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STUDENT LIFE

CARRY THAT WEIGHT

University under investigation ■ The Department of

Education's Office of Civil Rights is investigating potential Title IX violations. By MARISSA DITKOWSKY JUSTICE EDITOR

Brandeis has been added to a list of over 75 colleges and universities that are currently under federal investigation by the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights for potential violations of Title IX rights. The Office of Civil Rights will be investigating the alleged mishandling of a case on behalf of an accused student—who was found guilty of sexual misconduct after a Special Examiner’s Process took place—after the student filed a complaint against the University for non-compliance with Title IX. According to Executive Director of Integrated Media Bill Schaller in an email to the Justice, the University has been informed of the ensuing investigation. The accused student

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said in an interview with the Justice that he was officially notified that the University was under investigation for potential Title IX violations on Sept. 2. However, he would not comment further, “as not to impede on the investigation.” The University’s handling of the particular case that prompted the complaint to the Department of Education—a case whose handling was chronicled in a June 24 Justice article, and was later picked up by the national media in the Washington Post and the Boston Globe—drew criticism from both the accused student and the alleged victim. The accusing student had initially drawn attention to the case on Facebook, where he posted over summer break about the University’s decision to find the student he accused guilty of sexual misconduct yet only gave that student a disciplinary warning and mandated that he complete an educational program designed by Sexual Assault and Prevention Specialist Sheila McMahon. The accused student was inter-

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ADMINISTRATION

Tax forms reveal key admin salaries ■ University President

Frederick Lawrence's salary was reported at $952,133 in fiscal year 2012. By MARISSA DITKOWSKY JUSTICE EDITOR

Brandeis’ fiscal year 2012 Form 990, a tax form that nonprofit organizations must fill out and release to those who request to view it, showed growth in the University’s investment income and endowment, as well as an increase in University President Frederick Lawrence’s salary by almost $200,000. Lawrence’s total salary during fiscal year 2013, which ran from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013, was

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$952,133, according to the Form 990. His salary during fiscal year 2012 was $758,735. This was the first fiscal year and Form 990 to display Senior Vice President for Students and Enrollment Andrew Flagel’s salary, which was $251,567. Of all key administrators, Senior Vice President of Institutional Advancement Nancy Winship’s total reported salary was the highest at $1,264,876—as compared to her earnings in fiscal year 2011, at $473,540. At a March faculty meeting, it was revealed that Winship would receive a $428,485 base salary, $383,552 severance payment to be paid after one year of service as senior adviser and $383,552 in senior adviser compensation to be

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MATTRESS PERFORMANCE: Concerned students used the Justice Louis D. Brandeis statue to protest against sexual assault.

Group concerned about University handling of sexual assault cases ■ Students displayed

solidarity with Columbia University senior and survivor Emma Sulkowicz. By MARISSA DITKOWSKY JUSTICE EDITOR

This past Saturday, students who passed the statue of Justice Louis D. Brandeis on campus were able to see the judge “carrying” a mattress, hung with signs that said “We Support Emma” and “We support all survivors.”

The protest art was the result of a group of anonymous Brandeis students coming out in support of Columbia University senior Emma Sulkowicz who claims to have been raped in her dorm room on the first day of her sophomore year. As a part of her visual arts senior thesis—a performance art piece titled “Mattress Performance” or “Carry That Weight”—she will carry a mattress around campus for as long as her alleged rapist attends Columbia. The group of Brandeis students put the signs and mattress up the night of Sept. 5. According to the group, by the

end of the day, the signs were taken down. Executive Director for Integrated Media Bill Schaller did not respond to requests for comment on the University’s policy for when objects are placed on the Justice Brandeis statue, or why these signs were removed by press time. According to a Sept. 3 Huffington Post article, two other women came forward and said that they were assaulted by the same student that Sulkowicz accused. However, the accused student was not found responsible for sexual assault by Columbia and still attends the school.

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World’s oldest wine

Battling for position

Union elections

 A professor discovered an ancient wine cellar among remains of a Canaanite Palace.

 The men’s soccer team cruised to a 4-1 victory at home on Saturday.

 Elections for Student Union Senate and other positions will take place on Thursday.

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POLICE LOG

Christian Fellowship changes name

Medical Emergency

The Student Union Senate gathered for its first meeting of the 2014 to 2015 academic year on Sunday. The first order of business was to swear in any senators who missed the State of the Union, which took place at the end of last semester on April 28. Student Union President Sneha Walia ’15 swore in Class of 2016 Senator Nyah Macklin. The Brandeis Christian Fellowship then proceeded to request of a change of name to Cru Brandeis. When it was founded, the BCF acted as an umbrella group for all branches of Christianity on campus where anyone of any branch could get together, but after the creation of more polarized Christian clubs such as the Orthodox Christian Organization, Christian Leaders and the Catholic Student Organization, the BCF felt that a name change was in order to more accurately represent the club. In recent years, BCF became affiliated with Cru Boston, an organization composed of students from around 30 colleges and universities as well as a few high schools in the Boston area. Cru Boston organizes activities such as a sunset boat cruise, retreats and meetings known as CityWide where students from participating programs gather together at one of the universities. Although some senators expressed concerns that the name Cru Brandeis would be misleading and confused with Brandeis’ crew team, once it was confirmed that the team’s official name is the Brandeis Rowing Team, the Senate had no qualms about the name change and the motion was passed unanimously. Next on the agenda, Chinese Table sought recognition. Chinese Table began to meet last year, and is a group of students taking Mandarin language classes who practice using the language in order to become more proficient. The club has consisted of general meetings as well as outings to Chinatown in Boston and brunches at the homes of native speakers. The group is known and is recommended by professors of Mandarin according to Elyse Jackson ’16, the representative from Chinese Table. There were two points of contention with the proposal to recognize Chinese Table. First, the club’s constitution included the statement that the club would be for students taking Mandarin classes, a type of exclusivity that is not permitted in recognized clubs. Furthermore, some members of the Senate had reservations concerning whether Chinese Table would be best served under the umbrella of a club that has been previously recognized, such as the Brandeis Chinese Cultural Connection. However, the Senate did recognize Chinese Table as an official club based on the fact that the club has been successful even without recognition, with the condition that the club edit its constitution to update and broaden the inclusivity statement in its constitution.

Aug. 31—A party at the Charles River Apartments requested BEMCo for abdominal pain. BEMCo treated the party on-scene, and an ambulance then transported the party to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care. Sept. 2—A female student in Renfield Hall reported that she had been stung by a bee and was experiencing difficulty moving her right arm. University Police and BEMCo responded, and BEMCo treated the party on-scene with a signed refusal for further care. Sept. 2—Massachusetts State Police notified University Police of an unspecified medical situation in front of the Rose Art Museum. University Police, Cataldo Ambulance and the Waltham Fire Department responded, and found a man down in front of the building. The patient was treated on-scene and transported to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care.

Sept. 2—A party at the Bernstein-Marcus Administration Center reported that she dropped a vase on her leg, which had been cut and was swollen. The party was treated on-scene, and University Police transported her to urgent care for further treatment. Sept. 4—University Police received a call reporting that a student in Usen Hall had injured her knee. BEMCo staff treated the party on-scene with a signed refusal for further care. Sept. 5—University Police and BEMCo responded to a report of a student having an allergic reaction in Shapiro Hall. BEMCo staff administered an epinephrine pen, and Cataldo Ambulance transported the party to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for further care.

Assault

Sept. 4—University Police received a call reporting that a fight between a male and a female was in progress at the

Stein. University Police arrived at the scene and requested BEMCo for a male with a minor head injury. BEMCo treated the student with a signed refusal for further care. The female party left the area before University Police arrived. Police compiled a report on the incident.

Traffic

Sept. 1—University Police received a report of a hit and run accident in the Admissions Lot, and compiled a report on the incident.

Disturbance

Sept. 6—University Police received a call about noise outside of Charles River Apartments 111. After checking the area, police found the claim to be unfounded. Sept. 6—University Police checked the upper Foster Mods area after receiving a report of glass bottles being broken there. While in the area, police also checked a Mod apart-

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CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS n A News article titled “University updates transport shelters” incorrectly attributed an email quote as being from Student Union President Sneha Walia ’15 when it was actually sent by Student Union Secretary Charlotte Franco ’15. (Sept. 2, pg. 3)

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Sept. 5—University Police received a report of two male parties in a yellow Camaro parked near the Village and harassing female students. University Police identified the parties involved and determined that they were Brandeis students waiting for another student to arrive. The parties left the area without incident. Sept. 6—The Community Development Coordinator on call contacted University Police regarding a female student who was confronted and engaged in conversation by an unknown male at Admissions Lot. The student reportedly was made to feel uncomfortable by the male party. University Police compiled a report on the incident. —Compiled by Tate Herbert

Abroad programs cut short

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n A Sports article titled “Judges flash offensive power in pair of wins” misidentified Brandon Miskin as a member of the Class of 2015 when he is actually a member of the Class of 2018. (Sept. 2, pg. 16)

Miscellaneous

WIRE BRIEF

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n In Views on the News, Noah Coolidge was identified as being a member of the Class of 2015. He is, in fact, a member of the Class of 2016. (Sept. 2, pg. 10)

ment from which they had received a 911 call. All appeared to be in order, with a registered party in progress.

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Students gathered for the Foster Mods Grand Re-opening last Tuesday night to celebrate the beginning of the academic year and the renovations. The event featured appetizers, a toast and an official ribbon cutting.

Many study abroad programs in the Middle East and other hot spots around the world have been curtailed or postponed as the number of countries on the State Department’s travel warning list has grown to three dozen. The disappearance of a rabbinical student from Lakewood, N.J., last week is the latest episode to heighten security concerns in Israel, where an uneasy truce was called on Tuesday after seven weeks of fighting between Israelis and Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. On July 21, Israel was added to the State Department’s list of countries that it strongly advises citizens to consider not traveling to, prompting several American schools to suspend programming there. “We have a policy here that we do not send students to any country that has a State Department warning,” said Marina Cunningham, executive director of the Global Education Center at Montclair State University. Most of the recent fighting has been near Gaza on the southern border, but this summer, rockets have reached as far as coastal Tel Aviv in the center of the country. New York University suspended fall courses in its Tel Aviv program earlier this month, said spokesman Phillip Lentz. It is hoped the program can resume in January, he said. Some groups modify rather than cancel plans. On its website, the group Taglit-Birthright Israel, which offers educational trips to Israel for Jews (mostly young adults) worldwide, said minor changes have been made to itineraries to address security concerns. But it said that fewer than 10 of the more than 5,000 participants who came to Israel in early August have left earlier than planned. Educators say flexibility is important in planning for any study abroad, particularly in volatile regions. NYU evacuated graduate law students from Cairo last year, and Rutgers twice suspended programs in Israel in 2006 and 2009. A group of students wound up in bomb shelters in July when warnings were issued in Jerusalem, Savage said, and he was there when rockets were fired from Lebanon in 2009. “It was way too close,” he said. —The Record/MCT

ANNOUNCEMENTS Commitment to Service Info Session

Students who enroll in the Commitment to Service Award Program will be eligible for a medal to be worn at graduation in recognition of their work. Today from noon to 1 p.m. in the Shapiro Campus Center room 313.

purpose can heavily influence admission to graduate school programs. Meet with the pre law and graduate adviser to learn how to craft an excellent essay and maximize chances of acceptance. Today from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Hiatt Career Center.

Are you an undergraduate student interested in a career in consulting? Tune in to hear from alumnus Chris O’ Connor ’02, strategy consultant for Accenture. Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m., online through the Hiatt Career Center website.

Europe After the Crisis

What Israel’s Growing Ties With China Mean

Workshop: Using Social Media in Business

Join the Brandeis International Journal, the International and Global Studies program, the Brandeis International Business School and the Center for German and European Studies for a talk by distinguished economist and former executive board member of the European Central Bank Lorenzo Bini Smaghi on the topic of “Europe After the Crisis.” Today from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in Lee Hall at Brandeis International Business School.

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With economic and political ties between Jerusalem and Beijing growing closer than ever before, both supporters and critics of Israel tend to mischaracterize this emerging bilateral relationship as a threat to the historic ties between Israel and the United States. Informed by a decade of ongoing involvement in Israeli-Chinese relations, Sam Chester, an analyst at KCPS Clarity, an investment firm based in Tel Aviv, and an experienced lecturer on China-Israel ties, will discuss why Israel is pivoting East and how this generational policy shift will affect U.S.-Israel relations. Thursday from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in Levine Ross.

Webinar: Careers in Consulting

Do you actively use Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook? Learn to capitalize on your social media presence to discover potential employers and make connections. Friday from noon to 12:30 p.m. at the Hiatt Career Center.

Workshop: How to Work a Room

Networking can happen anywhere, so why not be prepared? Learn how to make the most of casual interactions and face-to-face networking. Friday from 12:30 to 1 p.m. at the Hiatt Career Center.

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Campus operations

Mailroom waits anger students

■ The University will hold Xerox accountable for long lines and wait times for customers recieving packages at the mailroom. By HANNAH WULKAN JUSTICE EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

Since arriving back on campus, students have encountered long lines for the mailroom, often waiting for over an hour to pick up their packages. These unusually long waits come in tandem with a transition in mailroom provider from Canon to Xerox Corporation. In a phone interview with the Justice on Friday, Xerox Client Operations Director for New England Chris Walton said that the mailroom was not prepared for the number of packages that have been delivered because Brandeis receives many more packages than other schools of similar size. He said that the mailroom had received more than 5,000 packages as of Friday and that it has been working to process all of them as quickly as possible and to organize them alphabetically. In an apology from Xerox to the student body, which was quoted in an email from Campus Operations on Thursday, Walton wrote that Xerox also did not have access to historic package data from Canon when it originally staffed the mailroom, though Xerox has since received that information and is planning accordingly. “Please understand we take this very seriously and accept full responsibility for this service breakdown,” wrote Walton in the email. In order to decrease the wait time and get students their packages as soon as possible, Walton said that Xerox has brought in extra employees. Though Xerox budgeted for nine mailroom employees on a regular basis, it currently has 28 people working to sort through and distribute packages and has also put together a night crew of eight people to sort packages as a temporary measure until it gets all of the packages sorted and under control, Walton said. Walton explained that Xerox is currently spending 10 times its planned budget out of their own pocket to get the mailroom under control. In addition to these operational measures, there have also been water bottles and snacks available during long waiting periods. The Justice observed one employee calling out to the line, “Everyone eat candy; I’m so sorry about the wait.” Xerox also added mailroom hours

this past weekend on Saturday and Sunday. Walton said that after all of these measures were taken, the wait time was down to between five and 10 minutes. However, on Sunday, there was still a long line for packages with waiting times at around one hour. In an interview with the Justice, Sarah Raykhtsaum ’15 said that she had been waiting for about a half hour and was only about halfway through the line. “I’m sure the details will get ironed out, but I am still disappointed with what they did to the old employees and even worse with these hiccups at the beginning of the semester—it’s just frustrating,” she said. Tamar Ossip ’18 felt similarly after waiting for about an hour and being only about three-quarters of the way to the front of the line. “I’m a freshman so I did not know what it was like before, but it’s clearly not working out too well for them or for us,” said Ossip in an interview with the Justice. In response to a student complaint on the Facebook group “Overheard at Brandeis,” Senior Vice President for Students and Enrollment Andrew Flagel posted a comment to indicate that the administration is aware of the problem. He wrote that he received a message from Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Steven Manos addressing the problems with the new mailroom system. “The transition was enacted with the best of intentions—saving student resources while planning to provide improved services. It is apparent to everyone concerned that our vendor has failed to live up to their commitments, and they will be held accountable for their actions,” Flagel’s comment read. In an email to the Justice, Flagel wrote that there are a number of safeguards in all of the recent contracts so that student and campus satisfaction is a major component of accountability. “[Vice President for Operations] Jim Gray, who arrived at Brandeis after the personnel and contract decisions were made, has been tireless in addressing our concerns with Xerox and making very clear that they this performance is unacceptable and must be immediately addressed,” he wrote. Flagel added that none of the additional measures taken by Xerox excuse them for “the level of inconvenience and distress they have caused our community.” However, he wrote, Gray “has shared that he believes they understand the depth of their mistakes, and will in good faith partner to do everything possible to make this up to our community.”

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IN LINE: Students waited to pick up their deliveries and packages from the mailroom, run by Xerox, for about an hour on Sunday in the Usdan Student Center.

