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VOLUME X, ISSUE 2 February 9, 2012 We who are about to print salute you Freddie Mac! Page 2 State of Love! Page 3 Greek life! Page 3 Cold War! Page 4 Today: Love is all around Tomorrow: High pressure coming in from the south The Blowfish Inside This Issue JOKE OF THE WEEK: Q: To where was the hollandaise sauce deported? A: Holland. NOTE FROM THE EDITORS: Follow us on Twitter! Twitter.com/BDeisBlowfish KITCHEN NEWS: ASIA NEWS: PRESIDENTIAL NEWS: SUITE NEWS: FASHION NEWS: Family’s purchase of lazy susan eliminates need for dinner table conversation Pg. Family of 4 Student wears Snug- gie to class like guys on side of the box Pg. 14.99 All of your suitemates are on their periods Pg. 28 days later Guy who thinks he’s all that lacks back of chips Pg. 1.5 servings BY DANIEL PIPES Staff Writer TODAY’S BTV Presents: ‘The Bachelor’s’ Student not quite sure why Vietnamese holi- day of Tet is offensive Pg. 1968 Just because we didn’t write about ‘Deis Impact doesn’t mean social justice isn’t one of our priorities. But it’s not. BTV is will be airing a new program later this month titled “The Bachelor’s,” modeled after ABC’s popular series, “The Bachelor.” In this show, the Bachelor’s candidate, Ben ’15, will have to choose from 25 rigorous majors to com- plete his bachelor’s degree. Ben must choose from majors because unlike minors, they are declared legal by the uni- versity’s registrar. Naturally, this is one of the biggest deci- sions he will ever make in his life, because his bachelor’s degree will have a formative ef- fect on his career and projected lifetime earnings. Ben must take his time not only to get to know each major, but to find his true passion, his life’s calling. Most importantly, there is no going back because, while Ben could ultimately go on to get multiple master’s degrees and PhDs, he can only get one bachelor’s de- gree. Each major has its own at- tractions and quirks. While COSI can be extremely practical and is a good long-term investment, it has trouble making eye con- tact and forming sentences that are longer than two words. Conversely, AMST is as flexible as a Ukranian gymnast but is considered just as flaky. PSYC, while intriguing, has lots of pesky requirements and is extremely demanding. You have to take Research Methods and Stats and Neuro whether you want to or not. And sure, WGS is good for experimenting, but NEJS is the kind of major you can take home to your mother. Over the course of the show, Ben will get to know each major either through lectures designated by group, such as the sciences, the humanities, the social sciences and the arts, or in the much more intimate one-on-one of- fice hours meeting. After each lecture and office hours ap- pointment, each professor will give testimonial interviews about how they think it went. Some professors will find in Ben a kindred spirit. “He was smart, engaged, funny and made several good points during class. In short, he’s the perfect student!” Art History Professor Peter Kalb gushed. And Professor Kalb was not alone in his adoration. “I felt like he really connected with the material I was present- ing,” Film Studies chair Professor Alice Kelikian beamed. “I left class with a sense of pride and satisfaction that I did my job well. I haven’t felt this way in a long time.” When asked if they would consider writing Ben a recom- mendation, the most personal of professor- student interactions, they all unequivocally answered yes. The show will fol- low Ben through all of the trials and tribu- lations as each week brings him closer to the ultimate bache- lor’s degree decision. Each major will test him, literally. He will have to take a mid- term in each major, and Ben will have to deal with the ensuing dramas and jealousies. “I failed ENG because I was up all night studying for POL,” he will explain in a futile attempt to redeem