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Archive for November 30th, 2007

A Savage love triangle

Continuing its long-running war on traditional proscenium arch-framed theatre, the Free Play Theatre Cooperative took the Schwartz Auditorium two weeks ago and set it up as the home for John Patrick Shanley’s Savage in Limbo. Under the direction of Aaron Arbiter ‘10, this production marked the space as Free Play’s eighth different venue in nine […]


Shout out to your mother tongue

“What does it mean to be a native speaker, especially when you did not fully learn your first language?” This was one of the many questions Harvard University professor Maria Polinsky attempted to answer in her presentation on heritage speakers Thursday. Heritage speaker is a term used to describe persons who generally grew up learning […]


Administration accepts SE proposal

A proposal submitted by Student Events to give the group control of 17 percent of the Student Activities Fee was accepted by the administration Monday, sources say. The administrations decision came despite heated opposition from members of the Student Union Executive Board.

We are really happy that they accepted it because it shows that they are supporting a really forward movement in social life at Brandeis, said Student Events President Lauren Barish 08. They are supportive of Student Events trying to make a change that is going to make the social life even better on this campus.