.

Benny Friedman led a storied career at the helm of Judges football

By JACOB LURIE JUSTICE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

QUALITY QUARTERBACK: Benny Friedman (above) is pictured at the University of Michigan in 1926.

While a University of Michigan All-American quarterback and New York Giants star, Benny Friedman also served as the only football coach that Brandeis has ever known.

He signed on to the role in 1950, preparing to build a dynasty.

Just nine years later, the program collapsed, and in its wake, the once-resurgent squad was relegated to the history books.

Friedman, a son of Jewish immigrants from Cleveland, Ohio, was the 1926 Big Ten Most Valuable Player.

He earned the Chicago Tribune Silver Football Award, a tribute whose significance is equivalent to the Heisman Trophy today.

The rising quarterback soon made his mark in the National Football League in 1928, heading the league in passing and rushing touchdowns and overall scoring, as well as extra points.

He went on to lead a productive career at the helm of the New York Giants’ offense for three years.

After his playing days, though, Friedman set out on a greater mission. He came to coach the Brandeis football team in 1950.

Ed Manganiello ’54, a two-time captain for the Judges, described Friedman’s desire to promote the game of Brandeis football.

“Benny Friedman’s hope was to make Brandeis the Jewish Notre Dame of college football,” he said. “He wanted to transform the influence that the Judges had on the game.”

Friedman’s role at the University, however, expanded far beyond his head coaching duties.

As athletic director, Friedman oversaw the building of the Joseph M. Linsey Sports Center and its pool, a track on Gordon Field and four outdoor tennis courts.

He was a man that looked to increase the influence that Brandeis athletics could have on the collegiate sporting world.

Friedman also became a prolific fundraiser for Brandeis. He was known for his eloquent speeches, frequently persuading donors to give to Brandeis in the early days of the University’s existence.

Dick Bergel ’57, running back and member of the Brandeis Hall of Fame, stated that Friedman’s main goal was to capitalize on his speaking ability and image to promote Brandeis as a renowned sporting institution.

“Benny was a great orator,” said Bergel.

“He used this ability to tack onto the school’s popularity in the Jewish community and also cement his image as one of the greatest Jewish athletes of all time.”

Bergel confirmed that due to Friedman’s uptempo offense and persistent recruitment, the

Judges soon became a household name in the Boston area.

“In the beginning, no one knew what Brandeis was or even how to spell it,” he said.

“But we became splashed across the headlines of local newspapers because of who we played and how we did.”

Brandeis football posted its first winning record in 1952 with a crucial victory against Northeastern University, and from there they continued a sustained run of success until 1955.

The Judges earned a 5-3 record during the 1955 season, defeating regional powerhouses such as the University of Massachusetts and University of New Hampshire.

Bergel stated that this success led to a constant influx of donations, and, in turn, served as a principal factor in the survival of the football team, “This was publicity the University needed in total, and in particular, the athletic programs really encouraged people to make donations,” he said. “That was the most important thing that our team needed.”

Friedman compiled his best season in 1957, when the Judges went 6-1, shutting out New Hampshire and Northeastern before defeating Massachusetts 47-7.

The squad, though, took a turn for the worse after this seminal season, reeling off losing seasons in 1958 and 1959.

The donations stopped, and from there, spending cuts crippled Friedman’s ability to recruit new players, such as Manganiello and Bergel, which led to poor performances from the team.

The Judges then put together a 0-6-1 record in 1959, leading to a protest from students and faculty to cut the program.

According to an April 1960 issue of the Justice, Eleanor Roosevelt, a lecturer and Trustee of the University, was concerned about the negative image that these football players presented in light of the school’s intellectual reputation.

“Take it from me—it is better to have no publicity at all than bad publicity,” she said.

The public outcry soon overwhelmed the university administration, and it was decided, over the vocal complaints of Friedman, to end the football program.

Despite there being few reminders of Friedman’s legacy, the history that he made was not lost on his team.

Bergel reflected that the squad, though, succeeded as long as it did due to Friedman’s lasting legacy as a pioneer in the game of football.

“We were a very tight-knit group,” he said.

“All of the guys had such affection for Benny.”

While the Judges may never step on the gridiron, Friedman and the football squad have left their footnote in Brandeis history.

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SWIMMING AND DIVING

jUDGES BY THE NUMBERS Men’s Soccer FINAL UAA STANDINGS

TEAM STATS Goals

Not including Monday’s games UAA Conference Overall

W L D W L D Pct. JUDGES 4 2 1 16 2 1 .868 Carnegie 4 2 1 12 3 1 .781 WashU 4 2 1 10 4 2 .688 Emory 4 2 1 10 6 2 .611 Rochester 3 1 3 10 3 3 .719 Chicago 2 3 2 8 4 5 .618 NYU 2 3 1 10 7 1 .583 Case 0 7 0 3 14 1 . 194

Lee Russo ’13 led the team this season with 12 goals.

Player Goals Lee Russo 12 Sam Ocel 10 Tyler Savonen 6 Kyle Feather 6

Assists Sam Ocel ’13 led the squad with eight assists this season.

Player Sam Ocel Kyle Feather Lee Russo Tyler Savonen

UPCOMING GAMES Saturday vs. Baruch at 5:00 p.m.

If the Judges win, they will play either Tufts/Vassar on Sunday.

Assists 8 7 7 5

WOMen’s Soccer FINAL UAA STANDINGS

TEAM STATS

Not including Monday’s games

Goals

UAA Conference Overall

W L D W L D Pct. WashU* 6 0 1 16 1 1 .917 Carnegie 4 1 2 11 1 4 .812 Emory 3 1 3 11 1 6 .778 Chicago 4 3 0 12 6 0 .667 JUDGES 2 3 2 13 4 2 .737 NYU 2 4 1 10 7 1 .583 Case 2 4 1 8 6 4 .556 Rochester 0 7 0 3 13 1 .206

Dara Spital ’15 led the team this season with 12 goals.

Player Goals Dara Spital 12 Sapir Edalati 6 Holly Szafran 5 Mary Shimko 3

Assists

Dara Spital ’15 and Sapir Edalati ’14 had four assists.

Player Dara Spital Sapir Edalati Alec Spivack Holly Szafran

UPCOMING GAMES: Saturday vs. Union at Amherst.

If the Judges win, they will play either Amherst/Lasell on Sunday.

Assists 4 4 3 3

VOLLEYBALL FINAL UAA STANDINGS

TEAM STATS Kills

Not including Monday’s games UAA Conference Overall

W L W L Pct. Emory 8 1 0 31 5 0 .861 WashU 8 2 0 29 3 0 .906 Chicago 8 2 0 28 10 0 .737 Case 5 5 0 24 11 0 .686 Carnegie 3 6 0 15 17 0 .469 Rochester 3 7 0 22 12 0 .647 NYU 1 6 0 17 14 0 .548 JUDGES 1 8 0 19 13 0 .594

UPCOMING GAMES: The women will host Albertus Magnus College in the ECAC tournament tomorrow at 7:30 p.m.

Liz Hood ’15 led the team in kills this year with 425.

Player Kills Liz Hood 425 Si-Si Hensley 229 Lauren Berens 215 Becca Fischer 175

Digs Elsie Bernaiche ’15 led the team in digs this year with 568.

Player Digs Elsie Bernaiche 568 Si-Si Hensley 314 Yael Einhorn 250 Susan Sun 239

cross cOuntry Results from the University Athletic Association Meet on Oct. 27.

TOP FINISHERS (Men’s)

TOP FINISHERS (Women’s)

RUNNER TIME Ed Colvin 25:30.80 Alex Kramer 26:10.10 Michael Rosenbach 26:30.50 Jarret Harrigan 26:36.-05

RUNNER TIME Victoria Sanford 23:01.20 Amelia Lundkvist 23:14.60 Ali Kirsch 23:36.00 Maggie Hensel 24:22.30

UPCOMING EVENTS: The men and women will race at the New England Division III Regional Meet this Saturday.

JON EDELSTEIN/the Justice

ROUGH WATERS: Swimmer Brian Luk ’16 excelled in last Saturday’s dual meet, notching personal bests in his two events.

Teams struggle at home against Roger Williams ■ The swimming and diving

squads fell short in their second home meet of 2012.

By JOSH aSEN JUSTICE senior writer

The men’s and women’s swimming and diving squads each won five individual races in last Saturday’s home dual meet against Roger Williams University.

Despite both teams’ individual successes in the season’s second meet at the pool in the Joseph M. Linsey Sports Center, the men lost 144-110, and the women were defeated 152-116. Even so, coach Mike Kotch was pleased with how both squads swam.

“I thought we competed very well,” Kotch said. “I was glad to see the effort collectively from the team. We know all season long as we reemerge into NCAA competition, we’re just a small group, so there’s not a lot of us to fill the lanes and compete for points.

“But the important thing is that we step up on the blocks, we compete, we try and execute our race strategies and use that as a chance

to evaluate our training.”

Brian Luk ’16 won three races for the men’s squad against Roger Williams, setting personal bests in two of those events.

He recorded these personal records by finishing first in the 200yard freestyle with a time of 1:50.28 and first in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 55:97. Luk also won the 100-yard freestyle in 49.74.

“He’s got a great attitude and great work ethic,” Kotch said. “The thing that keeps him going is that he’s swimming as fast as he ever has at any point in his swimming career.”

After setting a school record in the 1,650-yard freestyle at the MiniUniversity Athletic Association meet on Oct. 26, Max Fabian ’15 finished first in the 1,000-yard freestyle against Roger Williams in 10:06.79.

