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Exoneree discusses wrongful conviction

by Rae Schindler | 05/01/2007

CORRECTIONS APPENDED AT BOTTOM:A man who spent nearly 20 years in jail due to a wrongful conviction joined his prosecutor, with whom he is now friendly, at a panel discussion sponsored by the Justice Brandeis Innocence Project last Tuesday. In 1984 Dennis Maher was convicted of rape, but the New England Innocence Project used DNA evidence to prove his innocence."I consigned myself to dying in prison," Maher said, "but I always had hope that DNA would exonerate me."The discussion's participants also included Bernard "Bee" Baran, whose guilty verdict for child molestation was overturned; his attorney John Swomley; Robert Feldman, a New England Innocence Project attorney; and J.W.

Students push for Yakus Pond summer cleaning

by Rae Schindler | 04/17/2007

[CORRECTION APPENDED: SEE BELOW]A Student Union initiative and a class project of three students aimed at cleaning Yakus Pond in Massell Quad may come to fruition as early as this summer, Massell Quad Senator Jason Gray '10 said.Before any work can begin, the University must first acquire a permit from the Waltham Conservation Commission.

Porn or art?

by Rae Schindler | 03/27/2007

The staff of the latest addition to the Brandeis literary scene were stumped. They needed a moniker for their magazine, something that conveyed the whole of their mission: something fresh, clever and insightful-and something erotic.

Students join Boston peace rally

by Rae Schindler | 03/27/2007

BOSTON-About 25 Brandeis students, including members of Students for a Democratic Society, joined nearly 5,000 demonstrators for a protest against the Iraq War on Boston Common Saturday.

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