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justFeatures: What inspired you to start Jaded?

JADED: The magazine, due out later this semester, will feature creative writing and art by members of the Brandeis community to channel emotions in an artistic way.

From the history pages to the film screen

If you have ever been to North Carolina, then you have been to a state that once held the name “Klansville, U.S.A.” Nicknamed “Klansville” for its overwhelming Ku Klux Klan membership, North Carolina became a state whose Klan population surprisingly outnumbered those in all the other southern states combined.

Preserve freedom of speech to uphold critical democratic ideals

On Jan. 7, two gunmen, Chérif and Saïd Kouachi, attacked the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical magazine, in response to their cartoons that depicted the Prophet Muhammad. The attacks killed 12, including the magazine’s editor and cartoonists and a police officer.

Reassess Lawrence's role in public relations scandals

I am a senior at Brandeis University, grateful for the privilege to study in Waltham for three and a half years to date. At first, I was hesitant to join the Brandeis community—I never visited before arriving (late) for orientation my first year and did not bother attending most of the “mandatory” orientation programming. 

Exhibit focuses on pluralism and justice

As part of ’Deis Impact, the University’s annual festival of social justice, the Brandeis Pluralism Alliance opened BPArt: Pluralism and the Arts on Friday. The exhibit, located in the Shapiro Campus Center Art Gallery, is compiled of submissions from the Brandeis community meant to demonstrate interpretations of pluralism and social justice.

Pop Culture

Miss Colombia, Paulina Vega, was crowned Miss Universe on Sunday night, winning the coveted crown against four other finalists in the Miss Universe pageant. Miss USA, Nia Sanchez, won second place. Businessman Donald Trump owns the annual beauty pageant, which features young women from over 80 countries. However, this year’s pageant has not been without controversy. Miss Israel 2006 and Miss Lebanon 2006 stirred up the drama after appearing in an Instagram photo together. The photos reminded people of a similar incident in 2006, where Miss Israel and Miss Lebanon appeared in a photo together during the time of the Israel-Hezbollah war. Although the pageant represents women around the world, it is hard to forget the political and foreign affairs dynamics that impact it.

Dimensions exhibition showcases students’ talent

The latest installation of student art Dimensions 2: Work from classes in Drawing, Painting, Printmaking opened this past week in Spingold Theater Center’s Dreitzer Gallery. Open until Feb. 6, the show consists of student works from the Fall 2014 semester from the Beginning and Intermediate Painting, Beginning and Intermediate Drawing and Printmaking classes.

Boko Haram massacre must not be ignored

By most accounts, this was a slow week in the news. After the excitement of President Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, the headlines mostly turned to analyses of the speech, continued coverage of the Charlie Hebdo terror attack and its international response and a national scandal over whether or not—shock and horror!—a football was slightly deflated at an important Patriots game. This story has huge consequences for the football community, but for those of us who couldn’t care less one way or the other about sports, it was a rather ho-hum time to be browsing Google News. The front page stories of Sunday’s New York Times, for example, focused on tax policy shifts being proposed by eight Republicans, an exploration of the Vatican’s current stance on divorce, new evidence in a 50-year-old murder case and something headlined "North Korea’s Forbidden Love? Smuggled, Illegal Soap Operas."

Rose Art Museum’s spring exhibitions emphasize lesser-known artists

Since the Rose Art Museum’s fall exhibits closed on Dec. 22, museumgoers have awaited the day the Rose would reopen to present its spring art selections. The museum’s four new exhibits span several different disciplines, bringing deserving artists into the spotlight this semester.

PAINTING BLIND: Frank Auerbach is one of the artists featured in the upcoming Painting Blind exhibit. Featured above is his work from 1987, “J.Y.M. Seated.”

Teams go a combined 10-1 at Saturday meet

The men and women’s fencing teams cruised in strong weekend performances against regional opponents at the second Northeast Fencing Conference meet on Saturday, going a combined 10-1 on the day. The men’s squad clinched a share of the NFC title—their first since 2009—with a 5-0 record on the day while the women fenced to a 5-1 record and sit at 9-3 in NFC meets this year.

Making an impact

’DEIS Impact is a festival of social justice taking place Friday through Feb 9. This week-long festival will consist of more than 40 events hosted by clubs, students and academic departments. The International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life and the Student Union sponsor this annual event. Just Features sat down with Heather Spector ’17, the vice chair of ’DEIS Impact.

Alumnus speaks about race at MLK memorial

Members of the Brandeis community gathered Monday night in the Shapiro Campus Center Theater for the University’s 10th annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, which included various performances and featured a keynote address from Dr. Roy DeBerry ’70. 

BTC mixes up genres for spring season

Alyssa Avis, management assistant to the Theater Arts Department at the University, noted the range of subjects and shows in this semester’s theater line-up for the Company in an email to the Justice. “There’s quite a variety: a movement piece created by Brandeis Professor Susan Dibble, a new play addressing the 2010 BP oil spill, student driven thesis and professional clowns!” wrote Avis. Check out the performances in order of their showing: 

UTC releases productions for the spring

'The Tech Project'

Amateur video games fill WSRC exhibit

“Took the long way home but it wasn’t long enough,” one video game starts. The point of the game is not to escape from the cops or to accomplish a robbery. The point turns out to be much more poignant. Long Time Coming: A Game about Pointed Conversations by Sagan Lee and Nadie Lessio is about coming home to your boyfriend, trying to avoid letting on about being unfaithful.

EDITORIAL: Clarify rights for adjudication defendants

Former Director of Student Rights and Community Standards Dean Gendron departed from the University on Sept. 25, and in the four months since, the University has yet to fill the position. The lack of a Community Standards director is only one of the many current concerns with the University adjudication process, as highlighted in recent weeks. This board urges the University to appoint a replacement for Gendron as quickly as possible and to resolve the issues within the student Rights and Responsibilities handbook.

Views on the News: Charlie Hebdo attacks

On Jan. 7, two gunmen, Chérif and Saïd Kouachi, attacked the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical magazine, in response to cartoons that depicted the Prophet Muhammad. Among the 12 killed are the magazine’s editor, cartoonists and a police officer. Vigils were held on Jan. 7 in Barcelona, Copenhagen, London, New York and Washington, D.C. On Wednesday, a senior leader of al-Qaeda in Yemen claimed responsibility for the attack. The cover of Charlie Hebdo’s newest edition features an image of the prophet shedding a tear and holding a sign that says “Je suis Charlie,” as the headline reads “Tout Est Pardon,” or “All is Forgiven.” Do you think that Charlie Hebdo responded appropriately by publishing the newest edition of the magazine with the image of the Prophet Muhammad on the cover? 

Corrections and Clarifications

A Features article titled “Universal Language of Discovery” incorrectly stated that the Taiwan Strait is six miles wide, when it is actually 81 miles wide. (Jan. 13, pg. 9)