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Acheampong ’11 introduced Lawrence prior to his address. President for Student Affairs and Dean of Student Life Rick Sawyer, Associate Deans of Student Life Maggie Balch and Jamele Adams, Director of Student Development and Conduct Erika Lamarre, and Senior Director of Community Living Jeremy Leiferman were also present at the event, among others. Lawrence additionally praised the atmosphere of the student body in his address claiming that he found it differentiated the University from other institutions. “Listening to you [students on the student advisory committee] describe your experiences here and just seeing the vitality and the energy of the students there, and it’s only been confirmed over and over again by the experiences I’ve had the last week and a half on campus. You guys think this is college, this isnt college. this is
Prof. Lorraine Vogel Klerman (Heller), director of the Institute Child, Youth and Family Policy at the Heller School for Social and Policy Management, passed away last Thursday at the age of 81 “due to complications of cancer,” according to an undated news release posted on the Heller School’s website. Klerman was a “pioneering health services researcher with a particular interest in health delivery systems for economically deprived women and children,” as stated in the news release. This April Klerman received the Heller School for Social Policy and Management Mentoring Award. According to the news release, Klerman has mentored many students in public health who went on to become prominent figures in the medical field. Dean of the Heller School Lisa M. Lynch said in the news release that “[Klerman] was a dedicated and selfless mentor to scores of Heller students over the years. Setting high standards for her students and collegues alike, she enriched all of us and her loss will be hard to accept.” Lynch was not available for further comment by press time. Prof. Stuart Altman (Heller) said in a phone interview with the Justice that Klerman “combined the best of our professors,” explaining that she fused high expectations with compassion. “She was strict when she needed to be so to make sure that our students attained the highest standards and worked hard—she was no pushover when it came to getting approval for work—but she also had a tremendous compassion-
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The Liberal Arts Posse program will return to Brandeis in the fall of 2011, University President Jehuda Reinharz announced in an Aug. 25 campuswide e-mail. The Liberal Arts Posse program was suspended at Brandeis in fall 2009 due to budgetary constraints, according to a Sept. 15, 2009 Justice article. Reinharz’s email explains that the program was able to return “due to the generosity of several donors who have stepped forward to reinstate this valuable program, which enriches campus life.” In an interview with the Justice, Reinharz said that he could not reveal the names of the two major donors who provided for the return of the program, explaining that one wished to remain anonymous and the other was out of the country and could not be reached for permission to reveal the identity. He said, however, that the donors decided to renew the program because they understood its importance in relation to the University’s values. “They were really taken by the description [of the Posse program] and understood very well why this is so important for us,” said Reinharz. Reinharz said that he had been in discussion with the donors since the beginning of last semester. “It took me a few months to find the right people. These kinds of
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STUDENT INTERACTION: Frederick Lawrence met and spoke with students in the South Campus Commons on Monday.
Lawrence addresses community ■ Students had the
opportunity to interact with the president-elect since he was confirmed in July. By HARRY SHIPPS JUSTICE SENIOR WRITER
President-elect Frederick Lawrence spoke to students and other Brandeis community members Monday night at an event held in the South Campus Commons. The event was the first time those students who arrived on campus after the beginning of first-year orientation were able to meet the president-elect. Lawrence, who was confirmed by the Board of Trustees July 8, will officially take over as president on Jan. 1, 2011. He currently serves as dean of the George Washington University Law School. “The opportunity to actually meet the students even before I officially start is a chance to hear
some of the things that they’re thinking, but also I don’t want to be someone who is new to [students] as of Jan. 1,” Lawrence said in an interview with the Justice after the event. Lawrence gave a brief address but spent most of his time at the event speaking directly to students one-on-one and in small groups. In his address to those in attendance, Lawrence said “It is an extraordinary honor for me to be the next president of Brandeis. I can’t tell you, really, what it means to me to be joining this community. … There is literally no other job in higher education that could pull together all the threads of my personal and professional life the way that this opportunity does.” Lawrence also said in his address that he was attracted to Brandeis because of both its roots in social justice and its position as a research university that is, “at its core, a small liberal arts college.” Student Union President Daniel
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Internet sources may phase out printed Oxford English Dictionary LONDON—It weighs in at more than 130 pounds but the authoritative guide to the English language, the Oxford English Dictionary, may eventually slim down to nothing. Oxford University Press, the publisher, said Sunday so many people prefer to look up words using its online product that it’s uncertain whether the dictionary’s next edition will be printed on paper at all. The digital version of the Oxford English Dictionary now gets 2,000,000 hits a month from subscribers, who pay $295 a year for the service in the U.S. In contrast, the current printed edition—a 20-volume, $1,165 set published in 1989—has sold about 30,000 sets in total. It’s just one more sign that the speed and ease of using Internet reference sites—and their ability to be quickly updated—are phasing out printed reference books. Google and Wikipedia are much more popular research tools than the Encyclopaedia Britannica, and dozens of free online dictionaries offer word meanings at the click of a mouse. Dictionary.com even offers a free iPhone application. It’s too early to predict whether digital dictionaries will completely wipe out the printed format, and Portwood stressed that Oxford University Press has no plans to stop publishing print dictionaries. Schools still rely primarily on printed versions, the publisher said, and demand for its bestseller, the Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, is still high among nonnative English learners. The dictionary was first published in parts starting in 1884. It kept growing for decades until the complete text went out in 1928. It was the first comprehensive English dictionary since Samuel Johnson’s “A Dictionary of the English Language” was published in 1755 and has since evolved to become the accepted authority on the meaning and history of words. The version users now consult—the second edition—has 291,500 entries, plus 2.4 million quotations as sources. Unlike shorter printed versions such as the single-volume Oxford Dictionary of English, it doesn’t track current usage. In December, the online version will be relaunched to include a historical thesaurus to make cross-referencing easier.
Aug. 22—University Police received a report from a student who may have been having an asthma attack due to her roommate smoking marijuana. University Police found that nobody witnessed or smelled any marijuana. The CDC was notified and responded to the scene. BEMCo treated the party onscene with a signed refusal for further care. Aug. 23—University Police received a call from the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center stating that a female student had injured her arm. BEMCo treated the female on-scene with a signed refusal for further care. Aug. 25—A reporting aprty in Deroy Hall stated that a female party he was with was having trouble seeing. BEMCo treated the party on-scene with a signed refusal for further care.
Aug. 25—A reporting party in Pomerantz Hall informed University Police that her roommate had vomited and fallen asleep. The party was transported by ambulance to the NewtonWellesley Hospital. Aug. 26—BEMCo was dispatched after a party in Hassenfeld Residence Hall reported a student with a deep cut in his arm. BEMCo treated the party onscene by BEMCo with a signed refusal for further care.
Miscellaneous Aug. 23—University Police received a complaint of a possum within Pomerantz. University Police opened the door and the animal exited without further incident. Aug. 26—University police received a report of three males smoking marijuana in the wooded area near Gordon Hall.
University Police checked the area and found nothing. Aug. 26—University Police received a report of a female assaulting another female in the Charles River Apartments. An ambulance transported the victim to the Newton-Wellesley Hospital. University Police detectives plan to investigate the incident. Aug. 27—A reporting party informed University Police that students were smoking marijuana in a room in Ziv Quad and requested assistance. The contraband was confiscated by University Police. The CDC will file University Judicial charges. University Police compiled a report on the incident. Aug. 29—A caller reported an odor of marijuana coming from the third floor of a Ziv building two hours after the odor was first noticed. University Police spoke to members of the room in suspicion and did not ob-
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Grad school greetings The graduate student reception in the Faculty Club gave students the opportunity to meet, mingle and network over refreshments together last Wednesday.
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Harassment Aug. 26—A student in Hassenfeld Residence Hall reported receiving harassing phone calls on her telephone. University Police compiled a report on the incident. An investigation will follow. Aug. 24—A reporting party stated that a male in his 40s and about 5 feet, 5 inches tall approached him and said “You know when you lie,” while in the men’s room of the Usdan Student Center.
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VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass.—President Barack Obama is aiming to underscore his commitment to a region weary of calamity as he travels to New Orleans on the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. After years in which halting progress mixed often with setbacks and despair, the city was getting back on its feet when the BP oil spill dealt another blow. The exploded well spewed more than 200 million gallons of crude into the Gulf before it was capped in mid-July. Obama is to speak Sunday afternoon at Xavier University, a historically black, Catholic university that was badly flooded by the storm. The White House says he will discuss what’s been done and remains to be done in rebuilding from Katrina and also talk about an oil spill cleanup that’s been complicated by conflicting assessments of how much oil remains and its long-term effects. For Obama, one challenge is to reassure residents who remain skeptical of government promises after witnessing former President George W. Bush’s response to Katrina, which was criticized as out-of-touch and hamhanded. Although criticism of Obama’s response to the Gulf oil spill rarely reached the level of anger directed at Bush, some still saw it as lacking in speed and coordination. Obama has work to do to change that perception. Moreover, Obama arrives as many residents of the Louisiana coast chafe under the moratorium on deepwater oil drilling he ordered in the wake of the spill, which is costing New Orleans’ oil-industry-dependent economy. And many residents would like to see a greater federal commitment to restoring the coast’s rapidly eroding wetlands, which provide the first line of defense again hurricanes. Tuesday marks the formal end to combat missions in Iraq, and Obama is to address troops in Ft. Bliss, Texas and deliver an Oval Office speech. The next day he plunges into Middle East diplomacy, hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for individual talks and a joint dinner ahead of direct negotiations Thursday between the leaders. And once Congress returns after Labor Day, more battles await as Obama tries to push his legislative agenda.
ANNOUNCEMENTS Join the Department of Romance Studies by watching Comme un Juif en France, a film in French with English subtitles. It will include Part I–“From the Dreyfus Affair to Vichy (the Occupation),” and Part II–“From Liberation to today.” The film will be introduced in English by Prof. Edward Kaplan (ROMS). Today from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in Lown 002.
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Aug. 27—A reporting party from the Sachar International Center reported an instance of fraud via the computer. University Police compiled a report on the incident.
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CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS An article in Features originally stated that Sam Shankland was playing in the New England Chess League. He is actually playing in the New England Team in the US Chess League. (Aug. 24, p. 10) An article in News misspelled the given name of a former administrator. His name is Jeffrey Apfel, not Jeffery Apfel. (Aug. 24, p. 1) The police log misspelled the name of a building. It is the Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, not the Rosenstiel Basic Medial Sciences Research Center. (Aug. 24, p. 2) The police log misspelled the name of a chapel. It is the Bethlehem Chapel, not the Bethleham Chapel (Aug. 24, pg. 2). An article in News misspelled the name of a college. It is Wellesley College, not Wellsley College. A photo caption misspelled the surname of a photographer. The photographer’s name is Asher Krell, not Asher Krellt. (Aug. 24, pg. 7) An article in Sports misspelled the given name and surname of a female volleyball player. Her name is Becca Fischer, not Beeca Fisher. A photo attribution in Arts last week was misrepresented. The photograph of Jewish Fella A Cappella is a file photo and was not taken especially for that issue. (Aug. 24, p. 18) A photo attribution in Arts last week was misrepresented. The photograph of Mike Posner is a file photo and was not taken especially for that issue. (Aug. 24, p. 23).
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Come and find out what mock trial is and how to join the campus organization. Contact Maddie Ziff for more information. Tomorrow from 7 to 9 p.m. in Shapiro Campus Center 313.
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“Hot Topics in the Middle East” panel discussion Join the Crown Center for Middle East Studies for some savory flavors and a discussion on a medley of Middle East issues. Hear analysis on the latest topics on Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Palestine/Israel and Middle Eastern economies. Delicious Middle Eastern appetizers will be served. Tomorrow from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Rapaporte Treasure Hall.
BUCO first-year ice cream social Meet fellow first-years interested in Con-
servative Judaism and enjoy free ice cream. Thursday from 9 to 10 p.m. in the Shapiro Lounge in Massell Quad.
BINGO Come win great prizes at the kickoff to the semester BINGO series with Student Events! Pick up your Louis Card at the next event and get it punched for each program you attend. Cards with at least 10 punches at the end of the semester will be entered to win an iPod Touch! Thursday from 10 to 11 p.m. in The Stein.
Brandeis Battlefield Get your 8-person team together for a night of laser battles on the Great Lawn! Working around the obstacles on the battlefield, you could be the Brandeis champions. Hosted by Student Events. Saturday from 8 p.m. to midnight on the Great Lawn. Rain location in the Levin Ballroom.
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Profs. Irving Epstein (CHEM) and Yu-Hui Chang (MUS) have been selected as Radcliffe fellows for the 2010 to 2011 academic year, and will spend this year at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard working on individual interdisciplinary projects of their choice. While neither Chang nor Epstein will teach at Brandeis for the duration of the fellowship, both of them will maintain some contact with their respective students and projects on campus. The fellowship program accepted 50 professors this year. The application process selects professors with projects chosen for their quality and long-term impact, according to the fellowship’s website. Brandeis professors who previously recieved this fellowship include Prof. Wendy Cadge (SOC), who worked on a book about the formal and informal presence of religion and spirituality in hospitals; Prof. James Haber (BIOL), who studied DNA repair by recombination; Prof. Jané Kondev (PHYS), who studied the physical biology of cells; and Prof. Jane Kamensky (HIST) who began a project on the life and times of the artist Gilbert Stuart, according to their fellowship profiles. Epstein’s project focuses on the study of cross-diffusion and its effects in physical, biological and social systems, according to a phone interview with the Justice. He explained that he hopes to tie together the natural and social science aspects of his project through the mathematical concepts of diffusion. Epstein explained simple diffusion with an example: the dropping of an amount of red dye into a cup of water. In simple diffusion, this would result in a cup of pink water, said Epstein. In a more complex situation, dropping both red and blue dye into a cup may result in a cup of purple water as a result of the red and blue dyes spreading out equally throughout the cup, he said. He went on to explain that in cross-diffusion, different colors or species of example populations interact in ways that affect each other in a more complex manner.