Fabian’s time was 25.78 seconds faster than Roger Williams senior Tim Ragan, who finished second in the race. Fabian also won the 500yard freestyle with a time of 5:00.59.

For the women, Holly Spicer ’13 finished first in the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke. She won the 100-yard race with a time of 1:10.65 seconds and the 200-yard competition with a time of 2:34.02.

“It’s very exciting to see that she has the ability to really improve upon where she was way back as a freshman, whem she had the last chance to compete,” Kotch said.

Fay Laborio ’16 matched Spicer by capturing two wins against Roger Williams as well.

In her first collegiate victories, Laborio finished first in the 100yard backstroke in 1:07.58. She also scored the Judges an individual victory in the 200-yard backstroke, where she clocked in at 2:24.17.

Theresa Gaffney ’16 captured the final victory for the women’s squad in the 1,000-freestyle, finishing first with a time of 11:49.30.

Both squads compete Saturday at Providence College at 11 a.m.

For the upcoming meet, and for the rest of the season, Kotch hopes that both teams continue to train hard and relish in the newfound ability to compete against other schools.

“As the season goes along, I really expect the kids to just bring a great attitude, embrace the opportunity to race some of the best available competition in the New England every weekend, and utilize our week’s worth of training so we can evaluate where we are.”

Boston celtics recap Celtics limp to a 1-2 record to start the 2012-13 season after losing Allen and rebuilding squad The Boston Celtics trotted out of American Airlines Arena in Miami during Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals last June with an uncertain fate.

Boston had two chances to cement the legacy of a dynasty. Instead, the squad was ousted in seven games by the Miami Heat, and in that flight back to Boston, the specter of a rebuilding job hung in the air.

The Celtics brain trust ultimately convinced power forward Kevin Garnett to spend the duration of his career at TD Garden, signing him to a threeyear extension. Boston utilized its first-round picks in the draft to select Ohio State University power forward Jared Sullinger and Syracuse University center Fab Melo.

The most significant transaction of the offseason, however, proved to be

a departure. Shooting guard Ray Allen stunned the basketball world after signing with the Miami Heat, shedding his legacy as a hometown hero.

Celtics’ General Manager Danny Ainge regrouped, though, with the acquisition of shooting guard Jason Terry from the Dallas Mavericks to fill the void left by Allen. Point guard Rajon Rondo and small forward Paul Pierce remained, and as the Celtics made their return to Miami last Tuesday for the start of the regular season, all seemed well in Boston.

If anything, though, the ghosts of June 2012 still persisted to open the 2012-13 season. Boston looked sluggish on the court, falling to a 62-54 deficit at the end of the first half. Heat forward LeBron James made a resounding dunk to end the first half on a high note. Miami, continuing to roar out of

the gates in the second half, stretched its third-quarter lead to a seemingly insurmountable 93-76 advantage.

Power forward Chris Bosh, point guard Mario Chalmers, small forward Rashard Lewis and Allen reeled off the final eight points in the last two minutes of the third quarter of the opener.

The Celtics would not go down easily. Boston pulled to a 111-107 deficit after a layup from guard Courtney Lee with two minutes, 19 seconds remaining. However, Bosh ensured that the comeback would end there, propelling Miami to a 120-107 win.

Pierce finished with 20 points, Rondo had his first double-double of the season with 20 points and 13 assists, while guard Leandro Barbosa scored 16 points in his Celtics debut.

Boston traveled back home for its opener against the Milwaukee Bucks

last Friday; the result was not much better. Milwaukee took control from the outset of the first half, earning a 10-8 lead, and never looked back, With impressive offensive performances from Milwaukee point guard Brandon Jennings and guard Monta Ellis, the Bucks raced out to a 46-30 lead.

Boston allowed the Bucks to make 46.5 percent of their shots, and while the Celtics pulled to within 48-35, Milwaukee shined on the offensive end of the court. The Bucks moved to a gamehigh 22-point lead with three minutes, 45 seconds remaining. Boston managed to end the game with a 99-88 loss, but even with a 15-point performance from Garnett and another double-double with Rondo, the defeat stung.

The Celtics got back on track, though, with a crucial road victory against the Washington Wizards on

the road last Saturday. The Wizards clawed back and eventually gave Boston a scare in the waning moments of the game, cutting the lead to 86-84.

Terry sealed the victory for the Celtics, though, hitting two free throws with just over one second left to escape Washington, D.C. with a much-needed win.

Pierce led the squad with 27 points, including eight points in a crucial stretch in which the squad held the Wizards scoreless for nearly three minutes in the fourth quarter. Garnett had another sterling offensive performance with 15 points while Rondo contributed 12 points and 12 assists.

Boston looks to continue its momentum with a vital division matchup at the Philadelphia 76ers this Friday.

— Adam Rabinowitz

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Men take first trip to NCAAs since 1985 ■ The men’s soccer team

earned a share of the 2012 UAA championship and will advance to NCAA play.

By JONAH PRICE JUSTICE STAFF WRITER

After losing 2-1 at home to Carnegie Mellon University last week, the No. 17 nationally-ranked men’s soccer team faced a seemingly impossible battle to win the University Athletic Association. The squad needed several upsets within the conference in addition to a UAA victory over New York University.

However, all things seemed to fit into place on Saturday after the Judges defeated NYU 1-0 to finish the regular season 16-2-1 and 4-2-1 in the UAA, allowing them to share the title in a four-way tie for the first time in UAA history.

In the first half, the Judges were

outplayed by NYU, as they struggled to find a rhythm. NYU outshot Brandeis 6-1, and two of the shots caused netminder Blake Minchoff ’13 to make diving saves to keep the game scoreless. NYU senior goalie Jonas Poster faced his only shot from midfielder Foti Andreo ’15.

“We were getting our butts kicked in the first half,” said Minchoff. “But once we settled down and started playing our game, we were able to get a bit of control in the game.”

The Judges came out in the second half showing off the offensive prowess that they were capable of.

Within the first 20 minutes of the second half, they got nine shots off on net. Three of these shots occurred within the 63rd minute, two of which caused Poster to make saves.

The tenth chance of the half came in the 67th minute when Brandeis was awarded a corner kick. Forward Lee Russo ’13 took an in-swinging kick, which found the head of fellow forward Sam Ocel ’13, who nodded it into the back of the net to put the

Judges up 1-0.

The goal was Ocel’s tenth of the season, which, along with Russo’s twelve goals, meant that the squad had two players with more than ten goals in a season for the first time since 1994. This exemplified the dynamic synergy between the two that have made the Brandeis offense such a dominant force.

From there, the Judges defense shut down NYU’s offense for the remainder of the half, only allowing three shots for the rest of the game. Minchoff made the last save of the game in the 75th minute on a shot from NYU junior forward Kyle Green.

The win gave the Judges a 16-win season; a feat only accomplished three other times, the last of which was the 1985 season.

The Judges’ victory put them in a tie with Carnegie for first place— however, there were still two UAA games left to be played in the day, which could easily knock the Judges out of first-place.

At 3:30 p.m., Washington University in St. Louis faced off against the University of Chicago. WashU needed a win to take the lead of the UAA, as they were only one point behind the Judges in the standings.

However, neither team could score, resulting in a 0-0 draw. This result put WashU in a three-way tie with the Judges and Carnegie.

At 5:30 p.m., the deciding match between Carnegie and Emory University was played. Emory needed a win in order to tie for first place, while Carnegie needed only a draw to walk away with the UAA title outright. Emory freshman forward Sebastian Hardington scored his first goal of the season in the 68th minute of the game whose result meant that there was a four-way tie for the UAA Championship.

Despite tying with three other teams, the significance of winning the UAA was not lost on Minchoff.

“The seniors [Minchoff, Ocel, Russo and defender Joe Eisenbies ’13] have come a long way since our

freshman year, when we only won six games,” he said. “And for [Coven] to win the UAA at this stage of his career, I think he’s really thrilled.”

Because of the tie, the automatic bid for the NCAA Division III Tournament was awarded to the team with the best head-to-head record with the other first-place teams. The Judges and Carnegie tied this statistic, each 2-1 against the other teams.

The second tiebreaker was decided by whoever had the head-to-head victory, which Carnegie won the week before, meaning that that the Tartans received the bid.

However, Brandeis was one of five schools in New England—No. 9 Williams College, Babson College, Wesleyan University and Tufts University being the others—to receive an at-large bid to the tournament.

As a result, the Judges will host Baruch College in a first round game on Saturday at 5 p.m. Should they win that game, they will advance to the second-round match, which will be held on Sunday at Gordon Field.

Women’s SOCCER

Vital win propels Judges into NCAA Tournament ■ The women’s soccer team

won 3-1 at NYU in its final regular season game of the season and earned its second trip to NCAAs in three years.

By AVI GOLD JUSTICE STAFF WRITER

The women’s soccer team did not know if it would be playing this past weekend due to the impact that Hurricane Sandy had in the Mid-Atlantic region.

However, when given the chance, the team made the most of its Saturday trip, defeating New York University 3-0. The win pushed the Judges’ final regular season record to 13-4-2.

Additionally, the Judges found out on Monday that they had received an at-large bid to their third NCAA Divsion III Tournament berth.

Senior cocaptain and midfielder Zoe Siegel ’13 was very impressed with the result of the regular season finale.

“We went into that game with very high expectations of the other team, and we felt that we needed to prove ourselves in that game [after losing to Carnegie],” she said. “We did that.”