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BRIEF Senior representative to the Board steps down Alex Thomson ’15 has vacated the position of senior representative to the Board of Trustees. The vacancy was corroborated in a Sept. 3 email to the Brandeis community from Student Union President Sneha Walia ’15, urging students who wanted to run for the position to attend a mandatory meeting on Sept. 3. Thomson wrote in an email to the Justice that, because he will be graduating in December, “I feel that it is best for the student body to have a representative who can best serve

them for an entire year, rather than have two individuals representing them to the Board each semester.” He added that serving for both semesters is especially important due to the significance of working relationships with the Board of Trustees. “I want to ensure that the new representative will have ample opportunity to connect with other Trustees and raise issues of concern to students in an effective and lasting way,” Thomson wrote. “I am resign-

ing to give another student the opportunity to serve for the full year.” The senior representative to the Board of Trustees acts as a student representative on the Board of Trustees. Student representatives, however, are not Trustees and do not vote on matters before the Board of Trustees, according to the bylaws. Mohamed Sidique ’ 15 will be running for the position unopposed on Thursday. —Marissa Ditkowsky

STUDENT UNION

Elections for new senators to take place on Thursday ■ Brandeis Sustainability

Fund positions and a senior representative to the Board of Trustees will also be elected. By HANNAH WULKAN JUSTICE EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

Elections for the vacant positions on the Student Union and the Brandeis Sustainability Fund, as well as for the senior representative to the Board of Trustees, will be held on Thursday. Two Class of 2018 senators, one North Quad senator, one Massell Quad senator, one Rosenthal Quad senator, one Castle senator, one East Quad senator, one Village senator, one 567 and Charles River Apartments senator, one Ridgewood Quad senator, one Ziv Quad senator, one Mods senator and one off-campus senator will be elected. Two new members of the Brandeis Sustainability Fund and a new senior representative to the Board of Trustees will also be elected. Keturah Walker, Skye Golann, Luxi Wen, Bryan Baratian, Kevin Healey, Shayna Lyandvert and Nicolas Falkson are all running for the two Class of 2018 Senator positions. In an email to the Justice, Golann wrote that she is running for the position “in order to make our Brandeis experience better from day one!” Her goals include improving dining hall hours, reducing the University’s impact on the environment by expanding the use of composting, especially in the dining halls, and improving quad resources by furnishing the lounges and adding cookware and sporting goods like frisbees, ping pong paddles and soccer balls for resident use. Healey wrote in an email to the Justice that he decided to run because of his experiences at Brandeis so far. He wrote, “I was in the closet in high school, and even though I was ready to be open and accepting of my sexuality I wasn’t sure if I would be accepted here, since I knew I wouldn’t be accepted in my hometown.” He continued, “I’ve been really overwhelmed with the support and friendship of everyone here, and that campus attitude is what has motivated me to run.” He said that he wanted to give back by helping institute policies that will improve the shared experience at Brandeis. Lyandvert wrote in an email to the Justice that she chose to run in order to get to know and represent everyone in her class. Her goals include improving dining quality and hours, continuing sustainability efforts, elongating library hours on weekends and adding recreational equipment to residential quads. Falkson wrote in an email to the Justice that he hopes to keep a neat campus environment, plan exciting class events and to personally get to know his class and represent them well. “Whether issues pertain to the environment, social or student life, or just having an idea to help better our freshman year, I am determined to work hard and find a way to incorporate everybody’s interests,” he wrote. Walker, Wen and Baratian did not respond to requests for comment by press time. Noah Hessdorf ’18, Anisa Haque ’18, Lauren Li ’18, Mingyong Tong ’18, Zidong Yang ’18, Lorenzo Finamore ’18

and William Jones ’18 are all running for the position of North Quad senator. Hessdorf wrote in an email to the Justice, “I am running as part of the Ping Pong Party. It is my belief that one of the biggest issues in North Quad is that there are no ping-pong paddles to go along with the ping-pong table in Polaris lounge.” He added, “If elected I promise to finally put an end to this ugly situation.” He also wrote that he hopes to organize more social events for North Quad such as ice cream socials. Li wrote in an email to the Justice that her goals for North Quad are to get cleaner shower stalls, upgrade to window shades that actually pull up and provide every hall with a communal vacuum. She added, “I genuinely care that everyone is having as great of a time here as I am. I’m passionate but also realistic; I have a knack for understanding others and the ability to turn ideas into reality.” Tong wrote in an email to the Justice that she is running for senator because she wants to do something meaningful other than schoolwork. She said that her goals mainly include improving residence halls and hosting events that allow first-years to socialize between quads. Finamore wrote in an email to the Justice that he wants to bring together the North Quad community. He wrote, “If I were elected my primary goals would be to generate as many funds as possible for our quad through microefficient adjustments, and to become interconnected with the denizens of North Quad.” He added that he would like to put hammocks in the quad, improve lounges and have a fund to keep community food in Polaris Lounge. On a larger scale, he hopes to improve dining conditions. Haque, Yang and Jones did not respond to request for comment by press time. Nolan Murray ’18, Zain Walker ’18, Ana Miletic ’18, Amber Abernathy ’18, Millie (Mengyuan) Wu ’18 and Leah Sussman ’18 are running for the position of Massell Quad senator. Murray wrote in an email to the Justice that he hopes “to bridge the gap between the voices of the student and faculty population.” He added that he wants to make sure that every voice in Massell Quad is heard and every problem solved. Miletic wrote in an email to the Justice that she hopes to “ensure that every voice is heard and respected by gathering opinions on certain topics and issues we may encounter as residents of this quad.” She said that has already created a Facebook group for Massell Quad in order to create discussion about issues and plans to continue the discussion and address any concerns residents of the quad may have. Wu wrote in an email to the Justice that she hopes to add pool tables, air conditioning and Xboxes to Massell common rooms, improve mail services, improve food quality and establish an effective communication system between students and the school regarding dorm complaints. Walker, Abernathy and Sussman did not respond to request for comment by press time. Charles Flomenhoft ’17 and David Herbstritt ’17 are running for the position of Castle Quad senator. In an email to the Justice, Flomen-

hoft wrote that he hopes to improve conditions on campus, namely issues with Sodexo and the mailroom, as well as organize intra-school events. “Boston has a ridiculously high population density of college students and if we could have a multi-college gathering, perhaps a dance, I think it would allow students at Brandeis to meet and make connections with a lot of other peers their own age,” he wrote. Herbstritt wrote in an email to the Justice that he decided to run for Senator when a friend on the senate suggested he run due to his interest in student affairs. He wrote that his goals as senator include improving meal plans, bringing back meal equivalencies and making sure arts programs continue to flourish by organizing events throughout the year. Lauren Phillips ’15 is running unopposed for the position of 567 and Charles River Apartments senator. “I am running because I would like to bring the Charles River community closer. We’re a bit geographically isolated (by a striking six-tenths of a mile!) so I think it would be really great if we could all enjoy the convenience of each other’s company,” she wrote in an email to the Justice. She wrote that her goals are to host quadwide events throughout the year and to have the University put picnic tables between the buildings. She also hopes to have streetlamps and more blue-light emergency stations added to the area for safety. Mary Michalos ’16 is running unopposed for the position of off-campus senator. She wrote in an email to the Justice that she wanted to run to make sure that the off-campus student population does not feel forgotten. She hopes to add more BranVan stops that cover more of Waltham, institute earlier Waltham BranVan hours for those commuters with early classes, provide more meal plan options for off-campus students and institute a better network referral system for students who are looking to move off campus. Michelle Schein ’18, Annie Abrams ’17 and Stephanie Weinstein ’17 are running for the positions available on the Brandeis Sustainability Fund. Weinstein wrote in an email to the Justice that she is running because she is passionate about the environment. “I think it is so wonderful that Brandeis has created a means for students to make sustainable changes on campus and I want to be able to spread awareness of this opportunity and help make sure funding for projects is distributed fairly,” she wrote. She also said that she wants to increase the awareness of the grant on campus so students know they can make a difference. Abrams and Weinstein did not respond to request for comment by press time. Mitchell Beers ’17 and Kiara (Kiki) Tringali ’17 are running for the position of East Quad senator but did not respond to request for comment by press time. Jennifer Almodovar ’17 and Nimisha Shinday ’17 are running for the position of Rosenthal Quad senator but did not respond to request for comment by press time. Mohamed Sidique ’15 is running unopposed for the position of Senior Representative to the Board of Trustees, but he did not respond to requests for comment by press time.

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have emerged due to student issues with dining options, meal plans and more. By Kathryn brody JUSTICE editorial assistant

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SHINING BRIGHT: Students lit candles at the vigil held to remember Michael Brown of Missouri at Chapels Pond on Thursday night.

Community gathers for Ferguson vigil and talk collaborated to plan a vigil in memory of Michael Brown on Thursday night. By ILANA KRUGER AND ZACHARY REID JUSTICE STAFF WRITER AND SENIOR WRITER

Students and faculty gathered at Chapels Pond on Thursday evening for “A Night of Remembrance and Response: Brandeis Vigil and Town Hall.” The vigil was held in remembrance of Michael Brown, the unarmed black 18-year-old who was shot and killed by a police officer on Aug. 9 in Ferguson, MO. and other victims of similar incidents. The vigil drew around 150 individuals to remember Brown. According to an Aug. 10 New York Times article, Brown was shot by a police officer after allegedly assaulting the officer, although Brown was unarmed. The ensuing protests and violence in Ferguson have sparked debates across the country on issues of police brutality and race. University President Frederick Lawrence addressed the assembled crowd, saying that Brandeis students are “citizens of this campus but also citizens of the local, national and global communities.” “There is no point in trying to make sense of what happened, but there are lessons to be learned,” Lawrence continued. Dean of Students Jamele Adams delivered a spoken word piece addressing how he would respond if asked to react to the events in Ferguson. The path to peace, according to Adams, involves “seeing all humans as humane” and “deconstructing systems of oppression.” After student representatives of campus groups, including the Men of Color Alliance, Women of Color Alliance and Brandeis Black Student Organization, as well as members of the interfaith chaplaincy Rev. Walter Cuenin and Rev. Matthew Carriker and Director of Public Safety Ed Callahan spoke, Carriker led attendees in an interfaith peace song. The vigil was closed with a candle-lit moment of silence, giving those who gathered a chance to reflect and remember. Following the vigil was a town hall-style forum held in the Berlin Chapel. Lawrence moderated the forum, along with Profs. Laurie Nsiah-Jefferson (Heller) and Chad Williams (AAAS). The forum began with an opening activity in which students were asked to stand if they agreed with certain race and safety related questions. Students then had the opportunity to answer questions and ask questions in return to the room as

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a whole including the moderators, such as how the events in Ferguson are relevant to Brandeis. Students responded with personal connections as well as general concern for the issues being raised. An open dialogue was initiated, with students of varying backgrounds sharing their thoughts and feelings on the issues of race and gender pertaining to Brown’s story and their own experiences. Some students, like Erica Barnett ’17 brought some participants to tears with their stories and thoughts. Barnett expressed her surprise at the amount of students that attended the event but asked where the rest of the student body was. As a female African-American student, Barnett said that she feels automatically viewed as disadvantaged and that tragedies like this remind her of how much progress still needs to be made in terms of racial issues. “I am happy that we had this conversation, and I am proud of the diversity of the people that came,” Barnett said in an interview with the Justice. “I’m still asking questions like ‘What now?’ that I don’t know the answers to. We first have to fix the problems at Brandeis, and that starts with forums like this.” Hannah Reikes ’17 said in an interview with the Justice that she was surprised and moved by the reactions of those around her. “I don’t really have words for what I heard and experienced tonight,” Reikes said. “It can more accurately be summed up by the tears and tight hugs shared by good friends and complete strangers. The love and the sadness were quite simply overwhelming.” In a phone interview with the Justice, Lawrence said that the vigil and meeting were incredibly important to the Brandeis community, as they were an opportunity to “[come] together both in a communal sense at Chapel Pond and in a study sense in the Berlin Chapel.” Lawrence further elaborated on the events at Ferguson themselves, saying that “law enforcement holds the public trust, and that’s why they carry weapons and are permitted to use deadly force. When that trust is abused, it is a serious violation of constitutional rights and tear in the fabric of society.” The faculty member attendees also said that they were impressed with the dialogue. Nsiah-Jefferson said in an interview with the Justice that students’ comments “were extremely intelligent, strong, forceful and very heartfelt.” She also made note of the diversity of the audience, calling it a “really good mix of students, as well as graduate students, faculty and deans.” Although the conversation incorporated emotions and experiences, the discussion turned to possible solutions to the issues raised. Students

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agreed that actions need to be taken, beyond conversations. “This is not the end,” Justin Cates ’17, one of the student organizers of the events, told the Justice in a phone interview. “A lot of people came together to make this project possible, and it’s something we’re passionate about continuing on this campus. This is a school that prides itself on social justice, and that is something that we intend to uphold.” Cates further praised the community’s response to the events, noting that the vigil and meeting were publicized less than 48 hours before they occurred in a campus-wide email from the Department of Students and Enrollment. “To see that overwhelming response in such a short time was really powerful,” Cates said. In an interview with the Justice, Aliya Nealy ’15, co-president of the Women of Color Alliance, said that the vigil and town hall meeting came from a request made by Adams to Cates and D’Andre Young ’15, who helped organize the events. This was augmented by numerous oncampus groups issuing statements in response to the events at Ferguson, which were included in the announcement email for the vigil and meeting. Nealy further said that she and other students “knew that we wanted to do something before we came back to campus, because it was such a relevant issue.” While Adams had contacted groups about issuing statements immediately after the events at Ferguson, Nealy said that the “the immediate planning…had taken place over the past week and a half.” Cates echoed this statement and further praised Lawrence for helping to organize the vigil and town hall meeting, saying that he was tremendously helpful by “contacting a lot of other offices, including Public Safety.” This was especially important for Cates, as he felt that “having the police department in cooperation was really important for our message.” Williams also wrote in an email to the Justice that he was hopeful for future action on this issue. He wrote that the challenge is now “to take what we learned and channel the raw emotion into organized, collective action that compels the entire Brandeis community to confront the issues that were discussed.” The event was sponsored by University groups including the Men of Color Alliance, Women of Color Alliance, Brandeis Black Student Organization, African and AfroAmerican Studies department, Society Organized Against Racism, the Intercultural Center, the University Police and the Department of Student Activities.

Brandeis students threatened to hold sit downs in response to Sodexo’s dining service. In addition to posting their concerns on the Brandeis University Senate Dining Committee’s Facebook page, students went so far as to plan a protest in response to Sodexo’s renovation of the Usdan Student Center, change in dining options and new meal plans. Students have reacted to both the physical changes to the dining facilities as well as the remake of meal plan options by creating reactionary groups on Facebook such as the “Sodexo Fan Club,” in which students post sarcastic compliments concerning Sodexo’s services. One such post stated “I really like the diet orange juice. Looks like water, tastes like water, no calories!” A more serious Facebook group, called “Holding Sodexo Accountable,” has since budded off of this page. This group, created by Samantha Rockey ’17 on Thursday, is designed to “help the student body get organized about voicing [it’s] dining concerns,” Rockey wrote in an email to the Justice. Some of the concerns Rockey noted in her email include a lack of variety of food options, a call for meal equivalency so that students can use their meals at the Hoot Market and other locations as well as a need for increased Sodexo communication and transparency with a student representative. Rockey wrote that she’ll “be personally working to improve that transparency.” According to her email, Rockey submitted a list of concerns she compiled from the members of the Facebook group to the Student Union, although she did not con-

firm when. On the Facebook page, Rockey posted that she would send the list on Friday to the Executive Director of the Student Union, David Heaton ’17. Heaton, with whom Rockey has been in communication, agreed to share the group’s grievances with the Student Union according to this post on the Facebook page. The very day that Rockey created the Facebook group, the Vice President of Operations James Gray sent an email to the entire Brandeis student body stating that, beginning Sept. 8, Sherman Dining Hall will be kept open until 9 p.m. while Dining Services monitors the student traffic during the extra hour “to determine if [Dining Services] should continue to offer the extended service next semester.” The Facebook group threatened to host a sit-in by Sept. 16, but Rockey wrote that the group is currently exploring other options to hold Sodexo accountable. Sodexo’s General Manager Shawn Monaghan said in an interview with the Justice that he has a similar plan to increase the level of communication between the Dining Services and the student body. Monaghan said that Sodexo plans to use the media to “address things while it’s happening and we don’t have to wait for a month for someone to come in with a laundry list.” Specifically, Monaghan plans to increase the use of the Dining Services website and Twitter account “to break down any of the barriers” in communication on campus. Monaghan also mentioned that he plans to coordinate a vegan and vegetarian group in order to have a discussion about Sodexo’s offerings, and also hinted at addressing other dietary groups. “The fact is that things are different this year, but at the end of the day we’re here to enhance people’s lives, not inhibit,” Monaghan said. —Hannah Wulkan contributed reporting.

