Earlier this month, students expressed concerns about accessing University-provided psychological services.

Student Support Services introduces six new interim deans following Dec. 13 shooting

By Ivy Huang and Miriam Davison | March 31 | University News

Earlier this month, students expressed concerns about accessing University-provided psychological services.

Illustration of a medical school classroom with a teacher at the front of class and students taking notes at their desks, all of them dressed in lab coats and gloves.

Several of the 17 proposed bills would help establish a medical school at URI.

State Senate introduces legislation aiming to increase primary care providers, support mental health hotlines

By Maxwell Silver and Michelle Bi | April 1 | Metro

Several of the 17 proposed bills would help establish a medical school at URI.

The package comes just over two months after the City Council proposed a rent stabilization ordinance, ...

Mayor Brett Smiley announces housing stabilization package supporting renters

By Ava Rahman | April 1 | Metro

The package comes just over two months after the City Council proposed a rent stabilization ordinance, ...

How a network of environmental sensors aims to help people better understand their communities

By Alice Xie | April 1 | Science & Research

An image of an air sensor on a gray platform with a blurred dock of ships and a bridge in the background.

The R.I. Network for Environmental Sensing and Technology dashboard provides real time data on meteorology, air quality monitoring and flood management.

After harsh winter, R.I. drivers face increased potholes on roads

By Ava Rahman | March 19 | Metro

The state department of transportation has received 414 pothole reports this year.

Opinions

Editorial: Brown needs to rethink its pre-orientation programs

By Editorial Page Board | March 31

This fall, incoming first-year students at universities across the country will have the opportunity to go backpacking, do community service or explore the arts as part of their campus’s pre-orientation programs. These programs offer an opportunity for students to forge friendships and explore new ...

Berkwits ’29: Rethink the Ratty

By Talia Berkwits | March 30

On Sundays, I send an undeniably important text to various friends: “meal this week?” College dining serves a special purpose outside of nutrition — it is a means of social connection and community. But, I, along with many other Brunonians, have let my dining experience be defined by the status ...

Dolan, Frickel, Leinaweaver, Nummedal: Restore the president as presiding officer at University faculty meetings

By Jessaca Leinaweaver, Emily Dolan, Scott Frickel and Tara Nummedal | March 30

On March 3, faculty members voted to replace the University president with the Faculty Executive Committee chair as the presiding officer at faculty meetings. This motion was brought to the faculty without substantial prior discussion, and there was not yet a robust, shared understanding of the proposed ...

Gardiner ’28, Lair ’28: Spring break cancellations reveal the U.S.’s shallow understanding of Mexico

By CJ Lair and Isabella Gardiner | March 20

On March 11, Mexican investigative journalist Marcela Turati delivered the keynote address at the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies’s inaugural Human Rights Lecture and Symposium. After the killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes — also known as El Mencho — two weeks prior, we ...

Tkachenko ’29: Brunonians, take the plunge

By Maya Tkachenko | March 19

There’s a very specific moment somewhere between your first step in the ocean and the total loss of feeling below your ankles when you realize two things: first, this was entirely your choice, and second, this is crazy. Perhaps you start to regret everything as a chilly breeze sweeps across the bay, ...

University News

Edwidge Danticat and Lauren Groff sit together and lead a lecture, speaking towards a seated group of people.

Authors Edwidge Danticat MFA’93, Lauren Groff condemn rise of book banning at ODI lecture

By Zarina Hamilton | March 31

The authors tied the increased targeting of books to censorship and control.

Angelina Vargas running on a football field while followed closely by another player.

Journey to the World Cup: Angelina Vargas ’27 takes the field for Dominican Republic women’s soccer team

By Rebecca Goodman | March 30

The team is currently competing in the CONCACAF W Qualifiers, hoping to earn a spot in the World Cup.

Photo of Grad Center. The photo shows a brick building with a wall of windows in the background and vibrant trees in the foreground.

Graduate fellows seek to unionize in unprecedented move

By James Libresco and Emily Feil | March 30

The action comes after the passage of a state law protecting all graduate workers’ right to unionize.

From Prague to New Jersey: How Brunonians spent spring break

By Pavani Durbhakula | March 30

Students spent the past week seeing family and friends, visiting new cities and relaxing on the beach.

Students studying abroad in Jordan relocated to Morocco amid war in Iran

By Jeremiah Farr | March 29

Two students from Brown are studying abroad through the Middlebury School in Jordan program.

Arts & Culture

It’s a ‘Cruel World’ if you haven’t listened to Holly Humberstone

By Ann Gray Golpira | April 1

The English singer-songwriter’s three recent singles predict a remarkable second album.

A still from the film of Miley Cyrus on stage surrounded by two dancers with a large “Hannah Montana” sign behind her.

The ‘Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special’ is only worthwhile for dedicated fans

By Talia LeVine | March 31

The documentary featured the debut of Miley Cyrus’s original song, “Younger You.”

Metro

A photo of the outside of Classical High School showing its name labeled on the building on a sunny day.

About 50% of PPSD students enroll in college within a year of graduation. Here’s how two schools get them there.

By Nate Barkow | March 31

Last week, students across the country received admissions decisions from Brown. And just outside the Van Wickle gates, thousands of Providence Public School District students were also hearing from their dream schools.