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From where Jianfeng Lin was born and raised, he could gaze across the six-mile wide Taiwan Strait and make out the skyline of Taipei, the capital of the sovereign Chinese territory and island Taiwan.
Schools such as Brown University or Bennington College champion the right of the student to design an individualized course of study within a strong advising network of faculty and student advisors. The Independent Interdisciplinary Major program at Brandeis aims to create an academic space for a similar type of individual creativity; however, this is a space which also must exist within the structure of a more academically traditional university.
On Nov. 24, a grand jury chose not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown, sparking a new wave of protest nationwide. Protestors have blocked traffic on highways and tunnels in California and D.C., and lain down in the middle of malls and city streets at “die-ins” in Boston and St. Louis. They also staged a nationwide walkout of businesses and schools on Monday called Hands Up, Walk Out. Within Ferguson, the ruling led to both peaceful protests and riots, causing schools and businesses to close on Tuesday morning. The Ferguson Municipal Public Library remained open and hosted events for students in the area, inspiring over 7,000 people to donate to the library. How do you react to the grand jury’s ruling and the response nationwide?
On Aug. 9, in Feguson, Mo., 19-year-old Michael Brown was shot. At 11:54 a.m., he allegedly stole a few cigarillos from a liquor store, and walked a few blocks away with his friend Dorian Johnson until he was stopped by police officer Darren Wilson. Speaking through his window, Wilson told the two teenagers to move to the sidewalk, and saw that Brown fit the description of a suspect in an unrelated convenience store theft. Wilson positioned his vehicle to block Brown and Johnson from leaving, but after a brief altercation with Brown, the officer fired two shots from his weapon. One missed entirely, while the other grazed Brown’s thumb. Brown ran. Wilson pursued on foot. Suddenly the teenager stopped, turned and began to move toward the police officer. At this time, Wilson discharged 10 more bullets from his weapon, killing Michael Brown.
The lights went up on a restaurant scene. Using overly exaggerated, hilarious facial expressions, Yael Platt ’17 asked Michelle Wexler ’15, the annoyed hostess, if she could have a table for one. The audience began to laugh. Next, Dennis Hermida-Gonzalez ’16 walked into the resturant with a dog. Wexler asked him to leave the dog outside, but Hermida-Gonzalez replied that his dog was his “emotional support companion.” This same scenario went on, using other animals such as a gorilla and an elephant. At the end of the sketch, Deesha Patel ’16 walked in with Rodrigo Granados ’18. Wexler said that the restaurant didn’t allow any support animals anymore. To end the scene, Patel delivered punch line, “That’s my boyfriend.”
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The Intercultural Center hosted an event yesterday called “Ebola: It’s Our Crisis,” which focused on the recent epidemic in Western Africa. The speakers also looked at the social epidemic of stigmatizing those from the countries or continents with infected populations as automatically being infected by the virus as a result of being from a country afflicted by it.
The men and women’s swimming and diving teams hosted their crosstown rivals Bentley University on Friday. While the annual crosstown meet did not end in victory for either of the Brandeis squads, the meet was much closer than the final score suggests.
On Monday, President Barack Obama entered the fight for net neutrality, the idea that all content on the Internet should be given equal loading times by Internet service providers like Comcast and Cox. Obama urged the Federal Communications Commission to reclassify broadband Internet service as a utility like water or electricity. This would allow the federal government to demand certain standards of net neutrality from all ISPs but would also give the FCC more power over these companies. Opponents of enforced net neutrality argue that it puts undue burden on businesses and intrudes on the free market. Do you believe Internet access is a right and do you support Obama’s plan to make the Internet a utility?
After 20 years on the American rock scene, Foo Fighters still continues to attract and enchant their listeners. In honor of their 20th anniversary, the band released an HBO documentary series and an album on Oct. 17 and Nov. 10, respectively—both titled Sonic Highways. Fronted by lead singer Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters once again proves their artistic strength.
The men’s and women’s fencing teams went a combined 8-3 at the first Northeast Fencing Conference meet of the season, paced by a dominant 26-1 victory over the University of New Hampshire by the men’s squad and a 25-2 win over University of Massachusetts Amherst by the women’s team.
The women’s basketball team won the 2014 Brandeis Coaches vs. Cancer Tip-Off Tournament this weekend, coming away with two blowout victories to win the four-team tournament and open their season with a 2-0 record.
Although enthusiastic about his budding career in the fashion world, Shota Adamia ’15 refuses to let it define him. “I don’t think a career is the most important part of one’s life,” he said. Adamia doesn’t like limits or labels of in any form. “I want to break out of the limits always and overflow,” he said. He is hesitant to even talk about his dream job or plan past 2016, not wanting to limit his identity or his future to one field in one area of his life.
The women’s volleyball team headed out to Pittsburgh and the University Athletic Association championships for their last set of games this weekend before the season’s end, claiming eighth-place in the tournament. On Friday, the team faced No. 5 Washington University in St. Louis and fell in straight sets with scores of 25-9, 25-8, 25-20. Next, the team moved on to the consolation semifinals against Case Western Reserve University, losing in straight sets 25-9, 25-12, 25-12. For their final match, the Judges played New York University in the UAA tournament’s seventh-place match. The team played a very close match but ended up falling in straight sets by tight margins of 25-20, 25-15, 25-22.
Obehi Janice, a 27-year-old graduate from Georgetown University, has recently launched her career as a solo performer with the release of her new stand-up show. As a writer, comedian and actor, she uses cultural identity to relate to her audiences. This weekend at ImprovBoston, Janice performed an excerpt from her one-woman show, FUFU AND OREOS, which will premiere in February at the Bridge Repertory Theater of Boston.
What started out as a Student Events sponsored party in the Farber Library ended with Public Safety officers shutting down the party and calling the Waltham Police Department for backup to control students who were trying to enter the party, which was over capacity, and causing a public disturbance. The event, referred to as the Library Party, was a part of Louis Louis Week 2014.
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Brian Quigley came to Brandeis as the new Waltham Group coordinator with experience as the head of the student activites program at Babson College. Quigley has a passion for community service, and a belief that involvement in community service is instrumental for student’s development. He recently talked to the Justice about his experience at Brandeis so far and his ultimate goals in his new role.
Three years ago, the University of North Carolina faced a scandal when it was revealed that students had been taking so-called “paper classes,” which almost never met in person and required only one paper submission, often plagiarized, to pass. On Wednesday, a new report detailed that the classes were mostly devised to keep up the grade point averages of struggling UNC athletes. UNC has admitted that athletes were steered toward the classes by advisors, and have set up new checks to ensure that classes are meeting regularly. Four employees have been terminated at UNC as a result of the scandal, and disciplinary proceedings are beginning against five more. How do you react to the UNC scandal, and what can be done to prevent a similar situation at other schools?