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THIS WEEK AT BRANDEIS
Student Union Announcements for November 11, 2007
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View and submit online: http://union.brandeis.edu/announcements/
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Things to Know...
A1. What is the Student Union doing for you?
A2. Innocence Week !
A3. Wed - Student Dining Committee, Serving Office Hours in Usdan
A4. Students For Environmental Action (SEA) Office Hours
A5. Pluralism Alliance Grant Applications Due This Monday, Nov 12
Stuff to Do...
B1. Mon - Stretch and Strength Class
B2. Tue - Brandeis and Al-Quds University: student and faculty exchange
B3. Tue - Powerful Women in Popular Film
B4. Wed - Lube Awareness Day
B5. Wed - Anthropology Movie Night: BORAT!
B6. Thu - Stretch and Strength Class
B7. Thu - Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Coffeehouse
B8. Fri - Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Economic and Sustainable Dev
B9. Sun - Dragonhunt
B10. Sun - The Top Score/Too Cheap for Instruments Fall Concert
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A1. What is the Student Union doing for you?
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- Turkey Shuttles: The Student Union's Services Committee will begin
selling tickets for the Thanksgiving Turkey Shuttle. The Turkey
Shuttle is a bus service arranged for Brandeis students to Logan
International Airport or to New York City and Long Island. To purchase
your shuttle ticket, come to Lower Usdan November 12-21 between 11:00
am- 2:00 pm.
- Better Funding for Clubs: Revised Funding Scope for Spring 2008
includes up to full funding for all transportation (excluding cars in
which there will be a funding ceiling of $0.15 per mile), up to full
funding for lodging, more available funding for decorations, special
attention to office supplies, and more funding for events since clubs
will not be able to charge admission for Finance Board funded events
for Spring 2008 semester. For more information, visit
thetreasurer.org.
- How can we help you? When you walk around campus and see anything
that could be improved, should be done differently, or even if you just
have general suggestions, "complain effectively" and let us know. Log
on to itsmystudentunion.com and let us know how we can advocate for
you.
Contact: Jason E. Gray <jgray -AT- brandeis.edu>
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A2. Innocence Week !
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Learn about wrongful convictions through Innocence Week sponsored by the
Innocence Club.
Mon 6-830 ICC Lounge - Dinner and a Movie - FREE PIZZA and a showing of
After Innocence, the tear-jerking documentary following a few exonerees
after their release
Tues 8-9 ICC Lounge - Teach-In - those members of the club who have
interned at one or more Innocence Projects will share their knowledge
of wrongful convictions, through an engaging and interactive
presentation
Wed 10 pm - Club Meeting, ICC Conference Room
Thurs 6-8 MAIN EVENT - Golding 101 - Journalist and exonerator Dick
Lehr and exoneree Neil Miller will speak about their experiences with
the criminal justice system and the world of wrongful convictions
Also, stop by our table in Usdan 12-2 Mon-Fri to sign a petition, and
donate money at our bake sale!
Contact: Cindy F. Kaplan <cindk -AT- brandeis.edu>
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A3. Wed - Student Dining Committee, Serving Office Hours in Usdan
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For anyone who has suggestions about what can be done to better your
dining experience, here is your opportunity to be heard. The student
dining committee will be hosting Office Hours in Lower Usdan on
Wednesday from 12-1:30 and from 5:30-7pm. Please stop by and share your
suggestions.
You can also contact us through our Facebook group or email us at
dine@lists.brandeis.edu
Contact: Jenna P. Brofsky <jbrofsky -AT- brandeis.edu>
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A4. Students For Environmental Action (SEA) Office Hours
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Come visit SEA during our office hours from 8-9 on Mondays and
Wednesdays for any questions or concerns about the club, Brandeis's
environmental policies, or the environment in general. The SEA office
is located on the 3rd floor of Shapiro campus center.
Contact: Michael A. Mandel <papacito -AT- brandeis.edu>
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A5. Pluralism Alliance Grant Applications Due This Monday, Nov 12
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Brandeis Pluralism Alliance Grants Available
The Brandeis Pluralism Alliance (BPA) sponsors grant competitions three
times a year for students and faculty who wish to initiate projects
addressing issues of identity, pluralism, and unity at Brandeis. For a
list of funded projects and more information, visit the BPA web site at
www.brandeis.edu/das/pluralism. Applications are due Monday, September
17; Monday, November 12; and Monday, February 4.
Contact: Liane Courtney Grasso <lgrasso -AT- brandeis.edu>
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B1. Mon - Stretch and Strength Class
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November 12, 2007 - 06:00PM Gosman (club sports room)
Come work on strengthening exercises, stretching, and dancing with
Adagio MONDAY from 6:00 to 7:00 in the CLUB SPORTS ROOM in GOSMAN!
This class is OPEN TO EVERYONE and is great for staying in shape!
