Eric Beck

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A banner implementation

It's been over six months since Brown Against Banner - the Facebook group that quickly gained over 750 members and represented the first flood of student criticism of the new online registration system - was created, and we can now all breathe a sigh of relief.

Charges dismissed in Sept. 10 incidents

Charges filed against the two students arrested in separate Sept. 10 incidents that led to allegations of police misconduct were dismissed Wednesday at pre-trial conferences at the Sixth District Court in Providence.

Former provost inaugurated as UChicago president

Brown's former provost, Robert Zimmer, who worked to mold the University into a stronger research institution, was inaugurated Friday as the 13th president of the University of Chicago.

Slavery and justice report lands U. in national spotlight

Nearly 100 newspapers, MSNBC and National Public Radio covered last week's long-awaited release of the final report from the University Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice.

Police report details downtown September incident

Two separate incidents resulting in the arrest of black University students in the early morning hours of Sept. 10 have focused attention on the actions of the Department of Public Safety and the Providence Police Department, resulting in investigations by both departments and the creation of the Coalition ...

Decade-long path to LiSci ends today

The Changing Face of Campus: First in a Series Today's dedication of the Sidney E. Frank Hall for Life Sciences - the most expensive building in University history - represents the culmination of a planning, design and construction process that spanned three presidencies and was fraught with delays, ...

Police brutality charge, reaction mirror '02 incident

The racially charged allegation of police brutality made last week by a Brown graduate student recalls a 2002 incident in which two black students were arrested on the Main Green after refusing to show their identifications to Brown police officers.

Student alleging police brutality arraigned Tuesday

Chipalo Street '06 GS, who has said he was brutally assaulted in an altercation involving Providence Police Department and Brown Department of Public Safety officers, was arraigned Tuesday on misdemeanor charges of assault of an officer and resisting arrest, he wrote in an e-mail to The Herald early ...

Alcohol report addresses education, Orientation

The campus committee charged with reviewing the University's alcohol policy released a report last month calling for increased oversight in residence halls and an expansion of alcohol education programming for first-years, members of Greek houses and athletic teams.