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Investments to be assessed by new committee ■ The formation of a new

exploratory committee on divestment from fossil fuel was announced yesterday. By MARISSA DITKOWSKY JUSTICE EDITOR

Yesterday, University President Frederick Lawrence sent an email to the Brandeis community announcing the formation of an exploratory committee on fossil fuel divestment. The committee, which includes alumni, students, faculty and administration, will assess the University’s current investment strategies “as they relate to the fossil fuel divestment movement,” as

stated in the email. Dean of Student Financial Services Peter Giumette is serving as the chair of the committee. Student Union President Ricky Rosen ’14, Rohan Bhatia ’14, Mike Abrams ’15, Rachel Soule ’12 and Colin Mew MBA ’14 are the students and alumni serving on the committee, while Prof. John Ballantine (IBS), Arts and Sciences and Associate Provost Prof. Dan Perlman (BIOL) and Prof. Eric Olson (Heller) are the faculty members serving on the committee. Ex officios on the committee include Senior Vice President for Students and Enrollment Andrew Flagel, Senior Vice President for Communication Ellen de Graffenreid, Senior Vice President and

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BRIEF Sexuality and gender diversity position now filled by Pedrick On Sept. 28, Queer Policy Alliance President Joseph Babeu ’15 announced in an email to the QPA listserv that Jessica Pedrick would fill the position of sexuality and gender diversity coordinator at the Intercultural Center. The position was vacated by Jessamine Beal on May 15 when she took on the full-time position of assistant director for diversity services at Suffolk University. According to Babeu’s email, Pedrick completed her undergraduate degree in psychology with a concentration in international studies at Clark University. Pedrick worked at Clark as a research assistant for four years studying lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning families. Pedrick went on to complete her Master of Education in human sexuality at Widener University with a focus on queer sexuality and queer identities. “She is extremely enthusiastic

to bring her range of experience to Brandeis to expand on all of the great work that is already underway on campus,” Babeau wrote in the email. Beal’s departure last year was partly based on the fact that Brandeis was unable to offer her a full-time position, to the disappointment of many students and staff members who worked with her. According to Babeu, Pedrick is part-time too, working "20 hours a week for 10 months a year." At the time of Beal’s departure, the then-Dean of Student Life Rick Sawyer was quoted as saying, “I would like it if the University had the funds to make that a full-time position. We’ve been asking for funds for our department for a long time.” Pedrick was unable to be reached for comment by press time. —Marissa Ditkowsky and Sam Mintz

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Lemberg Children’s Center students helped to dig the initital holes at the site where the new center will be located during the groundbreaking ceremony last Tuesday.

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Brandeis and take over his new position as deputy CIO on Nov. 11. By SARAH RONTAL JUSTICE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Michael Corn has been selected to be Brandeis’ new chief information security and privacy officer and deputy chief information officer, according to a Sept. 26 email to the Brandeis community from Vice Provost, Chief Information Officer and University Librarian John Unsworth. In an interview with the Justice, Corn said that he will begin his position at Brandeis on Nov. 11. In the month before he starts working at Brandeis, Corn said he will con-

tinue his job at the University of Illinois as chief information security officer for the three-campus system and chief information security and privacy officer for the ChampaignUrbana campus. Corn’s job responsibilities at Brandeis will include overseeing information security staff and supervising two of the divisions in Library and Technology Services, network and systems, and administrative and library information systems, according to Unsworth in an email to the Justice. Corn will also be responsible for replacing former information security staff member George Moore, who now is only an occasional consultant, wrote Unsworth. Unsworth worked with Corn for a short period at the University of Illinois, Corn’s current employer, though Corn did not report to him,

stated Unsworth in his email to The Justice. Their positions overlapped on a project to establish information technology governance for the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, explained Unsworth. Due to this connection, wrote Unsworth, “I recused myself from the early stages of the hiring process and didn’t take part until the search committee … had selected a short list of three finalists.” Though Unsworth made the final hiring decision, “The search committee and others who participated in the campus visits of the shortlist candidates were unanimous in recommending [Corn] as the first choice,” wrote Unsworth. At Brandeis, Corn said that he plans to help manage the privacy and security of the University’s network. Corn explained that uni-

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 Men’s soccer responded to its first loss with a one-sided victory.

New England Patriot Tom Brady attended an event to celebrate TYP’s new name.

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Government shuts down after showdown WASHINGTON—A deeply divided Congress remained deadlocked late Monday over the federal budget, setting up a showdown that will likely lead to a partial shutdown of the government for the first time in nearly two decades. The two sides of Congress engaged in a high-stakes political showdown well into the night as the government neared the end of the fiscal year at midnight with no law in place to finance parts of the new fiscal year. Without a deal, a shutdown could delay Social Security payments, passport and visa applications, shutter national parks and museums and furlough hundreds of thousands of federal employees. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted 228-201 late Monday to fund the government for two months while delaying the new federal health care law’s mandate that Americans be required to have insurance and canceling health care subsidies for members of Congress. The Democratic-led Senate voted 54-46 to reject the proposal, just as it did earlier in the day to a similar measure that would have postponed the entire health care law. As the clock ticked toward deadline, the House readied a new tactic, looking to set up direct negotiations with the Senate by appointing a team of budget negotiators called “conferees” to work with Senate counterparts to hash out a compromise in the coming days. The last-minute pitch was not expected to stop a shutdown. President Barack Obama said earlier Monday in a televised address to the nation that he held out hope Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill could find a solution, but he insisted again that he would not negotiate over on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, dubbed Obamacare, or on a coming clash over whether Congress should raise the debt ceiling and avoid a first-of-its kind default on its debts. “One faction, of one party, in one house of Congress, in one branch of government doesn’t get to shut down the entire government just to re-fight the results of an election,” Obama said. “You don’t get to extract a ransom for doing your job, for doing what you’re supposed to be doing anyway, where just because there’s a law there that you don’t like.” Boehner told the president in a 10-minute call that the health care law is “costing jobs and that American families are being denied basic fairness when big businesses are getting exemptions that they are not,” said Boehner spokesman Brendan Buck. Both chambers have passed legislation that assures military personnel would be paid in the event of a shutdown. Obama signed that bill late Monday. “Albert Einstein defined insanity as, ‘Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results,’” Reid said on the Senate floor. “Tonight, we have more proof that House Republicans have lost their minds. Instead of allowing all 435 members of the House of Representatives to vote on the Senate’s bill to keep the government open for business, Speaker Boehner is once again pushing a government shutdown.” As the day wore on, there were some signs that Republicans in both chambers were starting to differ over how to proceed. Some House members initially thought of killing the latest proposal because it didn’t go far enough, while some senators floated a proposal that would extend for one week the government’s current spending levels, which would prevent workers from being furloughed and keep government agencies and services open as lawmakers continued to haggle over larger issues. If a shutdown occurred, about 800,000 of the more than 2 million federal employees would stay home. But more than a million active duty military would remain on the job. After the government reopens, lawmakers must decide whether employees—both those who worked and those who didn’t—should get paid. Some critical services would remain, but others would not. Mail delivery would continue but loan programs to small businesses, farmers and homeowners would cease. Inspectors still would regulate food and drugs but research programs would be halted. Taxes would be collected but judges would have to go home when the courts run out of funds. Prisoners still would be held in federal custody but money for recovery efforts following Superstorm Sandy would be reduced. —McClatchy Newsapers

CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS n An article in Features misstated the name of the University’s first president as Abraham Sachar. In fact, his name was Abram Sachar. (Sept. 24, p. 9) The Justice welcomes submissions for errors that warrant correction or clarification. Email editor@ thejustice.org.

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POLICE LOG Medical Emergency

Sept. 23—University Police received a report that a female had a lacerated hand. BEMCo and University Police responded and the party was treated on-scene and eventually transported to an urgent care facility. Sept. 23—University Police received a report that a student hit his head on a concrete slab while playing sports and received a small cut over his left eye. BEMCo and University Police responded, and the party was transported to the hospital for further care. Sept. 25—University Police and BEMCo responded to a student having an allergic reaction. The student was treated on-scene and transported to NewtonWellesley Hospital for further care. Sept. 26—University Police received a report of a female student who had sustained a head injury while playing soccer. BEMCo responded and the student refused further treatment.

Sept. 26—University Police received a report of a female student with a knee injury. BEMCo responded and the student refused further treatment. Sept. 28—A student reported that she felt dizzy and had a headache. BEMCo treated the student on-scene and she was transported to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care.

Disturbance

Sept. 25—University Police responded to a call from Sherman Dining Hall, where there was a problem with an employee who was being terminated. Police issued a no trespass warning to the party, who departed without incidence. Sept. 26—A party reported that a parent stated that he was trying to contact his daughter in her dormitory. The reporting party refused to let the parent enter the building. The custodian from the building reported that the male spoke to his daughter and left the building, with no further action

taken by University Police. Sept. 27—University Police received a complaint of loud music coming from the Foster Mods. University Police on scene advised residents to shut off the music, and they complied. Sept. 28—University Police received a report of a loud party at Charles River Apartments. Upon arrival of University Police, the party was dispersed by the Community Advisor on duty. Sept. 28—University police received a report of loud music at Charles River Apartments. University Police advised the residents to shut off the music, and they complied.

Assault

Sept. 23—University Police received a report that a female student had been a victim of domestic assault on campus. When officers arrived, the student refused to cooperate with the police and demanded that the officers leave. The Community Development Coordinator on call was notified

of the incident.

Traffic

Sept. 23—A party reported that his University-operated vehicle was struck by another vehicle. University Police reported that the non-University vehicle was at fault, but no damage was done to the University vehicle.

Larceny

Sept. 25—University Police witnessed a student using bolt cutters to cut the lock off someone else’s locker in the men’s locker room in Gosman Sports and Convocation Center. A report was filed and the incident is being investigated.

Drugs

Sept. 28—A community advisor reported that parties might be smoking marijuana outside a dormitory. When University Police arrived, the area was vacant. —compiled by Sam Mintz

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DINNER DISCUSSION

Israel addresses Iran

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Members of the Brandeis community met in the Faculty Club Lounge last Monday at “Germany Voted—Now What?” Carina Schmitt from the Center for European Studies at Harvard University led the discussion.

A year ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu captured international attention when he drew a red line on a cartoon likeness of a bomb during a speech at the United Nations on Iran’s nuclear program. When he addresses the United Nations General Assembly today, a day after meeting with President Barack Obama, he will face a more daunting task. A diplomatic offensive at the United Nations last week by Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s new president, topped off by Rouhani’s phone conversation Friday with Obama, has challenged Netanyahu to get his message across in a changed diplomatic atmosphere. With Washington moving to negotiate with Iran about its nuclear program, Israeli officials have voiced concern about a possible weakening of economic sanctions and postponement of any military threat that could stop what they say is Tehran’s steady advance toward a nuclear bomb. Officials say Netanyahu will present evidence of continued Iranian efforts to attain a nuclear weapon, and urge the United States and other nations not to be taken in by what has been called Rouhani’s “charm offensive.” Israeli commentators said Netanyahu will have to work hard to offset the impression left by Rouhani in his U.N. speech and other appearances, where he projected the image of a peace-seeking moderate. The Israeli leader has urged that Iran be pressed to halt all uranium enrichment, remove enriched uranium from the country, dismantle the Fordo nuclear plant and stop “the plutonium track” to a nuclear weapon. Netanyahu’s predicament is that “he may well be right substantively, but he encounters a world that wants to be charmed by Iran and doesn’t want to fight if Rouhani offers hope,” said Itamar Rabinovich, a former Israeli ambassador to Washington. —McClatchy Newspapers

ANNOUNCEMENTS Waltham Group Blood Drive

You are someone’s type. Save up to three lives. Donors and volunteers needed. There will be free pizza. Before donating, please remember: drink lots of water, bring your ID, eat a good breakfast, block out at least an hour of free time—donating only takes 10 minutes at the most, but the pre screening process takes a bit of time—and eat iron-rich foods like green leafy veggies, meat and fish. If you cannot donate blood, we always need volunteers. Email wgblooddrive@gmail.com if you are interesting in volunteering at the October drive. Today, tomorrow and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Hassenfeld Conference Center.

Junior/Senior Audit Night

Graduating spring 2014? Want to plan for your senior year? Now is your chance to confirm that you are on track for graduation.

Stop in for a brief one-on-one appointment with an adviser to review your degree audit, find out where you stand regarding all graduation requirements and let us answer your questions about senior reduced status. Tomorrow from 5 to 6:30 p.m in the Academic Services Office.

Women’s Self Defense Clinic

The Brandeis Student Athlete Advisory Committee is sponsoring a women’s selfdefense clinic. The purpose of this clinic will be to teach foundations of self-defense, stand up postures with defense against grabs and chokes. Thursday from 8 to 9 p.m. at the Red Auerbach Arena in the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center.

Bingo

Grab some friends and drop by the Stein for a chance to win lots of great prizes. Thursday from 10 p.m. to midnight at The Stein.

‘The Feminine Mystique’

The panel will be comprised of two women and two men who will offer their perspectives on the female-male dynamic 50 years after the publication of feminist Betty Friedan’s �The Feminine Mystique.�Panelists will be Prof. Joyce Antler (AMST); Prof. Marguerite Dorn (BOLLI), a law professor with expertise in work-family balance; Daniel Horowitz, author of the 1998 book �Betty Friedan and the Making of the Feminine Mystique; and David Small, head of human resources at Steward Healthcare. Roberta Salper, scholar-in-residence at the Women’s Studies Research Center at Brandeis will moderate the discussion. Salper was the first full-time faculty member in the first Women’s Studies Program in the country at San Diego State University in 1970. The audience will also participate in a question-and-answer session. Friday from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center Napoli Trophy Room.

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moderated the event, which featured three experts on Middle East affairs. By ANDREW WINGENS JUSTICE EDITOR

With the crisis in Syria dominating the news, the Crown Center for Middle East Studies hosted its kickoff event for the year to discuss Syria. The panel, moderated by Judy and Sidney Swartz Director of the Crown Center Prof. Shai Feldman (POL), touched on all aspects of the crisis including American interests in Syria, the patronage of Iran and Russia to Syria and the ethical implications of an American military strike. The event, titled “Syrian Catastrophe: Regional Implications,” was the first of the Crown Center’s kick-off events to focus exclusively on a particular crisis in the Middle East, according to Feldman. Feldman opened the discussion by asking the panelists about their views on the current state of affairs in Syria. The panelists uniformly painted a grim picture of human suffering in Syria and warned of the conflict’s spillover into neighboring countries. Mona Yacoubian, a senior adviser on the Middle East at the Stimson Center, said that “there are no winners right now in Syria.” Yacoubian emphasized the number of refugees created by the conflict. At the moment, she said, about one third of Syria’s population has been displaced, and that number is expected to rise. “It is a conflict that is no longer contained to Syria but has had adverse effects [on] basically just about all of Syria’s neighbors,” said Yacoubian. “Today I would characterize the situation in Syria as being one of a sectarian civil war.” Yacoubian called the situation a “protracted military stalemate,” as neither the Syrian regime nor the rebels can prevail. Frederic Hof, a former State Department official and now a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, said the “most salient aspect of war in Syria today is the [Bashar al-] Assad regime using artillery, aircraft, rockets and missiles against civilian populations in areas that it does not occupy.” “This in my view is the main obstacle to any kind of a political, negotiated way forward,” he said. Joseph Bahout, a professor of Middle Eastern Politics at Institut d’etudes politiques de Paris, a Parisian university commonly known as Sciences Po, agreed with Yacoubian and Hof’s assessment of the situation but added that it is “asymmetric warfare,” and that the rebels’ guerilla warfare is more successful than is usually portrayed in the Western press. Bahout warned that if the situation continues as it is, Syria could become permanently fragmented and

partitioned. The panelists differed in some respects in their assessments of the interests of the United States in the conflict. Hof said that the United States has national security interests in Syria, as the chaos there has the potential to spill over into surrounding countries and harm U.S. allies in the region. Moreover, Hof said that “there’s the specter of Syria just becoming frankly what it may have already become, a total failed state—a carcass,” that al-Qaeda and terrorist groups can feed on. “Syria can become to its neighbors what Somalia has become to Kenya,” he said. Hof also raised the doctrine of Responsibility to Protect as a potential U.S. interest: “How does the U.S. react to incidents of mass murder in faraway places?” Prof. Eva Bellin (POL) focused on the moral dimension of intervention: “America’s intervention should not be limited to just when our national interests are threatened. I think we have a moral obligation to step in when there are huge moral outrages like genocide … however we are not omnipotent,” and cannot always respond to incidences of moral outrage, said Bellin. She proposed a two-pronged test to help guide decisions on intervention. First, there must be a reasonable chance of success, and second, the operation cannot be unreasonably costly. Yacoubian responded with an outline of what she views as three core interests that may draw a response from the United States: Syria’s geostrategic importance, the presence of chemical weapons in Syria and the burgeoning arena for jihadists in Syria. Yacoubian said her concern regarding intervention is whether U.S. action would “help to protect Syrian civilians or … further endanger Syrian civilians.” The discussion then turned to Russia, a major international player whose president, Vladimir Putin, helped pursue a diplomatic solution as President Barack Obama was pushing for the use of force in Syria. Hof said he thinks Putin is interested in the survival of the Assad regime so that Putin can show the strength of Russia when it stands by its allies. Yacoubian had a slightly different view, and questioned whether Assad’s use of chemical weapons could have been “beyond the pale” for Russia. In this respect, Yacoubian said the U.S. and Russia have shared interests in preventing the spread of chemical weapons and the spread of jihadists. On Iran, Yacoubian similarly said that Assad’s use of chemical weapons might have crossed a line for Iran. Overall, the panelists painted a dire picture of Syria, but Bellin said she was more optimistic after the discussion than she had been previously because she sees possibilities for encouraging Russia to step away from supporting Assad.

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MIDDLE EAST TALK: Three panelists discussed the situation in Syria on Wednesday.

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GUEST APPEARANCE: Robert Kraft (far left) hosted Tom Brady (second from left) and President Frederick Lawrence at his home.

