the justice - april 7, 2009

The varsity golf program will con-tinue for at least one more season aftermembers of the golf team raised closeto $22,000 in donations to cover itscosts, according to three members ofthe team.

The University has not yet officiallyannounced the return of the team fornext year, but it hopes to do so after theApril break, according to Dean ofStudent Life Rick Sawyer.

Captains Aaron Hattenbach ’09 andAlex Podell ’09, as well as AaronCusato ’12, told the Justice that theteam would return next season.

“I think [the Athletics Department]wanted to allow [Hattenbach] to makethe announcement himself and havesome kind of press conference,”Sawyer said, adding that “I can’t saythey’re definitely coming back nextyear.”

However, Hattenbach said, “Fornow, I can tell you now we’re going tohave a team next year, and the[Department of Athletics] wants tomake it official after April break.”

The team has raised $21,115 fromabout 80 donors, Hattenbach wrote inan e-mail to the Justice. He also saidthere are “two more $500 pendingpledges that are not included in [the$21,115] figure.” The cost of runningthe golf program is $22,000, accordingto Director of Athletics Sheryl Sousa’90.

“Things are looking good but we arestill waiting to record a few moredeposits before we can confirm that allthe money needed has been raised,”Sousa wrote in an e-mail to the Justice.“These funds will hopefully be collect-ed over the next week or so and weshould be prepared to issue anannouncement when students returnfrom break.”

“We’re going have a team next year,but nothing has been confirmed,”

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‘PROSPECT II’

■ Linda Rottenberg, the CEO andco-founder of Endeavor, spokeabout entrepreneurship.

■ Softball pitcher Emily Vaillette ’10threw Brandeis’ first no-hitter since2006 last Thursday.

■ Andy Hogan ’11 is the newStudent Union President afterdefeating Philips Loh ’11.

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Acceptance rate up 8 percentATHLETICS

By IAN CUTLERJUSTICE EDITOR

■ The golf team raised nearly $22,000, whichshould keep the program ata varsity level next year.

See ATHLETICS, 13 ☛

ADMISSIONS

The University accepted 40 per-cent of its first-year applicants forthe Class of 2013, an 8-percentincrease over its 32-percent accept-ance rate for the Class of 2012,while facing a 13-percent decline inthe number of applications, SeniorVice President for Students andEnrollment Jean Eddy said at lastThursday’s faculty meeting.

The University is aiming for aClass of 2013 of 825, Dean ofAdmissions Gil Villanueva said inan interview. Eddy explained atthe meeting that the University

has increased its target enrollmentby 75 students to make up forenrollment shortfalls this pastyear.

Brandeis received 6,687 applica-tions this year, down from 7,724last year, Eddy said. Eddy attrib-uted the decline in applications tothe financial crisis, referring toother smaller liberal arts institu-tions with smaller endowmentsthat have faced declines rangingfrom 2 to 20 percent. At the sametime, Eddy said that there has beenan increase in the number of appli-cations at public universities andat universities with larger endow-ments, as they are able to offer gen-erous financial aid.

Eddy said she expected applica-tions to achieve previous years’acceptance levels again once theeconomy recovers. “I think stu-dents [this year] are going to lookfor where they think they can have

their best opportunity to be at aprice that the family feels is afford-able to them,” she said. Accordingto Villaneuva, “Given the econom-ic uncertainties and press cover-age of Brandeis, our ability to yieldour class is somewhat unpre-dictable.”

“Admitted Students Day is thesingle biggest yield activity thatwe have,” Eddy said, adding thatmore than 1,300 students and theirfamilies have registered fortoday’s Accepted Student’s Day.About two-thirds of students whocome usually decide to enroll, shesaid.

Villanueva said that he did notbelieve the admission rate wouldfactor into university rankingsbecause an institution’s reputationis also taken into consideration.

Eddy said at the meeting that theUniversity had decreased its offersof merit aid and focused instead on

offering need-based aid.Villanueva explained that thisdecision was made after perceivingan increased need by students andfamilies.

Eddy said that the academicquality of the applicant pool andthe accepted students in generalhas improved in terms of SATscores and other indicators.

University offices had fieldedmany questions about Brandeis’financial health from prospectivestudents, Villanueva said. “Wehave been very, very clear: [TheUniversity is] not going any-where,” he said. With regard toconcerns about the closing of theRose Art Museum, he said thatAdmissions staff explained toprospective students that the pro-posal was made in order to “[con-serve] the integrity of academicenterprise here at Brandeis” and

By MIRANDA NEUBAUERJUSTICE SENIOR WRITER

■ Forty percent of first-yearapplicants were accepteddespite a 13-percentdecline in applications.

See ADMISSIONS, 7 ☛

Culture X: Rise UpSalseros, a Salsa club at Brandeis, performed atCulture X last Saturday. Each year Culture X unitesdifferent culture groups in a celebration of diversity.

HSIAO CHI PANG/the Justice

CAMPUS EVENT

Bill Ayers, co-founder of theWeather Underground and profes-sor in the College of Education atthe University of Illinois at Chicago,will speak in the Carl J. ShapiroTheater April 30 after several weeksof negotiations and discussion,according to a Democracy forAmerica and Students for aDemocratic Society press releaseyesterday.

“Tickets will go on sale afterspring break, the price will be $5and will be available on a first come,first serve basis with a Brandeis ID.230 tickets will be available for sale.This event is limited to members ofthe Brandeis Community only,”wrote Democracy For Americamember and event coordinator LizaBehrendt in the press release.

The press release was endorsedby Democracy for America,Students for a Democratic Society,the Social Justice Committee andfour academic programs—Peace,Conflict and Coexistence studies,History, Education and the SocialJustice and Social Policy.

Director of Public Safety EdCallahan told the Justice, “I believethat [DFA member and Senator forthe Class of 2011 Lev Hirschhorn]reached out to a wide variety oforganizations to fund the event, andI think that we all worked togetherto support this event and help thisstudent organize this event.”

Berhendt explained in an inter-view with the Justice that, “thelargest hurdle was the original secu-rity costs, which were far beyondwhat we [the coordinators] couldafford to grant the event.” Sheadded that there have been severalsmall holdups, including the[March 7] overturning of the [$900Senate Money Resolution] by the[Union Judiciary].”

When asked about the specificsecurity cost figures, she said, “I amnot allowed to disclose those num-bers due to requests by campussecurity, but I can tell you that wespent $2,200 on Ayers’ booking fee,which included his transportation.”

Callahan said, “I can tell you thatwe are going to use a variety of pub-lic safety that we use at a lot ofevents. We are going to have severalofficers on duty [and] utilize a metaldetector, which is consistent withother locations that have hosted[Ayers].” Callahan added that thesecurity measures that will betaken will be similar to those takenat events that have been hosted in

■ The professor and formerWeather Undergroundmember will speak in theCarl J. Shapiro Theater.

Ayers to visit campusApril 30, organizers say

By DESTINY AQUINOJUSTICE STAFF WRITER

See AYERS, 7 ☛

CELEBRATING DIVERSITY

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NEWSPOLICE LOG

How to Promote Your WorkStudents who want to publicize their

own books, compositions or artwork canattend this interactive session to learnmore about the process. Panelists who willbe there to offer their expertise will in-clude: Ruth Nemzoff, Karin Rosenthal andAnne Gottlieb. Today from 12:30 to 2 p.m. inthe Women’s Studies Research Center Lec-ture Hall. For more information, [email protected].

Study Abroad Application WorkshopStudents who are applying to study

abroad in spring 2010 can attend this work-shop to understand the applicationprocess. The workshop will focus on howto get into desired programs. Today from 4to 5 p.m. in the International Lounge. Formore information, e-mail [email protected].

15th Anniversary of the Rwandan GenocideListen to Associate Research Professor

of Humanitarian Studies at Tufts Univer-sity Marc Sommers speak about the role ofthe international community on conflictresolution in light of the Rwandan Geno-cide. The genocide began in 1994 whennearly a million Tutsis and moderateHutus were systematically murdered. Som-mers will discuss the united effort that isnecessary to sustain the memory and thelessons of the Rwandan Genocide so thathistory does not repeat itself. Today from 6to 9:15 p.m. in the Zinner Forum.

From ‘The Unpredictability of Light’Listen to Marguerite Bouvard discuss

her poems that combine the everydayworld with the ineffable. Bouvard writes ofloss and its aftermath in ways that sur-prise and heal. Wednesday from 12:30 to 2

p.m. in the WSRC Lecture Hall. For more in-formation, e-mail [email protected].

Holocaust Remembrance Day SpeakerA Holocaust survivor will come to share

her story in commemoration of HolocaustRemembrance Day. Monday April 20 from7 to 8 p.m. in Hassenfeld Conference Center.For more information, [email protected].

The Bagel and the PitaJoin BaRuCH for a debate over the pros

and cons of not only these two foods butalso to hear about the Israeli- and Ameri-can-Jewish lifestyles that come with them.Monday April 20 from 8 to 10:10 p.m. Formore information, e-mail [email protected].

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BRIEFSMedical Emergency

Apr. 1—A student in Olin-Sang reported an anxiety at-tack. University Police andBEMCo responded, and Univer-sity Police escorted the studentto Health Services.

Apr. 1—A party reported thata person fell off a bicycle on thecommuter rail tracks that crossSouth Street and was unable toget off the tracks. The WalthamPolice Department andWaltham Fire Department re-sponded, and the party wastransported by ambulance tothe Newton-Wellesley Hospital.

Apr. 1—A caller reportedthat a party in Ziv Quad hadfainted but was now alert butdizzy. An ambulance re-sponded and reported that thepatient was a 20-year-old fe-male with flu-like symptoms aswell as head and neck pain.

Apr. 4—A student on a cam-pus-bound shuttle bus calledUniversity Police to request

BEMCo for another studentcomplaining of a possible con-cussion resulting from a punchto the head while in Boston.The caller also reported thatthe victim had been drinking.BEMCo evaluated the patientupon the shuttle’s return tocampus, and the patient wastransported by ambulance tothe Newton-Wellesley Hospital.

LarcenyA party came to the Stone-

man Public Safety building toreport a past larceny of a laptopcomputer from Usen Hall.

DisturbanceApr. 2—A party in Rosenthal

Quad reported that his room-mate would not allow him toleave the dorm. He will meetwith the Department of Resi-dence Life because this hasbeen an ongoing problem. Thecommunity development coor-dinator was notified and re-

sponded. ResLife will handlethe situation.

Apr. 3—Ziv Quad residentscomplained of loud singingcoming from the Theater Lotarea. University Police found asmall group of students playingsoccer and being loud. Theywere told to quiet down and de-part, and they complied.

Apr. 4—A community advi-sor in Ridgewood Quad re-ported an “out-of-control”party that the CAs did not feelcomfortable breaking up them-selves. University Police as-sisted the CAs in breaking upthe party.

Apr. 5—A caller in theCharles River Apartments re-ported a loud party occurring.The group was dispersed.

Apr. 5—A party reported aloud group of people betweentwo buildings of the CharlesRiver Apartments. UniversityPolice responded and dispersedthe group.

VandalismApr. 1—University Police in-

vestigated a past incident ofvandalism in the subbasementof the Usdan Student Center.University Police found a largeamount of vandalism but re-ported that most of it appearedto be old. The entrance doorwas repaired, and a report wascompiled.

TrafficApr. 3—The Waltham Police

Department was notified of atwo-car accident on SouthStreet near Squire Bridge. TheWaltham Police Departmentwill compile a report.

Apr. 4—University Policecompiled a report on a past hit-and-run outside the GosmanSports and Convocation Cen-ter.

—Compiled by Brian Fromm

CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS� An article in News last week incorrectly stated thename of the university at which Bill Ayers teaches.Ayers teaches at the University of Illinois at Chicago, notthe University of Chicago. (Mar. 31, p. 1).� An article in News last week incorrectly stated EzraFishman’s class year. It is 2010, not 2009. (Mar. 31, p. 5).� A byline in Arts last week incorrectly spelled the firstname of the contributing writer. Her name is Sara Chun,not Sarah Chun. (Mar. 31, p. 21).

The Justice welcomes submissions for errors thatwarrant correction or clarification. [email protected].

SENATE LOG

Director of Student Development andConduct Erika Lamarre spoke to the Senateabout the yearly changes to the StudentRights and Responsibilities Handbook; sheanswered questions by senators regardingseveral different potential situations.

The Senate voted against a bylaw amend-ment that would prevent candidates run-ning for Union elected office frompromising favors in exchange for politicalgain. Senators discussed what would beconsidered a favor, situations in whichelection winners appoint former rivals andthe importance of picking the qualified in-dividual for an appointed position.

Director of Executive Affairs Jess Blum-berg ’09 spoke in her executive report abouther recent meeting with Director of PublicSafety Ed Callahan during which they dis-cussed a new schedule for the Crystal Shut-tle to Boston. In his executive report,Student Union President Jason Gray ’10said that the Curriculum and Academic Re-structuring Steering committee will haveits recommendations released on returnfrom Passover break.

The Senate voted 9 to 6 to censure Sena-tor for Racial Minority Students KamarinLee ’11 for having two unexcused absencesat Senate meetings. The resolution was au-tomatically added to the agenda accordingto a Union bylaw.

The Senate voted against a bylaw changethat would require funds from SenateMoney Resolutions to go to items delineatedin the SMR. Senators argued that this wouldbe constricting given recent moves by theFinance Board to provide general grantswith flexibility.

The Midnight Buffet SMR was passed.The Senate awarded $3,750 to this SMR.This is approximately $1,200 less than theoriginal $5,000 budget for the event. Senatorfor the Class of 2010 Amanda Hecker re-ported the Deis 5K Run had raised $250.

Executive Senator Andrew Brooks ’09 re-ported that the Ways and Means committeewas considering a nondiscriminationclause for recognized clubs that does notcurrently exist, incorporating UniversityCommittees more into Senate oversight andadding an amendment to the upcoming elec-tion cycle in support of a midyear senator.

—Destiny Aquino and Miranda Neubauer

Bronstein bidMarcos Sandler ’12 poses for a bid at the Bronstein date auction eventcalled Crave an Affair. The event, co-sponsored by the Student GlobalAIDS Campain, was held last Thursday in Sherman Function Hall.


Administration and CFRR agree onmodified CARS proposals process

Senate votes against bylawabout political favors

Senior administrators and the Committee on FacultyRights and Responsibilities agreed on a modified processfor the consideration of proposals by the Curriculumand Academic Restructuring Steering committee, whichwill be released later this month, Provost Marty Kraussannounced in a campuswide e-mail sent April 2 and atthe faculty meeting last Thursday.

The new process will have Krauss presenting an ini-tial report of the CARS recommendations to the com-munity May 4 and presenting a final report at the May 14faculty meeting. The May 4 announcement was origi-nally the final report. CARS recommendations will bereleased April 20, according to Krauss.

The CFRR “wanted to be sure … that if people wantedto have a comment on [the May 4 report], that wouldn’tbe considered the final report,” Krauss said. The final re-port would be binding on the issues that she is author-ized to make decisions about, she said.

Chair of the CFRR Prof. Aida Wong (FA) said that thecommittee had been concerned about the transparencyof the deliberation process of the CARS proposals. Shesaid that with the timeline change, “the faculty meetingwill still be a forum for discussing [the proposals] …rather than having the deliberative process [for theCARS proposals be] independent of the regular govern-ing procedure.”

CFRR had also asked for an enumeration of the crite-ria for the restructuring so that faculty members could“have a common ground to assess the merits of the forth-coming recommendations.” Wong said.

According to the April 2 campuswide e-mail, Dean ofArts and Sciences Adam Jaffe stated at the meeting thatCARS had considered eight criteria, including a pro-gram’s contribution to the University’s multiple mis-sions, its contribution to the undergraduate experience,its excellence compared to similar programs at otherschools, the extent to which it is required, its distinc-tiveness regarding the Brandeis profile and the extent towhich it contributes to other programs.

—Miranda Neubauer

University receives $1M gift to beused for existing scholarships

The University has received a $1 million gift to be usedfor scholarships and endowment investment, UniversityPresident Jehuda Reinharz and Senior Vice President ofStudents and Enrollment Jean Eddy announced at lastweek’s faculty meeting.

Half the gift will be used for scholarships awarded toboth current and future students who show an interest inthe fine arts and humanities departments, according toSenior Vice President of Institutional AdvancementNancy Winship. The other $500,000 will be added to theendowment and accrue 5-percent interest annually.

Winship said that the gift will not be used until the fallsemester and will be placed in the endowment over thesummer. It will be used for both current and future stu-dents, she said.

The gift will be used under the names of existing schol-arships and financial aid programs. Winship explainedthat she and the anonymous donor “decided togetherafter a series of meetings that the University’s biggestpriority was scholarship and financial aid for [Brandeis]students. ... Half of the gift will be available for currentuse scholarships; it may be students that are alreadyhere; it may be students that are coming. ... The otherhalf [of the gift] will go into the endowment where it willspin off five percent a year, and that will continue to beused for financial aid,” Winship said.

The first portion of the gift will be available for use byJune 30, according to Winship. Winship added that thedivisions of disbursement are still unclear.

—Destiny Aquino

The University will cancel classeson the Wednesday before Thanksgiv-ing “on an experimental basis” duringthe 2010 to 2011 and 2011 to 2012 aca-demic years in response to consistentlylow attendance rates, according to Uni-versity President Jehuda Reinharz.

Reinharz made the decision tochange the schedule at last week’s fac-ulty meeting. The Faculty Senate TaskForce spearheaded the initiative.

The University will only cancelclasses on the Wednesday beforeThanksgiving on an experimentalbasis for the next two academic yearsbecause it is possible to make theschedule change without losing anyteaching days, Reinharz said in an in-terview with the Justice.

After [2010 and 2011], we will proba-bly have to bring [the idea of cancelingclasses on the Wednesday beforeThanksgiving] back to the faculty andask them what choices … they want tomake in terms of the teaching sched-ule,” Reinharz said.

Professors will “try [cancelingclasses on the Wednesday beforeThanksgiving] and evaluate the impactof the decision,” Provost Marty Krausssaid in an interview.

At a faculty meeting in December,Herzfeld presented her analysis of theacademic calendars for the next 12years, and demonstrated that it wouldonly be difficult to make the Wednes-

day before Thanksgiving a holiday in2012 and 2018.

However, Prof. Judith Herzfeld(CHEM), a member of the task force,said in an interview that“if what hap-pens instead is that Tuesday becomesdifficult [and students miss class], thisexperiment will be over in the blink ofan eye,”

Herzfeld said the schedule change isalso variable. Although the Universityintends to compensate for cancelingclasses on the Wednesday beforeThanksgiving by adding one day to thebeginning or end of the fall semester in2010 and 2011, adding one extra day tomake up for the lost Wednesday wouldnot be sufficient in 2012 and 2018. Inthose years, the University alreadyplans on canceling five to six days ofclasses for Jewish holidays, she said.

A potential solutions to schedulingconflicts in 2012 and 2018 would entailstarting fall semester earlier, Herzfeldsaid.

Without canceling classes on theWednesday before Thanksgiving in2012, the fall semester ends on Dec. 20or 21, according to University Regis-trar Mark Hewitt. With the extra dayoff, the semester would not end untilDec. 23.“That is quite late, and it puts aburden on students who have exams[and are] trying to travel before Christ-mas,” Hewitt said.

Although he says he always teachesclass on the Wednesday before Thanks-giving, Prof. Timothy Hickey (COSI)said that over 50 percent of students aretypically absent. “I always have tomake it some kind of an optionalclass,” Hickey said.

“I skip class because I have to gethome [to New Jersey] in time,” EstherYi ’11 said.

Alumni panel discusses impact of the Rose on undergrads

Andy Hogan ’11 will serve as theStudent Union president duringthe 2009 to 2010 academic year, ashe defeated his opponent PhilipsLoh ’11 in the first round of StudentUnion elections last Thursday.

Hogan garnered 678 votes, whileLoh received 301.

Hogan said he and Vice Presi-dent-elect Amanda Hecker ’11 arealready working to formulate aconcrete vision for the 2009 to 2010academic year.

Hogan declined to elaborate onthe specifics of his vision, sayingthey will be fleshed out during hisfirst Executive Board meeting inthe coming weeks and will be dis-closed to the public shortly there-after.

Hogan has already met with cur-rent Student Union presidentJason Gray to facilitate the transi-tion process of entering the officeas the new Union president.

“We’ve started contact, and wewill be meeting on and off for thenext few weeks. We want to makesure the transition process is donecorrectly so we can build off thework [Gray] has done and moveforward from there,” Hogan said.

According to Hogan, they havealready discussed the budgetary is-sues that Brandeis has faced thisyear as well as the budget chal-lenges for the coming year.

“I’m really happy that Brandeishad so much faith in me, and I hopeto work as hard as I can to earnBrandeis’ respect and trust and be

a great president,” Hogan said. Hecker will serve alongside

Hogan after beating her opponent,Nathan Robinson ’11, by 168 votesin the first round of elections. Dur-ing her campaign Hecker said thatshe wanted to establish a Unionblog through which students wouldbe able to contact their Union rep-resentatives immediately if theyneeded assistance.

“I’m really happy and thankfulfor the support I received, and I amcommitted to maintaining this blogthat I promised in my campaign,which will really open up theUnion to student ideas, more cre-ativity and more student involve-ment and input,” Hecker said.

Robinson congratulated Heckeron her victory, saying “I think shewill be a fantastic vice president,and I wish her all the best for herupcoming term.”

Robinson, the current CastleSenator, said he will not run in thesecond round of elections for sena-tor. He explained, “As vice presi-dent, who oversees Senatemeetings, I wanted to radically re-structure the way in which Senatemeetings operate, and without theability to change the bureaucracyand stagnation in the Union, I don’tthink I would want to be a senatorand continue to participate in thatsystem.”

Daniel Acheampong ’11, the onlycandidate officially on the ballotfor the position of Treasurer, wonwith a grand total of 924 votes. “Ireally appreciate all the supportfrom the Brandeis community,”Acheampong said.

Acheampong added, “I and myassistant treasurers look forwardto participating in more events andactivities to see firsthand howmoney is being used and also toprovide resources for club leaderswho need it.”

Diana Aronin ’11 was elected asthe Union secretary, having re-

ceived 7 percent more votes thanher opponent Esther Yi ’11.

“I’m really glad I won, and I’mexcited to start. I want to start get-ting everything organized beforethe new Executive Board meets forthe first time, and we will take itfrom there,” Aronin said.