For example, populations of foxes and rabbits follow a predatorprey pattern and different ethnic groups prefer to live near only other certain ethnic groups. This could possibly help in explaining some social phenomena akin to “white flight,” in which large populations of white people move away from some areas when minorities begin living there. “There is a set of equations that one could use to describe a whole range of phenomena. Whether they’re in physical, biological or social systems, you just have to have enough of an understanding of the underlying systems to see how to express what is going on,” he said. “I hope to get some of this understanding by talking to people in other disciplines.” Chang was initially chosen for the Radcliffe Fellowship program for the 2008 to 2009 academic year, but she deferred from both teaching at Brandeis and attending the fellowship program for a year due to family issues. Chang wrote in an e-mail to the Justice that as a Radcliffe fellow, her projects will include composing a piece for a piano trio and women’s choir commissioned by the Barlow Endowment and the Triple Helix Piano Trio, which will premiere in April 2011 by the Triple Helix and the Wellesley College Chamber Singers. Like Epstein’s project, Chang’s will also be interdisciplinary. She will compose her piece based on the words of a poet from Wellesley College. The poem has yet to be selected, according to Chang. In addition to her interdisciplinary project, Chang will also write a piece commissioned by Meet the Composer, an initiative dedicated to the idea of composers as active professionals and a cello solo piece commissioned by cellist Rhonda Rider for her Grand Canyon artistin-residence concert in February 2011, among other projects. In a phone interview with the Justice, Chang praised the interdisciplinary aspect of the program and said that she was excited to interact with the other Radcliffe Fellows. “A lot of times, as musicians, we only deal with musicians, and there aren’t a lot of opportunities to have such an intensive amount of exposure to people in other disciplines,” she said. Epstein said he intends to visit campus one day a week to check on his lab and continue his work as the director of the Science Posse program. Chang said that although she will not be on campus, she will be available to supervise recitations as her students prepare to perform.
support a student studying Peace, Conflict and Coexistance Studies. By FIONA LOCKYER JUSTICE EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
The Daja Wangchuk Meston Greenberg ’96 Endowed Scholarship was created this summer to honor the memory of a deceased alumnus who served as an advocate for the Tibetan people in his lifetime. Daja, referred to as “Wangchuk” during his time at Brandeis, was raised by Tibetan monks and graduated cum laude in 1996 without having prior formal instruction before enrolling, according to an Aug. 5 BrandeisNOW press release. Daja’s family members contacted the Office of Alumni Relations this summer to establish a scholarship in his name after he took his own life on July 11. Director of Alumni Relations Raquel Rosenblatt said in a phone interview with the Justice that the scholarship will become active once it reaches a $50,000 endowment
level. When the scholarship becomes active, it will support an undergraduate student with financial need who plans to study Peace, Conflict, and Coexistence Studies, the same path of study Daja followed during his time at Brandeis. “The family views this as the best way to promote Wangchuk’s ideals and forever have a legacy for him,” said Rosenblatt. Rosenblatt described Daja’s ideals as “a commitment to social justice and righteousness for everybody.” Years after Daja’s graduation, faculty and staff at Brandeis still remember his contributions to the community. Prof. Gordon Fellman (SOC) remembers him as an unassuming, talented student. According to Fellman, the two began working together for a conference on Tibet that was held at Brandeis when he was a student at the University and maintained a strong relationship as Daja began taking classes with Fellman in the Sociology department. His wife, Phuntsok (Kim), also graduated from Brandeis in 2005. Throughout his life, Daja worked to advocate for the Tibetan people as
a part of the Boston Tibetan community, traveling to Tibet for a number of often dangerous fact-finding missions. This led to a trip to Tibet, which led to his imprisonment and torture by the Chinese government, according to the press release. Before coming to Brandeis, Daja worked to educate himself and submitted a 1981 People magazine profile as a child titled “For an American Boy-Monk in Nepal, the Path to Buddhism Began in Beverly Hills” in lieu of an application to the university in 1993. In his memoir, published in 2007 and titled Comes the Peace: My Journey to Forgiveness, Daja described the early years of his life, including his entering a Buddhist monastery at age six, where once ordained, he was given the name Wangchuk. According to the BrandeisNOW press release, is survived by his wife; a baby daughter, Jasmine; his father, Larry Greenberg; his mother, Feather Meston; a niece; a nephew; an uncle; an aunt; and seven first cousins in addition to a legacy of a deep commitment to social justice.
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something in or around the chapel that evening could assist the Office of Public Safety,” Gully wrote in his email. Gully wrote that the man has not been seen since the incident. “[Public Safety] continues to look into the incident and charges are possible if an individual is identified,” he wrote. Normal safety precautions remain in place, according to Gully’s e-mail. He explained in his e-mail that additional bicycle patrols were added over the weekend and that the new card readers installed on the exterior doors of the chapels will be programmed to allow access only to Brandeis community members. Gully also wrote that patrol officers, Department of Community Living staff and the chaplains were informed of the incident.
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Dorm supplies for sale Students combined environmental sustainability with new supplies for their dorm rooms at the Move-In Market, a market that provided environmentally friendly dorm room supplies. Move-In Market took place on Thursday, Aug. 26 on Chapels Field.
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Activities Resume Brandeis students put in a valiant effort to recruit their fellow students for their various clubs and organizations at the Arts and Activities fair. This recruitment fair, which took place Aug. 29 on the Great Lawn, provided the student body with a chance to explore the variety of clubs the University has to offer.
POSSE: Program to return in ’11 CONTINUED FROM 1 discussions don’t take place over one conversation—they consist of a number of conversations over a period of time,” he explained. The Posse program’s website explains that the program is designed to identify “public high school students with extraordinary academic and leadership potential who may be overlooked by traditional college selection processes,” and provide them with full scholarships to selective universities with which the program is partnered. The University has two posse programs: the Liberal Arts Posse, which, according to Reinharz’s email, was established in 1998, and
the Science Posse, which Reinharz wrote was established in 2008. Dean of Academic Services Kim Godsoe wrote in an e-mail to the Justice that a large portion of funding for the Liberal Arts Posse is from the University. Reinharz explained that the Posse program recruits students that it identifies as potential candidates, and the Brandeis admissions office then chooses the final 10 candidates who will receive the scholarships. Reinharz’s e-mail also states that the recruitment effort for the reinstallation of the liberal arts program will take place in Atlanta. The choice of location marks a deviation from the University’s
usual Posse recruitment effort, which has typically taken place in New York. According to the e-mail, “the program’s new focus on a Southern city is an important and prudent step as the University expands its reputation into a part of the country where the Brandeis name is less well known.” Godsoe wrote that other universities with two Posse programs typically recruit students from two different cities, so shifting Brandeis’s liberal arts program from New York to Atlanta emulates that model. Godsoe also noted that “this is a wonderful opportunity for Brandeis to recruit students from a part of the country where students
are less familiar with Brandeis.” Reinharz further said that establishing a Posse program in Atlanta simultaneously provided the University with a chance to enhance its recruitment efforts and reinstall the program. He explained that while he has visited Atlanta in an effort to recruit students, that region lacks a significant number of applications to the University, and establishing a Posse program would be vital for recruitment efforts. “This combines two important things for us: both recruiting a Posse group after a one-year hiatus and doing it in an area of the country where we have not had enough visibility,” he said.
ate side. Heller has always been a very compassionate school that commits itself to social affairs, and Lorraine very much cared about her students, women, politics and public health, so she was wonderful,” he said. Prof. Christine Bishop (Heller) echoed Altman’s sentiments in an e-mail to the Justice. “Lorraine was a fierce advocate for her students while holding them to the highest standard. She was always thinking of ways to support their development. She always said what she thought even when it wasn’t so palatable — she would tell you if she thought a plan or memo made no sense. That made it all the more meaningful when she approved of your thinking,” wrote Bishop. Klerman graduated from Cornell University and received her doctorate from the Harvard University School of Public Health. She received the J. Roswell Gallagher Award of the Society for Adolescent Medicine in 1993 and the American Public Health Association’s Martha May Eliot Award in 1996. The latter award is the highest honor given in the field of maternal and child health care. Klerman also published in professional journals and books. Bishop wrote that Klerman “used a pragmatic public health approach to study the problems of marginalized kids and families, always with the objective of developing pragmatic public policy solutions.” Klerman was married to the late Gerald Klerman, who served as the head of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration under President Jimmy Carter. Klerman is survived by her four children and eight grandchildren. Bishop additionally praised Klerman for the legacy she left, particularly in regards to teaching and the impact her work had on families. “She leaves a legacy of inspiration for all of us, about the lasting value of teaching and learning together and making a our society a more welcoming and nurturing environment for children and their families,” Bishop wrote.
—Alana Abramson contributed reporting.
LAWRENCE: Students interact with the new president-elect CONTINUED FROM 1 Brandeis,” he said in his address. In his interview with the Justice, when asked what challenges he expected to face as president, Lawrence said, “Higher education in general is facing issues that deal with cost; I think that financial aid is a pressing challenge. … The fact that we are increasing the size of the undergraduate class is going to raise some issues in the school that we need to continue to work on.” Heddy Ben-Atar ’11, who was a member of the Student Advisory Committee to the Presidential Search Committee and who attended the event, said that Lawrence
“had a real passion for the differences of Brandeis. He really understood Brandeis and understood its development and really loved the University.” She reiterated that the increasing size of the student body presents some of the greatest challenges Lawrence will face as president. When asked if he planned on maintaining student involvement in the decision-making process, Lawrence responded; “I sure hope so. My plan is to try to have open lines of communication, to have students involved in the issues and also, certainly, my wife and I spend time with students.” Lawrence struck a lighter tone in
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He really embodies a love of Brandeis that makes him fit to lead the University in the coming years. HEDDY BEN-ATAR ’11
Student Advisory Committee, “each person around this table introduces
him or herself with this just extraordinary litany of activities of involvement. You know, I spent last summer negotiating a couple of international treaties and rescuing children from burning buildings and, during the year, I’m actually the deputy mayor of Waltham and I’m a Biochemistry major and I sing a cappella and I play varsity soccer.… I sort of thought of the Jerry Maguire line, ‘You had me at the introductions.’” Ben-Atar also said that she felt Lawrence’s personality was compatible with the needs of the student body. “We were doing our survey last year, [and] one of the biggest issues
... within the student body that we found was school spirit ... and he really embodies a love of Brandeis that makes him fit to lead the University in the coming years,” she explained. Students who attended the event appeared impressed with Lawrence. Ilana Sidorsky ’12, who attended the event, said, “[Lawrence] seems really knowledgeable and really friendly, and I’m very impressed that he wants to get to know all of us.” Ilana Silverstein ’11 said “I like that he’s funny. He seems very down-to-earth.”
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PEACEFUL TIMES: Matt Kupfer’s ’12 host father, an Uzbek man and member of the oppresed group, walks across the yard of the house Kupfer lived in during his time in Osh, Kyrgyzstan before evacuating.
Matt Kupfer ’12 and Emily Canning (GRAD) started their summers in the middle of conflict in Osh, Kyrgyzstan By CLAIRE GOHOREL JUSTICE CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Angry mobs patrolled the streets of Osh, Kyrgyzstan with sticks, machetes and guns. Stores were looted and burned. Many were shot and killed. Surrounded by chaos, Matt Kupfer ’12 and Emily Canning (GRAD) hid inside their homes, uncertain of the future. Kupfer and Canning spent their summer months living amid ethnic tensions and violence between the Uzbek and Kyrgyz people of the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan. Today, these students have returned to their normal lives, but they are still processing their experiences in Osh. “I feel kind of uncomfortable with my story. … It sounds very much like an action movie, … and the fact is, I don’t think I was any braver than anyone else,” Kupfer says. Kupfer, an Anthropology and International and Global Studies student, and Canning, a doctoral student in Anthropology, did not expect to be living in a warzone when they moved to Kyrgyzstan to pursue their academic interests. Kupfer came to the southern city of Osh to gain experience working for a nonprofit organization and to improve his Russian. “I worked for a [Non-Governmental Organization] called Info-Center Rainbow that educates people in Osh about AIDS, narcotics and sex education,” Kupfer says. This was Canning’s third summer living in Osh. “I was doing fieldwork on peoples’ perceptions of local languages ... and how they communicate their ethnic identity through language,” Canning says. As a linguistic anthropologist, Canning is interested in the way that the two major ethnic groups of Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz and the Uzbeks, communicate with each other. In June, Kupfer and Canning’s work was disrupted when violence erupted in Osh. The Kyrgyz majority launched attacks against the Uzbek minority. The seminomadic Kyrgyz and more sedentary Uzbek farmers and merchants have always argued over land distribution. The ousting of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, a Kyrgyz, on
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WAITING TO LEAVE: Kupfer waits with his belonging to be evacuated from Osh. April 7 led to a battle for political control between the Kyrgyz and other minority groups. The April riots were temporarily quelled by the interim government, headed by Roza Otunbaeva. When Canning and Kupfer arrived in to Kyrgyzstan in early June, they believed the situation had stabilized. “I was living in an Uzbek neighborhood: ... the good neighborhood. I had anticipated living in a safe place— houses with gates, centrally located,” says Kupfer. On the evening of June 10, gunfire, looting and rape erupted in Osh. Most of the violence was carried out by Kyrgyz mobs against Uzbek stores and businesses. Today, the cause of the June riots is still unknown. Some speculate that pro-Bakiyev members of the government and military may have played a role. Kupfer, living with an Uzbek family,
was unable to leave his home due to the gunfire in his neighborhood. “The things that used to be important stopped being important. I didn’t care if I didn’t bathe for three days. I didn’t care if changed my clothes. There was a war going on—I wasn’t concerned with appearances,” says Kupfer. Canning, on the other hand, felt “emotionally drained” from her experiences in Osh but for different reasons than Kupfer. She was living in an all Kyrgyz neighborhood and felt conflicted. “It was really frustrating for me because as an anthropologist I want to be neutral ... On the other hand, I had very strong opinions about what happened. I did not agree that Kyrgyz were victims. I had a hard time relating to the Kyrgyz people I was meeting. I had friends who were Uzbek. Going to see them, it was a different world. People were without
hope,” she says. Kupfer’s host father became increasingly alarmed as Kyrgyz continued to target the Uzbek neighborhood. He encouraged both his wife and Kupfer to flee the neighborhood. Kupfer’s host father remained to protect his home from looters. “One day me and some others [in my host family] left and went out the back gate. We went across the fields and over the crops,” says Kupfer. Still in Osh, but away from the Uzbek neighborhood, Kupfer felt a sense of relief. “When we were in the fields, I didn’t feel nervous. Every year, a lot of tourists come to nature to trek in the wilderness, and now we’re trekking in the wilderness. And we kind of laughed,” says Kupfer. However, the continuing unrest necessitated his evacuation. With the help of the U.S. Embassy and a group of NGO workers, both Kupfer and Canning were flown to the capital city of Bishkek. Though Kupfer’s host family remained in Osh with their home intact, its businesses were destroyed. Most people were not so fortunate. The Human Rights Watch published a report that estimates a minimum death toll of 356. This is a modest estimate. At least 2,600 homes were completely destroyed in Osh and nearby Jalal-Abad, mostly belonging to Uzbek families. While in Bishkek, Kupfer found work at the International Research and Exchanges Board, an organization working to empower young female leaders through a conference called Tech Age Girls. Canning moved first to Bishkek, then to Uzbekistan and back to Osh. Upon her return, Canning says Osh looked a bit different than she had remembered. “Huge parts of … [Osh] were utterly destroyed. I remember taking a local bus and seeing burned-out shells of homes. I saw people living in the rubble because they were trying to stop the government from taking their land and building apartment buildings,” Canning says. The situation in Kyrgyzstan has been stabilized, to a degree. The interim government has made some efforts to rec-
oncile the two groups in Osh. Nevertheless, feelings of mistrust and resentment remain between the Uzbek and Kyrgyz people. “There are currently no mass killings happening, but there are small acts of everyday violence and the situation is volatile,” says Canning. Canning attributes the conflict to the disparity of wealth between the Kyrgyz and Uzbek people. “The Kyrgyz have a monopoly on political power, and the [Uzbeks] have monopoly on economic power. ... In the end, the Kyrgyz won: They chased out the Uzbek population,” Canning says. Thousands of Uzbek people fled Kyrgyzstan for neighboring Uzbekistan during the riots. The Uzbek families who remain in Kyrgyzstan are afraid to leave their neighborhoods. Unfortunately, neither Kupfer nor Canning are very optimistic about the future of Kyrgyzstan. “There has to be a willingness to say that mistakes have been made. I just don’t see that happening now. I saw only once, a sticker on the wall of an Internet café. It said, ‘We are all guilty. We will forgive each other.’ I think that unless people can accept the attitude that we all are guilty, that we all had a part, I don’t think there is much hope,” Kupfer says. Canning feels nationalism is a major hindrance to coexistence in Kyrgyzstan. “As long as people believe that Kyrgyzstan is the land of the Kyrgyz, Uzbeks will never feel welcome there,” she says. Today, Kupfer and Canning are safely back at Brandeis, attending classes in Mandel Quad and picking up coffee in Einstein Bros. Bagels. They have not forgotten about the problems that they witnessed firsthand this summer and are resolved to return. “After I graduate I’d like to ... collect narratives of people in the conflict. I would like to go back and do more research,” Kupfer says. Canning plans to conduct fieldwork in Kyrgyzstan for a year in order to complete her doctorate. “Now I have a strong conviction for people to know about these people [of Kyrgyzstan],” says Canning. “It’s a land of a lot of uncertainties,” Kupfer says.