BRIEF Rev Gustavo Gutiérrez named 2014 recipient of Gittler Prize On Thursday, the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life announced that Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, a Roman Catholic priest of the Dominican Order, was awarded the 2014 Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize. A founder of liberation theology, Gutiérrez has worked to combine theology with social activism and has published more than a dozen books on the subject. His 1971 book A Theology for Liberation is considered one of the most influential theological works of the 20th century, according to a Sept. 4 BrandeisNOW article. The Gittler Prize was founded in 2007 and is awarded annually by the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life on behalf of the Office of the President. It “recognize[s] outstanding and lasting scholarly contributions to racial, ethnic and/or religious relations,” according to the University website. The winner of this prize is awarded $25,000 and a medal. Gutiérrez was born in Peru and studied medicine at the National University of Peru before changing course to study theology. He studied psychology and philosophy at Leuven University in Belgium and was ordained as a priest in 1959. In 1985, he received

his doctorate in theology from the Catholic University of Lyon, according to the BrandeisNOW article. He has also taught at many universities around the world, and is currently the John Cardinal O’Hara Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. In the past, who was a professor at the Pontifical University of Peru and has taught as a visiting professor at many other universities. BrandeisNOW reported that he holds about 20 honorary degrees from schools including Southern Methodist University and Yale University. Gutierrez founded the Bartolomé de Las Casas Institute in Lima, Peru, a Catholic organization with the mission of helping the poor through liberation and human development. In 1993, he was also made a member the French Legion of Honor for his humanitarian work in Latin America, according to BrandeisNOW. The Gittler Prize will be awarded to Gutiérrez in a formal ceremony accompanied by a talk on Sunday, Oct. 5 at 4 p.m. in Rapaporte Treasure Hall in Goldfarb Library. The event is free and open to the public. —Hannah Wulkan

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viewed for previous Justice articles, saying that the University ignored several claims that he made during the process, as well as lists of witnesses that he provided to testify on his behalf. “I was found responsible for these instances with little regard for any fairness during the process,” the accused student told the Justice in a June 24 article. According to a letter from the Department of Education obtained by the Justice, the main components of the accused student’s complaint against Brandeis include the University’s failure to address a complaint of sexual assault that the accused student also filed against the accusing party, the accused student’s allegations that he was wrongly disciplined due to this mishandling and his allegation that the University failed to equitably consider his counter-allegations. The letter also states that, simply because the complaint has been opened for investigation, the Office of Civil Rights has made no determination about the merit of the complaint and will act as a “neutral fact-finder.” A later statement from Senior Vice President for Students and Enrollment Andrew Flagel, which was posted on the University's website, states that “[w]hile the investigation is by no means welcome news, it is not unexpected,” Flagel wrote. “We will in every way cooperate fully with the OCR. The University has made great strides in the area of Title IX compliance, and we look forward to working with OCR to identify ways to further improve our policies and practices.” The University’s initial statement provided by Schaller stressed several initiatives that it has recently taken to address sexual assault on campus, such as holding bystander training sessions, creating a new website to increase awareness for sexual assault services and prevention, creating resource guides for students, faculty and staff and working to establish a student-run Rape Crisis Center, which Flagel wrote in his statement that he anticipates will be open by the start of the spring semester. “The safety, health and wellbeing of our students is paramount,” the initial statement provided by Schaller read. “These initiatives, and many to come, are part of fulfilling that commitment.” Despite the University’s recent efforts, the case chronicled in the June 24 article drew criticism from the greater Brandeis community, as well as from both parties involved. In addition to grievances that the Department of Education is investigating

on behalf of the accused student, the accusing student also raised concerns about the University. The University failed to respond to him in a timely manner and did not punish the accused for violating a no contact order due to what the accusing party said that University Police Lt. Bette Reilly referred to as an “ambiguity” in the way the accused party understood the NCO. However, the accused party noted that the NCO “makes no mention of what to do when we are in the same place.” Title IX is a portion of the United States Education Amendments of 1972 that states that states that “[n] o person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.” Although Title IX prohibits universities from discriminating based upon gender, it has further been interpreted to hold universities responsible for handling sexual assault cases and punishing assailants. The court-ruled reasoning, which can be linked back to the 1999 Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education case, is that sexual abuse interferes with the ability of individuals to receive an education. In the April 4, 2011 “Dear Colleague Letter” written by the Department of Education to provide guidelines for universities, it was officially established that the requirements of Title IX pertaining to sexual harassment also apply to sexual assault. Many of the cases that have recently been under investigation by the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights involve the rights of accusing parties and universities’ avoidance in addressing complaints. However, Title IX also protects accused students by establishing guidelines for adjudication more rigorous than a typical disciplinary hearing for student conduct violations. Universities are required to use the “preponderance of the evidence” standard. Such guidelines are also outlined in the “Dear Colleague Letter.” In addition, both the accusing and accused parties must receive equal treatment and consideration throughout the process. The comprehensive list of colleges and universities under investigation for potential Title IX violations was initially released by the Department of Education on May 1 and included 55 higher education institutions. The list has continued to grow over the past several months. The Department of Education did not respond to requests for comment on the investigation process by press time.

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990: Investment income sees increase during FY12 CONTINUED FROM 1 paid for one year of service postretirement. This amount totals to $1,195,589, Winship’s total reported compensation on the 2012 Form 990. Executive Director for Integrated Media Bill Schaller confirmed in an email to the Justice that Winship does not yet plan to retire and did not receive all of the compensation that was reported in fiscal year 2012. However, U.S. tax laws required Brandeis to report the compensation outlined in her contract even though it was not realized in fiscal year 2012. Provost Steve Goldstein’s ’78 total salary was $729,249 during the 2012 fiscal year, over a $450,000 increase from fiscal year 2011, during which he made $261,416. Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff and Chief Legal Officer David Bunis ’83 yearly salary increased less than $100,000, with a salary of $471,087 during fiscal year 2011 and $539,900 during fiscal year 2012. President Emeritus Jehuda Reinharz, who served as president

from 1994 until Lawrence took over on Jan. 1, 2011, made $420,505, compared to $625,388 during fiscal year 2011. Reinharz’s salary sparked controversy and was investigated by the Boston Globe after the fiscal year 2011 Form 990 was released. According to a Nov. 19, 2013 Justice article, Reinharz’s total compensation is approximately $300,000 each year from 2012 through 2014. Administrators told the Justice that in 2014, Reinharz will be compensated until June at the same rate as 2012 and 2013, with a total compensation that year of about $160,000. This compensation would be as president emeritus. However, after June 2014, Reinharz’s annual salary would be $180,000 and based on his job as a part-time professor, the article states. Investment income increased by nearly $30,000,000 from fiscal year 2011 to 2012. The University’s investment income in 2011 was $14,337,030; investment income increased to $42,716,679 in 2012. Schaller attributed the increase is investment income to “Brandeis’ investment strategies and to the fi-

nancial market’s turnaround” Although endowment dropped during fiscal year 2011, it grew by about $90,000,000 during fiscal year 2012. The endowment dropped from $703,665,944 to $674,521,865 in 2012 but increased to $766,204,932 by the end of fiscal year 2012. A Nov. 12, 2013 Justice article revealed that the endowment had increased by 17.6 percent over the 2011 to 2012 fiscal year, and a seven percent increase is projected for the 2013 fiscal year. According to the data provided to the Justice by Chief Investment Officer Nicholas Warren, the projection for the 2013 fiscal year is at $785.4 million, and $10 million in donations are anticipated. The fiveyear forecast projects that the endowment will be at $881.9 million, including expected donations of $35 million. The tax form revealed that there were 1,910 recipients of undergraduate financial aid during fiscal year 2012, which totaled at $54,350,995. This was a decrease from fiscal year 2011, during which there were 1,979 recipients of undergraduate financial aid, totaling $57,035,139.

PROTEST: Anonymous group uses protest art on Justice Louis D. Brandeis statue to draw attention to sexual assault CONTINUED FROM 1 The group of Brandeis students wrote in an email to the Justice that its project reflects one of the rules of Sulkowicz’s project: she cannot ask anyone to help her carry the mattress, although she can accept help if it is offered. “In having Justice Brandeis carry the mattress, we hope to send the message that Emma is not alone; that all survivors, here and everywhere, are not alone,” the group wrote. In an email to the Justice, the anonymous group connected Sulkowicz’s experiences to the situation of survivors at Brandeis currently. “Our protest art on the Louis

Brandeis statue is a statement of how Brandeis continues to fail survivors of sexual assault,” the group wrote. “Survivors on our campus cannot wait any longer for their assailants to be removed so that they no longer have to fear encountering them in the classroom, in a dining hall, or even in their own residence halls. Survivors on our campus can no longer wait for the school to take proactive steps to provide adequate information, resources, and adjudication processes.” The group noted recent cases that students have been made aware of and wrote that “the ones in which assailants were expelled and removed from campus are few and far

between.” The group wrote that it is much more common that accused students are allowed to remain on campus with a no contact order in place to keep them away from survivors. However, the group added that University Police “have continued to not take enforcement seriously.” “Recently, senior administrators have announced a few changes to how the issues of sexual violence are addressed, but so far none of them are enough,” the group wrote. “This collective formed because a group of Brandeis students are worried that the administration is more concerned with maintaining a good public image than actually provid-

ing support and making meaningful reform.” The group also expressed concerns about the University’s ability to enforce the policies that will be changed, specifically the changes that have been outlined for the upcoming edition of the Rights and Responsibilities handbook. “We are apprehensive about the administration’s commitment to making real change instead of merely shuffling around bureaucracy and changing the Rights and Responsibilities handbook,” the group wrote. The Justice Brandeis statue, the group wrote, “has always been a site where student activists have been

able to make politicized statements about the wider world or Brandeis University itself.” In placing the mattress and signs on the statue, the group wrote that it hopes the University shows support for and stands in solidarity with survivors and “live up to the social justice values we are all so proud of by taking action to ensure that no more of our students are forced to ‘Carry That Weight.’” As of now, the group wrote that it has no active plans to make any other statements. However, it may plan do so in the future. “[W]e may continue to take actions such as these in the future if they continue to be necessary,” the group wrote.

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CREATIVE THERAPY: Memory Café in Waltham hosts participants who are learning to live with Alzheimer’s disease or Parkinson’s disease. PHOTOS COURTESY OF BETH SOLTZBERG

Trip down memory lane Waltham Group volunteers participate in the Memory Café, a creative forum that hosts those suffering from memory loss By MAX SHPILMAN Justice CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Usually, when you sit down to talk with a friend, you can be sure that he or she will look you in the eye and, with no hesitation, talk about the one day that made his or her past summer so special. But when you talk to someone who has endured memory change due to a debilitating disease like Alzheimer’s disease or Parkinson’s disease, you expect something different. The conversation stalls because your companion often loses his or her train of thought. You find that you need to dictate the conversation. Companions to Elders is one of the 19 programs administered by the Waltham Group, Brandeis’ community service umbrella organization. Beginning last spring, the program’s coordinators, Matt Chamberlain ’15, Linda Nakagawa ’15 and Melanie Gomes ’16 formed a partnership with Jewish Family and Children’s Services in Waltham. Once a month, Brandeis students volunteer at the JF&CS facility and befriend those who suffer from memory change. “Our mission is to connect students with older populations in the area who require assisted living,” said Chamberlain. He observed that for those who suffer from Alzheimer’s or other related diseases, talking with someone younger can stimulate their memories, which they may otherwise have difficulty doing on their own. Jewish Family and Children’s Service provides the venue to make this interaction possible. Beth Soltzberg, a program coordinator at JF&CS, appreciates the companionship that

Brandeis volunteers offer to those with significant memory changes. “People with Alzheimer’s or other diseases that cause dementia tend to find that their world gets smaller and smaller, and they’re not able to do things they used to do, and they become very isolated. Isolation then leads to depression. We at JF&CS aim to intervene in that process,” Soltzberg said. This past March, JF&CS began coordinating Memory Cafés, events that are designed to give those who experience memory change both company and comfort in an authentic social environment. “Memory Cafés are unlike receiving professional treatment and rehabilitation, and they are also unlike a visit to Starbucks where the baristas know nothing about you,” Soltzberg said. “In fact, the experience is like a combination of the two. Professionals from all over the region drop by, and it’s wonderful to have the presence of professionals and student volunteers because it makes it feel like the crowd one might find at Starbucks.” This past Friday, JF&CS hosted its seventh Café. “Memory Cafés are a relatively new idea catching on around the country,” Chamberlain wrote in an email to the Justice. “They are a great place for people with memory disorders, diagnosed or undiagnosed, to chat with one another and have engaging conversations in a stigma free environment.” The appearance of Memory Cafés across the United States marks a recent trend that has been steadily gaining momentum since the early 2000s. The idea originally took

CROSS-GENERATION: Student volunteers learn to interact with those who suffer from cognitive diseases.

shape in the Netherlands in 1997 thanks to the work of Dr. Bere Miesen, and the cafés have gradually spread to other parts of the globe. Soltzberg explains that the cafés held at JF&CS place emphasis on the creative arts. “Core arts represent a big part of what we do here. Sometimes we offer dance groups for those with Parkinson’s, and we also entertain singers, poets and visual artists who incorporate the café’s guests into their routine.” This past Friday, JF&CS hosted a dance instructor who encouraged the café’s guests to be physically active. The partners of those who have experienced significant memory change are also negatively affected yet in less obvious ways. The attention that JF&CS devotes to the entire family and not simply the family member affected by memory change is an important aspect of the program. “Like those who endure significant memory change, their partners may also feel isolated and often focus on what is going wrong,” Soltzberg said. “The Memory Cafés are tailored to emphasize what is going right; they tend to bring out the best traits in the partner who experiences memory change,” she said. Soltzberg also notes that JF&CS provides guidance to family members who are not affected on how to make the best of their living environment. Student volunteers play a particularly important role at the Memory Cafes. “Talking to students gives the elderly a chance to give advice, which is an honored role that many do not get a chance to play at this stage in their lives,” Soltzberg said. Chamberlain notes that this dynamic be-

tween students and those with memory disorders makes for a memorable experience. “So far we’ve found that the attendees really enjoy the presence of Brandeis students.” The roles of volunteers include setting up and greeting the arriving guests, actively participating in discussion with them and participating in activities such as poetry, music and dancing. “It’s such a pleasure to go and connect with familiar faces,” said Chamberlain. Those who have endured memory change can also take advantage of students’ company by comparing their personal experiences to those of the students. Soltzberg recalls the very first Memory Café that hosted student volunteers. “We got together not long after Pete Seeger passed away and we had a performer come and sing a few of his songs,” Soltzberg said. “We watched a video of Seeger performing in the late ’50s on a college campus, and it was really fun after watching that to listen to the guests say to the Brandeis students, ‘Is this what it looks like on campus now?’” Equally as important as the benefits reaped by those suffering from disease, student volunteers also benefit from the experience at a Memory Café. Soltzberg recognizes that volunteers who attend the café are likely, at some point in their lives, to sustain a relationship with someone with memory change. “Giving students this exposure,” Soltzberg said, “will provide them with valuable know-how so that they are equipped to handle a relationship with someone close to them with memory changes in a positive way later in life.”

GLASS HALF FULL: To help overcome feelings of helplessness, participants emphasize what is going right.

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HISTORY AND SCIENCE: Prof. Andrew Koh (CLAS) has managed to combine his knowledge of science and passion for ancient history. MORGAN BRILL/the Justice

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Prof. Andrew Koh (CLAS) and his team excavated the world’s oldest wine cellar By JAIME KAISER JUSTICE EDITOR

From a young age, Prof. Andrew Koh (CLAS) was enamored with beginnings. Then he grew up and became an archaeologist— a profession that takes him back to the start of the world’s first ancient civilizations every day. At the height of his career, he has managed to marry his diverse areas of expertise, using his dual background in both classical studies and biological chemistry to unearth truths about ancient viticulture and the Canaanite community that might otherwise have remained shrouded in historical guesswork. Koh and his colleagues discovered the ruins of an ancient wine cellar among the remains of an ancient Canaanite Palace called Tel Kabri in Upper Galilee of modern-day Israel. Although the site was excavated last year, Koh’s study was only recently published, on Aug. 27 in the journal PLOS ONE with Eric Cline of George Washington University and Assaf Yasur-Landau of the University of Haifa in Israel. While other parts of the palatial site seem to have been emptied of their contents, it appears that the cellar was left untouched for reasons unknown, leaving 40 wine jars buried beneath the site for centuries. The archaeological marvel is being considered the oldest and largest wine cellar ever discovered. One look was all Koh needed to make an educated guess about what might have been stored in these jars. The vessel, with its narrow rim and relatively large size, indicated that wine was a likely contender. Yet it took more complex scientific analysis to learn details that no classically trained archaeologist could have known. Koh’s background in chemistry allowed him to do residue analysis of the jars and determine the presence of tartaric acid, a major acid in wine. What’s more, Koh’s team found syringic acid in most of the jars, which indicated that they once held red wine. West of the palace’s central courtyard, the archaeologists made a promising find when they dug up the first vessel, which they named “Bessie.” “We didn’t want to get our hopes up because what happens if you get your hopes up is that ends up being the only jar you find,” said Koh. Yet directly following the ecstasy of finding the jar, Koh and his colleagues made an alarming mental estimate. “We’ve done this long enough ... we did the calculation in our head and said, ‘we’re not going to finish,’” Koh said. With only five weeks of time remaining, Koh and his team went for a radical strategy. By having the approximately 50 volunteers working at the site switch off on double shifts, they were able to finish on one of their final days in northern Israel. Koh is among a small pool of archaeologists who have the background to conduct his own scientific research, making for more thorough assessments of excavation sites. In most cases, archaeologists delegate scientific analysis to chemists located

in remote labs perhaps hundreds of miles away from the site, about which Koh said, “there’s a disconnect there. It’s a very inefficient transfer of knowledge. Isn’t it sad that that’s how it’s been done for over a century and we haven’t really changed it?” “We want to learn about the big picture of the palace that we couldn’t have done without these techniques,” said Koh. With Koh’s latest discovery, he hopes that the benefits of archeologists who can conduct their own scientific analyses will be obvious. Although Koh conducted much of his own scientific research, he collaborated with professors from the Brandeis Chemistry department, including Profs. Barry Snider, Casey Wade and Christine Thomas. Going forward, Koh hopes to use grape DNA from Kabri to reconstruct what actual seventh century vineyards were composed of by conducting Geographic Information Systems and landscape studies at the new Brandeis Digital Humanities Lab to isolate feral grapes near Kabri that might descend from the times of the ancient Canaanites. Growing up, Koh never imagined that he would become an archaeologist. His parents wanted him to become a doctor, so he studied biological chemistry at the University of Illinois for his undergraduate degree. However, Advanced Placement credits gave him flexibility in his course schedule. He was also able to take the classics classes about which he was passionate. In 1999, he matriculated into the University of Pennsylvania, where he received his doctorate in 2006. With a unique grounding in classical material as well as years of experience in the laboratory, his advisors encouraged him to write a dissertation that drew upon scientific analysis. Koh was wary of the suggestion. He didn’t want to be the “oddball” among his peers, having imagined himself following in the footsteps of traditional archaeologists like personal heroes James Pritchard and Sir Arthur Evans. He knew that his unconventional approach might make him a stand-out candidate among his peers, but it could just as easily destroy his hopes of finding a home in academia. “My mantra the whole time was ‘we’ll see how it works out,’” said Koh. After flirting with numerous institutions, including the University of California, Los Angeles and Dartmouth College, Koh became an assistant professor in Brandeis’ department of Classic Studies in 2011. “Brandeis is so much about relationships so I fit right in,” Koh said. Since becoming a professor here, Koh has organized multiple archaeological digs for his students that include Classical Studies undergraduates as well as students from a wide spectrum of majors. About his archaeological excavation research trips generally, Koh said “I’m not going there ... primarily just to do residue analyses. I’m there to do archaeology. I didn’t get into this just to do lab work. I would be making money if it was just to do labwork, but that’s not enough fun.”

