Two individuals were reported breaking and entering into an Everett-Poland dorm room on Sunday evening and stealing a student’s personal items, according to an email from the Department of Public Safety sent late Sunday night.

Brown University dorm has break-in, personal items reported stolen

By Ryan Doherty and Avani Ghosh | April 15 | University News

This October, Brown students will kick off the 10-year anniversary of the 1vyG conference, which brings ...

Brown to host 10th 1vyG conference for FGLI students in October

By Aniyah Nelson | April 15 | University News

This October, Brown students will kick off the 10-year anniversary of the 1vyG conference, which brings ...

This article is part of an Earth Month series exploring environmental issues, climate initiatives and ...

What’s on tap in Rhode Island’s state water system?

By Maya Kelly | April 15 | Metro

This article is part of an Earth Month series exploring environmental issues, climate initiatives and ...

Pawsitively purrfect: meet the furry celebrities strolling on campus

By Maya Nelson | April 15 | University News

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When Bailey Phoenix ’24 entered their sophomore year at Brown, the COVID-19 pandemic was in full swing. “It was very rough,” they said. “I started struggling.”

‘The Idea of You’: Anne Hathaway’s rom-com renaissance falls flat

By Rose Farman-Farma | April 15 | Review

It’s been a while since Anne Hathaway has graced us with a classic rom-com, so I was intrigued to watch her return to the screen as the female lead of a forbidden romance. Directed by Academy award-nominated director Michael Showalter, “The Idea of You” tells the story of a 40-year-old single ...

Opinions

Solomon ’26: Spring Weekend must bring Brown together

By Daniel Solomon | April 15

I think I speak on behalf of many Brown students when I share my dismay and frustration with how the Brown Concert Agency decided to conduct this year’s Spring Weekend.

Editorial: In order to appreciate Spring Weekend, we need to get on the same page

By Editorial Page Board | April 15

Springtime at Brown is marked by a few key images: the emergence of the first daffodils, the clusters of tour groups moving across campus and, of course, the University’s annual Spring Weekend. While normally a cause for excitement and celebration, this year’s lineup generated intense controversy. ...

Grossman ’24: President Paxson, would you have divested from South Africa?

By Eli Grossman | April 12

Brown faces an identity crisis.

Rahman '26: Our ‘publish-or-perish’ culture is breaking the academy

By Tasawwar Rahman | April 12

Publish or perish!

Letter: Response to 'Mayor Smiley pushes for noise camera installation in Providence'

By John Wilner | April 11

To the Editor:

University News

UCS President-elect Niyanta Nepal ’25 talks election, activism, goals

By Leah Koritz | April 14

Niyanta Nepal ’25, who will become the next president of the Undergraduate Council of Students after receiving 63% of 1,408 votes in the Student Government Association elections last month, made “divestment from apartheid” and increasing student input in University policies centerpieces of ...

Global Brown Center, Brown Cooking Club host International Festival

By Irene Zhao | April 14

The Global Brown Center hosted its annual International Festival in collaboration with Brown Cooking Club on Saturday afternoon. Held on the Main Green, the event featured 15 booths run by student groups, as well as live music and performances.

Retired Admiral Phillip Davidson warns of multidimensional Chinese threat to Indo-Pacific stability in Watson talk

By Teddy Fisher | April 11

Retired admiral Phillip Davidson portrayed China as a rising threat to regional stability at a Watson Institute discussion titled “Opportunities and Challenges in the Indo-Pacific” on Thursday afternoon. Davidson, who served as a naval officer for 39 years before his retirement in May 2021, headed ...

Students gather outside Hillel in protest of Israeli officer’s visit

By Owen Dahlkamp and Katie Jain | April 10

Approximately 60 students gathered outside of the Brown-RISD Hillel on Wednesday evening to protest an event hosted by Brown Students for Israel featuring a conversation with Yuval Klein, a search and rescue and intelligence officer for the Israeli Defense Forces.

