George R.R. Martin was always interested in fantasy, dreaming of the world beyond the five blocks he walked to and from school each day in his childhood hometown of Bayonne, New Jersey. His first published work was released in 1971, just after he graduated college, marking an auspicious start to a successful ...
The world is in a “golden age of fantasy,” proclaimed best-selling author George R.R. Martin, invoking an image as whimsical as his stories to a packed Salomon 101, where he and publisher Tom Doherty were interviewed about their experiences in science fiction and fantasy writing Thursday. The powerful ...
During a panel event Wednesday, Moral Voices — a Brown/RISD Hillel initiative that focuses on awareness, education, advocacy and activism — invited various leaders to engage in an in-depth dialogue about gun violence in Providence and possible community-based solutions to the issue. Entering its ...
Rhode Island’s health insurance exchange, HealthSource R.I., has outperformed most other states’ systems in the year since it opened to the marketplace but faces challenges of balancing competing stakeholder interests, budget problems and collaboration with state agencies, said invited speakers ...
A peek inside the massive door of WaterFire Providence’s new home in the Valley/Olneyville neighborhood reveals an expansive industrial interior. Bright sunlight streams through frosted windows, illuminating the wrought iron baskets, cords of wood and other equipment stacked throughout the 27,000-square-foot ...
With the Nov. 4 election less than two weeks away, Providence’s mayoral candidates are seeking to build momentum by leveraging endorsements from politicians and unions considered valuable assets in a tight race. Independent candidate and former mayor Vincent “Buddy” Cianci has recently been endorsed ...
The Undergraduate Council of Students reflected on its interactions and relationship with the Corporation, which were on display at its open forum last week featuring Corporation members, at its general body meeting Wednesday night. The open forum last week included guest speakers Chancellor Thomas ...
Seated amidst galleries of vintage photographs, walls of framed degrees and large poster boards illustrating models for a new Providence at his 175 Broad Street campaign headquarters, former mayor Vincent “Buddy” Cianci said the city’s current condition “is what it is.” Providence is “an ...
Harvard law school professors criticize new sexual harassment policy A group of 28 current and former Harvard law school professors wrote a letter published in the Boston Globe Oct. 14 lambasting the university’s new sexual harassment policy. The criticism comes as Harvard is being investigated ...
Repayment of the 38 Studios loan and reproductive rights dominated discussion Wednesday night at Rhode Island’s first televised gubernatorial debate since the early September primaries. Democratic candidate and General Treasurer Gina Raimondo, Republican candidate and Cranston Mayor Allan Fung and ...
A squirrel that climbed into a metal pipe and made contact with an electric current in the Manchester Street Power Station, located in the Jewelry District, caused more than 4,500 Providence National Grid customers to lose power for about two hours Tuesday morning. Power outages usually occur in ...
Financial aid emerged as the top priority for respondents to the Undergraduate Council of Students’ fall poll for the second year in a row, with sexual assault policy reform claiming second place, said UCS President Maahika Srinivasan ’15. Advising and off-campus safety were also high-ranking issues ...
Neel Virdy ’17 didn’t tell his parents when he decided to take Hindi during his first semester at Brown. Both his parents were born in India, and his mother speaks the language, so they were both delighted when Virdy came home for break and surprised them by stringing together sentences in the language. “They ...
Four professors and two Providence community members will receive support for research tied to public engagement as the inaugural recipients of the Public Humanities Fellowship for the 2014-2015 academic year, according to a University press release this month. The fellowship provides recipients with ...
Rhode Island placed 47th in the country in the overall condition of its highway systems in 2012, according to a report out last month from the Reason Foundation. The 21st Annual Report on the Performance of State Highway Systems, which included data from 1984 to 2012, also ranked Rhode Island last ...
The Alpert Medical School hosted a lecture Monday on Rhode Island’s community health centers presented by David Bourassa, chief medical officer of Thundermist Health Center, and Jane Hayward, president and chief executive officer of the Rhode Island Health Center Association. The lecture opened with ...
Gubernatorial debate Gubernatorial candidates Democrat Gina Raimondo, general treasurer, Republican Allan Fung, mayor of Cranston, and Moderate Robert Healey will face off in a debate Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at the Providence Performing Arts Center. The debate will be moderated by Tim White of Eyewitness ...
The University’s three-year cohort default rate on federal direct student loans for students who began repaying their loans in 2011 decreased by about 35 percent from the previous year according to data released Sept. 22 by the U.S. Department of Education. During fiscal year 2011, 1.3 percent ...
The Corporation green-lighted construction of a new Division of Applied Mathematics building, received updates on the University’s efforts to combat sexual assault and considered the structural budget deficit at its meeting this weekend, President Christina Paxson announced Sunday in a community-wide ...
Following the Department of Public Safety’s release of the Rave Guardian Campus Safety App at the beginning of the semester, the app has been downloaded over 1,100 times, said Paul Shanley, deputy chief of police for DPS. The Rave Guardian app allows users to send tips about suspicious behavior, ...
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