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Zip zap Zop: Making suds downtown

Seven stories above his small storefront on Union Street, Rick Roden makes soap.

Civil Rights activist returns to teach course on '60s

Soviet battleship becomes R.I. museum

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Sex Week prompts contraception debate

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BrownBares uncovers student bodies for student body

It has been called a microcosm of Brunonian culture, a "Craigslist for Brown" and an inspiration for students and alums to pose nude on the roof of the GeoChem Building, in Faunce House, in Sayles Hall, in Steinert Practice Center and in Salomon Center. While much of the hype of BrownBares.com on campus ...

New day shelter offers 'community of love'

For Juan Delgado, 43, homelessness was "almost an addiction." After three years on the streets — sleeping on bridges, in parks and in abandoned houses — and seven years of traveling from shelter to shelter, he finally found a cure. 

Only in Olneyville, vintage treasures and treats

Students in nonprofit careers find inspiration in public service

Jockapella athlete-singers team up on stage and football field

Correction appended. From the stadium lights to the stage lights, the members of Jockapella are team players who demonstrate commitment and passion both on and off the field. Jockapella, approved by the Undergraduate Council of Students as a Category I group last year, is an a cappella group made up ...

Senior's 'Zoostalgia' revisits ages past

Weeping woolly mammoths, buck-toothed Neanderthals and a fire-breathing North America — Manvir Singh's '12 new book, "Zoostalgia," is full of quirky and inviting illustrations like these that draw in readers regardless of their background in biology. "Zoostalgia," which is now available at a handful ...

Young polo club challenges sport's elite stereotypes

IvyQ conference aims to empower students

Students from across the Ivy League — and a few from outside it — flocked to Brown's campus last weekend for the third annual IvyQ, a conference that discussed issues of gender and sexuality. 

From PLME to Med School: Moving off the Hill

Pre-med students enrolled in the University's Program in Liberal Medical Education are not afraid of obligations. They have committed to a profession at the fresh-faced age of 18 or 19 years old, something most students are unwilling to do. They have committed to a place — a school and a city ...

Campus leftovers feed R.I. homeless

The Swearer Center for Public Service van carrying over 20 pounds of food donations does not encounter much traffic on its midnight trips down the hill to Kennedy Plaza. While most occupants of the homeless shelter at the Mathewson Street United Methodist Church are sleeping, students from Brown's Food ...

Italian delicacies delight on Federal Hill

For many students, Federal Hill is the elusive strip of pricey Italian restaurants reserved for dinners during Family Weekend. But there's another side to the neighborhood waiting to be explored — at just a short distance from the Dunkin Donuts Center and the Financial District, it is easy to ...

Brown's 'unofficial historian' remembered by faculty and staff

When asked to describe Martha Mitchell, former University archivist, those who knew her pause for a few moments as they choose the words to best represent her. When they do begin to speak, it is with a hint of awe that they share their memories of this "extraordinary," "very witty" and "generous" person. ...

Amorous alums play matchmakers

Some Ivy League students may be single this Valentine's Day, but they don't have to be. Two dating websites started by alums in the past two years are helping Brown students and others find love. 

'Dudes' explore cultures in food blog

Hidden gems abound at the Haffenreffer

With his bushy white hair, active Twitter feed and hipster glasses, Steven Lubar, professor of American studies, is not your typical museum director. He presides over a collection of artifacts including jade coins and primitive spearheads, all lovingly labeled and nestled away in a corner of the Main ...

Historic Pawtuxet Village offers bay views, good food

Both historic and quaint, Pawtuxet Village — located along the Pawtuxet River on the border of Warwick and Cranston — is a treasure undiscovered by most students.