ANCIENT SOCIETY: In the ruins of a Canaanite Palace, Koh and his team discovered an untouched wine cellar complete with 40 ceramic wine jars. PHOTOS COURTESY OF ANDREW KOH

EXCAVATION ADVENTURES: Since Koh (fourth from right) became a Brandeis professor in 2011, he has led multiple archaeological trips to locations throughout the Mediterranean.

ALCOHOLIC ARTIFACTS: Excavators at the Tel Kabri archaeological site discovered 40 jars which an ancient king used to store wine in 1600 B.C.

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Mailroom issues must be resolved In an email on April 24, Director of Strategic Procurement John Storti informed the student body that the University had partnered with Xerox Corporation to begin renovating and improving Mail Services, the Copy Center and printing services on campus. Storti promised that the turnover to Xerox would “result in earlier and more accurate and on-time mail delivery service.” Now, over three months after the new provider began business, it appears this promise may have been premature. While the physical renovations to the mailroom have been completed on time, this board takes issue with the Xerox Corporation’s abysmal customer service and long wait times. During one of the busiest times of the year for the mailroom—the start of first semester—students have had to wait in lines reaching out of the mailroom’s doors just to receive their packages, often containing books or supplies without which students cannot even begin their coursework. Despite promises of a five minute wait at most from Xerox’s Client Operations Director for New England Chris Walton, students have almost universally reported waiting for at least an hour for service. Mail Services even distributed water and candy to those waiting in line. Still more unacceptable is the inadequacy of Xerox’s email notification system, meant to tell students when their packages are ready for pickup. Delivery services such as Amazon have been known to send students emails saying their packages have shipped, while the mailroom notifications can take days or even weeks to deliver the same notification. While Xerox was brought in to improve efficiency in the mailroom, they have only caused confusion, as the mailroom is still backlogged with several days’ worth of mail which students need immediately. In the Facebook group “Overseen at Brandeis,” Senior Vice President for Students and Enrollment Andrew Flagel posted a message he’d received from Chief Operating Officer Steven Manos. Manos said of Xerox’s service, “It is apparent to everyone concerned that our vendor has failed to live up to their commitments.” He added that Vice President for Operation Jim Gray and Director of Budget and University Services Dianne Qualter have

Xerox turnover causes issues been personally overseeing the mailroom staff, and “the situation on the ground has improved radically.” This assistance is welcome, but there is a serious problem if administrators untrained as mailroom employees must leave behind their regular workload in order to organize the mailroom, and are doing a better job at it than the actual employees. Few of last year’s mailroom employees were rehired by Xerox, and those that were have suffered heavily reduced wages. Former Copy Center Manager Barry Hayes told the Justice last Spring that he and his colleagues “fully expected” to be hired by Xerox, as had been the practice in previous turnovers. Aside from the concerns of turning out employees with decades of loyalty to the University, we wonder if keeping these hardworking employees, who are experienced in handling the early weeks, might have prevented the current service issues. Xerox has stated that they “accept full responsibility for this service breakdown,” and that they were unprepared for the approximately 4,000 packages received during the first week of classes, particularly as they were concurrently redistributing mailbox keys to 3,000 students. The company claims to have “not experienced this kind of [package] volume from institutions of similar size” and that they did not have access to “historical package data” from previous vendor Canon. But regardless of data from “institutions of similar size,” the fact that Xerox has been unable to correct basic service issues over multiple weeks indicates a complete lack of research and preparation for their duties. Better communication with Canon, under whom the mailroom has not in recent memory suffered this type of breakdown in service, would have prevented such problems from arising. This board calls on Xerox to thoroughly re-examine their current service policies at Brandeis University. Beyond fixing the current backlog of mail, we ask Xerox to examine what specifically went wrong and make proactive policies to prevent such a breakdown again.

Ferguson vigil commendable Last week, the Brandeis community came together at Chapels Pond for a vigil in remembrance of Michael Brown, the unarmed teenager who was shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Mo. A town hall-style forum in Berlin Chapel immediately followed the vigil where students were invited to ask questions on issues of race and safety raised by the shooting, as well as sharing their own personal experiences with racial issues. The forum was moderated by University President Frederick Lawrence, who was accompanied by Profs. Laurie Nsiah-Jefferson (Heller) and Chad Williams (AAAS). This board recognizes and applauds the actions taken by the several student groups who planned the event in conjunction with the University Police, the Intercultural Center and the Department of Student Activities. By holding the vigil and forum, Brandeis opens itself for discussions on racism and upholds its designation as an institution dedicated to tackling the ever difficult issue of social justice. The event provided a safe and wel-

Discuss racial tensions coming environment for students to discuss the serious implications of the shooting of Brown and the response to it within the Ferguson community. While the future of race relations within the city of Ferguson remains unclear, events like this vigil allow us to grieve, reflect and begin a critical dialogue on racism in our country. As college students, we represent the next generation of activists and policy makers who will shape America’s future. We should use our time at Brandeis to prepare us for the challenges we will face. Around 150 students attended the vigil and forum, a significant number considering the short notice given on the event. We hope that future events dealing with racial issues continue to draw a diverse crowd. We also recognize the administrative support given to the vigil, specifically Lawrence’s and Dean Jamele Adams’ presence and constructive words throughout the evening.

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On Aug. 11, a World Health Organization panel found that, in order to combat the current Ebola crisis in West Africa, it may be ethical for doctors to use “unproven interventions with as yet unknown efficacy and adverse effects.” This decision comes amid one of the most deadly Ebola outbreak since the disease’s discovery; at least 1900 people have died in the past six months, according to Doctors Without Borders. The controversy surrounding the administration of the experimental drug ZMapp to seven patients, two of whom have since died of Ebola, spurred the WHO to provide ethical guidance. Do you agree with the WHO’s decision that it is ethical under certain circumstances to use experimental drugs on Ebola patients?

Prof. Alice Noble (HSSP) This is a departure from well-established ethical requirements for experimental interventions. Note that the WHO report does not provide the final word on this issue but charts a course for further discussion to determine more specifically: (1) ethical ways to gather data while providing care under prevailing conditions; (2) what ethical criteria should be used to prioritize use of unregistered experimental therapies; and (3) how to prioritize distribution among the many communities affected. To the extent that expectations are realistic, patient and community rights are protected and a longer-term public good can be anticipated, the experimental deployment appears just. But is it ethical to engage such scarce resources in what well may be a “Hail Mary pass” of untested therapies, while the public health and medical infrastructures are absent entirely or in disarray? Budget cuts, bare-bones staffing in key sections and changing priorities have left the WHO ill-equipped to face the challenges of the present crisis. Diverting basic funding from personnel and public health measures needed to contain the outbreak poses an ethical challenge that cannot be overlooked. Prof. Alice Noble (HSSP) is a Senior lecturer in Health: Science and Social Policy.

Jennie Bromberg ’15 While I do agree that for the case of Ebola the administration of unproven interventions is ethical and makes sense when there is no other treatment option in countries like the United States as long as some preliminary testing has been done, I don’t think they are an effective solution to the epidemic in West Africa. Even if treatments were shipped off to Liberia or Sierra Leone tomorrow, these countries lack a systematic ability to effectively administer the treatment. There are so many political and public health issues tied to the Ebola outbreak that administrating an unproven intervention in West Africa would be a waste of time and money. In developed countries, there are so few cases of Ebola. It would take a long time to really test the unproven interventions, and doing something in this case is probably better than doing nothing. Jennie Bromberg ’15 is a Justice Forum staff writer, and a Health: Science and Social Policy and International and Global Studies double major.

Danielle Nurick ’16

In many cases when companies look to test disease interventions, vulnerable populations seem easy targets for trials, and drugs that are in developmental stages that may not seem ethical in the United States are tested on people in developing nations. Many of these people are more likely to want to be in these trials because they offer a cheaper alternative to medical care that many are not likely to receive, and companies are likely to use these populations because there are less legal issues involved. Ordinarily I might be opposed to these trials, but in the case of a disease like ebola that can be fatal up to 90 percent of the time, there may not be other options for care. Currently there are no effective treatments available for Ebola victims, so it may be better to offer a treatment that has a chance of working than to just allow so many to die untreated. Hopefully these experimental treatments will be more effective than no treatment at all. Danielle Nurick ’16 is an Undergraduate Department Representative for the Health: Science and Social Policy department.

Jacob Abrams ’17 In my personal opinion, I believe the WHO ethics panel made the correct decision in how to currently deal with the Ebola crisis. Ebola is one of the deadliest viruses in today’s world and has an extremely high rate of infection. The number of Ebola infections in West Africa is increasing exponentially, which also increases the possibility of the virus spreading to more of the African continent, and possibly the world. At this point, I believe that any treatment that can have a chance of eliminating the virus should be used, even if it is experimental. There is a good possibility that there may be adverse side effects directly caused by the drug. At this point in time, however, modern medicine should be using every weapon in its arsenal to control this contagion and restore peace to this currently volatile region. Jacob Abrams ’17 is a member of the Brandeis International Committee.

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READER COMMENTARY Consider causes of Great Recession In response to your article, “Embracing free market principles truly aids economy” (Sept. 2): This article points out that the ongoing recovery from the Great Recession of 2007 to 2008 is disappointing in a number of ways. Specifically, a) wages in the jobs gained during the recovery are lower than the wages were in the jobs that were lost during the recession, b) income inequality is rising, and c) median household income is lower now than it was at the time the recovery began. The article explains these worrisome trends as being caused by the fact that “rising taxes and regulatory policies have hurt middle and lower class Americans.” The solution, according to the article, is a “return to the free market.” I think this explanation is highly questionable. Inequality has been rising in the U.S. since about 1980, not just since 2008. Median household real incomes have been stagnant or slowly declining since 1980. The causes of rising inequality are not completely understood. Common explanations involve the nature of technological change in recent decades, increased globalization, the growth of “superstar” or “winner-take-all” markets where the lion’s share of the rewards go to the very top (the winner), and perhaps also two rounds of significant tax cuts for the richest Americans under Presidents Reagan and George W. Bush. Many of these forces pushing toward greater inequality are market forces, not the result of higher taxes or increased regulation. One more thing—one of the causes of the Great Recession was the de-regulation of the financial sector in the late 1990s and early 2000s that allowed financial firms to take on increased risk. One consistent lesson from economic history is that an insufficiently regulated financial sector is prone to periodic crises. Although free markets often tend toward efficiency, that is not always the case, and there is room in a healthy economy for some degree of regulation of markets by the government. —Prof. Michael Coiner (ECON) is an asssociate professor in the Economics department.

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Resist partisan responses to Ferguson crisis

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By AARON DVORKIN JUSTICE STAFF WRITER

“Do we criticize them, or do we remain silent?” The preceding question was posed to Dr. Ben Carson, a pundit on Fox News, by host Bill O’Reilly during an O’Reilly Factor segment about the Ferguson shooting last month. Surprisingly, the question was not regarding the Ferguson Police Department, the shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown by one of their officers, the lack of transparency from the department regarding the shooting or the excessive force they used on people protesting the shooting. Instead, O’Reilly was asking his guest whether the parents of Brown should be criticized for accusing the Ferguson Police Department of an injustice without “knowing the facts.” One would think that conservative pundits— given their fear of tyrannical government overreach—would be quick to criticize the Ferguson Police. The images coming out of Ferguson seem to be consistent with what conservatives often claim the government will look like if it ever becomes too powerful—men in armor subduing and assaulting those who only wish to use their First Amendment right to freedom of assembly. Lawful, peaceful protestors are being punished for the actions of a violent few. Curfews and military grade equipment make Ferguson seem more and more like a literal police state. And yet, many conservative talking heads, advocacy groups and politicians have been more critical of other aspects of the story, such as their accusations that Rev. Al Sharpton was encouraging bad behavior among protestors by making impassioned speeches at rallies. O’Reilly, Rush Limbaugh and others have been much more guarded in their criticism of the police department. The coverage on Ferguson by Fox News is a sharp contrast with the way the same pundits reacted to the mini rebellion set up by Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy just four months earlier. Bundy became a hero among conservatives when he refused to abide by federal law and remove his cattle which had been illegally grazing on land set aside for conservation purposes by the Bureau of Land Management 20 years earlier. Supporters from across the country—many of whom were armed—joined a protest camp set up by Bundy with their guns aimed at federal law enforcement officials at the scene. “I like anybody that’s willing to fight,” said Fox News host Sean Hannity in an interview with Bundy on April 11, praising his recalcitrance. Apparently tax exemption is a worthy cause for opposing the law; justice for the death of an unarmed teenager is not. The hypocrisy of certain conservative commentators like Hannity regarding the shooting of Michael Brown and the protests that followed

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seem to be more motivated by partisanship than by principle. The response from Fox News may, in part, be a reaction to how networks such as CNN and MSNBC, usually seen as more liberal, are covering the story. During a debate, Fox News host Howard Kurtz criticized CNN host Jake Tapper for saying police should not have been dressed in riot gear and referred to MSNBC as “The Michael Brown Defense Network led by Al Sharpton.” When conservatives saw that liberals were rallying around Brown and criticizing the police department, many on the right instinctively took the other side. This is an unfortunate reminder of the unrelenting partisanship which has engulfed Congress since the election of President Barack Obama and has become too common since the rise of the Tea Party. Reactions from Republican politicians were mixed, but statements from some of the party’s leaders displayed a similar reluctance to criticize the Ferguson police force in the same manner as Democratic politicians have. Statements from Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-OH, and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-TX, were critical of the police arresting journalists at the scene in Ferguson but did not show disdain for the manner in which protestors were treated. By contrast, Democrats in Congress plan to introduce legislation to end the federal program which gives grants to local police forces and allows them to obtain military grade weapons free of charge. Partisanship also seems to have motivated the way certain conservative advocacy groups have responded—or rather, not responded—to the Ferguson situation as well. Gun rights activists claim that they have the right to keep and bear arms because they need to be able to pro-

tect themselves if the government ever becomes too tyrannical. One would think that images of police using military grade weapons on mostly peaceful protestors would ignite the same fear that motivates those committed to protecting gun rights. And yet, both the National Rifle Association and Gun Owners of America have remained silent about the conduct of the police during the shooting and the protests that ensued. The way advocacy groups like the NRA shape the views of their followers and the way media outlets like Fox News disseminate information appear to be key reasons why partisanship has reached its current level. Some Americans assume that partisanship in Washington D.C. is a symptom of corruption, but the way many conservatives have reacted to Ferguson is perhaps a sign that that divisiveness represents the sentiments of the people more than previously thought. In a poll conducted on Aug. 16 by YouGov.com (Brown was shot on Aug. 9) Republicans were more likely to say that police militarization is necessary by a 44 percent to 34 percent margin. Democrats polled said by a 63 percent to 21 percent margin that the use of military grade weapons by police is excessive. The unnecessary death of Brown and the subsequent mistreatment of those protesting his death are very concerning issues. Our nation must stand as one in calling for justice for both Brown and the protestors who were mistreated at rallies held in his name. Upholding partisan battles is no excuse to be less outraged about conduct which is undoubtedly unjust. Ignoring your own beliefs because you refuse to agree with those who you consider political enemies is nothing but reprehensible.

Defense of “Concerned” Listserv contradicts arguments against Hirsi Ali By daniel mael JUSTICE contributing WRITER

My grandfather was a member of the first four-year graduating class of Brandeis University. For as long as I can remember, he told me stories about his fond memories of his time in Waltham. Beyond the welcoming Brandeis family and friends, he highlights the quality and integrity of the professors on campus as a focal point of his experience. I too share his feeling of admiration for so many of the faculty, and consider it a privilege to learn from such qualified and passionate academics. It is unfortunate that so many of the faculty campaigned against women’s rights activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali this past April. It is also troubling that certain faculty members have made repugnant remarks on the “Concerned” Listserv. Faculty and students quickly mobilized to start the “disinvite Ayaan Hirsi Ali” campaign shortly after her honorary degree was announced. Rather than allowing students to even listen to the words of someone with whom faculty members took issue (in other words, to expand their minds), Hirsi Ali was quickly labeled an “Islamophobe” by both students and prominent professors. A petition signed by 87 of those professors, alongside other demonstrations, eventually resulted in the rescinding of Hirsi Ali’s honorary degree. Those who sided with Hirsi Ali were deemed morally repugnant by implication. The moral axis on which the debate was hoisted was not about the women’s rights activism which she champions, but about whether one was for or against an “Islamophobe” speaking to the Muslim students. Herself a terror victim, Hirsi Ali

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has been vocal about her critiques of Islam, due to its extreme adherents causing her forced genital mutilation. Prevented from entering the discourse was the very idea that freedom of thought means also hearing an opinion that some find offensive, or that an individual could be welcomed and honored without the community agreeing with everything the person had ever thought or said. It seemed that in the eyes of the petitioning professors, any political discourse with even slightly intolerant language was grounds for immediate, automatic censorship. In announcing the revocation of the honorary degree in April, University President Frederick Lawrence wrote “we cannot overlook certain of her past statements that are inconsistent with Brandeis University’s core values.” At the urging of faculty members and the student petition, Lawrence ultimately concluded Hirsi Ali’s line of work is incompatible with a modern liberal arts education. Last week in this section, Profs. Harry Mairson (COSI) and Mary Baine Campbell (ENG) expressed their outrage at the fact that Lawrence highlighted some of the intolerance on the “Concerned” Listserv, a Listserv on which faculty talk generally about politics. Lawrence reacted to some of the Listserv’s leaked emails, which in his words “include anti-Semitic epithets, personal attacks, denigration of the Catholic faith, and the use of crude and vulgar terms in discussions about Israel.” Lawrence claimed these emails “do not represent the Brandeis community,” before saying “I condemn these statements in no uncertain terms.” It is important to note that the Listserv is restricted in access, but not private—it uses a Brandeis resource, the server.

