Word: placing
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...Rosenthal '02) and Marvin Taylor (Liz Janiak '03), a New York University professor. Taylor makes it easy to laugh at the implications of Wilde's trials, especially given the pretentious delivery that is reminiscent of a bad English lecture. Yet the time warp does not seem out of place in the context of the play, nor is the scene entirely without purpose. Janiak, despite the facade, reminds the audience that homosexuality did not exist as a concept before 1890 and also explains the failure of Wilde as a champion of gay rights...
...power of the four narrators, who throughout the play substituted in various small roles and aided in the time and place change sequences, comes to full circle at the end of the play. Though the show is traditionally cast as all male, Janiak and Kalappa don't even make gender an issue. Instead, the narrators aid to the ensemble nature of the play, most evident in its closing minutes. A throbbing heartbeat, a single spot and green sidelights illuminate Wilde as he grovels for mercy though he has done nothing wrong. The full cast, a phrase at a time, relates...
...When students think of someone who is going out of their way and sometimes even breaks the rules to make Harvard a more fun place, they'll think of B.J. and Amias," he said. "We're thinking outside the box. The Man doesn't like that...
...particularly ironic that Lewis is taking steps to raise the term bill fee now, when the council's presidential election will take place in less than a week. It would have been a simple thing to place a term bill referendum on the ballot. When students are requested to pay more for student groups, is it so much to ask that they be consulted first...
...final measure that would enable more voters to find their way to the polling place on election day would be a national voting holiday. Most voting difficulties--especially in Florida--arose in the morning rush hour when citizens tried to vote on their way to work or in the evening shortly before polls were closed. In St. Louis, many voters were turned away due to long lines and broken machines at polling stations. Such a nation-wide holiday would be a better solution than simply keeping polls open longer, which might still not allow some people to cast their votes...