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Enviromental film prompts tough questions on divestment

The stakes of Brett Kavanaugh's SCOTUS nomination

A summer-y of 2018 summer films

This was a year of box office records. “Black Panther” became the ninth-highest grossing film of all time with a $1.3 billion take; “Incredibles 2” became the highest non-PG-13 grosser of all time besides a list of box office records in the animation genre; “Avengers: Infinity War” conquered theaters worldwide with a claim on the $2 billion milestone. Additionally, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” the deep dive into the life of beloved children’s entertainer Fred Rogers, became the top-grossing biographical documentary of all time at $20 million. Average per-screen grosses were also very impressive with the releases of “Eighth Grade,” “Sorry to Bother You,” “BlacKkKlansman,” and the 50th anniversary re-release of “2001: A Space Odyssey.”

Team splits its first two games

The Brandeis men’s soccer team conducted  a very successful campaign that brought them all the way to the Division III final four last year. The team has also made six straight trips to the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament, the second-longest streak in Division III. This season, expectations for the team are certainly high, as it begins the season ranked fourth in the nation among Division III schools. The team has started off their season 1-1 after two contests in the North Shore classic. 

Views from Skyline

Skyline, the University’s new residence hall, opened last week to approximately 160 returning students. After more than a year of construction, the project, consisting of north and south towers and a courtyard, opened for Community Advisors’ orientation week on Aug. 15. According to a press release from the same day, the $38 million project was designed by William Rawn Associates and incorporates Brandeis’ ideals of sustainability into its structure. Solar panels are installed on the roof, and the building uses 40 geothermal wells to control heating and cooling.

University chooses new mail center partner

Swiss Post Solutions has replaced Xerox as Brandeis’ mail center partner following complaints by students and faculty of lost packages and slow service. SPS assumed control of mail center operations on June 1, after a four-week period during which company  representatives oversaw the transition.

Potential Wi-Fi issue averted

A safety feature of the Blue Light emergency pole system on campus alerted the University administration late this summer that a pole near Massell Quad was not functioning. Upon further investigation, it was clear that other technology in the area was not working correctly either.

'More Weight' surprises and intrigues

Rachel Stern’s exhibition, “More Weight,” points a satin-gloved finger at both the ideal of justice and its subjectivity. While Stern is not a Brandeis alumna, her display at the Kniznick Gallery in Brandeis’ Women’s Studies Research Center perfectly resonates with Brandeis students;  it holds justice as a core value and features gavel imagery, both of which permeate Brandeis’ culture. The title, “More Weight,” is taken from the famous last words of Giles Corey during the Salem witch trials, during which he was put to death for refusing to confess to practicing witchcraft.

Είναι όλα ελληνικά για μένα (It’s all Greek to me)

Descent into Donaldmania: A look at /r/The_Donald

 I’ve been reading every post on the front page of /r/The_Donald for just over 100 days now. For those who are lucky enough not to know, The_Donald is a subreddit which describes itself as “a never-ending rally dedicated to the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump.” When Trump was elected, it had around 300,000 subscribers – now it has more than twice as many. It is home to Trump’s most ardent supporters, as anything less than absolute devotion to the president will result in a ban from the moderators. According to The_Donald’s own rules, racism will also warrant a ban, but that didn’t stop user “TheMormanTrump” from posting “Muslim rapefugees raping thousands of kids is a-okay to the Brits” consequence-free. The_Donald is the third-most active subreddit on the site, and has already begun mobilizing its subscribers for the upcoming midterms. 

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AMERICAN HERO: Captain America, a popular figure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is featured in the most recent Avengers film. 

2017-2018 Year in Review

Critic loves this season's films Kent Dinlenc While the past few months have been devoid of the indie films I was anticipating, I was pleasantly surprised by what has been released. I have spouted enough praise for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” and thoroughly reviewed 2017 as a whole, so I’ve decided to solely cover the films that came out during the spring semester.

EDITORIAL: Recognize accomplishments of graduating Justice editors

As the academic year comes to a close, it is time to say goodbye to the graduating Justice seniors. All were essential members of the paper, and this board wants to take the time to appreciate their hard work and passionate personalities, both in and out of the office.

New initiative explores Latinx Jewish culture

After more than two decades of engaging with scholars, authors, artists and community members to develop “fresh ways of thinking about Jews and gender worldwide,” the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute is launching its newest initiative: the HBI Project in Latin American Jewish & Gender Studies.

Boston Lyric Opera does Bernstein

On Sunday, the Boston Lyric Opera kicked off the Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts in Slosberg Music Center, setting a high bar for the student performances to come. The first three pieces in this nine-piece set went perfectly and flowed well into one another. The first solo performance was by Vincent Turregano; his performance of “A Simple Song” from “Mass” was incredible. The title of this song vastly undersells the rich complexity both of the music itself and of this actor’s performance. It was a semi-staged performance with movement direction by Nicola Bowie, but the underwhelming and confusing staging and choreography only detracted from wonderful acting and vocal performance, as it would for the entire performance. 

Vaskrik impresses audience

On Sunday, April 15, Ridgewood Commons served as a stage for several student groups to showcase their talent for admitted students and their families. One of these groups was Vaskrik, a Korean hip-hop dance group featuring first-year students Chenxi Dai ’21, Yaxi Huang ’21, Yimeng Huang ’21, Yuning Liu ’21, Yuechen Ta ’21 and Zhixin Tan ’21. This group performed three pieces and displayed some of the most remarkable coordination I have seen in a dance group. The first piece was a more traditional hip-hop group style, making use of jerking and breaking moves with quickly changing formations. The second piece was solo-based, which gave individual members a chance to demonstrate talent in solo pieces that featured slower moves. For the third piece, they invited young members from the audience to come onstage and dance with them. In addition, the outfits that the troop members wore complemented their moves well. Each member wore a red top and black bottoms, but the types of tops and bottoms they chose were all different, expressing their personal fashion choices and highlighting each of their dance styles. Hopefully, Vaskrik will continue to perform at more events in the future and show us their unique style of dance.

Folk Fest is a great chance for a picnic

This past Saturday afternoon, on-campus folk a cappella group Too Cheap For Instruments held their annual Folk Fest on the Great Lawn. With the sun shining brightly, many attendees spread  out blankets on the grass and held picnics to enjoy the long-awaited spring weather and the tinkling folk tunes. Too Cheap For Instruments organized five sets to play throughout the afternoon, in addition to a set of their own. These musicians included Molly Pinto Madigan, Lauren Pratt, Crowes Pasture, Walter and the Night Owls and headliner crowd favorite Cold Weather Company. 

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FIERCE FIRST-YEARS: Vaskrik, a Korean hip-hop dance group at Brandeis, features six first-year students.

Community forum held to discuss cancelled play

The Brandeis community came together two weeks ago to discuss the Undergraduate Theatre Collective’s production of “And Then There Were None” and the implications of potentially showcasing it. 

Univ. fires basketball coach, citing history of racial bias

Looking for a place to sit during a practice session, former Brandeis men’s basketball coach Brian Meehan saw an empty seat next to one of the team’s rookie players, a first-year from Africa.