TYP alumni and students join to celebrate new name ■ Current students and TYP

alumni gathered at Robert Kraft’s home to celebrate the newly-named program. By SAM MINTZ JUSTICE EDITOR

Members and alumni of the Myra Kraft Transitional Year Program attended a celebration of the newly-named program last Tuesday. During the event, which took place at New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s house, Tom Brady walked in holding his three-yearold son Benjamin. With Benjamin’s shoes hanging from his fingertips, Brady addressed the students, giving them a short, inspirational speech and calling them the “leaders of tomorrow.” Brady also praised Myra Kraft ’64, a Brandeis alumna and former trustee who passed away in 2011, calling her a “wonderful woman,” and telling the students that they “should be really proud to be associated with her name,” according to a BrandeisNOW release from last Wednesday. Robert Kraft gave five million dollars earlier this year to rename the TYP for his wife. According to the Brandeis website, the TYP was founded in 1968. The one-year program admits 20 students each year, chosen from about 200 applicants each year, with unique circumstances, ranging from “having to work long hours while attending high school,

tak[ing] on family leadership roles in their households, or surviv[ing] a conflict in their native country,” according to Program Director Erika Smith in an email to the Justice. The students take a mixture of regular undergraduate classes and specially designed non-credit courses aimed at introducing them to the rigor needed to succeed at Brandeis. After Brady spoke to the students in Kraft’s living room, Kraft led the group of current TYP scholars and alumni to his patio, according to TYP alumnus Edwin Gonzalez ’14, who attended the event. Once outside, Kraft spoke about the work that Myra did throughout her life and at Brandeis and told an anecdote about the day that she proposed to him. University President Frederick Lawrence also spoke, as did TYP alumnus Jermaine Hamilton ’14. Smith said that she was happy for the media attention that the event received. “I am thrilled to see [the TYP scholars] recognized for all of their accomplishments,” she wrote. “As an institution, Brandeis … really sets itself apart from its peer institutions with this level of commitment to access and equity in education.” Gonzalez was similarly full of praise for the TYP. “I think that it is a wonderful experience that should be expanded or at least adopted by other elite universities,” he wrote in an email to the Justice. He also gave an example of a concrete way that the TYP helped him adjust to Brandeis. He wrote, “One

BRIEF Campus crime report released Last Friday, Director of Public Safety Ed Callahan announced the release of the annual Crime Awareness and Campus Security Report, which outlines crime prevention measures and resources at the University, as well as crime statistics from 2010 to 2012. Over those three years, four incidents of sexual offenses were reported, two in 2011 and two in 2012. Three of those offenses took place on campus, according to the report. So far this calendar year, five sexual assaults have been reported, according to weekly media logs provided by University Police. Two of those regarded “past” assaults, one happening “several years ago,” according to Callahan in an April 9 Justice article. The number of burglaries fell from 10 in 2010 to three in 2011, and remained at three in 2012. All 16 incidents took place on campus. Two robberies were reported, one in 2010 and one in 2011. There were two aggravated assaults in 2010, but none in 2011 or 2012. There

was one incidence of motor vehicle theft in 2011. In 2010, there were two reports of arson. There were no incidents of murder or manslaughter reported in the past three years. There was an increase in the number of liquor law violations from 23 in 2010 to 108 in 2011, and then to 124 in 2012. Drug violations also went up to 36 from 28 between 2010 and 2011, followed by 35 violations in 2012. There were two weapons violations in 2010 and none since then. There were no arrests in any of these categories. The report reflects the department’s “efforts to comply with” both the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990 and the Jeanne Clery Act of 1998, which “requires colleges and universities across the United States to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses,” according to the Clery Center for Security on Campus’ website. —Sara Dejene

of the basic requirements for graduation is the [University Writing Seminar] course. During my transitional year, I took two courses (not for credit) that were structured like a UWS course. In my second MKTYP semester, we focused on writing a lens essay specifically. My writing and editing abilities increased tenfold because of the program. I breezed through my actual UWS course.” A Boston-area native, Gonzalez said that the Kraft’s philanthropy goes beyond Brandeis. “As a senior in high school I was awarded the Kraft Family scholarship which I used to purchase my laptop. That money helped me start off my MKTYP experience on the right foot so I am extremely grateful to them. I love the philanthropic work that Myra always did and I am sad to have never met her,” he wrote. Smith also pointed to the generosity of the Kraft family and the impact they have had on Brandeis. “It is because of supporters like the Krafts that Brandeis is able have the strong orientation toward social justice that it does,” she wrote. “The Krafts serve as role models for generosity and selflessness to the students in the program, as well as to many others throughout the Brandeis community,” Smith added. “Their dedication to efforts intended to level the playing field for people who show admirable strength of character will reverberate throughout the world for a great many years to come.”

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Historians share ideas on revolution at event took place on Friday, was organized by one history and one English professor. By aditi shah JUSTICE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

On Friday, Sept. 27, a symposium titled “The Axes of Revolution: Space, Time, Idea” took place in the Mandel Center for the Humanities. The symposium was the first of the Mellon Sawyer Seminar series, called “Rethinking the Age of the Revolution.” The seminar was organized by professors Jane Kamensky (HIST) and Susan Lanser (ENG), and consisted of three well-established historians speaking about the Haitian, American and French Revolutions. The speakers were Doris Garraway of Northwestern University; Eliga Gould of the University of New Hampshire and Lynn Hunt of the University of California, Los Angeles. The Haitian Revolution, which is considered the only successful slave revolt in history, took place on the French colony of SaintDomingue. As a scholar of the revolution, Garraway spoke about several concepts, including freedom, sovereignty and human liberty. She also focused on the idea of “unslavery,” or the reversal of the subordination that the people of Saint-Domingue faced as colonists, and whether this was even achieved by the revolution. Garraway also addressed the idea of whether or not freedom in the Haitian Revolution had the same meaning as it had in either the American and French Revolutions. She mentioned how the revolution did not necessarily achieve the egalitarian regime that would be imagined from a slave revolt, and instead claimed that “in some instances, freed slaves had precious few more rights than slaves did.”

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She also pointed out the differences between the sovereign and the subject and how such power struggles were evident and important in post-revolution Haiti. Next, Gould spoke regarding the American Revolution, and continued to focus on the concept of nationhood in regard to the American Revolution. He also talked about the concept of “dual sovereignty” as the enterprise within which two forms of political independence and power coexist, which was evident in the post-colonial American Union. Speaking of dual sovereignty, he used the example of the Creek Indians, probably the most powerful Native American tribe in America, and their formation of the Muskogee nation, which failed to be recognized as legitimate by American leaders. He mentioned that “the same dual sovereignty was evident in the attempt to found nations of color, like the state of Muskogee.” He concluded by saying that “together, they helped remake the world beyond Europe, a world that we are still very much living in today.” Hunt, who instructs a modern civilization course on YouTube, claimed that “the French Revolution is the single most important event in world history.” She spoke about how the French Revolution helped shape the meaning of modernity in the coming centuries in both France and eventually the world as well. She also specifically talked about the concept of time and its value in terms of revolution. Hunt claimed that “the past would be what had to be overcome in order to make a better future” as the revolution resulted in an array of questions and uncertainties in French society. Hunt also explained that there is a clear connection “between revolution, time and the hidden dynamic of events.” By studying the concept of time, Hunt claimed that a new type of determinism has emerged, question-

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ing the idea of human free will. As a result, not only was there the emergence of coffee houses and the birth of the historical novel but also a surge in the importance allotted to studying social science and legislation. After the three speakers finished, there was a round-table discussion during which the presenters discussed points they found interesting from each other’s lectures. For instance, Hunt asked Garraway if she could share more information regarding how difficult it must have been for this new nation of Haiti to be composed of mostly foreigners, to which Garraway replied that actions were taken to “pay homage” to the ancestral history of the people but there was still the question of living in a world with a new order. Attendees were also able to ask questions and share their comments. For instance, Prof. John Plotz (ENG) was particularly curious about the rise of coffeehouses and birth of the novel in relation to the theme of the event. Another attendee commented on the Haitian and the Irish Revolutions, which are similar in that they are not very well-known revolutions. Lanser shared that “We received funding from the Mellon Foundation for an ongoing year long seminar in which we will be exploring the American, Haitian and French Revolutions but also revolutions in general. In total, there will be four public events, bringing together people from all disciplines interested in learning about revolutions.” Although the majority of the attendees at the event were faculty members, a few students did go to the event. Attendee Cynthia Jackson ’16 said in an interview with the Justice that she thought “it was pretty cool that Brandeis provided the opportunity [for me] to listen and that it was open to everyone. It was new and interesting and I had never heard about the Haitian Revolution before and I found it very interesting.”

The updated version of Brandeis’ online learning environment, LATTE, or Learning and Teaching Technology Environment, is on track to be released at the end of October when spring courses are made available for faculty, according to Library and Technology Services Associate Director for Academic Technology Adam Lipkin. This is the first time LATTE is receiving a new look since it was launched in 2007. “We did incremental upgrades throughout the year, so certainly security issues, fixing things that were wrong, things around those lines, but this is the first thing we can legitimately call a new LATTE since LATTE has existed,” said Lipkin in an interview with the Justice. According to Lipkin, LTS is currently finishing the testing phase, and staff members have been fixing “issues with the look and the feel of the new LATTE.” The beta testing process started in July and was completed toward the end of September. A majority of the redesign will involve a new look for LATTE. “It’s going to have a much nicer look, which I know isn’t a huge feature, but it is the first thing a lot of people see when they’re accessing their courses,” Lipkin said. The cleaner look can be partially attributed to the newer code that can be used in the updated version of Moodle, the software that underlies LATTE. The current version of LATTE uses Moodle 1.9, while the newer version will use Moodle 2.5, according to Lipkin. “We want it to be a more elegant system, and this is just code that is seven years newer than the previous code, so it’s just generally a lot better optimized,” Lipkin said. Lipkin said that a lot of the difference between the systems is stability and support. “The Moodle one series hasn’t been supported or maintained in a couple of years now. It’s software that was great and up-to-date in 2007 … Moodle two just has a much cleaner feel, and it’s much more efficient. It’s constantly supported,” Lipkin said. In addition to creating a new look, a few new features will be available on the new LATTE. Lipkin said that faculty members now have the ability to post their syllabi publicly, so that prospective students can get a sense of the courses at Brandeis. In addition, LTS is planning to roll out a new video platform called Ensemble Video along with the new LATTE. Although Ensemble Video is separate from LATTE, faculty members will be able to take the content from Ensemble Video and embed it in LATTE. “[LATTE] doesn’t tend to be the most efficient system currently

[for video and audio files] because LATTE itself isn’t really designed to hold content—it’s designed to be an embeddable area for other content,” Lipkin said. “We haven’t really had a good video server on campus that can support that, but we’re going to have that come January.” Users who participate in course management will now also be able to drag and drop files into the new LATTE. “We do have the ability to integrate with Google Drive, so if you got files in your Google Drive account and you want to upload them for an assignment in LATTE, for example, you can just get it right from the screen there. You don’t have to … go through the upload screen and all the stuff like that,” Lipkin said. In terms of other specific changes in the works, Lipkin said that several faculty members have requested new plug-ins for Moodle, such as a plug-in that would allow faculty members to see if their content is accessible. “A lot of course material or course presentation isn’t necessarily optimized for students who may have visual or cognitive disabilities,” said Lipkin. “There’s actually a plug-in for the system that will allow people to see if their course is laid out in such a way that actually allows somebody who is using it … to comprehend the course well.” Students, faculty and staff were all involved in the beta testing process to provide feedback. In addition, LTS recruited members of specific groups to participate, such as graduate students “who did both teaching and learning on the system, so we got a little bit of a view [of] both,” said Lipkin. Lipkin explained that LTS conducted tests both remotely, for which participants would take tests and submit feedback, and in sessions, during which a group of students discussed the system and were asked how they would go about doing certain tasks on the new LATTE. Lipkin added that LTS will hold “workshops which are aimed specifically at faculty, for people who need to set up a class, do some of the more advanced stuff, putting the content up there.” In addition, LTS will also hold a series of open houses, which Lipkin said are “for anyone on this campus who has questions about LATTE, and … want to see it in action and just get a sense of the new layout.” Despite the changes that will be made, the legacy version of LATTE will continue to be available for three to four years after the launch of the new LATTE, according to LTS’ website. “This will give faculty and administrators time to move materials from the old LATTE to [the n]ew LATTE before the old courses are archived and the older version of LATTE is taken offline,” according to the website in its description of the new LATTE. However, beginning in the spring 2014 semester, all regular, for-credit courses will be available only on the new LATTE system.

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DIVEST: Members plan to work toward change Chief of Staff David Bunis ’83, Chief Investment Officer Nick Warren and member of the Board of Trustees Investment Committee Len Potter ’83. According to the email, the committee will be “analyzing the social and environmental justice impacts of the fossil fuel companies in which Brandeis holds investments ... modeling and understanding the financial impact of divestiture of the endowment from all or part of the companies analyzed ... establishing a list of alternative investment options including investment in socially and environmentally sustainable holdings or funds” and “addressing a more global objective of reducing the endowment’s carbon footprint across each sector of our investment portfolio, utilizing Socrates scores and other Socially Responsible Investments indices.” The committee will produce a report of its findings and recommendations to the University. According to Rosen, there is no definite timeline for when a proposal will be complete. However, Rosen said in an interview with the Justice that the committee will be meeting every few weeks, and that all goals should be met by the end of the year. In fact, according to both Rosen and the email from Lawrence, the committee began to meet over the summer. The committee has met with Warren to discuss “the impact on funding and endowment, and the best way to go about it” thus far, Rosen said. Abrams, a member of Students for a Just and Stable Future who has been an active member of the divestment campaign since last spring, wrote in an email to the Justice that the committee will con-

tinue to look at whether or not it is “feasible for the University, how will it affect the endowment—either negatively from divesting or positively from re-investing in alternative energy sources, and it will discuss other options for Brandeis to reduce its carbon footprint and be a more sustainable institution.” Soule, who is involved in the committee because she was acting as the alumni campaign coordinator for Brandeis’s fossil fuel divestment campaign, wrote in an email to the Justice that “[t]he important thing to remember is that this is not just about Brandeis, and this is not just about our generation. This is about what our university community can do to tip political will away from the industry locking us into catastrophic climate change. It is about demanding justice for our generation and generations to come.” De Graffenreid wrote in an email to the Justice that “the discussions I have been involved in have been very open and all options seem to be on the table for consideration (i.e. nothing is definitely under consideration or definitely excluded from consideration).” Last April, the Brandeis student body voted 79 percent to 21 percent in favor of the University’s divestment from fossil fuel companies. The vote did not have the authority to decide whether or not Brandeis would divest, but showed that the student body officially supports divestment. “[The divestment referendum] was the major driving force behind this. ... A large majority of students felt this issue was a priority,” said Rosen. “The formation of the divestment committee showed that we are serious about this cause. The difficulty will be figuring out how we can make this a reality.”

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Rosen said that the majority of the students on the committee are members of Students for Enivronmental Action and SJSF, who first initiated the movement on campus, and that the Union is the only other major student club or organization involved. According to Abrams, his fundamental concern is the University student body. “We believe in our University’s mission as a social justice institution and feel that divestment would be an excellent way to fulfill that goal. Climate change threatens human rights all across the globe, impacts people disproportionately based on race and class, and represents a real threat to our future,” he wrote. Despite the formation of the committee, the decision regarding whether or not to divest lies in the hands of the Board of Trustees, and not with the president or student body, according to Bhatia, a member of SJSF. According to the Brandeis website, “The Board of Trustees … is responsible for and is the final authority on all aspects of the University’s operations.” Bhatia wrote in an email to the Justice that the committee intends to present its research to the Board of Trustees, and only then can the a decision be made by the Board. Though Brandeis has not yet decided to divest, SJSF has no plans to give up the goal of divestment from fossil fuel companies. Bhatia wrote in email to the Justice that “the Divest Brandeis campaign will continue to put pressure on the administration and the committee members to avoid stalling tactics and make sure that a decision is made as soon as possible.” —Tate Herbert, Sara Dejene and Sam Topper contributed reporting

versity networks are designed to be very open, embracing “a huge variety of communication pathways” within the University community and connecting it to the outside world. “Our institutions are predicated on the idea of the free exchange of information,” he said, and they have “more in common with small cities than … with companies.” Corn described such open networks as not occasionally but continually under attack. At the University of Illinois, Corn said there are often millions of attacks in one day. “Technology has far eclipsed the legal framework protecting confidential information,” Corn said. “There is no activity a university engages in that isn’t mediated by technology.” The University’s role in response to attacks on the network, explained Corn, is not just to protect, but also “to demonstrate … respect for the community by protecting confidential information.” Students and professors share a lot of confidential information via the network, he explained, so there is a “covenant with students and staff to protect that information.” As deputy chief information officer, Corn will also have a leadership role in the University’s new

IT governance process, according to Unsworth in his communitywide email. The website for the Brandeis Library and Technology Service defines IT governance as “a system for having campus-wide conversations about [Brandeis’] collective priorities and investments in IT infrastructure, services, and policy,” so as to determine “how best to use technology in support of academic and administrative goals of our university.” Corn added that there “needs to be a close relationship between governance groups and LTS.” Corn said he applied to the position at Brandeis after searching for jobs on the east coast for quite some time, particularly at small schools. The position at Brandeis was “exactly the type of position I was looking for,” he said. He stated an appreciation of the “premium” Brandeis “puts on the larger mission for education.” The strategic plan, he noted as an example, “hits all the right notes” and aims to accomplish a “larger mission in the world.” He added that he was likely attracted to the school for much the same reason as Brandeis students. “I am really looking forward to working at an institution that was founded with a sincere focus on the student as a member of a global society,” Corn stated.

BRIEF Search for assault services and prevention specialist continues The University will have a sexual assault services and prevention specialist in place by the end of this semester, according to Director of Athletics Sheryl Sousa, who is the chair of the search committee for the position. The person hired will work under the Division of Students and Enrollment and additionally, will work to coordinate members of the community to care for students and organize prevention programming. He or she will be a “full-time … visible resource for students,” according to Sousa. Sousa wrote in an email to the Justice that during the search process, “[c]ampus-wide involvement from students, faculty and staff has been integral.” “All three constituencies were represented on the search committee and all three groups have met with candidates when they visited campus,” Sousa added. Associate Dean of Student Life Maggie Balch clarified the current stage in the process, writing in an email to the Justice that

“[t]he committee has sent its findings to [Senior Vice President for Students and Enrollment] Andrew Flagel for him to review and make the final decision.” “All the candidates are currently employed elsewhere, which might increase the time that it will take them to come to campus and start working,” Balch wrote. “Essentially, right now the start date depends on the time of [Senior Vice Presdent for Students and Enrollment] Andrew Flagel’s decision, and the length of time it takes for the new hire to transition from their current job, to Brandeis. And we hope it will be soon.” Flagel had originally sent an email to announce the search process on May 3. Flagel wrote that he planned to have the position filled “by early next fall semester.” “Nevertheless, we all have a responsibility to help make this campus a safe space,” he added. —Tate Herbert and Sam Mintz

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HISTORICAL HIT: The Butler captures the tale of a White House butler through crucial political events in American history.