himself. With the impending add/drop date, Ben will be forced to commit to his top two majors. “How can I choose between them? They’re both so different!” He’ll agonize, “I like how they each bring out different sides of me and chal- lenge me in different ways.” Host Chris Harrison will then appear from the ether and tell him that he doesn’t have to choose anymore. He can (and is even encouraged to) double major. Overjoyed, Ben will then take each major’s books under each arm and walk off into the sunset, confi- dent that he has made the right decision ... until next week, when he learns about that new joint-degree program with Columbia. “What do you think I should do, Mr. Skeleton?” Communion-ity Building Following the remarkably well-attended town hall meet- ing last week regarding the sta- tus of communal hamotzi and eshet chayil, Hillel has decided to add the ritual of communion to its weekly Shabbat dinner, after which everyone will say “l’chaim.” This unanimous decision by Hillel board was made after some students mentioned that members of the Brandeis Christian Fellowship were significant- ly less present at Jewish events than other Brandeisians. “Technically, every student who at- tends Brandeis is a member of Hillel,” Hillel President Leah Rosenbloom ’12 stated in an interview with The Blowfish, “and we realized we just weren’t serving all of our members!” Rosenbloom added that we should be more conscious of the cultural imperialism all non-Jewish students are forced to endure on a regular basis. “Would it be so terrible if we said Merry Christmas when it was actually Christmas?” she asked. “I mean, shouldn’t Jews understand oppression best of all? Je- sus himself was Jewish!” When Hillel board representatives first reached out to BCF’s e-board to discuss the changes they planned to implement, they were met with a “marked lack of enthusiasm.” None of the board’s numerous e-mails or phone calls were returned. “At first we thought it was because we invited them to meet us in Hillel Lounge,” said Moshe Bin-Yamin ’14, who lamented his board’s unintentional othering. In an effort to bridge the di- vide, Hillel decided to meet with the BCF five feet away in the Christian Lounge. “This wasn’t my first time in the Christian lounge,” Rosenbloom commented. “Sometimes I use the space for meetings when Hillel lounge is busy. To me, it is pluralism at its best.” Hillel board stopped by the Chris- tian Lounge every Sunday at 10 a.m. for weeks, but the lounge was always vacant. In an interview with The Blowfish, BCF’s president, Blake Christianson ’13, explained that his club “just wasn’t interested and was frankly kind of offended” by Hillel’s overtures. “Just because we’re a minority doesn’t mean we want to be incor- porated into the dominant culture. Besides, none of our members are able to pronounce words that require an uvular frica- tive. Let me put it this way, Hillel serves pizza on Sundays at their events and we serve pizza on Sundays at our events. Everyone likes pizza, so what if we had pizza together?” Christanson offered. Intrigued by Christianson’s gesture of good faith, Hillel board decided to form an exploratory subcommittee. In true Talmudic style, members of the subcommittee raised several interesting questions and answered those ques- tions with further questions: “Would the pizza be kosher? Where would this joint event take place? How can we pick a date? Should we involve MSA and Namaskar? Will there be a communal birkat hamazon?” Bogged down in the minutia of planning an ecumenical, pluralistic pizza party, Hillel board decided to table the event until next se- mester but still plans to proceed with communion plans. Hillel already has a stockpile of TamTams for the rite. “Hey Judas, bring out the gefilte fish.” One man’s search to find the perfect major Hillel to include Communion at weekly Shabbat dinner BY JAMES MASON Can Keep a Secret