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In response, Mairson and Campbell raised the idea that Lawrence’s condemnation of certain obscene emails on “Concerned” might infringe on academic freedom of expression and thought. They failed to mention that Lawrence strongly demarcated that as a University, “we maintain our staunch support of freedom of expression and academic inquiry.” In the same way that Mairson, Campbell and others who stood against Hirsi Ali’s honorary degree exercised their right to free speech, many members of the Brandeis community spoke out about how they considered comments on the “Concerned” Listserv to be repugnant and incompatible with Brandeis values. One of these people was Lawrence. His responses, correct in analysis or not, have been consistent in both cases—speech that is deemed offensive at Brandeis is to be condemned. Mairson and Campbell ironically take issue only with Lawrence’s response to the “Concerned” Listserv. The irony is blatant: that Campbell, who herself organized and lobbied to shut down the voice of someone whom she accused of being “shockingly vocal in her hatred for Muslim culture and Muslims,” is now complaining that the actual hate speech of certain faculty, such as Prof. Donald Hindley (POL), has been exposed. She is defending the same practice—alleged hateful rhetoric—which was previously worthy of condemnation. The intolerance of the select radical faculty on “Concerned” to differing views represents an affront to academic inquiry and real intellectual discussion. For example, one professor shared a petition on “Concerned” which aimed to “DeFox America,” hoping to undo the news network due to claims that its pundits “badgered Congress into passing unconstitutional

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measures to defund the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now” in 2009. Prof. William Flesch (ENG) even responded on “Concerned,” “I hate FOX, but I don’t see how this could possibly be unconstitutional.” Just last week Campbell shared a petition asking the editors of the Boston Globe to silence any editorial page article that contains alleged misinformation about climate change, though the science is far from settled. These trends are troubling. They go beyond mere political incorrectness, and into silencing the political views of anyone with whom the professors disagree. It is one thing to use offensive language, and quite another to actively work to block the free flow of information and stifle debate As Hirsi Ali said she was planning to say to the Class of 2014, “We need to make our universities temples not of dogmatic orthodoxy, but of truly critical thinking, where all ideas are welcome and where civil debate is encouraged.” The motto of Brandeis University is “Truth even unto its innermost parts” and the revelation of the “Concerned” Listserv exposed a dangerous innermost part of some of the Brandeis faculty. It’s concerning to say the least. My grandfather often tells of the integrity and compassion of many of his professors—the sense that those employed by Brandeis University cared about the education of each individual student. In the interest of the student body and academia as a whole, Mairson and Campbell should lead by example and encourage real and thorough academic discussion. —Daniel Mael ’15 is a writer for truthrevolt. org, and leaked the correspondence on the “Concerned” Listserv in July.

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Discuss stress of social adjustment during Orientation By GABRIEL GOLDSTEIN justice contributing writer

After 18 years in Memphis, Tenn., I had finally made it. It was my first day at Brandeis University and Orientation had officially begun. I expected the week to consist of programming that would ease my transition from my previous world to my current one. However, when I found myself sitting in a small group of strangers, being forced to play “Move Your Butt” and other icebreaker games, I began to realize that perhaps my expectations were too high. But who can blame me for having impossible expectations? You see, I’ve been misled. Like many of my peers, I’ve been told innumerable times that college would be the best four years of my life, that every second of it will be exciting, transformative and memorable. Movies like Animal House, Van Wilder and Old School, and songs like Asher Roth’s hit “I Love College” have created an idealistic notion of the undergraduate experience. Beyond popular culture, the vast majority of graduates I’ve come across have guaranteed, with only a few exceptions, that college would be “the best four years of my life.” We’ve all been injected with the idea that college is to be spent playing Frisbee with newfound best friends all day, getting hammered, hooking up until the break of dawn and sleeping until the late afternoon. Considering the overwhelmingly positive depiction of college life I’ve seen in the media and heard in stories from graduates, I expected every moment of my experience to be smooth and enjoyable, with few conflicts. But now, with two weeks of undergrad experience and several sleepless nights under my belt, I feel justified in saying that those who solely glorify college do a great disservice to incoming firstyears. By propagating the fallacy that college must be all fun all the time, the media has raised expectations of the college experience to impossible heights. These inaccurate depictions have created overwhelming pressure to seek out a constant euphoria, as students often run from one party to the next, trying desperately to attain the impossible, idealistic college experience seen in popular culture. This sometimes comes at the expense of mental health. It has certainly led first-years to resist acknowledging the stress, anxiety and fear that inevitably come with moving to an entirely new environment. I, along with friends who were brave enough to confide their struggles in me, have at times felt foolish for expressing our worries about fitting in, feeling comfortable and finding genuine relationships. We’ve felt alienated for struggling to relate to fellow first-years, failing to instantly make the connections that we see in movies and hear of from graduates. It’s of course impossible to forge a lifelong friendship in a few weeks, but we feel we’re expected to. Though logically we know that our struggles are normal, the aforementioned media image of college culture made it difficult for us to be comfortable both feeling and expressing any anxiety. Brandeis is well aware of the inaccuracies in the popular culture depiction of college, and yet they failed to address those inaccura-

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cies. Instead, perhaps in an effort to bolster its reputation and consequently strike a profit, Brandeis Orientation, in line with the media depictions, tried to make college seem like a utopia, ignoring the unavoidable reality that it’s often extremely difficult and anxiety-inducing. By failing to adequately acknowledge the struggles that comes with freshman year, Brandeis is assisting in the propagation of the wildly idealistic view of the college experience. That false notion of college was created by pop culture, but real universities aren’t doing

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It’s time to stop propagating the fallacy that college is a movie-like utopia. enough to halt its spread, Brandeis included. Though Orientation schedules didn’t include partying, hooking up and sleeping in, they did further the false perception of college being all

fun all the time by placing such a large emphasis on childish activities. In doing so, the Orientation core committee effectively ignored reality and failed to ease the transition from high school to college. There are several reasons for feeling this way: first, many of us first-years now consider ourselves adults, and wish to be treated as such. However, several students I spoke to throughout Orientation shared a sentiment that they felt as though they were being treated like children at a sleep-away camp, playing silly games and performing meaningless “bonding exercises.” Of course, leisure activities and silly games shouldn’t entirely disappear with age. But we first-years would benefit more from spending time participating in more mature activities, perhaps discussion groups aimed at facilitating deeper conversation along with a few silly ice-breaker games. It would be beneficial to center some of those potential deep discussions around the issue of anxiety and discomfort. Second, the action-packed schedule that Orientation forces on first-years leaves us with little time to make friends naturally. By trying to forcibly create the friendships seen in the movies, Orientation furthered the absurd notion that creating close bonds is easy, and perhaps left those who felt disconnected from

their Orientation groups feeling alien. Finally, the clearly forced excitement of Orientation Leaders only intensified the pressure to try (and inevitably fail) to enjoy each second of the beginning of our college journeys. That abnormal excitement inadvertently pushed myself, and perhaps others, to feel guilty for not sharing in it. Each of these Orientation flaws led to the propagation of the myth that college is a utopia, which seemed to be the goal of the University. After all, who wouldn’t want their school to seem fun and exciting? It’s not sexy to talk about fear and anxiety. By ignoring them, though, the Orientation Core Committee only made them worse. I believe next year’s incoming class would greatly benefit from less childish games, more leisure time that would likely lead to more naturally formed friendships and an environment that confronts the reality that this phase of college is hard. And so, to my fellow struggling first-years: you are not alien. You are not alone. You don’t need to erect and maintain a facade of absolute happiness in a time that inevitably breeds fear and anxiety. It’s time to create an environment in which the expression of insecurity is not only welcomed, but encouraged. It’s time to stop propagating the fallacy that college is a movie-like utopia.

Promote civility and compromise in Palestine-Israel discourse Kahlil

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Last week, I was asked by the Justice to write a piece on the Palestine-Israel conflict. I said no. I was asked because the Brandeis Israel Public Affairs Committee was already due to submit a piece on the conflict, specifically focused on the war in Gaza this past summer, and the Justice wanted to showcase a “point/counter-point” section. Seems like a great idea, showcasing an important and complicated conflict, and allowing the reader to decide for themselves with whom they most agree. But still, I said no. I don’t try to hide my beliefs; I fully support Palestine. I share plenty of op-eds from other news outlets on Facebook and am fully willing to discuss the issue with anyone who asks me. Still, I did not want to write the article. My discomfort is housed, maybe, in the polarization and distortion of the issue on campus. It is polarized because the same people who are generally open-minded and compassionate vehemently oppose any PalestineIsrael viewpoint that is not exactly the same

as their own. It is distorted because the issues of the conflict have been muddled with issues of prejudice and discrimination. I have been told verbatim, “Most people who support Palestine are actually anti-Semetic” and “If you don’t support Israel you hate Jews.” To hear people accuse me of hating much of my family was maybe laughable at first, but by now is nothing short of sickening. I love the Jewish people as I love the Christian people, the Muslim people and all other peoples. But I take issue with the State of Israel. Israel and Judaism are not the same thing; one is a religion, philosophy and way of life, while the other is a political entity. The two should not be confused. Though I’ve been more personally affected by it, the extreme pro-Israel camp is not the only one to grossly oversimplify. The extreme pro-Palestinian camp will often allege that the entire pro-Israel camp is Islamaphobic and tyrannical, which is, of course, not true. A good friend of mine who supports Israel has told me he feels that extremely uncomfortable in more liberal circles. When they blame Israel entirely for the numerous deaths in Gaza, he does not feel comfortable voicing his opinion that it may be more complicated than that, fearing he will be judged personally and stereotyped as “a Jew doing his duty” for his opinions on the issue. I asked him about it while writing this article and he said, “I think of myself as pretty moderate...but a lot of people feel very strong-

ly that anyone who shows any sympathy toward Israel is intentionally marginalizing an oppressed people.” Imagine if instead of questioning character, discussions were composed of constructive Palestine-Israel peace plans or historical discussions of the Palestinian and Israeli people. Imagine if both parties were willing to compromise.

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The issues of the conflict have been muddled with issues of prejudice and discrimination. But instead, the over-simplified pro-Palestine argument assumes that any who are proIsrael hate peace, oppressed people and Islam. And the over-simplified pro-Israel argument assumes that any who are pro-Palestine hate peace, oppressed people, and Judaism. This is all completely ludicrous. Both sides want the same thing: peace. But the discussions veer far from civil because of deep emotional attachment to the issue. This sort of attachment often results in conversations

fueled by emotion and not reason. We see the other side as an enemy, not as a person. In fact, this lack of etiquette is not just localized to Brandeis. Last July, television host Sean Hannity invited Yousef Munayyer—a Palestinian American who is the executive director of the Jurusalem Fund, a nonprofit working to raise funds in aid of the Palestinian people—onto Fox News for an interview. But “interview” is a generous description of what occurred. Hannity bombarded Munayyer with screams throughout the entire interview—“Is Hamas a terrorist organization? What part of this can’t you get through your thick head?” The interview speaks for itself and I strongly recommend looking it up. But even if the rest of the world is being intolerant and ridiculous, why are we? We’re a community that values “social justice” and “truth unto its innermost parts.” We have such powerful and constructive discussions about sensitive topics that much of the rest of the world still struggles with—sexual assault, gender discrimination and racism. Why can we not have such discussions about the Palestine-Israel conflict? This is not about my opinions on the issue; this is about people not feeling comfortable enough to voice their opinions. This is about students and professors alike being lauded as inhumane and racist for speaking up. This is about a discussion housed in intimidation, assumption of character and dehumanization. And it’s time for that to change.

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WSOCCER: Judges outlast local rival in close contest CONTINUED FROM 16 before. The first half against the Clark Cougars played out in much the same way, with Brandeis controlling the possession, outshooting their opponent and entering the half with no points to show for their dominance. It was only in the beginning of the second half against the Cougars that the Judges were finally able to take advantage of their repeated scoring opportunities. Edalati said that even though the team was not able to get a goal in the first half against Lasell on Saturday, it was equally important that the team maintained and produce goalscoring opportunities. “One of the hardest parts of soccer is actually getting down to the other teams goal and getting a shot off,” she said. “In the past we have struggled just to get down to the other team’s final third, but this season this team is figuring out early on how to dominate the stats. “Now that we’re there—literally on the end line—we can focus our energies on finishing the opportuni-

ties we have created for ourselves,” she continued. Fortunately for Brandeis, the women were able to stick to the script, maintain pressure and finally take advantage of an opportunity in the 66th minute to put themselves in front of the Lasers. Forward Samantha Schwartz ’18 set up Edalati with a pass from the right sideline that eventually found the back of the net after Pappalardo attempted to challenge the shot to no avail. The goal was Edalati's first of the year, after being held off the scoresheet in each of the Judges' first two games. Edalati and Schwartz have made for a devastating pair on offense thus far in the season. “Sometimes things just click,” Edalati said. “[Schwartz] and I and share the same vision on the field which allows for this amazing chemistry that we have had.” In the 78th minute, and on only their second shot of the day, Lasell managed to tie the game off of a run made by senior forward Bridget Lynch. The goal not only tied up the game, but also emphasized how

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critical it is to capitalize on the opportunities that present themselves throughout the game. The Lasers would finish the game without another shot, the second game in a row the Brandeis defense has given up three or fewer shots during a game. In the end, for the second consecutive game, it was the young Schwartz who was the story of the day, producing a late game-winning goal. Forward Holly Szafran ’16 played a long through ball to Schwartz in the 82nd minute and Schwartz took care of the rest by dribbling past a defender and sending the ball to the back of the net, giving Brandeis a lead that the squad would not give up. The goal was Schwartz’s second game-winning goal for the Judges in as many games. The forward has gotten her Brandeis career off to a hot start, tallying five points on seven shots in three games this season. The team returns to the field this afternoon, playing at Bridgewater State University at 3:30 p.m., and then at home on Saturday afternoon against the University of Massachusetts-Boston.

BRIEF New Athletics program aims to reward school spirit The Athletics Department launched a new initiative called “We the Jury’ this past Friday, aiming to increase campus-wide spirit at sporting events. According to a Sept. 5 email from Assistant Vice President for Health and Wellness, Director of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation Sheryl Sousa ’90 to the student body, the new program is “designed to recognize and reward your school spirit.” The email invited students to attend this past weekend’s women’s volleyball game where the Athletics Department “inagurate[d] “We the Jury” and welcome[d] new head coach Alesia Vaccari.” Sousa’s email also encouraged students to continue the program’s kickoff at Saturday’s women’s soccer game, women’s volleyball matches and men’s soccer game. With the program, students who attend home sporting events are awarded points that can be used to redeem rewards and prizes throughout the course of the year. Sousa’s email explained that the program is “a yearlong promotional program that involves all 19 Brandeis varsity teams and rewards students for their attendance at home events.”

The program launched this past weekend with opportunities for students to collect points at the three home women’s volleyball games, a women’s soccer contest and a men’s soccer game, all of which were attended by at least 100 people, according to the Athletics website. Point totals accumulated throughout the year from varsity sporting events can be tracked through the “We the Jury” online portal, accessible via the official athletics website. The system rewards a various numbers of points to participants based off the event attended. Participants earn one point for both men’s and women’s home basketball games and two points for home baseball games, softball games, soccer games and official bus trips. Three points can be earned by participants who attend volleyball games, track and field meets, tennis matches, fencing tournaments and swimming and diving meets. Participants can add four points to their cumulative totals by attending special “Jury Duty” events, to be announced periodically on the official Athletics Facebook and Twitter pages. In addition, bonus points can

be earned from special announcements on the athletics’ various social media outlets, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Rewards for attending sporting events and collecting points will be distributed to participants intermediately throughout the course of the school year. According to the “We the Jury” website, a grand prize will be awarded to the participant with the most total points upon the conclusion of the athletic year. The “We the Jury” website also includes a calendar of upcoming sporting events and a list of prizes available, but no prizes have been listed so far. The website registered the top 100 participants after Saturday afternoon’s men’s soccer game—a 4-1 victory over the Bridgewater State University Bears. Both the men’s soccer and women’s volleyball teams registered season highs in attendance this past weekend according to game logs. Participants will have an opportunity to add to their point totals this weekend with home games hosted by both the men's and women's soccer teams.

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CLIMBING THE LADDER: Middle blocker Maddie Engeler ’16 attemps a spike during the Judges three-set defeat to the United States Coast Guard Academy last Friday.