In descending order of votes re-ceived, Akash Vadalia ’12, JuliaCohen ‘10, Makensley Lordeus ’11,and Gabriel Weingrod Nemzow ’12were elected as the new membersof the Finance Board.

Lisa Qi ’11 won the position ofracial minority member of F-Board, for which she ran unop-posed. Nicole Coredero ’11 waselected as the Junior Representa-tive to the Undergraduate Curricu-lum Committee with 704 votes.

Two elections reached a secondround last Sunday because no can-didate received a majority after thefirst round. In the final round ofelections for the junior representa-tive to the Board of Trustees,Heddy Ben-Atar ’11 reined in 274votes to defeat Sahar Massachi ’11by just seven votes. Ben-Atar ledMassachi 392 to 384 votes after thefirst round of elections, with PhilipLu ’12 trailing behind with only 129votes.

“I’m really excited for this op-portunity. It was tough gettinghere and I faced a tough opponent,but I’m really excited to work withthe trustees,” Ben-Atar said.

Samuel Fuchs ’11 beat JourdanCohen ’11 170 votes to 152 votes inthe final round of the elections forthe Junior Representative to theAlumni Association last Sunday.In the first round of elections, 301voters abstained, 240 voted forCohen, 238 voted for Fuchs and 209voted for Jordan Kert ’11.

“I am excited to begin working tocreate stronger connections be-tween the alumni and currentBrandeis students,” Fuchs saidafter winning the elections.

A panel consisting of prominentalumni in the art field took place at theRose Art Museum yesterday in an ef-fort to reflect on the rich heritage of theRose and the influence the museum hashad on the students who have studiedthere, Prof. Nancy Scott (FA), who in-troduced the panelists, explained at theevent.

Gary Tinterow ’76, Kim Rorschach’78, Reva Wolf ’78, Andrea AronsonMorgan ’80 and Karen Chernick ’06 dis-cussed the impact of the Rose on theireducational experiences and careers atthe panel discussion titled “EducationMatters in the Museum,” which tookplace yesterday and was held at theRose.

The event was co-sponsored by theRose and the Fine Arts department; itwas organized by a student committeeconsisting of Andrea Fineman ’10, NeraLerner ’12, Stella Liberman ’09, MaaritOstrow ’11, Julia Sferlazzo ’09 and AlyYoung ’09.

Michael Rush, the director of theRose, said in his opening remarks pre-ceding the panel that this event showed“that the Rose is still very much alive.”He encouraged the audience membersto hold out hope that the museum willremain open. “It’s not over until it’sover,” he said.

Rush condemned the administrationfor its lack of communication with themuseum staff. “I’ve learned a lot aboutwhat leadership is and what it isn’t,” hesaid, adding that “[University Presi-dent Jehuda Reinharz] has not been tothe museum since Jan. 26. That is notleadership. That is hiding.”

Tinterow, now the Engelhard chair-man of the department of the 19th Cen-tury, Modern and Contemporary Art atthe Metropolitan Museum, said duringthe panel discussion that it breaks hisheart to think the museum might close,

and that working at the museum whilehe attended Brandeis played a forma-tive role in his career choice.

“It was the very nature of the Rose’scollection that attracted me as a studentand inspired me to study art,” he said.

Rorschach, the Mary D.B.T andJames H. Semans director of theNasher Museum of Art at Duke Uni-versity, said, “the Rose Art Museummade me who I am today. I would nothave had the career I have without theRose.” She emphasized that the Rose isvital to Brandeis’ reputation, explain-ing that “the Rose Art Museum is coreto the brand of Brandeis University inthe broader world in the sense thatmany people associate the Universitywith the museum,” and called on theUniversity for greater transparency inregards to the University’s financialstate.

Wolf, now a professor of art historyat State University of New York at NewPaltz, spoke about how her teachingstyle today is rooted in her hands-on ex-perience at the Rose, explaining that

she ensures her students have exten-sive interactions with museum ex-hibits.

Wolf also said that she began to crywhen she read the headline in The NewYork Times Jan. 27 that Brandeis wasplanning to close the Rose. “The Rosewas at the center of my undergraduateeducation. I took for granted how spe-cial the museum is until Jan. 26,” shesaid.

Morgan, the associate director of In-stitutional Giving at the San FranciscoMuseum of Modern Art, said she wasattracted to Brandeis both because ofthe University’s emphasis on social jus-tice and its valuable art collection. Shesaid that she believes art ensures civicengagement and that she sincerelyhopes the museum can remain open tothe public.

Like Wolf, Morgan said that she alsobecame very emotional after the Uni-versity’s announcement to close themuseum, explaining that “the idea thata student would come to Brandeis with-out experiencing the Rose was a chill-

ing thought.”The final panelist to present, Cher-

nick spoke about her experiences work-ing at the Rose as a student atBrandeis. Chernick was a recipient ofthe STARR internship, an endowed in-ternship at the Rose that is currentlyunderwater like many endowments.

Chernick is currently a Ph.D. studentat the insititute of Fine Arts at NewYork University. Scott said prior toChernick’s presentation that shewanted her to be a member of the panelbecause she “most closely representsthe oppurtunities our students have en-joyed over the years and the possibili-ties of future students.” Chernick saidin an interview with the Justice afterthe panel that she encouraged studentsto take advantage of the Rose’s collec-tion.

—Hannah Kirsch contributed reporting

Editor’s Note: Andrea Fineman is themanaging editor for the Justice.

ACADEMICS

■ Classes will not be heldthe Wednesday beforeThanksgiving on a trial basis.

By SHANA D. LEBOWITZJUSTICE EDITOR

PERSONAL ART HISTORY: Karen Chernick ’06 speaks about her time as a Brandeis undergraduate and STARR intern at the Rose.JULIAN AGIN-LIEBES/the Justice

■ Prominent alumni in theart world reflected upontheir undergraduate experiences with the Rose.

By ALANA ABRAMSONJUSTICE STAFF WRITER

ROSE ART MUSEUM

Faculty signRose letter

Sixty-four signatures

have now been collected

for an open letter for the

faculty to sign proposing a

moratorium for all decisions

on the Rose Art Museum.

The letter, posted by

Profs. Ellen Schattschnei-

der (NEJS) and Bernadette

Brooten (NEJS) last

Wednesday to the faculty

was addressed to both Uni-

versity President Jehuda

Reinharz and Provost

Marty Krauss.

The letter urges that the

University “keep the Rose

Art Museum open as a pub-

lic art museum, with profes-

sional staffing, continuing

exhibitions and active edu-

cational programs, until at

least June 30, 2010.”

Prof. Mark Auslander

(ANTH), wrote in an e-mail

to the Justice that the letter

was supposed to been de-

livered to both Provost

Marty Krauss and President

Reinharz yesterday.

While Krauss declined to

say whether the administra-

tion had discussed the let-

ter, she said in an interview

with the Justice that “the let-

ter is an expression of feel-

ings and desires, but its

recommendation is not one

that I think the administra-

tion will take in advance of

the committees report.”

—Alana Abramson

STUDENT UNION

Hogan wins Union presidency■ Andy Hogan ’11 andAmanda Hecker ’11 wonthe positions of Union president and vice president last week.

By MICHAEL NEWBORNJUSTICE STAFF WRITER

THE JUSTICE ● TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2009 3

Thanksgivingbreak extended

Dean of Arts and Sciences AdamJaffe presented Prof. Peter Kalb (FA)with the Michael L. Walzer ’56 Awardfor Teaching and Prof. DavidRakowski (MUS) with the Lerman-Neubauer ’69 Prize for Excellence inTeaching and Mentoring at lastThursday’s faculty meeting.

Prof. Bruce Foxman (CHEM) alsowon the Brandeis Prize for Excel-lence in Teaching. While Foxman’saward was announced at the facultymeeting, it was not presented be-cause he was unable to attend due toa previous professional commitmentoff campus, according to Jaffe. How-ever, he will be presented with theaward at the May 14 faculty meeting,Jaffe wrote in an e-mail to the Jus-tice.

Jaffe explained in an e-mail to theJustice that he selects the recipientsof the awards based on recommenda-tions from nomination committees.

The Michael L. Walzer Award isgiven every year to a tenure-trackfaculty member who “combines su-perlative scholarship with inspiredteaching,” Jaffe said at the facultymeeting.

At the faculty meeting, Jaffe deliv-ered a small speech to the professorsbeing honored and read commentssubmitted by students who nomi-nated them to be considered forteaching awards.

During his time at the University,Kalb has taught a variety of courseson Modern, Postwar and Contempo-rary Art and Culture, as well as the

History of Photography.“It’s great,” Kalb said. “I like teach-

ing, and it’s very flattering to hearthat I’ve got students who like takingmy classes.”

One of the students whose testi-mony Jaffe anonymously read aloudat the faculty meeting said, “Profes-sor Kalb cares about his students aspeople, acting as a mentor and afriend to any student who walksthrough his door. ”

Amanda DiSanto ’09, an art historymajor who nominated Kalb for ateaching award, said he “has a lot ofpassion for the subject. He’s just a re-ally brilliant professor.”

The Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer’69 and Joseph Neubauer Prize forExcellence in Teaching and Mentor-ing Prize was created by TrusteeJeanette Lerman.

Rakowski currently teaches Grad-uate Composition, Graduate Analy-sis, Orchestration, Fundamentals ofMusic, Music Theory and Independ-ent Studies.

“I try to get students to understandthings the way a composer under-stands things,” Rakowski said.

Andrew Litwin ’11, who has beenRakowski’s student for four semes-ters and is his advisee for the musicmajor, said that Rakowski “managesto make class just a really enjoyableplace to be.”

Foxman could not be reached forcomment about his award by presstime.

Laura Aducci ’09, who is one ofFoxman’s students said that he is“ There’s nothing more important tohim than sitting with students andanswering their questions to makesure they fully understand what he’steaching them.”

—Shana D. Lebowitz, HannahKirsch and Jillian Wagner

contributed reporting.

University professorsreceive teaching awards

Four preselected panelists spokeabout their experiences on campuseither as Jews or as Muslims andwhat they thought the other pan-elists’ daily lives were like in theBrandeis environment at an event ti-tled Jews and Muslims Session:Homies in Harmony III last Thurs-day.

Brandeis Hillel, the Brandeis Mus-lim Student Association, The Inter-national Center for Ethics, Justiceand Public Life and The BrandeisPluralism Alliance co-sponsored theevent.

In an interview with the Justice,event coordinators Neda Eid ’11 andJess Kent ’09 hoped the event would“expand the relationships [betweenboth religious groups] through a re-spectful but challenging conversa-tion.”

The event was based on a similarevent, Homies in Harmony, thattook place in the past two years.Homies in Harmony was meant tofoster positive relationships be-tween the Muslim and Jewish com-munities at Brandeis throughmusic, food, and friendship and“take it to a deeper level” said Kent,who also helped coordinate Homiesin Harmony.

Kent explained, “[JAM] was ad-vertised through the event calendar,the Ethics Center and the BrandeisPluralism Alliance, but certain stu-dents were invited to the discussiongroup who would be opinionated intheir beliefs but open-mindedenough to discuss them.”

The panelists consisted of one ob-servant and one liberal member of

each religious group. The eventbegan with a Torah reading by El-isha Fredman ’10 and a Quran read-ing by Yunus Karahan (GRAD) tohighlight the differences and simi-larities between the two religions.

A round-table-type discussion fol-lowed the exercise as the other 30 to40 participants told stories of theirreligious experiences at Brandeisand followed up those stories withquestions or opinions. The discus-sion was minimally mediated orguided by the coordinators and al-lowed for, as Eid said, “comfortablehonesty.”

“As a Muslim observer, I noticedthat the Jewish-Jewish relations isan issue on campus as well. Thesame can be said about the Muslim-Muslim relations on campus. This issomething that [Kent] and I knewwould reveal itself during the Jew-ish-Muslim dialogue,” Eid wrote inan e-mail to the Justice.

“I pushed myself to do this eventbecause of the power of ‘awareness.’I knew that if a Muslim studentheard a Jewish student criticizingIsrael or the Jewish faith it wouldcreate a better awareness of the di-verse opinions Jews have about cer-tain parts of their identities. Thesame can be said about a Jewish stu-dent hearing an honest account ofthe difficulties a Muslim has had onthe Brandeis campus,” Eid wrote.

Eid wrote that she wanted to cre-ate awareness about preconceivednotions regarding the Jews and Mus-lims present at the event.

Andrew Gluck ’11, president of theBrandeis Orthodox Organizationand an invited participant, said inan interview with the Justice, “Attimes, I felt uncomfortable—whichis often the mark of honest and openinterfaith dialogue. I enjoyed that itwas a smaller event and thereforepeople felt comfortable sharing theirtrue feelings. Also, people remainedrespectful of others’ traditions andinfluences yet felt open enough to

ask questions that would otherwisebe deemed invasive.”

He added, “My favorite part of theevening was when panelists wereasked to guess what it must feel liketo be a different panelist.”

Judah Marans ’11, from the Stu-dent Union Judiciary who was an in-vited guest at the event, said, “Therewere times when it was actually dif-ficult for me. It’s difficult to be con-fronted head-on with people ofdifferent backgrounds with com-pletely different views from yours,particularly when you are raised inan environment where there’s oftena hostility towards the other reli-gion.” He added that he thinks it iscrucial to be exposed to people of dif-ferent cultures, as everyone hassomething unique to offer.

“Often, promoted dialogue can feelforced, and to the credit of those whocreated the JAM session, the eventdid not feel stilted, as if there werethings to say that people were afraidto say. … Particularly since it wasn’tvery public, [the participants] wereable to be ourselves and not worryabout having to be politically cor-rect per se, and we were actuallyable to learn and share honestlywith each other,” Marans said.

With regards to planning similarevents in the future, Gluck said, “Ifeel that this event could be used as apotential kickoff for a think tankthat could meet once or twice amonth to discuss, in an honest andopen fashion, problems and issuesfacing Jewish-Muslim relations.

“If I hope for anything, I hope thatI helped create an opportunity forthe Muslim students at the event todevelop a close relationship with aJewish student [or Jewish] studentsthat they met,” Eid wrote.

She also wrote, “ I truly believethat it is these relationships thatmake Brandeis a special place andenrich the experiences we havehere.”

FACULTY


By REBECCA KLEINJUSTICE EDITOR

■ Three professors wereselected for awards basedon recommendations fromnomination committees.

CAMPUS EVENT

Jews and Muslims talk at JAM■ Religious differences werediscussed at the Jews andMuslims Session: Homies inHarmony III last Thursday.

By DESTINY AQUINOJUSTICE STAFF WRITER

Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communi-cations, Inc., the University’s tempo-rary public relations firm that washired Feb. 2, will no longer serve in aday-to-day spokesperson role but willfulfill an assignment that it began priorto the completion of its contract, ac-cording to Senior Vice President forCommunications Lorna Miles.

In an e-mail to the Justice, Mileswrote, “The Rasky Baerlein contractwas for a two month duration and mostof Rasky Baerlein’s work was com-pleted at the end of last week. RaskyBaerlein will no longer be serving in aday-to-day spokesperson role for theUniversity with regard to the Rose [Art]Museum.”

However, Miles also wrote, “Theywill be completing some assignmentscurrently in progress that are part oftheir contract regarding working withsome media outlets on stories near com-pletion. It is expected that these assign-ments will conclude by the first week inMay.”

Miles explained in a phone interviewthat the contract was not extended, but“implicit in the contract was that anyprojects that had been started prior tothe completion of the contract datewould be completed.”

President of Rasky Baerlein JoeBaerlein declined to comment. “Allcalls have to be forwarded through[Miles],” he said. Miles also respondedon behalf of the rest of the senior ad-ministration.

Rasky Baerlein, which was hiredFeb. 2, was paid for by 10-percent salarycuts taken by both University PresidentJehuda Reinharz and Executive VicePresident and Chief Operating OfficerPeter French.

In a phone interview with the Jus-tice, Miles explained that Rasky Baer-lein’s assignment in progress is a storythat involves the Rose that a BostonGlobe reporter was working on but hasnot completed. “I think that [RaskyBaerlein] had worked on one story in-volving the Globe that has not seen thelight of day. So it’s a story that someoneis working on that they arranged someinterviews for. … I don’t know where inthe process it is, but I suspect that’s thekind of project that we’re talking abouthere,” she said.

Miles said that Rasky Baerlein willbe available in the future if the story“needs to be taken care of.” She saidthat she didn’t know if the story wouldever be completed. She added that thisis the only story that Rasky Baerlein isworking on that she is aware of.

According to her e-mail to the Jus-tice, Miles wrote that Rasky Baerleinwas hired “in large part to deal with anavalanche of national and internationalmedia inquiries concerning the RoseArt Museum.”

In a Feb. e-mail to the faculty listserv,University President Jehuda Reinharzwrote, “[Rasky Baerlein is] chargedwith helping the University present afuller picture of the varied efforts nowunderway to seize the economic chal-lenges we, and all other institutions ofhigher education, are facing in proac-tive, inspired, and creative ways.”

In early February, Baerlein told theJustice, “This is a limited assignment,and again, most of the work we do inthese times of what you call ‘crisis as-signments’ are of limited duration, ofpretty high intensity, and so we see thisas no more than a two-month assign-ment.” However, in an e-mail sent tothe Justice yesterday, Miles wrote thatit is possible that similar communica-tions services could be needed past thisacademic year.

“I think that if circumstances weresuch that we had a high volume of in-quiries about a particular topic, if wewere looking for help, we would turn toa firm that has expertise in that partic-ular area,” she said.

The Committee on Faculty Rightsand Responsibilities will start hear-ing faculty grievances again afterendorsing a joint statement with theFaculty Senate and the Universityadministration at last Thursday’sfaculty meeting, according to CFRRmember Aida Wong (FA).

The statement elaborates uponthe roles of the CFRR, the dean andthe provost with regard to the Fac-ulty Handbook.

According to the statement, “Ifthe Academic Dean rejects a specificjudgment of the CFRR, he or shemust give a substantive reason forthe rejection, fully and fairly ad-dressing the arguments made by theCFRR in support of its opinion.”Grounds for rejecting an opinion ofthe CFRR cannot be cited as prece-dent in future cases, according tothe statement. The statement alsosaid that “the CFRR interprets theHandbook on behalf of the faculty,and faculty have a right to rely onCFRR's interpretations of Handbook

rules and procedures as being theinterpretation of the faculty.”

“There are going to be some diffi-cult faculty discussions around the[Curriculum and Academic Re-structuring Steering committee]recommendations, and we did notwant this unresolved issue betweenCFRR and the administration tohang over those discussions,” Deanof Arts and Sciences Adam Jaffewrote in an e-mail to the Justice.Provost Marty Krauss added that itis important “to have a functioningmechanism for resolving [disputesregarding CARS recommendations]or at least processing them.”

The resolution comes two yearsafter a dispute arose between the re-spective parties over penaltiesplaced on Prof. Donald Hindley(POL) for allegedly making racistremarks. A monitor was placed inHindley’s classroom, and he wasalso ordered to attend anti-discrim-ination training. The CFRR deemedthe penalties were excessive andshould be withdrawn, but Kraussdid not follow the CFRR’s ruling andsaid in March 2008 that the CFRRwas an “advisory committee, as itsays in the [Faculty] Handbook.”The CFRR decided to defer hearingfaculty grievances untill its role re-garding the Faculty Handbook hadbeen clarified as a result of the con-fusion regarding the roles of the re-spective parties.

“It is only reasonable that, despitethe disagreement, both sides may becorrect; then, instead of saying thatthe administration is always themore correct party, we agreed thatin fact the opinion of the adminis-tration [would not be the basis forjudging] future cases in these ex-traordinary circumstances wherethey disagree with CFRR,” Wongsaid.

“The key point to the joint state-ment is that, essentially, if dis-agreement happens, theinterpretation of the CFRR will stillstand and it will still represent theopinion of the faculty,” she ex-plained.

Previously, there was some con-fusion regarding whether the deci-sion of the committee reflected theopinions of its members or the fac-ulty as a whole. Although the finaldecision on how to resolve a disputestill lies with the provost, Wong saidthat now “no matter what theprovost decides to do, that theprocess we undergo to hear griev-ances would result in an opinionthat represents the faculty’s opin-ion.”

According to the statement, “Toresolve differences of opinion, theDean shall work prospectively withthe CFRR and the Senate to clarifyor change the Handbook.” In an e-mail to the Justice, Jaffe explained,“If the Handbook is producing a re-

sult that is not in the best interestsof the university, we would want tochange it. Changing it requires avote of the faculty and approval bythe Board of Trustees.” Jaffe alsowrote, “It has always been our prac-tice to consult with the CFRR andget their views. We will continue todo so.”

The released statement will not beincluded in the Faculty Handbookbecause “it is a statement of prac-tice under the Handbook, not a partof the Handbook itself,” Jaffe wrote.“[The statement] is an elaborationand clarification of the positionsand a pledge from all parties to re-spect the handbook. It’s not equiva-lent to the handbook, but it’s apledge to the spirit of the hand-book,” Wong said.

Wong said that “[the statement] isan elaboration of the Handbook,which is a contract for faculty,...something that faculty agreedupon when they join[ed] the Univer-sity [and is binding as long as theymaintain their status as faculty].”

However, Krauss said, “I don’tknow if [the statement] has legalstanding—it represents a consensusstatement between the administra-tion and the faculty.”

“I’m very pleased that we came toa resolution. It was difficult to havethis unresolved for so long; it’s goodfor the University to have this re-solved,” Krauss said.

CFRR will resume hearing grievances

Two Brandeis alumni, Peter H.Appel ’85 and Martha J. Kanter ’70,have been nominated for positionsin President Barack Obama’s cur-rent U.S. administration, accordingto a White House press releaseApril 2.

Appel has been appointed to thepost of administrator, Researchand Innovative Technology Admin-istration within the Department ofTransportation, while Kanter hasbeen nominated for under secre-tary of education by Obama.

According to the RITA Web site,

“RITA brings together importantdata, research and technologytransfer assets of the Department ofTransportation.

The website further writes that“RITA also provides strategic di-rection and oversight of U.S. DOT’sIntelligent Transportation SystemsProgram.”

“RITA coordinates the US DOT’sresearch programs and is chargedwith advancing the depoloyment ofcross cutting technologies to im-prove our Nation’s transportationsystem,” according to the Web site.

“The Under Secretary overseespolicies, programs, and activitiesrelated to postsecondary education,vocational and adult education,and federal student aid,” accordingto the U.S. Department of Educa-tion Web site.

