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(10/30/18 10:00am)
“Bad Times at the El Royale” is a recently released film with a stellar cast, an acclaimed writer and an intriguing 1970s aesthetic. The movie takes place at the titular hotel and features eight strangers: a young concierge, a priest, a blues singer, a sleazy vacuum salesman, a rebellious young woman, her sister and a cult leader. The group finds themselves trapped when a storm surges overhead, and their secrets are revealed in a hotel chock-full of its own secrets.
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This year’s annual Roosevelt Lecture, part of the Eleanor Roosevelt Lecture series dedicated to social justice and women’s history, celebrated the impact of critically acclaimed painter, sculptor, installation artist and videographer Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons. The focus was a display of her video “Rite of Initiation Sacred Bath (1991)” and images of her installation piece “Alchemy of the Soul, Elixir for the Spirits (2015).” The event was sponsored by the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program, the African and Afro-American Studies department, the division of Creative Arts, the department of Fine Arts and the Rose Art Museum.
(10/23/18 10:00am)
Over the weekend, a delightful original piece, “Dream A Little Dream,” premiered at the Laurie Theater in Spingold Theater Center. The ambitious dance performance, conceptualized and directed by our very own Prof. Susan Dibble (THA), is a sensory feast with strong work from all parties involved.
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This is a historic year for the Toxic Majorette Dance Line. Formed in 2015 under the umbrella of the Brandeis Black Student Organization, this year the team became an independent, University-chartered club. They celebrated this acheivement in Saturday’s enormous showcase “Pick your Poison,” demonstrating not only their skills but also those of a variety of other dance and music groups.
(10/16/18 10:00am)
Namaskar, the Association for Hindus, Jains and Sikhs, hosted Raas Rasiya last Friday, one of the many events within the wider festival of Navratri. Navratri, or “nine nights” in Sanskrit, is a widely celebrated nine-day festival, each day honoring an incarnation of the warrior goddess Durga. According to the Facebook description, the festival celebrates “the victory of good over evil,” referring to Durga’s triumph over the demon Mahishasura. Although Raas Rasiya is typically held before Navratri (Oct. 9–18), last Friday was simply the most convenient time to hold the event.
(10/16/18 10:00am)
CHAMBER STARS: Brandeis Chamber Singers performed “Somewhere” from West Side Story, featuring a solo from Leah Nashel ’20.
(10/16/18 10:00am)
When Max LeBlanc ’22 was a freshman in high school, he began working in a local ice cream store. In his hometown, the tourism-driven community of Kennebunk, Maine, LeBlanc was just looking to earn some extra money for college. As a 14-year-old, he had no idea that in less than four years, he would be the founder of his own dessert shop.
(10/09/18 10:00am)
On Oct. 4, the Wasserman Cinematheque hosted a special screening of Debra Granik’s ‘85 “Leave No Trace.” The movie, an adaptation of Peter Rock’s 2009 novel “My Abandonment,” follows the nomadic parent-child pair of Will (the captivating Ben Foster), a veteran suffering from PTSD, and his daughter, Tom (played with deliberateness by newcomer Thomasin McKenzie) as they try to adjust after a disruption in their lives.
(10/09/18 7:25pm)
Starting their seasons off on Sept. 22 and 24, respectively, the women’s and men’s tennis teams are both off to a very strong start through three meets.
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For the first time ever, Brandeis University was a co-host for the Boston Latino International Film Festival along with Harvard University, Northeastern University and Emerson College. The festival was held from Sept. 27 to Sept. 30, screening twenty eight films primarily at Emerson, with Harvard, Northeastern and Brandeis each hosting for two days within the festival — Brandeis hosted films during the first two days. Occasionally, directors or producers of a film would hold a Q&A session, educating the audience about their filming process and intended messages.
(09/25/18 10:00am)
“Shirkers” is “a remake of a movie that was never released,” according to director Sandi Tan.
(09/25/18 10:00am)
One of the most annoying trends to reach adolescents within the past few years is vaping. Not only do users not realize that they look utterly obnoxious blowing smoke clouds everywhere, but also, they may not know that they are inevitably contributing to a nicotine addiction. Most e-cigarettes or vape products contain an oil form of nicotine that is vaporized when heated. Take Juul Labs, the makers of the ubiquitous USB-shaped device of the same name, for example. Their website states that products come in two varieties that have either three or five percent nicotine by weight. That translates to about 23 and 40 mg, respectively, of nicotine per pod. According to a March 15 NPR article, the average domestically made cigarette contains between 1.1 to 1.7 mg of nicotine. The Juul Labs website also notes that each pod lasts for around 200 puffs. Knowing this, it is ludicrous that people under 18 are able to acquire these products, and the retailers supplying and marketing them are at fault.
(09/18/18 10:00am)
Public safety on and around campus is a constant issue for college students and concerned family members. Students are often reminded to lock their doors, use blue light systems and contact University Police at any sign of trouble. Yet for many students, the safety of their college’s host cities off campus remain clouded with uncertainty. Students are often unaware of the reality of safety in their campus neighborhoods, an issue Justice reporters attempted to address.
(09/18/18 10:00am)
The Goethe-Institut, an inter- national organization that promotes the worldwide study of German culture, came to Brandeis to show Raoul Peck’s 2017 film “The Young Marx” as part of its continuing “Marx NOW” film series, a celebration of Karl Marx’s bicentennial. The event, held on Sept. 5 in Wasserman Cinematheque, saw the convergence of many groups from both inside and outside the Brandeis community, and was co-sponsored by the The Center for German and European Studies, the Department of German, Russian, Asian Languages and Literature. The program opened with introductions from both Prof. Sabine von Mering (GRALL), the director of CGES, and Karin Oehlenschläger, program curator for the Goethe-Institut in Boston. In her introduction to the film, Oehlenschläger explained that it was a passion project not only made to depict the life of its subject, but also to convey his ideas through film.
