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Rowing club is a dedicated team and welcoming to all

(11/26/19 11:00am)

The Brandeis Rowing Team was established in 1986 and is based out of Stoller Boathouse in Newton, MA. The team shares the boathouse with Lasell College and Community Rowing Inc. This year’s captains are Viking Mayor ’20 and Ethan Miller ’22, and the coaches are team member Alex Gavriel and former Justice Editor in Chief Abby Patkin ’18. The team is committed to upholding the academic integrity of Brandeis while striving to achieve success in the competitive world of collegiate rowing. The Brandeis team competes as a co-ed organization in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Club Sports. 


Women’s Rugby team places third at regionals

(11/26/19 11:00am)

The Brandeis Women’s Rugby Team is a student-run club where the team trains college rugby players, many of whom graduate and move on to continue their rugby careers at the senior level. There is no experience required or expected to join rugby, and in fact, most new members of the team have never played or seen a rugby game. This year’s captains are Diana Epstein ’22 and Sarah Pechet ’21. 


Univ. makes changes to student protest policies

(11/19/19 11:00am)

The University administration made changes to the student handbook this semester to mandate the administration’s prior approval of protest demonstrations by student groups. The changes to Section 7.1 of the Student Rights and Responsibilities handbook makes campus demonstrations more difficult, according to a student activist group that spoke with the Justice.  The language in 7.1 is identical to a section in the Princeton University handbook, but Brandeis applies it differently. 



Settling the ‘Ok, Boomer’ debate once and for all

(11/19/19 11:00am)

On Nov. 7, Chlöe Swarbrick, a 25-year-old lawmaker, was delivering a speech in front of the New Zealand Parliament in favor of the Zero Carbon Bill, a piece of legislation designed to set a target for the country to be at zero carbon emissions by 2050. During her speech, Swarbrick was heckled by an unidentified older member of Parliament, whereupon she nonchalantly responded with the phrase “Ok, Boomer,” seeming to acknowledge, but parry the attacking verbiage of her detractor. Swarbrick’s choice of words here could be perceived as  quite intriguing, as she was clearly referencing a viral meme referring to the baby boomers, a generation of Americans and Western Europeans born in the two decades of economic prosperity and abundance following the Second World War. 


The National Basketball Association ‘spices up' the 2019 season

(11/19/19 11:00am)

Spicy P is his name, and getting buckets is his game! Pascal Siakam has taken over where Kawhi Leonardi left off and is absolutely dominating for the Toronto Raptors, ultimately making a more legitimate MVP case than his aforementioned ex-teammate had.  As of Nov. 15, Pascal Siakam is fifth on NBA.com’s MVP ladder, higher than Leonardi had been at any point last year. Over  11 games, Cameroon’s finest  averages 27.2 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.5 blocks a game on 49.1/37.3/84.2 shooting splits. Though the stats are impressive, the most shocking thing about Siakam is his growth; just two years ago he averaged seven points, five rebounds and two assists, and only eight years ago he was not even playing  basketball. Siakam had wanted to be a priest before attending a Basketball  Without Borders camp hosted by the legendary African prince and NBA player Luc Richard Mbah a Moute.