According to a White Housepress release, “Appel earned hisbachelor’s degree from BrandeisUniversity in Economics and Com-puter Science with Highest Honors,

and received his Master of Sciencein Transportation from the Massa-chusetts Institute of Technology.”He has worked extensively withinthe transportation and infrastruc-ture fields, including a position asSpecial Assistant to the Adminis-trator of the Federal Aviation Ad-ministration, and as AssistantDirector for Pricing and Yield Man-agement at Amtrak.

Currently, Appel is a principalwith the global management con-sulting firm of A.T. Kearney, Inc.

Kanter, who has been tapped forthe second-highest post in the De-partment of Education, received abachelor’s degree in Sociology fromBrandeis before doing her graduatestudies at Harvard University andthe University of San Francisco, ac-cording to her biography on theFoothill De Anza Community Col-lege District Web site. She hasserved as director of the district,one of the largest in the country,since 2003, before which she was

president of De Anza College for 10years, according to the Chronicle ofHigher Education.

Kanter is currently a director atthe Foothill De Anza CommunityCollege District.

Appel and Kanter could not bereached for comment by press time.

Dean of Arts and Sciences AdamJaffe said, “[Brandeis] has a lot ofalumni out there who are very in-terested in the public sphere, so itdoesn’t surprise me that some arelanding in government, particu-larly in an administration that hasthe kind of activist orientation ofthe Obama administration.”

When asked what it was aboutBrandeis that prepared graduatesfor these kind of careers, Jaffe said“I think it’s two things: … We teachour students how to think, andthat’s really important. Separatefrom that, we do have an orienta-tion as the connected University. …Our students tend to be very en-gaged in the world.”

Alumni nominated to serve in Obama administration


PUBLIC RELATIONS

PR firmterm atan end■ Rasky Baerlein StrategicCommunications, Inc. willcontinue to work on a specialproject until its completion.

By JILLIAN WAGNERJUSTICE EDITOR

FACULTY

PROCESS DELIBERATIONS: Prof. William Flesch (ENG), chair of the Faculty Senate, speaks to professors and administrators during last Thursday’s faculty meeting.JULIAN AGIN-LIEBES/the Justice

By NASHRAH RAHMANJUSTICE EDITOR

■ The Committee on FacultyRights and Responsibilitiesagreed on a joint statementwith the Faculty Senate.

By HARRY SHIPPSJUSTICE STAFF WRITER

■ Peter H. Appel ’85 andMartha J. Kanter ’70 havebeen tapped for posts inU.S. President BarackObama’s administration.

ALUMNI

JOINT AGREEMENT


Bill of Rights delayeddue to wording issues

Univ hosts Dem conventionBottled water saleswill be restricted

The Student Bill of Rights, a doc-ument seeking to clarify students’rights in relation to the Universitythat has been compiled by Dean ofStudent Life Rick Sawyer andmembers of the Student Union,likely will not be finalized by theend of the year after University at-torneys raised additional concernswith the document, according toSawyer.

The two problems with the billare its language and the scope ofthe changes that it will implementin the University, Sawyer ex-plained.

Sawyer said that problems re-garding the wording of the billarose from his “misjudgment”about whether the new Bill ofRights was ready. “What I forgot,or what I didn’t think about, wasthat a Student Bill of Rights … hasimpact for the entire institution …many of the items in the draft thatwe had come to some finalityaround … had implications forother sectors of the University thathadn’t even occurred to me,” hesaid.

In a previous interview with theJustice, Student Union PresidentJason Gray ’10, who initiated theStudent Bill of Rights project lastyear, said “I expect that within thenext few days, the Student Bill ofRights will be signed by the De-

partment of Student Life and thestudent government.” Sawyer,however, now said that he doubtedif the bill would be finalized by theend of this year but added that heis committed to the project and willcontinue to work to create a Stu-dent Bill of Rights and get it ap-proved.

Gray originally proposed the Billof Rights as an attempt to clarifystudent rights. He said that theUniversity-produced Rights and

Responsibilities Handbook was toolong and “no one read it.” At thebeginning of this year, Gray andDirector of Student Rights and Ad-vocacy Laura Cohen ‘09 enteredinto discussions with Sawyer andother members of the administra-tion in order to produce a final andofficial Student Bill of Rights.

Sawyer said that the problemswith the bill fell into two main cat-egories. First, he said, “The lan-guage and general tone of [the mostrecent draft of the] Student Bill ofRights is the language and tone fora bill of rights that you would findat a public institution.”

Sawyer explained that since therelationship between a private in-stitution such as Brandeis and itsstudents is contractual, “as op-posed to a public institution, wherethe relationship is a constitutionalone, the language for a bill of rights

at a private school has to protectthe essence and the personality ofthat private institution.”

Furthermore, there are certainrights and privileges that a privateuniversity has in relation to its stu-dents that it does not want to giveup, Sawyer said.

The second problem, accordingto Sawyer, is that “Some of theitems are far-reaching, beyond thejudicial process and rights and re-sponsibilities.” He explained thatthis is because the bill as it is cur-rently drafted would affect manydifferent groups on campus, notjust those directly related to the ju-dicial process.

Sawyer added that there weresome items in the current draftthat would be inconsistent withcurrent University policies andthat he had not yet circulated thebill among various groups on cam-pus so that they can review its im-plications. Sawyer said that hethought the spirit of the bill, how-ever, was acceptable.

Sawyer also said that the billwill be a Student Union documentand that the Union will be able toput it on the Student Union Website or any other medium con-trolled by the Union.

Sawyer added that the Univer-sity would work with the StudentUnion to bring the Bill of Rights tostudents.

Gray said that the Student Unionis currently negotiating with theadministration to produce a finaldraft of the bill. He added that itwas important to him that the Billof Rights is passed as soon as pos-sible. “Student rights can’t wait,”he said.

Cohen who worked closely withSawyer in drafting the bill, couldnot be reached for comment bypress time.

Bottled water will no longer besold in the Usdan Student CenterBoulevard and Café in fall 2009 butwill continue to be available at Ein-stein Bros. Bagels, the Provisions onDemand Market and other satellitefood services around campus, ac-cording to Sustainable DevelopmentRepresentative Janna Cohen-Rosen-thal ’03.

The limited sales of bottled wateron campus will be implemented atthe beginning of the upcoming se-mester, Cohen-Rosenthal said. Bot-tled water will continue to beavailable at Einstein because it isnot possible to place a sink there forpeople to refill their bottles, accord-ing to Cohen-Rosenthal.

The elimination of bottled waterfrom Usdan is the result of recom-mendations from the Water BottleCommittee, a temporary committeeformed in the fall of 2008 to addressthe “feasible reduction of bottledwater” on campus, President of Stu-dents for Environmental ActionMatthew Schmidt ’11 said.“Therewas a big push campuswide to eval-uate the options and to see if wecould make a decision as a univer-sity to reduce our bottled water,”Schmidt said. He continued that cut-ting the sale of bottled water inUsdan is part of the result of thispush.

While originally the reduction ofbottled water on campus was goingto happen this semester, the finan-cial crisis and conflicting obliga-tions stalled those plans, Cohen-Rosenthal said. She declined to gointo further details about the con-flicting obligations that were faced.

Last semester the committeeasked the student body to partici-pate in a survey to find out how stu-dents felt about the number ofbottled water available on campus.With a 40-percent response rate, 80percent of respondents stated theirsupport for reduction in bottledwater use.

In the past SEA has also “workedon providing every student areusable metal water bottle,” ac-cording to Schmidt, although not allstudents have claimed theirs. Offer-ing free, reusable water bottles pro-vides students with an alternative tobottled water.

“SEA is working to support Recy-clemania,” Schmidt said. Recycle-mania, a campaign attempting toreward people for using reusablecontainers, has worked in conjunc-tion with other similar efforts suchas “Caught Green Handed” and the“Drink Responsibly Campaigns.”

Sinks have been added at variouslocations on campus such as Usdanto make it easier for students to haveaccess to drinking water.

Cohen-Rosenthal said, “The ele-ment of looking and thinking aboutreducing consumption takes sometime to think through, and we don’tmake decisions rashly. There were alot of things going on at the sametime.”

To further the cause of sustain-ability, the University will also cre-ate a mural in the name ofsustainability. In an e-mail to theJustice, Director of Dining ServicesMichael Newmark said, “[Themural] will be located above thewater station next to the Boulevardin Usdan. It showcases aBoston/Brandeis backdrop with ariver/stream running into the waterstation.” The mural was designed bystudents in SEA with support fromProf. Laura Goldin (AMST). Educa-tional programs are also beingplanned to spread awareness on howto make the campus more sustain-able.

The College Democratic Conven-tion, a three-day conference forCollege Democrats of Massachus-setts, was hosted at Brandeis thispast weekend after the Universitywas selected in an applicationprocess, according to Brandeis De-mocrats President Jason Paul ’09.

According to Paul, “The reason[the convention] has to happen isso officers can be elected” to theCollege Democrats of Massachu-setts board.

“The only way to do a fair elec-tion is to bring people together,” hesaid.

The main speaker of the event,which drew students from 12 areacolleges, was Lieutenant Governorof the Commonwealth Timothy P.Murray.

Brandeis Democrats Vice Presi-dent Amber Kornreich ’12 waselected to the position of communi-cations director at the conference.Paul expressed excitement at Ko-rnreich’s election and explainedthat Brandeis hadn’t had a studentelected to the board in many years.

Paul also said, “The second pur-pose [of the convention] is that atindividual schools, it would bevery difficult to sort of getstatewide elected officials andmembers of Congress … interestedin coming to speak to just Brandeisor just [College of the] Holy Crossor just Suffolk [University] or just[Boston University], … but if wecan guarantee a critical mass of …

students, then it becomes muchmore in the interest of these peoplethat gives them an opportunity. It’salso good socially, good network-ing.”

In an e-mail to the Justice priorto the event, Paul explained thatthe 2009 convention would also in-clude breakout sessions tackling“practical political issues such ashow to find jobs in politics as well[as] parts of the craft such as fieldorganizing, youth organizing andhow to work within the Obamacampaign’s continuing frame-work.”

Paul offered the Jewish politicalperspective to a group of mostlyCatholic peers in one of the ses-sions called “Faith and the Demo-cratic Party.” “Catholics areobviously a really big swing votingbloc, and so I had to explain howJews are not a big swing bloc andhow that came to be and sort ofwhat the differences are,” saidPaul.

Brandeis was chosen to host theconvention through an applicationprocess to Programs Coordinatorof the College Democrats of Massa-chusetts Jason Palitsch.

Kornreich and Paul also had toattend meetings with Palitsch inorder to prove that Brandeis hadspace to hold the convention, pos-sessed the ability to cater the eventand had demonstrated significantoutreach to other College Democ-rats organizations.

Kornreich explained that “Bran-deis Democrats were really com-mitted to hosting this conventionin 2009 because, most importantly,we believed this convention wouldbe good press for Brandeis Univer-sity during our time of economictroubles.” The convention, Paulsaid, “also places [Brandeis] on thepolitical map … [so it] can shineamongst the political world thisweekend.”

Students from Suffolk Univer-sity, Boston University, BostonCollege, Stonehill College, North-eastern University, College of theHoly Cross, Wellesley College,Worchester Polytechnic Institute,Harvard University and WheatonCollege attended the convention.

Delegates from Brandeis in-cluded Rachel Berman-Vaporis ’11,Jamie Ansorge ’09, Paul Norton ’11and Student Union President JasonGray ’10.

In Murray’s featured speech, thelieutenant governor described theimportance of local government,saying that although national gov-ernment often gets the most atten-tion, “local government is reallywhat gets things done.”

Murray advised students to getinvolved in local government andschool boards, listing his own localgovernment experience on a locallibrary board and city council asexamples of how beneficial it is forpoliticians to be take part in localgovernment.

“It’s a great way to learn aboutwhat’s happening in your localcommunity. It’s a great way to giveback,” he said.

Wellesley College freshmanOlivia Lenson called Murray’sspeech “well-structured and well-thought-out.”

She added that he could havedone a better job tailoring hisspeech to the audience, which shesaid was composed entirely of col-lege students.

Kornreich said the overall event“was absolutely incredible. [It]truly exceeded our expectations.”She added that “this convention isevidence of the power and commit-ment of college students to our gen-erational responsibility to giveback to the community and thefight toward equality and opportu-nity for all.”

STUDENT UNION

■ The Student Bill of Rightswill not be finalized by theend of this year due to additional concerns raised regarding the language ofthe document.

By HARRY SHIPPSJUSTICE STAFF WRITER

CRAVE BRONSTEIN

Bronstein kickoffStudents were entertained by performers and given coffeeand donuts outside the Usdan Student Center as part ofBronstein Week, an annual school spirit week.

RACHEL CORKE/the Justice

STUDENT LIFE

■ Starting next semester,bottled water will no longerbe sold in the Usdan StudentCenter’s dining halls.

By SAM DATLOFJUSTICE STAFF WRITER

CAMPUS EVENT

■ College Democrats officers, including a Brandeis student, wereelected at the three-dayconvention at Brandeis.By HANNAH KIRSCH and IRINA FINKEL

JUSTICE STAFF WRITERS

The Student Bill ofRights [affects] theentire institution.

“RICK SAWYER


More than 50 students, facultyand University administrators gath-ered in the newly completed Carl J.Shapiro Science Center for an openhouse that began with a brief speechby University President JehudaReinharz followed by guided toursof the facilities last Friday.

While the formal dedication of thebuilding will not be held until thefall of 2009, the open house gavemembers of the Brandeis communi-ty a sneak peek at the new facility.

Reinharz spoke about the first-class facility and what it means forBrandeis. In addition to praisingthe new science center, he used histime to thank all of those involvedwith the process of building the cen-ter.

Reinharz said the construction ofthe science center was only onephase of the two-phase ScienceComplex Renewal Project. He wenton to state that Phase 1, the con-struction of the new science center,was on time and on budget.

According to Reinharz, “The sec-

ond phase is that Kalman andFriedland will come down.Friedland will come down next sum-mer of [2010] and Kalman sometimein the fall [of 2009]. But it may takelonger than expected due to theeconomy.”

In his speech, Reinharz said thatthe University needed to upgrade itsscience facility in order to attractand retain top science students andfaculty.

“We have first-rate scientists herewho have been working in dilapi-dated science labs, Kalman andFriedland, and we would not be ableto keep first-rate scientists withoutfirst-rate labs and first-rate teach-ing facilities, which we have,” hesaid.

“It’s absolutely necessary if youwant to be in the forefront ofAmerican higher education orworld higher education. You needfirst-rate facilities; otherwise, nofaculty will come, so I feel very goodabout all these great facilities,”Reinharz said.

Reinharz added that in additionto the new science center, manyother recent infrastructureimprovements have been completedsuch as the Shapiro Campus Center,the new dorms and the new admis-sions building.

Dean of Admissions GilVillanueva said the feedback fromthe Brandeis community has been

overwhelmingly positive. “The sci-ence center will have a huge impactin terms of the number of studentsthat apply to Brandeis as well as thequality. You already have theBrandeis name that stands forexcellence, and now you have thekind of science facility that screamsjust that as well,” Villanueva said.

Villanueva also went on to echoPresident Reinharz’s message thatthe new science center is a testimo-ny to Brandeis’ commitment to aca-demics. It is “so tremendous for theschool given the economic down-turn to be able to expand. To have aplace like this is a testimony to theadministration’s dedication to mak-ing sure that we preserve the aca-demic integrity of the institution,”Villanueva said.

Some students enjoyed the sneakpreview of the new science facility.Siddhartha Narayanan ’12 said,“It’s a great addition to the sciencedepartment, and I’m really lookingforward to having classes there nextyear.”

Raechel Banks ’12 commented,“The building and those involvedwith the building are very gearedtowards sustainability. I think itwill look really great when all thephases are completed and the sci-ence complex is completed.”

Banks added, “It’s really exciting.It makes me want to take a scienceclass.”

the past. Berhendt also said, “[Vice

President for Campus OperationsMark] Collins told us that he wasforwarding the [Ayers event con-tract between the University andEvil Twin Booking] to [Senior VicePresident for Student andEnrollment] Jean Eddy’s officeabout two weeks ago, but I’munsure of what the holdup was. Iwas just aware of the fact that it wasin her office and waiting for her sig-nature to become official.”

Eddy and Collins could not bereached for comment by press time.

Berhendt told the Justice thatwhile DFA knew for weeks thatAyers “would definitely be com-ing,” “[everyone involved] chosenot to inform the press because theofficial contract had not beensigned by both parties, and weshared the fear that [making anannouncement] would cause theevent to fall through.”

According to the press release,“[Ayers] will be speaking aboutsocial justice, activism and hisexperiences in the WeatherUnderground. This will include a[question-and-answer] sessionafterwards. During the precedingweek we will hold educationalevents about the speaker.”

In a phone interview with theJustice, Ayers said, “I can’t wait tocome speak to [Brandeis. Speakingat colleges is] one of those thingsthat I do often but [is] still exciting.”

An event similar to one plannedfor Brandeis was canceled last weekat Boston College due to protestsand the college’s fears regarding thesafety of the students and faculty.Ayers had already flown fromChicago to Boston before the event’scancellation. Due to this there islogistical discussion regarding aclause in the contract that wouldaddress what would happen in a

similar situation, Berhendt said. Regarding the Boston College

cancellation and ones similar,Ayers said, “Cancellations are partof the world we [speakers] live in.There are those who wish to por-tray themselves as defenders ofdemocracy and unfortunately try todeny certain scholars or speakersfrom sharing their views withother.”

“DFA and SDS are so grateful tothe University and everyoneinvolved in creating this event,”Behrendt said.

—Nashrah Rahman contributedreporting

that the possible addition ofteaching space would benefit stu-dents.

The New York Times reportedMarch 31 that Brandeis hasaccepted 10 percent more interna-tional students and that theUniversity also expected to acceptmore wait-listed students andtransfer students, none of whomare admitted on a need-blindbasis.

Eddy said that the increase ininternational students was aresult of a new initiative calledthe Gateway program, whichaims to recruit an additional 10 or20 international students com-pared to previous years. This pro-gram offers admission to studentswith scores on the Test of Englishas a Foreign Language exam thatBrandeis considers borderlinewith the requirement that theycomplete a special English classover the summer prior to theirfirst semester.

She also reported that applica-tions had been down in all statesexcept for California and a slightincrease in Massachusetts. As aresult, Eddy explained that theUniversity had created an associ-ate director of admissions posi-tion in San Diego in order to takebetter advantage of recruitingopportunities in the area. Thedirector will visit college fairsand high schools in California aspart of a program under whichthe University hopes to expand itsrecruiting efforts to other parts ofthe country.

Another recent recruiting ini-tiative by Admissions to recruitthe class of 2013 by asking the top500 applicants whether theywould like a faculty member toget in touch with them was metwith less success than expected.The success of that program man-ifested itself in the number of reg-istrations for Spring Open House,she said.

Villaneuva explained that fac-ulty and the Student Unionrecruited about 250 out of 1,200students by reaching out to themby phone, e-mail or letter. Alumniand University President JehudaReinharz have also contacted stu-dents.

James Simpkins, an acceptedstudent from Rochester, N.Y. saidhe had recalled receiving a hard-copy letter from the chair of thePhilosophy department. “It mademe pause for a second and say,‘Oh, that’s cool, Brandeis took thetime to really recruit me, andnone of my other colleges haveactually done that.’”

Simpkins said that ultimatelyfinancial concerns determinedhis final decision. “I received alarge scholarship, $25,000 a yearfrom Brandeis, but beyond that Ididn’t get very much grant aid,and I got pretty big loans.” Heeventually enrolled at theUniversity of Pittsburgh, with afull scholarship. “I felt sort of sadthat I didn’t get enough money toreally give [Brandeis] a true con-sideration.”

Faculty contact was a determin-ing factor in college choice forKim Bouchard-Chaimowiz ’13from Boca Raton, Fla., whoreceived an e-mail from anAnthropology professor.

“None of the other institutionsI've been accepted to have doneanything like it,” she wrote in ane-mail to the Justice. “It was real-ly the letters that confirmed to methat Brandeis was the place Iwanted to be.” She wrote that shehad received sufficient aid forBrandeis to be very affordable toher. “I responded to the e-mailand got a response back rightaway. It was pretty cool to look upa professors’ work and see howmuch he has contributed to thefield and know … that he was justan e-mail away, and I don’t evenhave him for class yet,”Bouchard-Chaimowiz wrote.

SCIENCE CENTER SHOWCASE

OPEN HOUSE: Faculty, students and administrators mingle in the atrium of the newly completed Carl J. Shapiro Science Center.MAX BREITSTEIN MATZA/the Justice

By NATHAN GLASSMANJUSTICE STAFF WRITER

■ Tours were held in the CarlJ. Shapiro Science Center,which will be formally dedicated in fall of 2009.

Open house, tours heldin new science center

ADMISSIONS:Acceptance rateincreases 8 percentCONTINUED FROM 1

AYERS: Speaking visitconfirmed for April 30CONTINUED FROM 1

Cancellations arepart of the world we[speakers] live in.

“BILL AYERS

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When Linda Rottenberg co-founded En-deavor, a nonprofit group that provides supportfor entrepreneurs, she had ambitions of trans-forming the private sector in emerging markets,identifying businesses that would employ thou-sands of workers and even putting an entirelynew word in the dictionaries and minds of de-veloping countries.

Rottenberg sported a stylish pink suit andcontagious smile as she talked to students andfaculty at Lemberg Academic Center Monday,March 23 about handling businesses in times offinancial crisis, global development and how theprivate sector can make a social impact. Addi-tionally, Rottenberg described what inspiredher to help put the word entrepreneur on theradar of developing countries.

“It all started when I was riding in the back ofa taxi in Buenos Aires, [Argentina years ago],”said Rottenberg, in a confident voice that re-flected her magnetic presence. “I struck up aconversation with the cab driver, who told mehe had an engineering degree. I asked him, ‘Whyare you driving a cab? Shouldn’t you be an en-trepreneur?’”

Rottenberg continued with a focused tone thatreflected involvement in her story and ex-plained that the cab driver had no idea what theword entrepreneur meant.

“I said, ‘An entrepreneur ... you know, some-one who starts a business.’ He replied, ‘Oh, youmean an empresario,’ meaning the Spanishword for ‘big businessman’ which is associatedwith corruption and greed,” Rottenberg said.