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VOLUME X, ISSUE 2 February 9, 2012We who are about to print salute you

Freddie Mac! Page 2State of Love! Page 3

Greek life! Page 3Cold War! Page 4

Today: Love is all aroundTomorrow: High pressure coming in from the south

TheBlowfish

Inside This Issue

JOKE OF THE WEEK:Q: To where was the hollandaise sauce deported?A: Holland.

NOTE FROM THE EDITORS:

Follow us on Twitter!Twitter.com/BDeisBlowfish

KITCHEN NEWS:

ASIA NEWS:

PRESIDENTIAL NEWS:

SUITE NEWS:

FASHION NEWS:

Family’s purchase of lazy susan eliminates need for dinner table conversation

Pg. Family of 4

Student wears Snug-gie to class like guys on side of the box

Pg. 14.99

All of your suitemates are on their periods

Pg. 28 days later

Guy who thinks he’s all that lacks back of chips

Pg. 1.5 servings

BY DANIEL PIPESStaff Writer

TODAY’S

BTV Presents: ‘The Bachelor’s’

Student not quite sure why Vietnamese holi-day of Tet is offensive

Pg. 1968

Just because we didn’t write about ‘Deis Impact doesn’t mean social justice isn’t one of our priorities. But it’s not.

BTV is will be airing a new program later this month titled “The

Bachelor’s,” modeled after ABC’s popular series, “The Bachelor.” In this show, the Bachelor’s candidate, Ben ’15, will have to choose from 25 rigorous majors to com-plete his bachelor’s degree. Ben must choose from majors because unlike minors, they are declared legal by the uni-versity’s registrar. Naturally, this is one of the biggest deci-sions he will ever make in his life, because his bachelor’s degree will have a formative ef-fect on his career and projected lifetime earnings. Ben must take his time not only to get to know each major, but to find his true passion, his life’s calling. Most importantly, there is no going back because, while Ben could ultimately go on to get multiple master’s degrees and PhDs, he can only get one bachelor’s de-gree. Each major has its own at-tractions and quirks. While COSI can be extremely practical and is a good long-term investment, it has trouble making eye con-tact and forming sentences that are longer than two words. Conversely, AMST is as flexible as a Ukranian gymnast but is considered just as flaky. PSYC, while intriguing, has lots of pesky requirements and is extremely demanding. You have to take Research Methods and Stats and Neuro whether you want to or not. And sure, WGS is good for experimenting, but NEJS is the kind of major you can take home to your mother. Over the course of the show, Ben will get to know each major either through lectures designated by group, such as the sciences, the humanities, the social sciences and the arts, or in the much more intimate one-on-one of-

fice hours meeting. After each lecture and office hours ap-pointment, each professor will give testimonial interviews about how they think it went. Some professors will find in Ben a kindred spirit. “He was smart, engaged, funny and made several good points during class. In short, he’s the perfect student!” Art History Professor Peter Kalb gushed. And Professor Kalb was not alone in his adoration. “I felt like he really connected with the material I was present-ing,” Film Studies chair Professor Alice Kelikian beamed. “I left class with a sense of pride and satisfaction that I did

my job well. I haven’t felt this way in a long time.” When asked if they would consider writing Ben a recom-mendation, the most personal of professor-student interactions, they all unequivocally answered yes. The show will fol-low Ben through all of the trials and tribu-lations as each week brings him closer to the ultimate bache-lor’s degree decision. Each major will test him, literally. He will have to take a mid-term in each major, and Ben will have to deal with the ensuing dramas and jealousies. “I failed ENG because

I was up all night studying for POL,” he will explain in a futile attempt to redeem himself. With the impending add/drop date, Ben will be forced to commit to his top two majors. “How can I choose between them? They’re both so different!” He’ll agonize, “I like how they each bring out different sides of me and chal-lenge me in different ways.” Host Chris Harrison will then appear from the ether and tell him that he doesn’t have to choose anymore. He can (and is even encouraged to) double major. Overjoyed, Ben will then take each major’s books under each arm and walk off into the sunset, confi-dent that he has made the right decision ... until next week, when he learns about that new joint-degree program with Columbia.

“What do you think I should do, Mr. Skeleton?”

Communion-ity BuildingFollowing the remarkably well-attended town hall meet-ing last week regarding the sta-

tus of communal hamotzi and eshet chayil, Hillel has decided to add the ritual of communion to its weekly Shabbat dinner, after which everyone will say “l’chaim.” This unanimous decision by Hillel board was made after some students mentioned that members of the Brandeis Christian Fellowship were significant-ly less present at Jewish events than other Brandeisians. “Technically, every student who at-tends Brandeis is a member of Hillel,” Hillel President Leah Rosenbloom ’12 stated in an interview with The Blowfish, “and we realized we just weren’t serving all of our members!” Rosenbloom added that we should be more conscious of the cultural imperialism all non-Jewish students are forced to endure on a regular basis. “Would it be so terrible if we said Merry Christmas when it was actually Christmas?” she asked. “I mean, shouldn’t Jews understand oppression best of all? Je-sus himself was Jewish!” When Hillel board representatives first reached out to BCF’s e-board to discuss the changes they planned to implement, they were met with a “marked lack of enthusiasm.” None of the board’s numerous e-mails or phone calls were returned. “At first we thought it was because we invited them to meet us in Hillel Lounge,” said Moshe Bin-Yamin ’14, who lamented his board’s unintentional othering. In an effort to bridge the di-vide, Hillel decided to meet with the BCF five feet away in the Christian Lounge. “This wasn’t my first time in the Christian