Noticeably absent from the score sheet over recent games, forward Dara Spital ’15 returned to her goalscoring ways in emphatic fashion.

After taking control of the ball in the middle of the field and dribbling past a defender, creating space on the left side of the penalty area, Spital fired a shot just inside the right post that beat NYU sophomore goalkeeper Meg Patton.

Spital’s goal was just five minutes and 56 seconds into the contest, and the first of two on the day.

Seven of Spital’s 12 goals so far this season have been game-winners. She leads the University Athletic Association in that category.

A little under 20 minutes later, Spital found the back of the net again. She collected a bouncing ball from midfielder Mary Shimko ’14 and shot it towards the left corner of the net. The ball ricocheted off the post and into the back of the net with 24:13 on the clock.

The combined goalkeeping efforts of Francine Kofinas ’13 and

Michelle Savuto ’15 were once again spotless after surrendering four goals to Carnegie Mellon University one week earlier.

The shutout increased the Judges’ all time single season shutout record to 13 games.

Kofinas was tested in the waning moments of the first half by NYU senior forward Serra Tumay, sophomore forward Amelia Hammerl, and junior forward Leslie Smith.

However, she stood tall, making three of her season-high five saves in a game within the last five minutes before the interval, two of which were within the last minute.

Savuto, who replaced Kofinas in the second half, continued the strong goalkeeping, turning away three NYU shots, including one just 52 seconds into the second half.

While Siegel did not get the start, she made the most of her role as a substitute. Siegel came on in the 85th minute and immediately made an impact in the Judges’ attack.

With time winding down and the 2-0 lead safe, the Judges were awarded a corner kick. Siegel played the corner into the middle of the penalty area for forward Megan Kessler ’14, who tapped the ball back to left back Haley Schachter ’16.

Schachter converted the pass with just 1.9 seconds left in regulation for the first goal of her collegiate career.

Brandeis finished the match with a 21-13 shot advantage, getting 10 of its efforts on target as compared to eight for the host Violets. The Judges also earned four corners, while NYU registered six flag kicks.

The Judges finished 2-3-2 in UAA competition, good for fifth-place in the standings. That meant that the team, while finishing No. 5 in New England in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Rankings, benefited from playing in one of the strongest Division III soccer conferences in the country.

After returning from New York, the Judges, who were far from certain to make the NCAA Division III Tournament, had to wait until Monday afternoon to find out what tournament they would be playing in.

However, even before the good news arrived on Monday afternoon, both Siegel and Kofinas reflected positively on the season.

“Our season as a whole has been my best season yet, because of the

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PUSHOVER: Midfielder Mary Shimko '14 (right) vies with an opposing Carnegie Mellon defender for the ball in a 4-0 loss on Oct. 28.

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INSIDE ON CAMPUS

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■ ‘Sangre’ Book Review

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■ Shteyngart Lecture

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■ BASO Rebirth Show

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■ ‘Macbeth’ Review

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■ Dor Guez Artist Talk

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Rachel Porter ’14 reviews ‘Bodas de Sangre’ from her Spanish literature class.

Satirist Shteyngart spoke to students in a “literary encounter.”

The Brandeis African Student Organization put on a show of cultural celebration.

Hold Thy Peace’s ‘Macbeth’ disappoints in its interpretations.

Guez discussed his art and inspirations at a talk with students and faculty last Tuesday.

■ Barbara Cassidy Concert

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The band played a fundraiser on campus for a local agricultural organization.

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■ ‘Emily Owens, M.D.’ Review

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The new medical show falls flat but introduces Mamie Gutter to audiences.

■ ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Review

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The enjoyable film about video-game characters explores the idea of good and evil.

■ Star Wars Commentary

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Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm is concerning for fans of ‘Star Wars.’

■ Lil’ Wayne Scandal

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Fans should be wary of placing too much faith in celebrities.

CALENDAR

Interview

by Erica Cooperberg

Even though she hit the East Coast over a week ago, Sandy’s disastrous effects are still lingering for millions in the form of lack of power, flooded homes, fallen trees, crushed cars and broken roofs. Although Hollywood itself has remained largely unaffected, watching the hurricane unfold from across the nation, celebrities from all over are coming together—and they’re doing more than just the tweeting to East Coasters to “stay safe.”

This past Friday, NBC aired “Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together,” an hour-long benefit concert whose proceeds help Red Cross relief efforts. Hosted by Matt Lauer from Rockefeller Center in Midtown Manhattan, the good intentions of the concert were clear, but the event itself was rather ironic because the majority of Sandy’s victims weren’t even able to watch the concert!

The telethon provided emotional entertainment from New Jersey and New York-born comedians and artists, whose speeches and ballads offered comfort and hope to the hurricane’s victims. Billy Joel, a current resident of postSandy suffering Long Island, N.Y., performed “Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway),” while Christina Aguilera, a native of hard-hit NYC borough Staten Island, belted out “Beautiful.” Jon Stewart cracked some jokes about his fellow celebs at the concert and New Yorker Jimmy Fallon also provided some comedic charisma in hopes of raising money for hurricane relief. Jersey boy Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band concluded the live broadcast with “Land of Hopes and Dreams,” honoring all the individuals who helped others in the wake of the disaster.

Sure, the clips of newscasters reporting during the storm or video footage documenting Sandy’s aftermath were heart-wrenching. But it was particularly powerful to see celebrities who we usually associate with exclusive gated communities and multi-million dollar homes link

Benjamin talks about training for ‘Metamorphoses’  Rachel Benjamin ’14 discusses her time performing in the student production ‘Metamorphoses.’

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JERSEY JAMS: Springsteen raised relief funds. themselves to their hometowns experiencing extraordinary disaster.

Jon Stewart apologized to viewers for yet another telethon where celebs “very somberly ask compassionate people … to give money for disasters overseas or somewhere else across the country.” But this time, he argued, things were different: “You never think that it’s going to be your home or where you grew up. And now that it is, I find it more difficult to [speak at the telethon].”

During this short hour, celebs stripped themselves of their famous titles and readopted their original personas—watching a performance of Bronx-born Mary J. Blige, rather than ‘Mary J. Blige, R&B Icon’—making the benefit all the more powerful. I hope that other celebs—whether they actually hail from Sandy’s victim states or not—take advantage of their influence and access to fans and encourage the country to, as NBC so succinctly stated, “come together.”

What’s happening in Arts on and off campus this week

ON-CAMPUS EVENTS

Deification and Damnation: The Creation and Destruction of Art in Imperial Rome

Prof. Fred S. Kleiner of Boston University will be discussing the creation and destruction of Roman political art with students and faculty. In ancient Rome, artists would use art to celebrate political achievements of emperors and destroy monuments of those emperors whose memory the Senate had damned.

Today at 6:30 p.m. in room G12 of the Mandel Center for the Humanities. A reception is to follow the lecture.

Student Loan Collection Event at the Rose Art Museum

The Student Committee of the Rose Art Museum is operating its yearly Student Loan program to loan out works from the Rose for students to hang in their dormitories. The pieces are by artists such as Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg.

Tomorrow from noon until 6 p.m. in the Lee Gallery of the Rose Art Museum. Students must bring their IDs. The cost of borrowing a piece is $10.

Louis Louis Remixing History

This event will explore important Brandeis moments from the past but with a twist. Features include Eleanor Roosevelt, a unique version of the Dionysian Orgy party and bobbing for apples with the Wien Student Hamilton Quadrangle Party.

Tomorrow from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Levin Ballroom.

Tympanium Euphorium Presents: ‘Bat Boy, the Musical’ Tympanium Euphorium is presenting Bat Boy: The Musical, a rock musical about a famously fanged freak who is rescued from a cave and attempts to find true love and acceptance in suburban America.

Shows are Thursday at 8 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 pm. and 8 p.m. Tickets cost $3 for students and $5 for the general public. Tickets can be purchased at www.brandeis.edu/tickets.

Louis Louis Improv Comedy Show

This comedy show will consist of both Brandeis groups and visiting troupes from other colleges. The visiting troupes include Boston University’s The Callbacks, Liquid Fun and Suffolk University’s Seriously Bent. Brandeis groups Bad Grammer, Crowd Control, False Advertising and To Be Announced will perform together.

Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. in the International Lounge of the Usdan Student Center.

‘Cairo Station’

This film, presented by the Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies program, is considered an Egyptian cinema classic. A physically disabled newspaper salesman becomes obsessed with a beautiful female lemonade vendor. When she rebuffs his marriage proposal, his obsession turns to madness. We follow Kinawi as he plunges into

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RENTING ART: Kevin Monk ’13 asks about artwork through the Rose’s Student Loan Collection in 2011. delusion and violence, plotting his revenge on the lemonade vendor while still hoping to marry her. English subtitles will be provided.

Thursday at 7 p.m. in Lown 315.

Louis Louis Dance A dance party spun by NuEra to cap off Louis Louis week. There will be a beer garden for those over 21 years of age with two forms of ID. Saturday from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m. in Hassenfeld Conference Center.

Brandeis University Chorus and Chamber Choir Concert Two Brandeis choral ensembles demonstrate the versatility of the voice as instrument with Vivaldi’s “Gloria” and an encort of Schubert’s “G Major Mass.” Directed by Prof. James Olesen (MUS).

Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Slosberg Music Center.

Taste of Africa Students from the Brandeis African Student Organization will showcase and serve food from all corners of Africa. The first 70 guests will enjoy a special African meal.

Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Swig Lounge of the Intercultural Center.