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Shalom, Middlebury Students studied Hebrew this past summer at Middlebury College By TESS RASER JUSTICE EDITOR
During the summer, the calm, woodsy Middlebury College campus in Vermont is like many other liberal arts campuses in the summer. It is a bit more desolate than usual, but because of the nice weather, the students seem happier. However, the conversations of the passing students are hard to eavesdrop on, and greetings are cryptic: “Ciao! Come stai?”; “Hola! ¿Cómo estás?”; “Bonjour! Comment allez-vous?”; “Shalom! Mah Shlom’cha?” While school is in session at Middlebury and the campus is bustling with students, only foreign languages are taught. The college offers summer language programs in their language schools in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. For the past three years, Brandeis has also found a home in the campus famous for language immersion. The Brandeis University-Middlebury School of Hebrew, a program designed to accelerate language development, requires English speakers to sign a contract promising to push aside their native language and speak only Hebrew for seven weeks. According to the program’s website, “[The school is] dedicated to the premise that without real competency in language there can be little true cultural understanding, and to be truly effective, language teaching must provide meaningful insight and access into other cultures.” Middlebury College approached Prof. Vardit Ringvald (NEJS), the Brandeis director of the Hebrew and Arabic language program, about five years ago. “Middlebury wanted for many years to open Hebrew, and [the college] knew about the [Brandeis Hebrew Language Summer Insitute],” Ringvald says. The Brandeis Hebrew Language Summer Institute is a four-week Hebrew learning program, still in existence, on the Brandeis campus. However, it is not an immersion program like Middlebury’s. The idea moved forward as Middlebury’s language philosophy coincided with Ringvald’s. “Besides being more marketable, having more cognitive abilities, [language gives you] access to knowledge of other cultures. The more I understand that language, I understand the culture. I don’t need secondhand resources. I can go right to the language. We can be more educated about the other culture,” Ringvald says. Ringvald and the directors of the language schools met for the first time in 2006 and then opened the Brandeis Middlebury Hebrew School in 2008. In the program’s inaugural year, it was small. There were 20 students. “There was a sense of pioneering. We were trying to learn about the place,” Ringvald notes. The Brandeis Hebrew professors, leaders in the country for Hebrew education, had to readjust
their teaching methods in the new environment. “Don’t forget we were all experienced teachers, but this was different. It was a lot of fun to adjust,” Ringvald says. Usually, during the semester, the professors would not teach entirely in Hebrew and taught shorter classes. Since those first pioneering years, the program has grown to about 40 students every year, five teachers and one teaching assistant. The program has grown primarily by word of mouth due to its impressive results, according to Ringvald. This year, four Brandeis students, Yoni Dahlen (GRAD), Karen Schwerin (GRAD), Bella Shapiro (GRAD) and Abby Kulawitz ’12, learned Hebrew alongside students from all over the country and some from abroad. Unlike many summer college programs, the intensive language school is not limited to only students and attracts people from all walks of life. “[There was] one guy from the Navy and one from the Air Force. ... There was a 17 year old going to the [Israeli Defense Forces]; there was an Arab Islamic professor who was in his mid-40s. All religions, all walks of life, all ages,” says Shapiro, who has just started at Brandeis this fall as a graduate student in the Hornstein Jewish
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CLOSE CLASSMATES: The level-three students started at an intermediate level but left able to read, write and speak.
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PROGRAM FOUNDER: Prof. Vardit Ringvald oversees the program every year. Professional Program and also working on a graduate degree in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies. Before spending her summer on the beautiful Vermont campus, Shapiro had spent 10 months in Jerusalem. “Amazingly enough, Middlebury is 10 times more of an immersion program than Israel. In Israel, I lived in Jerusalem, [and] everyone speaks English,” she says. Shapiro says that she could have a basic conversation in Hebrew during her time in Israel, but without signing an agreement to speak solely in Hebrew, she often fell
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HOURS OF STUDYING: Students spent about five hours a day in the classroom.
back on English. In the Middlebury program, every aspect of student life is in Hebrew. Students are in class for about five hours a day, but they are constantly practicing and learning. When students are not in class, they fill their time with extracurricular activities and sports like any college students. The only difference is that they are all in Hebrew. “There are different activities you can participate in: dance, Israeli radio, sports. You can do fun stuff, [but] even when you’re doing fun stuff, you’re still learning,” Shapiro says.
Shapiro was an avid fan of the language’s sports teams, which competed against students in the other language schools. During the games, whether they were soccer, volleyball or any other sport, teams were allowed to have one bilingual on the team in order to communicate with the referees. Despite this, some things on the field were universally understood. “Certain things were shared on the field like [profanities and hand gestures], but still you keep things in your language,” Shapiro says. Shapiro participated in Yoga with fellow Brandesian Kulawitz. Kulawitz, having spent the past 13 summers at her summer camp, felt like she had stopped progressing after her three semesters at Brandeis in Hebrew. “I had heard of Middlebury and [the] timing made it possible to go this summer,” Kulawitz says. Before going to Middlebury, the American Studies and Sociology double major and NEJS minor ranked herself as a beginner at the language, who was able to read but could not speak a lot. “Brandeis taught me a lot before I went, but I was still pretty beginning before I went,” Kulawitz says. Before the program, Kulawitz was in HBRW 34, Intermediate Hebrew II: Aspects of Israeli Culture. This semester, after completing the summer, she is in Hebrew 161, “What’s up?: HBRW Through Israeli News Media.” “It was extremely difficult. We had to point to things a lot, act things out a lot. I really think it’s the best way to learn a language,” Kulawitz says. A large part of what makes the program so worthwhile, according to its students, is the strong teaching staff. Bonit Porath (NEJS), a Hebrew
instructor from Brandeis, taught advanced students at the summer and claims that this program of immersion is the best way to learn a language. “What we do in one day there is like one month at Brandeis. We can see the difference from the day to day. Improvement was incredible,” Porath says. Professors at the program live among the students and are encouraged to bring their families so that students can interact with native speakers of all ages. Ringvald, the program director, says this helps to create a close community. “We lived in the same dorms [as the students]. All the teachers were on the second floor, but we shared a common area. You know them personally. It was nice,” Porath says. Each language school runs on a different schedule so as to prevent students studying different languages from socializing with each other, which might tempt them to speak English. Despite this, the Hebrew school held Shabbat dinners, which students from other schools often attended. Shapiro says the Hebrew students did not stray from their pledge, though. “My friend spoke to someone in Hebrew; the other student spoke Hebrew, and they would respond in Spanish,” Shapiro says. Students in the school, even if starting from a beginning level, left the rugged campus with not only strong language skills but also a strong community. “[It’s a community]. The higher levels support the lower levels. It’s a wonderful way of improving their language levels. At the end of the program, it feels like a family to us,” Ringvald says.
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Posse return is positive change Last week, University President Jehuda Reinharz announced in a campuswide e-mail that the Liberal Arts Posse program, which was indefinitely suspended in fall 2009 due to budgetary limitations, would be reinstated for the 2011 to 2012 academic year. We are pleased that this excellent program, which truly embodies the ideals of our university, will be returning in the upcoming academic year. The return of this program, as well as the continued availability of other merit scholarships, exemplifies the extent to which this university seeks to remain grounded in the ideal of social justice even in the face of a lessthan-optimal overall financial situation. This board is particularly impressed with the speed at which the University was able to once again secure the funding necessary to reinstitute this program. According to the Posse Foundation website, the program seeks out high school students “with extraordinary academic and leadership potential who may be overlooked by traditional college selection processes” to grant them the chance to attend and contribute to a university—just as so many past and current Posse students have and continue to do at this university. Such a program should remain at the forefront of this university’s priority. This is especially true as Deborah Bial ’87, the founder of the Posse Foundation, is a prominent University alumna working seriously in the
Southern focus helpful, too world of social justice. Additionally, as Mr. Reinharz noted in the e-mail, the fact that the revived Liberal Arts Posse will be recruiting from Atlanta rather than New York, as it had formerly done, will provide our community with increased geographic diversity. This may greatly supplement the already great array of experiences and opinions already present on this campus. Also, while the University currently enjoys serious name recognition in many places nationally and internationally, the new Southern focus of the Liberal Arts Posse can help bolster our image in the South, a place where, as Mr. Reinharz mentioned in the e-mail, the University may currently be less well known. This editorial board hopes that the Liberal Arts Posse, along with the Science Posse, which itself received a major financial bolster last semester by way of $600,000 from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, will flourish as permanent fixtures at our university. We are also grateful to the two anonymous donors who seized the opportunity to grant the University the funds needed in order to revive this program. We hope that such programs may serve as models for future comparable ventures that aim to enrich both the immediate University community and communities like Atlanta that are far outside the Waltham campus.
Clarify issues surrounding Rose As the fall 2010 semester commences, this page questions the University’s progress on settling the lawsuit involving the sale of the artwork in the Rose Art Museum. This past July, artists Bill Viola, Eric Fischl and April Gornik, who were originally scheduled to be featured in exhibitions at the Rose, requested that their shows be postponed until Brandeis agreed never to sell the works in the museum. These cancellations were a great disappointment to both the Brandeis community as well as the greater art world, exacerbating a controversial and emotionally trying situation. As the legal processes continue, it is in Brandeis’ best interest to communicate the details of the situation as openly and honestly as possible. We expect that the more the administration chooses to share with the community, the more understanding and willing visiting artists will be to cooperate with the University. According to a July 30 brief in The New York Times, the artists chose to withdraw from the show “Atmospheric Conditions,” which was supposed to begin in September, because of Brandeis’ inconclusive Jan. 26, 2009 decision to change the facility from a museum to an academic building and sell the artwork to generate revenue for the University in light of economic trials. At a university that claims to place significant emphasis on the arts, it is rather troubling that well-known artists feel so uncomfortable with our museum. Additionally, extended periods of lag time between exhibits does not create
Initiate open discussion a good reputation for either the museum or the University. While the Rose should be a source of pride for students, faculty, staff and community members invested in the arts, it instead has tarnished Brandeis’ image on a national level. In order to repair the damage caused by the Rose saga, the University should take care to open the conversation about the status of the Rose. While we have been relatively pleased with the latest administrative developments, such as the hiring of Dabney Hailey for the position of director of academic programs at the Rose, internal changes do not make up for the respect lost for Brandeis in the art community. Honest dialogue about the University’s real intentions would ease the discomfort among artists invited to present their work in the Rose. It would also reassure students, faculty and staff that the Rose remains at the forefront of the administration’s mind as an important feature of Brandeis. We look forward to the solutions the University may develop in conjunction with Sotheby’s in terms of finding alternatives to selling the art. We hope that these conversations will lead to ways to maintain the status of the Rose as an important space for modern and contemporary works of art. At the same time, we request that the University make public as much information as possible in order to make sure the Rose can feature the best and most prestigious art exhibits.
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Fix new mailbox issues
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The other day I mentioned to a friend that I could not reach my mailbox. I confided that I was worried that in the act of jumping up to jam my hand into my mailbox, I would accidentally push my mail back into the unknown abyss that is the other side of the mailroom. She jokingly replied, “Well, I think we should protest by pushing our mail through our mailboxes until we get stools to prevent such a catastrophe.” Obviously, I do not suggest that anyone reading this column attempt to organize such a protest. However, as Brandeis changes its facilities to accommodate a more modern and growing campus, it is important that they first consider all of the ramifications of such changes on daily campus life. Though at first glance it may appear that your mailbox was simply enlarged and moved to a more inconvenient location over the summer, in reality these new mailboxes are a much-needed improvement. As the University’s student population increases, more mailboxes are needed to allow for each student to have a mailbox. And with these new mailboxes, there was actually room for 60 to 80 extra mailboxes to be installed, according to mailroom employees. Additionally, the inconvenient shape of the old mailboxes was simply damaging too many packages and needed to be replaced. These new wider and shorter mailboxes can accommodate Netflix DVDs, paperback books and small packages without squishing the packaging. However, our new and improved mailboxes were installed at the level of the old mailboxes, which means that the highest mailboxes are a bit higher than the old mailboxes were. As soon as I saw that my mailbox had relocated to a higher altitude, I went to speak with the mail employees. They were extremely kind and offered to change my mailbox to a new mailbox that I could more easily reach. While this is very generous and accommodating of the mailroom, this seems like a bit of an impractical solution. Since an indeterminate amount of students may have mailboxes that are out of their reach, it would be difficult to systematically change all of their mailboxes and all of their contact information listings. However, being fearful myself of the logistical nightmare of changing all of my contact information, I declined and suggested that stools be placed in front of the mailboxes to aid the more vertically challenged members of the Brandeis community. Which, in all honesty, is a bit of a stretch, as even I cannot reach my mailbox and I am a pretty modest 5 feet, 6 inches tall. Still, all the mailroom really needs to remedy this simple problem are stools. However, the mailroom holds the valid concern that people would steal these stools, thus rendering the new mailboxes unreachable once again. Additionally, if the stools get stolen from the mailroom, they would be a poor investment of the mailroom budget. What the mailroom really needs is a permanent bench installed around the perimeter of the mailroom to allow students to reach their mailboxes without jumping or risking the loss of their mail back into the mailroom. The installation of these new mailboxes is a definitely a step in the right direction, but it would have been smart of the University to troubleshoot before actually installing them This is not the only circumstance so far this year in which it would have been wise for the University to consider the ramifications of updating. Unusually long lines in the Usdan Café have been the result of a new cash register system purchased over the summer. While it is cool that that Brandeis has a new touch-screen check-out system, it seems that the new systems take longer to process each transaction than the more primitive keyboard-operated registers. Personally, just as I would prefer a more awkwardshaped but lower mailbox, I would also prefer to have a more retro register check me out than newfangled register that eats my lunch time. As Brandeis works to keep up with the times, it is important that the University considers the fact that newer may be bigger, but newer is not always better.
