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Q&A with candidates for UCS president, UFB chair
By David Chung | April 11Ben Farber ‘12
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Prefrosh descend on campus for ADOCH
By Natalie Villacorta | April 11Around 660 high school seniors swarmed onto campus yesterday to spend a day — or two — on College Hill. Prospective students came to campus to attend A Day On College Hill, the University's annual event for admitted students, from as far as Moscow, Morocco and Tanzania, and as close as Rhode Island, ...
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Yue '12 wins Truman Scholarship
By Daniel Sack | April 11As one of 60 students in the country to win the prestigious Truman Scholarship this year, Susan Yue '12 will receive $30,000 toward graduate study. The Harry Truman Scholarship Foundation defines a good candidate as one who "has an extensive record of public and community service, has outstanding leadership ...
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Committee nears budget proposals for athletics
By Tony Bakshi | April 11With the charge of cutting the already-limited athletics department budget, a committee will inform President Ruth Simmons next month of its recommendations to raise the department's revenue and cut expenses, which could include eliminating teams.
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Brown head coaches paid 22 percent less than league average
By Ashley McDonnell and Jake Comer | April 11The Department of Athletics must live up to a high standard of competitiveness to assert itself as a powerful player in the Ivy League. But with an average salary for head coaches more than $18,000 below the Ivy League average, Brown may be losing its competitive edge off the field when attempting to ...
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Korean truck dishes up food and culture
By Claire Gianotti | April 11Mama Kim's Korean BBQ joined the fleet of food trucks that serve mobile cuisine to Providence locals and students this March, adding a variety of flavorful and healthy options. The truck primarily parks in front of Barus and Holley Building in the afternoon and in front of MacMillan Hall at night. Hyun ...
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Rep. Clyburn questions equality, defines community
By Emma Wohl | April 11Midway through his lecture in Salomon 001 Monday afternoon, U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., made a confession. "I am one of the few Democrats you will never hear giving much celebration to Franklin Roosevelt," he said. Roosevelt's New Deal "was a raw deal to many of the communities that I represent," ...
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Gay marriage bills stall in legislature
By Kat Thornton | April 11Though gay marriage has the backing of Rhode Island's governor and its Speaker of the House, bills to legalize it have yet to be put to a vote. Opponents say the bills simply do not have enough support from state legislators.
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Pakistani artist rocks Faunce
By Katherine Sola | April 10"That whisper in your heart has strength," Salman Ahmad told the audience in the Underground Friday evening. The Pakistani star of Sufi rock combined songs in Urdu and Punjabi with conversation about his experiences growing up in America and Pakistan in a presentation entitled "Rock and Roll Jihad." ...
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Transfer apps rise by 20 percent
By Miriam Furst | April 10For the first time, Brown's acceptance rate for transfer applications may drop below its acceptance rate for first-year applications, according to Dean of Admission Jim Miller '73. The University received around 1,950 transfer applications this year — a 20 percent increase from last year's 1,621 ...
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Jabberwocks' lounge has storied history
By Joseph Rosales | April 10Most on-campus residential spaces are primarily used by the students that live in the building, but Room 004 in North Wayland House serves as home to the Jabberwocks, the University's oldest a cappella group. The Jabberwocks is the only student group on campus to have space in a dormitory allotted solely ...
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Slavery's past confronted at Brown, Harvard
By Leah Bromberg | April 10Ignoring the convention of separating personal stories from academic discourse, President Ruth Simmons shared her connection to slavery as the great-granddaughter of slaves in an emotional keynote address that kicked off this weekend's "Slavery's Capitalism: A New History of American Economic Development" ...
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Dorm overcrowding a persistent problem
By Alex Bell | April 10Since the University became a residential college in 1951 with the completion of Wriston Quadrangle, overcrowding has been a persistent problem.
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Lack of common spaces irks students
By Greg Jordan-Detamore | April 10A majority of students indicated that overcrowding in on-campus housing — specifically the accommodation of students in kitchens and lounges — has affected their residential experience, according to last month's Herald poll. Eleven percent of respondents said overcrowding has affected them ...
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Academic priorities trumped housing concerns
By Alex Bell | April 10Recognizing a gradual and unplanned rise in enrollment over past years, administrators are now turning serious attention to housing expansion in an effort to improve on-campus living standards affected by the growth of the student of body, according to Richard Spies, executive vice president for planning ...
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Overcrowding swells Wriston tensions
By Joseph Rosales | April 10Though Wriston Quadrangle was built with the idea of a residential community in mind, overcrowding in recent years has heightened tension between Greek living and independents.
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Twin laptop thefts shake English department
By Lucy Feldman | April 10Two Apple laptops have been stolen from the graduate student cluster on the fourth floor of the English department building since the start of spring break, according to Mark Porter, chief of police and director of public safety.
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Model for housing both complex, imprecise
By Alex Bell | April 10Each year, about 20 percent of undergraduates — roughly 1,000 seniors and 250 juniors — live off campus as part of a system that enables the Office of Residential Life to relieve pressure on the limited supply of on-campus housing, like a safety valve that can be opened as needed.
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Medical marijuana prohibited on campus
By Louisa Chafee | April 10Though medical marijuana is now legal in Rhode Island, administrators maintain that under both state and federal law, the University cannot allow smoking of marijuana on school grounds.
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Students avoid lottery through program housing
By Abby Kerson | April 10For many, applying to program houses is not just about seeking out a community of other students who share interests — program house leaders and applicants alike consider avoiding the housing lottery an added bonus. And with more students placed in temporary housing due to overcrowding, the ...