Salloway ’00 produced the box office blowout film ‘The Butler’ By BRIANNA MAJSIAK JUSTICE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Imagine if the turbulent times in American history could be captured and retold by an eyewitness who personally served eight presidents over a period of 35 years. What if this man was African-American and saw first-hand the racial tensions within the White House and the country from the time of Harry Truman to Reagan? The life of that man, Eugene Allen, inspired Lee Daniels’ The Butler and inspired Matthew Salloway ’00, to produce it. The box office success stars Forest Whitaker as the head butler of the White House. He portrays a personal connection to our history by witnessing dramatic changes that encased American society from the civil rights movement to Vietnam up until the election of President Barack Obama. “I was always interested in entertainment and arts but I never necessarily ever thought of the idea of being a producer or getting into production when I was younger or even at Brandeis,” Salloway said. Salloway helped bring this story to the big screen as an executive producer of the film. “It’s an inspirational story about how one person was able to live through this time and how it affected him and how he really tried to channel that adversity into making the world better for African Americans and minorities,” Salloway said. Salloway double-majored in Politics and American Studies and minored in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies and Legal Studies. In addition to his classes, Salloway served on the Student Union Senate for three years and was president of the Pre-Law Society. “I just had a great experience academically, with the small class sizes, the teachers and the staff and the students. A lot of my close friends to this day are from college,” Salloway said. Salloway viewed many of his professors at Brandeis as mentors who helped shape his educational experience. “I would say Prof. Mary Davis (AMST) was my favorite professor. I took two or three courses with her in American Studies. ... She really brought the courses to life,” Salloay said. It seems natural that Salloway would produce a film centered within the civil rights era because both of his parents pursued altruistic careers. His mother runs a nonprofit organization that helps battered women, the

mentally ill, the homeless and veterans and his father works in government. “I was always raised wanting to help people, then decided that I’d go into politics or government. Then the decision was to go to law school,” Salloway said. After taking political sciences courses and interning at the State House for two summers, he decided to pursue a traditional career as a lawyer and went to work for a law firm. Salloway spent a year before law school at Harvard Business School as a research associate in the Boston area. He then received his law degree from University of Pennsylvania. After completing law school he worked for a corporate law firm in New York City. So how exactly did a traditional law career lead this Brandeis alumnus to produce a film that is ranked number one at the box office? It was after he left the law firm in New York City and started his own law firm called Salloway Law Group, which he still owns to this day. “It was really through that experience of being a lawyer to everyone from professional athletes to small businesses, business executives, producers and directors and representing the legal side that I got into the business side, so it was really through my legal practice,” Salloway explained. Although he was never involved in film at Brandeis, Salloway produced several other films and a few shows on Broadway before producing The Butler. Some of his previous works include So Undercover, a film starring Miley Cyrus and Ides of March, a political thriller. Salloway is passionate about The Butler. “It was a movie that we felt had to be made,” he said. “It was the script that really stood out and the story of a man who served his country over the course of thirty-five years and was exposed to so many historical and groundbreaking events in our history.” A landmark aspect of The Butler is the amount of historical context included within the movie. The film is not a historical documentary, however, but a real life reenactment of one human’s experience. Therefore, the film has many meanings and subplots. “There’s a father-son story, there’s a husband-wife story and an employer-employee story…. It’s an inspirational story about how one person was able to live through this time and how it affected him and how he really tried to channel that adversity into making the world better for African Americans and

minorities,” Salloway said. Salloway explained that this historical narrative is still relevant in today’s world. “It gives us some historical context for how we got where we are. Especially now that President Obama’s in office it shows how far we’ve come as a nation even though we still have a long way to go,” he said. There were many memorable moments on set for Salloway. “I think the greatest memories were watching the presidents recreate historical scenes. It was seeing these scenes with Robin Williams, James Marsden, Liev Schreiber getting into roles of being president and recreate various historical events that occurred,” he said. In addition, Salloway’s dedication to his

academics at Brandeis mirrors his professional career after Brandeis. “I think Brandeis has prepared me by giving me the skills to succeed in the world, as a producer, as a lawyer and just as a person,” Salloway said. “I worked very hard at Brandeis and certainly had a lot of fun but if I could go back I would be just a little bit more relaxed and enjoy the four years that we don’t always appreciate as we go through. College is a special time, a time that everyone should appreciate and enjoy.” “I think we just have to work hard and do the best we can. Control the things that you can control and not worry about the things that you can’t,” Salloway said.

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CREATIVE LEAP: After practicing law for years, Salloway ’00 switched from lawyer to producer, producing multiple feature films and most recently The Butler starring Lenny Kravitz (left), among others.

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Snapping back against bullying Alumni duo sell “nobul” apparel to promote youth kindness By JAIME Kaiser JUSTICE EDITOR

If you wear Nike shorts, you’re a jock. Timberland boots? You must be quite outdoorsy. In our culture, brands perpetuate stereotypes, shape friend groups and exclude those who don’t wear the logos of “cool” companies. However, one start-up has found a way to brand tolerance and in-

clusion instead. This past May, Bessie Bianco ’08 and Frankie Longo ’08 founded a company called Nobul Apparel, whose mission is focused on “raising awareness and organizing plans of action to eliminate the longlasting effects of bullying and trauma,” according to its website. The name is a play on the phrase “no bullying” and the word “noble.”

NOBLE ROLE MODELS: Longo ’08 (left) and Bianco ’08 (right) founded an apparel line that raises funds to prevent youth bullying. JOSH HOROWITZ/the Justice

Bianco stressed that while Nobul Apparel is an anti-bullying initiative, it is not an anti-bully initiative. “However traumatic it was for someone to be bullied, the bully feels that same intensity. It stays with the bully as well,” she said. When Bianco and Longo met in a new athlete assembly as first-year students, they did not know they would go on to launch an anti-bullying campaign, even as bullying affected them in their childhood. Neither Bianco nor Longo were bullied extensively when they were younger, though Longo said that since he moved around a lot, there were “instances” where he was teased as the “new kid.” The effects of bullying, however, were pervasive. Longo and Bianco both went to high schools where bullying was and continues to be a problem. Longo attended Concord-Carlisle High School in Concord, Mass. While there, multiple students committed suicide. “I had friends who bullied,” he said. “A lot of people and I had friends who were bullied. There were certain situations where things got out of hand and I said something, and there were situations where I didn’t say something.” The school is currently in the midst of a lawsuit from a student who was repeatedly bullied and who claims the school did not properly handle the situation. Bianco stated that, while she was never bullied, the issue is incredibly important to her as she also grew up in a school district that was a problem area for bullying. “My parents have always taught me ‘kill everyone with kindness because you don’t know what’s going on in their life,’” Bianco said. Bianco and Longo were both high jumpers on the University’s track and field team and have been involved in athletics throughout their entire lives. These experiences have instilled in them a duty to help others. “There’s the idea of the jocks being cool and being mean to anyone else,” said Longo. “My idea and what I’ve done my whole life is I use that position to bridge the

gap and be a role model.” As Brandeis students, the pair did not notice nearly as much bullying or hazing as they noticed in high school. “I feel like on [the Brandeis] campus there is this overall welcoming to different kinds of people. I always felt really at home and that everyone here was looking to create friendships. … Brandeis is really special in that sense,” Bianco said. Bianco and Longo knew that something needed to be done to combat the bullying. “I first got the idea to start with hats because I felt like it was a good gateway into the apparel industry. … I liked the hats a lot because any kid can pick up a hat and wear it,” Bianco said. The hats are snapback hats and one size fits all. Hats currently sell for 25 dollars each and come in a variety of colors and patterns. Both Bianco and Longo chose which styles they wanted to sell. The bold lettering on the front of each hat was selected, according to Bianco, because “it’s very blunt and sparks a conversation.” The response to the campaign has certainly gotten people talking. “It’s amazing to me how many people are so deeply interested in [this issue],” Longo said. “I’ve met all different kinds of people—wealthy people, bar owners, who will come up to me and tell me their whole life story about how they were bullied … how it changed their entire [lives].” The duo is currently deciding which organization to which they will donate a portion of their funds. Candidates include Project Seatbelt of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights and Stomp Out Bullying, a national anti-cyberbullying organization that works to end bullying between kids and teens through education and peer mentoring. Bianco and Longo hope to expand their brand into other kinds of apparel such as T-shirts. They are currently in a partnership with the band Eight Feet Tall and hope to sponsor more concerts going forward. It’s hard to know whether Nobul will make an impact on a national scale, but Bianco and Longo are already starting to see a shift in perspective from community members in their hometowns. “I have a friend who used to bully other people and he’s starting to see the whole thing differently,” Longo said.

Creating campus links New site promises everything Brandeis in one convenient place By hEE JU KANG JUSTICE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Being in the loop in college can be rather challenging. Poster boards, walls of buildings and kiosks on campus overflow with flyers. Sorting through the dozens of notifications and posts on Brandeis’ numerous Facebook groups can become overwhelming. Now, Brandeis students have an alternate option for community interaction they may choose to rely on. Jigitt.com, commonly referred to as “Jigitt”—a meaningless collection of sounds to make the name easy to remember, is a website dedicated to consolidating a variety of information for college students. The website features user-produced content which covers the vast majority, if not all, of the information relevant to the daily functions and lives of the student body. On Jigitt, users can find housing, textbooks, event tickets, tutors, lost items, jobs and internships, transportation, household products and even parties. Founder and New York University sophomore Ethan Lew described Jigitt as a “website that organize[s] college [advertisements] in a virtual marketplace” and “a platform to connect buyers, sellers and anyone who would like to interact in the community within the categories listed.” As of now, the website is open only to Brandeis and NYU students. This new resource is available on both desktop and mobile browsers. It is not, however, available as a downloadable mobile app, and is currently in beta-testing, indicating that Jigitt has yet to become a finished project. Adam Recht ’16 and Nathaniel Britten ’16 are students responsible for bringing it to the Brandeis campus. According to them, when the website plans to be opened up to the general public has yet to be determined and will depend on feedback and requests from inter-

ested schools. Recht’s participation in the project started in the summer of 2013. He helped Lew, a friend from his hometown of San Diego, reach out to other colleges. “[Lew] contacted me saying he want[ed] to start it, and he was thinking [of bringing it to] Brandeis since he [has] visited,” he said. Soon after, Recht asked fellow a cappella member Britten to provide additional support and help advertise the website on campus by word of mouth. Recht and Britten both agree that Jigitt is a vital resource at Brandeis. “Brandeis has a need for Jigitt because you go online trying to find something like, ‘well, I need to buy this book and I need to do this,’ so you end up having to post on a bunch of Facebook groups,” Britten said. “If I’m trying to sell a textbook, I only post it on the Class of 2016 [Facebook] page, so I’m missing three fourths of the school population that I could potentially sell to,” Recht said. “Sometimes, I forget when Global Brigades is having their grilled cheese [for example]. If it’s all on one site, it makes it easier to see what’s happening.” Jigitt enables its users to navigate its boards with ease. Although Recht and Britten were unable to provide specific statistics on user traffic, fortunately for Jigitt thus far, Brandeis students seem open to the idea. Janice Fernandez ’17 and Maggie Lacwasan ’17 have both visited the website and had positive experiences. “The best thing about it is that it has all the options we actually care about, like the housing and internship boards,” Fernandez said. Lacwasan likes the convenience of having one website that promises everything. “It’s a good way to have everything that a lot of college students are looking for all in one spot,” she said. Both students expressed an interest in Jigitt, but indicated that they would be more inclined

to use it once more students become active on the website. “At this point, I don’t have much of a reason to join,” Fernandez explained. “It’s not that useful yet.” In addition, Lacwasan noted that despite Jigitt’s usefulness, the website has room for improvement. “I’d probably use Jigitt because I want a job and because I want to study abroad… it’s convenient to use, but it’s not up and running yet and the web design seems plain.” Despite these criticisms, Jigitt is currently only in its beginning stages, and Recht and Britten are hopeful. “I feel optimistic. I know that we had one person [at Brandeis] post trying to sell concert tickets the other day. I think Brandeis students will take advantage of it,”

Britten said. Once it spreads to a wider range of schools, Jigitt may even be available as a downloadable smartphone application. “The website is brand new, but there’s definitely potential to have a downloadable app,” Britten said. Both Britten and Recht are excited at the prospect and enthused to watch Jigitt grow. “The most exciting part was to see people’s reactions,” Recht said. Britten agreed. “Being part of a new site is an exciting process. It could take off and be a big deal, or if it’s not, then it’s still fun to be a part of a good idea. We’re very excited to offer a great new tool for our community that could give Brandeis a more organized web presence,” he said.

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CONNECTING COMMUNITY: The website Jigitt.com is currently being previewed for Brandeis students like Adam Recht ’16 and Nathaniel Britten ’16, who scored Brandeis the unique opportuntiy to test the site.

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Speedy hiring required At the end of last academic year, Senior Vice President for Students and Enrollment Andrew Flagel announced the creation of a position for a sexual assault prevention and survivor services coordinator. This coordinator would provide “clear identification of where to go in the event of an attack beyond our tremendously welltrained and supportive campus police,” according to Flagel in a May 20 article in the Justice. The search committee has been working for the past four months, and according to Associate Dean for Student Life Maggie Balch, the position is expected to be filled in the near future. However, by not filling the position at the beginning of the semester, the University missed an opportunity to introduce the new coordinator to the Brandeis community. The critical need for a sexual assault prevention and survivor services coordinator at Brandeis is documented by both national data and data from the Brandeis campus. The Department of Public Safety’s recently publicized Crime Awareness and Campus Security Report and Fire Safety Report states that only four forcible sexual offenses were reported to campus police in 2010, 2011 and 2012 combined. According to a 2000 report from the U.S. Department of Justice entitled “The Sexual Victimization of College Women,” fewer than five percent of completed or attempted rapes on college campuses were reported to police. Additionally, an article from the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology found that approximately 53.7 percent of college women surveyed experienced some form of sexual victimization after the age of 14. Given this evidence, it’s likely that sexual assaults and rapes at Brandeis are heavily underreported to campus police,

Vital resource for students making the creation of this coordinator position all the more important as a resource to which students can turn. Although there are many student-run resources on campus, such as the Brandeis Counseling and Rape Crisis Hotline, the creation of a staff position solely devoted to sexual assault prevention and response brings a much-needed tone of professionalism and experience to sexual assault that has been missing from the campus community. This editorial board regrets that the search for a sexual assault prevention coordinator could not be completed by the beginning of the academic year. Had the new coordinator been hired by the end of August, he or she would have been able to participate in the first-year orientation, make appearances at residence hall meetings and introduce him or herself to the campus community before the busyness of classes set in. Such an inauguration for the coordinator would have provided an important resource for students in the midst of on-and-off-campus parties at the beginning of the semester. We are glad to hear that the search committee is coming close to choosing a candidate for the position. For the future, however, we would encourage search committees for positions that involve such personal components of student life, to make a hiring decision prior to the beginning of a semester, when the new hire can be better integrated into the community. These types of appointments require a smooth and organized transition to publicize their services and build relationships on campus. That type of transition can best be facilitated at the beginning of a semester.

TYP embodies social justice Last Tuesday, in honor of the newly-renamed Myra Kraft Transitional Year Program, current members and alumni of the program gathered at the home of Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots and husband of the late Myra Kraft ’64. The reception, which recognized the five million dollar gift made by the Kraft family this summer in Myra’s name, also featured two special guests: Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and his son, Benjamin. The celebrity appearance was the highlight of the night for many, and this board thanks Brady for lending his star power to the event, drawing much-deserved attention to the program. We also commend the personal and monetary support which allows such an important and successful program to continue. Founded in 1968, a mere 20 years after the inception of Brandeis itself, TYP has been an integral part of this University and an embodiment of its commitment to social justice. The program enrolls 20 students every year who “have shown determination and focus under such circumstances as having to work long hours while attending school, providing leadership in their households or surviving conflict in their native countries,” according to the Brandeis website. These students, who often did not have access to Advanced Placement or honors-level courses in high school, begin their Brandeis experience with a one-year program designed to better prepare them for college academ-

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ics. To date, over 1,000 students have participated in the program, and it is the “oldest continuous program of its kind in the country,” according to the website. The first class of TYP scholars was funded by the Zale Foundation, a federal grant, and even $10,000 raised by Brandeis’ own faculty. Clearly, the mission of social justice has been deeply ingrained in the Brandeis community on a personal, as well as an institutional level. This board is happy to see the continuation of such a program ensured in the form of a gift from a fellow member of the Brandeis community. While Myra Kraft would not have walked the Brandeis campus at the same time as the first class of TYP scholars, nor did she live to see her name affiliated with the program today, her love for Brandeis and her legacy of giving back to the community make her a fitting figure for students to look up to. As program director Erika Smith said in an interview with the Justice, “It is because of supporters like the Krafts that Brandeis is able have the strong orientation toward social justice that it does. The Krafts serve as role models for generosity and selflessness to the students in the program ... Their dedication to efforts intended to level the playing field for people who show admirable strength of character will reverberate throughout the world for a great many years to come.”

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Today will be one of the more important dates in recent U.S. history, as it will mark the official start of health care exchanges as part of the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare. Today also marks the deadline for a congressional federal spending bill and in an effort to pass a spending bill, the House of Representatives had included a provision to defund Obamacare. Since the spending bill did not pass, the government has officially “shut down.” In the midst of this political uncertainty, what is the fate of the Affordable Care Act? Do you believe this saga will ever come to an end?

Naomi Shine ’15 I think it is highly unlikely that the fate of the Affordable Care Act will be determined by a desperate, last minute attempt made by conservatives in the House of Representatives to defund the bill. With a democratic majority in the Senate united against defunding Obamacare, conservatives in the House of Representatives should be well aware that their efforts to derail the ACA will go unrealized. With many measures of the ACA already in place and health care exchanges opening as scheduled, the question is not whether the ACA will survive this conflict but whether select conservatives will continue to antagonize the ACA or channel their energy into finding ways to improve the ACA to better serve their constituents. Naomi Shine ’15 is an undergraduate departmental representative for the Health: Science, Society and Policy major.

Andrew Hart, Ph.D. ’14 I think the Obamacare “escape fire” has been lit. The political posturing in Washington, D.C. likely adds to the uncertainty that states, health care providers, the business sector and individuals have been dealing with all along, which means some states—and the stakeholders within them—will do better than others in terms of getting people insured. Nothing new there. Prof. Michael Doonan (Heller) recently published his book, which explores American federalism through the development and implementation of health policy. After reading the first several chapters, the message is clear: the buck doesn’t stop with the executive branch, the legislative branch, or the states themselves—there’s almost always a work-around. Andrew Hart ’14 is a Ph.D. candidate at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management and an internship instructor and lecturer in the Health: Science, Society and Policy program.

