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BREAKING BARRIERS: Co-president Arielle Keller ’16 promotes the Longest Day event in an event t-shirt and #endalz hashtag written on her hand in purple marker.

A GROUP EFFORT: Club members (left to right) Ilana Weisz ’15, Bethany Rennich ’17, Sarah Lipitz ’17, Leah Levine ’17, Arielle Keller ’16, Linda Maleh ’16 and Erin Radziwon ’16 come together to host the Fellows Garden event on Friday, the final event of awareness week.

MOVING GARDEN: Students to End Alzheimer’s Disease placed dozens of flower windmills throughout the Fellows Garden on Friday to raise awareness and spread the mission of the Alzheimer’s Association.

Fighting with Flowers

“What are the flowers for?” was a common question or thought for most students who happened to walk through the Fellows Garden on Friday afternoon. The yellow flower windmills were spread throughout the pathway between Gerstenzang and the Shapiro Campus Center to raise awareness for Alzheimer’s disease. 

Ready for the Big Leagues

While some Brandeis students will be spending their summer months working  jobs and internships or enjoying sunny vacations, Betsy Hochman ’17 will be training to compete against triathletes from around the world. 

PEDAL TO THE METAL: Hochman bikes through the beginning of the mountain-bike section of the Xterra Dirty Grizzly, winning first in her age group at her first triathlon, near her home in Bear Creek Ski Resort in Macungie, PA.

FINISHING FIRST: Hochman crosses the finish line, winning first in her age group at the 2012 Xterra Trail Running National Championships in Ogden, Utah.

ONE WOMAN TEAM: Hochman prepares for her first triathlon event by setting up her transition area before the race at the Xterra Dirty Grizzly Triathlon event.

ITALY BOUND: Betsy Hochman ’17 was selected by the U.S.A. Triathlon Association to compete in the Off-Road Triathlon World Championships in Italy this summer.

MEETING A HERO: Ethan Stein ’15 (left) played an important role in bringing the Brave Miss World film to campus, after he was inspired by a friend speaking out about her sexual assault on social media because of Abargil’s documentary.

A CARING CROWD: Many students like Eli Harrison ’18 (middle) and Brittany Wolfe ’18 (center right) lined up after the event to praise and thank Abargil for coming.

MOTIVATING MANY: Miss World 1998 Linor Abargil poses for a photograph after being interviewed by the Justice about her work to eradicate sexual violence.

TRAVELING SUPPORT: Linor Abargil traveled from Israel to Boston with her aunt (end left), mother (behind Abargil) and cousin (far right), who is working in Boston for the year, to answer questions from the Brandeis community about her documentary.

UNITING FOR A CAUSE: Janel Ridley'16 (left) and Zari Havercome '16, (right) peer advocates from the Rape Crisis Center, thank Miss World 1998, Linor Abargil (center) for sharing her story. 

'Brave Miss World'

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Mastering mindfulness

Many people believe that meditation is used to improve one’s self. Noel Coakley, a counselor at the Psychological Counseling Center, believes that reducing meditation to a self-improvement tool misses the essence of why meditation is important. In contrast to meditation as a tool for individual improvement, Coakley sees mediation as a way to connect more deeply with those around you and to exist more fully in your community. 

A MINDFUL MENTOR: Noel Coakley, a trained yoga teacher and counselor at the Psyhcological Counseling Center with expertise in mindfulness-based psychology, is co-organizing the retreat on April 18.

HELPING HANDS: [left to right] PCC counselor Jennifer Brown, Protestant Interfaith Chaplain Matthew Carriker and Technology Services staff member John Saylor are all working together to plan the retreat.

REFLECTING: Retreat planning committee members sit with students and staff in a peaceful sit-in in the atrium of the Shapiro Campus Center last Wednesday to promote the upcoming mindfulness retreat.

Raising the bar

How often have you found yourself torn between choosing an apple or a bowl of ice cream? The struggle between choosing to eat healthy and indulging in your favorite treats is a difficult one, but Michael Shoretz ’09 doesn’t believe that you have to compromise. That is why he created the company Beyond Better Foods, which launched ENLIGHTENED Ice Cream in 2013.