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Rohde '90 to return to Little Rhody
By Hannah Lowentheil | September 12Correction appended.
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Bagel Gourmet brings flavor to Jewelry District
By Sophia Seawell | September 12Walking through the first floor of the University's Medical Education Building, visitors would hardly know they were in the third branch of Bagel Gourmet Cafe if it were not for the distinctly familiar aroma of bagels that fills the air at the end of a corner hallway.
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Raimondo warns of 'death spiral' for state pensions
By Morgan Johnson | September 12Calling the state's underfunded pension system a "death spiral," General Treasurer Gina Raimondo told state senators Monday that urgent action is needed to address the growing gap between the state's assets and its commitments to retiring public sector workers.
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New abroad option in Granada
By Jake Comer | September 11Brown has formed a partnership with the University of Granada, adding a fourth option for students wishing to study in Spain. The University already has an existing program in Barcelona and two approved alternative programs in Madrid, and students will be able to study in Granada as early as the spring ...
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Econ caps spur black market controversy
By Emma Wohl | September 11After failing to preregister for two newly capped advanced economics courses, Bradley Silverman '13, facing unexpected barriers to entry, decided to circumvent the regulations governing seats in those classes. Standing in Lecturer in Economics Maria Carkovic's class ECON1540: "International Trade," ...
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Ten years later, remembering 9/11
By Aparna Bansal, Kat Thornton and Elizabeth Carr | September 11It was a day no one wanted to remember, but one the Brown community gathered to commemorate nonetheless. People gathered across campus to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks Sunday, sharing their experiences and paying their respects. They walked through a labyrinth on the Main ...
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OSL revises sexual assault policy
By Amy Rasmussen | September 11The Office of Student Life has revised its sexual assault disciplinary process to allow both complainants and accused students to appeal decisions. The revision comes in response to a letter sent in April by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights. Previously, only accused students ...
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Med Ed design fosters community outreach
By Greg Jordan-Detamore | September 11Once a bustling jewelry factory, then an office complex, 222 Richmond St. now houses state-of-the-art anatomy classrooms and a bookless digital library. Its new role as Brown's Medical Education Building has made it something of a celebrity in the city. Surrounding properties are slowly being snatched ...
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Safety effort targets bikes locked to railings
By Felice Feit | September 11Student and Employee Accessibility Services — formerly Disability Support Services — will ramp up its campaign to tag bikes this year in an effort to educate students on the dangers of locking their bikes to railings and benches.
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EMS calls increase during orientation
By Nicole Grabel | September 8Emergency Medical Services received 10 calls during the first weekend of first-year orientation this year, the most since 2007.
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Guatemalan gov't honors anthro prof
By Esther Kim | September 8Stephen Houston, a professor of anthropology, received the Order of the Quetzal in the rank of Grand Cross from the president of Guatemala in July in recognition of his extensive work on the Maya civilization. The award is the most prestigious the Guatemalan government can grant.
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Profs, students launch clinic in Honduras
By Brielle Friedman | September 8Emily Harrison, clinical professor of family medicine and executive director of Shoulder to Shoulder, a nonprofit organization that works with poor rural Honduran communities, spearheaded the project.
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Swearer hosts young social innovators
By Ben Kutner | September 7Competitions are not usually the place for second chances, and runners-up are not usually given $5,000 to improve their projects for resubmission. But 15 college students, semifinalists from the Dell Social Innovation Competition — an international competition that focuses on social entrepreneurship ...
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ROTC committee issues final report
By Mark Raymond | September 7Correction appended.
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CLPS to unite in renovated Metcalf
By Caitlin Trujillo | September 7The Metcalf Chemistry and Research Laboratory is on track to reopen the first week of October after more than a year of renovation, bringing the Cognitive, Linguistics and Psychological Sciences department under one roof for the first time since the July 2010 department merger.
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A first time for everything
By Brown Daily Herald | September 7This article was written by Elizabeth Carr, Katherine Long, Sahil Luthra, Joe Rosales, Kat Thornton, Natalie Villacorta and Emma Wohl.
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School board vote leaves possibility of new charter in Providence
By Katherine Long | September 7The Rhode Island Board of Regents sent education activists back to the drawing board last Thursday when it rejected a controversial application for a semi-public Cranston charter school. The application, submitted by the nonprofit Achievement First, proposed creating an elementary mayoral academy — ...
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Few gay couples opt for newly legal civil unions
By Morgan Johnson | September 7Though a law allowing same-sex couples to enter into civil unions has been on the books since July, few couples have taken advantage of the new option, and the change has spurred little fanfare in the gay community.
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McLaughlin takes reins as dean of the faculty
By Shefali Luthra | September 7Kevin McLaughlin P'12, the new dean of the faculty, gave his walls a fresh coat of white paint. He's getting new furniture, including a desk designed by the architects of colonial Williamsburg.
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MBTA considers fare hikes, service cuts
By Hannah Abelow | September 7The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority announced a plan in August to reevaluate its services and fares due to a budget shortfall that has worsened in recent years.