Luis Enrique Meets Berklee

Enrique, a well-known salsa dancer from Nicaragua, will perform a show with a large ensemble of Berklee College of Music students. The performance is conducted by Matthew Nicholl and produced by Grammy Award-winning bass professor Oscar Stagnaro.

Thursday at 8:15 p.m. Tickets cost $16 in advance and $22 the day of the show. Show is presented at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston.

Masterworks Chroale: Brahms’ “Ein deutsches Requiem”

Masterworks Chorale will be performing Johannes Brahms’ “Ein deutsches Requiem” and Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Five Mystical Songs.” The performance will be conducted

by Steve Karidoyanes and will feature two soloists: soprano Ruth Hartt and baritone Andrew Garland.

Friday at 8 p.m. at Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, Cambridge. Tickets range from $25 to $45.

David Enlow in Recital

OFF-CAMPUS EVENTS

David Enlow, a concert organist, will be playing the organ at All Saints’ Ashmont Episcopal Church in Dorchester. He will be performing the music of Bach, Louis Vierne, Charles-Marie Widor and Mozart.

Saturday at 1 p.m. at the All Saints’ Church on Ashmont Avenue in Boston.

Richard Elliot

Justin Bieber Concert

Elliot will be performing a jazz complement to his 2009 recording “Rock Steady,” which debuted at number five on the Billboard Jazz chart and remained on the chart for 40 weeks.

Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Scullers Jazz Club in Boston. Tickets cost $30.

Justin Bieber will be performing his regular set of songs at TD Garden in Boston. Don’t miss this chance to see Justin Bieber live.

Saturday at 7 p.m. at TD Garden in Boston.

Tickets cost $87 and can be purchased through ClickItTicket.

Rachel Benjamin ’14 describes the intensive training that cast members underwent to prepare for their roles in Metamorphoses and the unique activities prepared by the directors.

JustArts: What are your broad reflections on performing in Metamorphoses?

Rachel Benjamin: It was a really special experience because not only were the actors really invested in the show and the director Jessica Rassp ’13 genuinely cared about every aspect of the show, but, I don’t know, we came together, including set designers and costume designers and lighting designers and every single member of the cast contributed to the show, so every single time I went to rehearsal, it never felt like work. There was never a time that I would go and resent the fact that I had to give it a few hours of my day because it was actually the most pleasurable hour or several hours that I had to spend. I felt that when our director spoke, everyone listened, and I don’t know if that’s common amongst directors and casts here, but I personally value it tremendously Our director took the time to really look at the script and make sure that we would have the least amount of struggle possible with it. Because it’s based on Ovid’s stories, she went and photocopied the actual stories that Ovid wrote and she gave them to us. Each character that we would play, she found the corresponding story, and that way, we would have that background to work with forming our characters. She also utilized Suzuki, which is a class offered here taught by Prof. Eric Hill (THA) and Prof. Adrianne Krstansky (THA). And Jess used a lot of the principles of Suzuki as a form of training for the show, which I value because it brought a lot of depth to the characters as well as visually the scenes.

JA: How was performing in a Greek mythology play different from other roles that you’ve taken on?

RB: I think the text is a little bit harder to deal with. It’s kind of like Shakespeare in that you can’t read each line as a sentence. You kind of have to know that you go from punctuation mark to punctuation mark instead. Also, there’s a lot of times that you’re speaking about yourself in third person. Like, I would say “She was deep within herself,” but I am speaking about myself instead of any other characters. So I think becoming comfortable with conveying emotion even though you’re speaking in the third person is a very strange dichotomy, and you just have to become comfortable in those words. As far as being different, I don’t know if it was immensely different. I think it’s the same process: You have to discover who you are as a character and then contextualize yourself within the rest of the characters and then find depth within the scenes and constantly be making relevant choices for your characters.

JA: In Metamorphoses, many of the actors, including yourself, played several different characters in the show. Did you find it difficult to make those shifts between characters while you were performing?

RB: I think because of the training that Jess had us do, it made the shifts a lot easier. One of the exercises that both she and Nicole Carlson ’14, our assistant director, had us do was we would take on the persona of the animals that we felt embodied our characters. So for example, Aphrodite, for me, was a leopard or some lioness who was really stealthy and could pounce but was also really caring and nurturing. ... And then, not only did we match the animals that matched the characters, but then we had, we each interacted with each other just as animals, which was really neat—and she let it flow. She didn’t give us much direction except, “Go, play, pick one. You don’t have to tell us which one it is.

See what happens when you interact with each other based on these characters.” And that made the shifts really easy. Right before my scene for Aphrodite, I would kind of shut my eyes and feel like what a cat would look like. I felt like they would always pace when they’re anxious, so that became a part of my gait as Aphrodite. Whenever she was watching something and getting ready to attack, she would pace. So that was a really neat way to get into the bodies of the characters and being able to shift from character to character because you had the ability to refer back to animals.

We also did an exercise where you went into an elevator and the elevator stops and you have to see what happens when you play out with the rest of the characters that are locked in the elevator, and that brought out new perspectives to the characters. So there were a lot of tools that we were able to call upon during the show that we did during rehearsal, and those were really beneficial.

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ON CAMPUS BOOK REVIEW

LITERARY ENCOUNTER

Emotional play expresses heavy and tragic motifs ■ Rachel Porter ’14 read

‘Bodas de Sangre’ for her class “HISP 121B: Teatro Español: Lope y Lorca.”

By RACHEL PORTER JUSTICE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Bodas de Sangre (literally, “Weddings of Blood”) is a play in three acts written by Spanish playwright Federico García Lorca in 1932. Although the play was written eighty years ago and has had a major influence on contemporary Spanish literature and culture, the message of the play is eternal: love is complicated and violence is tragic.

Characterized by themes of death and nature, the play takes place during the engagement and wedding of two characters known only as the Bride and the Groom.

In fact, almost all of the characters are identified by their roles and relations to each other: only one character, Leonardo, has a proper first name.

Tragically, the Bride is in love with Leonardo. He shares her feelings, even though he is already married. The tension increases when Leonardo and his wife attend the wedding. Right after the wedding ceremony, the Bride, unable to restrain herself anymore, escapes the wedding with Leonardo on horseback. The brokenhearted Groom chases after her, hoping to recover his love and honor, but his actions result in tragedy.

The reader is forced to decide their loyalty: does the Groom deserve the pity of the audience because the Bride left him, or is it with the Bride that we must sympathize because she was unable to marry her true love? Which is worse: unrequited love or being separated from a loved one?

Written in Spanish, the play is manageable for a more advanced Spanish learner; it is written with rich and varied vocabulary and more complex grammar. As far as complexity goes, however, it is easy to read and understand; the plot and dialogue are compelling.

Throughout the play, the tragic ending is foreshadowed through the motif of death and violence.

The Mother of the Groom wallows in grief as she constantly curses

the existence of knives and all other weapons, blaming them for the murders of her husband and first son. Her misery, although sometimes over-the-top, is a blatant reminder to the reader that violence is a never-ending problem, which is an important message in today’s society.

Foreboding imagery abounds as the Wife of Leonardo and his Mother-in-Law sing a lullaby to the Wife’s baby, which describes a crying, injured horse that refuses to drink from a river. The lyrics describe that “blood flows stronger than the water.” This morbid image foreshadows the final confrontation between the Groom and Leonardo, which takes place near a river with the two men on horseback.

The motif of nature is constantly referenced, particularly with flowers. The Mother remembers her late husband as smelling of carnations, and refers to her late husband and son as “full of grass … two men that were geraniums.”

This image horrifyingly suggests that the men, like flowers, were planted into the ground, serving as a brutal reminder that life is fragile and fleeting.

These images and motifs come together to create a very accessible and interesting tale, complete with likable characters and painful situations. The Groom, like Paris from Romeo and Juliet, is promised to a woman who does not love him. Leonardo, forced to marry another woman, still longs for the Bride, just as the Bride still longs for him. The Mother, bitterly against all forms of violence, must watch as her son rushes off to retrieve the Bride, anxiously awaiting the tragic outcome.

For those who are not Spanish speakers, the cinematic interpretation by Carlos Saura (1981) turns the dialogue into flamenco, a traditional Spanish dance. There is no dialogue except at the very beginning when the actors prepare for the performance, putting on their makeup and costumes. The action takes place in a dance studio with minimal set and props.

Rather than diminishing the quality, it enhances the audience’s immersion in the dance. The raw emotion of the play is conveyed beautifully through the dance and serves as a visual companion to the written work.

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NEW RELEASE: Gary Shteyngart reads from his latest novel, ‘Super Sad True Love Story,’ while in Rapaporte Treasure Hall.

Russian author shows off his writing prowess ■ Successful writer Gary

Shteyngart read passages from two of his novels and shared comical anecdotes.

By ALIZA GANS JUSTICE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

“Everything sucks in my books,” joked national award-winning satirical author, Gary Shteyngart at his book talk in the Rapaporte Treasure Hall on Monday, Nov. 5.

Those in attendance that night may disagree. The room was filled with bursts of laughter as Shteyngart read from two of his three best-selling novels: Super Sad True Love Story and The Russian Debutante’s Handbook.

Afterward, Dr. Kathy Lawrence, a literary scholar and wife of University President Frederick Lawrence, moderated a discussion with the author.

Shteyngart’s visit garnered University-wide support; the event was sponsored by the Center for German and European Studies; the BrandeisGenesis Institute for Russian Jewry; the Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry; the Department of English; the Program in Creative Writing; the Department of German, Russian and Asian Lan-guages and Literature; the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies; and the

Russian Club. The support of these numerous on-campus organizations attests to Shteyngart’s popularity within the Brandeis community.