“What we do in one day there is like one month at Brandeis.” —Bonit Porath (NEJS), on the summer Hebrew program at Middlebury College (See Features, page 7).
Brandeis Talks Back What do you think of the new Mandel Center for the Humanities?
PAUL GALE ’12 “Honestly, I ain’t ever been there.”
JEREMY ELKINS ’12 “I love it. I had a class in it. I just got an e-mail today saying that we switched to Rabb, though.”
RAWDA ALJAWHARY ’13 “I really like it. I think it’s very pretty and spacious”
ARDAK METERKULOVA ’13 “It’s really, really beautiful.”
—Compiled by Rebecca Klein Photos by Robyn Spector/the Justice
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Redirect focus to the less “sexy” political issues Avi
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As rash, irresponsible and naïve young college students, we have probably all been accused at one time or another of having our priorities out of order. And by and large, that indictment is true, however annoying it may be to hear from parents or professors. Fortunately, most of our poor prioritizing will not affect us too much in the long run, and even if it does, it won’t have negative consequences for others. But there is one area of life where the out-of-whack priorities of youth like us can have potentially disastrous consequences on our entire generation: politics. I’ve always been suspicious about young people’s involvement in politics, but the troubling way most younger Americans approach political issues became most apparent to me this past summer. Like many of my fellow Brandeisians, I spent my summer working as an unpaid intern. Unlike many of my fellow Brandeisians, I worked for the College Republican National Committee. My internship consisted of doing what most interns do: researching and summarizing things for higher-ups. But, of course, whenever I mentioned to a liberal friend of mine that I was working with a bunch of Republicans, the questions and accusations started flying. “How can someone like you be a Republican?! You’re not some crazy, evangelical redneck; you’re a smart guy! Their positions on all the issues are so unjustifiable!” Whenever I pressed a shocked questioner about to which Republican positions he or she was referring, the list was generally a short summary of conservative ideas about hot-button social and foreign policy issues: gay marriage, separation of church and state, the war in Iraq, etc. What I found so shocking whenever this happened was that almost none of my friends attacked the Republican positions on economic issues. No one mentioned the national debt, federal entitlement spending or even tax policy. I understand why so few people base their party affiliation off of dry issues like the state of the Social Security trust fund; such issues are complex and don’t get nearly as much media attention as the sexier
social issues. But it is terribly unfortunate that so many young people make issues like gay marriage and prayer in schools their top concerns when going into the voting booth. It is one thing for a middle-class baby boomer to be ignorant of economic issues. That type of ignorance may be unfortunate but not wholly irresponsible. But young people, such as college kids, are the ones who will be most adversely affected in the future by poor economic decisions that our politicians make today. Yet we remain unconcerned. As important as gay rights issues are, there is little the federal government can do to advance the cause of gay rights. Those issues are dealt with primarily on a state level. In any case, the mind of the country is gradually liberalizing on gay rights anyway, and whatever candidates get elected to Congress or as president will likely follow the country on this issue. Church-state issues are also vitally important to the success of our free society, but neither major party is proposing establishing theocracy in America. No one debates whether or not the United States should have an official religion. Most of these debates are about nativity scenes in front of town halls or Ten Commandments displays in courtrooms. Whatever the outcome of this ongoing national debate, it seems to me that our freedom of religion will remain relatively strong. Even when it comes to the everimportant issues of foreign policy, these issues are far less consequential in national elections than they are often made out to be. Putting aside the rhetoric of both parties, both Republican and Democratic presidents generally pursue largely similar courses on the world stage. President Barack Obama is continuing the war in Afghanistan, has praised the surge in Iraq and is going to keep a small number of forces there indefinitely. I am confident in saying that Senator John McCain would have done much of the same. In contrast to the above issues, the federal government does control the nation’s pocketbook. The consequences of poor economic decision making will be far-reaching and affect the very nature of our government. And the two major parties really do have very different ideas about how to solve economic problems. The current national debt stands somewhere in the neighborhood of $14 trillion. Federal and state deficits are setting historic highs, and it is young people like us who
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will be stuck paying for the irresponsible spending of both parties. We are the ones who will end up paying higher taxes and receiving fewer government benefits in the future. Should we cut government spending to solve the problem or raise taxes? That is a serious decision our generation has to make. Federal entitlement spending is another issue that ought to be of top concern to young people. Social Security and Medicare aren’t big problems for today’s generation of senior citizens, but by the time most of us are ready to retire, those programs will be in dire fiscal straights, and most of us will collect
only a pittance of what we are currently paying into those programs. Should we partially privatize Social Security and overhaul Medicare or should we raise the retirement age and lift the payroll tax cap? That is another serious debate college students like us need to have. At my Republican internship this summer, the people in my office disagreed vigorously about issues like gay marriage, religion and foreign policy. What united us was our commitment to solve America’s fiscal situation before our generation faces the consequences of today’s government policies. I do not mean to say that only one
party has the answers to these questions. Each party has different ideas about how to deal with these issues, and that debate is healthy and important. But youth like us seem largely uninterested in this debate even though it affects our generation most directly. I don’t expect anyone to become a Republican after reading this column. But I do hope that some young readers will take a cue from the College Republicans and realize that it’s those complex, boring pocketbook issues that should be more important and at the top of our minds when we go to the polls this November.
Orientation helps ease an uncertain college transition period By DINA KAPENGUT JUSTICE CONTRIBUTING WRITER
First-years have this moment freshly imprinted in their memories, upperclassmen may have to think back a few years to locate it, and faculty and staff rummage through what seems like eons to search for it: the initial, overwhelming realization of newfound independence in the entirely new world of college. So I moved into my new dorm room, my parents hesitantly drove away, and there I was. My first year of college had begun, but what was I to do? A tempting thought of going wild entered my mind or maybe figuring out my class schedule, but fortunately Brandeis didn’t leave me or
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any other “first-years” alone with figuring out how to survive freshman year. Thanks to the animated Orientation Leaders, the first week of school—or Orientation Week— was scheduled from dawn till dusk with programs and activities to help us students adjust to our new home. After endlessly looping through the parking lot, unloading the car in the pouring rain and awaiting a rained-out, indoor barbecue dinner, it was comforting to find a card from my Orientation Leader near my door welcoming me to college. Although at first I thought some of the activities seemed pointless or lame, the upperclassmen who created the programs catered their every effort and free moment this week to make our transition to Brandeis as smooth as possible, so I figured it
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was only fair to treat the programs optimistically and with an open mind. The next couple of days were full of endless icebreakers, workshops and activities, which included an indoor carnival, a touching presentation of global issues, an entertaining comedic performance and a values program. As the Orientation Pocket Guide explained, “the best perk of a college event” is the “FREE FOOD,” which is why it was somewhat disappointing when the Waltham Take Out event ran out of food; however, that factor was overshadowed by the lively Olympics that followed. The weeklong orientation finished with a Boston Harbor Cruise, which was fun and upbeat despite the extreme heat, the seasick effects
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the trip included and the Arts and Activities fair where I was bombarded left and right to sign up for clubs that I don’t even know the names of. This week has given me insight into Brandeis students’ spirit and leadership that gets its support by means of incentive whether it is free food at the club fair or free Tshirts at the Olympics—just like at any other college. It was understood among the student body that of the 100 daily personal introductions, only a small percentage would be memorable while the majority of new faces and names would go in one ear and out the other. After spotting familiar faces repeatedly and approaching them saying, “I know we’ve met, but can you remind me your name? I am
awful with names,” faces and names no longer became a jumbled mess, but rather I formed new sets of friends and acquaintances. The thought that helped me settle in was to accept the overwhelmed and anxious sensation and continuously tell myself that everyone felt the same way. After only a week’s stay, I already feel connected with many of my floormates, pride toward all “Massellians” and united with the entire Brandeis Class of 2014 as we have completed the end of our first week on campus. After this past week, I can now confidently say that I am fully oriented into the Brandeis community thanks to the energetic Orientation Leaders who made the transition to college much easier.
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CONTINUED FROM 12 Lamanna said that the team would miss Rogers’ presence but was confident that the current players could carry the team forward. “[Rogers] was a great captain, but the core of the team is coming back,” Lamanna said. “Most of [the returning players are] seniors with good character and leadership.” Last season, the Judges went 9-10 with six of their 10 losses at the hands of nationally ranked opponents. Their victories included Division I Bryant University, Division II Bentley University and nationally ranked Division III and UAA rival University of Chicago. Steven Milo ’13 and Dave Yovanoff ’13, both second-team all-UAA selections, return to the team. The second doubles squad finished the season 6-5 last year. Milo also combined with Nick White ’11, Simon Miller ’11 and Fred Rozenshteyn ’13 for 60 of the team’s 88 singles wins. They were also part of 26 of the teams 34 wins at doubles. Rozenshteyn was optimistic of the team’s chances this year. “We already have all the chemistry as a team, so now, we can just continue getting better as the season progresses, he said.” The team will also add a number of first-year recruits to the squad, but its full roster is still undetermined because it is still holding tryouts for walk-on players and recruits. “We have a group of promising recruits,” Lamanna said. “Nobody is yet in line for the top six spots, but [they] will grow with development.” Still, Lamanna is happy to have an experienced team. “It’s great to have a senior-laden team,” he noted. “I get to sit back and watch them play without discipline being an issue. The guys are really hungry, and it is really important for them to develop individually and as a team.” The women start the season with a match against Wheaton College Sept. 15, while the men will be in action Sept. 10 when they travel to Middlebury College in the Middlebury Invitational.
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ONE-ON-ONE: Midfielder Mimi Theodore ’11 dribbles the ball in the team’s 2-0 loss to Washington University in St. Louis last year.
WSOCCER: Judges will have to face tough schools in the UAA CONTINUED FROM 12 into the season ranked last in the preseason poll. The Violets featured just one senior on their team last year but will have nine in the 2010 season. Senior defender Katie Gaston, who was
Honorable Mention all-UAA for two straight seasons, returns for the Violets. Senior forward/midfielder Filiz Kipcakli, who led the team with eight goals and 19 points, returns as well. The Judges defeated NYU 1-0 on
a goal by Theodore just over a minute into the second half. The women’s soccer team starts the regular season tomorrow at the Massachusetts Institue of Technology at 3 p.m. and will kick off its UAA schedule against Case Oct. 2.
“We’re all pretty psyched, but we still have a lot of work to do,” said Dichter. The women’s cross country team will again be paced by Grayce Selig ’11. Since being the team’s lone representative at the NCAA Championships a year ago, Selig has etched her place as one of the top female distance runners in Brandeis history. She broke the school records in both the 1,500-meter and onemile events and was the third leg in the quartet that set a Brandeis record in the 4x800-meter relay race. Selig was named an allAmerican twice, once as the anchor leg in the bronze medal distance medley relay team at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships, and the other in the 1,500-meter event after finishing fourth at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships. “[Selig] is a totally different runner than she was this time last year,” Evans said. “She will be challenging for the regional title this season. She showed that on the track, and she will show that in cross country.” All-New England runner Alyssa Pisarik ’12 also returns to the sqaud. She finished 32nd at regionals last season. The team is bringing in three first-years to replace the outgoing senior class. Despite the new faces, the women’s team will have just 11 runners on the roster, a fact that does not concern Evans. “Even though it’s only 11 girls, it’s all quality,” he said. “We got strong years from a bunch of them, and they’re going to be top runners this year. Our goal is to finish top five in the region, and this squad is capable of achieving that.” The women’s team will face Southern Maine University at 3 p.m., while the men will host an Alumni meet at Weston High School Friday at 3 p.m.
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■ The sophomore defensive specialist enters her first year on the varsity volleyball team after playing on the intramural team and practicing with the men’s club team.
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th-place finish for the men’s tennis team in the UAA Championships last year. It was their best finish under Coach Ben Lamanna.
men’s cross country runners who scored in the 2009 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships.
wins for the women’s soccer team in the UAA last year. They had three losses and one tie as well.
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Judges, but she is excited for the opportunity to be on the team with the other girls. “I’m a walk-on, so I may not get much playing time, and I accept that,” she said. “But I didn’t come here to play volleyball, so that isn’t my priority. I love playing, and I want to help
out the girls, so I’m going to stick with it.” While her playing time is yet to be determined, one thing is for certain: Hu will be playing volleyball for the Judges.
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UAA STANDINGS Men’s Soccer
Women’s Soccer
Standings from the 2009 season.
Standings from the 2009 season.
UAA Conference WL T Carnegie 5 1 1 Rochester 5 1 1 Chicago 5 1 1 Washington 3 4 0 Emory 2 3 2 New York 2 3 2 JUDGES 1 5 1 Case 0 5 2
UAA Conference W LT Washington 5 1 1 Rochester 5 11 Chicago 4 21 JUDGES 3 31 Case 3 31 Emory 2 32 Carnegie 1 42 New York 0 61
Overall W L T Pct. 16 3 1 .853 14 2 3 .844 12 4 3 .750 9 7 3 .553 12 4 2 .722 7 8 2 .471 6 10 2 .389 7 8 4 .474
W 17 13 15 10 9 8 6 10
L 4 4 4 6 6 5 8 9
T 3 3 1 5 3 5 2 1
Overall Pct. .806 .750 .806 .583 .583 .583 .438 .528
TEAM LEADERS MSoccer (points)
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Forward Alexander Farr ’12 led the Judges with 14 points last season.
Forwards Mimi Theodore ’12 and Tiffany Pacheco ’11 led the team with 24 points last year.
Player Alexander Farr Matt Peabody Corey Bradley Sam Ocel Two tied with...
Player Mimi Theodore Tiffany Pacheco Melissa Gorenkoff Sofia Vallone Two tied with...
Points 14 10 10 8 5
Points 24 24 18 15 5
Volleyball (kills)
Volleyball (digs)
Outside hitter Paige Blasco ’11 led the Judges with 409 kills last year.
Outside hitter Paige Blasco ’11 led the team with 336 digs last season.
Player Paige Blasco Piera Carfagno Nicole Smith Bridget McAllister Abby Blasco
Player Paige Blasco Abby Blasco Bridget McAllister Piera Carfagno Anna Homitsky
Kills 409 274 217 190 131
Digs 336 313 299 286 280
UPCOMING GAME OF THE WEEK Volleyball vs. Babson tomorrow at 7 p.m. The volleyball team will begin the 2010 season at home against Babson College.
