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Years in the making, U. unveils supercomputer

After months of planning, Brown is set to unveil a new multimillion-dollar supercomputer today. The result of a partnership with IBM to boost the University's research capacity and visibility, the high-performance computing cluster will allow researchers from all disciplines to conduct powerful, complicated data analyses. Full story

Bears claw past Seawolves to second round

The men’s soccer team barely slipped by Stony Brook Thursday night with a 1-0 double overtime win in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Stevenson Field.

PE class instructors sweat it out, part-time

For about 2,700 students enrolled in Brown physical education classes, the double life their instructors lead may come as a surprise.

Substance use steady, poll shows

Substance use among students has stayed relatively unchanged from two years ago, according to a recent Herald poll. The data also showed that more males used marijuana than females and that more upperclassmen used alcohol than freshmen.

Experts square off on race representation

At a Janus lecture Thursday, Harvard Law Professor Lani Guinier, a former civil rights lawyer, called for greater government involvement to ensure representation of minorities, while author Jim Sleeper cautioned against policies that might worsen racial tensions.