The wide audience of proud Russian speakers, regular students, Brandeis faculty and off-campus visitors also verified his broad influence on American readers. The author felt very welcome on Brandeis campus: “About 83 percent of my books are sold in the Boston area. … No one else cares!” he snickered.

Shteyngart’s unique voice, a selfdeprecating fusion of Russian colloquialism and American wit, is the base of what makes his writing so engaging. Shteyngart attributes his style to his unconventional immigrant upbringing. His grandmother was a journalist for the newspaper Evening Leningrad, and she rewarded him with cheese for writing his first story, “Lenin and His Magical Goose,” a fairytale about Lenin’s adventure with a goose to set up a Communist republic in Finland. The dark tale ends when Lenin devours his avian comrade.

As an immigrant living in New York, young Shteyngart was forbidden to speak anything but Russian at home, and he wasn’t allowed to watch TV until his bar mitzvah. “No one wanted to play with me because I had a big fur hat on all the time,” he recalled.

All of Shteyngart’s books grapple with and jeer at Russian-American immigrant identity. His most recent novel, Super Sad True Love Story, is a satire that describes the future collapse of America centered around the romance between Larry Abramov, the son of Russian immigrants, and Eunice Park, the daughter of Korean immigrants.

“All of it is humor from the edge of the grave,” Shteyngart said, referencing the dark comedy that permeates his writing. “It’s rooted in tragedy that’s already happened or tragedies that will happen soon.”

Although Shteyngart and his family fled Leningrad during the Cold War, he still visits Russia at least once every two years. “I go to Russia because I enjoy suffering a lot,” he said. He gets writing material from his travels and the characters he encounters along the way. While Shteyngart says he enjoys being miserable, he prides himself in never suffering from writer’s block. He simply has too much he wants to write about. “Like after a bad stomach virus, the words flow right out of me,” he explained.

Shteyngart’s most recent project is a memoir, which he said is 10 pages from being finished. And, if his grandmother were still alive, he would look forward to a thick slice of cheese once it is published.

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HOLD THY PIECE

‘Macbeth’ confounds ■ Hold Thy Piece’s ‘Macbeth’

is a unique twist on the classic Shakespeare play.

By DAMIANA ANDONOVA JUSTICE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Once in a while, there’s a play that I am very excited to see. I immediately conjure a visual expectation for aesthetics, staging, costuming and proper casting. Naturally, I have fewer expectations for the execution of the play, it’s progression, and so forth, because I expect to be shocked and awed into willful suspension of disbelief.

It is unfortunate, however, when a production exceeds my expectations, yet leaves me perplexed, puzzled and confused at times. This is how I felt about Hold Thy Piece’s reinterpretation of Macbeth. I was intrigued, yet frustrated.

As I entered the theater, the stage design first appeared as army camouflage, but as the play progressed, I realized it resembled stone walls. Although I wasn’t sure if that was the desired effect—for Macbeth is quite a military play, this nuance was very interesting to experience. I felt very impressed with the sound design, especially the original scores by Abigail Clarke ’13 and Bryan Belok ’12. The background sounds were very believable and made me feel I was truly incorporated into the setting of the play.

The singing and harmonizing, on the part of the Three Weird Sisters (Julia Davidovitz ’14, Barbara Spidle ’16 and Arielle Keller ’16) was exceptional. It was unexpected because the characters themselves in the original text were very grotesque, vulgar women, yet in the play were portrayed as beautiful, yet awkward, girls, with an uncanny, siren-like ability to harmonize on and off the stage.

The costuming, I noted, was very much appropriate. I wish, however, Macbeth’s (Yoni Bronstein ’13) wardrobe was more reminiscent of the time period or at least that of a mili-

tary man. I would have appreciated Macbeth’s wardrobe much more if it was similar to that of Banquo (Ryan Kacani ’15), instead of a modern day business suit and what appeared to be a policeman’s cap. Overall, however, I was exceedingly impressed with the costuming and the aesthetics of the play. Every character was costumed appropriately—even the female actors playing male roles were believable. These actors, as well as the costume, hair and make-up team deserve much commendation.

But beyond the stage and costuming, the play left me confused and a bit let down. Although Caitlin Partridge’s ’13 delivery of her role as Lady Macbeth was quite stunning, her first monologue felt too dramatized, and a bit unbelievable.

Bronstein’s delivery of Macbeth was equally unrealistic at times. I wasn’t entirely convinced of his paranoia, his moral questioning and his power hunger. Most of all, I was not convinced of his delusions and hallucinations. I didn’t see the ruthless passion I associate with the character of Macbeth, and when I did see it, it felt at times forced, leading to confusion.

In particular, during the scene with the green handkerchief, Macbeth charged across the bedroom to Lady Macbeth, almost smothering her with the handkerchief, screaming. The scene left me and fellow audience members saying, “What just happened?” The scene was oddly placed, awkward and overly dramatic.

Later in the play, when the “deed was done” and Macbeth enters the room with red hands to speak to his wife, Macbeth’s lines were delivered almost unrealistically. Although Lady Macbeth’s reaction was appropriate for the scene, I was not convinced of the murder, especially because it occurred off-stage. I felt Macbeth’s helplessness and Lady Macbeth’s need to pull him up from the floor were forced and disjointed from the emotions Macbeth portrayed minutes previous.

This changed in the second part of the

play, where Macbeth’s role was delivered more believably, and it was then I was able to suspend disbelief.

The addition of a comic scene with the drunk porter (Dennis Hermida Gonzalez ’16) in pajamas rendered me speechless and doe-eyed. It was followed by a burst of laughter from the audience and myself, this sort of comic relief felt oddly placed in a military drama. The scene was hilarious, though it was not clear if it was intentional, and the choice of props—a wine bottle of urine and joke glasses with a nose and mustache—were odd and confusing because I didn’t remember them in the original Shakespearean script. It was an interesting, but oddly placed interpretation of the text on the part of the director.

Another interesting interpretation on the part of director David Benger ’13 was the portrayal of the three weird sisters. The soldier-inspired wardrobe left me skeptical about their image. Later in the play, they were portrayed as “weird sisters,” rather than witches, who possess clairvoyance and could disappear with the help of white scarfs. Thinking back to the original script, the “wyrd sisters” were in fact witches that served as the foretellers of Macbeth’s fate. The Anglo-Saxon word, “wyrd” meant “fate of destiny” rather than the modern day definition of “weird” as awkward or odd. Benger’s modern interpretation was interesting and a delight to see progress throughout the play.

The second half of the play was as stimulating, but less perplexing. I enjoyed watching Macbeth further ruined with paranoia and power hunger.

I enjoyed the revival of Banquo by the Three Sisters prior to intermission.

The play left me dissatisfied because I could see that much thought and work was put into creating a believable production, yet serious detractors left me frustrated. I would be interested in seeing these actors tackle different roles and would be even more interested in seeing Macbeth turned into a comedy, or a farce.

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RED HANDED: Caitlin Partridge ’13 amazed the audience as Lady Macbeth.

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TROUBLE IN PARADISE: Yoni Bronstein ’13 and Caitlin Partridge ’13 starred as Macbeth and his wife in the Shakespearean play.

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DRUNKEN HUMOR: Dennis Hermida-Gonzalez ’16 provided comic relief.

CULTURE

Diverse African cultures celebrated artistically ■ Brandeis African Student

Organization presented a night of celebration to capture Africa’s diversity.

By EMILY WISHINGRAD JUSTICE STAFF WRITER

Levin Ballroom seemed to be the place to be if you are interested in learning about different cultures or just want some yummy ethnic food.

This Saturday, it held Brandeis African Student Organization’s “Night of Africa: Rebirth.” As Keith Jones ’15 eloquently put in his performance of spoken word, the event was themed around the “rebirth of a nation.” It was about reimagining Africa not as a stereotyped landscape or popu-

lation, but as a nation with many different cultures and idiosyncratic traditions, all of which cannot fit into a single, neat image of the continent.

The ballroom was simply decorated in a tasteful but festive manner.

Red balloons lined the room and attached to each balloon was a different African country’s flag. I was sitting next to a red and green flag with three red stars in the middle, which, I later learned, was the flag of Burundi, a tiny country in southeast Africa.

Decorating the back of the stage was a hand-created map of Africa, embellished with a huge, glittering peacock whose tail feathers spread across the entirety of the map, reaching all the way down to South Africa and symbolizing the unity of the continent.

Big orange block letters pasted across the map read “Rebirth.” Although

the ballroom was not packed, there was a sizeable turnout.

The performances consisted of traditional and modern dances, spoken poetry, vocal performances and even a fashion show—all uniquely entertaining.

The “Gumboot Dance” was definitely a favorite of the crowd. Eight Brandeis students, Mohammed Mangaliso ’12, Shakara Scott ’13, Ibrahima Diaboula ’15, Avishek Neupane ’14, Brian Kiptoo Kangogo ’15, Tawanna Johnson ’15, Boaz Kisivuli ’16 and Edmund Oribhahor ’13 performed a visually and aurally stimulating dance.

The students clapped, stomped and moved in unison to make complex and catchy rhythms. According to the program, this type of dance was created by rural laborers working in the gold mines of South Africa. The

dance was a language for the workers, a way to communicate with each other in the face of oppression and physical punishment.

Malika Ra Imhotep ’15 performed her poem “The Almighty Negress” in a beautiful display of passion and honesty and received a standing ovation from a portion of the audience.

