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Men continue strong early performance at MIT
(10/17/16 10:12pm)
The men’s tennis team returned to action this weekend at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Invitational. This marks an unusual feature of the tennis season relative to the other collegiate sports, which normally run continuously through a series of months in one particular season. Tennis, however, is year-round, stretching from September to April, and also contains a four-month interlude from October to February between official matches. This unique schedule presents opportunities and challenges for the team. On the one hand, it allows the team to get a sense of how they stack up against other top ranked teams, which allows them to make adjustments to specific problems. At the same time, however, such a long layoff has the potential to zap any semblance of momentum generated from a strong start.
Views on the News: 2016 election
(10/11/16 4:25am)
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton faced off in a debate for the first time last week, and their respective running mates, Gov. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), took the debate stage last Tuesday. As election day approaches, both campaigns are vying for any undecided voters. What did you gather from the debates, and how do you think each candidate’s performance will affect the election?
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Support efforts of first responders in the Syrian conflict
(09/27/16 5:24am)
Since 2011, the world has seen the brutality Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is capable of — a capacity for destruction unparalleled even by his father, Hafez Al-Assad. Last year, we saw the image of Alan Kurdi, a three-year-old Syrian boy, washed up on the banks of a Turkish beach. Just last month, we witnessed five-year-old Omran Daqneesh sitting in the back of a White Helmets ambulance sporting a bewildered look on his face. The group, also known as Syrian Civil Defense, works indiscriminately to save lives from the rubble.
Scholar looks at lack of female composers in major symphony main season lineups
(09/27/16 4:19am)
Comedian John Oliver rhetorically asks why American culture still permits norms like Columbus Day, Ayn Rand and the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition in “How Is This Still A Thing,” a recurring segment on his HBO show “Last Week Tonight.” On Thursday, Women’s Studies Research Center scholar Liane Curtis borrowed the segment’s title to question another part of American culture: why major symphony orchestras almost never play music composed by women, especially music from the 19th century.
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Judge Allen Iverson by on-court skills
(09/12/16 9:48pm)
Allen Iverson, legendary NBA point guard best known for his 10-year career with the Philadelphia 76ers, was enshrined into basketball immortality on Saturday, joining centers Shaquille O’Neal and Yao Ming, and coach Tom Izzo in the 2016 class of Hall of Fame inductees. Iverson’s career was characterized by electrifying crossovers, jaw-dropping slam dunks and daily exhibitions of what it means to be competitive to one’s core.
Senators discuss recent dining changes in weekly meeting
(09/06/16 12:27am)
On Sunday, the Senate convened to recognize a club and discuss student grievances over the recent changes in dining hours and locations. Due to Labor Day weekend, only seven senators attended.
Players drop early due to injuries
(09/05/16 11:27pm)
As the 2016-17 NFL season opens up next weekend, a new era of players will be ushered into the league. Yet the topic of conversation this season won’t be the newly minted quarterbacks and running backs of the future, but the void of the veteran players who inconspicuously disappeared into thin air during the offseason.
Red Sox on brink of playoff berth as tricky balancing maneuver pays off in the closing games
(09/05/16 11:32pm)
One of the most fundamental forces driving professional sports is the tension between building a team for long-term contention and going all-in to win in the current year. For fans of competitive teams, this balancing act can be massively frustrating. If your team leans too far to the side of consistency and runs back the same roster every year, you’ve punched yourself a ticket to a yearly early playoff exit. If your team leans too aggressive, your year or two of actual championship contention can be followed by a long, soul-crushing decline as players reach the back ends of their contracts (See: Phillies, Philadelphia, 2008-). The ultimate goal is sustained championship contention, which very few teams have managed in any given era.
Support Kaepernick’s freedom to protest peacefully
(09/06/16 12:07am)
America is said to be the “land of the free and home of the brave” — at least, so says the national anthem that has played at every major sporting event for the better portion of the last century. “The Star-Spangled Banner,” penned in 1814, has been tied to sports dating back to 1862 when it was played during the inauguration of Brooklyn’s first baseball field. According to a Sept. 1 NBC News article, “the song resurfaced at baseball and college football games, usually during times of war and social upheaval.” It’s ironic that the anthem was once a way to generate a sense of morale and unite the nation, but today, it’s the cause for social upheaval. Recently, there has been an uproar about professional athletes demonstrating atypical behavior during the playing of the national anthem. Be it Gabby Douglas not placing her hand over her heart or Colin Kaepernick remaining seated during the national anthem, there has been an extremely negative public response. Granted, most Americans choose the typical hand-over-heart salute when saying the pledge or hearing the national anthem, but if we are truly free, why condemn those who choose to do otherwise?
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Criticize Brazil’s reckless spending on 2016 Olympics
(08/30/16 6:04am)
On Aug. 5, 2016 Brazil’s acting leader, Vice President Michel Temer, signaled the start of the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, an occasion that should’ve been met with joy but was not. Thousands of angry citizens outside the stadiums heckled Temer, voicing their dislike and displeasure for their current leader. At first, arena officials increased the volume of the opening music in an attempt to conceal the cries of anger and dissatisfaction. However, when the protesters began to block the entrances to the stadiums, the Brazilian Police began firing tear gas and rubber bullets at the crowd. In response to this chaos, Brazil’s justice minister said in a press conference that “these kinds of political protests cannot disturb the games,” according an Aug. 9 NPR article — but that statement only made matters worse, serving as a confirmation of the people’s suspicions that the government was prioritizing these games over them.
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EDITORIAL: Farewell to Justice graduates of Class of 2016
(05/23/16 11:25pm)
Now that Commencement proceedings have drawn to a close, this board would like to extend its congratulations to the University’s accomplished Class of 2016. We would also like to recognize and honor the Justice’s recent graduates who have contributed so much to this paper.
Dancers exhibit talent in spring show
(04/19/16 7:55am)
So, why doesn’t Brandeis have a football team? There’s probably a proper answer for that, but hey, who needs a varsity football team when you have the Adagio Dance Company? Last Thursday evening, the University’s largest student-run dance group hosted their spring show, “Undefeated,” in Levin Ballroom. The audience was restless and eager before the performance even began, and we weren’t left lacking for excitement. After all, as emcees Ray Trott ’16 and Dan Rozel ’16 reminded us throughout the night, “If dance were any easier, it would be called football!”
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Golden State Warriors ascend to greatness in best statistical regular season in league history
(04/19/16 2:57am)
The Golden State Warriors are off the charts — literally. In the 2015 to 2016 season, the reigning NBA champions became the first team to win 24 straight games to begin the season, the first team to never lose two games in a row and the first team to never lose to the same team twice. They set new records with their 54-straight home wins and 34 total away victories.
EDITORIAL: Increase gender-inclusive bathrooms on campus
(04/12/16 8:02am)
In May 2012, the International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life ran an “Ethical Inquiry” on gendered restrooms and the University’s policy toward making restrooms more inclusive. At the time that the piece was written, the University allowed students to vote on whether dorm restrooms would be gender-neutral or not. This was the first prominent mention of gender-inclusive restrooms in either dorms or public spaces at Brandeis. As of this academic year, explicitly gender-inclusive bathrooms are available to first-year students for the first time — although in the past, floors could vote to make bathrooms gender-inclusive — and there are 20 explicitly gender-inclusive bathrooms and eight gendered but single-access restrooms on campus, according to the Gender and Sexual Diversity Center’s website. Currently, a gender-inclusive bathroom is being constructed in the Goldfarb Library. The University predicts the project will be completed by the end of the school year.