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RISING TENSIONS:  As Jairo tries to peacefully negotiate with Cerrejón, he receives a call threatening him and his tribe if they do not leave their homes. 

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REACHING THE LIMITS: Dr. David Mandell explained that legislation to mandate autism treatment may not go far enough. 

‘Wasted’

Across the United States, many people go about their daily lives eating only half the sandwich they bought from the corner store, throwing out extra produce that has gone bad and subscribing to the notion that food cannot be eaten post-expiration date.      

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GOING THE DISTANCE: Prof. Ramie Targoff (ENG) traveled to the American Academy in Rome to study the life of Vittora Colonna.

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CHILD HUNGER: According to the film “Wasted! The Story of Food Waste,” 40 percent of the food being produced in the U.S. is wasted.

When in Rome

Prof. Ramie Targoff (ENG) knows just what it takes to write a book. With three academic works under her belt, Targoff’s most recent book is a biography of Vittora Colonna, the first woman poet to publish a sonnet series in Italy. In addition to her biography, Targoff has also translated one of two sets of Colonna’s poems in a series called “Other Voices of the Renaissance.”

A Fallen Hero: BEMCo Friends Remember Michael Guttenberg '89

 On Sept. 11, 2001, when everyone else was rushing out of the Twin Towers and away from the wreckage, first responder Michael Guttenberg ’89 was rushing in to help.

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FIRST RESPONSE: Allison Lewis ’19 has learned to adapt to stressful situations by acting in the moment and reflecting on her actions later.

Bringing Up BEMCo

They were stationed at the concert when the first call for help came. Someone was worried about a concertgoer who may have had too much to drink. Allison Lewis ’19 and the rest of her standby crew sprang into action.

Fighting Lyme Disease

Is there a solution to the spread of Lyme Disease in the Northeast? On Thursday, Oct. 19 in the Reading Room of the Mandel Center for the Humanities, a group of professors, professionals and students gathered to discuss potential solutions to the disease. The talk was called “Deer, Ticks and Lyme Disease: A Tangled Tale of History and Ecology” and was hosted by Prof. Brian Donahue (ENVS) and  Eric Olson, a senior lecturer of The Heller School for Social Policy and Management. 

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MONEY PROBLEMS: “I adore superhighways, but money is the route of all evil in America,” said Alicia Ostriker ’59 during her poetry reading.

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HISTORY MATTERS: As deer populations have risen at an alarming rate in the Northeast, so have the cases of Lyme Disease. 

Poetry for a Country in Crisis

It was an unusually warm afternoon on Oct. 19. The sun beamed in through the windows of Bethlehem Chapel, casting everything from the carvings of the cross adorned on the white walls to the various people, ranging from teenagers to seniors, in a golden hue. This scene was broken by applause as Alicia Suskin Ostriker stepped up to the podium.

An Ode to Self-Care

Daniela Marquez ’18 will graduate this spring with a major in Afro and African American studies. Born in the Dominican Republic, she migrated to the United States when she was nine years old, traveling back and forth between the U.S. and the Dominican Republic until she started high school. Recounting her time in the DR, where her father lives, she said, “When I lived with my dad it was a different rhythm. My mom was more laid back and my dad was more militarized. My mom also did not get to have a childhood, being the second oldest out of eight kids and having to take care of them was very tough. I was thinking the other day how my family has taken so much sacrifice, body and spirit wise for me to be in a position to be able to say ‘Okay, I don’t have to worry about what I’m going to eat.’ Now I understand when my mom says ‘Tu eres mi vida — you are my world.’ I never understood it because I used to wonder how can someone else be your life? How can you put others in front of you? And it’s because that’s her way of dealing with trauma. And sometimes I complain about her attachment, but she and her siblings are the foundation of my family.”

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GETTING TO THE TOP: Students took turns scaling the rock wall, encouraging their friends to compete against each other.

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Don’t Rain on Our Parade!

What happens when it rains on your parade? From 1 to 5p.m. on Oct. 14, the Campus Activities Board, previously known as Student Events, held its first event of the year: X-Lawn. As the coordinator of X-Lawn, Alyson Perenne ’19 told the Justice that CAB organized the event aiming to “start off the year with a bang,” but things didn’t go exactly as planned. 

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STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES : TRII aims to provide undergraduates with the accreditation necessary to represent refugees in Boston courts. 

This Land is Your Land...

Aligning with the values of social justice that lie at the core of the University’s mission, the Student Association for The Right to Immigration Institute is making itself known among the student-run clubs on campus for its commitment to the defense of immigrant rights. The club, in partnership with the non-profit TRII, seeks to provide undergraduate students with the accreditation necessary to represent refugees in Boston courts and practice immigration law before the Department of Homeland Security. 

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Nuremberg Trials.  Looking down on defendants' dock, ca.  1945-46.  (WWII War Crimes Records)