
M. Grace Calhoun ’92 named vice president of athletics
By Amelia Spalter March 5, 2021
M. Grace Calhoun ’92 was named a new vice president of athletics and recreation March 5 according to an email to the Brown community from President Christina Paxson ’P19. The decision comes a month after former Athletics Director Jack Hayes’ departed his post Feb. 5, ending a national search for […]
Rhode Island community members turn to mutual aid, direct outreach during pandemic

By Jack Walker March 4, 2021
“All Services Free & Confidential,” reads a corner of the black-and-white handout being distributed to Kennedy Plaza passersby on a chilly March afternoon. The other side of the printed graphic advertises resources ranging from HIV testing to job application support.
Community welcomes back Jahunger, New England’s first Uighur restaurant, after two-year hiatus
By Victoria Yin March 4, 2021
The Chinese idiom, 麻雀虽小, 五脏俱全, Má què suī xiǎo, wǔ zàng jù quán, translates to: Despite its small size, a sparrow still has all the vital organs, Jahunger owner and founder Nadia Parhat explained.
In wake of Jhamal Gonsalves’ crash and investigation, students, community members weigh in
By Karlos Bautista March 4, 2021
Anger and hurt. Those were the two emotions Mark Gonsalves Sr. said he experienced when he found out in January that the Providence police officers involved in an October moped crash that left his son Jhamal in a coma would not face criminal charges.
Report finds Providence may be drastically underestimating its carbon emissions
By Kate Dario March 4, 2021
Providence may be underestimating its carbon dioxide emission figures by up to 60 percent, which would make it the city with the fifth-most inaccurate reporting in the country, according to a recent study published by Nature Communications.
OPINIONS »
- Mackie ’59: Cliff Stevenson and the coaching road less chosen
March 5, 2021 | 0 comments - Letter: Response to SAT-optional proponents: Listen to the data
March 4, 2021 | 6 comments - Apple ’21: The Dems are still the party of the working class. They should champion its diversity.
March 2, 2021 | 2 comments - Siemens ’21: Little Rhody teaches little civics: Rhode Island students’ battle for a forgotten right
March 1, 2021 | 0 comments - McKeever ’22 and Caplan ’22: For effective governance, UCS must reform its bylaws
February 28, 2021 | 0 comments
UNIVERSITY NEWS »
- Increased choice at Sharpe Refectory leads to longer lines
March 5, 2021 | 0 comments - University forms search committee for new vice president for institutional equity and diversity
March 4, 2021 | 0 comments - Faculty react to potential University endowment investment in cryptocurrency
March 3, 2021 | 0 comments - UCS proposes creation of bylaw review committee, discusses referendum process
March 3, 2021 | 0 comments - Author James Reston, Jr. delves into his 9/11 novel, The 19th Hijacker in Taubman Center event
March 3, 2021 | 0 comments
ARTS & CULTURE »
- “Princess of the Row” actors Edi Gathegi, Tayler Buck join Ivy Film Festival for virtual talk
February 26, 2021 | 0 comments - “Minari” is a modest American tale universal in tenderness
February 25, 2021 | 0 comments - Our Own “Fake Accounts”: a debut novel for the internet era
February 22, 2021 | 0 comments - The Weather Station releases new album Ignorance
February 21, 2021 | 0 comments - Comeback season: The queens of K-pop return with an affirming message of self-love and flawed authenticity
February 18, 2021 | 0 comments
METRO »

Rhode Island community members turn to mutual aid, direct outreach during pandemic
March 4, 2021 | 0 comments- Community welcomes back Jahunger, New England’s first Uighur restaurant, after two-year hiatus
March 4, 2021 | 0 comments - In wake of Jhamal Gonsalves’ crash and investigation, students, community members weigh in
March 4, 2021 | 0 comments - Report finds Providence may be drastically underestimating its carbon emissions
March 4, 2021 | 0 comments - College Republicans split on post-Trump future, reflecting national GOP divisions
March 3, 2021 | 2 comments - ‘Should we close the Rhode Island Women’s Prison?’: OpenDoors event discusses hardships of re-entry for formerly incarcerated women
March 3, 2021 | 0 comments
SCIENCE & RESEARCH »

Pioneer of CRISPR genome-editing technology, Jennifer Doudna, opens inaugural Lemley Family Leadership Lecture Series
March 5, 2021 | 0 comments- The COVID Pod with Dr. Ashish Jha: Optimistic Outcomes and Overcoming Hurdles: Managing COVID-19 in March 2021
March 3, 2021 | 0 comments - U. Cancer Center pilot projects: investigating cancer connections
March 2, 2021 | 0 comments - U. Cancer Center pilot projects: developing cancer therapeutics
March 1, 2021 | 0 comments - ’21 Rising study investigates social networks, alcohol use for class of 2021
February 25, 2021 | 0 comments - University Professor Michael J. Frank named one of two 2021 Troland Research Award recipients
February 22, 2021 | 0 comments
SPORTS »
- Jack Hayes departs Brown, leaving behind a changed athletics department and complicated legacy
March 1, 2021 | 10 comments - Seniors react to Ivy League’s fifth year sports eligibility waiver
February 28, 2021 | 0 comments - Pioneers on the playing field: Bruno’s Black former athletes and their impact today
February 25, 2021 | 0 comments - Pioneers on the playing field: Bruno’s first Black athletes and coaches
February 18, 2021 | 0 comments - Ivy League will not hold athletic competitions for spring season
February 18, 2021 | 0 comments