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The volleyball team will return a large portion of its team this season, including setter Abby Blasco ’11, outside hitter Paige Blasco ’11 and middle blocker Nicole Smith ’11. The team will also welcome a first-year player and a transfer student to the squad. However, there is also another newcomer who stands out: defensive specialist Bella Hu ’13. Hu spent last season playing club and intramural volleyball before making the varsity team as a walk-on earlier this year. Hu, who first started playing volleyball in eighth grade and played for three years in high school, said that she had never considered playing in college when applying to schools. “Volleyball is something that I love to play, but I didn’t want college to be all about sports,” she said. Still, Hu spent her first year at Brandeis playing volleyball whenever she could, including practicing with the men’s club team. After befriending several members of the women’s varsity team, she was convinced to try out for the Judges. “[Coach Michelle Kim] told me that I was welcome to try out,” said Hu. “She gave me a shot, so I took it.” In an earlier interview with the Justice, Kim said that she was most impressed with Hu’s “love for the sport and her passion for the game.” Hu realizes that she may not play much during the regular season for the
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The home season for Brandeis sports kicks off tomorrow with the volleyball team facing off against Babson College at 7 p.m. Brandeis faced Bbason in the opening game last year, which saw the Judges win all three games with scores of 25-18, 25-22 and 25-14. Both outside hitter Paige Blasco ’11
and middle blocker Nicole Smith ’11 had eight kills in the win. Junior outside hitters Meg Flaherty and Nina Milovanovic had six and three kills, respectively for Babson, in the loss to the Judges last season. The Beavers are coached by Tonya Strange, who enters her fifth season as head coach.
Opening night is less than two weeks away, and quarterback Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings are still trying to figure out exactly what they have in a banged-up receiving corps and a rotating offensive line. Favre’s two newest targets made pretty good impressions just days after arriving in Minnesota. So did Seattle rookie safety Earl Thomas. Favre threw for 187 yards and two interceptions, one that Thomas returned 86 yards for a touchdown in Minnesota’s 24-13 victory over the Seattle Seahawks Saturday night. Favre completed 16 of 26 passes and took a couple of big hits while playing two series into the third quarter. His interception to Thomas went in and out of the hands of Bernard Berrian. “We’ve got to find out in a short period of time who can make some plays in the passing game,” Favre said. Thomas delivered Seattle’s lone touchdown of the game and also leveled receiver Percy Harvin on a slant over the middle. It was a big night for the heavy-hitting safety from Texas, taken by the Seahawks with the 14th overall pick over Taylor Mays, who was a standout for coach Pete Carroll at the University of Southern California. “He made a huge play tonight,” Carroll said. “I can’t wait to see it again.” As soon as the ball fell into Thomas’ arm, “I was just thinking gas,” he said. “[I] just put my head back. It was like Pop Warner when you throw your head back and run.” The Vikings signed veteran Javon Walker on Tuesday and acquired receiver Greg Camarillo from Miami in a trade on Wednesday to bolster a receiving corps that has lost Pro Bowl receiver Sidney Rice for eight weeks because of hip surgery. Camarillo had four catches for 47 yards and Walker made a great catch over Walter Thurmond for a 25-yard touchdown from quarterback Sage Rosenfels in the fourth quarter. “I don’t even know how many people know my name, but it doesn’t hurt to grab a couple balls and get a couple first downs,” Camarillo said. “That’s how you get trust from your teammates. Hopefully they’ll start believing in me.” Favre, who was coaxed back for a 20th NFL season on Aug. 18, played eight series on Saturday night. He led the Vikings to one field goal and a touchdown, a 24-yard run by running back Adrian Peterson that was set up by a 73-yard kickoff return by running back Darius Reynaud. Peterson finished with 37 yards on 11 carries. Favre also lost a fumble when Chris Clemons blew past left tackle Bryant McKinnie for a sack that had the 40-yearold quarterback shaking his throwing hand in pain early in the first. But he remained in the game and helped the Vikings amass 242 yards of offense—but only 10 points— while he was playing. Coach Brad Childress called the offense, which also started Anthony Herrera at center for John Sullivan, who is recovering from a calf injury “still in flux,” which has to be a concern with the opener in New Orleans looming on Sept. 9. “There are a lot of moving parts and parts that are just being added,” Childress said.
Oklahoma’s Wilson finding new ways to make a difference Corey Wilson may not be able to run out and catch a pass for Oklahoma. Walking can still be a struggle for the receiver who injured his spinal cord in a car accident last year. That doesn’t mean he can’t make a difference for his team and, eventually, for others who find themselves in the same situation. Wilson is now serving as an unofficial assistant coach, helping to review film and offering his teammates pointers. And when he can, he wants to start a foundation to help people who, like him, are hoping to one day discard their wheelchairs and walk again. “Even if it doesn’t happen for me, hopefully the money I can put into things or my foundation and the research that I can fund, if it helps somebody out that’s in my situation when I’m gone, that’s fine,” Wilson said Saturday night before he received a Courage Award from the INTEGRIS Health hospital system. “As long as somewhere down the road, nobody has to sit their whole life in a wheelchair, everybody can be optimistic and everybody can be motivated and be realistic about it.” Wilson remains on scholarship with the seventhranked Sooners, and he is pursuing a degree in human relations. He’s also serving as an extra set of eyes and ears for receivers coach Jay Norvell. “He’s got a great eye for what’s going on with the players,” Norvell said. “He’ll look at one guy and say, ‘Coach, something’s going on with him. You need to talk to him.’ And I’ll pull the guy aside and talk to him. ‘This guy, he kind of needs to get it together. He’s not really locked in.’ “Boy, he’s really got a great sense of that.” Wilson redshirted his first year on campus and never got a chance to catch a pass in a game before he was hurt in an accident on Interstate 35 on Feb. 27, 2009. He flipped over, hit his head and woke up in the grass alongside the road. He had suffered a complete spinal cord injury and was left unable to walk. Prior to last season, he set the goal of being able to lead the Sooners onto Owen Field before a game. He accomplished that, taking a few steps during the Sooners’ senior day ceremony before their game against Oklahoma State University in November, in which the the Sooners won 27-0. “Those steps on Owen Field meant a lot to the hard work that I did, but that’s not where I want to be. Those are steps, but I would like to actually walk,” Wilson said. “I’m really optimistic about that. It’s 2010. I can’t help it. I’m only 21. You can’t help but be optimistic. “The next five to 10 years, there’s no telling what technology will do. I’d like to have a part in that. With research and the foundation, I’d like to put money toward doing that.”
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HITTING IT BACK
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Judges ready to take on the UAA ■ The women’s soccer team
will face off against some of the top teams in Division III in the UAA. By MELISSA SIEGEL JUSTICE SENIOR WRITER
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ONE-HANDED BACKHAND: Dave Yovanoff ’13, who plays singles and doubles, hits a shot in the men’s tennis team’s practice Saturday.
Squads prepare for season ■ Both the men’s and
women’s tennis teams get ready for the season under Coach Ben Lamanna. By JONATHAN STEINBERG JUSTICE STAFF WRITER
With their rackets restrung, the men’s and women’s tennis teams are ready to take the court and contend in the strong University Athletic Association. Both teams will look to further improve upon two impressive seasons in which the women finished the year at .500 and the men placed fourth in the UAA Championships. The women’s team, which posted a final record of 10-10, had injuries
to both Rachel Rosman ’11 and cocaptain Emily Weisberger ’10 last year, often forcing the team to play shorthanded in matches. This season, however, the women will start off with nine players. Despite losing co-captains Weisberger and Ariana Sanai ’10 to graduation, the team’s roster was replenished with four first-year recruits: Allyson Bernstein, Alexa Katz, Roberta Bergstein and Marissa Lazar ’14. With a larger and more experienced roster, Coach Ben Lamanna is intrigued by the team’s chances this year. “This is going to be a good year for the women,” said Coach Ben Lamanna. “The team is more talented and much deeper than last year.” The women also return many key players from last season, including
Rosman, Faith Broderick ’13 and Mackenzie Gallegos ’11. The three of them combined for 39 of the team’s 62 singles wins and were part of 18 of the 29 doubles wins. Lamanna also noted how impressed he was with the camaraderie of the team. “The culture of the team is really friendly,” he said. “Very competitive and driven but friendly and great to be around.” The men’s squad retakes the court following its most successful season in more than six years and its best under Lamanna since he became coach in the 2005-2006 season. The team will return all but one of its members, last season’s captain Seth Rogers ’10.
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The women’s soccer team, ranked seventh in the University Athletic Association Preseason Conference Coaches’ Poll, hopes to take the next step this year and make the NCAA Division III Tournament. But to do so, the team will have to survive the UAA. At the top of the conference is last year’s Division III runners-up, the Washington University in St. Louis Bears. Last season, the Judges lost 2-0 to the Bears despite outshooting Washington 15-13. This year, the Bears, who have won four straight UAA championships, are at the top of the UAA Preseason Conference Coaches’ Poll. Six of their starters from last year’s team return, including defending UAA Rookie of the Year sophomore goalie Clara Jacques. Last season, Jacques had six shutouts in 23 games. Two of the Bears’ top scorers from last year are also returning, including junior forward Emma Brown, who led the conference with 15 goals and 36 points. Also returning is fellow junior forward Lee Ann Felder, who had a teamleading eight assists last season. The University of Rochester Yellowjackets are ranked second after receiving four of the poll’s eight first place votes. Last year, the Judges lost 1-0 to Rochester, giving up a goal in the 15th minute after a turnover in the defensive zone. This year, the Yellowjackets will hope to send their coach Terry Gurnett out on a winning note; the all-time winningest coach in Division III women’s soccer history will step down this year after 33 years at the school. Rochester returns all four of its top scorers from last season, including junior forward Ellen Coleman, who led the team last year with 11 goals, seven assists and 29 total points. The University of Chicago Maroons are ranked third behind Rochester. Chicago is No. 22 in the Division III preseason rankings. Brandeis defeated Chicago, who was ranked No. 16 in Division III at the time. Forward Tiffany Pacheco ’11 and
midfielder Sofia Vallone ’11 each contributed goals in the 2-0 win. Chicago also made the NCAA Division III Tournament last season, and two of its top four scorers—senior forward Sarah Loh and junior forward Allison Hegel—return to the team this season. Loh tied for the team lead with 26 points and had a team high of 12 goals despite missing two games last season. Hegel scored six goals despite starting just one game. The Emory Eagles won the UAA in 2008 and made the NCAA Division III Tournament round of 32, but the team lost the majority of its starters from that squad before the 2009 season and subsequently finished sixth in the UAA with a record of 2-3-2. However, the squad did finish 8-5-5 overall for its 21st straight winning season. This year, Emory returns all but four of its starters from last year’s team, including 10 of its 13 goal scorers. Senior midfielder/forward Melanie Levy was the team’s top scorer last year with six goals, including three game-winning goals. Last season, the Judges beat the Eagles 4-2, with Pacheco and Melissa Gorenkoff ’10 each scoring once and midfielder Mimi Theodore ’12 scoring twice. The Case Western Reserve University Spartans, who finished 9-6-3 last year for their first winning season since 2003, are ranked fifth in the preseason poll. The Judges lost to Case 1-0 last year on a goal by then-senior midfielder Caroline Garber just under 10 minutes into the second half. Garber has since graduated, but Case still returns eight of its starters from last year’s squad. Carnegie Mellon University comes into the season ranked sixth in the poll. The team will have a new coach, Yon Struble, who will try to help the team improve on last season’s seventh-place UAA finish. Fourteen players return from last year’s squad, including five seniors. Senior midfielder Emily Overstreet has led the team in assists each of the past two seasons, and junior forward Elsa Wu had a team-high six goals last season. Brandeis and Carnegie played to a 1-1 tie last season, with both teams scoring in the second half. Theodore gave the Judges the early lead in the 66th minute, but Wu scored off a deflection to tie the game just over a minute later. New York University, ranked eighth in the conference, comes
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CROSS COUNTRY
Both men and women look to build on historic seasons ■ The men’s and women’s
cross country teams are ready to race to the finish this season. By JEFFREY BOXER JUSTICE STAFF WRITER
With a strong finish last season and an even stronger returning core group of runners this year, the men’s cross country team was ranked No. 1 in New England in a preseason poll selected by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. The squad finished the 2009 season
ranked fourth in the region after finishing 28th out of 32 teams at the 2009 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships. Co-captain Paul Norton ’11, a 2009 All-American who finished third at the New England Regional Championships and seventh at Nationals, will help lead the team for another year. “[Norton is] one of the very best in the country and should be challenging for the national title,” said Coach John Evans. Chris Brown ’12 and Marc Boutin ’12 return to the team as well. The two placed 117th and 136th at Nationals last season. Norton commented on their progress as runners over their
careers at Brandeis. “[Brown and Boutin] are a lot more experienced and confident,” Norton said. “They’re on the cusp of being some of the best in the country.” Norton also expects big things from Devon Holgate ’11, who finished fourth on the team at Nationals in his first cross-country season. “[Holgate] was a consistent scorer last season, and now that he has a season under his belt, he will know what to expect, and he’ll definitely be better,” said Norton. Kerwin Vega ’11 was the final scorer at Nationals last year, and Evans predicts a big season for him as well. “[Vega has] put in the training,
and he will do really well this year,” Evans said. Ben Bray ’11 and co-captain Dan Anastos ’11 and also ran in Nationals, but they did not score. Both were routinely among the top seven for the Judges last season, and Bray cracked the top five at regionals. In addition to returning the team’s top seven, the men’s squad will feature three new runners, including Alex Kramer ’13, who missed last year’s cross country season due to injury. Kramer finished third in the 3,000-meter race at the UAA Indoor Track and Field Championships last season and is primed to be one of the team’s top runners this year. The team will also welcome two
first-years Ed Colvin and Taylor Dundas. “There’s not a lot of pressure on either of them, but they both can play a big part of the team,” Evans said. With so many runners returning, the depth of the team will be an essential part of their success. “We have a really deep team,” said teammate Michal Dichter ’13. “We have a solid top five and really good people behind them as well.” Though the team is excited about its ranking, the members realize that high preseason expectations does not automatically translate into a winning and successful season.
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■ Improv preview 15 On Friday, Aug. 27 all four on-campus improvisation comedy groups came togther for a rare performance at Cholmondeley’s, where they showcased their talents through a slew of improvisational games and scenes and advertised for the upcoming week of auditions. ■ Bad Rabbits and Dear Havanah 16 Student Events and the Department of Orientation hosted a joint concert last Saturday in Levin Ballroom, featuring the upand-coming funk-punk group Bad Rabbits and Boston-based rock band Dear Havanah.
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17 ■ Shawarma King The local restaurant offers an expansive authentic Lebanese menu with food sure to satisfy many patrons’ tastes without having to charge high prices. 19 ■ Sufjan Stevens In his first release in five years, the talented artist and composer Sufjan Stevens comes back onto the music scene with an EP that is based around two unique variations of the title track. 19 ■ Video games preview JustArts hits the TV and couch and names its top five most-anticipated video games for the remainder of the 2010.
