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Campus News Articles
Frosh factor finances in decisions
Although 81 percent of students were accepted by their first-choice colleges, only 64 percent went on to attend that dream school, an annual survey on college freshmen conducted by the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles showed.
Search begins for dean of medicine
Unorthodox search questioned by some
The new dean of medicine and biological sciences will have a familiar face, President Ruth Simmons announced over winter break, and the faculty advisory group charged with narrowing down the list of candidates will be smaller and swifter than usual.
U. to comply with Senate request for endowment data
Brown plans to comply with a request from leaders of the Senate Finance Committee for detailed information on its endowment, tuition and financial aid policies, a University spokesman said Tuesday.
Colombian union leader calls for fairer labor practices
Colombian union leader Orlando Acosta spoke last night to a packed Joukowsky Forum in the Watson Institute for International Studies, criticizing both the Colombian and American governments for failing to end human rights violations and unfair labor practices in the Colombian mining industry.
First-years anticipate MPC application deadline
As most students choose their classes, some first-years are preparing for a different kind of decision. Students are readying themselves for Feb. 8, the deadline for applying to become a Minority Peer Counselor.
Students work on community development in D.R. over break
While most students were relaxing at home over winter break, a group of twelve Brown students was building volleyball pits and purifying drinking water in the Dominican Republic.
Elections for new UCS, UFB members
The Undergraduate Council of Students elected two at-large members, the vice chair of the Undergraduate Finance Board and a UFB representative at its second general body meeting of the semester Wednesday night in Petteruti Lounge.