VOLLEYBALL: Women fall in three regional games at home CONTINUED FROM 16 104 digs this year. “Friday night we played two really good matches, but in volleyball a team needs to play more than two good matches to be successful,” Vaccari said. “We're learning more about each other and how to win [as a team],” she continued. Kim turned in the most complete performance of her collegiate career against Wellesley with a trio of kills, four digs and 26 assists. Engeler and middle blocker Summer Koop ’16 both contributed seven kills for the squad, while outside hitter Jessie Moore ’18 added six of her own. Vaccari noted that the squad is still looking to fine tune their iden-

tity as a team. “[The team is] learning how to put the ball on the other team so that they make the mistakes and not us,” she said. “We are building from that [principle] each day in practice. “We are still trying to get into a rhythm of our identity as a team— what we're going to [focus on] doing well as a team." The Judges will look to return to the win column when they travel to the Trinity College Invitational in Hartford, Conn. this weekend. The squad opens the invitational against host Trinity on Friday evening before squaring off against Eastern Connecticut State University and Western New England University on Saturday, beginning at 11 a.m.

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Men’s Soccer UAA STANDINGS

TEAM STATS Goals

2014-2015 Statistics UAA Conf. W L JUDGES 0 0 NYU 0 0 Emory 0 0 Chicago 0 0 Case 0 0 Rochester 0 0 Carnegie 0 0 WashU 0 0

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

W L 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 1

Overall D Pct. 0 1.000 0 1.000 1 .875 0 .750 1 .625 1 .625 0 .500 1 .500

Tyler Savonen ’15 leads the team with three goals. Player Goals Tyler Savonen 3 Michael Soboff 3 Josh Ocel 2 Zach Vieira 1

Assists Josh Ocel ’17 leads the team with two assists. Player Assists Josh Ocel 6 Foti Andreo 1 Evan Jastremski 1 Mike Lynch 1

UPCOMING GAMES: Tonight at Lasell College Saturday vs. Clark University Wed., Sept. 17 at WPI

WOMen’s Soccer UAA STANDINGS

TEAM STATS

2014-2015 Statistics

Goals

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

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

W 5 4 3 2 2 1 2 2

L 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2

Overall D Pct. 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 .667 0 .667 2 .667 1 .625 0 .500

UPCOMING GAMES: Tonight at Bridgewater State Saturday vs. UMass-Boston Wed., Sept. 17 vs. Gordon

Samantha Schwartz ’18 leads the team with two goals. Player Goals Samantha Schwartz 2 Sapir Edalati 1

Assists Holly Szafran ’16 leads the team with one assist. Player Assists Holly Szafran 1 Samantha Schwartz 1 Sapir Edalati 1

VOLLEYBALL UAA STANDINGS

TEAM STATS Kills

2014-2015 Statistics Carnegie WashU Emory Case Chicago NYU Rochester JUDGES

UAA Conf. W L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Overall W L Pct. 4 0 1.000 8 1 .889 7 1 .875 6 2 .750 4 4 .500 4 4 .500 3 5 .375 1 5 .167

UPCOMING GAMES: Fri. at Trinity College Sat. vs. Eastern Connecticut State Sat. vs. Western New England

Maddie Engeler ’16 leads the team in kills with 46. Player Kills Maddie Engeler 46 Jessie Moore 33 Liz Hood 32 Summer Koop 31

Digs Elsie Bernaiche ’15 leads the team in digs with 104. Player Digs Elsie Bernaiche 104 Shemira Pennyman 43 Julie Kim 34 Liz Hood 27

cross cOuntry Results from Aug. 30 meets in Boston (men) and Waltham (women).

TOP FINISHERS (Men’s)

TOP FINISHERS (Women’s)

RUNNER TIME Jarret Harrigan 15:21.0 Quinton Hoey 15:25.0 Ryan Stender 15:35.0 Mitchell Hutton 15:42.0

RUNNER TIME Kelsey Whitaker 16:51.0 Maddie Dolins 16:51.0 Lydia McCaleb 17:14.0 Ashley Picirillo-Horan 17:22.0

UPCOMING EVENTS: Sept., 20 at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational Oct., 4 at the Keene State Invitational

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PEP TALK: Coach Denise Dallamora (center), who earned her 300th career victory on Aug. 31., addresses her team on Saturday.

Dallamora passes 300 career wins with squad ■ Coach Denise Dallamora became only the third coach ever from New England to win 300 games on Aug. 31. By Avi gold Justice editor

In 1980, women’s club soccer became an official varsity team sport with the hiring of coach Denise Dallamora. 35 years later, Dallamora has led the Judges to 15 postseason berths—including eight appearances in a row from the 2003 to 2004 season to the 2010 to 2011 season—and 300 victories. Dallamora is just the third coach from New England to reach the 300-win mark and one of only 35 from all three NCAA divisions to reach the achievement. She led the team to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament in the 2012 to 2013 season, an improvement on the team’s two other trips to the tournament—a first round exit during the 1988 to 1989 season and a second-round berth in the 2010 to 2011 season. Dallamora, ever the pragmatist, always focused on team success and quick to deflect personal accomplishments, was happy she

recorded her 300th win last weekend against Clark University—the Judges’ second game of the year. When asked if it was important that the victory came early on during the season, Dallamora responded emphatically with one simple word. “Completely,” she said. “I’m so glad it’s over with … I’m glad it is over so that we can move on [and be able to focus on the rest of the season].” The Judges’ postseason was cut short last year, as the secondranked squad fell in the opening round of last year’s Eastern Conference Athletic Conference Tournament to Castleton State University, leaving Dallamora just one win shy of her 300th career win. Toward the end of the summer the Athletics Department began a social media campaign to give the coach and her team as much possible recognition in their quest for win number 300—headlined by the Twitter hashtag “Denisefor300.” In the days leading up to the squad’s season opener on Aug. 29 versus the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Athletics Department made a push in support of Dallamora both online and around the University campus. “It felt great [knowing everyone

was behind the effort],” Dallamora said of the social media campaign. “I don’t like all the attention, personally, but it’s very nice for people to recognize the accomplishment,” she continued. Though the team dropped their home-opener 1-0 to MIT, they would not have to wait long to earn Dallamora her 300th win. Two days later, the squad traveled to Worcester, Mass. to take on Clark University. Backed by the social media campaign, a 60th-minute goal from forward Samantha Schwartz ’18 was all the Judges needed to defeat the Cougars and give Dallamora her landmark win. Over the course of her 35-year career, through back-to-back ECAC championships, one win stands out for Dallamora. “I have several favorites, but one of my favorites was a long time ago when [Senior Associate Director of Athletics] Lynn Dempsey [’93, M.S. ’04] was playing … and she scored a header to beat [Washington University in St. Louis],” she recalled. “They had an 11 game winning streak and we crushed it.” The Judges did not make their coach wait for win number 301, either, defeating Lasell College in their next game.

PRO SPORTS BRIEF Marin Cilic takes first career Grand Slam title during unlikely final with victory over Kei Nishikori The United States Open, the annual end-of-summer tennis tournament in Flushing, New York, had not produced a first-time winner since 2009. Last night, Marin Cilic ended a streak of repeat winners by claiming his first career Grand Slam title in an unlikely matchup against Kei Nishikori in the final. The 14th seeded Cilic is the lowest seed to have won a Grand Slam title since the unranked Gastón Gaudio won the 2004 French Open. Cilic breezed through the opening two rounds of the tournament in straight sets and needed a fourth set to secure his spot in the fourth round. Cilic squared off against Gilles Simon in the fourth round and defeated the Frenchmen in five sets for the first time in his career. Entering the quarterfinals of the

tournament, it appeared once again that one of tennis’ “Big Four”—Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal—would take home the title. The “Big Four” had taken the past four US Open titles before this year and nine of the last 10 dating back to Federer’s 2004 title. Of the four, only Nadal did not make it through to the quarterfinals, but he sat out of the tournament with a wrist injury and is generally the weakest of the four on the US Open’s hard court. Cilic dispatched the No. 6 seed Tomáš Berdych in his quarterfinals match in a three set sweep to set up a semifinal match with Federer, who won five US Open titles in a row between 2004 and 2009. Federer, ranked second in the

tournament, posed little challenge for the eventual champion, falling in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. The only thing more surprising than Cilic’s run to the final was his opponent—the 10th seeded Nishikori. Nishikori, much like Cilic, breezed through the opening three rounds of the tournament before needing a fiveset victory in the fourth round. Unlike Cilic, however, Nishikori was matched against the tournament’s fifth seed, Milos Raonic. Nishikori edged his way past to Raonic secure his spot in the quarterfinals. Nishikori, the first Japanese player to ever reach a Grand Slam final, was dealt the toughest draw in the finals bracket of all quarterfinalists. Nishikori was scheduled to face the tournament’s third seed Stan Wawrinka and the winner of a match

between Djokovic and Murray if he advanced past Wawrinka. Less than two days after needing five sets to upset Raonic, Nishikori pulled out another five-set stunner against Wawrinka. Nishikori needed four hours and 15 minutes to defeat Wawrinka 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7), 6-7 (5), 6-4. His reward was a semifinal date against Djokovic, the world’s topranked player. Nishikori stunned Djokovic to set up the unlikely final against Cilic, but his luck would soon run out. The finals matchup between ČCilicćand Nishikori was the first time since 1997 that the US Open final was between two players in their first finals appearance. Cilic, still fresh from three-straight sweeps, outplayed Nishikori in a

final that lasted just 1:54. Cilic was never truly challenged by Nishikori, earning his first US Open title by a score of 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. The champion won his final 10 sets of the tournament en route to three sweeps, including the final match against Nishikori. “I think I enjoyed my best tennis ever here and played the best ever in my life,” Cilic said after the win. Cilic pounded out 17 aces during the win, one that will earn him the ninth spot on the next Association of Tennis Professionals rankings. Cilic began the US Open at the No. 16 ranking. An unlikely final produced a firsttime winner, a fitting end to an unpredictable tournament. — Avi Gold

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Judges falter in home competition ■ Middle blocker Carly

Gutner-Davis ’15 took alltournament honors at the Brandeis Invitational. By Avi gold JUSTICE editor

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ON THE ATTACK: Forward Tyler Savonen ’15 looks to play a pass into the box during a 4-1 win over Bridgewater State on Saturday.

Men net three first-half goals to outclass Bears ■ Tyler Savonen ’15 scored

twice in the game’s first half hour and added an assist for the Judges. By Noah Hessdorf JUSTICE contributing WRITER

After starting off the season with two key wins, the No. 15 men’s soccer team kept the winning spirit going this weekend with a defiant 4-1 thrashing of Bridgewater State University. The victory, on a hot Saturday afternoon, was a great way to usher in the men’s first home game of the season. The men faced a Bridgewater State team that had won both of its first two games, but the visitors did not have enough to match with the highscoring Judges. Bridgewater State tried to slow down the Judges early by playing a very physical game throughout the first half. Even among some bruising tackles, the Judges managed to control the ball efficiently until they finally found the back of the net in the 12th minute. Forward Evan Jastremski ’17 dribbled the ball into the box and crossed to forward Tyler Savonen ’15, who put the ball out of the reach of the goalkeeper and gave the Judges a 1-0 lead. Savonen then added another play to the highlight reel in the 23rd minute when he executed a perfect through ball to forward Zach Viera ’17. Viera managed to push the ball left of the keeper and into the back

of the net to double the Judges’ lead. The great half for Savonen continued in the 30th minute when he received a through ball from midfielder Foti Andreo ’15. Bridgewater State sophomore goalie Colin Jepson mistakenly tried to come off his line to intercept Andreo’s pass, which Savonen calmly collected. With the keeper away from the goal, Savonen effortlessly kicked the ball into the wide open net for his fourth point of the game and seventh overall of the young season. Savonen’s goal, his third on the year, gave Brandeis a commanding 3-0 lead. After the game Savonen felt great about the team’s performance. “Going into our first home opener, we knew that we wanted to keep the same game plan and mentality,” the forward said. “We wanted to play quick soccer. We knew that if we just played our game we could beat them.” Almost all offensive attempts from Bridgewater State were stifled by Brandeis’ solid defense led by defender Conor Lahanan ’16. The Bears were only able to get off eight shots throughout the game, opposed to 14 shots from the Judges. The Bridgewater State offense was thoroughly outplayed by the Judges’ defense, unable to generate a single corner kick through the entire game. Judges goalie Joe Graffy ’15 only had to make two saves in the entire 90 minutes of the Judges’ win. With a 3-0 deficit looming over them as the final seconds of the half ticked down, Bridgewater State sophomore forward Prince Collins

got his team on the board with an incredible goal. Collins lofted a high shot from 35 yards out that even Graffy gave up on while in the air. The ball incredibly managed to deflect off the far post and find its way into the goal. Playing with a two-goal advantage in the second half, the Judges played a bit more conservatively and only scored one goal after their first-half offensive outburst. In the 52nd minute, after Jepson saved two shots in a row, midfielder Josh Ocel ’17 picked up the third rebound and finally sent it home for a 4-1 lead. The Judges cruised for the rest of the game with their comfortable three-goal lead. Even though the Judges dominated throughout the game, Bridgewater State had several squandered opportunities to score. In a bizarre play early in the game, a throw in by Bridgewater State went all the way into the box. The ball ricocheted off Graffy and narrowly avoided being an incredible first goal. The frustration of this missed chance increased with Savonen’s first goal about a minute later. Brandeis will look to maintain its undefeated record against two opponents this week in a road game against Lasell College today at 4 p.m. and a home contest versus Clark University on Saturday evening, beginning at 6 p.m. “Our game plan will stay the same when we face Lasell on Tuesday,” Savonen remarked. “It is another big New England [region] game, and all we need to do is stay focused and get another win.”

A pair of sweeps and a five-set defeat marred the Brandeis Invitational for the women's volleyball team, held this past Friday and Saturday in the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center. The squad began its annual home opener with a sweep at the hands of the United States Coast Guard Academy on Friday before closing the tournament with losses to Wesleyan College and Wellesley College on Saturday. Middle blocker Carly GutnerDavis ’15 took home all-tournament honors for the Judges with a pair of strong performances on Saturday afternoon. After sitting out of Friday’s match, Gutner-Davis recorded four kills, three blocks and an assist against Wesleyan, and added five kills in the Wellesley match. Coach Alesia Vaccari said that even though the team went through some early-season troubles, her team will use the losses as extra motivation in practice. “The [team] is excited to come into practice this week and get better each day,” she said. “It was a tough weekend because we hung with the [other] teams, but we need to finish better.” Although the Judges were swept by a score of 25-22, 25-16, 25-18 in the final match of the tournament, they kept the match close against Wellesley on Saturday afternoon. Outside hitter Liz Hood ’15 capped an impressive offensive weekend with seven kills against Wellesley and snapped out of some offensive woes from the season’s first three games. Hood, last year’s University Athletic Association leader in kills,

began the year with four kills through the first three games and added 28 this past weekend, including 17 against Wesleyan. “We're going to work hard to keep [Hood’s] shoulder healthy during the season,” Vaccari said, pointing out it was “great” to have the outside hitter return to her offensive dominance. Vaccari noted that the while presence of a healthy Hood helped turn points in favor of the Judges, it does not make up for an awarness on the court. “We need to work hard to be smarter volleyball playes and that will come in practice,” she said. Defensive specialist Elsie Bernaiche ’15 led the defense with a game-high 12 digs against Wellesley but was one of just four Judges to record a dig. Seven of the eight members of the Wellesley squad recorded a dig during the sweep. Though the outcome was ultimately the same, the loss against Wesleyan earlier on Saturday went the full five sets, as the Judges fell 25-16, 26-24, 23-25, 23-25, 15-12. The Judges were outplayed in the first set but improved as the match went on, dropping the second set by two points and taking the third and fourth sets. The team could not pull off the comeback victory though, losing the tie-breaking fifth set. Middle blocker Maddie Engeler ’16 complimented Hood’s matchhigh 17 kills with 12 of her own and added a pair of blocks as well. Setter Julie Kim ’18 eclipsed a career high with 48 assists, a handful better than the 35 she recorded in the squad’s season-opening game on Aug. 29. On Friday, the team scuffled to a 25-21, 27-25, 25-5 defeat to Coast Guard. 10 members of the squad recorded either a kill or a dig, with six Judges recording at least one in each category. Bernaiche led the Judges with 10 digs and a kill and added a pair of assists. She leads the squad with

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Squad secures first win at home with late goal ■ Forward Samantha

Schwartz ’18 scored her second game-winning goal for the Judges on Saturday. By Daniel kanovich JUSTICE STAFF WRITER

The women’s soccer team continued their solid start to the season with a close 2-1 win over visiting Lasell College on Saturday on Gordon Field. The win was a little more emphatic than the final score would suggest, as the Judges outshot the Lasers 24-2 for the day, never allowing the visitors to gain any offensive rhythm. Midfielder Sapir Edalati ’15 said she believes that part of the reason for the team’s strong start has been their mindset. “Everyone is working out of their mind for the team,” she said. “This is the culture that we have been

working towards since my freshman year. It's here now and every single player on the team can feel it. “In years past we dominated the boards in many games but we couldn't overcome being scored on. This year that isn't a problem for us,” she continued. After defeating Clark University on Aug. 31, the Judges sought to continue their solid start to the year by besting a Lasell team that had two wins and one loss for their first home win of the season. The Judges came out of the gate strong, controlling the ball and playing persistent defense that left the Lasers without a shot at the end of the first half. Even so, the Judges failed to convert on any of their nine shots in the first half. Lasell senior goalkeeper Leah Pappalardo kept the game scoreless with five saves. The story was a familiar one for the Judges, as they had a very similar showing against Clark the week

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Juanita McNeely Women’s Studies Research Center displays intimate images of women in its newest exhibit » 21

BTC Preview Brandeis Theater Company will show two plays this semester » 19

New Pop Songs Canadian band’s new album features eclectic mix of sounds and styles » 23

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ON-CAMPUS EVENTS

Rose Museum Opening and Ceremony

Join the Rose Art Museum for the opening of four exhibits. Then, come outside and view the official dedication and lighting of Chris Burden’s “Light of Reason.” Burden will be in attendance as well as two of the artists featured in the exhibits at the Rose. The dedication will be accompanied by the Lydian String Quartet. The dedication ceremony will be followed by a performace by the band The Antlers. Wednesday from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Exhibits open at 5 p.m. and the dedication ceremony will start at 6. This event is free and open to the public.

