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SPORTS Women endure road woes 16
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Justice
Volume LXVI, Number 16
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Tuesday, January 21, 2014
FACULTY
A DREAM TO BE REALIZED
Lawrence reports to uneasy faculty ■ Presenters discussed
executive compensation and the University’s relationship with Al-Quds University. By KATHRYN BRODY JUSTICE STAFF WRITER
The faculty convened last Thursday to discuss several current issues of contention, including the state of the University’s relationship with Al-Quds University and the topic of executive compensation. University President Frederick Lawrence began the faculty meet-
Waltham, Mass.
ing with updates on the Board of Trustees. He reported that the board, which will be meeting this week, will address executive compensation policies through a committee chaired by trustees and alumni. In November, the Boston Globe published an article concerning the retention of President Emeritus Jehuda Reinharz, whose compensation, which consisted of more than $600,000 for the 2011 fiscal year, was called into question. Brandeis faculty, current students and alumni were shocked at the disclosure and started a petition demanding the reform of compensation practices
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DINING SERVICES
University food policy results in frustration
■ Students expressed
concern about the lack of shellfish and pork at campus dining halls. By PHIL GALLAGHER JUSTICE EDITOR
Following student complaints on Facebook, Jay DeGioia, the director of campus dining services, confirmed to the Justice that Sodexo, the University’s new provider of dining services, does not serve pork or shellfish in University dining halls. The lack of pork and shellfish on campus is in compliance with an existing University policy and to the disenchantment of some University students. DeGioia wrote in an email to the Justice that he understood the University’s policy to be that pork and shellfish are not served in University dining halls, although they can be served by student groups on campus, by vendors such as Quiznos and Dunkin’ Donuts and Sodexo food trucks. “[D]uring the bidding process it was clear that not allowing pork or shellfish to be served in the dining halls would be part of the new contract,” wrote DeGioia. Senior Vice President for Communications Ellen de Graffenreid confirmed
in an email to the Justice that the University has had “a longstanding policy” prohibiting the sale of pork or shellfish in dining halls. De Graffenreid wrote the policy is part of the University’s “heritage as a Jewish-sponsored institution.” Despite the previous existence of the policy, many students recall being able to purchase pork and shellfish in the Usdan Café as recently as last year when Aramark was the dining services provider. Michael Piccione ’15 wrote in a Facebook message to the Justice that he had ordered scallops at Usdan Café “whenever [they were] offered” when Aramark was the dining services provider. “I don’t feel as if a coherent explanation has been given as to why they are not offered this year, and I don’t think their removal can be justified without polling the student body to see what we want to see served,” he wrote. Joe Lanoie ’15 expressed a similar frustration. “[P]ork was the meat of choice for weekends, and I loved it. Now there is turkey ham and turkey bacon, but that is not what I pay for. I pay for pork ham and pork bacon, since the meal plan is mandatory where I live,” he wrote in a Facebook message to the Justice. “[T]he demands of the nonkosher community should not be neglected
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IMPARTING WISDOM: Hubert Sapp delivered the keynote address at the ninth annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. memorial.
Students share stories at MLK Day memorial ■ Participants shared slam
poetry, words of inspiration and dance routines with audience members. By RACHEL HUGHES JUSTICE EDITOR
A memorial program was held yesterday evening in the Shapiro Campus Center Theater to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The program lasted approximately two hours and was the product of a collaborative sponsorship by MLK & Friends Club, the Dean
of Students and the department for African and Afro-American Studies. This is the ninth annual commemorative program that the University has hosted on the federal holiday. Called “For the Love of a Dream!”—a title that borrows words from King’s iconic “I Have a Dream” speech—the program included an array of artistic performances and oratory pieces. Dean of Students Jamele Adams provided an introduction for the evening, reciting a passionate original slam poem and introducing the host of the program Prof. Chad Williams (AAAS). In attendance was a full house of students, faculty, guest
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Policy position
Skimming the surface
New nutritionist
A professor at the Heller School uses his new role to bring global health care to those in need.
The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams hosted Trinity College last Saturday.
The University hired Carolyn Butterworth to fill the vacancy left by Laura O’Gara.
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performers and members of the greater Brandeis community. Williams provided historical perspective to King’s political activism as a leader of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, sharing details about King’s personal, academic and professional experiences in between speakers and performers. Williams related these details to King’s connection to the greater Boston area. King received his Ph.D. from Boston University in 1957 and visited Brandeis to speak on three separate occasions: once in 1956, 1957 and 1963. “He knew why he was needed
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INDEX
SPORTS 13 ARTS SPORTS
17 16
EDITORIAL FEATURES
10 9
OPINION POLICE LOG
10 2
READER COMMENTARY 11
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