lounge,” Rosenbloom commented. “Sometimes I use the space for meetings when Hillel lounge is busy. To me, it is pluralism at its best.” Hillel board stopped by the Chris-tian Lounge every Sunday at 10 a.m. for weeks, but the lounge was always vacant. In an interview with The Blowfish, BCF’s president, Blake Christianson ’13, explained that his club “just wasn’t interested and was frankly kind of offended” by

Hillel’s overtures. “Just because we’re a minority doesn’t mean we want to be incor-porated into the dominant culture. Besides, none of our members are able to pronounce words that require an uvular frica-tive. Let me put it this way, Hillel serves pizza on Sundays at their events and we serve pizza on

Sundays at our events. Everyone likes pizza, so what if we had pizza together?” Christanson offered. Intrigued by Christianson’s gesture of good faith, Hillel board decided to form an exploratory subcommittee. In true Talmudic style, members of the subcommittee raised several interesting questions and answered those ques-tions with further questions: “Would the pizza be kosher? Where would this joint event take place? How can we pick a date? Should we involve MSA and Namaskar? Will there be a communal birkat hamazon?” Bogged down in the minutia of planning an ecumenical, pluralistic pizza party, Hillel board decided to table the event until next se-mester but still plans to proceed with communion plans. Hillel already has a stockpile of TamTams for the rite.

“Hey Judas, bring out the gefilte fish.”

One man’s search to find the perfect major

Hillel to include Communion at weekly Shabbat dinnerBY JAMES MASONCan Keep a Secret

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PAGE 2- OPINION

Photo Poll:Who is your secret crush?

“The Joker; he makes me laugh.”- Batman

“Roxane, but you didn’t hear it from me.”- Cyrano de Bergerac

“That girl I pushed at recess.” - Kindergartner

“The Brawny guy makes me want to be dirty.” - Mr. Clean

“Mary, the Magdalene one, not the Virgin one.”- Jesus

“Rosalind ... wait, who’s that new girl?”-Romeo

Looking for a job orinternship? So are we!

BlowScopesYour guide to shunning all logic and turning to the stars...

Aquarius: January 20 - Feb-ruary 18 - The best way to woo your girl is to pull the M. Night Shyamalan. Take her out to din-ner and enjoy a wonderful night. Then take her back to your place ... but it’s not your place. It’s a cemetery and you’ve been dead for 15 years.

Pisces: February 19 - March 19 - You will think of the per-fect comeback, but it will be a day too late.

Aries: March 20 - April 20 - There’s somebody for every-body in the world. Unless you like WWE. Then you’re all alone.

Taurus: April 21 - May 21 - Your days are numbered. For example, today is the ninth of February.

Gemini: May 22 - June 21 - It’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Except for that time when you were wasted and wanted to mar-ry that tree. Now it’s just awk-ward when you see each other.

Cancer: June 22 - July 22 - Just promise us you’ll never change. Screw those counsel-ors. What do rehab specialists know anyways.

Leo: July 23 - August 23 - Yes Grasshopper, it is now time for you to become the master. Don’t be afraid to educate those damned biology professors.

Virgo: August 24 - September 23 - They say eyes are the portal to his soul; well, his bedroom window is the portal to his nude body. Even if his shades are drawn, you can still hear him breathing—enjoy it.

Libra: September 24 - Octo-ber 23 - Stop taking things for granite. There are other kinds of rocks in the world.

