Abby Kerson

Student 'melt' creates surplus in available housing

Conference celebrates seminal Persian text's 1,000th anniversary

The Shahnameh is so influential in Persian culture that its characters are used as archetypes in later poetry, said Dick Davis, chair of the Near Eastern Languages and Cultures Department at Ohio State University, at a conference held Saturday in celebration of the epic's 1,000th anniversary.

After strain, on-campus housing meets demand

After three consecutive years of overcrowding, administrators expect no significant need for temporary housing this semester, said Richard Bova, senior associate dean of residential and dining services.

Students avoid lottery through program housing

For many, applying to program houses is not just about seeking out a community of other students who share interests­ — program house leaders and applicants alike consider avoiding the housing lottery an added bonus. And with more students placed in temporary housing due to overcrowding, the ...

ResLife: Rise in enrollment will not exacerbate housing crunch

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Winter fellows use new media abroad

Over winter break, eight students traveled abroad and created new media projects about their destinations. The students were funded by the Watson Institute for International Studies' AT&T New Media Fellowship, part of a larger program called the Global Conversation — an online platform allowing ...

Advisory committee: Don't reinvest in HEI

Brown's Advisory Committee on Corporate Responsibility in Investment Policies recommended at its Dec. 6 meeting that the University not reinvest in HEI Hotels and Resorts.

Fain Lecture on health care kicks off economist symposium

Students, professors and community members gathered in Solomon 001 Friday evening for the Bernard I. Fain Lecture on health care reform given by Jonathan Gruber, professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and director of the health care program at the National Bureau of Economic ...

Simmons addresses families

Students, parents and alums gathered under a tent on the Main Green Saturday for the annual Hour with the President event to hear President Ruth Simmons give an update on the University.

URI tackles GLBT rights

Students at the University of Rhode Island staged a sit-in protest on behalf of the school's Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Center. The protest began Sept. 23 and came to an end eight days later on Oct. 1 when the university's administration agreed to meet the students' seven demands.