The poem talked openly about the “tightrope” African-Americans walk between their African heritage and American culture. Imhotep’s voice was filled with frustration and agony throughout her recitation, portraying the inner conflict and struggle of African-Americans in dealing with their identities.

Towards the end of the event, there was a fashion show with professionally made clothing inspired by African fashions. Men and women wearing

dozens of different fabrics, textures, color and patterns cat-walked down the center aisle to upbeat African music. Some of the pieces were created by Brandeis’ very own alumna and BASO member, Jeminatu AlabiIsama ’10, owner and designer of Afrik Designs.

BASO’s “Night of Africa: Rebirth” was definitely a success. It brought together students, African and nonAfrican alike, to learn and enjoy the gifts of African culture and tradition.

In a beautiful display of African arts, BASO’s event had the crowd cheering, whistling, shouting and clapping along with the beats of the songs and dances throughout the entire event.

The audience stayed after the show, enjoying a buffet of delicious EastAfrican food and congratulating the performers on a spectacular job.

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rose ART MUSEUM

Guez explains his artwork at the Rose ■ After the opening, Guez returns to Brandeis and provides an introspective look into his Rose exhibit.

By rachel hughes JUSTICE STAFF WRITER

Chartering a new era for the Rose Art Museum since its reopening, Israeli artist Dor Guez’s exhibit, titled “100 Steps to the Mediterranean,” has been dazzling viewers since its premiere this September. The “100 Steps” exhibit is a particular milestone for the Rose and its artistic revival because it is the first exhibit from outside of the museum’s collection since 2009, when the museum was closed for sale. Guez returned to Brandeis on the evening of Oct. 30 to host a special event in which students, alumni, faculty, viewers and affiliates of the Rose were welcomed to participate in a conversation with Guez about his work. The collaborative conversation took place in the Lois Foster wing of the Rose—the final room of the exhibition. It was led by the Rose’s Director of Academic Programs Dabney Hailey, who cocurated the exhibit alongside Prof. Gannit Ankori (FA), chair of Israeli art, who was unable to come to the Oct. 30 talk. Under dramatically dimmed lights, the tightly packed audience listened carefully to Guez’s responses to Hailey’s questions and was also able to contribute some questions of their own.

Hailey began the conversation with a gesture to the wall behind her and Guez, upon which hung a series of photograph images, called “Scanograms 1,” from the exhibit.

The images are beautiful—black and white, depicting families and wedding scenes, with a signature sharpness to them. Guez explained that the images are part of an online archive project that he started in order to collect images and documents from his family and others close to them, and that the original photographs were captured in Israel and Palestine.

He stressed that all the images as we now see them have been manipulated, and explained what seems like a tedious tri-part scanning, filter-

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CURATORIAL STYLE: Dabney Hailey shows the audience the exhibition catalogue. ing and retouching process that he used in order to bring out elements within them. He looked back at the images as he spoke and shared that the final product shows “some kind of narrative that I’ve built.”

The most recognizable image from the “Scanograms 1” series is also used as the cover for the catalogue and the exhibit posters—a stunning picture of the artist’s grandmother.

Guez found the original photograph under his grandparents’ bed in 2009, and salvaged and preserved it not only because of its endearing significance to his family history, but also to Palestinian history.

The photograph shows his grandmother on her wedding day, but what viewers would not know upon first sight is that her wedding was one of the first performed in Palestine after war tore apart the nation in the 1948. “’48 wasn’t a singular event.

The result of the 1948 war is an ongoing process in destroying Palestinian history,” said Guez. “She’s a great storyteller, my grandmother.

You go with her [throughout the exhibit].” The exhibit has a great focus on family, and includes many images of Guez’s family and pictures of a church where they stayed as Palestine began to recover from the war.

The essence of his grandmother and her experiences appears most widely throughout the exhibit. It is through her eyes that viewers start to understand the story that Guez aims to tell.

Beyond understanding that at the surface, the exhibit is meant to present the meaning of the intersection between Christian belief, Palestinian heritage and Israeli residence. Guez’s talk with the audience gave the sense that there is much more going on behind the artwork than the image at the surface. He stresses the importance of

ARTISTIC FEEDBACK: Dor Guez answers questions from members of the audience. not just looking at pieces, but knowing their historical and artistic context: “The saying ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’… I’m not sure that that’s true. If you see the picture of the forest and you don’t know the title, you just see a pretty photograph.”

The controversial political and religious nature of Guez’s work has recently rippled through the press. In early October, an article in The New York Times claimed that Brandeisians did not react vehemently enough to Guez’s message. This piece provoked responses from current Justice editors Phil Gallagher ’14 and Fiona Lockyer ’13, claiming that the issue is not so simple. Lockyer’s article was even referenced by a piece published in the Boston Globe, cataloguing the paper trail. With such a range of responses, it can be easy to overlook Guez’s own intentions for the exhibit. He told the audience that “I’m focusing on one

community, one story… but it’s really about minorities and majorities in general. About every nation, about these issues that every country has.”

Guez maintained that he is not trying to pick or endorse a political side through his art. “I’m writing a chapter in the story, I’m not writing the history of Palestine. It’s not about a political agenda … People manipulate it to a political agenda, but that’s not why I do it. The story is what’s important.”

Guez argues that he cannot control what the press or audiences say about his work, and maintains a commendable artistic integrity by doing so.

“The Rose has been like a family to me for the past year,” says Guez.

With a fresh perspective, I am looking forward to seeing the exhibit once again, and, this time, putting aside political curiosities to simply take in the story. I hope that Brandeis will be encouraged to do the same.

CONCERT

Cassidy performs a benefit concert at Brandeis ■ Barbara Cassidy

and husband Prof. Eric Chasalow (MUS) use music for a charitable cause.

By PHIL GALLAGHER JUSTICE EDITOR

On Sunday afternoon, students, faculty and University administrators attended a benefit concert for Waltham Fields Community Farm, a local non-profit farming organization. The concert, held in the Slosberg Recital Hall, featured the Barbara Cassidy Band, which consists of Barbara Cassidy MA ’98 (vocals and tambourine), a graduate of the Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies program and former arts project coordinator at Brandeis, and her husband Prof.

Eric Chasalow (MUS) (guitar), the Irving Fine Professor of Music.

Several guest musicians joined the Barbara Cassidy Band, including Peter Mulvey (guitar), David “Goody” Goodrich (guitar), Prof.

Robert Nieske (MUS) (upright bass), Dave Mattacks (drums and piano), Joe Kessler (violin) and members of folk band Pesky J. Nixon, Ethan Baird ’02 (guitar) and Jake Bush (accordion).

In varying combinations of musicians, the groups performed 20 songs, ranging from slow ballads to rock and roll. Cassidy, Chasalow and a few accompanying musicians began the concert, followed by Baird on the guitar and Bush, also of Pesky J. Nixon, on the accordion.

Mulvey and Goodrich played a couple of songs together on the guitar before the intermission, including “Old Fashioned Morphine” and “Everybody Knows.” In the second half of the concert, the Bar-

bara Cassidy Band returned to the stage, playing songs such as “Simon Simon,” named after the couple’s teenage son who was in the audience, and an upbeat song called “If Time Stood Still.” Cassidy and Chasalow played an encore song at the end of the performance.

All of the songs had a folksy tune that helped foster an intimate atmosphere for the performance. This atmosphere was reinforced when performers shared anecdotes with the audience and explained the personal backgrounds of certain songs.

Cassidy and Chasalow talked about their collaborative experiences writing and composing music.

They explained that they bring their skills together in the band to compose original songs. Baird and Bush touched upon their earlier experiences at Brandeis, joking about past fears before tests and assignments.

Baird joked that he doublemajored in Music and English at Brandeis, which his parents said were two different ways of asking: “Would you like fries with that?” His band recently released its second album, which is charting the top-10 in Folk DJ charts.

During the intermission, the bands’ albums as well as photographs donated by University Photographer Mike Lovett were on sale with all proceeds benefitting the community farm.

The amount raised for the farm was not known by press time.

The Waltham Fields Community Farm is an organization that promotes “local agriculture and food access,” according to its website, through education and farming, using 15 acres of rented land from the University of Massachusetts.

WFCF also operates a community supported agriculture program,

which provides their locallygrown produce to shareholders.

In an email interview with the Justice, Cassidy said that she and her husband first became involved in the WFCF by becoming CSA shareholders in 1999.

Her decision to raise funds for the organization stemmed from her appreciation for the organiza-

tion’s mission. “I appreciate the hunger relief work that Waltham Fields is engaged in—and that the focus is local—from food to table for everyone to have access to locally grown food, regardless of economic status,” Cassidy explained.

When asked to reflect on the concert later that evening, Cassidy wrote that “Eric and I were

extremely pleased to be in the company of such amazing musicians.”

Referring to the diverse group of musicians who joined her and Chasalow on stage, she expressed her delight at the different performances, commenting that “This afternoon [we] came together with a group of old and new friends who are immensely generous and talented.”

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CHARITABLE MUSIC: The Barbara Cassidy Band and guest musicians performed in support of a local agricultural organization.

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MISSING IN ACTION: Searching for more to life, Ralph leaves his video game to explore elsewhere.

‘Ralph’ beats video game stereotype ■ Unlike previous video

games turned feature films, ‘Wreck-It Ralph is superb.

