The Brown-commissioned Ship Street Square - a public plaza envisioned as a social hub for Providence's Jewelry District - hosted Tuesday the first of five farmers markets to be held this spring.
The Undergraduate Council of Students appointed eight members to its Elections Board at its general body meeting Wednesday. Students running for next year's council leadership positions will officially declare their candidacy next Monday, according to the UCS website. The council also appointed students ...
For the third year in a row, malicious outside activity may have caused the massive failure of the Brown Marketplace as students attempted to purchase Spring Weekend tickets yesterday, said Mike Caron '12, director of the Brown Student Agencies management team. The Brown Concert Agency made tickets ...
The Graduate School has chosen nine students to participate in the debut of its Open Graduate Programs, an interdisciplinary option that combines doctoral studies in a primary field with master's-level studies in an additional field. The initiative will expand the University's undergraduate open curriculum ...
As part of a large-scale effort to become more environmentally friendly, the University recently concluded Brown Unplugged: Do It in the Dark, its second annual dorm energy competition. Among 14 competing dorms, Littlefield Hall skyrocketed to the top with a 26.6 percent reduction of more than 1,500 ...
Correction Appended.
Helen Shabas, a Holocaust survivor, shared insights and reflections on her life as a Jew in Poland under the Nazi occupation Tuesday evening. The event was held at the Winnick Chapel of the Brown/RISD Hillel, and the room was completely full, with some audience members standing in the back. The event ...
Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse spoke about the current turbulent political landscape and his hopes for both the country and the state he represents in an event hosted by the Brown Democrats last night in Wilson 101. Whitehouse touched on topics including transportation issues and health care. ...
The Department of Public Safety arrested and charged an employee March 6 with three counts of malicious injury to property for alleged graffiti. The case is currently pending in a Providence district court, said Darlene Trew Crist, director of news and communications at the University.
Students returning to the Sharpe Refectory after spring break were pleasantly surprised to find that one of two alcoves had been redesigned, complete with a new color scheme, furniture and layout. "The previous seating in the alcove had been in need of replacement for some time," wrote Peter Rossi, ...
The John Hay Library, which houses the University's special collections and rare books and manuscripts, will welcome a new leader of its staff July 9.
The Rhode Island Senate is slated to vote this week on a measure that would allow Newport Grand Slots to host casino-style table games. The proposal passed the state House of Representatives with a 69-3 vote March 6. If it passes the Senate, the measure will be placed on the November ballot for voter ...
For the past six years, the old Temple Beth-El Synagogue has stood empty, with its windows boarded up and grass uncut. But today, new flowers are blooming in its backyard and its windows now sport murals featuring rainbows, outstretched hands and the sun. Students from Brown, the Rhode Island School ...
The Brown Concert Agency announced a surprise addition to the Spring Weekend lineup on their website last night. Rock group the Walkmen will play Saturday night of Spring Weekend in between rapper Cam'ron and electronic outfit the Glitch Mob, according to BCA Co-Chair Gillian Brassil '12.
Four members of the Occupy Providence movement marched to City Hall last Monday to reaffirm the group's commitment to reseed Burnside Park and voice concerns about the city's decision to seal the park for scheduled maintenance until June. The women who made up the group marched from the park to the ...
When seven students visited Tougaloo College in Mississippi over spring break to do first-hand research on the American civil rights movement, they were faced with more than just primary source documents. They also experienced life on Tougaloo's campus, visited museums documenting the movement and participated ...
Solutions by The State News