Scorpio: October 24 - Novem-ber 22 - So what if he’s a Span-ish major and you’re a French major. You both speak the same language ... the language of love.

Capricorn: December 22 - January 19 - What’s that? You love horses? Here, have some glue.

Dear The Blowfish,

There’s been a debate going on in this country about whether or not I’m a person and, frankly, I’ve had enough. I don’t see how this is even an issue. Of course I’m a person! I mean, just like anyone else, I have my ups and downs. Granted, my ups and downs are the result of being a publicly traded commodity, but still. One day, I feel like I’m worth a million bucks and the next day I’m being traded for $2 a share. And if you think this kind of extreme yo-yo-ing won’t mess with a person’s self-worth or long-term growth, you’re wrong.

I always feel like I’m being compared to everyone else in objective, monetary terms. Worse, I feel like I can never live up to everyone’s unrealistic expectations. Everyone’s always saying, “Well, you’re not doing as well as Apple” or “Your third quarter earnings weren’t as robust as we would have liked.” What the fuck does robust even mean? I do not condone “augmenting” the books if that’s what you’re imply-ing. OK, so maybe I’m not as popular or as pretty or as smart as Apple, but I still have something to offer. Why can’t people just accept me for who I am? I’m more than just a bunch of numbers. The fact is, people depend on me for their jobs and their pensions and their stock options and if I were gone, they would care. At least my Uncle Sam still believes in me. He always tells me, “You’re too big to fail.”

I think the thing that irks me the most is that it only takes a few bad seeds to make us all look bad. I mean, If you ever had anything to do with the likes of Enron or BP or the sub-prime mortgage scene, it’s like you’ve disappeared from everyone’s contact lists. Now, associating/investing in you is social/financial suicide. You don’t even get invited to the Goldman Sachs bar mitzvahs anymore, and they serve the best sushi there! “But I hardly know Enron!” you try to explain and they whip out a photo of the two of you shaking hands at some fundraiser you were too drunk to remember. All I’m saying is that it would be nice if people were a little more thoughtful. Sure, everyone has their own financial hardships, but I think we can talk about it in a much more sensitive way that doesn’t always paint us as the bad guys. Just like any other person, we corporations have feelings, too.

Exasperated, Freddie Mac

Sagittarius: November 23 - December 21 - You can now re-lax and breathe easy. You have a whole year until people are talk-ing about the Super Bowl again. You can go back to knowing ab-solutely nothing about football.

send us your cover letter and resume or just show up to our next meeting on tuesday, Feb. 28, at 8 p.m. in the BMC, third

floor of the SCC.

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The State of Your Union

NEWS- PAGE 3

Over past few weeks there has been much debate over whether or not Brandeis should recognize Greek life on campus. In a bold move, the Justice

wrote an editorial urging Brandeis to recognize Greek students because there are so many of them. In return, The Hoot wrote an editorial taking the oppos-ing viewpoint because Greek students are tools. Now as the perennial voice of reason it’s time for The Blowfish to weigh in. We at The Blowfish are of the opinion that Greek life should stay just the way it is, the dirty little secret that everyone knows about. It’s like the way your family calls your uncle Howard a “confirmed bachelor” when everyone knows that he’s really gay and that his “assistant Thomas of 15 years” is really his lover. Or, it’s like way that even though your cousin married a non-Jew, they still come to your house every year for Passover and bring the Manisch-ewitz. We’re not saying that alcohol is the solution to all of these complicated familial and communal relationships, but it certainly doesn’t hurt. Frankly, we’d be lying if we said we didn’t enjoy stopping by the frats every once in a while for a rousing game of pong and a few brewskies. The Blowfish acknowledges American Exceptionalism, as we know that as Americans, we do everything right, but perhaps we should look to Europe for advice on this one. Recently, the Germans have been willing to recognize the Greeks again only if they agree to austerity measures and rein in that shithole they live in. Would such an agreement appeal to a frat president?

Good morning Brandeis: I’ve been looking forward to writing this for some time.

