In mid-November, The Herald reported the troubling news that residents in Donovan House, where one of the University’s special interest housing programs is located, discovered what they believed to be lead paint in areas of the dorm with chipped paint.
In the fall of 2016, Brown students were welcomed back onto campus with the heartening news that the Undergraduate Council of Students would begin supplying pads and tampons in women’s, men’s and gender-inclusive restrooms throughout campus — an initiative now known as Project Tampon.
The University’s Department of Facilities Management will oversee Project Tampon, a program to distribute free menstrual products in bathrooms on campus, wrote Paul Armas, assistant vice president of facilities operations, in an email to The Herald.
After trekking to the south end of campus and climbing up the set of spiral stairs to the Graduate Center E Commons, students will now find the University’s newly renovated Bear’s Lair.
The University publicly announced its new policy for third-party use of campus space in a community-wide email sent last Wednesday.
The University signed a new contract with the United Service and Allied Workers union — representing Facilities Management workers — approved Monday night.
The Department of Facilities Management is working to keep the student body warm and reduce Brown’s environmental impact.
We commend Brown’s decision to allocate $5 million to renovating Perkins and Barbour Halls.
Leak affects 22 student rooms and some common areas but does not force students to relocate.
Medical evaluations indicated those exposed to the substance suffered no serious health issues.
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