‘Soft Vengeance: Albie Sachs and the New South Africa’

Film screening, talk and reception with Judge Albie Sachs and filmmaker Abby Ginzberg. Alibe Sachs is an antiapartheid activist, lawyer, and South African Constitutional Court Judge. Imprisoned, tortured, exiled, blown up by a car bomb, he still fought for justice and reconciliation. Thursday from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Wasserman Cinematheque in the Sachar International Center. General admission is $10 and the Brandeis community gets in free.

Steve Pagios Assistant Director of Student Activities MORGAN BRILL/the Justice

This week, justArts spoke with Steve Pagios, the associate director of Student Activities. JustArts: What drove you to work for Student Activities? Steve Pagios: So I was your typical involved student in college. I was involved in everything, which I really think the Brandeis student can relate to. And I really, really liked working with my [peers] at that point and I was president of my programming board my senior year. So I was kind of advising that group. So I decided, “you know what, I think I can do this.” ... And honestly I heard a lot of good things about [Director of Student Activities, Stephanie Grimes]. She has a very good reputation in our region… And I liked the environment here and I liked the students that I met with and I thought I could see myself here.

Arvin Mitchell

Arvin Mitchell is one of the hottest comedians on the college circuit. Appearing in comedy clubs including Comic Strip Live, Boston Comedy Club, Irvine Improv Room, the Laugh Factory and The Comedy Store, Mitchell’s comedic style appeals to both urban and mainstream audiences worldwide. Friday from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. at the Stein. Sponsored by Student Activities.

JA: How do you like Brandeis and your role here so far? SP: It’s been a learning curve. I’ve never started a job midyear. So I started this job in January… so I was starting once everyone else already started. So I was just kind of running, catching up to everything. But I’ve liked it. I prefer to be busy so it was nice starting the year off not having a free second and just kind of learning as I went along. Everyone has been super nice. And even now, people will stop by and introduce themselves because they’ve heard my name or whatever ... and I think that just sort of speaks to the community we have at Brandeis and how everyone is welcoming and kind of wants you to feel part of a community. JA: Can you give us a preview of some of the events that we can look forward to this fall? SP: On the Student Activities side, we have a couple of cool events. We [had] a hypnotist coming this weekend and next weekend we have a comedian … Arvin Mitchell, who has been on the college circuit for a while. Then we have our bingo and trivia [nights]. So this year, we decided to market it a little differently. So every first Thursday of the month is bingo and every third Thursday is trivia—so a little more consistency when it comes to those things. So those are a couple of things in our office. [With] Student Events, one of the things we’re most excited about is the Fall Concert Series. So we’re doing something a little different there. Instead of having the one, big show in September, we’re having two shows in Levin [Ballroom], two pretty decently sized acts, to provide twice the excitement, twice the programming. JA: Why did you decide to have two different concerts instead of one? SP: I think it was a couple of different reasons. One was that we were lucky enough to get Magic! right away. And then they were awesome enough to be picked up by iHeart Radio Music Festival in [Las Vegas,] which happens to be the same day as the day we were going to have them. So Student Events really wanted them and worked out a different day. And I think that there was something with the Fall Concert that Student Events wanted to try something new because the past couple years it might not have gone the best way. I wasn’t here. But I think they just got in this mode to try something new. So this kind of came about and hopefully it will be a nice, intimate show—750 people there—but still being in that small venue, feeling like there’s not a bad seat in the house. JA: How do you see the role of Student Activities fitting within the Brandeis community? SP: At the end of the day, we are here, I think, to support students and student organizations. And I think we do a good job at that. I think we want to try to do a better job at that, meaning that we really want to let student organizations know that if they have questions on anything, they can come to us ... I think still doing different programming, different ways to engage students, getting the same people over and over is awesome—but how can we hit those people that aren’t involved and get them involved, so being a little more creative, ways like that. I think I would love to see more co-sponsoring within our division ... I think we have a lot of good people who do their jobs very well. So let’s get them all together to put on some amazing event or program or informational session … [It’s] always not being stagnant, and instead being fluid. We are always kind of learning as a department things that work, things that don’t work and staying up with the times. —Emily Wishingrad

Drive in Movie: ‘22 Jump Street’

After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college. Starring Channing Tatum

and Jonah Hill. Sponsored by Student Events. Friday and Saturday from 7:30 to 10:30 on the Great Lawn. This event is sponsored by Student Events and free and open to the public.

Global Prints Poster Sale

Come find the perfect poster to decorate your room and make it feel like home. From music to movies to art, Global Prints is sure to have a poster to add extra personality to your home away from home. Monday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Shapiro Campus Center Atrium.

‘Indomitable Spirit: Juanita McNeely’

The Women’s Studies Research Center presents a survey of works by feminist artist Juanita McNeely that span more than 40 years. Unabashed in her vision of woman that is both sensual and macabre, McNeely portrays her monumental figures with a visceral dexterity. Showing through Oct. 8 in the Kniznick Gallery of the Women’s Studies Research Center. The exhibition is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free.

OFF-CAMPUS EVENTS Exhibition: ‘Jamie Wyeth’

As the first comprehensive retrospective of artist Jamie Wyeth, this exhibition examines his imaginative approach to realism over the course of six decades. Works on view span from his earliest childhood drawings and cover various recurring themes inspired by the people, places and objects that populate his world. Organized by the Museum of Fine Arts and accompanied by an extensively illustrated catalogue, the exhibition will travel to three additional venues. On view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston through Dec. 28. Admission is free with a Brandeis ID.

Greater Boston Theatre Expo 2014

More than 60 Greater Boston theatre companies of all styles and sizes will unite on Tuesday for the second annual Greater Boston Theatre Expo. In attendance will be artists from the region’s fringe, small, mid-size and large theatre companies. Today from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Boston Center for the Arts.

‘A Terrible Beauty’

The center of a multi-media project that documents the events of Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising, ‘A Terrible Beauty’ is a 90 minute feature docudrama which takes a unique look at the events of that fateful week. Focusing on the two most ferocious battles at Mount Street and North King Street, the film uses the firsthand accounts of the Irish Volunteers, British Soldiers and innocent civilians caught up in the fighting to tell the stories of the ordinary people who took part in the Rising. Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Brattle Theater in Cambridge.

‘Stir’ Callithumpian Consort

Overseen by Artistic Director Stephen Drury, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum will host Stir: Callithumpian Consort—a night of music and entertainment. The program is titled “Winds,” and it will feature performances by John Zorn, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Franco Donatoni and Davide Ianni. Thursday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Tickets range from $12 to $27 and are available at http://www. gardnermuseum.com/.

CollegeFest

Featuring live music and free swag, CollegeFest attracts thousands of college students each year, making it the most heavily attended back-to-school event in New England. Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Fenway Park in Boston.

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ww Unfortunately, this week fell on the negative side of pop culture news. The biggest scandal was, of course, the massive leak on Sunday, Aug. 31 of nude photos of several female celebrities including Jennifer Lawrence, Kaley Cuoco and Kirsten Dunst. The photos were later discovered to have been obtained through a breach in the Apple iCloud. Once released, they circulated all over online platforms including Twitter and Reddit. The affected celebrities’ responses were varied and some remained silent after the leak. Some publicists and lawyers denied the authenticity of the alleged photos of their clients, while others, Dunst, Lawrence and Couco included, have confirmed that the photos are genuine. Actress and singer Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who co-starred in the film, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, took to Twitter to express her disgust at her own photos being leaked. Winstead wrote in one post, “To those of you looking at photos I took with my husband years ago in the privacy of our own home, I hope you feel great about yourselves.” A second post read, “Knowing those photos were deleted long ago, I can only imagine the creepy effort that went into this. Feeling for everyone who got hacked.” Winstead hit the nail on the head. Part of the issue with the leak is not that it happened, but that the world then allowed the photos to circulate and be viewed by millions of people before any authorities had the chance to remove the images. Popstar Ariana Grande’s publicist said that the photos of her were fake, and fellow former Nickelodeon teen queen Victoria Justice posted on Twitter asserting that hers were fake as well. Ultimately, it doesn’t really matter whether or not the various photos are real or not. The fact that in today’s hyper social media obsessed culture, where we put our lives on display daily, the privacy of individuals, even celebrities, are often compromised. The fact that many of these were previously deleted or on

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NAKED TRUTH: This week, nude pictures of celebrities, like Jennifer Lawrence, were leaked. private accounts means that they were never intended to be seen. This should be a cautionary tale, then, of what should and should not be put on iCloud. Celebrities do put themselves out there and the price of fame is sometimes the loss of privacy, and it is hard to have a separation between their public and personal lives. An actress posing nude for a magazine cover is different than taking semi-nude photos to track weight loss, as rhythm and blues singer Jill Scott has said with regard to her leaked photo. A bizarre twist is the announcement that artist XVALA will display the images on life-size canvas as part of his “Fear Google” campaign in October in Florida. How is this okay? I hope that the so-called “art show,” titled “No

Delete,” gets few visitors, but I know that this won’t be the case. This brings the debate about Internet privacy to a head; the campaign is supposed to be about the dangerous depths of the web, but it is instead promoting the illegal work of hackers who violated an otherwise secure system. The leak was just another day in the world of celebrity photo leaks, but this seems to be one of, if not the, biggest to date. Apple and the FBI are investigating the leak, and Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that the iCloud will receive security updates to prevent future hackings. Let’s hope that the world moves forward as well and finds better things to do with its time than obsess over private images of public figures.

ARTS COVER IMAGES: GRACE KWON and JEREMY PERLMAN/the Justice, CREATIVE COMMONS and COURTESY OF ALYSSA AVIS DESIGN: GRACE KWON and MORGAN BRILL/the Justice.

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POETRY AS PERFORMANCE: The Conference of the Birds, originally written as a long form Persian poem and then adapted to a play will be staged in November. PHOTO COURTESY OF ALYSSA AVIS

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For the fall semester, the Brandeis Theater Company will present two plays: Dead Man’s Cell Phone and The Conference of the Birds. While Dead Man’s Cell Phone was originally written as a play, The Conference of the Birds was originally a long-form Persian poem, written by poet Farid ud-Din. It was adapted to a play by Peter Brook and JeanClaude Carriere. Dead Man’s Cell Phone, written by Sarah Ruhl, will be directed by Prof. Adrianne Krstansky (THA) who frequently directs productions at Brandeis. Hafiz Karmali, an international theater artist, will direct Birds. Dead Man’s Cell Phone premiered in 2007 at the Woolly Mammoth Theater Company in Washington, D.C. Ruhl’s plays have been produced across the world and she has won several awards. Dead Man’s Cell Phone starts in a quiet café as an unattended cell phone rings incessantly—until a woman answers the phone and becomes immersed in the deceased man’s life. According a description given on BTC’s website, the play is a satirical and funny journey of how “technology can both unite and isolate us, especially in our quest for true love.” The play also explores how society remembers the deceased and how that affects our own perception of life. In an email to the Justice, Krstansky explained that BTC chose Dead Man’s Cell Phone because “Brandeis students seem to have a natural inclination and understanding of [Sarah Ruhl’s] world, her characters and her quirky imagination.” Last year, Theater major Viktoria Lange ’14 directed Eurydice, also written by Ruhl. Krstansky explained that her favorite part about working on Dead Man’s Cell Phone was working with the students, whose questions and insights made her explore the play deeper. Zoe Golub-Sass ’16 served as the assistant director, “who keeps

her nose in the script, helps me find the detail, helps me hear the meaning of the language and stage directions and find the play from the words,” Krstansky explained. As for BTC’s other production this semsester, Karmali’s directorial debut at Brandeis will offer a different variety of theater. According to his website, Karmali has a “special interest in cross-cultural performances with a view to showcasing indigenous performing arts of the Islamic world.” Through theater, Karmali hopes to “promote a better understanding of the arts and ideas of the Muslim world,” his biography explains. This is Karmali’s first time collaborating with BTC, upon being invited by Cynthia Cohen, director of Peacebuilding and the Arts, Profs. Judith Eissenberg (MUS) of MusicUnitesUS and Robert Walsh (THA). In an email to the Justice, Karmali elaborated that he anticipates a “lively exchange of ideas with students and faculty members as well as other invited professional guest artists.” The Conference of the Birds is being produced in conjunction with MusicUnitesUS, a Brandeis program that seeks to promote cultural understanding through music. In an email to the Justice, Eissenberg explained “that music is a common medium that can help to unite diverse cultures in our own neighborhoods and transcend boundaries in the global community.” In the fantastic play, the birds of the world gather to determine who will be their new king, drawing on Iranian mythology, word play and Sufi styles of literature to develop the story. The play also gives each bird a specific significance and flaw that is revealed to the audience as their journey progresses. Eissenberg explained that MusicUnitesUS wanted to work on The Conference of the Birds because of its “universal appeal” and touching way it takes on the nature of God. In an email to the Justice, Karmali explains that

BRIEF The Rose Art Museum has received funding from two grants

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This week, the Rose Art Museum announced in a press release that it has acquired two first-time grants of $100,000 each from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The former will support a new exhibition opening in September 2015, Lisa Yuskavage: The Brood, and the latter will support the activities of the Academic Projects Program. The Academic Projects Program has been in place since Director of the Rose Art Museum Christopher Bedford began his term as director at the Rose. It is a program that aims to link academics with the exhibits on view. Last semester, the Rose Projects featured the work of German artists Charline von Heyl and Wols. Both were creating art at radically different time periods but the exhibit connected the two in an academically-charged way. The Rose Project opening for this season on Wednesday, is titled 1914: Magnus Plessen. The exhibit will place Plessen’s work next to historical materials that are tied to his work. In the past, the program has been coordinated by various staff at the Rose, but now the Rose will also be hiring a curator who will specifically deal with the Academic Projects Program. “The advantage of bringing together a curator of Academic Projects is that the entire initiative will have leadership under one person,” explained Bedford in an interview with the Justice. The curator will work closely with the Mandel Center for the Humanities, and, as the Rose’s press release describes, “carry with it both teaching and curatorial responsibilities ... The curator’s main task will be to integrate and bind all phases of the Museum’s creative and scholarly activities.” According to Bedford, funding for the activities for the program will come directly form The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the funding for the hiring of the curator will come from the Rose. Bedford told the Justice that the curator position was posted over the summer and the applicant pool has since narrowed down to 20 individuals. “The idea would be to have somebody on board by January of 2015,” said Bedford, “unless someone comes into focus very, very quickly. We just want to make sure we hire the right person.” The press release describes the exhibit Lisa Yuskavage: The Brood, writing, “The exhibition will survey 25 years of painting by this artist whose work traverses styles, theories, thresholds and histories, advancing a boldly unique vision for the figurative tradition in painting and the potential relationship of the media to contemporary culture.” It also notes that Yuskavage will have a residency at the Rose, during which she will mentor artists and speak about her work. Bedford said that the Rose has already applied for additional grants for supplementary funding for this exhibit. “It should be a very well funded exhibition,” said Bedford.

FATAL PHONE CALL: Dead Man’s Cell Phone follows a woman who becomes immersed in the life of a dead man after accidently receiving a call on his phone.

—Emily Wishingrad

BTC will present two plays, displaying a diversity of talents By jessie miller

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Birds is a “humanist allegory about man’s quest for deeper meaning.” When asked why he chose to direct Birds, Karmali explained that he wanted “to present a more enlightened version of Muslim practices based on the spiritual or mystical dimension” in a time when the world mainly sees the “radical, extremist, politicized versions of Islam.” Already deep into the directing process, Karmali expressed his surprise at the youth and creativity of the student performers, who are “brave enough to try almost any-

thing.” When asked about his directing process, Karmali defined it as a “a step by step journey towards a dance-theatre production in the style of a mock-epic mystical fable.” Both plays seem to promise an inquisitive and thought-provoking performance as they explore dynamic themes in society. Dead Man’s Cell Phone will be performed from Oct. 9 through 12 and The Conference of the Birds will be performed in Nov. 20 to 23, both in the Laurie Theater in Spingold Theater Center.

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GREASE IS THE WORD: In Sunday night’s production of the 24-Hour Musical, the Pink Ladies and the Greasers performed a dance together.