Rottenberg explained that in Argentina, aswell as in countries such as Brazil, Turkey andEgypt, there was no word equivalent to the Eng-lish term “entrepreneur.”

“It was my simple discovery of this fact thatled me down the path ... to establish a globalframework for those emerging market entre-preneurs with high-gross, innovative busi-nesses,” Rottenberg said.

Rottenberg, recently named one of “America’sBest Leaders,” by US News & World Report,came to Brandeis to accept the 2009 AsperAward for Global Entrepreneurship presentedby the International Business School. The AsperAward honors business leaders who have suc-ceeded in markets through creative businessstrategies, created global connections acrosscultural and geographic borders and demon-strated commendable corporate citizenship.

“The Asper Award for Global Entrepreneur-ship at Brandeis IBS was established byLeonard J. Asper ’86, president of Canada’slargest media conglomerate, to celebrate andhonor outstanding global entrepreneurs,” saidProf. Benjamin Gomes-Casseres (IBS), directorof the MBA program and director of the AsperCenter in an e-mail to the Justice. “Ms. Rotten-berg certainly fits this description: Her vision,leadership and tenacity not only started a suc-cessful global enterprise, but also encouragedother entrepreneurs to start new businesses intheir home countries. And, on top of this, her or-ganization targets entrepreneurs who will havea positive social impact on their societies.”

Rottenberg, 40, attended Harvard Universityas an undergraduate and went to Yale LawSchool before beginning work with Ashoka, anonprofit group that provides a network of sup-port for idealistic entrepreneurs working to-ward social change. However, Rottenberg feltthat while it was important to alleviate povertythrough social change, it was also important tocreate jobs and provide the intense strategic andmanagement support necessary for entrepre-neurial growth. With this idea in mind, Rotten-berg co-founded Endeavor in 1997.

Rottenberg, Endeavor’s current CEO, ex-plained that in developing countries the youngentrepreneur had nowhere to go because largecorporations and wealthy families dominatedthe market.

“There was nowhere for him to seek advice orfinancing. There were no established mentornetworks. There were no self-made role models.In fact, there wasn’t even a word for what theywere doing,” Rottenberg said emphatically.

“Our stated purpose was to establish high-im-pact entrepreneurship as the leading and mostwidely accepted force in global economic devel-opment. Our unstated purpose was to put theword entrepreneur in every Spanish and Por-tugese dictionary and eventually in every Ara-bic one, too,” Rottenberg joked.

In 1998, Rottenberg brought Endeavor to Ar-gentina and Chile with its co-founder, PeterKellner. However, just as Endeavor began itsjourney in the South American private sector,the world economy was hit hard by the Asian fi-nancial crisis as the Thai Baht collapsed, creat-ing fear of a worldwide economic meltdown.

“I was told it was destined to fail. I wanted toprove an emerging market crisis was the besttime to launch Endeavor. ... I knew during a cri-sis is when the best entrepreneurs alwaysemerge. ... [It is an] opportunity to beat out com-petitors and hire better workers,” Rottenbergsaid.

Rottenberg’s perseverance in times of crisispaid off, and by 2005 Argentina was ranked 12thin the world in entrepreneurial activity by theGlobal Entrepreneurship Monitor. Rottenberghad confidence in Endeavor’s unique model,and Endeavor expanded to Brazil in 2000. Overthe next 10 years, Endeavor screened nearly

18,000 companies in 11 countries, includingTurkey, South Africa, India, Colombia, Egyptand Mexico.

Additionally, more than 330 entrepreneurshave been selected for support, creating about90,000 jobs that generally pay at least 10 timesthe minimum wage. Endeavor supported entre-preneurs made $2.5 billion in revenue in 2007.

Rottenberg also explained that when En-deavor goes into countries, it does not search forjust any entrepreneur but rather a high-impactentrepreneur.

When asked by a member of the audiencewhat differentiates an entrepreneur from ahigh-impact entrepreneur, Rottenberg re-sponded, “[A high-impact entrepreneur is]someone with big ideas and ambitious planswith the potential to generate tons of jobs andmillions of dollars in revenue in wages [as wellas] a story that inspires others.”

Rottenberg reflected on her success by way of

making entrepreneurship the norm in develop-ing countries. The new word emprendedor,which means “entrepreneur” in Spanish, has re-cently been installed in the lexicon of severalLatin American countries.

“Today throughout Latin America you canhear about young people speaking about be-coming an emprendedor,” Rottenberg said.

Throughout the presentation, Rottenberggave off an infectious sense of optimism. Sheended her presentation on an idealistic note andwith a piece of advice to the students in the au-dience.

“Now, for those of you who are students in theroom, I encourage you to look around and startasking questions: Where is the need? The gap?What’s currently being overlooked by both gov-ernment and the private sector? Where is the op-portunity to bridge the gap? Today, looking backon my own entrepreneurial ‘aha’ moment ridingin that cab in Buenos Aires, … I have to smile.”

Linda Rottenberg, co-founder and CEO ofEndeavor, speaks about entrepreneurship

BUSINESS WITH A CONSCIENCE: Linda Rottenberg, CEO and co-founder of Endeavor, spoke to an audience at Lemberg Academic Center on Monday, March 23.MAX BREITSTEIN MATZA/the Justice

Transforming industry

and idiomBy REBECCA KLEIN

JUSTICE EDITOR


Unity in diversity

The Boston Area Day of Interfaith Youth Service bringstogether students from dissimilar religious backgrounds

The Roxbury Mosque in downtown Rox-bury, Mass. stands as a tall, proud, red brickbuilding with a black, domed roof. It sharplycontrasts with the surrounding urban neigh-borhood and the recreational park across theroad. Upon first glance, the mosque almostlooks out of place, but upon further inspec-tion, it becomes clear that it is this diversenature that makes the mosque so beautiful.

Because of its distinctiveness, the RoxburyMosque served as the perfect setting forGreater Boston’s third annual Day of Inter-faith Youth Service Sunday, March 29, whenover 100 people gathered for a day of discus-sion about religion and various communityservice projects.

During the DIYS, Jews, Catholics, Muslimsand members of other religious faiths partic-ipated in open discussions about what reli-gion means to them and meaningful projectsthey have participated in. The format en-couraged individuals to talk about their ownexperiences and share with other members ofthe community. Additionally, participants ofDIYS worked side-by-side on communityservice projects at Community Boating Cen-ter Inc., Haley House and Chestnut HillReservation. They also had a cleanup in thearea surrounding the mosque.

According to Alex Levering Kern, theProtestant chaplain for the University, plan-

ning of the DIYS “was a collaborative effortby the Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries,Brandeis University Interfaith LeadershipDevelopment and groups on a bunch of othercampuses,” such as Tufts University, Har-vard University and Wellesley College.

DIYS is inspired by an internationally rec-ognized organization based in Chicago calledthe Interfaith Youth Core.

The IFYC is run by Dr. Eboo Patel, whowas just recently named to President BarackObama’s White House Office of Faith-Basedand Neighborhood Partnerships. Each yearthe IFYC chooses Department of HomelandSecurity-funded fellows and trains them topromote peaceful dialogue and start a groupto promote a DIYS.

Remz Pokorny ’09, who was chosen to be afellow through an application process, ex-plained that “a fellow is supposed to assessthe interfaith on campus, [participate in]monthly conference calls, blog, organize aday of interfaith youth service [and] alsowrite reports to the Chicago agency.” Poko-rny was involved in planning and imple-menting this year’s DIYS.

Upon entering Roxbury mosque, the Bran-deis students who were participating in theDIYS were greeted by black marble stepsleading up to a large main lobby. Once pastthe lobby, the students proceeded to a con-ference room where they engaged in informaltalk with other members of the DIYS fromthroughout the greater Boston area who were

already seated at tables. Once the roomsfilled up, several speakers, such as Pokornyand Kern, explained the itinerary and whatthey hoped to accomplish for the day.

DIYS may have idealistic aims, but its or-ganizers realize that speaking about religionopenly can be intimidating. DIYS communityservice projects, in addition to helping thelocal community, can serve to foster a senseof camaraderie and build trust so that inter-faith dialogue can happen.

“When people are sitting at a table and areasked to talk about their religious identitiesthey tend to be reserved,” Josh Pernick ’10said. “[If] it’s too formal, it doesn’t promotedialogue. Breaking up into work groups cre-ates a relaxed environment; you’re alreadyworking together for the common good, [so]people will be more willing to open up aboutthemselves.”

The first of the four community servicegroups volunteered at the Haley House Bak-ery. At the Haley House Bakery, DIYS par-ticipants of the DIYS worked to providetraining opportunities for the homeless orthose with low income. Haley House offersbaking internships, provides a communitygathering space for culture and according toKern, “advances the ideals of justice andpeace.”

The second group volunteered to clean upthe Chestnut Hill reserve. During the clean-up, volunteers found knives, sleeping bags,beer bottles and heroin needles. They discov-

ered the signs of poverty and depression andclear signs of a homeless community evenwithin an affluent community.

“Chestnut Hill—it made us more aware ofthe plights in the Greater Boston Commu-nity,” Pokorny said. “A homeless man cameat the end and talked about his experiencesand about [how] he was moved [by the] coali-tion of different faiths helping. That sparkedmore dialogue [about] what we can do to helpthe community.”

Pernick also explained that the itemsfound at Chestnut Hill prompted discussionabout what the different religions say aboutreaching out to those who need help.

The third group worked at the CommunityBoating Inc. in Boston. There, volunteersworked to provide sailing programs for low-income youth and recreational opportunitiesregardless of economic need.

The last group worked to clean up the localneighborhood around the mosque in Rox-bury. In the past, Roxbury was known forbeing a violent and drug-ridden area. Morerecently, however, grassroots efforts by resi-dents have helped revitalize the community.

The DIYS has grown significantly since thefirst time it was held, and Kern does not seethe trend abating any time soon. Accordingto Kern, “Each person who hears about theprogram is a light in their social group. I seeDIYS as a springboard for expanded dialogueand activism across our communities andacross our congregations.”

By NATHAN GLASSMANJUSTICE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

COMMUNITY CLEAN UP: Participants inthe Boston area day of interfaith youth-

service cleanup around the RoxburyMosque in downtown Roxbury, Mass.

PHOTOS CORURTESY OF DRISS BAHRAOUI

DIVERSE DISCUSSION: In the RoxburyMosque, speakers came to talk to par-ticipants about the aims of the Bostonarea day of interfaith youth service.

According to the regulation behindfederal Title IV funds governing finan-cial aid, Brandeis needs to hold classesfor 15 weeks to qualify the school toreceive federal funding, according toUniversity Registrar Mark Hewitt.Brandeis toes that line, staying openfor 65 days per semester divided even-ly among days of the week—hence our“Brandeis Thursday” after break—inaddition to the final exam period,which is only a week long but techni-cally spans two academic weeks. TheOffice of the Registrar, which is incharge of writing up the academic cal-endar, must carefully guard these 65days. This locks up the academic cal-endar and limits scheduling options.

Case in point: our Passover breakthis year, which causes us to essential-ly lose two scheduled days of classbecause they inconvenience studentshoping to have a coherent break sched-ule. We think it’s time Brandeis start-ed giving us more than just the barestminimum of class days. This will grantus more flexibility in scheduling ouracademic calendar.

This year, our Passover break endson a Thursday, giving us a singleFriday of classes wedged between aweeklong break and a weekend. It’s asafe bet that classes that day won’t beespecially well-attended.

Also, the Passover holiday beginsthe night of the Wednesday beforebreak. Observant Jews and nonobser-vant spring-breakers alike will beneeding that Wednesday for traveltime, especially if they plan on arriv-ing before sundown, when the holidaybegins. That amounts to a waste of twodays because the University wasunwilling to take a Wednesday orFriday from its tightly packed academ-ic calendar.

Our suggestion is simply to holdmore days of classes. We can’t just tackanother full week of classes onto thebeginning or end of semesters becausethe University needs this time for sum-

mer sessions and to prep dormitoriesfor incoming students—but a few daysat the beginning or in the middle of thesemester would make a world of differ-ence. For instance we could glean afew days by shortening the winter orFebruary breaks. We realize that thereare logistics to be worked through, butthe necessity of the change merits thereworking.

If the academic year were to end beextended, then the University wouldhave the plasticity to give us off thedays that ought to be off anyway, likethe Wednesday and Friday that brack-et this semester’s Passover vacation.

Mr. Hewitt points out that addingthese classes will stretch out thelength of our semesters if theUniversity is to accommodate Jewishholidays into the schedule. But otherschools have commencement on thesame day and still have significantlymore school days.

For instance, Tufts University andWellesley College both hold classes forcomfortably more than 70 days persemester, which better approximatesthe industry standard. For Brandeis toskimp by on 65 seems stingy.

An alternate solution for the particu-lar case of next week’s Passover breakis simply to reorganize the days we dohave. Under Title IV regulations, 14full weeks and a fragment of a 15th areenough to qualify for federal funding,according to Mr. Hewitt. If so, there’sno reason to hold classes on days thatwill be underattended. It’s a waste ofour professors’ time and energy todeliver lectures and conduct discus-sion to half-full classrooms, and it’salso unreasonable to hold studentsresponsible for class on these days.

In short, fitting more days of classesinto our academic calendar wouldoffer our schedule the flexibility itneeds and our students the educationthey deserve.

Break schedule inconvenient

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Quote of the Week

Brandeis Talks BackWhat excites you most aboutcoming to Brandeis as aprospective student?

OP-BOX

“Its location in a suburbanarea. I can go to the cityeasily, but I can also stay oncampus if I want to.”

JIAJIE SU

“The Islamic and MiddleEastern Studies major.”

DEBBY BRODSKY

“I like the communityatmosphere, and I love thecampus.”

DANIELLE MORROW

MIKE PRADA, Editor-in-Chief

ANDREA FINEMAN, Managing Editor

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“I’m looking forward tobeing independent andmeeting new people.”

SCOTT MISHAN

—-Aaron Cusato ’12 onrestarting the golf team. (SeeNews, page 1)

Univ schedule too restrictive

“It’s been a bit of a roller-coaster from when they toldus we weren’t going to have ateam to all the efforts we’vespent contacting people andtrying to raise the money, soit’s nice to see all of ourefforts pay off.”


After President Barack Obama’s gaffe on The TonightShow making fun of the Special Olympics, there has been aconsiderable buzz in the tabloid world about disabled people.A few students, led by Democracy for America, tabled inUsdan Student Center Tuesday to promote a day to Spreadthe Word to End the Word, a National Awareness Day to stopusing the R word—retard. Students at the table signed apledge to do so.

Sometimes, activist groups may think that eliminating aword from our everyday lingo will destroy the hate behind it.Rather than staging a protest against the “R” word, the wholecommunity should commit itself to ending the assumptionsbehind the word. Eliminating a word won’t destroy its nega-tive ideas. At most, it creates a lethal sense of comfort. Wordshave little meaning beyond the ideas we put behind them.

There is a great hero in recent history known in manyquarters but rarely mentioned in any college class room. Hisname is Dr. Richard Pimentel. He was central to the passageof the Americans with Disabilities Act. He works vigorouslyto get those who have suffered injury or are disabled in otherways to get jobs. Raised on welfare, Pimentel’s classmatesand teachers thought he was a lesser person and made himfeel so dumb that he pretended to be mute. In his commence-ment speech at Portland State University, Pimentel reflectedon how he’d been called retarded as a child. A teacher toldhim that he wasn’t retarded. Pimentel said, “Yes I am.” Theteacher responded, “You’re smarter than all the other kids inclass.” He responded by saying, “They’re retarded.” Theteacher responded, “You’re smarter than many of the teach-ers in school.” He said, “That doesn’t mean I’m not retarded.”The teacher said, “That was irony; retarded people don’t useirony.” Pimenthal said, “We do; you just don’t understand it.”

This vignette shows a truth: “retard” is just a word. WhatPimenthal’s detractors were really saying was that he wasinferior. Taking on the denial of the humanity of the disabledis much more difficult than standing and protesting a word.It may seem like progress, but the far more important and dif-ficult mission is to ask yourself whether the nasty ideasbehind the word “retard” have slid into your unconscious-ness and shaped your approach to those who are differentthan you. Committing yourself to self-reform is far more dif-ficult and important than removing a word from your lexi-con.

Waging war against words is not only ineffective but alsodangerous. Fighting the R word creates a sense of compla-cency. Instead of feeling accomplished because you’vepledged against the word retard and stand by your word, alluniversity students should take on the burden of fighting dis-crimination: first in their own actions and then in the actionsof others. The best way to test whether or not you have takenthis challenge is to monitor how you treat those who arephysically different from you after the anti-R word campaign.Will you cross a room and sit down and have lunch with a dis-abled person if he or she is alone? Would you think of invit-ing a mentally disabled person to a party? If you can’t hon-estly answer yes to those questions, you haven’t reallyreformed yourself; your efforts contain little substance.

There have been similar moves made by the NationalAssociation for the Advancement of Colored People. In 2007,the NAACP held a mock funeral for the N word. Despite thefuneral for this word, racial discrimination still exists. ChrisRock parodied the NAACP’s funeral for the N word in hisrecent HBO special, Don’t Kill the Messenger. Rock also sati-rizes the segregated suburb he lives in. Rock said to a fan onthe HBO promotional Web site that he continues to suffermany indignities. For example, a real estate agent evenrefused to show him a house. His race trumped his celebrity.

The N word might be buried, but the assumptions thatmake it offensive still live in people’s hearts and minds. Notenough people have performed the self-examination that I amadvocating here in relation to the R word. It is ghastly to usethe N word in public, but it’s less of a faux pas to mentally sin-gle out a person for his race when he enters a store or gets ona plane. Careers can be damaged by the use of the N word, butthe action of discrimination in policing and housing is lesslethal at the outset. Campaigns against the R word and the Nword share the danger that focusing on a hurtful word doesnot go far enough. To initiate real change, one must face one’sown prejudices and then challenge others. The fight againstthe inhumanity of calling someone “retarded” doesn’t start ata pledging table. It starts in the hearts and minds of all mem-bers of the University and larger community.

Springfest planning wiseTraditionally, Student Events has

brought one major musical artist toBrandeis per semester, with a smatter-ing of smaller names reserved forSpringfest at the end of the year.However, this semester, StudentEvents has opted to reformat its con-cert agenda to better incorporate stu-dents’ musical tastes and, more impor-tantly, save them a substantial amountof money, demonstrating that it is stillpossible to put on great events in theseturbulent times.

There were a few problems with theprevious approach that left some peo-ple unsatisfied and some coffersunfilled. For one, spending so much onone artist left little money for other,smaller acts throughout the semester.

In addition, big-name artists likeNas, who performed last semester, area double-edged sword. It’s true thatwell-known artists will immediatelygarner more enthusiasm and perhapsput our University’s name on theradar as a possible venue for otherartists, but such an event runs the riskof alienating students who feel liketheir tastes aren’t being respected orsatisfied. In the past, we’ve felt the

approach was simply a contest to getthe biggest name available rather thanfinding an artist students would actu-ally enjoy.

Student Events’ approach toSpringfest this semester shows asound handling of both these issues.For starters, instead of having a sepa-rate spring concert, Student Eventscondensed all funds and efforts intoSpringfest, a financially efficient solu-tion. This approach also allowed for amore diverse selection of artists, rang-ing from indie rock (the Decembrists)to modern hip hop (Asher Roth).

These artists were also the result of avote organized by Student Events,allowing for the greatest number ofhappy customers. These measuresshow a sound appreciation not only forthe tastes of the student body but forthe need to remain fiscally wise.

In a time when everyone is cuttingcosts, we applaud Student Events fortaking the initiative, as one of the lead-ing student organizations, to reducetheir spending while still serving thecommunity.

Combined event saves funds

A change of attitudewill make a difference

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Origins of SAF money misconstruedIn response to your article “Student

Activities Fee to be uncapped next year”(March 31 issue): This is a factual correc-tion: The SAF is not “1 percent of each stu-dent’s tuition” as this article, and previousJustice articles, incorrectly state.

It is an amount equal to 1 percent oftuition—tuition plus the SAF equals 101 per-cent of tuition.

The reason this is significant is twofold:one, this is an additional fee that studentsare paying, not a reallocation of tuition dol-lars they’re already required to pay; two,Union-funded programming is not comingat the expense of academic and otherUniversity programs.

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No words of wisdom given by PeretzIn response to your article “A slightly dif-

ferent kind of liberal” (March 31 issue): Ihave never forgotten Martin Peretz’s wordswhen I graduated from Brandeis in 1982,because they were a complete bummer anddead wrong.

He did not speak at graduation itself, buthe did give a talk to a smaller group. He saidwe would be the first generation in UnitedStates. history to experience “downwardmobility.”

I remember thinking that he was insane.This is our graduation. You don’t have to bePollyanna, but you also don’t need to makedrastic predictions about which no one, noteven you, can be certain.

The prediction was wrong. Most membersof my generation that I know have done bet-ter or kept par financially than their par-ents.

Things may look bleak now in 2009, but inthe decades since 1982, we have not seen theendless downward spiral that Peretz pre-dicted.

—Aaron Adler ’82

More faculty should help the RoseIn response to your article “Faculty ask to

put off closing Rose Art Museum for a year”(March 31 issue): Hallelujah! A tendril ofcommon sense crosses the stage! Pity a fewmore faculty didn't sign on.

—Roger KizikThe writer is a former preparator at the

Rose Art Museum.

Wilson’s was not a “train car diner”In response to your article “Busy Wilson’s

derails meal” (March 31 issue): Just to setthe record straight, yes, the diner was builtby the Worcester Lunch Car Company, butno, it was never a “train car diner.”

The Worcester Lunch Car Company builtprefabricated restaurants, (the basic defini-tion of a “diner”). The only relationship totrains is the basic shape and generalstyling.

—Larry Cultrera Saugus, Mass.

The writer is a historian on the subjectof diners.


READER COMMENTARY

Brandeis might consider appending its admis-sions policy label of “need-blind” to “sort ofneed-blind.” As Dean of Admissions GilVillanueva told The New York Times last week,the University already accepted 10 percent moreinternational students and expects to increasethe number of students accepted through thewait list and transfer applications this year.

According to current admissions policy, theUniversity accepts students without priorknowledge of their financial needs and thenmeets whatever financial needs the acceptedstudents may have. But this is only true for stu-dents who reside in the United States who areaccepted through early and regular decisionadmission processes. It doesn’t hold true forinternational students and students that are ini-tially wait-listed.

By increasing the number of students whoenter the University through the non-need-blindmethods, the University is toying with the verypolicies that allow it to maintain the “need-blind” label in order to bring in additionaltuition money.

