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Undergrad episodic drinking rate exceeds national average

Ratty renovations scheduled to start in spring 2014

Upgrades and renovations of the Sharpe Refectory's heating and washing equipment will begin in the spring semester of the 2013-14 academic year, said Margaret Klawunn, vice president for campus life and student services. The University hopes to install the new equipment to improve students' experience, ...

U. up in arms over alleged sword theft

A lawsuit filed by the University in early 2011 for the 1970s theft of a Tiffany & Co. silver presentation sword from the Annmary Brown Memorial Collection has faced a number of delays. Donald and Toni Tharpe, the couple accused of illegally possessing the missing sword, changed defense attorneys and ...

Sculpture incorporates daily objects, invites student interaction

The sculpture "Circle Dance" by Thomas Friedman made its debut on the grassy area of the Walk between Angell and Waterman streets following a week-long installation process.

MIT dean named director of Watson Institute

Richard Locke, deputy dean of the Sloan School of Management and political science department chair at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will be the next director of the Watson Institute for International Studies, the University announced Friday. This appointment comes after a long period of ...

U. joins task force to up hospital collaboration

Tensions arise as food truck community grows

As the food truck scene's prominence on Thayer Street continues to grow, so does the dialogue among truck owners and Thayer restauranteurs as they seek to find their niche. Frustration among food truck owners has cropped up as some owners have accused other trucks of parking illegally or in a manner ...

Faculty to vote on greater URC representation

As Banner streamlines registration, kinks persist

The Herald announces 123rd Editorial Board

Like Scandinavian warriors descending on the mead hall, The Brown Daily Herald's staff convened at popular "Antiques Roadshow" filming destination and sophisticated Providence eatery Cav restaurant Friday night. The paper's current leadership announced the 123rd Editorial Board, who will officially ...

'Raucous' ceremony honors mid-year grads

Colloquium to address turbulence in Africa

The 2012 Achebe Colloquium on Africa, entitled "Governance, Security and Peace in Africa," will be held this Friday and Saturday at the Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts. Convened by celebrated Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe, professor of Africana studies, this year's colloquium ...

Providence elementary school files for charter

Frank D. Spaziano Elementary School recently became the only school in the Providence Public School District to vote in favor of becoming a district charter school. On Friday afternoon, the elementary school formally filed its application with the Rhode Island Department of Education, one day before ...

College enrollment dips, but U. apps remain high

National college enrollment numbers dipped in 2011 for the first time in 15 years, but higher education experts do not believe lower total matriculation will have an immediate effect on Brown's admission process.  Enrollment decreased by only one percentage point, but this is its first decline since ...

Rise in crime prompts potential DPS hires

Med School names new psychiatry chair

Anthropologist gives scoop on 'nutri-tainment'

When did eating become so fun?

Group rallies to show support for coal divestment

Students with the Brown Divest Coal Campaign called upon President Christina Paxson to divest the University from its alleged coal and fossil fuel investments at a rally outside University Hall Thursday.

EcoReps event tests recycling knowledge

With renovations, U. seeks better city ties

Five previously neglected houses on Brown, Benevolent and Brook streets have been renovated and sold to faculty through the Brown to Brown Home Ownership Program over the past five years. Houses in the program, which are in states of disrepair or disuse, are sold to eligible faculty and staff for 80 ...