Jennifer Mandelbaum ’14 No matter the outcome of the federal spending bill, health care exchanges will open as planned. Due to its funding structure, the ACA is largely protected from setbacks in the annual budget process. Starting Oct. 1, 40 million Americans will be able to sign up for coverage. Attempting to stop further provisions from the ACA from being implemented is not only unprogressive, but also impracticable. In a recent New York Times op-ed, Kentucky governor Steve Beshear writes, “Lack of health coverage puts [citizens’] health and financial security at risk.” It is time to stop putting politics ahead of citizens’ health care needs. Jennifer Mandelbaum ’14 is an undergraduate departmental representative for the Health: Science, Society and Policy major.

Russell Leibowitz ’14 Just over a year ago Speaker John Boehner was asked whether Republicans would continue to try to repeal the Affordable Care Act. His response was clear: “I think the election changes that. It’s pretty clear that the president was reelected.” Now, with the Republican Party even more radicalized than it was at the height of the Tea Party three years ago, he’s decided to side with the radical right to hold government services and the paychecks of hundreds of thousands of Americans hostage until the conservatives’ demands are met. This kind of policy is the height of irresponsibility. Instead of choosing to negotiate on a fair playing field, he’s decided to play political games with people’s livelihoods. The ACA will remain the law of the land regardless of these Republican tactics while the people suffer from the conservatives’ reckless political demands. Russell Leibowitz ’14 is the co- president of Brandeis Democrats and a member of Brandeis Academic Debate and Speech Society.

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READER COMMENTARY Experiences are shaped by race In response to your article “Proper diversity is based in ideas, not race” (Sept. 24): What this article doesn’t take into consideration is that one’s ideas are formulated in part, if not very significantly, by their experiences. Since we do not live in a color-blind society in which one’s character is treated as more important than their race, people’s experiences are significantly shaped by their race especially if they come from a historically disenfranchised minority group. Thus, to say that “proper diversity is based on ideas, not race” is fallacious given that racism did not disappear overnight once the Civil Rights Act was passed, nor did it disappear when Obama was elected president. I know you didn’t say it, but that is an implicit view that many have in this country. —Michael Piccione ’15

Race in apps furthers racist agenda In response to your article “Proper diversity is based in ideas, not race” (Sept. 24): Articles such as Mr. Fried’s show once more why I am proud to be an alumnus of a university that has such a student newspaper. This analysis is such a sight for sore eyes! It echoes the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s proposition made 50 years ago last month that people “should not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character,” a philosophy that has surely gotten lost in America’s continuing obsession with race, an obsession Dr. King wanted to end, not propagate. I find triumphant Mr. Fried’s call for the elimination of racial analysis check boxes on applications and forms. Such a device is the furtherance of a racist agenda. We can paraphrase George Orwell here: all races are equal, but some races are more equal than others. —Paul Trusten ’73

Race is tangible part of identity In response to your article “Proper diversity is based in ideas, not race” (Sep. 24): As a black student at Brandeis this piece makes me really uncomfortable, but I think the main problem is that the author seems to believe that race is just “skin deep” and that it only has to do with the color of people’s skin. Race is a very tangible part of people’s identity that has very real effects on their lives, and puts “racial minorities” at risk for systematic and institutionalized racism and discrimination. Eliminating practices that support racialized people will not do anything to make Brandeis or anywhere else a “diverse, tolerant, and inclusive” place. Race is not skin deep and the programs you suggest getting rid of are necessary to address the racial inequalities prevalent in American higher education. —Zuri Gordon ’15

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Vote on issues at hand, not party affiliation By MICHAEL KAHN JUSTICE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

As the government shutdown begins, our nation’s political outlook grows ever bleaker. The current stalemate in Washington, D.C. is largely caused by overwhelming partisan brinksmanship, which has sapped the vitality of our institutions and vitiated the pragmatic government that has served our country well over the past two centuries. The American electorate, so it seems, has become overly politicized, voting along party lines with parochial religious and social concerns at the forefront of many voters’ minds. This pattern can be seen playing out in the New York City mayoral election: a heavily Democratic electorate is preparing to decide between the Democrat Bill de Blasio and the Republican Joe Lhota. Currently, de Blasio holds a 66 to 25 lead in a Quinnipiac University poll of likely voters. De Blasio is currently serving as the New York City public advocate and has an extensive record defending low-income residents from landlords who subject them to substandard living conditions. In addition, de Blasio has been a vehement proponent of advancing and reforming the educational system in New York City. De Blasio has been largely outspoken about preserving funding for teachers as well as instituting a tax on those earning over $500,000 a year in order to fund a prekindergarten program for public schools. Prior to serving as public advocate, de Blasio served on the New York City Council, helping to pass various pieces of legislation to protect the rights of citizens who may otherwise have been discriminated against. De Blasio has also served as a passionate and fierce defender of underrepresented citizens in New York City and brings that same fire and commitment to ideals to the mayoral race. Joe Lhota, the Republican candidate, is the former chairman of the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority as well as the former deputy mayor under Rudy Giuliani. In addition, having served as the New York City finance commissioner, Lhota has extensive experience in managing the intricate finances of New York City. The New York Times has praised Lhota as the expert budget director for Giuliani and he has been lauded for restoring service to the subway system in remarkable time in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. While some have criticized him as not being a polished politician, he might counter that he is more interested in pragmatic results and in improving the city than engaging in political rhetoric. Considering the records of both candidates, it seems a bit perplexing that the polling numbers have de Blasio leading by such a large margin. Sure, he is a Democrat running in an overwhelmingly blue city, but considering the wealth of experience and success that Lhota has had in New York, it is surprising that the recent Quinnipiac poll stakes de Blasio to such an large lead. It is this sort of blind party loyalty that has

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Washington in a state of turmoil. It is not the case that every New Yorker should vote for Lhota, but New Yorkers should be willing to reflect deeply on what it is that they are voting for when they cast their ballots. We should not be looking to put a certain party in office because of partisan social issues—such as whether to ban sugary drinks or distribute birth control to students—or because a particular voter has decided long ago that he is a member of a party, and that’s just the way he will always vote. Our government, as envisioned by the Founding Fathers, is one of people—not parties—and as such it is incumbent upon the electorate to decide who will help the city thrive, not which party we would like to see in office. In practical terms, the political party of the mayor of New York is mostly irrelevant to his job function and to any greater national issues; in fact, incumbent mayor Michael Bloomberg switched from Republican to Independent for his third run at office. Nowhere did his political party matter; rather, his ties to the national Republican Party seem tenuous at best. Voters should consider more than just de Blasio’s apparent likeability and critically analyze the issues at stake. The fact of the matter is that the country is still in an economic recovery, and thus we must consider which candidate will help the city become a beacon of prosperity to the rest

of the country, not simply another lemming following a political party off of a proverbial financial cliff. That is not to say that de Blasio would not be a quality mayor, but an objective review of the qualifications of both candidates would certainly conclude that de Blasio has less experience in an executive role. It has been said that a rising tide lifts all boats; this advice has never been more relevant than to the current New York City mayoral election. Much has been made of de Blasio’s desire to shrink the gap between the rich and the poor in the city. While this is a noble idea, perhaps the best way to help low-income residents is to help restore the economy and boost the well-being of everyone instead of just trying to narrow the gap. It is for this reason that voters should think carefully about what they look for in a candidate; not just the party with which they affiliate themselves. The time has come for Americans to stop voting for parties and start voting for the best people to fill offices. If we fail to hold our elected officials responsible for their inaction in office, nothing will be accomplished. Long gone are the days when parties were viewed as of secondary importance when compared to who was running for office; instead, in the past, candidates were elected based on their intellect, integrity and ideas, and healthy debate was a natural part of the process of governance. We need to return to those halcyon days.

Diversity is comprised of a multitude of factors, race included By AMANDA DE OLIVEIRA PEREIRA SPECIAL TO THE JUSTICE

Race should not matter. Race is a socially constructed concept with no biological bearing on our characters, abilities, friendships, values or accomplishments. Ideally, humans should see one another simply as expressions of love. However, we do not live in a post-racial society. Race and ethnicity still contribute to what obstacles or opportunities one receives. Race and ethnicity are also crucial to diversity counter to what the writer of “Proper diversity is based on ideas, not race” (Sept. 24) concludes. For people of color, attending a university and having careers as successful as their white peers, more often than not, does not happen. In 2011, 60 percent of undergraduate students in U.S. colleges were White, whereas 40 percent were nonwhite including black, Hispanic, Asian or Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaskan Native, and of two or more races, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Access to resources and opportunities for many students of color are not as readily available and creates an uneven playing field from the moment of birth. When we are able to make it to these spheres, it is often due to having jumped hurdles those bearing white privilege do not have to and spending years catching up and the rest of our lives dodging racism and discrimination. Hot-button cases on race continue to exist because so many people can’t seem to stop being racist and discriminatory, not because people refuse to get over the topic.

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In our generation, many white people have been able to avoid racism both in not experiencing it personally and not witnessing the blatant racist segregation policies of the 1960s. The experiences of people of color are being intellectualized as something that factually happened but are now only variables to the experiences of people of color. This leads some who do not experience racism themselves to conclude that because our laws have moved past being blatantly racist, we as a society can also move past talking about race. Race and ethnicity however, are not mere variables to people who experience racism and discrimination. Many people of color know very well the desire to move on from the race issue. We would be more than happy if race was not a factor in how we are perceived and treated by others. However, when I walk into a space like Brandeis that is composed primarily of white students, I am still brown and my race will still affect my experience. We as people of color represent a reality that many of my peers do not truly understand. Having applications that factor in race and socio-economic backgrounds is imperative to creating diverse communities. This is a way of combating the many forces that try to keep people who are not heterosexual, white males out of academia and positions of power. Until the playing field evens out and people of color are no longer outside of the norm in high-ranking universities, those checkboxes are important for the purposes of inclusion and representation. Obviously, a person’s values and character should be and are considered when creating a diverse campus. That is

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the purpose of applications consisting of résumés and essays in addition to checkboxes. The racial minority senator position is therefore imperative to Brandeis. This position implies that a white senator cannot represent the experiences of racial minorities, just like I as a cisgender, female person, cannot represent the experience of a person of any other gender identity or expression. I ran for and sat in the racial minority senator position for the last academic year because having had a first year full of moments, such as frequently being asked how I got into Brandeis and then receiving surprised responses when the answer was through a normal application process, uncomfortably highlighted my racial differences in both academic and social settings and gave me the ability to represent the voices of other people of color that have similar stories. Similar stories, but not identical. I did not for a moment presume to understand or represent every single unique character or perspective of all racial minority students on Brandeis’ campus. Even the term “racial minority” incorporates many different races and ethnicities. Everyone has their own story, values and characteristics, and no member of the Senate or any other representative body is capable of representing the lives of every single member of their constituents. That was not my job. My job was to represent the voice of the “othered” or minority on the basis of race; a voice I have heard both in myself and in others many times. No matter how diverse, tolerant and inclusive the Brandeis

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campus may seem to be, it is a microcosm of our world and therefore still has strides to go in creating a truly unified and equal society. We, as a society, need to redefine diversity. Diversity comes from a mixture of people of different races, ethnicities, nationalities, religions, genders, gender expressions, sexual orientations, values, characters, interests and goals coexisting, interacting and gaining an understanding for one another. Although Brandeis has done a decent job in bringing this mixture in, we as a community of students do not pay enough attention to the areas of interaction and understanding. To spend four years only interacting with the people of “your” community, whomever that may be, is not a true representation of diversity. I have found myself disappointed and enraged at the lack of understanding, such as the disregard of the use of offensive language, and lack of meaningful interaction between different groups while sugarcoating our community as diverse and progressive. We have come far, but in believing we have accomplished a utopian society at Brandeis, we often disregard the reality that we have a long way to go. True diversity is creating a varied but unified society on the bases of Love from which stems true equality and understanding. I do not believe this is too much to ask from a campus as powerful, intelligent, caring and inspiring as our own. —Amanda de Oliveira Pereira ’15 was the racial minority senator for the 2012 to 2013 academic year.

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FORUM MINIMUM WAGE

Tipped workers are deprived of adequate living wage By CATHERINE ROSCH JUSTICE STAFF WRITER

During times of economic downturn with unemployment numbers that are far too high, low income and minimum wage workers are often left behind to struggle with barely livable wages and the ever-rising costs of living. The legislature in my home state of California recently voted to raise the minimum wage from eight dollars an hour to 10 dollars an hour by 2016 and Gov. Jerry Brown is expected to sign the bill into law. The state of Massachusetts is considering a similar bill, which would raise the state minimum wage by three dollars within the next two years and require that the minimum wage be tied to inflation rates. I support both of these bills, because I believe the federal minimum wage is not an adequate living wage. The current federal minimum wage in the United States is $7.25. A person working a minimum wage full time, or 40 hours a week and 52 weeks per year, will only make $15,080 a year. While an individual who makes this amount and lives alone is technically above the Department of Health and Human Service’s poverty line of $11,490, it is hard to argue that they are having an easy time making ends meet. An individual working a minimum wage job full-time is eligible for some Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, certain subsidized housing benefits and healthcare through the Affordable Care Act. But there is a federally mandated wage below the minimum wage, and it is perfectly legal. Any employee who collects tips, like a waiter, bartender, or coat check attendant, can legally be paid $2.13 an hour, as long as they receive $30 or more in tips a month. Assuming that a tipped employee who lives alone works full time at minimum wage and receives $30 in tips per month, they will earn only $4,790.40 a year. That is far below the federal poverty line of $11,490 for an individual living alone. The minimum wage for tipped workers has not been raised in 22 years or adjusted for inflation. It is currently just under 30 percent of the regular minimum wage. And tipped workers are in even more danger of losing their main source of income: their tips. Peter Wells, a restaurant critic for the New York Times, wrote an article in the Sept, 3 issue decrying the practice of tipping, calling it an outdated social concept that is inefficient and does nothing to improve service. While Mr. Wells does suggest getting rid of tips in favor of a surcharge or other solutions, his article ignores the heart of the matter:waiters, bartenders, servers, and countless other people in the service industry depend on tips to get a somewhat living wage. This is a trend at the New York Times it seems. Since 2008, writers for the maga-

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zine, opinion and style section have penned articles and op-eds that are critical of tipping waiters, baristas and bartenders. Hopefully, most people, myself included, continue to engage in the practice of tipping, and hopefully most tipped workers do draw more than a dollar in tips a day per month. In some states, they don’t even have to worry about how much they make in tips. Seven states—Alaska, California, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington—have laws in place that require tipped workers to be paid significantly above the federal tipped worker minimum wage, regardless of the tips they receive. Minimum wage workers in these states, regardless of if they are tipped or

not, are able to make a living wage. After all, nobody should have to worry about paying for housing, healthcare or food. But seven states are not enough and Massachusetts is not one of them. In Massachusetts, a tipped worker is defined as an employee who makes more than $20 a month in tips. Their minimum wage? $2.63 per hour, a staggering 20 cents over the national rate. Under the proposed law, that wage would more than double, to $6.30 an hour. The regular minimum wage would be $11 an hour. While the tipped minimum wage is more than 50 percent of the regular minimum wage and a significant jump compared to the national rates, it is still lower than current national

minimum wages. The issue of increasing the minimum wage is a complicated one, made only more difficult in our current economic times. However, with tipping going out of vogue and the cost of living in the United States always rising, it is important that minimum wage and tipped minimum wage workers are able to afford more than just the necessities for survival. We at Brandeis should be concerned about this issue. Many entry-level positions available to college students and recent graduates are minimum wage jobs or tipped minimum wage jobs. Even if we aren’t aware of it, the debate over minimum and tipped minimum wage increases affects us all.

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There have been several recent campaigns to raise the minimum wage across the country. President Barack Obama and the Democrats proposed to increase the federal minimum wage, fast food workers have held protests in cities to boost their wage to $15 per hour and there have been several scattered attempts to institute a minimum wage for tipped workers, such as drivers and waiters. In every case, the crux of the argument in favor of increasing the minimum wage is, in essence, the same: people are not being paid as much as they should be, so the government must intervene and force employers to pay more. Many minimum wage supporters hold that tipped workers are the most egregiously exploited by their employers. Since tipped workers are paid a much lower base wage and there is no guarantee that they will ever earn the minimum wage of other occupations—this is an understandable concern. During my high school summers, I worked for tips. I shared in the frustration of being paid under three dollars per hour, and was

annoyed when my tips failed to push my pay to what others were receiving at their minimum wage jobs. Yet, despite my frustrations and sympathies, I had to recognize a basic economic truth behind any minimum wage, tipped or not: low-paid, unskilled workers do not always generate enough financial value to justify a minimum wage, let alone a “living wage.” Business owners hire employees to generate additional productivity for their company, and as a result, to gain profit. When laws prevent them from hiring employees at a profit, they dismiss employees, or do not hire them at all. By setting a fixed price for all labor, minimum wage laws make it unprofitable for businesses to hire anyone below a certain skill level; if a person cannot produce as much as the minimum wage mandates they must be paid, they will simply be unemployed. In the words of famed economist Murray Rothbard, “All demand curves are falling, and the demand for hiring labor is no exception. Hence, laws that prohibit employment at any wage … must result in outlawing employment and hence causing unemployment.” The minimum wage achieves the opposite of its stated goal, by forcing low-skilled workers out of the market. In order to help the unemployed, it should be repealed immediately. Consider the following hypothetical. Imagine three fry-chefs at a fast food chain: Smith, Jones and Wilson. Wilson is by far the most skilled of the three and she generates $13 of value for the company each hour.