I don’t question whether this is acceptableaction by any legal standards or even theUniversity’s own official policies. Fudging withthe current policy doesn’t officially violate any-thing at all.

The question here regards the ethics behindthe redistribution of spots in future classes sothat those who can afford to pay fuller tuitionshave increasingly higher chances of acceptanceat this university. And any ethical issue is onlyexacerbated by the continued use of the term“need-blind.”

When, in a New York Times article about howsome colleges are creatively circumventing therequirements of their “need-blind” statuses, ourUniversity’s dean of admissions is cited as say-ing that the University will be accepting moreinternational students, it’s quite clear to me thatthis is not being done to simply increase campusdiversity. It’s for the tuition money.

And when in that same context, we read thatthe University anticipates accepting more trans-fer and wait-listed students, an even more prob-lematic situation materializes. The Universityhas already accepted its regular and earlyadmission students. While the number of spotsavailable to transfer students likely depends onthe retention rate of the current first-year class,the only issue that should affect how many stu-dents get off the wait list is the number ofalready accepted students that ultimately decideto matriculate here, not the tuition money thatthe University will potentially receive.

When universities admit students, they havea fairly decent idea of how many students willend up deciding to enroll. Of course, this isn’t anexact science. But the anticipation of acceptingmore wait-listed students implies (in a ratherstraightforward fashion) that the percentage ofinitially wait-listed students in the incomingclass will be higher than in past years. Thismeans that the University at least tried to skew

the numbers in such away that would allow it toaccept more students off the wait list—thus per-mitting the University to quietly toss aside itsneed-blind policy to a greater extent than in pastyears.

This apparent manipulation of the systemundermines the concept of a need-blind admis-sions process. If the University is setting asidemore slots per class for wait-listed students, thenit is intentionally increasing the pool of studentsfor whom wealth may be prioritized over merit.

The wait list should be used as a “Plan B” toensure that the University fills each class to theintended capacity. It’s deceptive and unprinci-pled to use the wait list to deliberately create anentirely separate category of applicants forwhom a need-blind policy need not apply.

In a February interview with the BostonGlobe, President Jehuda Reinharz referred toour need-blind admission policy as a “cardinalprinciple” of this University. He said, “Many ofour peers play tricks. They say, ‘We are need-aware.’ Well, need-aware means you peek, andyou see can this kid pay or not pay? We don’tpeek.”

Unfortunately, it’s now apparent that thisUniversity is peeking more and more purpose-fully. The Department of UndergraduateAdmissions may be using the wait list as acover, but the true meaning of its action isnonetheless unacceptable.

Maintaining a “need-blind” status is a point ofpride for any university, especially during diffi-cult economic times. If this university cannotafford to carry on with such a practice, then the“need-blind” label should be removed—notmanipulated.

Univ should adopt fixed-rate tuition plan to ease expensesI’m pretty sure that the band R.E.M. wasn’t

thinking about the economy when it sang its hitsingle “Everybody Hurts,” but those two wordsperfectly capture the effects of the current reces-sion. R.E.M. sang about how everybody hurtssometimes.

These days, the hurting seems to be affectingalmost everybody at the same time. With invest-ments and endowments following similar trajec-tories, universities and families—particularlythose families sending their children to universi-ties—across the country are experiencing paral-lel uncertainty. Universities—especially thosewhose core mission involves social justice andequality, such as our own—should be mindful ofthis when considering ways to increase muchneeded revenue.

Filling Brandeis’ burgeoning budget gap maynecessitate an increase in tuition, but if theschool is to continue to tout its core values to itsprospective students, it should seriously considera four-year, fixed-rate tuition plan like that of

George Washington University. The inevitable tuition increase is nothing new

or unreasonable. According to a March 21 articlein The New York Times, just 30 years ago theaverage cost of a semester of a private school uni-versity education was $4,200. Compare that totoday’s average of $29,900. (Both figures includeroom and board.) With rising inflation and oper-ational budgets, gradual increases are expected.Fine and fair.

Today, as Brandeis finds its endowment in afree fall, the tuition increase of 3.9 percent seemsto make sense. Even considering how most fami-lies are as anxious—or perhaps even more anx-ious than the Board of Trustees—the tuitionincrease is somewhat reasonable because, pre-sumably, these families know how profoundlypaying for tuition will affect their budgets.However, it is unfair and misleading when theseincreases affect the tuition of students alreadyenrolled at Brandeis, as there is no way to figureout and prepare for exactly how much the bottomline of our education will cost.

The cost of a Brandeis education ranks amongthe most expensive colleges in the United States.

As one of many students whose family’s econom-ic bracket is found in between the financial aidsystem’s cracks (too high to qualify for aid butlow enough that paying for college has a signifi-cant effect on economic comfort and lifestylechoices), saving for this fee began shortly aftermy exit from the womb. I, like many other stu-dents here, chose the exceptional, but expensive,liberal arts education offered at Brandeis overmany other public institutions and schools thatoffered me nice merit-based scholarships.Families that aren’t of excessive means need toplan how to foot the bill for schools like Brandeis.

Now Brandeis does seem to offer a way of help-ing families guarantee that the consistency oftuition, but it is bizarre and seemingly unpubli-cized. The Brandeis University TuitionStabilization Plan allows families to pay from aminimum of two years of tuition ($72,244, accord-ing to the BTSP 2008-2009 fact sheet) to a maxi-mum of four years ($144,488) up-front to avoidhaving to deal with increases. Because most ofthe families that would benefit from this plandon’t have hundreds of thousands of dollars attheir disposal, the BTSP is relatively ineffective.

GW, which is ranked as the most expensiveuniversity in the country—but costs only $2,709more than Brandeis including room and board,according to information posted on the CollegeBoard Web site—understands this fact and prom-ises students and their families that their tuitionrate will stay constant for the duration of theirfour years at the school. GW’s policy, or a policythat closely resembles it, is the only way for aschool to justify such an enormous price tag.

Despite the fact that Brandeis is only wearingdarkly tinted sunglasses when considering needfor financial aid (it is not need-blind for wait-list-ed and international students, as a recent NewYork Times article has pointed out), 48 percent ofthe school is on some sort of financial package,and many of these packages are quite substantial.This percentage reflects the school’s core valuesand is something to be proud of. In order to main-tain its integrity in these trying times, Brandeismust employ equally honorable practices in itspolicies towards full-tuition-paying students. Itcan start by making sure that the total amountspent on college doesn’t come as a surprise by thetime families have paid tuition costs in full.

By ETHAN MERMELSTEINJUSTICE STAFF WRITER

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going,” she said.Offensively, catcher Erin Ross

’10 led the way by going 2-for-4 withthree RBIs.

In the second game of a double-header against Bowdoin lastSunday, the Judges trailed 4-3 inthe bottom of the eighth inningafter Bowdoin had just taken thelead in the top half of the extraframe. Second baseman MelisaCagar ’11 hit a single that advancedcenter fielder Carly Schmand ’11 tothird base after Schmand had beenplaced at second base to start theinning. In an attempt to tie thegame, coach Jessica Johnsoncalled for the next batter, shortstopChelsea Korp ’10, to attempt a sui-cide squeeze bunt, in which a run-ner on third base begins to stealhome immediately before the buntis put in play,

The Judges executed the playsuccessfully, as Korp’s bunt scoredSchmand, but Bowdoin seniorpitcher Karen Reni threw the ballwide of senior catcher AlisonColeman trying to throw Schmandout. The error allowed Cagar toscore the game-winning run fromsecond base to seal the 5-4 victory.

“That was a fun play,” Cagarsaid. … “When I was running tothird I saw that they had over-thrown the ball past the catcher, somy first instinct was to score; sothat’s what I did.”

While Vaillette started thisgame for Brandeis as well, she didnot get the win, as coach JessicaJohnson replaced her with pitcherCaroline Miller ’12 in the top of theseventh inning.

“We had taken a look at who wascoming up [for Bowdoin], and theirseven, eight and nine hitters didnot face [Miller] in the first game,and they actually were the onlyones from Bowdoin who weredoing anything off of [Vaillette], forthe most part, so we decided thatwe would throw [Miller] becausethey were new for her and viceversa,” Johnson said.

The Judges took the first gameagainst Bowdoin 7-4. Brandeis gotout to a 2-0 lead on RBIs from des-ignated hitter Brittany Grimm ’12and Cagar. The Judges then addedfour more runs in the fourthinning thanks to three walks andanother Bowdoin error.

The Polar Bears then scoredfour runs of their own in the top ofthe fifth, but Miller was able tohold on for the win.

The Judges next play today in ahome doubleheader againstSuffolk University at 4 p.m.

toward the clubhouse, and theyplay a lot longer than they do in thescorecard,” Harary said.

Harary shot five over par at 77and double bogeyed the 18th hole.

“The wind was a huge factor thisweekend. If you hit the ball high orslice it in the same direction as thewind, it would push the ball into

the woods. But it affected everyteam—that’s why the scores werefairly high,” Shipman said.

The Judges also competed with-out Lee Bloom ’10, who did not qual-ify for the Babson Invitational dur-ing team practices this week.Bloom’s fall season included twoindividual tournament victories,including the first-ever win by aBrandeis player in the Bowdoin

Invitational. “Bloom started off [last Saturday]

hitting the ball solidly, but not upto his normal standard, [whichresulted in him not qualifying],”said Shipman. “When he’s playingwell he can shoot 75 or better, and Iwould never expect him to scoreover 80.”

Harary said he expects Bloom toreturn next week with a strong per-

formance after the long layoffbetween the fall and spring seasons.

“Not having [Bloom] was tough.We could have used him this week-end. He might just need some timesto get back into the swing of thingsafter the layoff,” he said.

The Judges will next competetomorrow in the Lou FlumereInvitational at the Stow AcresCountry Club in Stow, Mass.

“[Deshler is] very talented and canplay anywhere on the field,”Lambert said. “He’s been able to fillin at outfield, shortstop, third basewhile being one of the best hitters inthe lineup, so that versatility has def-initely helped [the lineup].”

Last Saturday’s doubleheaderagainst Clark University saw theJudges take one of two games despiterecording 20 runs in the two games.

After returning full time from ahip injury he suffered last fall, cap-

tain second baseman John O’Brion’10 paced the Judges in the firstgame, going 2-for-3 with a home runto finish with four RBIs. Deshler,playing shortstop, went 3-for-5 withan RBI and two runs scored. PitcherDrew Brzozowski ’10 started forBrandeis and picked up the win toimprove to 3-1, lasting 6 1/3 innings,giving up six runs, five earned, whilestriking out four and walking two.

In the second game, the Cougarsjumped out to an early lead, convert-ing a two-out Brandeis error into fiveunearned runs via two-run and

three-run home runs. The Judgesfought back in the bottom of thefourth, capitalizing on a Cougarerror and wild pitch.

With the score tied at seven in thesixth inning, left-handed pitcherJustin Duncombe ’11 entered thegame and exited four batters andone-third of an inning later with theloss. After Duncombe gave up a dou-ble, Clark freshman MitchellDeLorenzo hit a two-run homerun tocenterfield that gave the Cougars thelead. They added one more insurancerun to win 10-7.

In the team’s previous gamesagainst MIT and Fitchburg State, theJudges surrendered six unearnedruns due to errors, combining to giveup 17 runs overall.

“Errors are obviously never good,but they’ve been coming back to killus consistently,” Deshler said.“We’re swinging the bat better, but itseems like half of the runs that wegive up are unearned, and we need toget better.”

The team will next play today athome against Tufts University at 3p.m.

Custato added. The team previously learned that

the University planned to terminategolf as a varsity sport at the comple-tion of this spring season in a meet-ing with Sousa Jan. 26.

At the meeting, she told the teamthat an estimated$22,000 was neededto support the team for one moreseason by the time the annual budg-et was approved at the Board ofTrustees meeting March 25. Butdespite not having the exact amountneeded by the time the Board ofTrustees met, Sawyer said the Boardhad no problem approving theteam’s status for next season.

“Leading up to that meeting, theywere so close [to raising the money]

that nobody here was going to beslicing the cheese that thin withthem,” he said. “It was clear thatthey were as good as done.”

He added, “It’s just a matter ofcrossing the Ts and dotting the Is,but it certainly appears that they’vebeen successful.”

Several players said Hattenbachtook the initiative to lead thefundraising efforts.

Hattenbach and his teammatescontacted friends, family, alumniand a professional fundraisingagency—My Sports Dreams—togather the necessary funds whilealso working with the Departmentof Athletics.

“We’ve got money coming inthrough each player’s mailbox,Development, Athletics, [coach Bill

Shipman’s] office, so it’s [been] diffi-cult to keep track of it all,”Hattenbach said. “[Sousa and Ihave] been trying to touch base andadd up what both of us have andcompare numbers and make sure allthe pledges and donations are in.”

Hattenbach noted that a $7,500matching gift from the family of aBrandeis golf alumnus pledged Feb.13 propelled the fundraising effort.

“Once we reached $7,500 and gotthat matching $7,500 gift and wentup to $15,000, my feeling was—andwhat I was told by several people—that if we had the majority of themoney in [by the time of the Boardof Trustees meeting], we’d have theteam,” Hattenbach said.

Sawyer praised Hattenbach’sefforts for taking the lead in

fundraising efforts.“[Hattenbach has] done an incred-

ible job,” he said. “I don’t know whathis transcript looks like this semes-ter, but I know that he’s put everywaking hour into this, and for a sen-ior to do this for his team is justextraordinary.”

Several team members say theyhope to endow the program so theycan compete beyond next season.Hattenbach said he was told that itwould require around $300,000 tosupport the team for 10 more yearsand believed it was necessary to“cement relationships” with donorsto complete that task.

“We’re going to keep on raising[money] to have enough for at least10 years,” Podell said. “We reached[our original] goal and want it to go

on as long as possible.”However, Sawyer said, “The

University wouldn’t be involved inan endowment itself. They wouldaccept to hold an endowment andmanage it, but these days to have anendowment with the amount ofmoney to support them [would be] astretch.”

“It’s been a bit of a roller coasterfrom when they told us we weren’tgoing to have a team to all the effortswe’ve spent contacting people andtrying to raise the money, so it’snice to see all of our efforts pay off,”Cusato said.

“We’re excited for [Hattenbach]and excited for the team, and we’rehappy that the rising seniors at leastwill be able to compete at Brandeisas a varsity team,” Sawyer said.

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GOLF: Brandeis’ slow start turns into 13th place finish

IN THE FIELD

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BASEBALL: Judges’ defense struggles

SOFTBALL:Squadwins fifthin a row

PICK-OFF PLAY: Shortstop Tony Deshler ’11 sneaks behind a runner from Clark University during last Saturday’s doubleheader at home. The Judges took one of two games.DAVID SHEPPARD-BRICK/the Justice

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ATHLETICS: Golf team raises nearly $22K

Sax leads women’s squadto eighth place; men 12th


The only thing different about themen’s tennis team’s 9-0 road loss toNo. 7 Amherst College last Saturdayfrom its previous six matches wasthe opponent.

The reeling Judges have now lostseven matches in a row and are 5-9 onthe season, having been swept inthree of their last four competitions.Their last win came in Orlando, Fla.Feb. 23 against Capital University.

In doubles, the No. 1 team of cap-tain Scott Schulman ’09 and SimonMiller ’11 proved to be the most com-petitive, but they lost to Amherst sen-ior captain Zack Lerner and sopho-more Moritz Koenig 8-4. The No. 2doubles pairing of Mayur Kasetty ’11and Seth Rogers ’10 was knocked off8-1 by Amherst sophomore PriitGross and rookie Austin Chafetz,while No. 3 partners Craig Elman ’12and Josh Bookman ’12 also lost 8-1 toAmherst rookies Wes Waterman andAndrew Jung. The Judges have notwon any of their doubles matchesduring the course of their seven-match losing streak.

“The guys just don’t have enoughconfidence on the doubles courtagainst those top teams,” coach BenLamanna said.

Singles play did not prove to be anymore fruitful for the Judges. ThoughNo. 2 singles player Schulman wasable to force a second-set tiebreakeragainst Amherst freshman JulianCamacho, he ended up losing bothsets, 6-4, 7-6 (5). The remaining fivesingles players combined to win justeight games overall, as each Brandeisplayer was swept in at least one of histwo sets.

Miller was defeated at No. 1 singlesto rookie Surain Asokaraj 6-2, 6-0;Rogers was knocked off at No. 3 sin-gles by sophomore Sean Doerfler 6-0,6-1; Kasetty was handled at No. 4 sin-gles by junior Dan Kim; Bookman fellat No. 5 singles to Robby Sorrel 6-4, 6-0; and Elman lost at No. 6 singles bysophomore Tony Sheng 6-0, 6-1.

Despite the one-sided scores,Lamanna said he felt his team wascompetitive. He said Rogers’ 6-0, 6-1loss was an example of a match inwhich the score would indicate ablowout but in reality was one inwhich Rogers was “in every singlegame,” forcing deuce in many of thepoints.

“It’s a really lopsided score, butthere’s a lot of positive things goingon out there,” Lamanna said. “We’rejust not able to put together those bigpoints well.”

Five of the seven teams the Judgeshave lost to during their seven-matchlosing streak—Amherst, MiddleburyCollege, Trinity College, BatesCollege and Tufts University—areranked in the top 30 nationallyaccording to collegetennisonline.comas of March 17. The Judges have alsoplayed the last four matches withoutregular top singles player StevenNieman ’11, who has mononucleosis,and have not played a single matchthis spring with Mike Tatarsky ’12,who has a herniated disc in his back.

“Obviously we’re not going tomake nationals or anything this yearbut every time you play a match,especially against these good teams,it should be a good opportunity to getbetter,” Schulman said. “That’s howyou get better—by playing strongopponents.”

The Judges will next competetoday at home against Boston Collegeat 3 p.m.

A match against Babson College athome yesterday ended too late forthis edition.

By ADAM ROSENJUSTICE STAFF WRITER

■ The men’s tennis teamlost 9-0 against AmherstCollege last Saturday.

TENNIS

Men’s team loses seventhstraight match in sweep

The season was different, butthe results were the same forjumper Ali Sax ’09 at lastSaturday’s Skyhawk Invitationalat Stonehill College.

After making it to the NCAAChampionships for the first timein her career during the indoortrack and field season, Sax placedin four different events in the out-door track and field team’s seasonopener, earning the women’s team19 of its 26 points in the meet.

The women’s team finishedeighth out of 15 teams in a meetthat featured Division I and IIteams. The University of RhodeIsland won the women’s meet with190 points.

The men’s team also competedlast Saturday, finishing 12th out of13 teams with 12 points. Stonehillwon the meet with 158 points.

Sax, who finished 10th in theDivision III NCAAChampionships in the triple jumpMarch 14, placed second in thetriple jump last Saturday, earningher team eight points. Sax jumped11.24 meters, finishing behindrookie Mickey Jusme of WheatonCollege.

“[Sax is] tremendous; she hasmoved to a different level thisyear,” coach Mark Reytblat said.

“She did a [personal best] in thelong jump, and she did extremelywell in the triple jump.”

Sax also placed in two differentsprint events. She finished fifth inthe 100-meter hurdles, running in16.20 seconds, earning the Judgesfour points.

Sax also aided on the Judges’ 4-by-100-meter relay squad, whichfinished seventh with a time of51.20 seconds. The Judges’ relayteam consisted of Jessica Marsh’12, Kate Henry ’09 and LilyParenteau ’12.

“I was really happy with [therelay],” Sax said. “We were run-ning against the wind, and thehandoffs we were very nervousabout, [but] we have been practic-ing for two weeks on it, and weknew each other well enough toadjust.”

Sax also took fourth in the longjump with a leap of 5.33 meters, apersonal record that earned theJudges five points.

Lucia Capano ’12 started herseason on a positive note as well,finishing fourth in the women’striple jump with a leap of 11.06meters, earning the Judges fivepoints.

“[Capano] did well; she wassteady,” Reytblat said. “She’s get-ting better and better and moreconsistent than she used to be. Sheis huge for the team.”

Suzanne Bernier ’10 completedthe field scoring for the Judges,finishing in a three-way tie forfifth place in the high jump at 1.52meters, good for one point.

Beth Pisarik ’10 rounded out thescoring for the women in the 1,500-meter run, finishing with a time of4:47.94, earning one point.

The men’s team finished with 12

points last Saturday, led by anemerging group of sprinters. Afterstruggling in the sprinting eventsduring the indoor season, theJudges’ 4-by-100-meter sprintrelay team finished sixth. Thequartet of Charlie Pino ’12,Mingkai Lin ’12, Pat Gregoire ’10and Stanley Xuelin ’12 finished in46.37 seconds, earning three pointsfor the Judges.

After not running last semester,Aaron Udel ’10 finished fifth in the800-meter run with a time of2:03.72, earning four points.

Another sprinter, Xuelin, fin-ished sixth in the 100-meter sprintwith a time of 11.93 seconds goodfor three points.

Reytblat said he recognizes thepotential in Xuelin and hopes hewill blossom in the spring season.

“[Xuelin] is our fastest sprinter;we just have to wait for betterweather and conditions, and hope-fully he will run faster,” Reytblatsaid.

Chris Brown ’12 rounded out thescoring for the men’s team, finish-ing seventh in the 1,500-meter raceto earn the Judges two points.Brown ran in 4:07.54, seven sec-onds behind sophomore AndrewMacIsaac of Boston College, therace’s winner.

Reytblat thought the team per-formed decently for its first meetof the season, saying the perform-ance was “not bad for the firstmeet in hard conditions. Overall itwas OK.”

The men’s and women’s teamswill compete at the George DavisInvitational next Saturday inLowell, Mass. They will then com-pete at the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology co-edInvitational April 18.

OUTDOOR TRACK

By SEAN PETTERSONJUSTICE STAFF WRITER

■ Ali Sax ’09 placed in fourevents at last Saturday’sSkyhawk Invitational toearn the women’s outdoortrack team an eighth-placefinish out of 15 teams.

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World Inferno on Friday April 17 at the Paradise Rock Club

Of Montreal on Monday April 20 at the Paradise Rock Club

Bat for Lashes on Monday April 27 at the Paradise Rock Club

Jack's Mannequin on Monday April 27 at the House of Blues

Mogwai with the Twilight Sad on Friday May at the Wilbur Theater

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No more Wrigley? Cubs’ toppitcher asks for a new ballpark

NEW YORK—Jimmy Rollins was recruiting GarySheffield. Dusty Baker, too. But when New York Metsstar David Wright reached out to the nine-time All-Star,he apparently sealed the deal.