Contact: Anna Kharaz <kharaz -AT- brandeis.edu>
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B2. Tue - Brandeis and Al-Quds University: student and faculty exchange
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November 27, 2007 - 12:00PM International Lounge, Usdan
Join us for a lunch-time discussion about the Brandeis partnership with
Al-Quds University, a prominent Palestinian university. Students and
Faculty will talk about recent projects including an undergraduate
summer seminar in Turkey, and a faculty workshop at Al-Quds centered
around effective teaching and learning. Buffet lunch provided. Please
RSVP to bgrande@brandeis.edu
Contact: Bryan McAllister-Grande <bgrande -AT- brandeis.edu>
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B3. Tue - Powerful Women in Popular Film
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November 13, 2007 - 07:00PM Women's Research Studies Ctr,
Series of Tuesday Night Films depicting strong female roles. Nov. 13:
ERIN BROCKOVICH w/ Julia Roberts; Nov.20: TOOTSIE w/Dustin Hoffman;
Nov.27: ALIEN w/ Sigourney Weaver
Contact: Constance McCashin <mccashin -AT- brandeis.edu>
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B4. Wed - Lube Awareness Day
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November 14, 2007 - 10:00AM Rabb Steps and Usdan
Join SSIS for Lube Awareness Day! Look for us on Rabb Steps and Usdan
this Wednesday for free samples of lube and information about how lube
can equal safer and better sex. Also, keep an eye out for our
informational fliers in your dorms and around campus!
Contact: Dianne J. Ma <dma -AT- brandeis.edu>
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B5. Wed - Anthropology Movie Night: BORAT!
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November 14, 2007 - 07:30PM Lown 2
Join your fellow Anth Majors & Minors and experience the hilariously
offensive anthropological insights in Sasha Baron Cohen's controversial
film "BORAT: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious
Nation of Kazakhstan." Watch him bumble around exposing the prejudices
of local American culture. ***FREE SNACKS PRE-SCREENING***
Contact: Jill Seplowitz <jilsep -AT- brandeis.edu>
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B6. Thu - Stretch and Strength Class
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November 15, 2007 - 06:30PM Gosman (club sports room)
Come work on strengthening exercises, stretching, and dancing with
Adagio THURSDAY from 6:30 to 7:30 in the CLUB SPORTS ROOM in GOSMAN!
This class is OPEN TO EVERYONE and is great for staying in shape!!!
Contact: Anna Kharaz <kharaz -AT- brandeis.edu>
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B7. Thu - Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Coffeehouse
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November 8, 2007 - 07:15PM Feldberg Lounge (Upper Sherman)
Come watch your favorite groups perform, compete in a gameshow to learn
about the facts of hunger, and make scarves to donate to Sandra's
Lodge, a shelter in Waltham. $2 requested donation to go to Hazon
Yeshaya, a soup kitchen in Israel feeding thousands every day, and
providing vocational training, free dental care, and a variety of other
benefits to the needy throughout Israel.
Performers will include JFA and HOT.
Hot drinks and snacks will be served.
To learn more about Hazon Yeshaya, visit www.hazonyeshaya.org.
For more information, email lperkins@brandeis.edu.
Cosponsored by Hillel Tzedek, Mitzvah Corps, and Waltham Group
Contact: Leora H. Perkins <lperkins -AT- brandeis.edu>
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B8. Fri - Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Economic and Sustainable Dev
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November 16, 2007 - 02:30PM Heller Zinner Forum
Join Positive Foundations and the Ethics Center for a panel discussion
bring together students and professors from different disciplines to
foster discussion on the intersection of their interests in
development.
Featuring:
Professor Erbil (Economics)
Professor Auslander (Anthropology)
Professor Holcombe (SID)
Professor Howard (SID)
Refreshments will be served.
Contact: Elizabeth M. Setren <esetren -AT- brandeis.edu>
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B9. Sun - Dragonhunt
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November 18, 2007 - 02:30PM Shiffman Auditorium
Ever want to defeat a dragon? Defy a druid? Disappoint a demon? Please a
pixie? Wrangle a wizard? Then come to Dragonhunt, a live action role
playing game for those who don't know what a live action role playing
game is! Team up with one or two of your friends and have a blast
solving puzzles, completing quests, and killing dragons! Sponsored by
Brandeis Official Readers Guild.
Contact: Theodore D. Tibbitts <theotibb -AT- brandeis.edu>
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B10. Sun - The Top Score/Too Cheap for Instruments Fall Concert
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November 18, 2007 - 08:00PM Sherman Function Hall
A fun musical evening of acapella and popular Movie music like Chicago
and Prince of Egypt, brought to you by TCFI and Top Score. There will
be baked goods for sale during the concert and a 2$ donation is
appreciated.
Contact: Stefanie L. Aucoin <steponme -AT- brandeis.edu>
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