Jones generates $10 of hourly value, while Smith generates just $8 of hourly value. All three are paid $7.50 per hour. One day, the state government passes a new minimum wage law, which mandates that no worker can be paid less than $10 per hour. The politicians who supported it preach about how the law will benefit unskilled workers—“the working poor,” they call them—and herald a new age of prosperity for the weak and the meek. Observe the consequences this has on our fry-chefs. For Wilson, the new minimum wage law is a boon—she gets a two dollar raise, which she certainly deserves. Jones also gets the same raise, and both are paraded as examples of how politicians can rescue downtrodden workers. The public sees the law’s benefit and approves of it. There is much that goes unseen by the public, however. While Jones has received a raise, he is getting paid the exact amount of money that he produces for his employer. Jones benefits in the short term, but since he is no longer producing profit, he must improve, or risk being replaced in the future by someone who will generate a profit. Smith, on the other hand, is in trouble. The fast food chain was losing two dollars for each hour he worked, so they laid him off. Now he’s out pounding the pavement looking for a new job, but he can’t find one because none of his skills are worth more than $10 per hour. Smith has been priced out of the job market and is now part of the growing ranks of the chronically unemployed. They form a

permanent new class of people whose skills cannot produce as much as the law requires them to be paid. This group, who the minimum wage law was supposed to help, has instead been cut off at the knees. It has deprived them of the work they needed to gain experience and on-the-job training, as well as money to invest in themselves. The bottom rungs of the economic ladder have been removed, and the only way to jump the government-imposed gap is to have someone pull you up from above. In order to gain skills, unskilled workers become dependent on charity, government programs or loans to buy them the expensive education they now need to even participate in an exclusive workforce. The minimum wage is the worst kind of a politician’s trick. They promise the earnest, unskilled, working poor a chance to be paid more in exchange for their votes. The politician gains power and prestige as a champion of those in need. Meanwhile, the needy are ground into the mud as the politician stands on their shoulders, destroying their ability to rise independently while cementing their dependence on political assistance. Top-down political solutions like the minimum wage are foolhardy, since they will always have unintended consequences that harm the weak while benefiting deceitful politicians. The only way to create opportunity is to allow people to freely pursue their own voluntary private contracts. True laissez-faire capitalism—not heavy-handed interventionism—is the only path to prosperity.

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MSOCCER: Judges win big after initial defeat CONTINUED FROM 16 no doubt that this squad responded well to its previous setback. “As a team, I feel as if we’ve been taking full advantage of our chances in front of goal,” Feather said. “Everyone is really starting to find the back of the net when the opportunity presents itself. Our team organization defensively needs some improving, as well as combination play moving the ball from one side of the field to the other. However,

those are getting better and better with each game.” Despite their success so far this season, the Judges’ schedule doesn’t get any easier. They visit Wheaton College—a team they defeated 1-0 at home last year—today at 4 p.m., before beginning their University Athletic Association slate on Saturday at Case Western Reserve University. According to Feather, the team hasn’t been focusing much on their conference rivals’ progress.

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LEAPING HIGH

“To be honest, we haven’t really looked at [UAA games] yet,” he said, “or paid attention too much to [the results of the other UAA teams]. We’ve been doing a great job so far this season of focusing on one game at a time. The Wheaton game is what we have our sights set on now.” However, Feather believes the Judges will be battle-ready at the start of conference play. “We’ll worry about the UAA when the time comes.”

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half and a much more aggressive attack coming out of the half, but this time they were unable to do so. The Polar Bears scored in the 47th minute on a run by Turner that forced goalkeeper Michelle Savuto ’15 to come out of the net. Turner then finished the effort and extended the lead to 3-0. Bowdoin held only a slim shot advantage at 18-15 against the Brandeis women, but they earned more quality shots throughout the day, securing a 4-1 corner kick advantage over the Judges. The closest chance that the Judges had was a shot by forward Sapir Edalati ’15 that forced Bowdoin sophomore goalkeeper Bridget McCarthy to tip the ball onto the crossbar—just before it had a chance to get the Judges back into the game. The Polar Bears put the finishing touches on the score line in the 85th minute. Senior defender Becky Stoneman lofted a free kick into the box, where classmate Molly Popolizio was on hand to head the ball past Savuto for the winning margin. The Judges, conversely, started strong against Wellesley and found

themselves ahead just over a minute into the contest. A breakaway by forward Dara Spital ’15 saw the striker take a shot on the visitors’ net. Though Wellesley junior goalkeeper Cat Cerda got a hand to the chipped effort, she was unable to keep it out, resulting in a 1-0 lead for Brandeis. Despite controlling the majority of the play in the first half, the Judges were unable to score. However, they came out much stronger in the second half, posting 12 shots on goal in the second 45 minutes as opposed to just five in the first 45. That dominance was epitomized in the 62nd minute, as the Judges grabbed a 2-0 advantage. Once again, Spital proved important, sending a cross into the box which was headed into the net by fellow forward Sapir Edalati ’15. With four minutes left, Spital put the finishing touch on her five-point game, sending a left-footed shot on net after a throw-in from defender Jessica Morana ’17. Despite the obvious setback, Isaacson believes that the team as a whole is putting together some good play. “I think we are starting to gel

more as the season goes on,” she remarked. “Our passing is amazing at times which obviously feels [great when we are dominating possession]. We need to make sure we don't ever let up and always show up to play at every practice and game especially once we get into more intense games as the season progresses.” The team will try to get their season back on track tonight at 7 p.m. at home against Smith College. They then play at Case Western Reserve University on October 5th in a crucial University Athletic Association game, which Isaacson believes has come at the perfect time. “With UAA play starting this weekend, we want to make a statement at Case to the rest of the UAA and continue to prove ourselves,” she said. “We want to take it one day at a time and not get too ahead of ourselves.” Given the way the Judges rebounded from their first loss, it is quite realistic to believe that the team has it in them to come back against its next two opponents. — Henry Loughlin contributed reporting

TENNIS

Squads tested in regional matches ■ The ITA Regional Meets

allowed the Judges’ younger players to test themselves. By HENRY LOUGHLIN JUSTICE EDITOR

Having graduated key performers like Steven Milo ’13 and Josh Jordan ’13 this past spring, the men’s tennis squad knew that it would be in for a rebuilding year. However, after gaining experience against New England Small College Athletic Conference opponents at this weekend’s Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regional Championships, both the men and women are proving that there is ample hope for the future. “We have a very deep [first-year] class this year,” said Brian Granoff ’17, who featured in both singles and doubles action for Brandeis. “So far, in the fall season, our top three singles players have been [first-years]. That being said, we are much younger than other teams we compete against. However, our hard work and dedication is making us improve in large strides.” Taking place at Middlebury College, the men’s competition featured three Brandeis competitors. Firstyear Michael Arguello ’17 won his first match against Williams College freshman Rohan Shastri, downing his opponent 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3. However, he was unlucky to fall to Tufts University sophomore Nik

Telkedzhiev, falling 6-3, 6-2 in a close match. Additionally, classmate Ryan Bunis ’17 lost a tight decision in the first round against Wesleyan University freshman Stephen Monk 6-3, 6-4. Granoff dropped a 6-3, 6-0 match to Middlebury senior Alex Johnston. Despite the fact that two of the three Judges were eliminated in the first round, the losses should be taken with a grain of salt. Teldekzhiev, seeded 15th, downed higher seeds in ninth-ranked Trinity College sophomore Daniel Carpenter and 11th-seeded Middlebury sophomore Brantner Jones. Similarly, Jones—who knocked out Granoff—was seeded 10th in the event. Given that two of the three Judges opponents were ranked in the top 16 of the event—while the rest of the participants were unranked, it is understandable that they would bow out to quality competition. Later, Granoff and Arguello teamed up in doubles action, where they were downed 8-1 by a Tufts duo of sophomore Rob Jacobson and freshman Brad Wong. Despite falling in the tandem competition, Granoff said that the squad is focusing largely on having good doubles performances. “As a team right now, most of our focus has been on doubles because the three doubles points can make a big difference in terms of the nine total points in duel matches.” Similarly, the women, who competed a couple of hours away at Williams College, featured a trio of competitors in singles action. Roberta

Bergstein ’14 downed Mount Holyoke College senior Maya Sayarath in a decisive match, winning 6-4, 6-1, before falling to Tufts senior Sam Gann—seeded 14th—6-3, 6-3 in the subsequent round. Maya Vasser ’16 also won her first-round match, beating Babson College freshman Dina Weick in a match that went to three sets, 7-5, 3-6, 10-4. However, like Bergstein, she was defeated in the second round, losing to Williams freshman Linda Shin in a 6-1, 6-0 decision. Additionally, Allyson Bernstein ’14 was downed by Williams junior Rebecca Curran—seeded 15th. In doubles action, Vasser and Alexa Katz ’14 were beaten by Nichols College senior Anna Dyakiv and junior Lindsay Benoit. Bernstein and Marissa Lazar ’14 were also downed by Colby College seniors Tess Perese and Victoria Abel in a first round match. Despite the squad’s inexperience, Granoff believes that the Judges have the making of a good team. “We’re doing well and staying competitive. We know that we’re a young team, but we have talented upperclassmen here all working hard to earn a starting position. We’re focused and determined to become nationally ranked. As far as the rest of the season goes, we’re really looking forward to growing as a team and the [University Athletic Association] Tournament in the spring.” The teams will be back in action on Friday, Oct. 11, when they travel to Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.

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COMMANDING HIT: Setter Liz Hood ’15 goes for a kill in a match against Colby-Sawyer College at home on Sept. 21. Hood reached the 1,000-kill mark this weekend.

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middle blocker Carly Gutner-Davis ’15 who set a career high eight blocks in the Bates victory and libero Elsie Bernaiche ’15 who filled in for cocaptain, setter Yael Einhorn ’14, and set a career high 11 assists during the Colby-Slawyer defeat on Friday. The star of the show, however, was Hood, who was honored by teammates after the tournament; they formed the number “1,000” along the baseline of the court and posed for pictures with Hood.

Hood and the Judges look to use the motivation from the millennium mark to drive them forward through the middle part of their season and beyond. “The team as a whole has been energetic and happier this season so that’s what going to push us at [UAAs],” she said. The Judges return to action with the first round of UAA Round Robins this weekend in Cleveland, Ohio, opening with a doubleheader versus the University of Chicago and Washington University.

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PHOTOS COURTESY OF SINEAD DELAHUNTY-EVANS

BREAKING THE TAPE: Sinead Delahunty-Evans (center) won the New York Fifth Avenue Mile in 1995, finishing in four minutes, 25 seconds.

Running back through time Coach reflects on Olympic journey By ADAM RABINOWITZ JUSTICE EDITOR

STRONG STRIDING: Sinead Delahunty-Evans competes in the 1,500-meter run in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Even as a six-time All-American runner from Providence College in 1993, assistant crosscountry and track and field coach Sinead Delahunty-Evans had some unfinished business. She held a dream throughout college to run faster and eventually compete in the Olympics. After signing a contract with New Balance in 1994, her dream started to become a reality. Delahunty-Evans would go on to compete in two Olympic Games and four World Championships for her native Ireland in her 11year professional career. However, it was as a spectator at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London that she had the opportunity to reflect on her professional career, and ultimately, those initial aspirations she had while a student-athlete at Providence. “For me, I relived what a great achievement it is to compete on the international level,” said Delahunty-Evans. “Now, more than ever, I have grown to really be able to appreciate it.” Her road to success began when she was young. As a 10-year old in Kilkenny, Ireland, Delahunty-Evans aspired to join the Kilkenny City Harriers, a renowned running club. The next eight years saw her quickly emerge as one of the club’s top runners, and was when she found her favorite event—the 1,500-meter run. From there, though, her next step happened to be at Division-I Providence in the United States, where she ran for esteemed coach Ray Treacy. Delahunty-Evans starred at Providence, collecting six AllAmerican honors and establishing numerous school records. She was quick to attribute her professional success to Treacy’s adept coaching.

“[Track-and-field] is a sport of attrition,” she said. “It involves consistency from season to season, and in order to be the best athlete you can be, you must have an honest and clear relationship with your coach.” Coaching proved to be quite important, as she embarked on her new career with New Balance in 1994 with her new coach, husband John Evans. He guided and trained his wife to some impressive accomplishments, beginning with a victory in the Fifth Avenue Mile in New York. She won the race in 1995, covering the distance in a quick four minutes, 25 seconds and beating Paula Radcliffe—who is perhaps best known as world record holder in the women’s marathon—in a close finish. Yet, it was in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia where Delahunty-Evans showcased her talent on the world’s largest stage. While Delahunty-Evans ultimately advanced to the 1996 semifinals for Ireland in Atlanta, finishing with a time of 4:12.52 in the 1,500 meter, she could not help but be dismayed at her close brush with a potential victory. “1996 was disappointing, especially because I was in such phenomenal shape,” she said. “While I made it to the semifinals, nerves still got the best of me.” However, one Olympics appearance proved not to be the only one for Delahunty-Evans. She persisted, and after a rigorous training season, managed to once again compete for Ireland in Sydney. While she fell short of another semifinals appearance in 2000, Delahunty-Evans still noted that the experiences were unforgettable for her. “You don’t often get to travel around the world with some of the best runners out there,” she said. “That’s something you’ll al-

ways have with you.” Delahunty-Evans will also always have the memorable experience of competing for Ireland in four International Athletics Association Federation Track and Field World Championships. She continued her strong string of performances, securing top-four finishes in the 1,500-meter in 1997 and 2000. “It is essentially the same as the Olympics—it’s the same level of competition but just under a different umbrella,” she said of the World Championships. “It was the same great atmosphere, and of course, I loved having the opportunity to represent my country.” She took a professional hiatus to raise the couple’s first son. However, after some time off, she longed to get back into the sport. After reflecting on the excellent coaching she received as an athlete, she wished to pay it forward, which she began in 2010. “I had great coaching and it is easy to apply the lessons I learned along the way,” she said. “There’s an art to knowing what your athlete needs to succeed, and hopefully, I’ve learned that.” For the past four years as an assistant coach under her husband, she has more than succeeded. Delahunty-Evans has helped coach eight Brandeis athletes to NCAA appearances, including All-Americans Grayce Selig ’11 and Chris Brown ’12. This year is a special one for her, though, as it will be the first in which she is a full-time coach. The most exciting part, for her, is being able to see her athletes excel on a daily basis. “The best feeling—for me as a coach—is when someone runs a [personal record],” she said. “I’m so excited to see them succeed this year.” If the past is any indication, the squads are in for the experience of a lifetime.

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TEAM PROFILE

MEN’S SOCCER UAA STANDINGS

TEAM STATS Goals

2013-2014 Statistics UAA Conf. W L D JUDGES 0 0 0 Carnegie 0 0 0 Rochester 0 0 0 NYU 0 0 0 Emory 0 0 0 Case 0 0 0 Wash U. 0 0 0 Chicago 0 0 0

Overall W L D Pct. 8 1 0 .889 7 1 1 .833 7 1 1 .833 5 2 1 .722 7 3 0 .700 4 1 3 .688 5 2 1 .688 4 2 1 .643

Kyle Feather ’14 leads the team with eight goals. Player Goals Kyle Feather 8 Tudor Livadaru 3 Sam Ocel 3 Tyler Savonen 3

Assists Ben Applefield ’14 leads the team with four assists. Player Assists Ben Applefield 5 Michael Soboff 5 Tudor Livadaru 3

UPCOMING GAMES: Tonight at Wheaton Sat., Oct. 5 at Case Western Sat., Oct. 12 vs. Rochester

WOMEN’S SOCCER UAA STANDINGS

FINAL TEAM STATS

2013-2014 Statistics

Goals

UAA Conf. W L D WashU 0 0 0 Carnegie 0 0 0 Chicago 0 0 0 Emory 0 0 0 JUDGES 0 0 0 NYU 0 0 0 Rochester 0 0 0 Case 0 0 0

W L 7 1 6 1 7 2 7 2 6 2 4 3 4 3 5 4

Overall D Pct. 0 .875 1 .812 0 .778 1 .750 0 .750 1 .562 1 .562 0 .556

UPCOMING GAMES: Tonight at Smith Saturday at Case Western Tues., Oct. 8 at E. Nazarene

Sapir Edalati ’15 leads the team with seven goals. Player Goals Sapir Edalati 7 Dara Spital 7 Cid Moscovitch 2 Holly Szafran 2

Assists Dara Spital ’15 leads the team with five assists. Player Assists Dara Spital 5 Jessica Morana 2 Holly Szafran 2

VOLLEYBALL UAA STANDINGS

TEAM STATS

2013-2014 Statistics

Kills

UAA Conf. W L Emory 0 0 NYU 0 0 Carnegie 0 0 WashU 0 0 Chicago 0 0 Case 0 0 JUDGES 0 0 Rochester 0 0

W 18 16 15 11 11 9 8 6

Overall L Pct. 1 .947 1 .941 4 .789 4 .733 5 .688 9 .500 10 .444 13 .316

UPCOMING GAMES: Saturday vs. UChicago Saturady vs. WashU Sunday vs. Rochester

Liz Hood ’15 leads the team in kills with 242. Player Kills Liz Hood 242 Si-Si Hensley 102 Carly Gutner-Davis 101 Rachael Dye 68

Digs Elsie Bernaiche ’15 leads the team in digs with 294. Player Digs Elsie Bernaiche 294 Liz Hood 175 Si-Si Hensley 164 Amaris Brown 101

CROSS COUNTRY Results from the Shriners Invitational at UMass Dartmouth on Sept. 21.

TOP FINISHERS (Men’s)

TOP FINISHERS (Women’s)

RUNNER TIME Jarret Harrigan 26:22.0 Quinton Hoey 26:23.0 Michael Rosenbach 27:00.0 Matt Doran 27:17.0

RUNNER TIME Amelia Lundkvist 18:15.0 Maddie Dolins 18:39.0 Victoria Sanford 18:39.0 Kelsey Whitaker 19:25.0

UPCOMING EVENTS: Saturday at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Saratoga Invitational Sat., Oct. 12 at Open New England Championships (at Franklin Park)

PHOTO COURTESY OF IAN ROY

TRIUMPHANT TEAM: Coxed by Brontte Hwang ’15 (center), the victorious team poses for a photo following the regatta.

Alumni Regatta proves to be a successful event ■ The first annual Alumni Regatta allowed members of Brandeis crew, past and present, to enjoy the sport. By ADAM RABINOWITZ JUSTICE EDITOR

For Katy Dowling ’15, vice-president of the Brandeis crew team, the sport is a family affair. The first annual Alumni Regatta on Saturday presented an opportunity for first-year novices to watch the proverbial “family” unite in memorable fashion. “This provided a valuable opportunity for novice [first-year] rowers to really see how rowing can affect you for the rest of your lives and gave them an opportunity to see their first race,” Dowling wrote. In total, 22 alumni returned to compete in the day-long event, and it was as if they never left. “This gave alumni who haven’t had a chance to row for many years to get back on the water with people they spent five (sometimes six) days a week with,” she said.

