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For the last two years, the student-run Instagram meme page @brandeis.chungles, commonly referred to as just “Chungles,” has graced the Brandeis community with memes relating to campus life behind a veil of anonymity. Displayed in the account's bio was the message “Face reveal at 1,000 followers.” The masterminds behind the memes would be revealed when that threshold was met.
Every year, the Women’s Studies Research Center and the Department of Music hold the “Alfredo & Demitra DiLuzio Annual Concert.” Rosalie Repaldi Shane ’66, started the concert series in honor of her aunt and uncle who raised her and her brother after they were orphaned. Her aunt, Demitra was a dramatic soprano, and her uncle, Alfredo was a music teacher. When they passed away, Rosalie and her brother started an endowment for concerts in their honor.
Center Aedan Using ’24 was selected as the 2024 University Athletic Association Men’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Year. He averaged 1.2 blocks per game and 1.2 steals per game, ranking seventh and eighth in the entire conference, respectively, alongside 6.2 rebounds per game, which ranks eleventh.
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Sam Dienstag ’24, TJ Carleo ’26, Rebecca Suarez ’26, and Haley Nash ’24 earned UAA Athlete of the Week honors for the weeks of Jan. 22, Feb. 5, Feb. 11 and Feb. 25.
“What if I said I am not what you think you see?”
Two years into the Russo-Ukraine War, the University re-created the “Unissued Diplomas” exhibit, displaying students who lost their lives as a result of this invasion. The University displayed the exhibit almost one year ago, created by Ukrainian graduate student Sofiia Tarasiuk MBA ’24 and Prof. Irina Dubinina (RUS), but since the war has yet to conclude, Tarasiuk worked with Ukrainian graduate students Kamila Haieva MBA ’25 and Yuliia Stelmakh MBA ’25 to re-install the exhibit.
To the readers who have enjoyed my museum reviews in the past, thank you! I am happy that there have been so many opportunities through The Justice that have allowed me to talk about art in a way that I usually wouldn’t. However, in my time going to many of these museums, including the Museum of Fine Arts, the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I have found a particular trend in the structure and the purpose of the museum that I find interesting. I would like to define my meaning of worship in this paragraph. When I say worship, I am describing the actions of the devout museum goers. When I went to see an exhibition at the Met in December 2023, I saw many people standing and ambulating around the art, but I saw even more with jaws wide, hands over mouths and speechless “ohs” spilling from their mouths. Yes, art is beautiful, important and meaningful and I would probably be very upset in a world without art, but museums inspire us to look up at art, placing it beyond us in a way that is to separate us and the art.
Incredible inventors and their illuminating inventions
February is notable as a month-long celebration of Black history and culture. However, it should be noted that our regard of the celebration must not only be reserved for twenty-eight days, but rather for the entire year. Recently I have reflected, not only on history, but on the stories unfolding now, right here at Brandeis. In an attempt to make a small difference I am shining a spotlight on the contributions of Black Brandeisians. I am documenting who they are and how they are making a positive impact on the Brandeis community.
On Jan. 29, nine Massachusetts universities, including Brandeis, co-hosted the first discussion of a newly developed discussion series titled “Dialogue and Action in an Age of Divides.” During the online webinar, panelists weighed in on the increasingly debated discussion of hate and free speech. The program was moderated by Roderick Ireland, professor of criminology and criminal justice at Northeastern University and former chief justice of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court.
“I am [Brandeis National Committee]’s biggest cheerleader because I am Brandeis’ biggest cheerleader,” Beth Bernstein MA ’90 said in a Feb. 2 interview with The Justice. For the past 33 years, Bernstein has been an central part of the BNC, an organization that has been around as long as the University itself.
On Feb.1 2024, news of a driver switching teams sent shockwaves through the Formula 1 community — Lewis Hamilton, the seven time World Drivers' Champion — tied with Michael Schumacher for the most titles — who has driven for Mercedes for the past 11 years, is set to drive for Ferrari for the 2025 season.
Following their stellar performances at the Eric Sollee Invitational last Saturday, senior foil fencer Luke Ritchie ’24 and junior foil fencer Alex McKee ’25 were honored as Judges of the Week.
To most people, an “invisibility cloak” sounds like something straight out of a fantasy series. For Dr. Nathan Cohen ’77, however, the reality of his project is potent. Since Cohen first invented the cloak in 2003, the military potential of the invisibility cloak has been an unavoidable truth. In fact, just last week Russia unveiled plans to use cloaking technology as a part of its invasion of Ukraine. Today, Cohen has a staggering 16 cloaking-related patents and a total of 93 United States patents, including one for a mechanism able to detect cloaked items.
Like many of us, I spent my winter break enjoying some of my favorite Christmas films. Among them were the classics like “It’s A Wonderful Life,” but a new favorite that made it to my list is the 2020 Netflix film “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey.” It is a heartwarming and charming tale that is equal parts magical fantasy and realism in its depiction of the complexities of family. Did I mention this film is nearly an all Black cast? Finding movies that depict wholesome Christmas, Kwanzaa or other celebrations for the Black community has been, well, difficult to say the least. Lyn Sisson-Talbert, the producer, is a Black woman and among the most notable female producers in the film industry. Her husband, David E. Talbert, wrote and was a co-creator of the film. Their collaboration creates a cinematic pulse through everything from the costume design to the cinematography.
“It’s off to Smart for the seventh game … knocked and then tipped in!”
Since Jan. 19, the Newton Teachers Association has been on strike with increasing pressure to return students to school as soon as possible. 98% of NTA’s members voted to strike after reaching an impasse in contract negotiations with the Newton School Committee. Every day, union members march outside City Hall along with students, parents, community members and fellow educators from neighboring school districts. Due to Massachusetts law prohibiting public employees from striking, hefty fines are lodged against the NTA, starting at $25,000 on the first day and doubling with each subsequent day. As of Jan. 26, fines amassed to $375,000 for canceling six consecutive school days. A Middlesex judge ruled that fines will continue at a lowered rate of $50,000 for every day past Jan. 28 if a deal is not reached.
On Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, the Brandeis University Track and Field team showcased their talents in the 2024 Reggie Poyau Memorial Title by seizing a well-earned victory. In their first and only home meet of the season, the women finished with 129.5 points, with 28 more points than second-place, Bates College, causing the Judges to take home the title. The men finished with 80 points, placing third, behind the notable track and field teams from Bates College, with 206 points, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) University, with 174 points.
Content warning: the film depicts scenes of blood, interior organs, dead corpses, graphic surgery, suicide, sexual assault, prostitution and nudity.