By jess linde JUSTICE STAFF WRITER

Theoretically, video-game movies should be easy to make. Just ask the creators of the games to help with the script, cast a good actor and try to reach beyond the source material, right? But Hollywood refuses to take video games seriously, and as a result, all video-game movies are the same. They’re all cheaply made, they’re all quickly made and they’re all really bad. As far as I know, none of them reach beyond 20 or so percent on Rotten Tomatoes, and infamous ones like Alone in the Dark have been mocked in online videos. The only passable one is 2010’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time with not-Persian Jake Gyllenhaal, and that was just trying to be a new Pirates of the Caribbean. So I am thankful for WreckIt Ralph because it brings the whole idea of a video game movie to a new level.

Ralph (John C. Reilly) is a selfaware ’80s video game villain in a midlife crisis. His game just turned 30, and he’s tired of being friendless while his game’s beloved hero Fix-It Felix (Jack McBrayer), lives the high

life. One day, Ralph decides to prove his worth by winning a medal from a new shooter game in his arcade.

After grabbing the prize, Ralph hops to Sugar Rush, a candy-themed racing game, and meets Vanellope von Schweetz (Sarah Silverman), a glitch in the game’s programming. Ralph finally has a friend, but when his absence from Fix-It Felix makes it look like the game is broken and the machine is threatened with being unplugged, Ralph needs to find himself and restore order to the coin-ops.

I really hope there’s no last-minute foreign animated film or innovative pet project this year. I hope Sylvain Chomet (Triplets of Belleville) and Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away) are quiet until 2013, because I really want Wreck-It Ralph to win an Oscar.

Wreck-It Ralph is the best animated film I’ve seen this year, and it’s most definitely the best video game movie ever made. It has a great cast, it’s very well written and directed, the animation is beautiful and it’s really fun. The film is a love letter to games and their nostalgia, and Wreck-It Ralph treats them in a sensitive way that ends up being really touching.

Another great part of Wreck-It Ralph is how much detail the filmmakers put into every scene. The objects Ralph smashes shatter into realistic dust and debris; there are old Nintendo sound effects when people

jump; and environments are fully animated, not just characters. Every other American video-game movie has been live action, and seeing the idea in animation really makes it work. When Ralph walks through “Game Central Station,” classic characters like Sonic the Hedgehog and Chun-Li from Street Fighter pass by and chat in the background. There’s even an axe-wielding zombie from the old House of the Dead games.

These are homages rather than just references; never does the film look to the audience and say “remember this? This existed!” It’s all in great taste, and it’s a blast to watch.

Wreck-It Ralph is a film for anyone who has ever loved video games. No matter what generation you are from, whether you grew up at the arcades or with Final Fantasy, you’ll find something to like here. It’s just so damn well done, from the jokes to the animation to the story and characters. It all melds really well together and even though there are some parts that are clearly made for kids, adults have a lot to look forward to. However, I wouldn’t recommend seeing it in 3D, because there’s no noticeable effect and the film clearly wasn’t meant to be watched through glasses. Other than that, Wreck-It Ralph is pretty flawless, and regardless of age, you’ll be sure to enjoy the movie. So plug in and see Wreck-It Ralph.

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FRIENDLY HERO: Fix-It Felix plays opposite Wreck-It Ralph in the new hit movie.

‘M.D.’ repeats overused hospital motif ■ Although Mamie Gummer

shines as the lead actress, ‘Emily Owens M.D.’ fails to differentiate itself from other popular television series.

By jessie miller JUSTICE editor

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PLAYING DOCTOR: Mamie Gummer fulfills her mother’s famous acting legacy.

Imagine this: a hospital, staffed with attractive doctors and nurses who spend equal time gossiping and treating patients. Sounds like most of the other female-led doctor television shows that have hit the airwaves recently, (The Mindy Project and The Mob Doctor).

Premiered Oct. 16, Emily Owens M.D. on the CW Network does little to set itself apart from the pack. The theme is clichéd and overused—a fresh batch of interns thrown into a competitive hospital setting where many comparisons can be made to the dynamics of high school.

Cue the strict attending physician, heartfelt interaction with a patient and a sexy coworker, like a less entertaining, more awkward version of Grey’s Anatomy.

Soft-spoken, nervous Emily Owens (Mamie Gummer) starts off the series at her first day of work as an intern in a Denver hospital. Within minutes, I was cringing at her bizarre, vergingon-illegal verbal sparring match with a teenaged girl on the street—whose high school is strangely right next door to the hospital entrance. The convenient place-

ment of a high school next to the hospital is questionable, pointing to the implicit high school themes that run the show.

Owens is accompanied by Will Collins (Justin Hartley), her friend from medical school and secret crush, and Cassandra Kopelson (Aja Naomi King), her high school enemy.

Collins is a deceptive heartthrob, spinning webs of friendship around Owens’ uncomfortable and desperate crush.

Owens also deals with Kopelson, whose sole purpose on the show is making Owens’ life as an intern a living hell, such as by bringing up her embarrassing high school nickname, Pits (due to her nervous sweating habit).

I don’t know whether to laugh at Owen’s pitiful situation or feel empathetic towards her. And then there are the nurses, whose storylines seem so unnecessarily cruel. Fitting with the high school theme, they are the nosy girls who spread rumors faster than fire and make it their mission to create complete disorder in the school. I have a hard time accepting M.D. as a dramatic television show—which it claims to be—when the behavior of the characters is so immature.

The episodes are also semi-narrated

by Owen’s stream of consciousness, and throughout the entire show, I couldn’t help but draw comparisons between it and Grey’s Anatomy. But M.D. lacks the spark and excitement in one episode that Grey’s has kept alive for nine seasons.

M.D. is high school in scrubs. If Owens was capable of getting through medical

school, why can’t she stop obsessing over a boy or stand up for herself against bullies? When I watch Grey’s, I am absorbed by not only the dramatic plot twists but also the characters themselves. Even in the M.D. pilot episode, there is no clear emotional tie created for the viewer with any of the characters. Emily’s role as the high school pariah is emphasized by the minimal development of the supporting characters because she isolated socially. Clearly, everything centers upon the show’s namesake, and it is boring to watch.

But to be fair, Mamie Gummer, Meryl Streep’s eldest daughter, is quite an actress. Having seen her in The Good Wife and the short-lived show Off The Map, Gummer has a wide range of character expression, and regardless of M.D.’s utter failings, she can act. The best scenes of the pilot episode are of her interactions with a sick little girl, talking in preteen terms about boys and love. Maybe it is just good genes, but Gummer deserves a better role than the ‘Sexy Doctor Show’ stereotype.

The only way I anticipate myself watching this show would be in hope of weaning myself off of Grey’s after hearing so many rumors of its demise after this season. Hospital-themed TV shows do have an inherent appeal and attract viewers (myself included), but I don’t think M.D. has the provocativeand-entertaining-yet-intelligent appeal to make it a success. So, nice try CW, but the only thing successful about this show is Emily herself.

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‘Star Wars’ trilogy threatened by Disney ■ Disney’s recent purchase

of Lucasfilm and its new plans to produce additional ‘Star Wars’ films may compromise the quality of the ‘Star Wars’ film series.

By JESSIE MILLER JUSTICE EDITOR

Unless you have spent the last few weeks buried in the dungeons of the library with no electronic communication, you have probably heard that The Walt Disney Company purchased Lucasfilm, the company that created the Star Wars trilogies. According to an Oct. 30 article in the Boston Globe, George Lucas claims to have sold the company in order to create a Star Wars legacy that extends beyond his own work and life, but I just think he sold out—to the tune of four billion dollars. Lucas has relinquished control over everything Star Wars-related, nearly 41 years of his life is now owned by a mega-corporation that controls the entertainment industry.

However, this acquisition shouldn’t come as a surprise—Disney has a history of buying large companies responsible for blockbuster movies; Disney previously purchased Pixar in 2006 and Marvel in 2009. I don’t know what this means for the entertainment industry, but as a consumer, it makes me more hesitant to buy into their extensive film brands. In fact, a seventh installment to the Star Wars series is already slated for release in 2015, with much debate about what the plot will be under the new direction of Disney.

Personally, what made the original two trilogies so powerful was Lucas’ complete personal investment in the movies, as if every vision or idea in his head was coming to life on the silver screen. It began as a man with a dream of an alternate reality, but now Star Wars is a corporate piggy bank and I fear that the overall quality of the movies will be diminished.

In his defense, Lucas has dealt with an array of critics who disapprove of the trilogy of prequels he produced, arguing that some minor events detracted from the legitimacy of the movie. So maybe it is his time to fade into the background and settle down in a Hollywood mansion, though his movie Red

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LOSING THE FORCE: Disney’s plan to create new Star Wars films can threaten the integrity of the existing films. Yoda, above, is a much-loved character from the series.

Tails, released earlier this year, was a success and proves he is still an important player in the industry.

On the other hand, in an interview with The New York Times, Lucas stated that he may go back to film school at University of South California—where he started his film education. With that in mind, who knows what Lucas will do with the rest of his career, but hopefully, he will remain somewhat involved with the future of Star Wars.

The $4.05 billion sale, which Lucas calls his retirement fund, is half cash and half Disney stocks.

This gives Lucas approximately 40 million shares of The Walt Disney Company, or 2.2 percent of total ownership.

In terms of shares owned by individual shareholders, Lucas is only preceded by the trust of Steve Jobs, who sold Pixar to Disney for another hefty sum of $7.4 billion. Interestingly, the stock price of Disney has not seen much change after the sale, which I believe suggests a general ambivalence on the part of market.

Kathleen Kennedy, formerly the cochairman of Lucasfilm, will now serve as the executive producer of

the future Star Wars film and has said in interviews that she and Lucas have discussed aspects of future films and plotlines. Maybe there is hope for another generation of films, but I highly doubt that the future success will match the legacy that has already been created.

