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 ...
Student response to the Spring Weekend lineup has been mixed. Many students have complained that they are not familiar with the performers, while some who know the bands have expressed enthusiasm. The lineup includes electronic acts the Glitch Mob, Sepalcure and Twin Shadow, hip hop artists Childish ...
The University accepted 9.6 percent of applicants to the incoming class of 2016 Thursday, resulting in the third-lowest admittance rate in Brown's history. A total of 2,760 out of 28,742 applicants - which includes both those who applied early and regular decision - were offered places in the class ...
The University accepted 9.6 percent of applicants to the incoming class of 2016, resulting in the third-lowest admittance rate in Brown's history. A total of 2,760 out of 28,742 applicants - which includes both those who applied early and regular decision - were offered places in the class of 2016, ...
President Obama announced March 23 the nomination of Dartmouth President Jim Yong Kim '82 to lead the World Bank. Kim, a public health expert and physician, has been called an unconventional choice for the presidency, a position that has been filled by individuals with experience in politics or business ...
Faculty members are either undecided or in support of a proposal to implement an executive master's program in public health by fall 2012, according to multiple faculty members. They will vote on the proposal at the April 3 faculty meeting, said Peter Shank, chair of the Faculty Executive Committee ...
President-elect Christina Paxson made her first visit to the University this week since the announcement of her selection as the University's 19th president March 2. The visit, during which Paxson met with senior administrators and faculty members, marked her first step in learning more about the University, ...
The University has implemented several changes to its course evaluation system in the past few years, standardizing evaluation forms in 2006 and moving the system online in 2008. But students and professors remain conflicted about the accuracy and the efficiency of the current system.
A bill that could have forced the Department of Public Safety to release names and personal information of students involved in campus crimes was withdrawn this month. Just one week before it was set to appear before the House Judiciary Committee, the bill's sponsor, state Rep. John Carnevale, D-Providence, ...
Socialism and capitalism - the two major economic systems pitted against each other during the Cold War - returned to center stage in a Janus Forum debate last night. An audience of about 80 people gathered to listen as Raymond Lotta, political economist and writer for the journal, Revolution, the self-described ...
Barbara Tannenbaum, senior lecturer in theatre arts and performance studies, discussed effective communication skills with council members at Wednesday's general body meeting of the Undergraduate Council of Students.
Around 15 supporters and one lone dissenter provided testimony on two bills regarding the legality of marijuana possession at a House Committee on Judiciary hearing last night. The first bill, introduced by Rep. John Edwards, D-Tiverton and Portsmouth, would decriminalize the possession of small amounts ...
The Department of Public Safety recently renamed Rave Guardian, a mobile phone security application, to Brown Guardian. The change, which did not include any updates or new features, was intended to "personalize the service" for users within the Brown community, said Mark Porter, chief of police and ...
The University recently revised its policy for faculty reporting research funding in conjunction with an updated National Institutes of Health conflict of interest regulations. The NIH rule revisions are in response to past problems involving researchers using federal funds for work that impacted companies ...
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