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INTERVIEW by Shelly Shore
The papers are signed, and after several long, drawn-out months, Tiger Woods’ marriage has officially ended. Tiger and his wife, Elin Nordegren, finalized their divorce at Bay County Circuit Court in Panama City, Fla. on Monday, Aug. 23. The couple has been separated since news of Tiger’s infidelity surfaced last year, and the rumors and speculation have finally been put to rest. “We are sad that our marriage is over and we wish each other the very best for the future,” they said in a joint statement. “While we are no longer married, we are the parents of two wonderful children and their happiness has been, and always will be, of paramount importance to both of us.” While the details of the divorce have not been released, various reports suggest that Elin could receive anywhere from $100 million to $500 million in assets. Though Elin signed a prenuptial agreement, it was renegotiated after the sex scandal that destroyed their marriage. Unsurprisingly, People reports that custody was the main issue for both. Since the separation, Elin has gone about her usual life, moving on from being a stay-at-home mom to taking psychology classes at Rollins College. Tiger has returned to golf, but his game has gone downhill. In her first major interview since Tiger’s infidelities surfaced, Elin opened up to People about the marriage and where her life is going now. She told People that she and Tiger tried to work out their issues and repair their marriage, but a marriage “without trust and love” wasn’t good for anyone. “I’ve been through hell,” she said. “It’s hard to think you have this life, and then all of a sudden—was it a lie? You’re struggling because it wasn’t real. But I survived.” She didn’t disclose the amount of the divorce
From sneakers to silhouttes ■ JustArts spoke with Ari Tretin ’12 by e-mail as he discussed being a Fine Arts major at Brandeis and the current project he is pursuing.
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OFFICIALLY APART: After many months of speculation, Tiger Woods’divorce has been finalized. settlement, saying only, “money can’t buy happiness or put my family back together.” Despite rumors that stress has prompted her to return to her home country of Sweden, Elin is planning to remain in the U.S. “Forgiveness takes time,” she said. “It is the last step of the grieving process.” Tiger, who is currently playing a golf tournament in New Jersey, has yet to comment publically on the divorce. As for Elin? She hasn’t watched one minute of golf.
What’s happening in Arts on and off campus
ON CAMPUS EVENTS Improvisational comedy auditions Over the course of the week, many of Brandeis’ improvisational comedy troupes will be holding auditions to try and find new and hilarious members to bring the funny and join the groups. The groups holding auditions during this week are Crowd Control, Bad Grammer and False Advertising. Each troupe specializes in one aspect of the wide genre that is improv. If you have never improvised before but are good at funny and quick thinking, you are encouraged to come and try out to be a part of the thriving comedy scene at Brandeis. Crowd Control, Brandeis’ newest improvisation group, enters into its fifth year with hope of finding new members. The group specializes in long-form improvisation, a group of single topicinspired interconnected scenes, but also plays many short-form games, quick scenes that rotate. Bad Grammer is a seven-member troupe looking to expand its member count. It specializes in both long and short-form improvisation and is looking for people who want to show their funnybones. False Advertising, unlike the other improvisational comedy groups, has a musical aspect to its comedic stylings. With a piano accompanist normally backing the troupe (a position that is currently open), False Advertising provides a different spin on improvisational comedy. The group does long-form standard improvisation as well. Crowd Control will be holding auditions today from 8 to 10 p.m. in the Alumni Lounge. Bad Grammer will be holding auditions tomorrow from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Gluck Lobby in the Usdan Student Center. False Advertising will be holding auditions starting at 9 p.m. in the Communications Lounge in Usdan.
A cappella auditions From the aforementioned improv groups to the melodious tunes of a cappella, many groups on campus are trying to find the best of the best to audition for them. To sing a cappella means to sing without any instruments at all, so many of the groups around campus will be looking for talented singers of all ages, genders and vocal ranges. With 12 unique a cappella groups on campus, there is a wide array of singing styles and gender bases (all-male, all-female and co-ed) represented. There are three Jewish a cappella groups on campus. They all sing either Hebrew or Jewishrelated music. Ba’note, less than a year old, is Brandeis’ premier all-female Jewish a cappella group, JFA (Jewish Fella A Cappella) is Brandeis’ unique all-male a cappella group, and Manginah is Brandeis’ premier co-ed a cappella group. For those looking for a different religious perspective on a cappella, Voices of Praise is an a cappella gospel choir that sings around campus. The group has no auditions, so if you are interested, come to its first meeting. If you are looking for something non-religious and gender-specific, VoiceMale, Up the Octave and Too Cheap for Instruments all have something to offer. VoiceMale is an award-winning, all-male group, while Up the Octave and Too Cheap for Instruments are all-female groups. Up the Octave sings contemporary pop, while Too
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QUICK THINKING: Members of the improv group Bad Grammer perform in Improviaganza, a 24hour improvisation comedy marathon. The group is holding auditions for new members tomorrow. Cheap for Instruments sings folk and folk-pop. If co-ed is more your thing, there are still many choices with a wide array of genres. Voices of Soul is a group that sings R&B and soul music, Proscenium sings musical theater a cappella, Company B sings a slew of “oldies,” Rather Be Giraffes sings a whole range of fun songs, and Starving Artists sing pop music. The auditions are happening throughout the week, and if you are interested, contact the a cappella groups to sign up. Ba’note will be holding auditions today and tomorrow from 8 to 11 p.m. in Lurias in the Hassenfeld Conference Center. JFA auditions will be today and tomorrow from 8 to 10 p.m. in the Slosberg Music Center. Manginah auditions will be today from 6 to 10 p.m. in Feldberg Lounge in the Hasenfeld Conference Center. Voices of Praise will have its first meeting Monday Sept. 6 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Harlan Chapel. VoiceMale is holding auditions today and tomorrow from 5:45 to 9:45 p.m. in Slosberg Music Hall. Up the Octave auditions will be today from 7 to 10:30 p.m. and tomorrow from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Slosberg Music Center. Too Cheap for Instruments auditions are today from 8 to 10 p.m. in Slosberg 211. Voices of Soul auditons are tomorrow from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in Slosberg 227. Proscenium auditions are today from 7 to 11 p.m. in the Village multipurpose room. Company B auditions are today from 7 to 11 p.m. in the Shapiro Lounge in Massell Quad. RBG auditions are today and tomorrow from 7 to 10 p.m. in Slosberg 234. Starving Artists auditions are today and tomorrow from 5 to 10 p.m. in the Slosberg Music Center.
OFF CAMPUS EVENTS ‘Cabaret’ Come and join the performance of a lifetime as
you take your seat at the Kit Kat Klub, the perfectly marvelous cabaret where singer Sally Bowles meets writer Cliff Bradshaw. Set in 1931 during the Nazis’ rise to power in Weimar, Berlin, the world begins to splinter as Bowles and Bradshaw pursue a life of pleasure. As the situation worsens, Sally and Cliff are faced with a choice: abandon themselves to pleasures promised by the cabaret, or open their eyes and face the coming storm. Singer and songwriter Amanda Palmer of Dresden Dolls fame stars as the Kit Kat Klub’s magnetic emcee, presiding over the debauched party where nothing is as it seems, with A.R.T. regulars Remo Airaldi, Thomas Derrah and Jeremy Geidt. The musical that originated on Broadway in 1996 and was based on John Van Druten’s 1951 play I Am a Camera will be directed by Steven Bogart. The Boston Globe calls the play “an irresistable display of physical energy and emotional intensity.” Cabaret is sure to be one musical you should not miss. The play is scheduled to open tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the American Repertory Theater in Boston.
Crosby, Stills and Nash Coming to the Boston Symphony Orchestra as part of the Tanglewood festival, music legends David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash will spend one night only playing music from their expansive history. As cornerstones of rock ’n roll, the trio of legendary singer-songwriters have been collaborating since 1969 when they met in the harmonious Joni Mitchell’s living room. From that point onward, they forged a musicianship and friendship that would forever have an impact on modern music. Even today, their songs remain just as durable as they were when they first premiered with messages of social consciousness and inequal mesaures throughout. Crosby, Stills and Nash will play the one-nightonly concert at the Boston Symphony Orchestra tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now and are priced from $24 to $96.
JustArts: How did you become interested in pursuing a Fine Arts major at Brandeis? Ari Tretin: I was always interested in pursuing something along the lines of Fine Arts. I always wanted to do architecture. As a first year I realized, while taking an art history course in Architecture, that I just wanted to pursue the arts. Realizing that Brandeis can only offer me one of three things for that, which was sculpting, painting or an art history major, I chose to study sculpting in the hope that after Brandeis I will continue to pursue the more specific field of my choice. JA: What do you think of the Arts program Brandeis offers? Do you believe it falls under the “liberal arts” category the school defines itself under? AT: I definitely feel that the school falls under its own category, that it defines as liberal arts. I do however feel that they are lacking, in a certain sense, the amount of courses and subjects that they should be offering. I feel that there should be a greater number of majors and minors under the “Fine Arts” title, in order to broaden the fields of study for the undergraduates. It doesnt seem like the Arts at Brandeis are so important to people because it is so small, and it should not be that way. The introductory classes fill up in moments for people to fulfill their creative arts requirement and I think there should be a large number of introductory arts courses so that you’re not stuck choosing between intro to drawing, sculpting, painting and printmaking, but one has the option to take those or one of many more courses offered. Recently, when asked by upperclassmen what I major in, and I respond with Studio Art, I have recieved reactions such as “Wow, you’re the only person I know doing that!” or “that’s amazing, I didn’t know we had such a thing!” which seems very upsetting, because in my mind the Arts are very strong at Brandeis; however, there just isn’t much of a focus on them. JA: How have the fine arts programs helped you pursue and grow your own interests as an artist? AT: One thing the program has allowed me to do is to fine tune my specific interests in the arts. Like I said, I came in with an interest in Architecture; however, I have messed around with other ideas, and contemplating pursuing other areas and I have wound up with very intense focus on pursuing the field of Graphic Design once out of Brandeis. Brandeis has many things on campus to help me pursue Graphic Design, such as the media lab, the freedom to take multiple arts courses to stimulate all the creative bones in my body, and has continued to keep me interested in the subject, which is what matters the most. JA: Do you have any projects you are currently working on? Will any be exhibited at Brandeis? AT: Currently, I am working on a collection of refurbished and painted sneakers. A few of these sneakers I received in what I would call utter turmoil. I fixed up the shoe, with some of my sculpting knowledge, cleaned them up, and then gave them a paint job, mixing two medias, sculpting and painting. In addition to that, I actually am painting new sneakers in order to spruce them up a little bit, and I collaborate with another student, Brahm Wachter ’12, on the subject. A new thing that I have taken up, is actually the production of Silhouette pieces on canvas. These pieces are everyday things such as children on a swingset, or a baby standing over the edge of its crib. However these Silhouettes will not only be in black and white like the typical Silhouette but they will be in solid colors with, depending on the case, a background to the image. The art that I do is exhibited at Brandeis, however, I do not believe either one of these projects will be. I had three sculptures featured in a show at the end of the year, and those are now sitting in storage back home. There will be more opportunities for my artwork to be showcased, and I can only hope that everything that I do will one day be featured in a gallery together. JA: Finally, who are your artistic influences? AT: My artistic influences are more than just a specific person as most people would say. I am, however, inspired by Frank Gehry, who sparked my interest in architecture. Those who know me and spend time with me have seen that I gather influence from almost everything around me, whether it be nature, or the words that came out of a friends mouth or what not. [I’m] influenced by anyone and everything around me, and I think that having the ability to be influenced by so many sources will actually help make me successful one day and will push me to continue to make and produce art, day after day for many years to come. Editor’s Note: Ari Tretin is a Justice contributing illustrator. —Bryan Flatt
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ON CAMPUS COMEDY
Improv proves to be a big barrel of laughs ■ TBA, Crowd Control, Bad
Grammer and False Advertising showcased their comedic talents last friday. By ELLY KALFUS JUSTICE STAFF WRITER
Friday, Aug. 27, marked the official beginning of the Brandeis 2010 to 2011 academic year, with the campus’ four improvisational comedy troupes performing a half hour each at our beloved coffeehouse, Cholmondeley’s. As a frequenter of the university coffeehouses, an improv enthusiast and a student of comedy myself, it was a comforting homecoming for me to attend. The room was abuzz with excitement. Chum’s was packed, perhaps the most crowded it ever gets throughout the year, with people coming and going throughout the night and a crowd of about 110 people in the room at any given time standing-room only. Normally, each of Brandeis’ improv troupes (TBA, Bad Grammer, Crowd Control and False Advertising) perform independently, booking slots at coffeehouses hosted by other clubs or having exclusive semester-end shows. The only other times they unite are at monthly Improvaganzas, which take place the last Thursday of each month, when members of the different groups improvise with each other indiscriminately. However, Friday night’s comedy performances included a mix of all the troupes, offering each a chance to showcase itself, a rare sight at Brandeis. A large part of the show was selfpromotion, with the groups announcing their audition dates and times, all scheduled for this upcoming
week; the pressure was on. TBA was up first, warming up the crowd with several short-form games. The group does both short and long forms of comedy, as well as improv-inspired sketches, meaning that they often intersperse their improvised scenes with scripted vignettes, called sketches, resembling those of Saturday Night Live or Mad TV. This show concentrated on improv, in which they played a line game of “My dick is so —,” asking the audience to fill in the blank with adjectives and then making one-liner jokes. After that, they performed a long-form off the suggestion “Hot fudge,” and David Ronn ’11 presented a monologue about his love for fondue without ever mentioning the word itself and instead describing a vague dipping process. The group had only four improvisers performing, all of whom were male. Much of the humor involved gay couples and homoerotic tension, but improvisers were able to make it feel original by sporting foreign accents, spy action and hints of racism. Next up at bat was Bad Grammer, a group that also performs both short and long types of improv, but focused on short form at the show. Short-form games, similar to what you would see on Whose Line is it Anyway? are more structured, with audience input and clearly defined rules but are also more gimmicky, limiting the amount of emotional depth the characters can reach within a five-minute scene. Bad Grammer had the most audience interaction of the night, with crowd pleasers such as the game “Survivor,” in which multiple improvisers start a scene but are voted off one by one by the audience. The improviser who receives the most applause must exit the stage, leaving the remaining characters to reproduce the scene, forcing them to take on mul-
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FUNNY GUYS: Mike Zonenashvili ’13 and Ari Salinger ’12 of False Advertising perform on-stage last Friday at Cholmondeley’s. tiple personalities. In the end, there is one improviser—in this case, Talya Davidoff ’12—who had to stay onstage and alternate between four characters. Bad Grammer is known for its mascot, the “Catapus” (combination cat and platypus), whose name they encourage the audience to call out when they need to signal the improvisers. Third up was Crowd Control, Brandeis’ youngest comedy group, celebrating its fifth birthday this year. Crowd Control is now one of the University’s biggest groups, coming out in fine form with nine performers. The group specializes in long-form improv (a group of interconnected scenes inspired by a single suggestion) but plays short-form games as well. Crowd Control began their half hour with a long-form, diving into scenes involving rappers, femininity and just how far someone is willing to go to save his cousin. The group got the most laughs when characters from initial scenes came back in
later scenes, repeating catch phrases and maintaining odd characteristics, such as extremely high and lowpitched voices. Their show wound up with a line game of “I once dated a —,” in which the audience supplies a noun for the improvisers to play upon, ending on a joke by Paul Gale ’12 about the sitcom Friends, based on the suggestion “paleontologist.” The last group of the night was False Advertising, which has the distinction of being Brandeis’ only musical improv group. The troupe, whose pianist graduated this past year (they are seeking a new accompanist) performs musical as well as nonmusical long form, demonstrating their versatility. They show off their flexibility often in the form of gymnastics-offs between troupe members Jeremy Slosberg ’11 and Zane Relethford ’13, each of whom can fit both of their legs around their necks and perform other amazing physical feats. The group started off its
set with a bang, asking an audience member, “Where is the worst place you could lose a hamster?” and basing the rest of its long-form off her answer, “a strip club.” Although it lacked musical instruments at this show, the group still managed to weave some singing into its long-form Friday night as Ari Salinger ’12 created a character who sang while he worked and then coerced his co-worker, team member Heddy Ben-Atar ’11, into singing along. When all the performances had ended, the audience reluctantly left Chum’s, having enjoyed an evening of improvised fun. Friday night’s show was a good sampling of the world of comedy Brandeis has to offer. Anyone who has an interest in joining one of the groups is invited to come to auditions this week or check out the open rehearsals that some of the groups hold weekly. Here’s to improv! Clink! Editor’s note: Zane Relethford ’13 is a Justice copy staff member.