Perhaps the true winner of the deal is Kathleen Kennedy herself, who will now take on an even more active role in the Star Wars brand.

She cofounded Amblin Entertainment in 1981 with Steven Spielberg and Frank Marshall, and went onto produce blockbuster hits like Schindler’s List, E.T. and Jurassic Park.

Kennedy is the creative future of Star Wars; with years of experience as one of the best producers in Hollywood, I think if anyone has the talent to recreate Star Wars, it is Kennedy. Moreover, the success of the slated 2015 release of the seventh movie will also highly depend on the choice in director, which has not been released.

But now the most important matter: Star Wars’ Princess Leia is officially a member of the exclusive Disney princesses club.

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HOLLYWOOD HISTORY: George Lucas sold his company to Disney for over $4 billion.

MUSIC

Lil’ Wayne letter identifies boundary issues ■ A letter to Lil’ Wayne from

an obsessed fan reminds us to avoid deifying celebrity role models and instead recognize the limits of a “relationship” with them.

By ELI KAMINSKY JUSTICE EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

We’ve all been guilty of picking up a gossip magazine while waiting in line at a grocery store or in the waiting room of a doctor’s office.

Some fans more than others become infatuated with the personal lives of celebrities to the point of near obsession. In recent history, the music business has seen much of such activity, highlighted by rapper Eminem’s hit song “Stan” off his 2000 The Marshall Mathers LP, which describes in letters the relationship between Eminem and an obsessive fan who ultimately kills himself and his pregnant girlfriend because the rapper neglects to respond to his letters.

Last week, word reached the Internet of another artist-fan “relationship” between rap artist Lil’ Wayne and diehard fan Chris Coplan. In a letter that borders on 20 paragraphs and six pages, Coplan claims that his “adoration” of Weezy “comes from a place of pure sincer-

ity, a dedication more real than the respect I have for some of my actual friends and family.” The letter goes back and forth between praises and criticisms of Lil Wayne’s artistry as well as his ability to be a good role model.

Coplan introduces the body of his borderline essay with the statement, “While I may proudly bump the Dedication mixtapes from my car on the weekly, or can still remember the taste of Robitussin on my tongue because one time I wanted to see how you saw the world, my admiration does not blind me from the fact that your actions and career as of late have been totally unbecoming of Best in the World. You’re a shell of the musical mastermind that first stole ears with the blazing interlude from Back That Ass Up. I don’t see the man who forged careers for the likes of Nicki Minaj and Drake and even out-reigned the King himself. In short, you make me question ever buying my Weezy tee.”

The most ridiculous points actually emphasize that Wayne’s old behavior and lifestyle is more commendable than his recent activity, as if there has been any change. Coplan argues that Lil Wayne’s music has lost its former “oomph,” though Wayne’s music was never truly serious or poetic, despite many claims to the contrary. Even his more acclaimed songs like “A Milli” touch

on deep themes in a shallow manner that focuses on superficialities rather than profundity.

Coplan does in fact make one valuable point when he alludes to the personal struggle that Wayne has had, especially with regard to his prison sentence. Until about halfway through the letter, the piece just seems ridiculous and a waste of time.

The points made are somewhat well-argued and actually make sense, but the entire piece burns out as soon as Coplan tries to blame the issue on Wayne’s “recent obsession with skateboarding.” The previous points, though farfetched and seemingly incorrect, can be argued with a straight face. Trying to blame a persona alteration on skateboarding is beyond words.

What is most upsetting about this letter is not the argument itself but rather the fact that Coplan takes the time to write an extremely lengthy article concerning someone he will probably never meet and who has very little effect on his life. His points are, for the most part, irrelevant and unnecessary and have brought the response “Who is he to have such authority?”

If you wish to read Coplan’s ode to Weezy, the article, published on consequenceofsound.net, is called “Nod Your Head: And the F is for Frustrated: An Open Letter to Lil Wayne.”

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LIMITS OF FAME: A fan letter criticized Lil’ Wayne’s music, saying it lacked “oomph.”

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Quote of the week

Top 10s for the week ending October 4

“You’re not going to get a bigger student-pushed event than this.”

--Jesse Manning ’13 on the possibility of Bob Dylan coming to Brandeis for SpringFest.

BOX OFFICE

1. Wreck-It Ralph 2. Flight 3. Argo 4. The Man With the Iron Fists 5. Taken 2 6. Cloud Atlas 7. Hotel Transylvania 8. Paranormal Activity 4 9. Here Comes the Boom 10. Silent Hill: Revelation

Do you think Bob Dylan should come to Brandeis for Springfest?

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Tzvi Miller ’16 “Yeah, of course I do. I think it would be awesome if Bob Dylan came to Brandeis Free concert for all of us, 50th anniversary. Win, win!”

Tali Friedland ’14 “I think that Bob Dylan should definitely come to Brandeis. Bob Dylan is great, he’s a classic icon that we all relate to, even now.”

Shaquan Perkins ’13 “I have never heard of Bob Dylan. He’s supposed to be big in the rock world, right?”

FALL SURROUNDINGS: Justice Photographer Josh Spiro ’13 took a photo of an abandoned railroad on the edge of Prospect Hill Park several weeks ago, while the forest was still mostly green.

ACROSS 1 Eugene O’Neill character?

11 Without gaps in coverage 15 Orbital position nearest the sun 16 Capture, in a way 17 Commercial identifiers 18 “The Tourist” author Steinhauer 19 Run like the wind, e.g.

20 More than equaling 22 Strike setting 23 Confused 26 Oldies syllable 27 “M*A*S*H” dramatic device 30 Graphic designer’s deg.

33 Spurious 34 King Faisal’s brother 35 Poet’s liberty 39 Passing remarks?

40 “__ Plays Fats” (1955 jazz LP) 41 R.I.’s Sheldon Whitehouse, e.g.

42 Left nothing in the tank 46 Brown, for one 47 Paul or Lloyd of Cooperstown 48 Hebrew letter before shin 51 Mythical Aegean Sea dweller 53 Short drop-off?

55 Farm hauler 56 Not blown up 60 Bone: Pref.

61 Cleese role in “Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life” 62 Work on a bed 63 Picasso medium DOWN 1 Complex gp.

2 Thin ice, say 3 Slangy advertising suffix 4 Short stretch of track 5 Air Canada Centre team, informally 6 Peace Nobelist Cassin 7 Ipanema greeting 8 Milne’s “Mr. __ Passes By” 9 Earth mover 10 Results 11 Overlying 12 Curse repellers 13 Realtor’s come-on 14 Where gravel may represent water 21 Tuba note 23 NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby 24 How most maps are drawn 25 Bake 28 Map coordinate: Abbr.

29 Exhaust 30 Balcony alternative 31 Like playing tennis with the net down, to Robert Frost

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1. Maroon 5 — One More Night 2. PSY — Gangnam Style 3. Fun. — Some Nights 4. Ke$ha — Die Young 5. Rihanna — Diamonds 6. Justin Bieber feat. Big Sean — As Long As You Love Me 7. Bruno Mars — Locked Out of Heaven 8. Alex Clare — Too Close 9. Ne-Yo — Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself) 10. Chris Brown — Don’t Wake Me Up

32 “Be that as it may ...”

36 Novel conclusion?

37 Frankfurter’s pronoun 38 Bach hymn arrangements 43 Four-yr. conflict 44 Tried it 45 Doesn’t quite reveal 49 Marsh bird 50 Light golden brown 52 Watched 53 “Flashdance ... What a Feeling” lyricist 54 Head of a PIN?: Abbr.

57 Dernier __ 58 Shop sign word after open, maybe 59 One stationed at a base

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STAFF PLAYLIST Solution to last week’s crossword

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“It’s Okay”

By RACHEL HUGHES Justice STAFF WRITER

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

Frishta Abawi ’13 “I don’t know who he is. I just read the email because I feel like I have to, but I don’t really know who he is. I don’t really pay attention to him at all.”

—Compiled and Photos by Olivia Poibel/the Justice

Nonfiction 1. Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot — Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard 2. No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission that Killed Osama bin Laden — Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer 3. Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever ­— Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard 4. Rod: The Autobiography — Rod Stewart 5. The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail-but Some Don’t ­— Nate Silver

1. PSY — “Gangnam Style” 2. Bruno Mars — “Locked Out of Heaven” 3. Ke$ha — “Die Young” 4. Fun. — “Some Nights” 5. Maroon 5 — “One More Night”

J.V. Souffrant ’13 “I’ve never heard of him.

Never crossed my mind, never crossed my Facebook feed.”

Fiction 1. The Racketeer — John Grisham 2. The Panther — Nelson DeMille 3. The Casual Vacancy — J.K. Rowling 4. Back to Blood — Tom Wolfe 5. The Bridge — Karen Kingsbury

Solution to last week’s sudoku

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If you’re having one of those up-and-down weeks, these songs will help you sing your troubles away on the best and worst of days!

THE LIST 1. “The Cigarette Duet”—Princess Chelsea 2. “It’s My Life”—No Doubt 3. “Hurricane”—MS MR 4. “Siberia”—Lights 5. “Dream Lover”—White Flight 6. “As The Rush Comes”—Motorcycle 7. “Sour Cherry”—The Kills 8. “Driving In Cars With Boys”— Lana Del Ray 9. “Sweet About Me”—Ida Maria 10. “Lonely Hearts Club”—Marina And The Diamonds