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Club ties twice in three games

(10/10/16 11:25pm)

The men’s soccer team continued to struggle offensively this past week, resulting in a series of relatively disappointing finishes. Though the Judges managed to pull out one victory on the week, their inability to score cost them in their three other contests. The squad has slipped significantly in national polls, and it remains to be seen whether or not they can turn things around in time for an National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament berth. 



Support efforts of first responders in the Syrian conflict

(09/27/16 5:24am)

Since 2011, the world has seen the brutality Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is capable of — a capacity for destruction unparalleled even by his father, Hafez Al-Assad. Last year, we saw the image of Alan Kurdi, a three-year-old Syrian boy, washed up on the banks of a Turkish beach. Just last month, we witnessed five-year-old Omran Daqneesh sitting in the back of a White Helmets ambulance sporting a bewildered look on his face. The group, also known as Syrian Civil Defense, works indiscriminately to save lives from the rubble.





Shrigley delights in sarcastic art talk

(09/13/16 4:58am)

A crowd of students, faculty and members of the public sat in Pollack pointing at a screen up front and laughing on a Sunday afternoon. This was not a stand-up routine or a movie showing. Rather, the audience was cracking up in the Pollack Fine Arts Teaching Center with David Shrigley. Shrigley’s artist talk was full of sardonic punchlines. Many art talks delve into artistic theory and interpretation. Shrigley mentioned these themes — mostly to make ironic, humorous jabs — but in his own words, “much of this talk is about nothing in particular.”


Criticize GOP hypocrisy in light of voter identification laws

(09/13/16 5:06am)

Hillary Clinton calls out Donald Trump for being a bigot; Trump goes meta and suggests that Hillary Clinton’s accusation of bigotry is itself bigoted. Beyond looking at what each candidate actually said — as it is somewhat exhausting to spend one’s entire day finding and following credible press coverage of each presidential candidate — there’s a pretty easy litmus test to help cut through the noise. Assuming that bigotry involves taking advantage of minority communities in America, ask yourself, “Which side makes it harder for those same people to vote?” 


Reject increasing political polarization in American society

(09/13/16 4:47am)

Within days of President Barack Obama’s statement calling climate change “terrifying,” a Sept. 12 Public News Service article reported that America’s two main political parties have “never been farther apart” in their stances on climate change, according to an Aug. 25 study out of Oklahoma State University. 



Gallery explores social issues with recycled materials

(09/06/16 2:58am)

 Chakaia Booker’s art, which is featured in the Kniznick Gallery at the Women’s Studies Research Center until Nov. 4, speaks volumes about current issues by using old tires and wood slabs as sculptural creations. Booker is known for innovatively upcycling materials in order to convey societal messages — most notably, commentary on race, gender and the environment.



EDITORIALS: Commend work of Rose curatorial staff

(09/06/16 12:00am)

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. 


Recognize complexities of patriotism in light of Kaepernick protest

(09/06/16 12:01am)

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.



'Kubo and the Two Strings'

(08/30/16 6:50am)

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.




Brief: Rose establishes Sam Hunter Emerging Artists fund and acquires work from David Schutter

(05/24/16 6:16am)

The Rose Art Museum announced its first-ever acquisition under the brand new Sam Hunter Emerging Artists Fund on May 19: David Schutter’s “MMA 636 a2” is the first of what the Rose hopes will be a large collection of works acquired under the new initiative aimed at emerging artistic voices.