Sheffield was introduced at Citi Field on Saturday, oneday after reaching a contract agreement with the Metsand four days after he was released by the Detroit Tigers.

“When you have the face of the franchise making a callto you, that means a lot,” Sheffield said, who’s one homerun shy of 500. “You never want to tell other peopleyou’re going the other way, but when he made that call Imade my decision.”

Sheffield said he was considering the division rivalPhiladelphia Phillies, where his good friend Rollinsplays shortstop, and Baker’s up-and-coming CincinnatiReds. The defending American League Champion TampaBay Rays were also among the teams in the mix.

“I had the opportunity to exchange some text messageswith him yesterday and he’s excited to be here, and Ithink these guys are very excited to have him,” Wrightsaid Saturday. “From everything I hear, from the fewencounters that I’ve had with him over the last fewyears, he has a presence about him, a swagger about him,and I think that kind of confidence will rub off on theclubhouse.”

Along with the recruiting pitch from Wright, Sheffieldsaid the allure of returning to New York—where heplayed for the Yankees from 2004 to 2006—was a bigdrawing card.

His uncle, Dwight Gooden, was a star pitcher for theMets in the 1980s and ’90s and encouraged him severaltimes over the years to sign with the Mets. Sheffieldnearly did on multiple occasions, but it never quiteworked out that he would call Shea Stadium home.

Now, with the old ballpark torn down, he’ll get achance to play in the spiffy new Citi Field.

“I never thought it would happen,” Sheffield said, “butwhen the opportunity came to be here with the Mets, Idecided to fulfill my dream.”

Slowed by shoulder injuries and other problems lastseason, Sheffield hit just .225 with 19 homers and 57 RBIs.He hit .178 with five homers in 45 spring training at-batsthis year, but the Mets are taking a relatively low-costgamble that he’ll revert to form.

The Tigers will pay $13.6 million of his $14 million con-tract while the Mets get him for the major league mini-mum of $400,000.

“I know I have a chance to win a championship here,”Sheffield said.

Mets manager Jerry Manuel said there is plenty oftime for Sheffield to get into playing shape, and althoughit’s possible he could pinch hit this week, he probablywon’t play in the field until after a six-game road tripthat begins the season.

“It’s basically going to be like spring training-outfieldwork,” Manuel said. “Then we’ll get into the extra hit-ting and those types of things, the running.”

“It doesn’t matter who you are and what you’ve done;you still have to do some things to show you’re ready.”

Sheffield has spent most of the past two seasons inDetroit as the designated hitter but often played rightfield with the Yankees and Braves.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

UPCOMING GAME OF THE WEEK

events at the Skyhill Invitationalat Stonehill College in which AliSax ’09 placed. Sax led thewomen’s outdoor track team toan eighth place finish out of 15

teams last Saturday.

Baseball vs. Tufts University at HOME The Judges will play local rival Tufts University this afternoon at 3 p.m.

The baseball team will host the TuftsUniversity Jumbos today at 3 p.m. to tryto build its record back toward .500.

Coming into last Tuesday’s homegame against the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology, the Judges hada 10-10 record. Brandeis lost to MIT 8-2,and continued to lose four of its next fivegames to fall to 11-14 on the year.

Brandeis is most recently coming offa 17-8 home loss to Keene State Collegelast Sunday after splitting a doublehead-er with Clark University last Saturday

and falling to Fitchburg State Collegelast Thursday.

The Jumbos are third in the NewEngland Small College AthleticConference East Division with a 2-2 con-ference record and a 5-13 overall mark.Tufts is coming off three consecutivegames at Trinity College, which sits atopthe NESCAC East Division standings.

Last Saturday, Trinity beat Tufts 7-1,holding the Jumbos to just six hits onthe day. Last Sunday, Trinity sweptTufts in a doubleheader.

Baseball (on-base percentage) Baseball (runs batted in)

Softball (on-base percentage) Softball (runs batted in)

Player OBPJon Chu .500John O’Brion .482Nick Gallagher .443Mike Alfego .400Sean O’Hare .362

Player OBPMarianne Specker .452Melisa Cagar .392Lara Hirschler .351Danielle Lavellee .345Brittany Grimm .339

Second baseman Jon Chu ’12 leadsBrandeis with a .500 on-base percentage.

Shortstop Sean O’Hare ’12 leadsthe Judges with 19 RBIs.

Catcher Erin Ross ’10 leads theJudges with 13 RBIs.

Utility player Marianne Specker ’12leads Brandeis with a .452 on-basepercentage.

base runner allowed by softballpitcher Emily Vaillette ’10 inher no-hitter against

Framingham State last Thursday.Vaillette walked one batter in the sixthinning and was otherwise perfect fromthe mound.

combined runs by the base-ball team in a doubleheadersplit with Clark Universitylast Saturday. The team

won the first game 13-6 but lost the sec-ond 10-7.

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Player RBISean O’Hare 19Drake Livada 17Tony Deshler 14Jon Chu 12Pat Nicholson 10

UAA STANDINGS

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Washington Univ. 7 1 15 8Emory 5 3 25 8Rochester 5 3 14 7JUDGES 3 5 13 9Chicago 0 0 10 4Case Western 0 8 9 15

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Rochester 4 2 17 4Emory 3 3 19 10Washington Univ. 3 3 15 8Case Western 3 3 8 19JUDGES 2 4 11 15Chicago 0 0 6 7

Not including Monday’s gamesNot including Monday’s games

Gary Sheffield to join the Mets

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consecutive losses for the men’stennis team after being swept byNo. 7 Amherst College 9-0 lastSaturday. The team’s last wincame over Capital University

Feb. 23 in Orlando, Fla.

7 Player RBIErin Ross 13Chelsea Korp 12Melisa Cagar 8Brittany Grimm 8Marianne Specker 7

It was the sixth inning of theBrandeis softball team’s second gameagainst Framingham State College lastThursday, and starting pitcher EmilyVaillette ’10 had just aggravated hergroin muscle after first injuring it ear-lier the game. But with just an inningleft until she could clinch the team’sfirst no-hitter since 2006, she knewthere was no way she was leaving thegame.

“I wanted to finish that game morethan anything,” Vaillette said. “I thinkI would have stayed in [despite the no-hitter], but just the fact that I had a no-hitter going for me really helped mefinish the game.”

Vaillette stayed in and got the finalouts of the game to complete her firstcollegiate no-hitter and the Judges’first seven-inning no-hitter in schoolhistory. Previous no-hitters have comein shortened six- or five-inning games.Vaillette said she realized abouthalfway through the game that shemight be on the verge of history, butshe tried not to let it affect her.

“We want [Vaillette] in her zone, andshe was there. [Catcher Erin Ross ’10]called a good game for her, and I think[Vaillette] just executed on her pitch-es,” coach Jessica Johnson said. “Thedefense came up big a couple of times,and they made all of the routine playsbehind her.”

Vaillette allowed just one walk andhad six strikeouts in the game, three ofwhich occurred in succession in thethird inning. For the season she is 4-6with a 2.70 ERA, allowing a team-low1.10 walks per game.

“I really worked on that throughout

the years—the control. That’s probablymy best aspect of pitching, is that Ihave really good control,” Vaillettesaid.

Last Friday, she did not need any-one’s help, and by the time the no-hit-ter was completed she was just glad it

was all over.“[I felt] relief,” Vaillette said. “I was

getting kind of nervous towards theend, because I didn’t want to blow it.”

—Melissa Siegel

RBIs for the first four battersin the softball team’s lineup ina doubleheader sweep ofFramingham State College last

Thursday in the Judges’ home openers.

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■ The pitcher threw a no-hitterwhile only allowing one baserunner last Thursday.

Emily Vaillette ’10

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NEW YORK—Standing in the plush visitors’ club-house of Yankee Stadium, Carlos Zambrano made a pleafor Chicago to replace Wrigley Field.

“You come into a ballpark like this and you see greatthings,” the Cubs ace told The Associated Press onSaturday before his team’s 10-1 exhibition loss at thesparkling new ballpark in the Bronx.

“You wish that Chicago [would] build a new stadiumfor the Cubs,” he said.

Built in 1914 and home to the Cubs since 1916, WrigleyField is the second-oldest major league stadium, trailingonly Boston’s Fenway Park, built in 1912. Fans inChicago still flock to see the ivy-covered walls and keepalive Harry Caray’s tradition of singing “Take Me Outto the Ball Game” during every seventh-inning stretch.

In 2008, their 100th season without a World Seriestitle, the Cubs drew a Wrigley record of 3,300,200 fans,and thousands more peered into the field from rooftopsnear the neighborhood park.

Zambrano wasn’t just being his unpredictable selfSaturday. As a player he wants a relaxing environmentto work in, and he understands Wrigley’s appeal forfans despite the lack of amenities. Who needs a martinibar, as there is in the new, $1.5 billion Yankee Stadium,when you can go loopy just trying to figure out the winddirection for that day’s game?

“People are used to Wrigley Field,” he said. “As a fanit’s hard to think of a new ballpark.”

Cubs manager Lou Piniella couldn’t agree less withhis opening-day starter. The former Yankees outfielderand manager was enchanted by the new ballpark in theBronx but can’t wait to return to Chicago for the firsthome game on April 13.

“I don’t see why,” Piniella said when asked if theCubs need a new stadium. “Wrigley’s got its ownuniqueness. There’s no question the facilities need to beredone but that’s going to happen.”

“My favorite time of year is when the ivy turns green.It’s really a great environment to play a ballgame,” hesaid.

Planted in 1937, the ivy that clings to the outfield wallsometimes snares balls.

But his favorite part of managing a team at Wrigley ischecking the flags to see how the wind is blowing andthen devising a lineup based on the directions.

“It’s like playing the British Open over there,” hesaid. “You’ve got to adjust to the weather.”

After two years as manager of the Cubs, Piniella hasbecome well attuned to a ballpark’s wind. After just onegame at the new stadium in New York, he said, “Itseems like there’s a wind tunnel that shoots the ball toright-center.”

Two of the Yankees’ four homers Saturday went toright-center.

home runs last week for secondbaseman John O’Brion ’10.O’Brion hit his first home run ofthe season last Thursday in a 9-

7 loss to Fitchburg State College andhis second home run in a 13-6 win overClark University last Saturday.

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Normally, closing a week of sixgames with a walk-off victory in extrainnings to sweep a doubleheader andextend a winning streak to five gameswould be the softball team’s highlightof the week. But last Thursdayagainst Framingham State College,pitcher Emily Vaillette ’10 made his-tory on the mound, tossing theJudges’ first no-hitter since 2006 tolead the team to a 6-0 victory in thesecond game of a doubleheader.

The no-hitter was the third of fivestraight wins for the Judges, whoclosed the week going 5-1 to improvetheir record to 13-9 on the season.They opened the week by splitting adoubleheader at WorcesterPolytechnic Institute last Wednesdaybut then swept consecutive double-headers against Framingham Statelast Thursday and Bowdoin Collegelast Sunday.

Vaillette’s no-hitter was theschool’s first in a full seven-inninggame and third overall since 2003.The team’s last no-hitter came in theseason opener of the 2006 season,when Kaitlin Streilein ’08 no-hitWheelock College in five innings.Briane Smith ’06 threw the team’sprevious no-hitter against NewburyCollege in 2003.

Last Thursday, Vaillette said shetried not to think about the greateraccomplishment of pitching a no-hit-ter while she was on the mound.

“I just kept pitching one pitch at atime, not thinking about the endpointbut just where I was at that moment,”she said. “[I was] just focusing on thatbatter.”

Vaillette faced 22 batters and car-ried a perfect game into the sixthinning before walking a batter, allow-ing the Rams to reach base for thefirst and only time in the game.Vaillette said her continuous work onher endurance and mental gamehelped her get through the entiregame with the no-hitter.

“[The key] probably [was] juststamina and keeping [my] focusthroughout the whole game, becauseit’s hard to keep concentrating whenyou have something like [a no-hitter]

After finishing the first day ofthe Babson Invitational inPlymouth, Mass. with a disap-pointing score of 95, 23 strokesover par, it was clear that CharlesSacks ’11 needed a stronger starton day two to shoot a better score,particularly after opening up thefirst day with a quadruple bogey.

The second day yielded astronger start and finish; Sacksshot two under par through thefirst seven holes and ended theround with a 77, just five shotsover par.

However, the Judges finishedwith a team score of 348, puttingthem 60 strokes over par on thefirst day, and failed to gain anyground on the competition, finish-ing in 13th place out of 14 teamsdespite scoring a 329 on the finalday of the tournament.

“The team had a disappointingperformance this weekend. Thisteam is fairly experienced. I wouldhope that the team could havedealt with the wind a little better,”coach Bill Shipman said. “Theydidn’t save many shots that wouldhave turned bogeys into pars ordouble pars into bogeys with goodputting.”

Sacks said he turned his per-formance around from being “theworst round since my sophomoreyear of high school” to the topscore on the team.

“The main difference betweenthe two days was my mindset. I felt

like a golfer and was confidentwith my swing on the second day.On the first day, the combinationof the bad weather and the nega-tive mindset took a toll on myscore,” he said.

Even with his team-leading per-formance, Sacks struggled at theend of his first nine holes as heposted double bogeys on the 16thand 17th holes and barely escapedwith a par on the 18th hole.

“On the 18th hole, I had a terri-ble tee shot. I wound up 50 yardsshort of the green and ended upfive feet short of the hole. It was abunk hole, so I had a downhillbreaking putt that broke about afoot and a half,” Sacks said.“Making that hole just gave meconfidence on the rest of the day.”

“[Sacks] stood out in both direc-tions,” Shipman added. “He wasunusually bad [Saturday], andthen today he came up with a good

number that could have been evenbetter if he didn’t falter at the end.He showed some fortitude by notfeeling sorry for himself andreturning with a strong perform-ance.”

Aaron Cusato ’12 contributed tothe Judges’ better second day per-formance by improving his scoreby five strokes from day one to an82, 10 stokes over par.

“Cusato played better, but hecouldn’t get the ball into the holebecause he was putting poorly. Hecould have had a very strong scoreif he made a few more putts,”Shipman said.

Captain Ralph Harary ’09 saidthe wind also played a prominentrole in the team’s performancelast weekend.

“The ninth and 18th holes werethe most difficult because theyboth come back into the wind,

Last week’s action saw the base-ball team’s bats catch fire as theJudges averaged 7.4 runs per gamein five games with four players com-bined to hit six home runs.Unfortunately for Brandeis, theoffensive success could not matchthat of its opponents as the Judgesallowed 10 runs per game over thefive-game stretch en route to a 1-4week that put the team record at 11-14 with 18 games left in the season.

The Judges played all five gamesat home, opening with a loss to theMassachusetts Institute ofTechnology 8-2 last Tuesday andthen to Fitchburg State College 9-7last Thursday. The team next split adoubleheader with Clark Universitylast Saturday, taking the first game13-6 and dropping the second 10-7 butclosed out the week with a lopsided17-8 defeat at the hands of KeeneState College.

“The worst part is that we’re scor-ing runs, then we’ll give up a walkand make an error,” assistant coachBrian Lambert ’97 said. “We’re scor-ing our runs by capitalizing on otherteams’ mistakes, but we’re givingother teams those same opportuni-ties, and they’re killing us.”

Last Sunday’s 17-8 loss againstKeene State featured six total homeruns split evenly between the twoteams. The Judges trailed by as fewas two runs at 7-5 in the fifth inningbut gave up three runs in the top ofthe sixth inning to fall behind 10-5.Keene State never looked back as theOwls continued to outscore theJudges 7-3 over the final threeinnings.

Keene State’s outpouring of runscame with 20 total team hits, nine ofwhich were for extra bases. TheOwls scored in double digits for the10th time in only 19 games this sea-son as they lifted their team battingaverage to .370.

Brandeis starting pitcher KyleRitchie ’10 took the brunt of theabuse and the eventual loss for theJudges, lasting 5 1/3 innings and sur-rendering 10 runs, seven of whichwere earned, to fall to 1-3 on the sea-son.

“[Ritchie] wasn’t necessarily mak-ing bad pitches and missing spots,”third baseman Tony Deshler ’11 said.“They were a really good hittingteam. They’d hit balls out of the zoneand then anything.”

The Judges offense was paced by a2-for-2 performance from first base-man Pat Nicholson ’11, who hit hisfirst home run of the year and addeda double to finish with two RBIs.Shortstop Sean O’Hare ’12 went 3-for-4 with a walk, while designated hit-ter Drake Livada ’10 added an eighthinning pinch-hit home run to add thelast two runs for the Judges.

Deshler also hit well last Sunday,going 2-for-5 with a home run, hissecond in two days. The performancewas the culmination of a week inwhich Deshler hit safely in all fivegames with two doubles and twohome runs while starting games atcenter field, shortstop and thirdbase.

Judges’bats notenough

BASEBALL

No-hitter highlights 5-1 week

Brandeis has disappointing season opener

SOFTBALL

NEARLY PERFECT: Pitcher Emily Vaillette ’10 pitches during her no-hitter against Framingham State College last Thursday.Vaillette allowed just one walk in seven innings to lead the Judges to a 6-0 victory over the visiting Rams. The team is 13-9.


GOLF

■ The golf team placed13th out of 14 teams at theBabson Invitational lastSunday in Plymouth, Mass.

By ANDREW NGJUSTICE STAFF WRITER

■ The baseball teamincreased its run output lastweek but dropped five of sixgames due to poor defense.

By ELI HARRINGTONJUSTICE STAFF WRITER

By MELISSA SIEGELJUSTICE SENIOR WRITER

■ Softball pitcher EmilyVaillette ’10 threw a no-hitter last Thursday aspart of the Judges’ five-game winning streak.

See BASEBALL, 13 ☛

See SOFTBALL, 13 ☛

See GOLF, 13 ☛

Sportsjust TENNIS WOES

Waltham, Mass. Tuesday, April 7, 2009Page

The men’s tennis team was swept 9-0 by No. 7Amherst College last Saturday, p. 14

April 7, 2009

Brandeis Theater Company’s ‘Hecuba’ revisits

Euripides’ tale of revenge p. 19

Photos and Design: David Sheppard-Brick/the Justice

POP CULTURE

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by Shelly Shore

WHAT’S ON? Top 10s for the week ending April 7

1. Monsters vs. Aliens2. The Haunting in Connecticut3. Knowing4. I Love You, Man5. Duplicity6. Race to Witch Mountain7. 12 Rounds8. Watchmen9. Taken10. The Last House on the Left

1. Ben Kweller – “Fight”2. Asher Roth – “I Love College”3. Various – “Hooking It”4. His Mischief – “Limp Handshake”5. Gay Witch Abortion – “My Own Militia”6. The Futureheads – “Sleet”7. Longwave – “No Direction”8. Black Lips – “Short Fuse”9. Shawn Pittman – “Edge of the World”10. The Raconteurs – “Consoler of the Lonely”

1. Various Artists – NOW 302. Soundtrack – Hannah Montana: The Movie3. Soundtrack – Twilight4. Keri Hilson – In A Perfect World ...5. Kelly Clarkson – All I Ever Wanted6. U2 – No Line On The Horizon7. Lady GaGa – The Fame8. Papa Roach – Metamorphosis9. Jim James – Pray IV Reign10. Martina McBride – Shine

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What’s happening in Arts on and off campus

‘Reading of the Testimonies’Members of the Brandeis community willcome together to read testimonies from sur-vivors of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Theevent, which is being held in conjunctionwith “Intended Consequences,” the photoexhibit currently on display at the Women’sStudies Research Center, will commemoratethe 15th anniversary of the genocide.Tuesday at 4:45 p.m. in the WSRC.

‘The Unpredictability of Light’Resident Women’s Studies Research CenterScholar Marguerite Bouvard, who has pub-lished 15 books and numerous articles, willread poetry from her collection TheUnpredictability of Light. Rich in spiritualinsight, Marguerite Guzman Bouvard'spoems combine the everyday world with theineffable. She writes of loss and its aftermathin ways that surprise and heal. Bouvard gen-tly and insistently urges us to accept thechallenge of being who we were meant to be.Wednesday from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in the WSRCLecture Hall.

Musicology Student PerformanceMusicology graduate students, whose studiespertain to to the understanding of the nature,structural basis and historical developmentof music, will perform.April 18 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in the SlosbergRecital Hall.

AREA EVENTS

‘Scene From A Parish’Nine Boston-based Catholics face new obsta-cles in their search for fellowship and a con-nection with the community in this docu-mentary by James Rutenback about ideals offaith within the cultural realities of a global-ized country. See what happens when a work-ing-class Catholic parish in Lawrence, Mass.,is faced with a new demographic, as a tradi-tionally Irish-American institution con-fronts the Latino city that surrounds it.Tickets are $8 for students and $10 for thegeneral public.Wednesday from 6 to 7:25 p.m. in the RemisAuditorium at the Museum of Fine ArtsBoston.

‘Zidane: A Twenty-First Century Portrait’A hybrid of sports documentary and concep-tual art installation, Zidane includes a full-length soccer game between Real Madrid andVillareal (April 23, 2005) filmed entirely fromthe perspective of soccer superstar ZinédineZidane. Using 17 cameras, the filmmakerscapture Zidane’s aggression and skill, rarelystraying from anything other than Zidane’sbody. “To see everything boiled down to oneman’s stillness and movement is a transcen-dentalist high, a concentrated dose of poetryin motion” (David Fear, Time Out NewYork). Admission will be $8 for students and$10 for the general public.Wednesday from 8:15 to 9:48 p.m. in the RemisAuditorium at the Museum of Fine ArtsBoston.

JMP Live PresentsAt this 18+ show, Brothers Past and TheIndobox will perform. The former blendselectronic exploration with indie-rockanthems and has received national praise forits 2005 release This Feeling’s Called

Goodbye, while the latter encourages audi-ences “to stop analyzing the music and awk-wardly contort you body in the pastimecalled dancing” upon hearing its combina-tion of a drum machine and 30 effect pedals.Friday, doors open at 7:30 p.m., at the MiddleEast Downstairs in Boston.

‘Immigration: The Shadow of The Past’During this symposium on the process ofbecoming an American, Margarita Alegria,psychologist, will discuss her research onimmigrant stress and its impact on mentalhealth, and award-winning photographerAbelardo Morell will talk about his family'sflight from Cuba and how being an immi-grant influences his art. Writer and visitingBrandeis professor Gish Jen (ENG) will alsobe at this event and will focus on her accul-turation and her thoughts about living out-side the dominant culture. Tickets are $35 forstudents and $40 for the general public.April 19 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the RemisAuditorium at the Museum of Fine ArtsBoston.