In case you were not aware, part of my Constitution-al obligations involve the clause: “Every February, the Student Union president shall deliver a speech and/or statement in the name of love.” Article XXX Section 69. Now obviously love isn’t something that should be dealt with lightly, so I wanted to be sure to pick a medium of communication that everyone reads. Not my e-mails ’cause no one does it like Todd. Not the Justice or The Hoot ’cause the only people who read them are their editors. I therefore chose Brandeis’ most trusted newspaper: The Blowfish. So speaking about love … it’s a funny thing. Love is about chemically tricking people into reproduc-ing, which I strongly advise—just not in East Quad (’cause that’s just tacky), and preferably after grad-uation. There is a whole campus out there waiting to realize the truth of your innermost parts. Brandeis is a full-service university, which means that peo-ple come here single, and more often than not leave with wedding rings on their fingers. As May 20 gets closer, some of us ringless seniors are shaking sadly, like Lindsay Lohan going through withdrawal. That’s where I come in. Part of my presidential platform (which is bigger than your platform) is to get every-one a mate. It’s not called Student Union for noth-ing. There is someone or something out there for all of you, and based off my experience as Student Union president, I can provide you with my famed four-point plan—sage advice guaranteed to get you closer to the wedding altar. After all, my campaign

BY HERBIE ROSENFully Loaded

Herbie Rosen gets the job done in the office and the bedroom

Taking a Stand for Keg StandsGreek life fine the way it is

The Dirt on the FlirtHow to flirt with your man without him knowing

Everybody knows that men are simply bulging bags of flesh just waiting to be en-

snared by the temptress of the female (or male, we don’t care) sex. Often times, we know it is best to fall back on that greatest of wiles: flirting. But because The Blowfish knows you can’t simply say things up front like a normal human being, we’d like to provide you with a valuable resource: how to flirt with your man without him know-ing.1) Bat your eyelashes while facing a brick wall.The flirty up-and-down motion of your eyelashes un-leashes his inner passion—or it would if you weren’t fac-ing 180 degrees in the wrong direction.2) Tell him you love his clothes when he isn’t around.It can be tempting to compliment his clothes while he’s wearing them but, ultimately, isn’t the point to make sure you can say these things while he’s not? Start by speak-ing to his clothes while they lie in piles in his room. Ex-tra points if he doesn’t know how you’re getting into his room!3) Wear your hair special, then wear a hat.Sexy hair never fails to entice a man, despite what you read in The Economist. Make sure you do your hair up just right—sexy, but attainable—and then ruin all that good work by covering it up with something ugly that

BY BLOWFISH STAFFWe Have Opinions

BY RYAN COOKEagle Scout

You wouldn’t think she’d have a hard time get-ting a date, but she’s terribly shy.

“Check out this student body!”

slogan was “Making Unions.” Public Speaking: Stand by as many podiums as you can. It doesn’t matter if you are saying something worthwhile, just grab a mike and look authoritative. This is guaranteed to get you a picture in The Hoot or the Justice (front page, bitches). And remem-ber, if you can master a presentation on something as pretentious as the State of the Union, imagine what you can master in the bedroom! Making a Good Impression: A good impression can create some mystery over who you truly are. It adds some excitement for your partner when it’s dark and they have no idea who you might try to be tonight. Staying Active: Being busy keeps your metabo-lism up and your body tight, which is always desir-able. Being wanted is the sexiest thing of all, and if you have a million commitments (like I do), everyone wants a piece of you. Besides, having precious little free time makes the time you spend with that spe-cial someone all the more special. Being Student Union President: You can always take that special someone out to a nice dinner, using the super-secret-private bank account to which all you readers generously contribute 0.1 percent of your tuition. You will always have students throwing themselves at you to get a Midnight Buffet t-shirt. The Midnight Buffet isn’t the only thing they’ll rav-ish that night. Two words: ROMPer Room. Why do you think the copy machine is always broken? But seriously (’cause The Blowfish always car-ries serious messages): The buck stops here and the fuck starts now.

