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‘Our democracy is on life support’: Bankole Thompson discusses role of institutions in addressing racial inequity

By Sofia Barnett | February 25

In a Feb. 24 webinar hosted by the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America in partnership with the Providence Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, journalist Bankole Thompson discussed the role of major institutions in addressing racial inequalities. ...

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CSCI 0200 finds its footing as new introductory course requirement

By Stella Olken-Hunt | February 25

This semester, CSCI 0200: “Program Design with Data Structures and Algorithms” was introduced as the new final course in the Department of Computer Science's undergraduate introductory sequence. In previous years, students could choose between two alternate courses — CSCI 0160: “Introduction ...

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Lifespan, Care New England withdraw hospital merger application

By Alex Nadirashvili and Caleb Lazar | February 23

Lifespan and Care New England withdrew their application to merge into one integrated health system Feb. 23 after Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha and the Federal Trade Commission decided to file a lawsuit to block the merger last week. The merged entity would have owned 80% of the state’s ...

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Classes may be held remotely due to inclement weather Friday

By Kaitlyn Torres | February 23

Instructors can opt to hold their classes remotely on Friday due to inclement weather, Executive Vice President for Planning and Policy Russell Carey ’91 MA’06 announced in an email to the Brown community. The email also announced that testing centers and administrative and academic offices will ...

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Congressional bill proposes banning legacy admissions

By Jack Tajmajer | February 23

A first-of-its-kind bill that proposes an effective ban on legacy admissions in higher education was introduced in Congress earlier this month, according to a press release from Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR). The Fair College Admissions for Students Act was introduced by Merkley and Rep. ...

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BWell presents to UCS general body

By Kathy Wang | February 23

Director of BWell Tanya Purdy and Associate Director of Response Services Alana Sacks from BWell Health Promotion presented to Undergraduate Council of Students general body members at the Council’s meeting Wednesday evening. The presentation was geared towards informing Council members ...

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Watson Fellow’s book ‘No Standard Oil’ addresses climate change

By Julia Vaz | February 23

At the Watson Institute’s Joukowsky Forum Tuesday evening, panelists discussed “No Standard Oil: Managing Abundant Petroleum in a Warming World,” a book by senior fellow in international and public affairs Deborah Gordon about the oil and gas industries and climate change policies. ...

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Watson event discusses increasing student debt, private finance’s control of universities

By Emma Gardner | February 22

The expanding impact of finance on American universities was discussed at a Tuesday evening virtual talk hosted by the Watson Institute. The event focused on a new book entitled “Bankers in the Ivory Tower: The Troubling Rise of Financiers in US Higher Education” by Charlie Eaton, assistant professor ...

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City lead pipe replacement complaint alleges Civil Rights Act violation

By Charlie Clynes | February 22

The Environmental Protection Agency is set to rule on a first-of-its-kind complaint filed last month, which alleges that a Providence lead pipe replacement program violated the 1964 Civil Rights Act. ...

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The Underground looks to break even in second semester after reopening

By Emily Faulhaber | February 22

The Underground reopened Feb. 7 to welcome students back for the spring 2022 semester while introducing some new changes. Located in the Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center, the student-operated coffee shop aims to offer cheaper coffee and tea alternatives to other storefronts on College Hill. ...

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Student COVID-19 cases decline by one-third to 229

By Haley Sandlow | February 22

From Feb. 10 through Feb. 16, 229 students reported positive COVID-19 test results, a decline of about one-third from the previous week, according to a Feb. 18 Today@Brown announcement.

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Public health community reacts to new masking guidance

By Injy El-Dib | February 18

On Feb. 9 Gov. Dan McKee announced his plan to lift indoor masking requirements in Rhode Island schools on March 4 and allow masking policies for restaurants and businesses to be determined at the local level beginning Feb. 11, The Herald

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Legislators, Let RI Vote Coalition push for voting reform bill

By Michael Seoane | February 18

The Let RI Vote Act, co-sponsored by House Majority Whip Katherine Kazarian, D-East Providence, and Senator Dawn Euer, D-Newport, Jamestown, aims to make the temporary changes put in place during the pandemic that made voting safer and easier permanent.

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Thayer, Ives, Wickenden businesses react to RI mask mandate lifting

By Ashley Guo | February 18

Rhode Island lifted the executive order that required indoor masking or proof of vaccination in restaurants or businesses Feb. 11, The Herald previously reported. Now, ...

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Two men sue ACI on grounds of illegal sentencing

By Emma Madgic | February 18

Joao Neves and Pablo Ortega were just teenagers when they were sentenced to life in prison. Under a law passed last July called the Youthful Offenders Act, colloquially known as “Mario’s Law,” they are entitled to a parole hearing after serving 20 years, according to American Civil Liberties ...

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RI Attorney General rejects hospital merger application

By Alex Nadirashvili and Caleb Lazar | February 18

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha rejected Lifespan and Care New England’s application to merge their health systems Thursday. The merger would create an integrated health system with control of 80% of Rhode Island’s market for inpatient care, as well as establish an academic health ...

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Ebony Manning named new University Title IX coordinator

By Neil Mehta | February 18

The Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity named Ebony Manning the new University Title IX coordinator, according to a Jan. 26 Today@Brown announcement.

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‘Exhausting, but worth it’: Advocacy for housing justice continues after RI allocates funds

By Elysee Barakett | February 18

In December, Mayor Jorge Elorza granted $495,000 in federal emergency COVID-19 response funding to Crossroads RI, a service provider for people experiencing housing instability across the state. The decision followed 16 consecutive nights of a sleep-out protest at the Rhode Island State House organized ...

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Brown experts, students discuss Russia-Ukraine conflict

By Ishitaa Gupta | February 18

Escalating tensions along the Russia-Ukraine border have led to worldwide worries of an imminent Russian invasion. University professors and Ukrainian students ...

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Max Niles ’22 reflects on appearance in “Jeopardy! College Championships”

By Nicholas Miller | February 18

Over the weekend of Nov. 20, 2021, Max Niles ’22 had a secret. Telling his friends that he was taking an early Thanksgiving break to visit his Washington, D.C. home, he turned off his location on FindMyFriends and hopped on a plane to Los Angeles. He would spend the next several days there, conducting ...