Dowling she said primarily recruited members of the Class of 2008 to row in the regatta, but there were a few special guests at the ceremony. These guests included Laura Hand ’11, a member of Community Rower Inc., a non-profit rowing club located on the Charles River in Boston; novice coach Jeremy Asch ’12; and Mei Ling Caldera ’11. The novices had been particularly impressed by the appearance of Caldera, who is an educational expert on coxing and well-known among the professional community. “The novice coxswains were very excited to meet Mei Ling, as they had heard about her and read her book,” Dowling stated. “They were a bit star-struck to meet her, and their enthusiasm was obvious.” Steve Simons ’88, a member of the first rowing class at Brandeis, attended the event. For Dowling, it could not have been more fitting that he had the opportunity to see his namesake boat, “The First Class,” race. The novices also came to witness these rowers in action, and they certainly witnessed an exciting race. Five teams competed in the one-

kilometer race, and while the competitors were close, one boat managed to edge out the rest for first place. Brett Wu ’08, Dan Boldyrev ’09, Ben Pernick ’09, Jeremy Gottlieb ’10 and Brontte Hwang ’15, who coxed, crossed the finish line in three minutes, 55 seconds to earn top honors. Greg Ryan ’12, Jeremy Asch ’12, Justin Lambert ’12 and Jorge Ascencio ’12, with Caldera bringing up the rear as coxswain, took second. Andy Hyde ’12, Avital DeSharon ’12, Bill Ennis ’12, Alex Barnett ’11 and Megan Carden ’15 as coxswain, rounded out the top three teams. Yet, the biggest surprise of the day for novices and alumni alike may have been at the post-race barbeque in the Napoli Room. University President Frederick Lawrence arrived to note his pride in the crew team’s accomplishments and also encouraged novices to partake in this storied tradition. According to Dowling, he discussed how “rowing is a sport that pits a person against both time and gravity … this is a sport about bettering ourselves, and competing against ourselves.”

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Red Sox aware of postseason challenges as Major League Baseball season reaches the playoffs The Boston Red Sox have had success this season, and many have predicted them to win the World Series. New manager John Farrell has this team playing better than the sum of its parts. Its pitching has held up nicely, and timely hitting has given the Red Sox a league-best 97-65 record. However, the road to the World Series will not be easy—the American League is talented and, in the playoffs, it’s anyone’s game. The Red Sox will face the winner of the Wednesday wild card game, which will feature the Cleveland Indians and the Tampa Bay Rays. Either of these teams could give the Red Sox a run for their money. The Rays always play the Red Sox tough, and as division foes the depth of scouting and emotions will be higher than usual for a divisional series matchup.

The Indians have been a surprise this season as well. Their pitching has brought them to this point, but there is no telling if it can keep it up. If the Red Sox manage to get past one of those teams, they will face the winner of the Detroit Tigers versus Oakland As series. This is where the road could get tough for the Red Sox. The As are the team that somehow, some way, always gets it done. Statistical analysis—sometimes dubbed “moneyball”—continues to work for general manager Billy Beane as this team just keeps on winning. They finished the season with a 96-66 record, second-best in the American League. Outfielder Yoenis Cespedes has been quiet all year, but he is a talent that can’t be overlooked if these two teams match up. He won the home run derby this year while hitting 17 home runs in

the first round, more than double the second-place finisher, Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper. His pitching is quality, but Cespedes may be the difference-maker in this possible matchup. The other option, the Tigers, pose a different problem. For the talent this team has, the 93-69 record is probably an underperformance. The middle of the lineup is stacked, with third baseman and likely second straight Most Valuable Player award winner— Miguel Cabrera, who is leading the league in batting average and is second in home runs and runs batted in. First baseman Prince Fielder and designated hitter Victor Martinez round out the rest of that incredible middle of the order—Fielder has more than 100 runs batted in this season, and Martinez has been one of the hottest hitters

in baseball since the All-Star break. That matchup is indeed tough to call. If the Red Sox manage to win both series, the proverbial game changes completely. Besides the St. Louis Cardinals, and perhaps the Los Angeles Dodgers, no playoff team in the National League poses much of a threat with its lineup. However, the pitching in the National League is way above par than that of the American League. The Cardinals may pose the biggest threat to the Red Sox from the National League. They have outscored their opponents by 183 runs, second in the league to the Red Sox. Their hitting throughout the lineup is solid. The one-two of pitchers Adam Wainwright and Shelby Miller, and closer Edward Mujica make this a pretty scary team. The other threats to the Red Sox are

the Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds and the Atlanta Braves. The Dodgers are solid all-around and have the best one-two starting pitching punch in the league, with Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke leading the way. The Reds have very solid pitching, a great bullpen and timely hitting, similar to the Braves. Both of these teams’ biggest strengths is their bullpens. A good bullpen is usually a good indicator that a team can go far in the playoffs, and that is exactly what these two teams hope to do. Just because the Red Sox are the favorites doesn’t mean they are a shooin for postseason glory. Anything can happen in nine innings. The Red Sox likely know that better than anyone. — Jacob Moskowitz

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CREATING A TRADITION The Brandeis crew team hosted its first annual Alumni Regatta, featuring former rowers from the Class of 2008, p. 15.

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

WOMEN’S SOCCER

WINDING UP

Judges beaten for second time after three-goal victory ■ The team beat Wellesley

at home in a 3-0 game on Tuesday night, before falling 4-0 to the Polar Bears away on Saturday afternoon. By DANIEL KANOVICH JUSTICE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The No. 17 women’s soccer team saw mixed results this week, winning 3-0 over Wellesley College on Tuesday, before losing by a 4-0 margin at Bowdoin College on Saturday afternoon. The two games fittingly displayed the team’s strengths and weaknesses this season. Up to this point in the campaign, the Judges have yet to find consistency in their game. It looked as if their 5-0 start to the season was a sign of things to come—featuring solid defense and an exhaustive attack—but after losing two of their last three games, the women have fallen to 6-2. The win against Wellesley was “extremely important” according to midfielder Sara Isaacson ’16. Coming off of a loss to Gordon College on Sept. 18, the team needed a win

Waltham, Mass.

over Wellesley to stay in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Division III rankings, and they delivered. The story on Saturday against Bowdoin was a stark contrast. Despite outshooting the hosts 6-2, Brandeis found itself behind by a score of 2-0 with less than 20 minutes played. Bowdoin junior defender Abby Einwag scored twice, assisted by sophomore forward Kiersten Turner, with both goals coming from crosses from the right flank. As a result, the game spiraled quickly out of the Judges’ control, something that Isaacson ultimately believed played a role in the Judges’ downfall. “We were never able to fully find our rhythm against Bowdoin,” she said, “and I think they just came out more fired up than us. As disappointing as the loss was, it gave us a chance to see what kind of competition we will be coming up against [for the rest of this season], so we should be ready to go this coming week.” In past games, the women have relied on a steady attack in the first

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VOLLEYBALL

Hood gets thousandth kill in win over Bates ■ Liz Hood ’15 became the

ninth player in Judges’ history to reach the mark in the team’s third match in Maine. By AVI GOLD JUSTICE EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

The Brandeis University women’s volleyball team entered the Midcoast Classic—cohosted by Bates College and Bowdoin College—with a chance to compete before the first round of University Athletic Association Round Robins on Saurday. Little did they know they were about to witness history, as outside hitter Liz Hood ’15 became just the ninth player in Brandeis history to record 1,000 kills during the team’s 3-2 victory over Bates in the tournament’s finale. “It was a good, positive, part of the game,” said Hood. “Everyone was excited for the game and I think that it kept everyone going.” Hood pointed to her teammates as the primary cogs that kept her going, citing the help of her teammates as the fuel that drives her to improve her statistics. “It depends on the whole team for me to do that,” she said. “You’ve got to have good blockers and good sets so it’s really a team accomplishment.” The Judges dropped the first two matches of the tournament by identical scores of 3-0 to Colby-Sawyer College and Bowdoin, which marked the second time this season Brandeis has fallen to each of those schools. While the Judges dropped the

opening match to Colby-Sawyer 25-17, 25-18, 25-19, Hood recorded a team leading nine kills that pushed her career total to 981. She would go on to add 11 kills against Bowdoin in a 3-0 loss by the score of 2516, 25-21, 25-20. The 11 kills against Bowdoin not only pushed her career total to 992 kills—and one good match from the millennium milestone—but marked the 12th time in 18 games this season that Hood has recorded more than 10 kills. Hood passed the 1,000 kill mark for her career in the second set of a five set victory over Bates in the final game of the tournament. The victory also marked the first time the Judges pulled out a five set victory this season, defeating Bates 14-25, 25-19, 25-12, 24-26, 15-6. Aside from the personal milestone, Hood remarked that she could not be prouder to be a member of the Judges and a part of this particular team. “I’m excited to be able to be on this on this team and do it with these people,” she said. Hood ended the tournament with 1,010 career blocks to help propel the Judges to a dominating fifth set victory, which put her ninth on the Brandeis all-time list, and was just the fourth to reach the millennium mark as a junior. With more than a year left under her belt, Hood only looks to improve from here. “I just want to improve every year,” she said. “I don’t look at stats much; I just want the team to do well.” The Judges also received strong performances from classmates

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SHAPING TO SHOOT: Left-back Ben Applefield ’14 prepares to send an effort on goal in the Judges’ match against Wentworth Institute of Technology on Wednesday. Applefield provided two assists to help the Judges to a 6-0 victory over the Leopards.

Men score six in rout of visiting Wentworth ■ Having lost to Tufts, the

squad responded in the best possible way by defeating Wentworth in a 6-0 decision. By HENRY LOUGHLIN JUSTICE EDITOR

The best remedy for losing a game is to go out immediately and win the next one. After dropping a tough 2-0 decision at Tufts University on Saturday, Sept. 21, the No. 25 men’s soccer team did just that on Wednesday night, downing Wentworth Institute of Technology. The Judges wasted no time getting on the board, scoring three goals in the first half, before finishing off the Leopards with three more tallies in the second half to defeat the visitors 6-0. “I felt that it was very important that we came back strong against Wentworth and got the win,” said midfielder Kyle Feather ’14, who scored once in the rout. “All great teams face obstacles or setbacks during the season, but it’s how you bounce back from them that’s the most important. It was very important for us to get back on track to

our winning ways.” After being kept off the board entirely by Tufts in the Judges’ aforementioned defeat, the Brandeis offense wasted little time getting started. Though Wentworth had early efforts blocked and put wide, the hosts opened the scoring with just 10 minutes and 13 seconds on the clock. Forward Evan Jastremski ’17 beat his man on the right wing and sent in a low ball which was sent into the net by forward Michael Soboff ’15 past Wentworth senior goalkeeper Cody Gibb for an early 1-0 advantage. Not content with sitting on the lead, the Judges made it 2-0 in the 25th minute. Left-back Ben Applefield ’14—who is often a threat going forward—worked his way into space on the left flank. He fed the ball into the middle, where forward Tyler Savonen ’15 slotted it into the net for a two-goal advantage. With 10-and-a-half minutes left in the first half, forward Sam Ocel ’13 extended the advantage. Applefield again played the role of provider, as he sent an outswinging corner kick in from the right into the center of the penalty box, where Ocel put a diving header past a hapless Gibb and into the lower part of the net for a commanding lead.

Despite trailing 3-0 at the half, Wentworth had some positive offensive movements on the counterattack after the break. However, any hopes of a comeback were quickly dashed early in the second half. With 38:46 to play, Feather scored his team-leading eighth goal of the season. He cut into the box and took a touch before nestling a curled shot into the right corner of the net for a 4-0 advantage. Just 1:04 later, the Judges added a fifth from Savonen, who finished off a precise ball from Soboff for his second goal of the night. With the outcome all but certified, Coven began to rotate in some of his reserve players. This proved to be the catalyst behind the Judges’ sixth goal, as forward Michael Chaput ’16—who scored his first career goal just a week before in a similar rout against Lasell College—fed fellow forward Zach Vieira ’17, who himself netted his first collegiate goal with 13:56 to play. Despite a late corner kick from midfielder Harold Salinas ’14, there proved to be no more scoring from the Judges. Yet, Brandeis’ 6-0 whalloping left

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JustArts Volume LXVI, Number 5

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Your weekly guide to arts, movies, music and everything cultural at Brandeis and beyond

Waltham, Mass.

The End of an Era P. 21

In this issue:

Jack Johnson New album, same old style

P. 23

Har Mar Superstar

P. 19

Fall TV Review

Chum’s concert gets audience grooving

Harold Shapero Concert

Performance commemorates beloved professor

Check out TV’s newest series offerings P. 20

‘All The Way’

American Repertory Theater production wows P. 21

‘Nothing Was The Same’ Drake’s new album climbs the charts P. 23

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2013 | THE JUSTICE

CALENDAR

INTERVIEW

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

ON-CAMPUS EVENTS ‘The Seagull’

Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece of modern comedy-drama captures what it means to be an artist, and particularly an artist in love. On a 19th-century Russian estate, the family and friends of actress Madame Arkadina gather to watch her son Konstantin’s new play —an event that will dramatically alter the course of all their lives. The theatrical ambitions and unrequited love of Chekhov’s characters soar in a new translation by Prof. Ryan McKittrick (THA). Featuring MFA ’14 class members Brandon Green (Boris Trigorin), Alex Johnson (Nina), Sara Schoch (Irina Arkadina) and Eddie Shields (Konstantin Treplev). Playing Thursday through Saturday, October 12, in Spingold Theater. General admission is $20, Senior admission is $10 and Brandeis student admission is $5.

Sally Pinkas World-renowned pianist discusses upcoming concert

Print Culture: Past, Present, Future

This one-day event brings together scholars, critics and editors to reflect on the history of the magazine, the intersection of visual and print culture and the status of the periodical today. The first panel, on periodical studies, features Ann Ardis, Sean Latham and Mark Morrisson. The second, on art and display, includes Gwen Allen, David Senior and Sina Najafi. Presenting on the final panel on the future of print will be Leah Price, Robyn Creswell and Jeffrey Schnapp. Thursday from 1 to 6 p.m. in the Mandel Center for the Humanities. This event is free and open to the public.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ROB STRONG

This week, justArts sat down with Sally Pinkas, professor of music and artist-in-residence at Dartmouth College, to discuss her upcoming concert in honor of the late Harold Shapero, former Brandeis music professor and composer. Just Arts: How did you know the former Professor Shapero? Sally Pinkas: I was here [at Brandeis] as a student, and when I came I wasn’t sure whether I was going to be a pianist or a composer, and I was very interested in theory. I had already had a lot of theory. So it was very natural that I would be interacting with all faculty members that had something to do with composition and theory, and, of course, Harold Shapero was then teaching here. So I don’t think I’ve ever taken theory with him, but I was taking some of his graduate seminars, and I think I took his seminar in composition and I have known him for many years.

Symposium: Jack Whitten

This symposium is offered in conjunction with the Jack Whitten exhibition at the Rose Art Museum. With curator Katy Siegel, Jack Whitten, Michelle Kuo, Mark Bradford, Caroline Jones, Prof. Mingus Mapps (POL) and Howard Singerman. Saturday from 2 to 5:30 p.m. in the presentation room of the Carl and Ruth

JA: How did you choose the pieces for Saturday? SP: It was not a matter of choosing. It was a matter of what was there because the whole idea for this label was to record something that hasn’t been recorded before. So whereas the “Four-Hand” piece has been recorded before, these two solo pieces were never recorded. One of them—there’s not even evidence of it ever being premiered. We don’t know who premiered it. And the sonata, which was premiered, was premiered in ’49 so those were the two works that really needed attention. But any case, when you have a CD, you are looking for a certain amount of time that will fill the CD and so these three works seemed like the most logical ones. JA: Can you give a little insight into his style and some of his influences? SP: Sure, and that’s where this is very, very interesting because he was extremely precocious as a musician. So the early, early works of which the work for “Four-Hands” is … a very peppy [piece], kind of neoclassical. The other two pieces are quite different and they were surprising to me because he was apparently very much getting involved with the music of Beethoven and other composers. He was thinking of ways of creating large, big structures and so the idioms are quite different. And I did not have any recording to compare notes with. I had to kind of get it from his score and that was kind of fun. JA: Is there something that you would like the audience to take away from Saturday’s concert? SP: I think it’s like coming full circle because he used to be here and when I started this project he was still alive. I talked to him a couple of times. I didn’t get to play for him but we had this concert set for when he was still alive. We were hoping that he would be here. So it turned into a memorial event and that is kind of poignant. I was hoping that he would be here to hear these pieces. JA: What has your experience been like playing in a duo with your husband? SP: That’s a whole other topic! We each have our separate lives, careers and we do solos and other stuff. But a while back, the person who was my programming director at the Hopkins Center [for the Arts at Dartmouth], because … I’m both a professor but I’m also an artist-in-residence, so I play there regularly, and my boss said, “Why don’t you play with Evan?” and at that time we never played together. So 10 years into our being together, we started playing together, and we thought we would just do it for one night but then it went on. And it’s not easy working with one’s husband. And me being Israeli, I was pretty rude initially, but I think we worked into a pretty good routine, and we enjoy it. For instance, we travel a fair amount as a duo. I just am making plans; we are going to be playing and teaching in Vietnam in December. We will be doing stuff both [in] Ho Chi Minh City and in Hanoi. And the fun thing is that we love working with each other but then we get to have fun after the concerts. We also get to travel together. So if you can find a good way of working with your spouse, it’s a wonderful thing. I’d much rather tour with him than as a soloist. It’s very unpleasant to tour as a soloist because you have to deal with everything by yourself, and it’s a lot of tension, and this is a lot more fun.

—Emily Wishingrad

Shapiro Admissions Center. This event is free and open to the public.

Opening reception for Vivian Maier: ‘A Woman’s Lens’

Vivian Maier (1926-2009), a reclusive woman who made her living as a nanny, spent more than three decades taking photographs on the streets of Chicago and New York. After her death, hundreds of her negatives were discovered in a storage locker and have since been printed, catapulting Maier to critical acclaim in the international photography community. Cosponsored by the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, this is the first Boston-area exhibition of Maier’s photographs. Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Women’s Studies Research Center. This event is free and open to the public.

The Rose Art Museum Fall Exhibitions: Andy Warhol and More

The Rose reopened this month with five new exhibits, including Image Machine: Andy Warhol and Photography. This is a groundbreaking exhibition featuring images of celebrities such as Elizabeth Taylor, Gianni Versace, Cheryl Tiegs and Jackie Kennedy, examining the central role of photography in Warhol’s art and its relationship to his portrait painting and documentation on the artist’s social life. Other new exhibits on view include Light Years: Jack Whitten 1971-1973, Omer Fast: 5,000 Feet is the Best, Collection in Focus: Al Loving and Minimal and More: 60s and 70s Sculpture from the Collection. On view through Dec. 15 at the Rose Art Museum. The exhibits are free and open to the public.

OFF-CAMPUS EVENTS ArtWeek Boston

ArtWeek Boston is a new biannual celebration of the arts and allows arts patrons of all kinds to have a unique

curated experience. Loosely based on Restaurant Week, ArtWeek is a collection of curated events and experiences that highlight the quality and diversity of arts, culture and entertainment in Boston. Each ArtWeek event links with local partners to enhance the participant experience, drive neighborhood economic impact and build awareness about the area’s creative economy. ArtWeek is designed to rapidly become a new Boston tradition as well as a model for both statewide and national expansion. Sep. 27 through Oct. 6 in various locations around Boston. Visit the website http://artweekboston.org/events/ for details.