CALENDAR

INSIDE

■ ‘Hecuba’ 19Brandeis Theater Company closed its seasonwith a hauntingly lovely Euripides tragedy.

■ “Selections from the Collection” 19Rose administrators decided to put togetherone last show of works from the collection.

■ ‘Prospect II’ 20Dreitzer Gallery hosted an exhibition of worksby post-baccalaureate students.

■ Week in Pictures 21Culture X and a panel at the Rose were thisweek’s notable events.

■ ‘Serse’ 22Boston Conservatory Opera’s version of theHandel opera was well sung but poorly acted.

■ ‘Trojan Barbie’ 22The unfocused update of a Euripides tragedyfeatured a few high-quality performances.

■ ‘Office’ Educates Audiences 23Drastic changes at Dunder-Mifflin reflectedthe real-life economic situation, for a change.

■ Pop Muse 23Brad Stern deemed Junior, the latest albumfrom Norwegian electronic group Röyksopp,“perfection.” We asked him to elaborate.

■ Made of Metal 23Daniel Snyder found that Wolves in theThrone Room’s melodious album improvedon the band’s already excellent work.

ON CAMPUS 19-21

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ZANY ‘ZIDANE’: The story of Zinédine Zidane, who head-butted Marco Materazzi during the 2006 WorldCup, is told in the sports document/conceptual art installation named for the aggressive soccer player.


Staff Playlist1. Gui Boratto – “Opus 17”2. Passion Pit – “Sleepyhead”3. Lindstrom – “Where You Go I Go Too”4. Animal Collective – “My Girls”5. Crystal Castles – “Air War”6. Cut Copy – “Lights and Music”7. Hercules and Love Affair – “Blinds”8. Justice – “Phantom Pt. II”9. Yeasayer – “2080”10. Beck – “Gamma Ray”

Debating TV’sobscenities

Later this year, the United States SupremeCourt will announce a decision impacting theability of the Federal CommunicationsCommission to regulate single utterances ofswear words on broadcast television. Thiscase, Fox Television v. FCC, is ultimately amatter of administrative law, the body of lawthat provides a framework for the existenceand operation of our federal agencies; conse-quently, the Court may well not need to reachthe constitutional question lurking in thebackground.

Under the Federal Communications Act, theFCC can regulate “obscene” and “indecent”broadcasts. In a landmark decision—FCC v.Pacifica—the Court held that broadcasts dur-ing peak listening hours, which containedstreams of swearing, counted as obscene anddid not need constitutional protection.

Pacifica expressly left open the question ofwhether a single swear word could be treatedthe same way; today, the FCC argues that asingle swear word can be treated the sameway because it counts as indecent.

On one hand, the arguments of Pacificamake sense: swearing is highly offensive tosome. On the other hand, swear words canrepresent significant methods of expressionand thus, should be protected in this limitedform.

This latter justification represents the realhardship that the FCC faces. If a swear wordhas some kind of importance to a speaker’smessage beyond gratuitous shock value, itshould not be banished beyond the peak view-ing hour window; if it’s a matter of aging popstars trying to be edgy, protection seems lessjustified. But beyond the easiest cases, howcould anyone fairly draw the line? The FCC,trying to enforce this view, did not sanction anairing of Saving Private Ryan, but it did sanc-tion an Martin Scorcese-directed documen-tary about American Blues legends. Say whatyou will about Pacific, its rule is fairly easy toapply. In contrast, culling legitimate singularswear words from illegitimate is impossible todo on a principled basis.

This particular hardship is, to me, the rea-son that the Court might follow the FCC’s posi-tion. Swear words offend some, and the poten-tial impact is at its highest in a national broad-cast (as each of the swears giving rise to FoxTelevision were). Moreover, if Pacifica’s pro-tection-oriented rationale is valid, broadcast-ing swear words once would seem to be just asproblematic as broadcasting several. Giventhe inevitable arbitrariness in sorting “good”swear words from “bad” ones, the easiest linesto draw would be that single swear words areprotected by default, or not at all.

This take has the virtue of comfort; in thiscountry, we take our taboos quite seriously,and a legal position that protects broadcast ofswear words would force us to re-examine ourview of them. I do not think the appropriateresponse is that swear words are “no bigdeal.” If I swear pointedly, I implicitlyacknowledge the impact that swearing canhave; if I swear casually, I am implying myrejection of the swearing taboo, a rejectionthat requires acknowledging that the tabooexists. The better question, I think, is why areare we so sensitive about swear words whenwe embrace violence and sex?

Some have suggested that swear words aredifferent because they draw their power fromhuman acts that we regard as private. I thinkthis is unavailing for two reasons: first, wedon’t seem to have a problem with broadcast-ed demonstrations of intercourse, and second,nobody would think that sex or going to thebathroom is on my mind if, when I receive afailing grade on a test, I let out a swear word.Except when used in specific (and obvious)contexts then, swear words are largely disas-sociated from their original meaning. But, Icannot help but see the sense that a stricter,more conservative approach would make.

By OWEN ROTHCORNELL DAILY SUN (CORNELL U.)

U-WIRE

■ The United States Supreme Courtwill soon pass a ruling on the issue ofswearing on broadcast television.

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Turns out the Hollywood baby boom isn’t overyet—Madonna has jumped back onto the adoptionbandwagon.

The 50-year-old singer, who has three childrenalready (biological kids Lourdes, 12, and Rocco, 8,and adopted son David, 3) has returned to theAfrican country of Malawi in the hopes of adoptinga second child. Apparently undeterred by the con-troversy surrounding David’s adoption in 2006, aMalawi welfare department representative saysMadonna filed adoption papers in the countryMarch 26 and that her adoption case would gobefore the courts March 30.

However, Madonna’s plans to adopt 14-month-old Mercy James were halted when Mercy’s grand-mother Lucy Chekechiwa spoke out against thediva, saying, “Why doesn’t this singer pick otherchildren? It is stealing. I want to go to court. I won’tlet her go.”

Mercy’s grandmother’s pleas came through, andon April 3, a Malawian court ruled againstMadonna’s bid. “I must decline to grant the appli-cation to Madonna,” Judge Esmie Chondo said ina ruling following a closed-door hearing on Friday.According to reports, Madonna’s application wasdeclined due to residency rules. Malawian adop-tion law states that prospective parents must residethere for 18 to 24 months to make the transition eas-ier on the child.

Madonna took another hit when Fug Girls mag-azine published an article questioning her motivesfor adoption. “For the last 25 years, all of Madonna'sactions have elicited pearl-clutching and outragefrom someone, somewhere—the woman is thequeen of using shock value to stay relevant,” wrotethe anonymous author. “Regularly exposing allfacets (and we do mean all) of herself over the yearsessentially trained us to look for a publicity ploy orulterior motive in every move she makes.”

While I’m all for putting impoverished kids in

loving homes, I can’t help but agree a little bit. Withcelebrities, it’s always hard to tell whether they’redoing something out of the goodness of their ownhearts or just to get a little more publicity.

Whatever her motivation, Madonna plans toappeal the judge’s ruling. In court papers madepublic April 4, Madonna said the girl’s grandmoth-er was unable to care for her. She promised tomake Mercy a permanent part of her family andspare her the “hardship and emotional trauma” oflife as an orphan.

For the kid’s sake, Madge, let’s hope so.

TSVANGIRAYI MUKWAZH/The Associated Press

MOTHER MADONNA: The artist’s adoption bidwas shut down April 3 by a Malawian court.

—Julian Agin-Liebes

The final production of the BrandeisTheater Company’s 2008 to 2009 season,Hecuba, adapted by Prof. Eirene Vis-vardi (CLAS) and Eric Hill (THA) anddirected by Hill, closes the year on a re-markably dark and depressing note.For some, theater is an escape from re-ality, a cloistered space within whichyou can briefly explore a world notyour own; it is said that Marie An-toinette would enjoy afternoons of“playing peasant” in a cottage built es-pecially for her. Like the late queen ofFrance, some theatergoers find joy in acontrived fantasy without noticing itsstatus as an imposter of reality throughthe blissfulness of their detachednaiveté.

For many of us, however, true the-ater must be an interrogation of theworld and of the inhumanity of thosewho would call themselves human. Itmust respond to injustice and breachedethics, though doing so may be darkand depressing rather than carefreeand uplifting.

In his director’s note, Hill recountshis seemingly ill-timed productions ofGreek tragedy. His adaptations ofHelen, Orestes and Iphigenia at Tauruspremiered during the first Gulf Warand his production of The TrojanWomen “came brutally hard on theheels of 9/11.” However, he admits thathe can “only rue the timing up to apoint simply because I revel in the res-onances that have been built into doingany of Euripides’ plays.” In line withthat sentiment, The Trojan Women“didn’t shy away from its coincidentalscheduling.” Though 2,433 years oldthis year, Hecuba too is still as salientas ever to Western civilization and toAmerica in particular, as its plot in-cludes multiple imperialistic overseaswars.

Set in Thrace (near Troy in AsiaMinor) in the immediate aftermath ofTroy’s destruction, Euripides’ Hecubatells the tale of the title character’s(Prof. Elizabeth Terry [THA]) tragicturn of fate from a queen blessed with

many children to a dejected and child-less slave of the victors of an arduouswar. Sculpted in the most beautiful andbrilliant ancient Greek verse, it is onthe surface a funeral dirge for a womanlocked in a living tomb. However, thetrue tragedy of the drama lies in war’sability to thrust its “winners” and“losers” into a state of desperation andgreed, blinding them to the suffering ofthose with whom they share sacredbonds.

The play’s seamless choreography byLorry May, the founding director of theSokolow Dance Foundation, featured acombination of staid yet fluid motions,sharp, staccato full-body movements

and rapid—and unfortunately some-what perplexing—hand motions remi-niscent of BTC chair and professionalchoreographer Susan Dibble’s (THA)signature effects, which add a physicaldimension to the emotional intensity ofthe drama. The clear and beautiful solovocal segments by chorus singer Mc-Caela Donovan (GRAD), carefully set atkey points in the play, kept the storymoving while providing time for the au-dience to breathe and recover from thealmost ceaseless intensity of the action.

So moving was the story and so pow-erfully was it conveyed by the actorsthat problems that normally wouldhave dampened my enjoyment of the

play (i.e., awkward and artificial dic-tion added by the adaptors of thedrama, multiple line-stumblings by thechorus and notably the title characterherself, and one chorus member whoseaccent and manner of speaking made itnearly impossible to understand her),became temporary annoyances thatwere quickly forgotten. Her tendency tostumble over lines notwithstanding,Terry’s performance was both rivetingand emotionally exhausting. Perhapsthe most memorable and awe-inspiringperformance of the night, however, wasthat of Equiano Mosieri (GRAD) asPolymestor, the killer of Hecuba’syoungest son Polydorus. Though still a

first-year MFA student, his perform-ance equaled, maybe even surpassedTerry’s.

Overall, Hecuba was a resoundingsuccess whose haunting beauty willhold us over until BTC’s resumption inthe fall. While some would have pre-ferred a more uplifting end to the com-pany’s season—especially in such astressful time within and outside of theUniversity—I would echo Hill in mydissent. As long as we “keep making thesame mistakes as we move through thecourse of Western civilization,” Euripi-des’ Hecuba and Greek tragedy in gen-eral will continue to serve a vital role inour aesthetic and social lives.

THEATER

Hill’s tragic ‘Hecuba’ tugs at audience’s heartstrings■ A talented ensemble casthighlighted the timeliness ofthe classical Greek play.

Over the course of this semester,many questions have emerged andhave been left unanswered regardingthe Rose Art Museum. What’s going tohappen to the current exhibitions?What’s going to go up when they leave?How can I lay eyes on the Rose’s per-manent collection before it is shippedoff to Christie’s?

The staff at the Rose may have beenpondering the latter as well. Accordingto Emily Mello, education director atthe Rose, an exhibition is beingplanned to open this upcoming week-end featuring some of the Rose’s hid-den treasures. Mello says the Rose staffdecided only in the past couple weeksto put together the show, which will goup in the Lee Gallery, where Prof. JoeWardwell’s (FA) “Master of Reality”show ran until this past weekend.

All three exhibitions currently up atthe Rose—the other two are “Hans Hof-mann: Circa 1950” and “Saints and Sin-ners,” which features some works fromthe permanent collection along withseveral loans—were supposed to end atthe beginning of April. However, theHofmann Trust and the home institu-tions of the other loaned works allowed

the Rose to extend the exhibitionsthrough commencement. One of thepaintings in “Master of Reality,” how-ever, was scheduled to appear in ashow in New York and couldn’t remainat the Rose. Said Mello, “The loans forall of the current exhibitions wereslated to be returned after the showswere de-installed on April 5. We weregranted permission to extend the exhi-bitions by nearly all of the lenders, butthere were plans for some of the worksin ‘Master of Reality’ to be exhibited inother shows in other venues. Since theshow needed to be dismantled, ratherthan keeping the Lee Gallery empty forthe rest of the semester, we thought,‘Let's take the opportunity to pull someworks from the vault.’”

The lineup for this “best-of” showhasn’t been fully decided yet, althoughEllsworth Kelly’s “Blue White,” a focalpoint of last year’s “Arp to Reinhardt:Rose Geometries,” and pieces byAdolph Gottleib and Larry Poons havebeen confirmed.

“It’s not a curated show. Curatedshows take time and consideration andresearch. You don’t just slap works ofart up on the wall. We are consideringwhat might be of interest to visitorsfrom off and on campus and thinkingabout the richness of the collection youalmost can’t go wrong ... because theRose has so many great works,” Mellosaid.

Because the museum does not havea gallery dedicated to the permanentcollection, museumgoers must wait forworks from the Rose’s vault to surface

in the several curated shows the mu-seum has traditionally held each year.In putting together the lineup for theupcoming permanent collection show,Mello said, “We’ve actually shown a lotof these works in recent years.”

This new show, unofficially titled“Selections from the Collection,” mayincorporate some of the catalogues ofthose previous shows.

“I was thinking about how wheneverwe have artists or critics or people whocome in [for events], they’re really fas-cinated by our catalogs—they literallyspeak volumes about the first soloshows, [the] really important momentsthat have added to scholarship, thathave been risk-taking and so … we’vedecided we’re going to find a way in thegallery to show a history through thecatalogs because they create a time-line,” Mello said. “Everyone wants tolearn more about [the Rose’s history].Visitors say, ‘I didn’t know you had aDana Schutz show. I didn’t know youhad a Bruce Conner show,’” she said.“Actually the Rose had their first mu-seum solo shows and many others.”

Former Rose preparator Roger Kizikechoed Mello’s sentiment. “As [the sit-uation] has unfolded over the lastmonth I find myself recalling the firstmuseum shows that we have given toartists from the ’60s through now, andthere’s a terrific record we can standon. … From day one they were sort ofon the tip of the spear for the most tal-ented art of its time,” he said, referringto the Rose’s historic collection of ab-stract expressionist masterpieces, as-

sembled by director Sam Hunter in theearly 1960s from artists like Willem deKooning and Jackson Pollock. Many ofthe Rose’s most illustrious (and mostpotentially lucrative) works werebought for prices in the low thousandsfrom the artists themselves, beforethose artists’ works could claim auc-tion prices in the millions. (Pollock’sNo. 5, 1948 and de Kooning’s Woman III

sold in 2006 to David Geffen for $140million and $138 million, respectively.)

Though no specific official an-nouncements as to the future of theRose as a public museum or as an edu-cation and studio space have beenmade, it is expected that the Rose willremain open to the public throughcommencement—this year, Sunday,May 17.

ART

Rose plans fond farewell to favorite works■ The museum will exhibitpieces from the permanentcollection before it closes.

By WLLIAM-BERNARD REID-VARLEYJUSTICE STAFF WRITER


By ANDREA FINEMANJUSTICE EDITOR

GROUP GRIEF: Characters gather around Hecuba (Prof. Elizabeth Terry [THA]) as she mourns the death of her son Polydorus (Equiano Mosieri) in BTC’s production of ‘Hecuba.’PHOTO COURTESY OF MIKE LOVETT

ON CAMPUS

MASTERPIECE MANAGER: Roy Dawes, Assistant Director of Operations at the Rose,handles works in the museum’s vault, including “Blue White” by Ellsworth Kelly.

JULIAN AGIN-LIEBES/the Justice

A second installment of art


PORTRAITS: Above, Jean-Jacques du Plessis’ ‘Donald in his End-of-the-World-Proff Palace.’Below, a painting by Amanda Millis. Said Millis, “I’ve spent most of the year trying to think lesswith my head and more with the brush. For me, painting involves a different kind of thinking,and in those moments when I’m painting, well, I’d say it’s something like informed intuition.”

A REFLECTIVE MOMENT: Above, a painting by Youngsheen Jhe. Many of Jhe’s paintings in the exhibition feature thetheme of reflected images. Said Jhe in her artist’s statement, “I have tried with various painting methods to depictthe visual expression of waiting. I use innumerable small marks in each painting to express the various sentimentsof sorrow, joy, despair, and hope. I challenged traditional visual modes to recreate a more emphatic painting methodusing a pallet knife and many brush strokes to depict the spiritual reverberation of people in need of searching andby utilizing delicate difference of light in a bright space without dramatic contrast.”

TEXT EFFECTS: A work by Shira Espo ’08. “Virtually all of the text I use comes from songlyrics that have intensely personal meaning to me,” Espo’s artist’s statement reads.

PHOTOS BY JULIAN AGIN-LIEBES

Brandeis’ post-baccalaureate art studentsare back with a second installment of art.The show, named after the Prospect Streetart studio where Brandeis’ senior StudioArt majors and graduate students work, isthe second show this spring of grad studentart. (The first, Prospect I, closed March 28.)

This month, the Spingold DreitzerGallery hosts the work of Kimberly Clark,Elizabeth Davenport, Shira Espo ’08,Youngsheen Jhe, Marta Kaemmer,Amanda Millis, Margaux Ogden, Jean-Jacques du Plessis and John Tronsor, allpost-bac students in Studio Art here atBrandeis.

In an interview posted on BrandeisNOW,Prof. Susan Lichtman (FA) said of the divi-sion of the post-bacc showcase into two sep-arate shows, “We’ve always had a show forthe post-bac students. We used to have oneshow, and we felt the students couldn’t fitenough work to show what they weredoing.”

The post-baccalaureate program pro-vides an extra year (or more) of studio timeand instruction for artists in different situ-

ations. Said Espo, “Many students partici-pate in the program for the express purposeof building a strong portfolio to submit tograduate schools. Others use the programas a jumping-off point for starting their ownstudio practice in the art world, while stillothers use it simply to grow and learn aboutand with their chosen medium.”

“I chose to come to the Brandeis post-bacprogram because I knew that I needed moretime to develop my paintings before gradu-ate school. This program has afforded methe time and space I’ve needed to grow. Thelevel of commitment from the students is in-spiring; we push ourselves and each other,”Millis said.

Prospect II certainly reflects diverseartistic goals: Traditional figurative paint-ing hangs on the walls next to geometric ab-straction.

This year’s post-bac exhibitions didn’t in-clude much sculpture, but John Tronsor’scontribution certainly stands out as amixed media “environment” of sorts, fea-turing wall drawings, televisions and ahanging sculpture formed from red wax.

The varied post-bac offerings will be on-view in the Dreitzer Gallery in SpingoldTheater Center until April 24.

By ANDREA FINEMANJUSTICE EDITOR

‘Prospect II’ follows up on afirst round of grad student art


CULTURE X

‘Education Matters’ at the Rose, says a panel of notable alumni

THE WEEK IN PICTURES

SALACIOUS SALSA: Patrick Gregoire ’09 and Spencer Ackerman ’09 dip their partners, Marisol Portillo ’09 and Yesenia Crespo ’09, during Salseros’ performance at Culture X last Saturday.HSIAO CHI PANG/the Justice

DAZZLING DUET: Ji Yun Lee ’11, left, and Darlene Zephyrine’12 take the mic with the a cappella group Voices of Soul.



CULTURE CLUBS: Above, South Asian Students Association andHooked on Tap put on a combined performance. Left, studentsdance in Adagio’s performance. This year’s Culture X was part ofthe nationwide benefit concert event Live Campus 2009.


PEERING ATPAINT: A studentexamines a workfrom the Rose’spermanent col-

lection as part ofProf. Peter Kalb’s

(FA) Modern Artand Modern Cul-

ture class.

JULIAN AGIN-LIEBES/the JusticeROSE REVIEW: From left: Rose director Michael Rush, Gary Tinterow ’76, Kim Rorschach ’78, Reva Wolf ’78 and Andrea Aronson-Morgan ’80.JULIAN AGIN-LIEBES/the Justice

Students ‘RiseUp’ for diversity

It’s been a few years since I’ve owneda TV. After my first year of college, Istowed it away and haven’t really both-ered setting it up since. And why shouldI? Most of my favorite shows have beenavailable via bootleg over the Internetfor years and newer sites like hulu.comare only making it easier to watch whatyou want at your leisure with minimalcommercial interference. Whenever Ido get to flip around on one of those oldboxes, I’m reminded why I don’t missthem at all: They fill me with a feeling ofindescribable hatred.

About 90 percent of this feeling can beascribed to reality television, whichseems to dominate my occasional boutsof channel-surfing. I hate this plague onAmerican culture for many reasons, butif I had to pick one, it would be thegenre’s failure to depict anything closeto reality itself. The worst of these of-fenders have been shows like The Hillsand The City (both spin-offs of theequally carcinogenic Laguna Beach),wherein we follow the lives of brain-dead socialites while they try to make itin the real world.

These shows take place in Los Ange-les and New York City, respectively, twoof the most competitive and rigorouscities on the planet, and yet the so-cialites’ meticulously designed lives areutterly devoid of serious obstacles.Their time is spent buying anythingthat glitters and shouting really vapidstuff at each other in dimly lit clubs andrestaurants. They’ve essentially boileddown the difficulties of modern urbanliving to a lecture on social etiquette.Even more callously, they have com-pletely ignored the reality of life intoday’s work environment, which is, aswe all know, bleak. Something I wouldwatch: an episode on how not to buy a

$500 purse the size of my fist and the sub-tle art of eating lunch out of a dumpster.