you knitted yourself and can’t help but wear because of all the goddamn effort you put into it.4) Laugh at all his jokes, but half an hour later.Love, as with swimming, is best when taken slowly. While guys love it when girls think they’re funny, you don’t want to seem too eager. Reward him for cracking a good (or mediocre!) joke by giggling or even laugh-ing heartily, but do so with an air of mystery. Wait at least half an hour, so he’s well out of earshot and won’t know. That way, you can play it flirty without compro-mising the brief, unsatisfying interactions you share.5) Hang out with his friends when he’s not there and don’t talk about him.A girl who can chill with the bros is really sexy. Hang-ing with his friends is a great way to score points, so make sure that you keep this bro-time to yourself and only hang out with his friends when he’s not around to give you credit for it.6) Pretend not to know what he’s saying when you really do.It’s not sexy for a girl to know what a Tauntaun is, even though you do. So when he makes a joke about your mutually favorite furry “Star Wars” character, make sure your eyes are hollow with feigned misunderstand-ing. This way, he’ll never know that you respect even his deepest feelings.

We asked one such representative, one Nicholas B. Petrocchi ’12 of ADPhi. “Ultimately, all frat decisions are made on the basis of whether they raise our pull to chill ratio. So as long as austerity doesn’t involve spending less money, throwing smaller parties, or being generally accountable for raising hell, I think the frats would be all for that.” By no means is all Greek life bad. Some of our best friends are in Greek life. We can respect our Greek brothers and sisters as people without respect-ing them enough to acknowledge them openly as a group. The precarious status of Greek life on campus is like the military’s stance on gays in the mil-itary under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, and look how well that turned out. Sure, it’s cool if people want to be involved in Greek life, so long as they don’t talk about it and keep their secret messages to the occasional tri-lettered sweat-shirt. Sure, let the Greek kids claim the upper floor of Goldfarb library, and sure, let them go crazy during pledge week with their loud, late-night parties right outside your door on a Tuesday, but we draw the line at including them on the official list of Student Union authorized clubs. Some might say that’s a cop out. To that, we say, “A cop? Where?” and hastily put out our cigarette and cease loitering. Besides, we all need to remember that 50 years ago most Brandeis stu-dents would have been outright rejected from most frats anyways, and isn’t that really the point?

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Cuba Gooding’s Missile Causes Crisis

Last month in an unlikely alliance, the Cuba Gooding Jr. Enthusiasts Club and the R u s -

sian Club joined forces to raise much needed funds in a bake sale. F-board, however, suspected foul play upon receiving a tip from the American Studies department. They feared that the Cuba-Russia bake sale was being used as a means to embezzle money and import illegal goods. “Things just didn’t seem to add up,” American Studies Professor Jerry Cohen commented in an in-terview with The Blowfish. “At the bake sale, the Cuba and Russia clubs were selling bagel pigs in a blanket with a free DVD of Cuba Gooding Jr. doing stand up with purchase.” It would appear that the bagel pigs in a blanket were just a front for the Cuba DVDs, but why? Through some intrepid acts of in-vestigative reporting, The Blowfish uncovered an e-mail written from the president of the Cuba club, Fred Katz ’13, to the president of the Russian club, Nicholas Kuschner ’12. In the e-mail the Cuba Jr. Club threatened to “flood the campus with copies of ‘Snow Dogs’” if they

didn’t get the money they were rightfully owed by F-board. “We pro-vide a crucial service to the Brandeis community by sharing the work

of this great artist and we deserve recognition from the F-board bour-geoisie pigs.” The Blowfish, however, also un-veiled that the Russian Club had its own nefarious agenda. An anony-mous source within the club, here-after referred to as Boris, told The Blowfish that the Cuba-Russian alliance was merely a facade. All along, the Russian club planned to absorb the Cuba Club just as it had with the Polish Heritage Club. Boris also divulged that the ulti-mate goal of the Russian Club was to take over the Beetles Apprecia-tion Club so it could finally get the rights to “Back in the USSR.” Ap-parently, they really wanted to play the song at their next coffee house because they thought it would be a nice pairing with the Tolstoy piece they planned on reading. Due to these unresolved tensions and double-agented politicking, the Cuba-Russian alliance has since

dissolved, joining the ranks of the once powerful First Triumvirate and Austro-Hungarian Empire.