‘One Man, Two Guvnors’

Richard Bean’s award-winning play is a glorious celebration of British comedy: a unique, laugh-out-loud mix of satire, songs, slapstick and glittering one-liners. Based on The Servant of Two Masters, Carlo Goldoni’s 18thcentury Italian comedy, One Man, Two Guvnors gives you “a funhouse parade of fools, lovers, clowns, parents, and pompous asses,” according to the New York Times. Showing through Oct. 12 at the Lyric Stage Theatre in Boston. Tickets range from $32 to $65.

“Play Me, I’m Yours!”

Help Celebrity Series launch their 75th season by finding a piano near you and listen, sing, play and enjoy! Play them, they’re yours! Touring internationally since 2008, “Play Me, I’m Yours!” is a work by artist Luke Jerram that places pianos in public spaces for the enjoyment of the community. By creating a place of exchange, “Play Me, I’m Yours!” invites the public to engage with, activate and take ownership of their urban environment. Showing through Oct. 14 at various public parks, bus shelters and train stations, outside galleries and markets and is free to the public.

POP CULTURE n

ww Happy October, pop-culture enthusiasts! Guess who’s back in the celebrity news circuit this week … our favorite big-screen vampire, Robert Pattinson. No, he’s not back in the news for bringing back that big hair—thank goodness. Rather, RPattz reportedly has a new gal pal, 22-year-old Dylan Penn. The model is the daughter of actors Sean Penn and Robin Wright. Pattinson, 27, officially split with Kristen Stewart in May. Photographers caught Pattinson moving some of his items from Stewart’s home. The former Twilight stars had dated for three years, and Stewart’s cheating scandal with director Rupert Sanders tarnished their relationship in its later stages. Meanwhile, Pattinson and his new flame Penn sparked attention when they attended a concert at the famous Los Angeles club the Viper Room, and then followed that up with a trip to hotspot Chateau Marmont for drinks. Now that sounds like dating, in true young Hollywood style. In some other Hollywood romance news, Big Bang Theory star Kaley Cuoco announced this past week that she is engaged to Ryan Sweeting, her tennis player boyfriend of three months. Just three months! Earlier this summer, the actress was linked to Man of Steel actor Henry Cavill, but it looks like her relationship with Sweeting heated up nice and fast. The couple made a big public appearance at the Emmys recently, and then the rumors of their engagement began when the actress, 27, was photographed wearing a big diamond ring last week. Sweeting, 26, supposedly proposed on Wednesday, after which Cuoco tweeted “Flying high, I could literally touch the sky with you…” Funny, considering she previously dated Superman. Now, here’s an update on Lamar Odom. The rumor mill just keeps on churning when it comes to the former Los Angeles Clippers player and his supposed drug addiction and recent brushes with the law (he was charged with a DUI last month). People maga-

By Mara Sassoon

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BIG BANG: Newly engaged actress Kaley Cuoco attends the 2013 Golden Globe Awards. zine reports that while Odom and his wife, Khloe Kardashian-Odom, are still a couple, they are now living apart. In a much more fantastical report, TMZ speculated on Thursday that Odom had recently been spending his days hiding out in a home in a gated community around Palm Springs. They added that two women in their early twenties also live in the same house and that Odom is on a crack binge. Just when you thought the Lamar saga couldn’t get any more bizarre, well, it actually did. Rounding off our pop culture fill this week, former Disney Channel star Dylan Sprouse made headlines this week for accepting a job working as a host at a New York City restaurant. Earth shat-

tering, right? Sprouse, 21, along with his twin brother Cole, is currently enrolled at New York University and has been battling rumors that he is broke. He posted a reply to these rumors on the social media website Tumblr, claiming that he is “financially secure” and that he took the restaurant job “as a way to try a new experience, working somewhat below the means [he’s] used to.” This is a real testament to how difficult it is for these former Disney stars to stay out of the limelight, even after their shows are no longer in production. That’s this week’s pop culture highlights! I hope this enriching information will help you get through this full week of classes.

ARTS COVER PHOTOS: AMC Entertainment, Annie Fortnow/the Justice, Evgenia Eliseva, Creative Commons. DESIGN: Morgan Brill/the Justice.

ON CAMPUS

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CONCERT REVIEW

Duo memorializes professor with concert By EMILY WISHINGRAD JUSTICE EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

On Sunday evening, husband-wife duo Sally Pinkas, Ph. D. ’91 and Evan Hirsch performed a beautiful piano concert in Slosberg Recital Hall celebrating and honoring the life and work of Prof. Emeritus Harold Shapero (MUS), a professor and composer who passed away in May. Pinkas knew Shapero from when she was a graduate student at Brandeis and took one of his composition classes. She is a professor and musician-inresidence at Dartmouth College and Evan Hirsch teaches music and composition at Brandeis. The two have played as a duo internationally in countries such as Italy, China, Russia, Bulgaria and Israel. The concert came only months after Shapero’s death and was actually supposed to be performed with Shapero in attendance. In an interview with the Justice, Pinkas said, “I was hoping that he would be here to hear these pieces.” About a year and a half ago, the couple was approached by a record label in the U.K., Toccata Classics, and were asked to record Shapero’s work. The label specializes in, as its website says, “unjustly neglected music.” Pinkas mentioned that she had a few conversations with Shapero about the project but had never had a chance to play for him— this concert was supposed to be that chance. But with Shapero’s death, the concert became a memorial event and celebration of Shapero’s life and accomplishments. The concert was comprised of

three pieces composed by Shapero when he was in his 20s. The two solo pieces had never been recorded before, forcing Pinkas to rely on sheet music alone, an opportunity which she embraced. She said, “We have gotten to rely on recordings and I always tell my students, ‘don’t rely on recordings, go to the score’ and here I had an opportunity to go to the score and bring these pieces to life which was kind of fun.” The program started off with “Variations in C Minor,” one of the pieces that had never been recorded before, performed by Pinkas. The piece was very diverse with multiple tempos, varying degrees of volume and a large range of notes. Much of the piece could be described as a tension between the lowest and highest notes on the piano. Throughout the piece, Pinkas simultaneously played low sustaining notes and faster high ones. “Variations in C Minor” was very unpredictable and abruptly changed between very fast riffs in which Pinkas’s fingers traveled rapidly up the keyboard and slower, peaceful melodies, full of emotion. Pinkas commented at the end of this piece that to her the piece resembled a memorial piece; a poignant remark. The one disappointing aspect of this piece and the two others was that the performers turned their own pages. This was an admirable feat and they did it with all possible grace, but the page turns somewhat distracted from the overall flow of the pieces, especially when they occurred in middle of the quieter sections. The next piece was the “Four-

Hand Sonata,” performed by both Pinkas and Hirsch. The couple actually played on the same piano, which I was not expecting, with Pinkas on the upper register and Hirsh on the lower. Without making eye contact, the couple used body language to stay in perfect unison, as if they were one person. The fact that it was a fourhanded piece with many interweaving melodies allowed the piece to be a lot more complex than a traditional solo piano piece. The “Sonata” was broken into three movements, each with an increasingly faster overall tempo. Near the end, the piece got extremely fast and frantic but amazingly, all the different musical phrases remained perfectly together. The final piece, “Sonata in F Minor,” played by Pinkas, was another piece that had never been recorded before. The second movement, “the Arioso,” was my favorite as it most reminded me of a memorial piece. It was meditative and solemn with silences and long sustaining notes but uplifting at the same time. The faster and higher parts seemed to be celebrating a life. The piece ended in a beautifully slow manner. These pieces were definitely not easy to understand. They were layered with numerous voices and motifs and you really had to think about the pieces to make sense of them. It seemed to me that the whole concert was centered on this notion of pensiveness. The audience was encouraged to think about the legacy of Harold Shapero, as well as the complexity and multi-dimensionality of his music.

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ARM IN ARM: Sally Pinkas, Ph.D. ’91 and her husband, Evan Hirsch, played a concert commemorating the compositions of the late Prof. Harold Shapero (MUS).

CONCERT REVIEW

Chum’s concert showcases zany music groups By RACHEL HUGHES JUSTICE EDITOR

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SING FOR ME: Har Mar Superstar went through a handful of off-the-wall wardrobe changes in between songs and kept the audience rocking for the duration of the show.

Sauntering into Cholmondeley’s on a weekend night before the party begins is usually pretty awkward: the lights are still on, bands take their time setting up and the crowd trickles in at a markedly slow rate until 10 p.m.. This Saturday night, I made sure to get to Chum’s early for the heavily advertised Har Mar Superstar concert, sponsored by WBRS—and was greeted by an empty room, instead of the crowded dance pit that the event’s hype had led me to expect. The opening band was positioning their instruments on stage when one of my friends asked, “Doesn’t the drummer look like Phil from Phil of the Future?” You know, that Disney channel series about a time-traveling family that we all loved when we were 11? Indeed it was Phil, whose name is actually Ricky Ullman, and who has since transitioned from actor to musician. Ullman and his bandmates, the alternative group His Orchestra, played half a dozen songs to an excited audience, quickly filling up the house as Har Mar Superstar’s set time neared. His Orchestra’s harmonic music strikes an enviable balance between a danceable beat, rich and engaging vocals and flawless instrumentals. By the time the group dismantled their set, they had the audience dancing with abandon and thoroughly psyched for Har Mar Superstar. By about 10:30 p.m., everyone who had headed outside for some air had packed back inside of Chum’s, forming an even denser crowd. I was moving towards the stage when a man wearing a black hooded poncho with tribal print all over it dashed by me and jumped up on the newly set stage, yelling out some salutation to the crowd. It was Har Mar Superstar, and he wasted no time with introductions—or with removing his hood—and started right in on a danceable pop song. Accompanied by a drummer and an electric guitarist, his brand of music is a mix between the most upbeat sonic elements of pop and R&B, with a startlingly mainstream feel for a performer as eccentric as Har Mar Superstar is. The stage personality “Har Mar Su-

perstar” is actually an alter ego character invention of Sean Tillmann, the performer’s given name. Har Mar Superstar is very much a manifestation of Tillmann’s thoughts about sexual freedom and virility, as the performer has created an image that physically resembles Ron Jeremy, an adult film star who holds a Guinness World Record for acting in the greatest number of adult films. And indeed, Tillmann brought his characteristic “macho man” act to Chum’s stage on Saturday, shedding layer after layer of clothing (I counted three) until he finished up his performance in only a pair of orange skinny jeans. He danced around the stage while he sang in a goofy, upbeat way, jumping around and encouraging the crowd to yell lyrics back to him. If nothing else, his bizarre stage presence made the audience all feel comfortable in their own skins, and the crowd really let loose dancing to the poppy singer-songwriter’s hits. Tillman has been performing as Har Mar Superstar since 2000, and his show at Chum’s incorporated a dozen or so songs that span the past 13 years of his music career. The crowd really got going after a few songs when he bust out the 2004 hit “D.U.I.” from his third album, The Handler. The bubbly pop song about partying too hard and dialing under the influence, with plucky, tropicalsounding electric guitar throughout, had the crowd singing along to lyrics like: “I made ‘bout a million D.U.I.’s / That’s how I always win the prize.” Towards the end of the show, he moved toward newer songs, like “Prisoner,” a collaboration with singer and Cape Fear actress Juliette Lewis, that was released this April on his latest album, Bye Bye 17. Har Mar Superstar’s music has, across the span of four albums, retained a glossy, almost disco quality, featuring big band instruments like trumpets, alongside groovy guitar tracks. Ending the night with one of his characteristic headstands, he kept the audience jumping and dancing whimsically throughout the entirety of his high-energy performance. As far as Chum’s concerts go, His Orchestra and Har Mar Superstar were a winning combination, and made for an awesome Saturday night.

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TELEVISION

Say hello to fall’s new television lineup By JESSIE MILLER

‘Hostages’

JUSTICE EDITOR

Each September, the television airwaves are taken over by new shows with series premieres that aim to captivate audiences. Of all the shows starting this fall, five caught my eye: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Michael J. Fox Show, The Blacklist and Hostages. From comedy to drama, these five shows offer a range of entertainment and will aid my slow withdrawal from Breaking Bad.

What I like most about Hostages is how direct the premiere was—they wasted no time laying out the hostage situation and creating tension between the characters. Toni Collette stars as a mother and physician, Ellen Sanders, who has been chosen to perform surgery on the president of the United States. In a twist of events, rogue FBI agent Duncan Carlisle (Dylan McDermott) and his team take the Sanders family hostage within their own home to force Collette into “accidentally” killing the president during surgery. Over the course of the episode, we find out the family’s own secrets, such as son Jake’s (Mateus Ward) drug deals, daughter Morgan’s (Quinn Shephard) pregnancy and husband Brian’s (Tate Donovan) infidelity, which left me with a sense that the family is also metephorically held hostage to their own messed-up and dysfunctional lives. Though Collette and McDermott are brilliant in their roles, I doubt this show’s premise—how long can the family be held hostage while Ellen stalls on killing the president and no one finds out? The show is only slated for 15 episodes, and each will represent a day in their lives, but I have the feeling that the show could grow stale by then.

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UNDER PRESSURE: Doctor Ellen Sanders (Toni Collette) is faced with the impossible decision of killing the president during surgery or her family being killed by a hostage team.

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WORKING RELATIONSHIP: Both Michael J. Fox and wife Tracy Pollan appear on his television show.

‘The Michael J. Fox Show’

‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’

In 1999, Michael J. Fox announced to the world he had Parkinson’s disease and retired from his hit television series Spin City. Now, his new self-titled series follows Mike Henry (Fox) who took a hiatus from his job as an award-winning newscaster because of the illness. To his family’s happiness, Mike goes back to work in the first episode and the entire premise of the show seems to be about his perseverance and overcoming of Parkinson’s. Some of the most memorable moments from the show are Mike struggling to open a jar of pickles, misdialing on a telephone and attempting to serve scrambled eggs, but spilling them everywhere—all challenges of suffering from Parkinson’s. Though touching, this trope did get a bit repetitive by the end of the episode. Otherwise, The Michael J. Fox Show is a typical sitcom—mom, dad, crazy aunt and three kids—and falls into the same category as shows like Modern Family. As talented as Fox is, I don’t see much of a future for the show beyond this season given its limited premise, though I do love seeing Betsy Brandt (who also played Breaking Bad’s Marie) as Mike’s wife. I definitely want to see more raw humor and less of a heartbreaking public service announcement; the cast is talented and the show has a lot of potential to tap into.

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WELCOME TO NEW YORK: SNL alum Andy Samberg stars as a non-traditional police officer in the Brooklyn-based cop comedy.

After leaving Saturday Night Live last summer, Andy Samberg has done several projects, but Brooklyn Nine-Nine stands out as his latest comedic endeavor. Samberg stars as the goofy, disobedient cop, Detective Jake Peralta, whose Brooklyn precinct just welcomed a new commanding officer, Captain Ray Holt (Andre Braugher). Holt is constantly on Peralta’s case, whether it’s for filling out reports incorrectly or not wearing a tie, and the two play off each other flawlessly with Holt’s deathly glare and Peralta’s constant humorous remarks. Though I was never laughing out loud at the show, Brooklyn Nine-Nine succeeds as a comedy. The writers and actors don’t try too hard—everything feels natural, and none of the humor is forced. Along with the comedy, there is also a real plot and diversity of characters, including two female leads, played by Stephanie Beatriz and Melissa Fumero, who are not to be messed with. After watching the first two 30-minute episodes, I also appreciated how the crimes themselves are not very serious—a hidden teddy bear camera that records a robbery and ends up solving a case and a specialty $4,000 ham that was stolen by a greedy shop owner. I will definitely keep up with Brooklyn Nine-Nine this season, though I’m not sure about its longevity, because the comedy sitcom scene is always competitive.

‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ ABC/MCT

SUPER AGENTS: As a spin-off of action movie The Avengers, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D goes behind the usual superhero action of typical Marvel films.

The superhero empire of Marvel never stops expanding—and its most recent release has taken on television. S.H.I.E.L.D gives a different perspective on the Marvel world; there isn’t a superhero like Captain America or Iron Man saving the day. Rather, the show follows the “regular” agents who save the world from behind the scenes while discovering new “superhumans.” As a Marvel fan eagerly awaiting the next Thor release, I was excited to watch the show, which carries on from where The Avengers left off after sav-

ing New York City—and I happily embraced my inner nerd throughout the exciting episode. The first episode, which premiered Sept. 24, reintroduces Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg), who was presumed dead in The Avengers, along with his team of agents. Like the Marvel movies, the show is a high-budget work with quality special effects. Though not as enthralling as his typical action project, director Joss Whedon already has a strong fan base, and I’m confident that this ABC show will continue to attract plenty of viewers.

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theater

Play retells controversies of the 1960s

PHOTO COURTESY OF Evgenia Eliseva

ACTING PRESIDENTIAL: Television star Bryan Cranston portrayed the 36th president of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson, in All the Way.

By zachary marlin justice Staff writer

“Politics is war. Period.” These words are spoken at the beginning of the second act of All the Way, an excellent play produced by the American Repertory Theater, which showed in Cambridge this weekend. The production follows the early days of Lyndon B. Johnson’s presidency, his fight for the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and his struggle to get reelected later that same year. The play was written by Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Schenkkan and was directed by Bill Rauch. Throughout the show, Johnson had to battle tooth-and-nail in order to fulfill his political agenda. The play follows much of the back room politics that LBJ (and his future vice president Hubert Humphrey) used to make the necessary deals. Johnson and his crew spend the show fighting the civil rights

leaders (who fear Johnson is doing too little for their cause) and the Southern democrats who worry that Johnson is changing not only the shape of the Democratic party, but their very way of life. To him, politics really is war, and Johnson will not stop until he has won. The title “All The Way” not only refers to the slogan of his reelection campaign, but to his desire to push civil rights until everyone is equal. The highlight of this production, however, was watching the truly incredible Bryan Cranston personify the fiery, Texan spirit of our 36th president. Johnson’s role was by far the best written in the show, giving Cranston many crass yet memorable lines and monologues. Cranston embodied Johnson, both physically and vocally, as he spoke in a raspy, Southern accent for the entirety of the show. It was a remarkable performance by a man who has proven his versatility time and time again; from playing

Hal on Malcolm in the Middle to the notorious Walter White on Breaking Bad, Cranston transitioned beautifully to the stage. If the show makes it to Broadway, I could easily see him winning a Tony award. As for other characters, Brandon J. Dirden captured the essence of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in an emotional and convincing performance. Dirden played King as a man motivated to see equality for all Americans, yet troubled by the political compromises he faced in order to make his dream a reality. Furthermore, Reed Birney shined as the up-and-coming Hubert Humphrey, and Dakin Matthews was excellent as Richard “Dick” Russell, a Georgia senator and mentor to Johnson who strongly disagrees with the Civil Rights Act. J. Bernard Calloway MFA ’00, portrayed King’s ally, Rev. Ralph Abernathy, as a character driven by the fight for civil rights in a strong supporting performance.