24-hour musical plans to hit the high notes ■ The 24-hour musical,
put on by Hillel Theater Group and Tympanium Euphorium, starts at 8 p.m. Saturday and runs for 24 hours. By WEI-HUAN CHEN JUSTICE EDITORIAL ASSITANT
Ready to skip sleep? Hillel Theater Group and Tympanium Euphorium are putting on a 24-hour musical from 8 p.m. this Saturday to 8 p.m. Sunday, pitting the school’s most ambitious singers, dancers and actors against the tribulations of rehearsing a full musical in 24 hours. If you’re interested in having a once-in-alifetime theater experience, auditions began this past Monday and run through Thursday from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Carl J. Shapiro Theater. The show is an excellent way to start off the Undergraduate Theater Collective’s season— one filled with many incredible plays. The hilarity and fun of the 24hour musical shows off the mass of talent avaliable at Brandeis and a taste of what is to be expected in future shows. The 24-hour musical is a great opportunity for firstyears to meet everyone involved in UTC as well as experience the challenges of memorizing lines at the last minute. The show isn’t only for firstyears though; members from all class years can take part in this experience of musical endurance. Nothing is disclosed about the show until Saturday night, when the directors reveal the massspeculated title of the musical as well as the entire cast list. Over the course of the following ex-
tremely intense 24 hours, rehearsals begin, the set is built, costumes are made, dances are taught and songs are practiced. Everything, all intricately planned in advance by the directors Andrew Litwin ’11, Julie Stein ’11 and Robert Orzalli ’11, comes together for the one-nightonly performance. By 8 p.m. Sunday, the auditorium is overflowing with students as the sleep-deprived yet thrilled cast and crew prepare to take the stage. The theater was over capacity with people sitting in the aisles and standing at the back of the theater at last year’s production Legally Blonde: The Jewsical, as it was at Spamalot the year before. So what kind of musical should students expect to see and perform this year? Both Legally Blonde and Spamalot were based off of Broadway musical comedies that focused on outlandish parody, extravagant set pieces and humorous musical numbers. The title this year will most likely have a light-hearted story, unserious or in-your-face dialogue and a lot of fun songs. Perhaps a Brandesian take on Avenue Q or Hairspray? Regardless of the choice of musical, it’s always great to see a group of performers dedicated enough to forgo sleep and study to rehearse, rehearse, and rehearse. Nicole Litvak ’12, who spoke with justArts about the 24-hour musical phenomenon, emphasized the event’s popularity at the school. “It’s always a big fun show,” she said, “and there’s always a ton of people in it.” Auditions will be held today until Thursday from 2 to 6 p.m. in the Carl J. Shapiro Theater located inside the Shapiro Campus Center.
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HIGH PITCH: Singer and frontman of Bad Rabbits Dua Boakye woos the crowd with his unique voice.
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KEEPING BEAT: The band members of Dear Havannah opened the show on Saturday night.
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Up-and-coming Boston “funk-punk” group Bad Rabbits welcomed this year’s first-years with an energetic concert last Saturday in Levin Ballroom, put together by Student Events and the Department of Orientation. The show, which opened with an act by Boston rock band Dear Havanah, was extremely well put together but, unfortunately, poorly attended. While thumping beats filled the room, people didn’t, showing that perhaps Brandeisians were looking for more than great, live dance music to enjoy their Saturday night—or that they didn’t know where to find it. But those who attended— mostly first-years, orientation leaders and Student Events organizers—seemed to have the time of their lives as they sang along with Dan Htoo-Levine of Dear Havanah’s infectious lyrics and danced to Bad Rabbits’ Prince and Morris Day-inspired beats. Berklee College of Music grads Dan HtooLevine, Colin Healy and Mike Blong of Dear Havanah have played at Brandeis previously and were excited to return to the campus to open the Saturday show.
The soulful grooves they performed came from their new album, The Whole Way Home, coming out Sept. 7. The audience quickly caught on to the lyrics as Htoo-Levin led them through songs such as “Bring Me Home” and “Radiant Love,” energizing the crowd as people slowly filed into Levin Ballroom. When I spoke to the members of Dear Havanah after the show about their return to Brandeis, they said they “enjoyed the younger, more energetic crowds” at college campuses. They are excited for the upcoming months as they release their album and prepare to book a tour for the spring that will lead them to Austin, Texas. Blong said he was looking forward to their listening party of The Whole Way Home at The Red Room in Café 939, located in Boston; When asked about his experience working as a musician, Blong said that one of his favorite aspects of the lifestyle was traveling. “When we were driving from Ohio to Pennsylvania for a show,” the drummer/vocalist said, “there was a spot on the back of the bus called the Hot Zone. While others had to drive, the people who played their cards right got to sit in the Hot Zone, which was decorated with pil-
Bad Rabbits and Dear Havanah rock out to an intimate crowd lows and tapestry.” Minutes after Dear Havanah’s act, Bad Rabbits, whose name comes from a Gavin Castleton song, entered the stage to the students’ screaming excitement. Their funky, popping beats quickly got the audience jumping to the rhythm as lead vocalist Dua Boakye led the group with animated dance moves and Michael Jackson-inspired vocals. In fact, the group paid tribute to their iconic pop influence halfway through the show with a medley of Michael Jackson’s “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough,” “Rock With You” and “Wanna Be Starting Somethin’” which generated enthusiasm from everyone. Bad Rabbits is much more than just an 80’s-style pop/funk band, incorporating elements of rock, hiphop and just general youthfulness to the songs off of the band’s new album, Stick Up Kids. Perhaps the group is accustomed to performing for larger crowds, but they nevertheless did the most important thing in a concert—get the crowd really, really excited. Boakye was able to give justArts a few comments after the show, talking about the inspiration behind Stick Up Kids. When asked where the art on the band’s MySpace page came from, which depicts a teenage rebel-
lion, he said that it was tied to the album’s theme of youthful energy. “It’s all about being a 20-something. My goal is to be a kid until I’m 105,” Boakye said. He clearly embodied the kind of young vigor that inspired album, joking with me as I asked him if he was a trained dancer. “I’m definitely not a dancer,” he replied, “but I hook up with them. I like to make out with dancers.” The lead singer was also open enough to tell me this unkown interesting fact about Bad Rabbits: “Someone in the band once defecated out of a moving vehicle.” Of course, on-the-road antics aren’t the only things that make bands like Bad Rabbits want come to places like Brandeis. Boakye emphasized being motivated by the crowd and feeding off of its energy, and that the night’s show “was really fun.” Herbie Rosen ’12, who booked Bad Rabbits for the event as head of the Orientation Core Committee, said he could tell right away that the group has an upbeat and “jokester” attitude. “This is a very fun group,” he said, “and you can tell they spend a lot of time together. Their music is new. I can’t find words for it, but all that comes to mind is that it’s good, really good.”
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OFF CAMPUS FOOD
Lebanese restaurant is fit for a king ■ Shawarma King offers a
taste of authentic Lebanese culture with its delicious and affordable menu of items ranging from shwarma to rosewater desserts. By AMY MELSER JUSTICE STAFF WRITER
Shawarma King is a delicious place to satisfy a craving for falafel or a shawarma. Located only 15 minutes from campus in Brookline, Mass., Shawarma King offers a large variety of Middle Eastern delights. This is not one of those pretentious restaurants trying to offer “MiddleEastern inspired” or “Middle Eastern fusion”; all the recipes are inspired by the original restaurant in Lebanon. The staff at Shawarma King treats all of the restaurant’s customers like regulars, always providing speedy and friendly service. Upon entering, I was given a peek at the four fresh stews of the day: lamb with peas and carrots, chicken or beef stew, and the vegetarian-friendly okra stew with vegetables. Despite the succulent lamb, beef and chicken rotating on fat skewers, many opt to go vegetarian at Shawarma King due to its extensive vegetarian menu. You will not miss meat when you’re digging into the popular Vegetarian Combo Plate, which consists of hummus, baba ghanoush, rice, falafel, tabbouleh, one order of stuffed grape leaves, tahini sauce and “Shawarma King Salad”—cucumber, chopped pars-
ley, lettuce, tomato, scallion, mint, green pepper, olive oil and special spices and dressing. Or you could try labani, a homemade yogurt cheese spread. Another very authentic cheese to try is the Halloumi cheese, a very popular Lebanese cheese that has a high melting point, making it ideal for panini and going on the hot press (something they do for all their Shawarmas). Shawarma King will roll it up for you in a scrumptious, homemade pita with tomato, cucumber, lettuce and mint and thyme dressing. (I can still taste the aromatic flavor just thinking about it!) While Sharwarma King is a bustling lunch spot, it is open until 9 p.m. Sunday and Monday and 10 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, making it a great place to eat something quick yet nourishing and gratifying all day. Shishkebabs, kafta kebabs, half of a rotisserie chicken, and kafta arayes (ground meat, lamb or beef spread inside Lebanese bread and toasted with a side of hummus and pickles) are just a few of the many dinner options to choose from. There are also homemade soups, numerous side orders, appetizers, and specialty drinks. I cannot wait to go in during the winter and warm up with a bowl of lamb soup with vegetables. Or why not take home some fresh, homemade hummus to store in your fridge and nosh on during the week? It tastes so much better than the prepackaged stuff from the c-store! If you’re thirsty for something sweet, the Jallab, a raisin drink infused with rose water, will do just the trick. Make sure to ask for a taste first; it is really sweet, so un-
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ROYAL CHEFS: Located in Brookline, Shawarma King serves up delectable dishes infused with Lebanese flavor and culture. less you’re a sugar addict, you may not like it. Also, the lemonade is infused with rose water, so you could love it, or you could think it tastes like you’re drinking your eau de toilette! Shawarma King also offers a salty yogurt drink and fresh juices—mango, orange, pineapple and more. If you like it, they probably offer it. With almost 20 years in the business, you will find quality food in a
friendly atmosphere that suits most any college student’s budget. For the quality of food you are getting with all meat 100-percent halal, it is incredibly inexpensive. The décor is simple and no-frills but also comfortable and clean. The photos of Lebanon on the wall represent Shawarma King’s authenticy and ties to Lebanon. They also write the specials in Arabic on a white board.
The desserts are also homemade and delectable. From baklava to Bassma, pastry filled with pistachio, to Kunafeh, sweet cheesecake with rosewater syrup, all the desserts will leave you with a pleasant sweetness to end your culinary journey to Lebanon. If you are looking to get to Shawarma King, the restaurant is located at 1383 Beacon St. in Brookline, Mass.