So, leave it to a lowly sitcom, The Of-fice, to educate our nation’s youth aboutfinancial reality and the modern jobmarket. It’s an odd rule, but parodyoften holds more truth than earnest at-tempts at the depiction of reality. In thisrespect, The Office is to reality televi-sion as The Daily Show is to cable net-work news.

For most of its existence, The Officehas operated in the realm of inconceiv-able professional behavior. When wasthe last time you and your male col-

leagues spent an entire afternoon in-specting the amenities of the women’srestroom? When was the last time yourbusiness sent its clients a productmarked with images of bestiality anddidn’t go under? It’s been a fun ride forthe staff at the Scranton, Pa., branch ofDunder Mifflin Paper Company, but theparty is over and the realities of beingan irresponsibly run small(er) businesson the verge of technological irrele-vance are knocking at the door.

Currently in its fifth season, soberingreferences to economic reality are in-creasing. In one recent episode, Stanley

Hudson (Leslie David Baker), aslovenly, irritable fifty-something, de-scribes his retirement plan in the wakeof a minor heart attack but realizes thathe doesn’t have enough to retire and istoo old to start working somewhere else.He likens his job to working in his owncasket.

The branch manager, Michael Scott(Steve Carell), is a model product of thelast two decades of decadent corporateculture in America. Comfortably paid,he is under qualified, devoid of intelli-gence and ability and responds to theseshortcomings with bouts of selfish im-

maturity. Recently, Michael decided toquit Dunder-Mifflin after 15 years, achoice of which he learns the repercus-sions in the latest episode, “TwoWeeks.”

While serving his last two weeks asbranch manager, Michael slowly pokeshis head out of the office to discover anunforgiving world that he is no longerfamiliar with. In the reception area, aman eager to interview for Michael’s va-cant position describes the job marketas “brutal.” Shaken, Michael beginssearching for jobs. One company hecalls, Prince Paper, has gone out of busi-ness due to Michael’s actions in an ear-lier episode. Undeterred, Michaeldecides to start his own paper companyand invites his soon-to-be-former co-workers along. Each one, in succession,turns him down and gives him anothersobering reason not to continue, such asthe decline of the industry or lack of asalary. Later, when Michael is lying onthe floor panting in desperation, he tellshis coworkers, “Hello. I am your fu-ture.” He asks them, “Who’s comingwith me?” If you’re really into symbol-ism, it’s a heavy moment.

Appropriately, Michael’s replace-ment, at least temporarily, is CharlesMiner (Idris Elba), a no-nonsense cor-porate fascist trained to cut dead weightwherever he sees it. In his presence,heads are kept strictly down at the desk.

But this is American television afterall, and The Office has always had a sen-timental streak (more like a full-on layerof paint), so we’re left with a glimmer ofhope. The receptionist, Pam (Jenna Fis-cher, consider this my marriage pro-posal), leaves with Michael, and the twosaunter off into an uncertain future.

Now, anyone who’s ever read an ar-ticle on global warming knows that theChinese word for “crisis” stems from acombination of the words “danger” and“opportunity.” (Seriously, environmen-talists love that fact). Perhaps that iswhat we have here. Perhaps the castwill leave with them. Perhaps they willbegin anew. Perhaps they will learnfrom their mistakes and succeed. Afterall, isn’t this what we hope for our ownworld?

TELEVISION

‘Office’ provides financial education■ In tough times, the NBCsitcom has provided laughterand hope to its audience.

If I had my way, this reviewwould be simple. In one word: per-fection. Sadly, I’m sure the editorswould have something snippy tosay about that (fascists), so allowme to flesh this one out.

The boys of Röyksopp have beenhard at work over the past threeyears conjuring up their thirdmajor album, Junior. Like a Nordiccreation of Frankenstein propor-tions (I’ll allow time to envision themonster as a blonde), the album op-erates as a complex series of mixedbits and pieces and pastes togetherthe moody beats of Melody AMwith the tenderest bits of pop-mind-edness from The Understanding.

To do so, the duo has enlisted asuperstar cast of Swedishchanteuses, including Lykke Li,Robyn, Anneli Drecker and KarinDreijer—a line-up indie-liciousenough to make the pants of thePitchfork crew grow even tighterat the waist.

With a burst of giggles, Röyksoppbounces into Junior with the mind-less gleefest that is its first single,“Happy Up Here.” Ironically, it’salso the album’s weakest mo-ment—not quite an instrumental,not yet a full-fledged song. Sure, it’sgot all the makings of a Röyksopptrack (looped beats and breathylyrics), but it’s mainly a teaser forthings to come.

That’s probably why “The GirlAnd The Robot” follows shortly

thereafter. Undoubtedly one of thecoolest songs Robyn has recordedin recent time—though let’s face it,she hasn’t truly recorded anythingnew in the past five years—thetrack is a stomping, stuttering 21st-century upgrade of a classic torchsong: “Fell asleep again in front ofMTV / God, I’m down at the bottom/ No one’s singing songs for me /I’m in love with a robot.” Thenagain, has there ever been a songinvolving robot love that hasn’tproven itself entirely amazing?Doubt it.

After that comes “Vision One,” asong I’m still holding responsiblefor no fewer than three slippeddiscs in my neck. Why? “VisionOne” happens to be a cover of atrack originally sung by a ridicu-lously underappreciated J-Popartist named Eri Nobuchika thatthe group first remixed in 2005.Hearing those opening notesreimagined through bright pianomelody and some lo-fi electronicafor the very time, my head whippedforward faster than I could shriek“Oh my God, it’s ‘SING A SONG.’”As a result, I’m still healing.

“Let evil ways caress our smile,the cities are dying / As we watchit fall into a modern state, a mod-ern time,” Anneli Drecker goes onto declare as the world around herplummets into the depths of mis-ery. Looking for a distraction fromthe crumbling economy? You’reprobably listening to the wrongsong.

In fact, as delightfully “pop” asRöyksopp may claim this albummay be, it’s sure depressing—ifwe’re not listening to Lykke Lisighing away memories of a lostlove with “Miss It So Much,” we’vegot the boys themselves throwing

their hands up in a cry of resigna-tion in the final moment of thealbum, “It’s What I Want”: “It’swhat I want that’s easy / It’s get-ting it that’s complicated.”

Still, everything’s not so dire.And by “not so dire,” I mean“vaguely homicidal.” Case in point:The album’s shining moment, theAnneli Drecker-led “You Don’tHave A Clue.”

“We’re meant to be one, I knowwe are,” Drecker croons along witha lush set of stringed electronicaand choir voices, “If I am the sky,then you are my star.” Sweet,right? Well, keep listening, and tellme this doesn’t go from lovey-dovey to stalker-friendly in a mat-ter of minutes: “But you don’t havea clue / This party hasn’t ended yet/ Not for me and you.” Yeah, I’d saywe’ve got a creeper on our hands.

And so the album trudges on, aneclectic helping of lyrical craft andwell-produced beats ready to ap-peal to listeners of all genuses andgenres—“Smart Pop,” as I like torefer to it.

Junior is in many respects a mu-sical triumph; an eclectic collec-tion of breathy chanteuses andguttural vocalists all set to the tuneof brooding synthesizers and geekycomputer blips and bleeps. Pre-senting their most accessible, in-stant and engaging album yet,Röyksopp is one of the very fewtruly legitimate artists still stand-ing on the front lines fighting inthe name of all things pop. Afterall, it’s already released the bestalbum of the first quarter, as wellas a capable contender for the bestof ’09.

That is, until Junior’s compan-ion piece, Senior, hits shelves laterthis fall.

ALBUM REVIEW

Röyksopp grows up on ‘Junior’

By DANIEL D. SNYDERJUSTICE EDITOR

Wolves in the Throne Roomraises the black metal bar

EXTREME METAL

Some of you may remember thatback in 2007, I gave Wolves in theThrone Room a rather favorable re-view, lauding the band for some seri-ously emotive modern black metalwhile giving it a stern talking-to abouttheir penchant for filling its albumswith ambient filler (roughly half thealbum was not exactly what you mightcall “songs”). There was a time, circa Di-adem of 12 Stars, when Wolves was atthe top of my list of black metal bands,until Finnish lo-fi necro warriors Hornapulled the rug out from under them.

But, here we are in the year 2009, andthe Wolves have decided to step back inthe ring with their latest release, BlackCascade. The results: much improved.

For those not in the know, which Isuspect is most of you, Wolves in theThrone Room hails from the PacificNorthwest: Olympia, Wash. to be exact,a region whose breathtaking naturalnorthern landscapes have a nasty habitof spurring some truly evocative metalbrews that are sometimes brutal (Fall ofthe Bastards), sometimes ethereal(Agalloch), but always inspiring.

They are day-walkers, if you will.They bear the marks of cold, traditionalblack metal: raw production (though it’sgetting better), shrieking vocals andshimmering tremolo riffs. But they usethese harsh elements to create muchmore melodic soundscapes than we’reused to hearing in the genre. It’s like get-ting a massage with a sandblaster.

The lyrical content is a breath of freshair, as well (from what the band tells usanyhow; they don’t print lyrics, and Ican’t really understand what they’resaying). Those of you getting a littletired of hokey blasphemy—and I sus-pect that after almost 20 years of blackmetal bible bashing you just mightbe—can take enjoy Wolves’ explorationof nature and shamanistic themes … viashrieks.

At first glance, nothing has changedon Black Cascade. It’s still four songs,and they’re still really long, but thistime the brothers Aaron and NathanWeaver, along with guitarist Will Lind-say, have created some more immedi-ately engaging material. I can actuallyremember, nay, have stuck in my head,the opening riffs of “Wanderer Abovethe Sea of Fog,” and I’ve only listened tothe album 10 times! Beyond that, thereisn’t much else new in the Wolves’ lair.They could still use a little more diver-sity tempo-wise. From the aforemen-tioned “Wanderer … ,” the album flowswith a rather wraithlike, sea-sickenedrhythm into “Ahrimanic Trance,” “ExCathedra” and finally “Crystal Ammu-nition.” If you’re not careful, the wholealbum can blow by before you know it.

Wolves catches a lot of flak fromblack metal purists for their refusal toadhere to the genre’s traditional aes-thetics, as well as their rise in popular-ity within some non-metal circles. But,there are literally thousands of tr00 kvltbands out there to satisfy your tradi-tionalist cravings. Are you really goingto let what other people are listening toruin your day? From a writer’s per-spective, it’s refreshing to absorb andreview something that, if nothing else,at least stirs up a little bit of debate.Wolves in the Throne Room, I thankthee.

Daniel D.SNYDERMADE OF METAL

BradSTERNPOP MUSE

CUBICLE CULTURE: Employees of paper company Dunder Mifflin celebrate with their boss, Michael Scott, played by Steve Carell.GUS RUELAS/The Associated Press


OFF CAMPUS

On April 2, the students in theBoston Conservatory Opera performedSerse: A Baroque Comedy, and whilethe vocal talents of the performers werevery impressive, the performance as awhole was a comedy in more ways thanone.

Serse is an Italian opera composedby Handel in 1737 and is one of his most

frequently performed operas. The worktells the story of King Serse and hisbrother Arsamene in the trials andtribulations in their searches for love.Serse and Arsamene are players andsleep with many women despite thefact that Serse is engaged to Amastre;however, Arsamene soon falls in lovewith Romilda. When Serse discoversthis, he becomes jealous and demandsthat Romilda marry him instead. Muchcrying and fighting ensues.

One of the most exciting parts of see-ing an opera is having a story sung toyou by a group of highly trained pro-fessionals. In this regard, the perform-ers in the Boston Conservatory Operaexcelled. The voices that emerged fromthe actors were out of this world. SinSim Tam, who played the part of

Romilda, particularly stood out, hittingridiculously high notes in the final partof the opera. With my eyes closed, itwould have been hard to tell the differ-ence between these singers and a moreprofessional group.

However, there is more to perform-ing opera than singing; the amount oftalent and skill it takes to sing an aria isundeniable, but the ability to captivatean audience turns a mediocre perform-ance into a great one. Here, the per-formers fell short. Acting lessonswould have been extremely helpful tosome, as well as additional time onstage rehearsing with the props. Whileit was humorous for the audience to seethe performers trip over benches andbang into pillars, I doubt that my be-musement was the desired effect.

One of the unique aspects of a dacapo aria is that the singer sings thesame lines of text over and over. Thisrequires the singer to vary how theyexpress their lines or they run the riskof the audience falling asleep. Unfortu-nately, this variation did not happenand I found myself nodding off only tobe jerked back to reality by a loud hornor very high note. Many of the actorsalso lacked stage presence, which madetheir time on stage tedious and un-eventful. Some even looked bored.

One actress who was particularly en-tertaining was Adrienne Blanks, whoplayed Amastre. The role of thescorned lover who cross dresses to getrevenge on her cheating fiancé is veryrich, with much room for interpreta-tion by the actress. However, Blanks

failed to convey much, and her faceoften had a peculiar expression whichwas, undoubtedly, unintentionally hu-morous.

All was not terrible, though. ArianaValdes, who played Atalanta,Romilda’s sister, stole the show. Shefilled the stage with energy every timeshe was present and her performanceswere the most enjoyable of the evening.Valdes alone seemed to understand themeaning of what she was singing andwas able to play around with the wordsin a way that brought in the audience.

Overall, Serse was probably most en-joyed by relatives and friends of theperformers, who undoubtedly com-posed most of the audience. The per-formance was entertaining, though notin the way that an opera should be.

THEATER

‘Trojan Barbie’ lays siege to Euripides’ ‘Women’

The lights come up on a post-apocalyptic barricade strewn withcinder blocks and oil barrels. In thecorner lies a small gurney coveredwith pieces of toy figures and a dollwaiting for repair. Confused? Theworst is yet to come.

Trojan Barbie, a play by Aus-tralian playwright ChristineEvans, is a satirical adaptation ofEuripides’ Trojan Women and cen-ters around a British dollmaker,Lotte, who, looking for a relaxingvacation, travels to Troy. Shortlyafter arriving in Troy, she is ab-ducted by the Greek army, dressedin SWAT gear and thrown into aninternment camp. Upon her ar-rival, she meets the classic charac-ters of Euripides’ play: Hecuba,Cassandra, Andromache andHelen, “just Helen.”

It is unclear if these Euripidiancharacters in this “car crash adap-tation” are remnants of their an-cient past or if by entering thebarricades Lotte is instantaneously

transported to a period of Trojanhistory. The script, which is weakat best, is composed more of smallLaw & Order-type vignettes, usedmore for shock value than to actu-ally retell Euripides’ famous talethrough a new lens.

Fortunately, the performancesby most of the cast under the direc-tion of Carmel O’Reiley make upfor what the script lacks. Notableperformances include those byKaren MacDonald (Lotte) andPaula Langton (Hecuba). MacDon-ald, who narrates most of the per-formance, had perfect comedictiming that lightened up the heav-ier subjects addressed by the play.Langton imbued the part of Hecubawith a sense of regality even in theconstraints of a detention camp andmanaged to carry over a perfecttouch of Aristotelian stoicism thatallowed her to create a characterreminiscent of the Greek classic.

The most standout performanceof the evening, however, was thatof Skye Nöel (Andromache), whocommands the attention of her au-dience by fully expressing the sor-rows of losing a son and witnessingthe death of Hecuba’s youngestdaughter, Polly X. She truly madethe members of the audience feelher pain and brought the entirehouse to tears.

An additional kudos goes to themale ensemble, which was made upof three men who managed withgrace and fluidity to cover seven

characters, some of which enteredjust after the other exited. In fact,it was not until turning to my play-bill after the performance that I re-alized the actors playingTalthybius and Max, two Greek sol-diers, were actually one in thesame—both played with gusto byCarl Foreman.

The overall design of the show,though nothing elaborate, seemedto achieve both Evans’ andO’Reilly’s visions. David Reynoso’scostumes and set visually por-trayed the postapocalyptic feel thatsomehow managed to fit the story-line. In collaboration withReynoso’s set, the lighting designby Justin Townshend generallyadded to the postapocalyptic feelbut at times seemed distracting andsometimes just blinded the audi-ence.

I offer a word of caution, how-ever, to those who plan to attend:Be prepared for the somewhat ran-dom 1920s-style dance sequence inthe last quarter of the show. For al-though it is meant to show the dif-ferences in fates between theclasses, its purpose gets lost intranslation and ultimately feels outof place. It seems more that the truemeaning of the dance sequence is tomake the rest of the show feel lessrandom. Unfortunately, a well-choreographed three-minute se-quence was not nearly enough tomake up for everything else theshow lacked.

‘Serse’ singers add to opera’s farce


■ Cambridge’s AmericanRepertory Theater staged anunfocused update of theGreek tragedy that featuredhigh-quality performances.

By BRYAN PRYWESJUSTICE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

■ The Boston ConservatoryOpera’s production of thecomic opera had standoutsinging and poor acting.

By RACHEL KLEINJUSTICE STAFF WRITER

SEDUCTIVE SOVEREIGN: King Serse (Beth Lytwynec) woos the beautiful maiden Romilda (Kristen Lassiter) during Boston Conservatory’s production of George Friedric Handel’s comic opera ‘Serse’ with an alternate cast.PHOTO COURTESY OF THE BOSTON CONSERVATORY

MOTHER’S LOAD: Andromache (Skye Nöel) steals the spotlight with her child in handduring American Repertory Theater’s production of the satirical ‘Trojan Barbie.’

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATRE

BOSTON CONSERVATORY’S ‘SERSE’


Through the Lens

EMILY BERK/the Justice

BRANDEIS

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) A suggestionfrom a colleague on how to work out a problemmight not sit too well with you. But before yoususpect his or her motives, why not just acceptit as a friendly gesture?

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) An associatemight seek your counsel on a workplace disputewith another co-worker. Listen to what she orhe has to say, but withhold advice until you’veheard the other side of the story.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Use your Twingifts for creativity and practicality to scorepoints in landing an opportunity that couldopen doors to a new career. Someone returnsafter a long absence.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Although thingsare pretty hectic through much of the week,some quiet time with loved ones helps restorebalance. An unexpected visitor brings welcomenews about a mutual friend.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Getting used tochange isn’t always easy for the Big Cat. Butmake the adjustments gradually, and soonyou’ll hardly remember when things were anydifferent from how they are now.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Continueto stay the course you’ve chosen and avoid dis-tractions that could throw you off track. Someknowledgeable folks are happy to provide guid-ance if you need it.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Althoughyou earned plaudits from most co-workers foryour recent stand on a workplace situation, youalso raised the envy quotient among others.Tread carefully for now.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Youfeel more positive about that delayed project,and you’re ready to pick it up on a moment’s

notice. However, you might need to remotivatethose who have since lost interest.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December21) Some welcome news should be coming yourway. In the meantime, use that Sagittariuscharm to persuade some still-reluctant col-leagues that your ideas have merit.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19)Don’t wait for a misunderstanding to work itselfout. Instead, ask for a chance to explain the cir-cumstances before those bruised feelings lead toan irreversible break.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Aphysical problem should be checked out inorder to avoid it going from just being a nui-sance to something more serious. Your sociallife takes an unexpected but not unwelcometurn.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Yoursmight be the wisest sign in the Zodiac. But youstill could benefit from the wisdom of a closefriend who has suggestions on how to handle aperplexing personal problem.

BORN THIS WEEK: Your passion for doingthe right thing inspires others to follow yourwell-trodden path toward justice.

ACROSS1. Junk in the inbox5. Stir-fry pan8. Greet the villain12. Operatic showstopper13. Rage14. Reverberate15. “Yellow” band17. Horse of a different color?18. Scoundrel19. Cognac, e.g.21. Lieu24. Brat’s stocking stuffer25. “— Fiction”26. Make like a caught possum30. Recede31. 10 million rupees32. Sticky stuff33. Jerry Garcia fan35. Lion’s pride?36. Feeble37. Autumnal quaff38. Dramatist Molnar41. Swindle42. Satan’s field43. Winter woe48. Snitch49. Mess up50. Squared away51. War god52. Urban scurrier53. Information

DOWN1. Pouch2. Expert3. Have 43-Across, maybe4. Capricious and reckless5. Untamed6. Feast-famine link7. PC requirement8. Boston news-paper

9. Pic to click10. Roe provider11. PlayStation maker16. Cushion20. Bygone comic Martha21. Raced22. Toothpaste holder23. Exile isle24. Mantle26. Pulpit VIP27. “Zounds!”28. Top-notch29. Active person31. “Big Brother” host Julie34. Resides

35. Chopped finely37. Cape —38. Greek cheese39. Always40. Anger41. Wagon44. Historic time45. Eggs46. Allow47. CSI evidence

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Juggling ActNoah Fields ’12 shows off his cir-cus-worthy capabilities at a jug-gling seminar that took placelast Thursday. Soon, Fields may

be able to take his show outside;warmer weather is forthcomingand has begun to draw Brandeisstudents outdoors.

Enter digits from 1to 9 into each blankspace so that everyrow, column and3x3 square containsone of each digit.

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■ It was author Michael Pollan who made thefollowing sage observation: “A lawn is natureunder totalitarian rule.”

■ It’s not clear exactly why, but the UnitedStates’ first first lady, Martha Washington,burned all the letters that President GeorgeWashington sent to her. And PresidentWarren G. Harding’s widow, FlorenceHarding, burned nearly all of his papers afterhis death.

■ If you’re a runner—and a compulsive count-er—you might already be aware of the fact thatthe average person’s feet hit the groundapproximately 800 times per mile when run-ning.

■ A man who worked as a blacksmith in asmall Russian village found what he was toldwas a dummy cannon shell that had been usedfor training purposes, and he decided it wouldmake a great anvil. Unfortunately, it turns outthat the shell wasn’t a dummy after all; itexploded, killing the blacksmith—but notuntil after he’d been using it for 10 years.

■ You’re probably aware of the much-publi-cized fact that the Great Wall of China is one ofthe only human constructions that is visiblefrom outer space. You might not know, howev-er, that the extensive network of dikes thatkeeps the ocean out of the Netherlands isanother such construction.

■ Those who study such things say that famedGerman composer Ludwig von Beethoven wasa coffee drinker who was very picky about hisjava. Evidently, exactly 60 coffee beans had tobe ground for each cup—and he would insiston having them counted out every time.

■ The next time you’re tempted to whip out theplastic to make a purchase, you might want toconsider this little factoid: The averageAmerican spends 20 percent to 30 percentmore when using a credit card than when pay-ing with cash.

Thought for the Day: “The trouble with weath-er forecasting is that it’s right too often for usto ignore it and wrong too often for us to relyon it.” —Patrick Young

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