Another incredible aspect of the show was the set. The basic setup was designed to look like the inside of the House of Representatives, with three rows of desks rising in a semicircle around the center of the stage. Occasionally, a desk would rise up at center stage to portray the Oval Office, and props were often carried on and off the stage. The lighting was an important tool as well, and helped to switch from scene to scene with precision by highlighting those who were speaking. Whenever Cranston was given a monologue, a spotlight would hit him, which both allowed him to command the stage and forced the audience to pay attention to what he was saying. Perhaps the most impressive piece of the set was a giant screen at the back of the stage. The screen was lit up with six 1960s-era looking television screens, rounded at the corners and sides. The screens were mainly used to portray the

settings—showing the windows of the Oval Office when Johnson was in the White House, or even the outside of hotels or houses during important scenes with Martin Luther King, Jr. The screens were also lit up to show the passage of time by frequently telling how many days were left until the 1964 election. It also allowed for several settings to be portrayed at once. One particularly striking scene portrayed King in Geneva, J. Edgar Hoover in his FBI office and President Johnson in his office all at the same time, with their dialogues all overlapping. The screens made this scene possible, and it was truly magnificent to watch. Despite the slightly-too-long three-hour running time, I would highly recommend All the Way to everyone who has the chance to see it. Whether you’re a fan of history, a fan of Bryan Cranston or just a fan of theater in general, it’s an excellent way to spend an evening.

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‘Breaking Bad’ ends after five years of intrigue By marissa ditkowsky justice editor

Spoiler Alert!

Sunday night’s conclusion of the Emmy Award-winning series Breaking Bad was the culmination of five seasons of crushed dreams, character development, awful (and by awful I mean exhilarating) cliffhangers and emotional distress. It took me about 10 minutes after the end of the show to break from fetal position to begin writ-

ing this review. A chemistry experiment gone wrong does not even begin to describe this series. What happens when you put a chemistry teacher—who is expecting to die of cancer, and has no sense of self-worth because he can’t pay his medical bills or support his family—in the crystal meth industry? All of the hit men, including Todd Alquist, die. Jesse Pinkman is freed from the hands of the hit men, but he is

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MASTER CHEFS: Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) and Walter White (Bryan Cranston) faced the challenges of building a meth empire.

not free from his past and the fact that he has so much emotional baggage as a result of Walt’s abuse and manipulation of him. Saul Goodman relocates himself to start a new life. Skyler, Holly and Walt Jr. “Flynn” White are starting over. Lydia Rodarte-Quayle was the target of the ricin. It’s sort of disappointing that both Lydia and Todd could die before Todd was able to make a move that wasn’t “Nice shirt,” after his building crush on her. It sort of sounds like a Shakespearian drama to me. Walt dies. But most importantly, he finally tells the truth. The final scene, which was accompanied by “Baby Blue” by Badfinger— the perfect song to convey Walt’s undying love for his own creation—was a long awaited close to a painful story. Walt dying in a meth lab was symbolic: his first step into a meth lab was truly the day that he died anyway. This series made several poignant cases, other than the ever so obvious: “Don’t become a meth dealer. Or make meth. Or do meth.” The first one is that clearly our health care system sucks. There is no reason why some poor guy who is diagnosed with cancer should feel like he has no choice other than to start cooking meth in order to afford his medical bills. The show was pretty up front about this flaw. It was even brought up again when Hank Schrader, Walt’s brother-in-law, needed to pay for his physical therapy after being shot. The show proved that one decision often changes everything. Once you make one bad call after another, there is a certain point of no return. Walt’s demise was essentially a landslide of awful ideas, beginning with his production of meth, and shortly after, his campaign to go wholesale instead of remaining content with the money he and Jesse had been making locally. Separating yourself from your line of work is also not the best idea. Jesse had been selling meth for a long time, but had never actually realized the effects it could have on individuals and their neglected children. Through his

business with Walt, Jesse finally saw the negative impact the product had on his costumers, but at that point it was already too late. If only Jesse had understood these consequences beforehand, he could have lived a pretty good life. Perhaps the most distressing lesson is that we should be making decisions based upon what is certain. The sentiment that “I’m going to die anyway, so why not smoke cigars and run a meth lab?” is invalid. Walt went into the business assuming that he would die anyway due to his cancer and that everything would dissipate with his inevitably near death. Ironically, he did not even die of cancer. He died of a bullet wound. You never know what the future will bring, even if you are told, “Hey. You have cancer. You’re going to die.” Things can always turn around. We are only humans. We are not God. Besides, he cooked meth to help pay for his treatment, did he not? Seems kind of silly to me. Arguably, Walt did not have to start cooking meth to pay for it, either. There were other options. He could have taken the job he was offered with Gray Matter Technologies or taken the money from Elliot Schwartz, but he was too proud. He needed to make the money on his own. He needed to take care of his family himself. His life is basically the fulfillment of the American dream gone wrong, or as I like to call it, the Willy Loman complex. Throughout the series, there is the sense that, after he “broke bad,” Walt was no longer cooking meth to support his family, rather he was doing it for himself. In their final encounter, Walt finally tells Skyler the truth. Skyler says, “If I have to hear one more time that you did this for the family” and is cut off by Walt’s “I did it for me. I liked it. I was good at it. I was alive.” Now I’m not really sure how to spend my life. Maybe I’ll become addicted to another series and binge-watch it on Netflix. But a phenomenal show with an incredible cast has ended.

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ALBUM REVIEW

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THAT’S THE MOTTO: Rapping about rising success and erratic relationships has earned Drake the title ‘the emotional rapper’—which he slowly moves away from on this record.

Drake still on top after third album drop By AYAN SANYAL

JUSTICE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

In 2011, Drake released his sophomore album, Take Care, which ended up going double platinum, winning a Grammy for Best Rap Album. Take Care branded me. It resonated on a deeply personal level and has since become an enduring work of art. Drake’s third effort, Nothing Was the Same is a follow-up to the end of “The Ride” on Take Care where Drake spits his last lines: “my junior and senior will only get meaner.” Drake is one of the most popular rappers in the music world. His notoriety as an emotional rapper sunk into the public’s consciousness last year due to the soul-baring nature of his lyrics. Nothing Was the Same has only a few songs that focus on romantic relationships, but when the album leaked, Twitter erupted with over-emotional pleas like “Drake leaked. I’m crying now” and “Listening to NWTS = time to call your ex.” Publications quickly compiled these tweets into content of their own. Buzzfeed even titled an article, “Drake’s New Album Resonates Because We’re All Emotional Wrecks.” None of these articles mentioned Drake’s superior sense of melody and writing, Noah “40” Shebib’s perfectly curated music production, or the painstaking brilliance of Nothing Was the Same as the cohesive

next chapter to Drake’s star-studded story. Nothing Was the Same is Drake’s boldest statement yet. Every line rapped comes from a place of zenlike confidence that fully embraces his identity. He’s at the peak of his career; he’s 26 years old and worth $30 million. His “Club Paradise” Tour was one of the most profitable tours of 2012, according to Forbes’ “Hip Hop Cash Kings” list. This is a guy who turned his life around— from being a high school dropout and child actor to becoming one of the biggest stars in the entertainment industry. Drake gives a disclaimer to all the people who said he didn’t struggle on the album’s first single, “Started From The Bottom,” that has gone double platinum since February. However, it’s best said in “The Language”: “People are funny, you don’t even know the sh*t that I’ve been through.” In most popular music, the creative process is usually sent through a byzantine conduit of producers and record label middlemen. This turns out great pop hits like Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” or Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball,” but we don’t receive art that is powerful. We don’t get a unique individual or group telling us that their mind is important. Drake knows this. On “Tuscan Leather,” the bold opening track, Drake raps, “this ain’t nothing

for the radio, but they’ll still play it though, ’cause it’s that new drizzy Drake, that’s just the way it go.” It’s refreshing. Drake’s authenticity and critical self-evaluations provide vivid imagery throughout the album. He puts other rappers to shame in “The Language,” juxtaposing the glamour of his recent tour with criticisms like: “F*ck any n*gga that’s talking that sh*t just to get a reaction.” Every line is carefully paired with Shebib’s dynamic production style that bounces everywhere from early 2000s hip-hop to Kanye West’s 808s and Heartbreak to Hudson Mohawke’s unique trap style on “Connect.” Nothing Was the Same is a sonic synthesis of all that is hip-hop. “Hold On We’re Going Home” is one of the album’s smash hits. It’s a beautiful song and strategically executed. Drake specifically refrains from cursing, so it’s an easy entry point for him to build a new fan base. The video for the song, released this Wednesday, is magnificent as well, featuring Bill Pope (who directed the Matrix franchise) in an actionpacked Miami Vice-inspired storyline. It’s Drake’s transition into acting, as he’s making an appearance in Anchorman 2. In the song, “Lord Knows” on Take Care, Drake had a line that goes: “I’m a descendent of either Marley or Hendrix, I haven’t figured

it out because my story is far from finished.” This is Drake’s target. He wants to influence a generation. He’s aiming for a place among the Kanye’s and Jay-Z’s. Nothing Was

The Same is a statement of excellence and aspiration in a world inundated by music. Only time will tell where Drake takes his career next. I’m excited.

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HEAD IN THE CLOUDS: Even the dreamy album artwork for Nothing Was The Same is a move away from the visual appearance of Drake’s previous releases.

ALBUM REVIEW

New album stays true to Johnson’s niche style By SAM MINTZ JUSTICE EDITOR

Jack Johnson’s new album From Here to Now to You is all of the things that I’ve come to expect from the folk icon: simple, happy, romantic and relaxing. It doesn’t represent a major departure from most of his previous work, but in this case I think that’s a good thing. Jack Johnson’s music is the kind that you listen to in a Sunday afternoon lazy kind of mood and that’s been continuous throughout much of his work. Most of the songs have simple, generic titles, which might bother me in other contexts, but with Johnson I don’t mind. He doesn’t try to make his music something that it’s not. There’s no pretension or facades—it’s just Johnson and his guitar. The first song on the album is also my favorite. “I Got You” is contemplative, cheerful and passionate, enhanced by its slow and rhythmic nature. It’s optimistic and wistful at the same time, the kind of song you can’t stop listening to—or singing—once you’ve heard it. The lyrics are simple to understand and engage with, as Johnson sings that he doesn’t need anything more than his lover to enjoy life. At the same time, the meaning of the song is layered and deep with references to more difficult times. Another song I enjoyed on the al-

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ALL SMILES: Jack Johnson’s soft, endearing guitar-and-voice tunes calm and comfort listeners, and have built a loyal fanbase. bum was “Radiate.” It’s a bit more catchy and upbeat than some of the others, and it’s again quite forwardlooking and optimistic lyrically. As Johnson sings about watching someone discovering the world and creating things, it seems like he’s singing to a child, which reinforces the loving image created by the rest of the album. I really like the imagery of Johnson looking on while a child

plays on a beach and enjoys the world. Musically, the track uses segments of scales creatively and ends with a cool distorted guitar instrumental, which caps it off nicely. One track that breaks the lyrical theme of the album is “Shot Reverse Shot,” which makes several references to film techniques, such as “rack focus” and “depth of field,” a nod to Johnson’s education in film

and early career as a filmmaker. This song reminded me of Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” Both shout out words in a stream-of-consciousness manner, and the two are musically alike as well, with fast rhythmic verses and similar chords. The first time I listened to “Shot Reverse Shot,” I thought it was strange because it didn’t match the rest of the album, but it grew on me and I decided that I liked

the style departure from Johnson’s typical work. Another song that I think deserves special attention is “Don’t Believe a Thing I Say,” which amusingly comes right before “As I Was Saying” in the album order. The former contains an interesting contrast: the theme is cosmic, with mentions of planets, fate and other ideas beyond our understanding, whereas the sound is simple and earthy, like most of Johnson’s music. The lyrics also brought up some interesting questions about fate and the role of people in the universe. “Are we free or afraid/Of what we’re told/Are we out of or under/Control,” asks Johnson, and it makes you think a bit more than some of his other lighter songs. The final song on the track list is an excellent way to end the album. “Home” has a theme of love and happiness, and returning to a familiar place. Perfectly symbolic of Johnson’s music, the song has closure but promise at the same time. “This old trail will lead me right back to where it begins,” Johnson sings, and I hope that means that he’ll have another album coming out soon. Meanwhile, From Here to Now to You will be on my list of go-to music when I’m in that particular Jack Johnson mood, sitting around on a weekend afternoon, not doing or thinking about anything— just being.

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1. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 2. Prisoners 3. Rush 4. Baggage Claim 5. Don Jon 6. Insidious: Chapter 2 7. The Family 8. Instructions Not Included 9. We’re the Millers 10. Lee Daniels’ The Butler

—Myra Kraft Transitional Year Program Director Erika Smith, following a TYP event featured at the home of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft that featured Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady. (News, p. 3)

What would happen if you were paid for getting A’s?

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“I would get a lot of money and would be really happy. Brandeis would turn into a cutthroat school.”

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CROSSWORD Allie Hackel ’16 “I would do a lot better in school. I’d probably take some classes because I knew I’d get an A and some for the sake of learning.”

Barry Sasson ’16 “I think motivation would increase, especially in those who need the money. People would cheat more and there would be grade inflation from cheating.”

Wendy Wang ’16

“It would be strange. I’m learning because I want to learn, not because I’m getting paid. I don’t see a connection between money and grades. I wouldn’t think of it”

ACROSS 1 Soccer officials 5 “You __ dead!”: “I’m telling mom!” 10 Location 14 Berry in healthy smoothies 15 “No way!” 16 Jazz classic “Take __ Train” 17 Lost color in one’s cheeks 19 Greasy spoon grub 20 Hit hard 21 Like blue hair 22 “Faust” dramatist 24 Fred’s dancing sister 26 Bartender’s twist 28 Beer to drink on Cinco de Mayo 30 Four quarters 31 Tax agcy. 32 Archaic “once” 33 Talk show pioneer Jack 36 Residential bldg. units 38 Stack of unsolicited manuscripts 41 Bush secretary of labor Elaine 43 Madeline of “Blazing Saddles” 44 Emails the wrong person, say 48 U.S./Canada’s __ Canals 49 Sunrise direction, in Köln 51 Buyer’s “beware” 53 Tribal carving 57 Go 58 City on the Rio Grande 59 Feed the kitty 61 “Cool” monetary amt. 62 Even-handed 63 It may be filled with a garden hose 66 Helsinki resident 67 Actress Burstyn 68 Hip-swiveling dance 69 Vexes 70 Extremely poor 71 Ruin Bond’s martini DOWN 1 Daily grind 2 Besides Chile, the only South American country that doesn’t border Brazil 3 __ market 4 Break a Commandment 5 “Toy Story” boy 6 Fend off 7 Dance around 8 Somme salt 9 Where Nike headquarters is 10 Considerable, as discounts 11 Terse critical appraisal 12 Ties to a post, as a horse 13 Art gallery props 18 Delightful spot 23 “Paper Moon” Oscar winner Tatum 25 Many, informally

Nonfiction 1. Si-Cology 1 — Si Robertson with Mark Schlabach 2. Still Foolin’ ’Em — Billy Crystal 3. Lean In — Sheryl Sandberg with Nell Scovell 4. Zealot — Reza Aslan 5. Happy, Happy, Happy — Phil Robertson with Mark Schlabach

iTUNES

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1. Jack Johnson — From Here To Now To You 2. Justin Moore — Off The Beaten Path 3. Chris Young — A.M. 4. Various Artists — MMG: Self Made 3 5. Avicii — True 6. Luke Bryan — Crash My Party 7. 2 Chainz — B.O.A.T.S. II #METIME 8. Keith Urban — Fuse 9. The Weeknd — Kiss Land 10. Billy Currington — We Are Tonight Top of the Charts information provided by Fandango, the New York Times, Billboard.com and Apple.com.

27 Change from vampire to bat, say 29 Kwik-E-Mart owner on “The Simpsons” 34 Extend an invitation for 35 “I knew it!” 37 Thorn in one’s side 39 Appears strikingly on the horizon 40 Co. letterhead abbr. 41 Welcome summer forecast 42 Noticeable lipstick color 45 Come down hard on 46 Filled pasta 47 Top-notch 48 Golden Slam winner Graf 50 Said 52 Away from the wind 54 Takes home 55 Punch bowl spoon 56 Over and done 60 Hard to see 64 French landmass 65 Acidity nos.

STAFF’S TOP TEN

Protest Songs By CATHERINE ROSCH JUSTICE STAFF WRITER

SUDOKU

Max Bernstein ’15

—Compiled by Olivia Pobiel/the Justice

Fiction 1. The Longest Ride — Nicholas Sparks 2. The Quest — Nelson DeMille 3. Thankless in Death — J.D. Robb 4. W is for Wasted — Sue Grafton 5. Never Go Back — Lee Child

1. Lorde — “Royals” 2. Katy Perry — “Roar” 3. Miley Cyrus — “Wrecking Ball” 4. Avicii — “Wake Me Up” 5. Drake feat. Majid Jordon — “Hold On We’re Going Home”

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.

“You wouldn’t want A’s any more. With enough positive reinforcement, you wouldn’t want it. Stress would go up. It’s anti-Brandeis.”

CHARTS Top 10s for the week ending September 30 BOX OFFICE

“It is because of supporters like the Krafts that Brandeis is able have the strong orientation toward social justice that it does.”

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Solution to last issue’s sudoku

I’ve always had a soft spot for protest; it is in my blood. And since the 1960’s are a decade associated with social and political turmoil and just had some really great music, I decided to make a playlist of protest songs of the decade and a little beyond. 1. Bruce Springsteen—“Born in the USA” 2. Pete Seeger —“We Shall Overcome” 3. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young—“Stand and be Counted” 4. Dire Straits—“Brothers in Arms” 5. Bob Dylan—“The Times They Are A-Changin’” 6. Buffalo Springfield—“For What It’s Worth” 7. Joni Mitchell—“Both Sides Now” 8. Peter, Paul and Mary—“If I Had A Hammer” 9. Woodie Guthrie—“This Land Is Your Land” 10. Pete Seeger—“Little Boxes”