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Animal advocates should oppose RFK Jr.

A recap of Week 13 (Thanksgiving Week) of the National Football League season

Week 13 of the NFL season did not disappoint as Thanksgiving week featured a myriad of high octane matchups and nail biting finishes. Typical of the holiday, games were spread out throughout the week’s entirety for fans to enjoy. This included three matchups on Thursday, Nov. 28 and a game on Friday, Nov. 29 to complement the rest of the games predominantly taking place on Sunday. As a result, fans were able to consistently tune into nonstop NFL action throughout their Thanksgiving break. 

Major League Baseball playoffs overview: Inside every team playing in this year’s fall classic

The 2024 Major League Baseball playoffs kick off with the wildcard round this Tuesday, Oct 1. In the American League, the third seeded Houston Astros will host the fifth seeded Kansas City Royals, while the fourth seeded Baltimore Orioles face off against the sixth seeded Detroit Tigers. The Cleveland Guardians will play the winner of the Astros/Royals game, and the top seeded Yankees will play the winner of the Orioles/Tigers game. Over in the National League, the third seeded Milwaukee Brewers will play the sixth seeded New York Mets, while the fourth seeded San Diego Padres play the fifth seeded Atlanta Braves. The top seeded Los Angeles Dodgers will play the winner of the Braves/Padres game, and the Philadelphia Phillies will play the winner of the Brewers/Mets game. 

Shealy, Dienstag and Escueta see success at NCAAs

Maggie Shealy M’25

Newton teachers’ illegal strike persists amid building fines

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.

Aaron Rodgers’ Jets debut turned nightmare

The National Football League kicked off its season last week, concluding their opening matchups Sept. 11 with a Monday night showdown between the perennial powerhouse Buffalo Bills and the revamped New York Jets. 

2022: Year in Horror

2022 was a great year for independent and mainstream horror. Early in the year, we had the fantastic fifth installment in the Scream franchise. “Scream,” was directed by “Ready or Not” creators Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. The fifth Scream movie breathed new life into the series, far outpacing the funny but not remotely scary “Scream 4.” Moving into March, Ti West stepped back into the horror scene with his slasher “X.” Surprisingly great on a small budget, “X” brought Mia Goth into the spotlight, cementing her status as a modern-day scream queen. The film was immensely profitable, making $14.5 million on a $1 million budget.

Waltham skaters ‘ollie’ into advocacy for a better skatepark

At around 3 p.m. on a sunny Saturday afternoon, the Waltham Skatepark at Jack Koutoujian Playground is the place to be. Some skaters hang out next to the half pipe. Others stand atop the ramp on the opposite side of the park with their boards hanging over the edge. They watch their fellow skaters attempt tricks, hyping them up and offering tips as they wait to “drop in” for a turn. 

‘The Great Pottery Throwdown’

  I am thrilled to announce that  we as a society no longer have a  need for “The Great British Bake  Off.” Instead, we can focus all of  our energy on the vastly superior  “Great Pottery Throwdown.”

A reflection on justice and education: Legal Studies Practicum

This fall, through the Legal Studies Practicum (LGLS-145A) with Prof. and Chair of the Legal Studies Department Rosalind Kabrhel, my classmates and I were able to get involved with a diverse array of hands-on experiential learning opportunities. Through this practicum, we were able to experience the importance of educational interventions in the communities we worked with, as a way to marginally counteract systemic disadvantages. The hands-on approach to experiential learning allowed us to synthesize and apply the themes of this course’s readings through a critical and concrete lens.

U.K. awards scholarship to Brandeis graduate

Troia Reyes-Stone ’17 is one of this year’s recipients of the prestigious Marshall Scholarship, per a Dec. 9 BrandeisNOW article. She will pursue a master’s degree at Oxford University, where she plans to research the war on drugs and addiction treatment.

Jam with Josh Shuster, part-time music producer.

It’s said that Bostonians spend 500 days of their lives commuting. That may sound nasty, but perhaps Joshua Shuster ’23 can beat that with a weekly commute between Waltham and New York. This first-year isn’t commuting back to the Big Apple out of homesickness, but because of his work there as a music producer. 

Judges fall to 9–13 after devastating defeat by WashU

The Judges baseball team sought to avenge a disappointing trip to Emory University last weekend. Unfortunately, this weekend resulted in another sweep at the hands of a University Athletic Association opponent, as Washington University in Saint Louis came to Waltham and won all four matchups with the Judges. Here is a breakdown of each game.

Conservative Democrats reach a new zenith of uselessness

Former Catholic chaplain was removed after alcohol-related ‘incident’ with University student

Father Walter Cuenin, the University’s Catholic chaplain from 2006 to 2015, was removed from ministry and his position at Brandeis due to alcohol addiction and a “related incident” involving an adult male student, the Archdiocese of Boston’s Secretary for Communications and Public Affairs Terrence Donilon confirmed in an Oct. 3 email to the Justice. The University had originally attributed Cuenin’s departure to unspecified “health reasons”in a Jan. 13, 2015 email from Dean of Students Jamele Adams.

The Philadelphia Eagles remain the team to beat as the 2018 NFL season is on the horizon

Two days ago marked the last Sunday for quite a while without a National Football League game. Here are my predictions for how this NFL season should play out. 

Students compete in last round of Student Union elections

During this round of Student Union elections, 19 candidates faced off for 14 open seats in the Senate and Judiciary. This week, some of the candidates spoke to the Justice about their aspirations and the issues they consider most important. 

Senate reports on residential heating problems and committee updates

The Senate convened for its weekly meeting on Sunday, voting on two Senate Money Resolutions. 

Round one yields thirteen to the Union

On Thursday, the student body elected 13 individuals to various positions in the Student Union. In interviews with the Justice, the appointed students shared their agendas for the upcoming academic year. 

Student Union elects seek improvements

In the latest round of Student Union elections on April 3, 16 students were elected to fill positions across the Union for the upcoming academic year. The Justice interviewed several of the recently-elected members to hear more about their goals for next year.