Students perform ‘Grease’ in 24 hours By catherine rosch justice EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

If you stopped by the Shapiro Campus Center at any point over the weekend, you would have seen 135 Brandeis students singing, hand-jiving and sleeping on any available surface. Yes, this weekend was the 24-Hour Musical. For its 10th straight year, through sleep deprivation and understandably half-memorized lyrics, the 24-Hour Musical was a resounding success. Every year, Hillel Theater Group and Tympanium Euphorium put on a musical unlike any other—on a Saturday night, the show is announced, and within 24 hours, the production team and cast learn lines, musical numbers and choreography and perform a full-length musical for a packed theater and an audience watching a live stream in the SCC Atrium. This year, 24-Hour Musical was the hit 1950’s-style show Grease. Gabi Nail ’18 charmed audiences with her quiet, shy portrayal of Sandy Dumbrowski, while Jason Theoharis ’17 rotated between confident swagger and lovestruck schoolboy as Danny Zuko. Nail and Theoharris acted out the awkward high school romance to a T, with Nail alternating between smiling and blushing at Theoharis’s words and brushing him off in only the way a girl with a crush can. In one memorable scene, after Sandy brushes Danny off, Theoharis perfectly transitioned to cocky laugh to hysterical fake cry. Jessie Eichinger ’17, Isidora Filipovic ’18 and Jamie Semel ’17 excelled in their depictions of Pink Ladies Frenchie, Marty and Jan respectively. The team of Greasers starred Zain Walker ’18 as Doody, Jose Castellanos ’18 as Roger and Ben Steinberg ’18 as Sonny. Nicole Wittels ’15 and David Getz ’15 rounded out the leading cast as Pink Lady Rizzo and greaser Kenickie. Merric Kaufman ’15, who is both the president and stage manager of the 24-Hour Musical, told the audience before the show began that five of the 10 leads were first-year Brandeisians, while seven of the leads were first-time 24-Hour Musical participants. The most impressive part of

this performance of Grease, a musical known for its intense choreography and popular songs, is that a production staff of just 22 college students and over 100 actors, many of whom have little or no experience on stage, were able to successfully transform an empty stage and little preparation into a vibrant and largely successful performance. The numbers “Summer Nights,” “Greased Lightnin’” and “We Go Together (Reprise)” were the stand-outs of the show, largely because they featured most, if not all, of the cast. Even though there were times when I was afraid someone might fall off the stage, the excitement and energy made up for any heartstopping moments. That’s not to say that there weren’t hiccups in the production. At times, it was hard to hear some of the actors, especially Nail, because the microphones would drift in and out. Occasionally, props would fall apart on the stage. However, the actors were always able to work through those slightly awkward moments. During one scene, when Getz flubbed a line containing the word “moron,” he improvised, instead calling himself a moron while staying in character, earning a loud laugh from the audience. Later on, during “You’re The One That I Want,” Theoharis forgot a few words of one of his solo lines but ad-libbed his way through it. Even though there were some slow parts to the show, especially during scene transitions in the second act, the audience was constantly applauding and cheering on friends and classmates. The actors artfully wove in references to Brandeis, including mentions of grabbing a snack at Einstein’s Bros. Bagels or winning a coupon to Louis’ Deli, much to the joy of the audience. As soon as the last note was belted out, everyone in the theater was up on their feet—screaming, cheering and clapping. I can’t imagine that it’s easy to memorize music and dance and to produce a show in only one day. But the production staff and the cast of this year’s 24-Hour Musical pulled it off, giving Brandeis a performance that was, talentwise, on par with some fully produced shows I’ve seen.

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YOU’RE THE ONE THAT I WANT: Sandy (Gabi Nail ’18) gives her love interest Danny (Jason Theoharis ’17) a playful push in the final song.

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READY, OK!: Margot Grubert ’17 (center) as Patty Simcox heads a group of cheerleeders of Rydell High School in a playful number.

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WSRC portrays the female experience By emily wishingrad justice editor

Currently on view at the Women’s Studies Research Center’s Kniznick Gallery, Juanita McNeely: Indomitable Spirit, represents “a woman’s life from a woman’s point of view,” as the artist says in her audio introduction to the exhibition. Creating artwork in New York during the second wave of feminism in the late 1960s, McNeely does not hold back in her depictions of women. She shows extremely private and rarely talked about aspects of the female experience—depicting women both in the nude and giving birth, and images of menstruation and sex-

ual encounters. McNeely does not view her artwork as sexualized, however. At least, she says, that’s not her purpose. The exhibit is curated by Susan Metrican, the director of the Kniznick Gallery, who told the Justice that the selection of the artist had actually been the work of her predecessor, Michele L’Heureux, who worked with the artist for over a year to get the exhibit in place. According to Metrican, L’Heureux had initially wanted to choose a selection of works that represented a survey of McNeely’s 40 years of work. But Metrican took a different approach when she visited the studio to discuss the pieces with

ALL SPRAWLED OUT: “Chameleon,” painted with oil on linen, is characteristic of McNeely’s work, which often portray woman in strained and awkward positions.

the artist. “When I visited her studio, Juanita and I looked at the work again, and we chose different works that I felt would fit more cohesively as an exhibition. I also wanted the work to speak to the title Indomitable Spirit, so each piece that we chose, I feel relates to that in its own way,” she said in an email to the Justice. Walking into the gallery, paintings and painted vases of women’s nude bodies cover the space. Through her portrayals of women contorted and restrained in various shapes (some of which look painful), McNeely creates a very graphic experience for the viewer. The assortment of paintings and vases all take on the task of portraying women at different stages of their lives. But even with portrayals of these women in painful positions, streaming blood and forced into small spaces, the paintings are beautiful in their own right. McNeely uses vibrant colors—pinks, yellows, blues and greens—and sometimes reds when blood is involved in a piece. The contorted bodies and their vibrant, geometric environments resemble Pablo Picasso’s work. The Spanish cubist also dealt with contorted forms of women, using surreal imagery to in fact bring out the real in his paintings. Along with each work, there is a corresponding number listed beside it that provides an extension to dial on your phone for a guided tour of the pieces. The numbers link to McNeely herself, speaking about the pieces—sometimes speaking about her inspiration, sometimes speaking about her process and sometimes speaking generally about her form. “I learned that Juanita wouldn’t be able to travel to the exhibition and after speaking with her, I realized it was important that her voice be heard somehow,” wrote Metrican in an email to the Justice, “Juanita has great stories, so it was great to hear her speak about her experiences in the 60s and 70s when making some of the work in the show.” The largest piece in the exhibit, “From the Black Space” is a three-

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CURLED UP: Artist Juanita McNeely says that she paints women through a woman’s point of view. This painting is titled “Woman with and Dog.” paneled piece that stretches 84 by 332 inches. On an expanse of whiteness, floating figures span the white canvas. In the audio recording that goes along with the painting, McNeely notes that the central image is a semblance of a homeless woman she saw on the street. The woman, who had presumably gone insane, was sitting with a baby doll strapped around her waist. In the audio recording, McNeely guided the viewer through each of the figures that spanned the painting. She talks about how the piece represents a story of loss. Starting with a miscarriage, McNeely takes the viewer through images of insanity, of losing control of her body and mind to inevitable death. One of her smaller pieces, on a medium-sized canvas, “Birth” is intensely graphic but still vibrant. The painting depicts a woman lying in the center of circular folds

inscribed within one another. The folds engender an image of a vaginal cavity—creating a strictly feminine space in which the woman is lying to give birth. Within these folds, a woman lies, legs open wide, giving birth to a faceless creature clawing its way out of her vagina. Multicolored strokes shape the very texture of the painting. The exhibit is something you would see at a world-renowned museum. Not only is the artwork spectacular to look at as well as thought provoking, but the audio recordings that go along with each of the works give the visitor invaluable insight into the thoughts of the artist. Juanita McNeely: Indominable Spirit will be on view until Oct. 8, and Sharyn Finnegan, a colleague of McNeely will be lecturing on the artist’s work on Thursday, Sept. 18 in the WSRC.

LOST IN SPACE: “From the Black Space” depicts a story of loss. Juanita McNeely has said that the figure is a semblance of a presumably insane woman that she saw on the street.

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IN DEMAND: The Canadian indie rock band, The New Pornographers perform in a concert. The band has just come out with an album, Brill Bruisers, which features multiple vocalists, cannot quite be placed in any one genre, but that is the allure. CREATIVE COMMONS

Canadian band releases eclectic album By ilana kruger justice Staff writer

If you haven’t discovered Canadian indie rockers The New Pornographers, their new album Brill Bruisers is a great place to start. Released on Aug. 26, the group’s sixth studio album combines all of the synth-pop, folk-rock, genrebending goodness of their past releases into a solid repeat-worthy set of 13 songs. Ringleader A.C. Newman, who already had a successful solo career, formed the New Pornographers in 2000 along with fellow vocalists Neko Case (also a solo artist) and Dan Bejar of existing bands Destroyer and Swan Lake. Rounding out the lineup are musicians Blaine Thurier, John Collins, Kurt Dahle and Kathryn Calder, who joined the band in 2005 and contributes vocals. Newman and Bejar do most of the song-

writing but lead vocalists switch off every song. The band’s music reflects its members’ diverse musical backgrounds, which is why the songs run the gamut from power ballads to upbeat rock numbers and pop gems. Brill Bruisers’ title either comes from the British slang for “brilliant,” according to the band’s website, or the Brill Building in New York City, which has housed famous music industry offices and studios, the band even played a set at the building itself on Thursday for NPR Music). The album opener and lead single of the same name opens with classic “bo-ba-bo” harmonies and is an example of the band’s catchy but obscure lyrics. I don’t know what “brilliant bruisers taking the wheel” means, but it’s fun to sing. Case’s lead vocals in “Champions of Red Wine” and “Marching

Orders” are the standout femalevocal tracks on the album with Case at her indie chanteuse best. Case reasserts her authority and return to the top of the music scene after her 2013 ill-received toneddown solo release, The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You. On “Marching Orders,” Case instructs the listener to “come on, really lose your voice.” The songs might not have the typical hook of top-40 pop on the radio, but they beg you to sing aloud nonetheless and enjoy their uniqueness. If a group is the sum of its parts, then The New Pornographers are at their best when they are collaborating. The tracks with multiple vocalists allow the band to showcase its mixed-gender vocal talents while breaking away from the onevocalist-per-song formula of some of their former albums. “Fantasy Fools” is one of these

shining collaborations, with Newman and Calder sharing the vocals. The lyrics are again bizarre and thought-provoking, such as the opening “Here come the fortune seekers/ backyard dreams that bleed their secrets.” The vocalizations are perfectly complimented by the keyboard synths and plucky guitars, creating one of the album’s most upbeat moments. In “Born with a Sound,” Bejar shares vocal duties with Amber Webber, member of Canadian rock band Black Mountain. Webber’s voice is grittier than Calder’s crisp vocals and Case’s low croon, but she nicely compliments Bejar’s breathy “get it out” on the chorus. Oftentimes, the songs can sound as if they belong to each member’s respective side projects, such as Bejar’s “War on the East Coast,” but the different sounds prevents the album from falling into boring monotony. The album is not with-

out its bizarre moments, such as a redo of Bejar’s song “Spider,” now spelled “Spyder,” with its wailing sirens and repeats of “they want you,” or the sparse, short “Another Drug Deal of the Heart,” which never reaches the chorus that it seems to be building toward. The New Pornographers’ sound and exact type of music is hard to pinpoint, as I have yet to encounter another group with a similar aesthetic. Sometimes, groups like this get lost in the fray since they don’t have a genre to stand out in, but this has worked to the band’s advantage. As they sing in “Wide Eyes,” they are “the exception that proves [the] rule.” Their unusual formula adds up to a new album that, while it does sound like their most recent album Together, also highlights their evolution as a group and their ability to pair the different musical styles and different vocalists to perfection.

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“In having Justice Brandeis carry the mattress, we hope to send the message that Emma is not alone; that all survivors, here and everywhere, are not alone,”

BOX OFFICE

1. Guardians of the Gallaxy 2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) 3. If I Stay 4. As Above/So Below 5. Let’s Be Cops 6. The November Man 7. When the Game Stands Tall 8. The Giver 9. The Hundred-Foot Journey 10. The Expendables 3

—-An anonymous group of Brandeis students wrote in an email to the Justice regarding their protest art project. (News, p. 1)

What do you think about the “Light of Reason?”

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PHOTO COURTESY OF CARMI ROTHBERG

Nikhil Pallikonda ’16 “I think it’s a cool structure surrounded by some controversy. I like the overall concept of it and it was used creatively during the Light Your Own Genius Orientation.”

SPINGOLD IN SUMMERTIME: Carmi Rothberg ’18 painted Spingold Theater Center in watercolor from the vantagepoint of the adjacent lawn as a project for the Brandeis Institute of Music and Art in 2012.

the justice wants to see your original artwork! Send works to photos@thejustice.org for a chance to be featured in next week’s issue.

CROSSWORD

Changyuk Takahashi ’17

“Personally I think it’s really cool because I really like light effects and I think it’s really aesthetically pleasing, but when I hear that it cost two million dollars, I think of all the other possible areas [where] we could’ve used the money and its value drops in my eyes.”

Melissa Feitosa ’15 “To be honest, it looks pretty but it seems useless.”

Khang Nguyen ’15 “It doesn’t look very nice, but it does make Brandeis look different. I think the architecture doesn’t blend in very well.”

ACROSS 1 Guy sib 4 “__ Smile”: Hall & Oates hit 8 Dancer de Mille 13 Mender’s target 14 Hale-Bopp, e.g. 15 Go 16 Grow old 17 *“We’re All Family Here!” Italian restaurant 19 Hairbrush target 21 Submission encl. 22 After-dinner candy 23 Grabs, in slang 25 “The Magic Flute” composer 27 Yearly 30 Actor Silver 31 Speakeasy owners’ concerns 32 NCO nickname 34 Have debts 37 Capri, e.g. 38 “Gosh” ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues 39 Physiologist Pavlov 40 Gibson of “Lethal Weapon” 41 Museum employee 42 Graph revelation 43 __ tai: cocktail 44 Insults 46 Individual 49 Acting litigiously toward 50 Old horses 51 Federation in OPEC 53 Hid from the police 56 *Goal for many an elite athlete 59 Eggs, to a biologist 60 Home on the range 61 Jockey rival 27 Strait-laced 62 Kilmer of “Willow” 28 Relaxation 63 Lauder of cosmetics 29 Sister of Eva and Zsa Zsa 64 Sign of stagnation 33 Coral phenomena 65 Caribou kin 34 *Kitchen safety item 35 Have a yen for DOWN 36 Wraps up 1 Naughty kid 38 “Certainly, monsieur!” 2 Capital of Latvia 39 Literary technique involving 3 Swaps for a better model incongruity 3 *Barbecuing option 41 Freeway sign word 4 Like a moment of silence 42 Three-toned chords 5 “__ imagining things?” 43 Capt. Hook’s 6 Guns, as a motor henchman66 Deface 7 Mr. T’s group 45 __ Brush Company 8 Styled after 46 Looks inferior, comparatively 9 Austria’s official language 47 Luxor’s country 10 Bottommost point 48 Salsa holder 11 Milestone, e.g. 50 Musical symbol 12 Text message status 52 “My goodness!” 14 Eyes, in many emoticons 54 Basic track shape 18 First name of three presidents 55 Base on balls 20 Clearing in the woods 57 Capital of Portugal? 24 Bite-sized Japanese fare 58 Musician Yoko 26 “Avatar” actress

Nonfiction 1. One Nation—Ben Carson with Candy Carson 2. The Way Forward—Paul Ryan 3. America— Dinesh D’Souza 4. The Organized Mind—Daniel J. Levitin 5. The Kingdom of Ice—Hampton Sides

iTUNES

1. Taylor Swift—“Shake it Off” 2. Meghan Trainor—“All About That Bass” 3. Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj—”Bang Bang” 4. Pentatonix—”La La Latch” 5. Ariana Grande (feat. Zedd)— “Break Free”

BILLBOARD

1. Ariana Grande—My Everything 2. Brad Paisley—Moonshine in the Trunk 3. Kem—Promise to Love: Album IV 4. Soundtrack—Guardians of the Gallaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 5. Sam Smith—In The Lonely Hour 6. Wiz Khalfia—Blacc Hollywood 7. Soundtrack—Frozen 8. Various Artists—Now 51 9. 5 Seconds of Summer—5 Seconds of Summer 10. Avenged Sevenfold—Waking the Fallen Top of the Charts information provided by Fandango, the New York Times, Billboard. com and Apple.com.

STAFF’S Top Ten

SCC SURPRISES Solution to last issue’s crossword Crossword Copyright 2014 MCT Campus, Inc.

SUDOKU INSTRUCTIONS: Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each row across, each column down and each small 9-box square contains all of the numbers from one to nine.

Charlotte Franco ’15 “I think it’s a really awesome sculpture that’s going to bring notoriety to the Rose and create an amazing outdoor space for students to enjoy.” —Compiled and photographed by Grace Kwon/the Justice.

Fiction 1. The Long Way Home—Louise Penny 2. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage—Haruki Murakami 3. The Goldfinch—Donna Tartt 4. Big Little Lies—Liane Moriarty 5. The Broken Eye—Brent Weeks

Solution to last issue’s sudoku

Sudoku Copyright 2014 MCT Campus, Inc.

By aliza kahn and talia zApinsky

When you stroll through the Shapiro Campus Center, you never know what to expect. Every day is a new journey filled with excitement and delicious treats. These are a few of our favorite things. Make sure you stop by. 1. Fish and cactus vendor 2. Free Birthright trip (Taglit) 3. Bernstein Festival Of The Arts 4. Poster sale 5. Jewelry women 6. Campus tours 7. Girl Scouts 8. Kaplan 9. Student Events petting zoo 10. Lemberg Children’s Center Bake Sale