This aerial photo clearly labels the dangerous trans-fats.

Bake sale heats up the Cold War

Across1. Fancy dressers5. Bit of smoke9. Family13. Golf shot19. UN agency regulating flight20. Tad21. Upset, with “up”22. Architectural band23. Edible mushrooms24. Kind of song25. Egyptian symbol of life26. Mountain ridges27. Cow chow28. 1998 Gwyneth Paltrow flick about the “Bard of Avon”31. Let out, as fishing line33. Tokyo, formerly34. Graduates35. 1967 war locale36. Urdu poetry38. Sully43. Dash lengths, in copyvediting44. Not wealthy46. Charger47. Friend50. Scatter

52. Weeper55. Dyes56. Apply, as pressure58. Ash holder59. Conceal60. Sanctified: var.61. Jesse Jackson, for one63. June 6, 194464. Suffer66. 2009 Jim Carrey flick based on a true story73. Clinton, e.g.: Abbr.74. Golden Triangle country75. One whose testimony is recorded outside of court76. Killer whales80. After-bath powder81. The “H” in H.R.M.82. Groove83. Playboy, e.g.84. Rectory85. Central American Indians87. Beaver’s work88. From the beginning, in Latin91. Totals93. Cause of some shaking95. Beirut’s country96. Small songbird98. Support beam101. Inscribed pillars103. “Rocks”106. Relax, in the digital age108. 2010 John Travolta action flick

114. Afore115. A kind of therapy you do in Macy’s116. Comparative word117. Arm bone118. Well, in Italian119. Whole120. Drove121. Appearance122. Narrative verse123. Drove (around)124. Whirlpool125. “Check this out!”126. Fraction of a newton

Down1. Triangular kerchief2. Seas3. Ancient manuscipts4. “Help!”5. Item you mail to Santa6. “Field of Dreams” setting7. Investment8. Like windows9. Shit10. One-dimensional11. Sodium, e.g.12. 1940s-’60s world leader13. Carpenter, at times14. Sully15. Casting need16. “I’m ___ you!”17. Ukraine’s capital18. Facility28. Garment worker29. “Eh”30. Block32. Charlotte-to-Raleigh dir.37. Large district under the care of a bishop39. Hard work40. Sea eagle41. Questions42. Medical advice, often44. Lost, in France45. Posess46. Itsy-bitsy47. “Frasier” actress Gilpin48. Figure skater’s jump49. Prefix meaning “left”51. Chatter53. Iranian money54. Romantic interlude57. Gun, as an engine60. Common name for the mineral heliotrope62. CBS logo63. Indian dishes made with stewed legumes64. Mimicry65. Innermostparts, for short67. Agenda68. “Don’t get any funny

___!”69. Biochemistry abbr.70. Cleave71. Ancient Andean72. Stalk76. “How ___ Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life” (Kaavya Viswa-nathan novel)77. After-bath wear78. Baby holder79. “___ and the King of Siam”80. Chinese “way”81. A musing sound84. One who goes for the gold?86. Immunological agent often added to vaccines89. Spur on90. Smashed92. Condo, e.g.94. How to drink a hot beverage96. Scrubbed97. Thank with monetary compensa-tion, often99. One of the Seven Dwarfs100. Excite102. Flexible104. Sap105. ___ Island National Monument107. “Silly” birds?108. Fingerboard ridge109. Ashcroft’s predecessor110. “Beetle Bailey” dog111. Daily delivery, for the most pary112. May event, for short113. Aces, sometimes118. Fourposter, e.g.

What to watch this V-Day!Doing a crossword about mov-ies related to this amorous of holiday in some way is the best way to spend this day!

Solutions to “Keep your speedos on!”

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BY JUDITH APPLEBYIs Engaged!