Five Brown faculty awarded President’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Governance

By Ryan Doherty | April 10

President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 awarded five faculty members with the President’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Governance at the monthly faculty meeting on April 2.

Arts & Culture

Lizzy McAlpine grapples with time, love, loss while getting “Older”

By Campbell Loi | April 15

Lizzy McAlpine has long been known by her fans for her impressive vocal range and hard-hitting lyrics. Her song “ceilings” went viral on TikTok last year, and her expert storytelling brought her to mainstream recognition. Captivated by the song’s deep emotional journey and its surprise twist ending, ...

Dev Patel fuses action, cultural commentary in ‘Monkey Man’

By Ayana Ahuja | April 15

In “Monkey Man,” Dev Patel’s highly anticipated directorial debut, Bollywood and Hollywood action stylization are unified and transformed into a refreshingly new story. Quick, vibrant and often claustrophobic shots are paired with sweeping views of the cityscape as the story of a monkey-masked ...

Metro

Supreme Court case by Northeast fisheries may overturn landmark legal precedent

By Megan Chan | April 14

On Jan. 17, lawyers representing two New Jersey and Rhode Island fisheries — Loper Bright Enterprises and Relentless Inc. — petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn observer fee policies set forward by the National Marine Fishery Service to reduce overfishing.

R.I. Senate Committee on Judiciary holds same day voter registration bill for further review

By Avani Ghosh and Megan Chan | April 11

On April 7, the Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee voted to hold bill S2779, which would amend the state constitution by removing a policy that requires residents to register to vote a minimum of 30 days before a state election.

HousingWorks RI releases manufactured homes report

By Stella Chen | April 11

In March, HousingWorks RI at Roger Williams University released an issue brief promoting Rhode Island mobile home parks as healthy and affordable. The brief also recommended cooperative resident ownership — a model in which residents retain collective, long-term and perpetually renewable leases ...

Mayor Smiley faces backlash for South Water Street bike lane removal plan

By Ciara Meyer | April 10

Since March, the city has considered temporarily closing the South Water Street bike lane to alleviate traffic congestion from the Washington Bridge closure. On April 3, the City formally unveiled the bike lane removal proposal alongside other traffic mitigation plans.

Sports

No. 20 women’s lacrosse suffers 23-10 defeat to No. 17 Princeton

By Gus Bailey | April 15

The No. 20 women’s lacrosse team (9-4, 2-3 Ivy) fell to No. 17 Princeton (8-4, 4-1 Ivy) on Saturday by a score of 23-10.

Men’s lacrosse narrowly defeats No. 13 Princeton, lands first Ivy League victory

By Cooper Herman | April 14

Brown (2-9, 1-3 Ivy) pulled off an impressive win on Saturday, narrowly defeating No. 13 Princeton (7-4, 2-2 Ivy) 13-12. The Bears opened up Alumni Day with six unanswered goals to fend off the nationally ranked Tigers and secure their first Ivy League victory this season.

Softball avoids weekend sweep against Dartmouth with 12-run outburst

By Gus Bailey | April 11

On Sunday, the softball team (10-17, 3-6 Ivy) bounced back to win the third game of their three-game series against Dartmouth (9-12, 5-4 Ivy).

Sailing delivers four podium finishes at weekend

By Galen Gibb | April 10

This weekend, No. 4 Brown’s coed and women’s sailing teams divided and conquered the Northeast to earn podium finishes at four different regattas.

Women’s Rugby takes home second place in Crimson 7s

By Lydell Dyer | April 9

In a weekend thriller, the women’s rugby team (13–7, 3–3 Ivy) traveled to Cambridge to compete in the Crimson 7s tournament, which features several teams from across New England.

Science & Research

Brown researchers leverage AI to predict protein conformations

By Francesca Grossberg | April 8

University researchers developed a new technique to predict multiple protein conformations using an AI-based technology called AlphaFold2. Their findings, ...

University community comes together to watch solar eclipse

By Jaanu Ramesh | April 8

Students flooded onto the Main Green as 2:15 p.m. approached and Rhode Island’s partial solar eclipse began.

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