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MUSIC
Sufjan Stevens’ new EP is a “delight” ■ After five years without a
release, Sufjan Stevens’ new EP, ‘All Delighted People,’ marks the artist’s return. By BRYAN FLATT JUSTICE EDITOR
Most albums require months of hype, anticipation and advertisements before they are released. Artists need to prepare fans to be ready to purchase their albums, drilling release date after release date into the minds of children, teenagers and adults alike. It’s a good thing that Sufjan Stevens doesn’t operate like most artists. This past week has been the week of surprises for fans of the odd, interesting and multitalented artist. On Aug. 10, after five years without an official album release, Stevens, without any warning or speculation, released an EP entitled All Delighted People. This EP is a 60-minute, eight-track creative piece with song lengths spanning from 2 minutes, 57 seconds to 17:03. Those concerned by the extended running times of many songs (three of which are over 9 minutes) should be comforted to know that from 45 seconds up to 17 minutes, Stevens consistently delivers one of the most interesting sounds in the music industry—a booming mash-up between orchestral masterpieces, calming guitar and experimental chaos. All Delighted People is based around two incarnations of the title track: the 12-minute original and the 8-minute classic rock version. It is amazing to listen to how Stevens is able to take the exact same song and create two extremely different songs, emotions and understandings out of it. He proved his abilities to do so with his most famous song, “Chicago,” (my favorite is titled “the Multiple Personality Disorder version”) and he has done it yet again. As an artist, Stevens’ style is unmistakable. As I pressed “play” on the album and the solemn chorus of voices began with a soft “doo” while a comforting, familiar yet eerie voice played over my speakers, I instantly knew that I was listening to one of the most interesting people in modern music. As the track progresses, it shifts through various musical incarnations. Electric instruments mix and meld with orchestra ensembles of horns, trombones, cymbals and electric recording equipment, which results in a beautiful mess that only Stevens could achieve. The constant shift in music from simple to convoluted, clean to messy, ordered to random, works so well it almost feels unintentional. Yet it effectively keeps the listener interested and alert throughout the entire 11:40 song. This is Stevens’ art—making something so simple out of a mass
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MUSICAL BOUNDARIES: Sufjan Stevens’ newest EP, released Aug. 10, blends many genres and is based around two versions of the title song, “All Delighted People.” of complexity. It feels like a mix between the sweet simplicity of “Chicago” with the indie orchestra art of his BQE project. Stevens’ technique is unlike oil and water: though the individual aspects don’t inherently go together, Stevens creates a perfect mix that works both separated and stirred. Though he repeats many lines, such as the line, “Oh I love you a lot/oh I love from the top of my heart,” he manages to take the words from a chorus backed with simple guitar to a staccato fairy-tale sound only transitioned by drum beat that becomes slowly fortissimo. From the “fairy tale” the track approaches orchestrated madness just as Stevens says the lyrics, “I’ve tried my best/I’ve tried in vain/oh but the world is a mess.” His cries to “the delighted people” of the world are not only heard through his haunting voice but the accompanying composed music. The song reaches its conclusive endnotes, which can only be described as a Michael Giacchino score during the highest-intensity moments of LOST. Though the song is almost 12 minutes, unprecedented for the majority of mod-
ern music, the time flies by so quickly that by the time the song is finished, the listener is ready to listen to it again from the beginning. On the classic rock version, he creates a softer guitar- and ukulele-centric version of the original. I find it interesting that Stevens calls this the “classic rock” version, because listening to the song, I would not associate any famous classic rock acts with it. While not true classic rock, the instrumentals and occasional solos are exactly what I would imagine Stevens’ interpretation of classic rock would be. A hint of disgruntled experimental guitar solos with a dash of madness and chaos all tied together with some sort of consistent order—a formula that mostly works. The rest of the EP follows in the same vain as the title track. Songs such as “Enchanting Ghost” and “Heirloom” riff on Stevens’ soft-folk music side with added interesting musical techniques such as using the electric guitar to mimic the notes of his voice. The fourth, fifth and seventh songs play to Stevens’ spiritual, religious side with songs such as “From the Mouth of
Gabriel” which deals with the archangel Gabriel, who serves as a messenger from God. These songs further show Stevens’ beautiful prose with poetic lyrics and enchanting rhyme schemes, timing and flow. The “oooh” and “ahhh” during “The Owl and the Tanger” seek to replicate the sounds of these gentle creatures watching the world perched high up on a tree. The effect creates enchanting noises that sound like they have been put through a gramophone and lost in the fog of Dickensesque cemetery. The last and final song, “Djohariah,” is a 17-minute epic that goes through three acts. The first feels like a mix between a spaghetti western and a Quentin Tarantino film—The Good, The Bad, and the Reservoir Dogs. The enchanted chorus of “oohs” at beginning with the twang of the electric guitar creates a disunity of sound that fits together like pieces in the world’s most jagged puzzle. The first 5 minutes are a prolonged guitar solo filled with raw emotion and pain, only to cut out to reveal clear vocals chanting “Djohari Djohariah” with a marching band drum beat and trumpet line playing in
the background. This order is followed by more electro chaos—the sound of a child who just got a hold of his first synthesizer or multi effect amplifier and is having wholehearted fun. The issue is that this fun time translates more to art than pleasant sounds. For those uninitiated to the oddities of Stevens, this long interlude will seem like a mess of noise— an experiment gone awry. Finally, after the prolonged 12-minute, two-act solo, the song and album finish with a “typical” third act: Sufjan singing over soft musical backings. Among his depressing lyrics, Stevens’ rhythmic prowess is once again proved. In the last two minutes, in a formulaic way, the chorus of “Djohariah” joins in along with a subdued version of his chaos and a simple beat-keeping clap. The music slowly fades until there is only the guitar and his voice to be heard as it fades away concluding yet another incredibly interesting Sufjan Stevens album. I can only wait until Oct. 12 when he releases his fulllength album, The Age of Adz. Until then, this EP will have to do—and it does just fine.
GAMING
Five video games you need to play this fall ■ The year is just getting
heated up for video games as big titles hit every console this fall season. By WEI-HUAN CHEN JUSTICE EDITORIAL ASSITANT
With many giant releases out already this year like Starcraft II, Red Dead Redemption, Mass Effect 2 and God of War III, and with even bigger and better games due for the fall, 2010 is quickly becoming the best year for video games ever. Even if you’re busy getting to level 50 in Red Dead Redemption or revising that 20-page research paper, there’s no reason not to get pumped for the biggest titles coming this fall and during the holiday season. Here are the top five upcoming games you absolutely must play in 2010: 1. Halo: Reach (Xbox 360)–Sept. 14 No one should be surprised at the number-one choice. Halo is the franchise to beat in terms of addictive split-screen multiplayer options, innovative online modes and engaging
single-player storylines. Although Halo’s future became unclear after Halo 3 ended the Halo trilogy, the prequel/add-on Halo 3: ODST and the upcoming Halo: Reach show that Bungie is far from done making really, really good sci-fi shooters. Halo: Reach takes place shortly before the original trilogy and puts you in the shoes of an elite United Nations Space Command super-soldier fighting against the Covenant. Expect an immersive cooperative campaign mode, new and improved character customization and original multiplayer modes like “Assassinations” and “Headhunter.” 2. World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC)–2010 (date TBA) As of December 2008, World of Warcraft had more than 11.5 million subscribers worldwide. That makes way more people playing Blizzard’s popular massive multiplayer online roleplaying game, than there are people living in New York City. As a former WoW player myself, I can attest to why World of Warcraft has essentially held a global monopoly on the MMORPG business and why it will continue to be on top for years to come. Packed with countless environments and dungeons and constantly
being updated with new content, the game has something to offer to both casual and hardcore players. As WoW’s third expansion pack, Cataclysm will raise the level cap from 80 to 85, add two new playable races (the Goblins and the Worgen), redesign existing cities and zones, and have around 3,000 new quests for players to spend time on. Although the expansion is confirmed for a 2010 release, Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime comments on WoW.com that “an exact release date has not yet been announced.” 3. Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii)–Nov. 21 Everyone reading this needs to go on YouTube (now) and check out this game’s premier E3 trailer. If the classic, yet revamped soundtrack alone doesn’t convince you that this game will rock your nostalgia socks, how about this little tidbit: Donkey Kong Country Returns will be developed by Retro Studios of Metroid Prime fame. I can’t think of one developer that did a better job breathing new life to a classic 2D franchise than the Texasbased game studio, so prepare for the best Donkey Kong game yet. 4. Gran Turismo 5 (Playstation 3)–
Nov. 2 There’s a reason why Gran Turismo 3 and 4 were the second and third best-selling PlayStation 2 games of all time. From the huge variety of cars and courses to the stunning visuals, Gran Turismo has proven to be the one racing simulator that delivers everything a car geek could want from a video game. In 2008, PS3 owners got a taste of the highly anticipated sequel with the downloadable “preview” game Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. GT5 will expand on the Prologue version with 16-player online capability, 70 different tracks and a rumored 1,000-plus cars. The graphics engine looks absolutely mind-blowing, so don’t be surprised if your roommate ends up mistaking the game for actual racing footage. 5. PlayStation Move (PS3) – Sept. 19 and Microsoft Kinect (Xbox 360) – Nov. 4 Sony and Microsoft are no longer ignoring the success of the Nintendo Wii. Both companies will be launching their own unique motion-sensing platforms this fall, shifting the gaming industry’s 2010 focus from software to hardware. Sony’s PlayStation Move will feature an LED-equipped
wand controller and a supplementary navigation controller that seem, at first glance, strikingly similar to Nintendo’s Wii remote and Nunchuck combination. However, the additional use of the Playstation Eye—a webcam that senses the motion of the controllers—means that the controller’s position can be tracked with higher precision and accuracy than the Wiimote, allowing refined controls for aiming on screen. Microsoft’s Kinect heads in a different direction, eliminating the use of a controller completely. The Kinect sensor device includes a camera and microphone that allows 3D motion capture and voice recognition, so prepare to see yourself dancing, fighting and moving on your TV. And there you have it: the top five reasons to keep on playing video games this fall. There are tons of great releases announced for 2010 not on this list, though, so keep your gamer’s eye out as the fall approaches. Honorable mentions include Kirby’s Epic Yarn (Wii, Oct. 17), Fallout: New Vegas (Multiplatform, Oct. 19), GoldenEye 007 (Wii, Nov. 2), and Call of Duty: Black Ops (Multiplatform, Nov. 9).
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TRIVIA TIME 1. What is the capital of Arkansas? 2. Who wrote the novel Captains Courageous? 3. Who plays the title character in Nanny McPhee? 4. The temporal bone would be found in what part of the human body? 5. How long is a cubit? 6. Which planet in our solar system is closest in size to Earth? 7. What is a doxology? 8. Who invented Velcro? 9. What does the phrase “a skeleton in the closet” mean? 10. What kind of product did the animated character Toucan Sam sell?
CHARTS Top 10s for the week ending Aug. 29 BOX OFFICE 1. The Last Exorcism 2. Takers 3. The Expendables 4. Eat Pray Love 5. The Other Guys 6. Vampires Suck 7. Inception 8. Nanny McPhee Returns 9. The Switch 10. Piranha 3D
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FUNKY FILM : Photographer Amira Mintz-Morgenthau ’12 writes about her picture: “Although many people today are moving into the digital media age, I believe that we can all accomplish creativity by moving backward. Using film can create unique effects without the touch of a computer.”
1. Little Rock 2. Rudyard Kipling 3. Emma Thompson 4. The skull 5. The length of a forearm 6. Venus 7. A hymn of praise 8. George de Mestral 9. A scandal that is kept secret 10. Kellogg’s Froot Loops ANSWERS
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SHOWTIMES 9/3 - 9/9 Going the Distance Fri-Mon: 2:05, 4:30, 7:20, 9:45 Tues-Thurs 2:50, 5:10, 8:20 Mesrine: Killer Instinct Fri-Mon: 2:35 Tue-Thurs: 2:20 Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 Fri-Mon: 5:10, 8:20 Tues-Thurs: 5:00, 7:40 The Other Guys Fri-Mon: 2:15, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40 Tues-Thurs: 2:40, 5:20, 8:10 The Switch Fri-Mon: 2:25 Tues-Thurs: 2:00 Inception Fri-Mon: 4:50, 8:00 Tues-Thurs: 4:20, 7:30 The American Fri-Mon: 1:45, 4:20, 7:00, 9:35 Tues-Thurs: 2:30, 5:10, 8:00
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ACROSS 1. Tobacco type 5. Possesses 8. Benedict XVI, e.g. 12. Places 13. Group of scenes 14. Acknowledge 15. Unoriginal one 16. Geese-in-flight formation 17. Rose or Townshend 18. Shrew 20. Go sightseeing 22. Accepts the truth 26. Make one 29. Speck 30. Feedbag morsel 31. Logical 32. Wrestling victory 33. Carvey or Delany 34. Citric drink 35. Pendulum site? 36. Brave 37. Office equipment 40. Chess piece 41. Gunman’s missile 45. Connections 47. Egos’ counterparts 49. Tiny bit 50. Drudgery 51. Poolroom stick 52. Wound cover 53. On the— (unfriendly) 54. Bart, to Homer 55. Throw DOWN 1. Balkan native 2. Arizona tribe 3. Big name in desktop PCs 4. He can hold his head high 5. Destruction 6. Blackjack component 7. Cowboy hat 8. — New Guinea 9. Cold-weather gear 10. Cauldron 11. Ram’s mate 19. Festive 21. Frequently
1. LAC Soundsystem – “Dance Yrself Clean” 2. Jukebox The Ghost – “Empire” 3. Sleigh Bells – “Rill Rill” 4. Wavves – “Post Acid” 5. Enrique Iglesias – “I Like It” 6. Katy Perry – “Teenage Dream” 7. Giraffes? Giraffes! – “When the Catholic Girls Go Camping, the Nicotine Vampires Rule Supreme” 8. Sufjan Stevens – “All Delighted People” 9. Gorillaz – “Welcome To The World Of The Plastic Beach” 10. Janelle Monáe – “Tightrope”
COLLEGE RADIO 1. Gorillaz – Plastic Beach 2. Broken Bells – Broken Bells 3. Joanna Newson – Have One on Me 4. Hot Chip – One Life Stand 5. Local Natives – Gorilla Manor 6. Yeasayer – Odd Blood 7. Liars – Sister World 8. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists – The Brutalist Bricks 9. Beach House – Teen Dream 10. Spoon – Transference
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23. Archie’s wife 24. Catches some rays 25. Remain 26. Mil. branch 27. Zilch 28. Unskilled 32. Eaters’ outings 33. Swordplay specialist 35. Manhandle 36. Wildebeest 38. Mardi Gras “faces” 39. “Peer Gynt” playwright 42. Crazy 43. H H H, in Greece 44. Surveillance 45. Pair 46. Debtor’s letters 48. Pair
1. Eminem – Recovery 2. Kem – Intimacy: Album III 3. Ray Lamontagne And The Pariah Dogs – God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise 4. Iron Maiden – The Final Frontier 5. Trace Adkins – Cowboy's Back In Town 6. Lady Antebellum – Need You Now 7. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs 8. Justin Bieber – My World 2.0 9. David Gray – Foundling 10. John Mellencamp – No Better Than This Album information provided by Billboard Magazine. Box office information provided by Yahoo! Movies. Radio charts provided by CMJ.
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“Goodnight Moon” By DEBRA FRIEDMANN
Solution to last issue’s crossword.
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STRANGE BUT TRUE ■ Conservative author and commentator William F. Buckley Jr., a graduate of Yale University, once made the following controversial remark: “I’d rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University.” The first auctions in recorded history were held in 450 B.C. in Babylon. Sadly, and perhaps unsurprisingly, the items up for sale were humans. The Goodyear company, known today for its automobile tires, was originally founded to produce rubber clothing and, oddly, musical instruments.
that there is something going on that must have immediate attention.” If your family is like one-third of families across the country, you have a Scrabble game in your home. It’s been reported that the world’s oldest piece of chewing gum is more than 9,000 years old. After that long, though, I wonder how they could tell what its original use was. Experienced boot makers reportedly can get three pairs of the footwear out of a single ostrich hide.
Ellen Axson Wilson is reported to have exchanged approximately 1,400 love letters with her husband, President Woodrow Wilson, during their marriage.
When Ruth and Fred Midler were naming their newborn daughter in 1945, the were inspired by classic film actress Bette Davis. But they changed the pronunciation.
You might be surprised to learn that in 1952, the CIA conducted a study of UFO sightings and concluded that the objects were a threat to national security. The report stated, “The reports of [sightings] convince us
Thought for the Day: “I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him.” — Mark Twain
JUSTICE EDITOR
The craziness is beginning once again. Classes have begun, clubs are arranging schedules, and the work is piling on. All that summer free time is now just a memory. Through the rush of excitement of a new academic year, make sure to keep some time for yourself. Clear your mind, free it of all stresses, and just let the lyrics flow as you bring all those scattered thoughts to a close for the day. I start with an upbeat rhythm, gradually transition into a mellow phase and slowly drift off to sleep. THE LIST 1. The Dirty Heads (feat. Rome of Sublime) – “Lay Me Down” 2. The Afters – “Beautiful Love” 3. Fuel – “Shimmer” 4. Seconhand Serenade – “Fall For You” 5. 12 Stones – “It Was You” 6. Rise Against – “Swing Life Away” 7. Stone Sour – “Through Glass” 8. Shinedown – “Call Me” 9. The Fray – “Vienna” 10. The Verve Pipe – “The Freshman”