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In 1966, 30 students attended the first-ever Waltham Group meeting. Little did they know that 50 years later, the Brandeis community service organization would boast hundreds of volunteers who each year dedicate 40,000 hours to community service.
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.
“Human beings have dignity; they don’t have a price. That’s why human beings can’t be bought or sold,” said Prof. Berislav Marušić (PHIL) in an interview with the Justice, paraphrasing a conversation he had once had with his son. “What’s dignity?” his son prompted. Marušić replied, “Dignity is the idea that every person gets to make decisions for themselves” — to which his son artfully responded, “Well then, why can’t I watch TV whenever I decide?” And so his young, amusingly ruminative son rendered the 2016 recipient of the American Philosophical Association Sanders Book Prize speechless.
“American Jewish history for me was not a job, it was a career. It defined me,” said Professor Jonathan Sarna (NEJS) who, after decades of writing, publishing and teaching, has been named a University Professor.
Aluna strutted onstage and had just one question for the crowd at a packed-full Levin Ballroom Saturday night: “Ladies, who’s in control?” The female half of electronic-pop duo AlunaGeorge, Aluna was met with screaming delight as she charmed her way into the University’s musical hearts.
In the first round of Student Union elections on Thursday, 17 were elected to various positions on the Allocations Board and Senate. As in elections past, voter turnout was highest among the first-years and lowest among the senior class.
This week, justArts spoke with Kim Conaty, the curator of the Rose Art Museum, about the opening of the Museum this past weekend.
A musical, start-to-finish, in 24 hours seems mad. Perhaps, it is. However, this does not stop Brandeisians from attempting this feat each year. Every year, hordes of students crowd into the Shapiro Campus Center’s theater to watch their peers present a musical they were cast in only the day before. This year’s show of choice was everyone’s ‘tween’ favorite — “High School Musical.” Produced by Tympanium Euphorium and Hillel Theater Group, Brandeis’ rendition of High School Musical was enjoyable to all, as it evoked nostalgia in the many show-goers crowded in the theater as well as in the actors in the show.
Next weekend, the Rose Art Museum will welcome a host of exhibitions as part of its Fall Exhibition featuring artists such as New York-based Sarah Sze and Scottish artist David Shirgley. The Rose Art Museum has been an integral part of the University since 1961 and has served as a permanent fixture on campus for artistic education and the exhibition and collection of contemporary art. In 2009, under President Jehuda Reinharz’s administration, the University attempted to sell the museum’s prized collection valued at $350 million in an attempt to respond to a substantial budget crisis. The sale was later prevented after Rose supporters sued the University, according to a July 1, 2011 Boston Globe article.
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.
At the party conventions this summer, viewers were treated to an extraordinary amount of flag waving as the candidates wrapped themselves in red, white and blue. From barbeques on the Fourth of July to the obligatory election references to the founding fathers, Americans are not afraid to demonstrate their patriotic spirit.
In a word, stunning. From within an animation industry churning out CG film after CG film, “Kubo and the Two Strings” swept onto the summer screen Aug. 19 in a captivating storm of vision, beauty and heart. The movie was produced by stop-motion animation studio Laika Entertainment, who also produced“Coraline” (2009) and “ParaNorman” (2012), and they continue to be living proof that patience is a virtue.
George Watsky is an artist who responds to his fans’ comments on Facebook, gives away his own car to a fan in promotion of his latest album and jokingly challenges himself to rap more aggressively by rapping over a loop of the words “don’t be nice” on “x Infinity’s” “Don’t Be Nice.” What George Watsky is not is static.
This week, justArts spoke with Jessie Eichinger ’17, who is co-directing the 24-Hour Musical that will be performed this weekend.
Many associate Cuba with communism, the Castro family and the Cold War. These Cuban stereotypes remind many Americans of another political system and cultural circumstances. Prof. Elizabeth Ferry (ANTH), who led a tour to Cuba this year as part of Brandeis Travelers program, brought back stories that challenge these stereotype. In 1961, during the heart of the Cold War, the United States banned Americans from visiting this neighbor. Things changed in 2015 when the U.S government historically restored diplomatic relations with Cuba.
‘Dog Sees God’
“Repeat after me: ‘I believe I can fly,’” HistoryMakers founder and Brandeis alumna Julieanna Richardson ’76 instructed graduating students at the University’s 65th annual commencement on Sunday. She delivered her address, which drew heavily upon themes of dreams and unrealized potential, to 915 bachelor degree recipients and 854 Masters and doctoral degree recipients.
The Phi Beta Kappa initiation ceremony took place on Saturday afternoon within the Spingold Theater, welcoming 87 new members to the oldest undergraduate honors organization in the United States. The University houses the Mu Chapter of PBK, meaning it is the twelfth chapter of the society established in the state of Massachusetts. According to the program handed out at the ceremony, the University was granted the privilege of forming a PBK chapter more quickly than any other university in the United States.
“I’m so thankful for y’all. I’m so thankful for y’all,” outgoing Student Union President Nyah Macklin ’17 told the crowd as she took the podium on May 3 for her final State of the Union address, ― a speech that included song, advice and praise for her fellow students.