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Students call for greater mental health resources

Students suggested expanding the University’s mental health resources in the wake of the death of Hyoun Ju Sohn GS Tuesday at an open forum Wednesday hosted by the Undergraduate Council of Students. Student representatives from the Mental Health Community Council attended the forum to discuss the ...


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Heading University, Paxson navigates alumni interests

This series will explore the first 1,000 days of Christina Paxson’s presidency. This story, the final of three, will look at how Paxson interacts and contends with alums. As the public face of the University, President Christina Paxson P’19 must appeal to a number of varied interests. One major ...


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Brown relaunches search for Writing Center director

Updated April 2, 2015 at 5:00 a.m. The search for a new director of the Writing Center recommenced March 20 following an unsuccessful search effort in the fall. The University hopes to place the director by the start of next academic year, said Kathleen McSharry, associate dean of the College for writing ...


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Shark Bar and Grille retains operating licenses for now

A Superior Court decision Monday granted Shark Bar and Grille temporary receivership status — putting the establishment in the hands of a designated lawyer — which allows the Thayer Street business to keep its liquor license for now. In a statement after the ruling, Mayor Jorge Elorza declared his ...


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Speakers dissect R.I. mass incarceration

More than 300 law enforcement officials, politicians, students and community activists confronted the costs and racial disparities of mass incarceration and probation in Rhode Island—  and the nation as a whole — at a conference March 27 entitled “Sounding the Alarm on Mass Incarceration: Moving ...


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Senator Reed brings foreign policy experience to Dems

Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I. addressed budgetary concerns, the Affordable Care Act and foreign policy issues in a speech to the Brown Democrats Tuesday night in Wilson Hall. Reed has served in Congress for 25 years — including 18 as a Senator — and is the ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services ...


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Grad student dies after fall from SciLi

Updated April 1, 2015 at 2:25 a.m. Hyoun Ju Sohn GS died Tuesday after falling through a 12th floor window of the Sciences Library just before noon. Sohn was a first-year physics doctoral student from South Korea, President Christina Paxson P’19 wrote in a community-wide email Tuesday evening. He graduated ...


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Three declare candidacy for UCS presidency

Justice Gaines ’16, Sazzy Gourley ’16 and Zachary Nelkin ’17 will vie for the presidency of the Undergraduate Council of Students, while Alana Bhatla ’16 and Ryan Lessing ’17 will face off for the UCS vice presidency. Candidates submitted their official applications at a UCS Elections Board ...


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Detours enliven UCS, UFB campaign trail

Elections start this week for the Undergraduate Council of Students and the Undergraduate Finance Board, but past races have run into hiccups due to occurrences ranging from joke campaigns to candidate withdrawals. Joke campaigns Eric Mukherjee ’09 did not know he had run for UCS president until after ...


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This Week in Higher Ed: March 31, 2015

Rhodes Scholarship eligibility to expand Individuals from China will soon be eligible for Rhodes Scholarships, the New York Times reported Monday. The change is part of a larger plan to expand into additional countries, marking the first major growth of the program since the 1970s, when women became ...


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Spotlight on the Statehouse: March 31, 2015

Stalling Shark A Providence Board of Licenses hearing regarding the liquor license issued to Shark Bar and Grille in exchange for bribes of $52,500 in 2008 was halted yesterday by Associate Justice Michael Silverstein, a Rhode Island Superior Court judge, the Providence Journal reported. Silverstein ...


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Senator, alum take leadership spots on Board of Licenses

The Providence Board of Licenses elected Jeffrey Williams ’85 and Sen. Juan Pichardo, D-Providence, to its most senior positions earlier this month. Following their election, Williams and Pichardo now serve as chair and vice-chair of the board, respectively. Each member of the five-person board is ...


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Spring 2015 Poll 1 Results and Methodology

See accompanying article. Please click the image to access the poll chord diagram. 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Christina Paxson is handling her job as president of the University? 6.4% Strongly approve 35.0% Somewhat approve 33.6% No opinion 21.7% Somewhat disapprove 3.4% Strongly disapprove 2. ...


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Spring 2015 Poll 2 Results and Methodology

See accompanying article. Please click the image to access the poll chord diagram. 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Christina Paxson is handling her job as president of the University? 3.3% Strongly approve 30.2% Somewhat approve 30.2% No opinion 28.7% Somewhat disapprove 7.6% Strongly disapprove 2. ...





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