A diamond to Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp, who received a “Leadership for Change through Education Award” from Brown on Wednesday. It’s a pretty sweet deal, apparently — the award comes with a lovely plaque, an honorarium a...

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....

From Providence to Manhattan, with no love lost....

When Brown defeated Columbia in a preseason scrimmage in August, the Bears didn’t even know who their starting quarterback would be. Now, Kyle Newhall-Caballero ’11 is at the top of nearly every statistical passing category in the league. And ...

Google doesn’t forget, and unfortunately, there is nothing to protect the freedom of expression that Brown espouses....

In an astonishing and refreshing decision, CNN went with the decidedly unsexy John King to fill Lou Dobbs’ shoes....

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 t...

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 resear...

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....

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

Two players with Brown ties have earned an invitation to ultimate frisbee’s biggest stage — the 2010 World Ultimate Club Championships....

For its fall production this weekend, Brown University Gilbert and Sullivan is offering up a dynamic array of dancing and singing in “The Gondoliers.”...

Musical theater writing and performance were combined in a talk by American composer and lyricist Maury Yeston in Leeds Theater Thursday evening. In a discussion that wove back and forth from speech to singing, with Yeston at the piano, the composer stres...

Though a majority of Brown students expressed confidence about their ability to finance their education, a sizable proportion indicated worry, according to a recent Herald poll....

Supporting the public option isn't a question of good vs. evil, but rather the much less titillating question of effective vs. ineffective....

After winning most of its meets over the years, the equestrian team faced disappointment on Saturday at the University of Connecticut, placing fifth out of six teams....

The wrestling team kicked off its season at the Binghamton Open on Sunday. Despite missing four of its projected starters due to injuries, three wrestlers placed individually....

It is easy to believe that capitalism/socialism/oil/money/pesticide/meat-eating/the Jews/the Illuminati is the root of all of mankind’s problems. It’s easy, and it’s wrong....

Tourists are allowed to enter only two subway stations in Pyongyang, North Korea. Descending the escalator to the station platform, they are accompanied by “minders” — government employees working with guides and translators, watching th...

There are some people in the world of sports that, well, are hated. And usually, there are good reasons to hate said people. There are a lot of people I hate in the sports world. However, there is one notable exception to this rule: Chad Ochocinco....