Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
Firstly, I must agree with Miles Ketchum in his letter (“Other issues beside genocide”), that there are other issues out there besides genocide. AIDS has killed 25 million people over the last 25 years and shows no signs of slowing, global warming is a catastrophe on the horizon, and New Orleans still needs to be rebuilt. However, I believe that it is unfair for Ketchum to tell anyone that they should focus on another issue…
To the Editor:
On behalf of STAND, I would like to take this opportunity to respond to the letter written by Miles Ketchum in the previous edition of The Hoot. Mr. Ketchum's concerns centered around the fact that he feels STAND is wasting its time and the time of others, and would be better off focusing on other problems that would allow us to “actually” make a difference.
At the risk of sounding like a typical Brandeis student, I was personally offended by Sarah Greens article warning freshman about the perils of gaining a few extra pounds. Although well intentioned, Green comes off more like a catty school mate, spouting the calorie content of your extra helping of fries, rather than a concerned nutritionist. “Do you really want that extra slice of cake? What? I was just asking.”
Taught from infancy that beauty is woman's scepter, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison. Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797)
It is disrespectful and deconstructive to outright attack people or their views, so I will to my utmost ability refrain from doing so in relation to the article Taking a page out of the guys book that appeared in last weeks edition of The Hoot. I was very much disturbed with the articles strong polarization and dichotomization of the sexes. It excluded entire and considerable populations that either do not identify with one of these hetero-normative labels or who do not buy into the pop-culture ideals of beauty and self-worth. It also reinforces grossly misleading and inaccurate stereotypes of men and women.
Though the press has an obligation to accurately portray news by using photographic journalism, it has the same obligation to have decency in regards to the content being printed. Over the past several weeks, the Justice has taken a step backwards by publishing photos that are completely superfluous and have benefited no one.
With the fencing team taking up its arms on Saturday, The Hoot was able to catch up with men's fencing captain Brenden Doris-Pierce '07 (sabre). Doris-Pierce was gracious enough to provide The Hoot, with insights on the men's side via e-mail.
The Judges had two competitors this weekend who earned all-association honors at the mens and womens UAA cross country championships this past weekend at Washington University in St. Louis. Tim Condon 08 received second-team all-association honors while Camille Stevens-Rumann 07, took all-association citations. Both these runners led their respective teams and posted remarkable results on their 6k and 8k courses.
Red Auerbachs dead. Even though he was 89 and had health problems for years, it was still a bit of a surprise to go on to washingtonpost.com Saturday night to find the words Red Auerbach Dies. Just like that, a heart attack took away a man who had become an institution, not only in Boston but in the realm of sports in general.
After a long season of wins and personal records, the mens and womens cross country teams finished out their regular seasons last weekend with the UAA Championships at Washington University. The women were able to place fifth of the eight teams present at the competition while the men took second place, tied with host Washington University with 86 points. Tim Condon 08 earned second-team all-association honors and just missed first team by one spot. Co-captain of the womens team Camille Stevens-Rumann 07 placed 12th in her six kilometer race, earning her all-association citations.
After a 5-0 week, sweeping every match, the Judges are currently 17-14 with only the UAA Championships left on their schedule. Two reasons why they are coming in with a winning record have been due to the play of their rookie middle blockersPiera Carfagno 10 and Bridget McAllister 10. Both players had strong performances during an exceptionally strong week, helping Brandeis sweep the 2006 Judges Classic, never once losing a game to the four opponents faced. As a result, both were rewarded: They were named to the All-Tournament with Carfagno getting MVP honors and McAllister receiving UAA Athlete of the Week honors.
