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Ukrainian House at Brown offers ‘a piece of home’ to students, support for Ukraine
By Indigo Mudbhary | March 6The Ukrainian House at Brown gained official University recognition.
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Ganko Ittetsu Ramen closes after five years
By Rhea Rasquinha | March 6Students reacted to Ganko Ittetsu Ramen’s permanent closing.
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Office of the Chaplains and Religious Life celebrates 70th anniversary, looks to future
By Sarah Onderdonk | March 6The Office seeks to grow its visibility and support programming like a planned spiritual residential community in the new Brook Street dorms.
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Sunrise Brown kicks off DIRE campaign at Main Green rally
By Sam Levine | March 5The campaign calls on the University to dissociate from the fossil fuel industry and reinvest in the Providence community.
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‘It’s revolutionary’: How La Alianza is supporting Brown’s Latinx pre-law students
By Aniyah Nelson and Sofia Barnett | March 5With its sights set on the future, the University’s first Latinx pre-law society, La Alianza, has plans for extensive programming and reform on campus.
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Panel discusses intersections between robots, race, hierarchy
By Owen Dahlkamp | March 3Authors of “Surrogate Humanity: Race, Robots and Technological Futures” discuss connections between technology and race.
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Azad Essa discusses new book ‘Hostile Homelands’ at Students for Justice in Palestine event
By Ryan Doherty | March 3Journalist Azad Essa discussed Zionism and Hindutva at a book talk Thursday.
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CS TAs vote to unionize, become first undergraduate labor union on campus
By Sam Levine and Ashley Cai | March 2Undergraduate computer science teaching assistants voted 303-28 in favor of unionizing, announced a National Labor Relations Board representative following the tabulation of votes cast in the election. 331 total votes were cast, with 91.5% in favor and 8.5% opposed. 541 people were eligible to vote. ...
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Brown’s payments to Providence, explained
By Rhea Rasquinha | March 2The University’s payment agreements to Providence are up for renegotiation this year.
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Hearing, happiness and high demand: a look at the two most popular courses at Brown
By Anisha Kumar | March 2Most popular courses this semester include “Biology of Hearing” and “Happiness and the Pursuit of the Good Life.”
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School of Public Health launches three new affinity-based student groups
By Lynn Nguyen | March 2School of Public Health student leaders share groups goals and founding.
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GSC discusses transportation survey, upcoming elections
By Katie Jain | March 2The upcoming Graduate Student Council election will be held at the next meeting on April 5.
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SGA kicks off 2023 spring election season with unified timeline
By Indigo Mudbhary | March 2The Student Government Association will begin elections for each branch on March 10.
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Providence launches new cultural plan to support arts, culture, creativity
By Julia Vaz and Sofia Barnett | March 1Providence’s Department of Art, Culture and Tourism launched its cultural plan at the City’s annual Pell Lecture on Arts and Humanities Wednesday. The plan, titled “PVDx2031: A Cultural Plan for Culture Shift,” outlines “strategies and recommendations for strengthening arts, culture and ...
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TALO organizers, supporters rally in advance of union vote
By Haley Sandlow | March 1Community organizers and advocates gathered on the Main Green on Wednesday to express support for TALO’s fight for unionization.
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Sunrise report calls for Brown to dissociate from fossil fuel industry
By Jennifer Shim | March 1A report recently released by Sunrise Brown investigates the University’s numerous ties to fossil fuel and climate disinformation affiliated organizations.
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257 Thayer facilities incident prompts evacuations
By Owen Dahlkamp | March 1On Monday night at 5:01 p.m., the Providence Fire Department was dispatched to 257 Thayer Street — an off-campus apartment complex that primarily serves University students — in response to reports of a gaseous odor, according to an incident report reviewed by The Herald.
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Student Government Association passes unified elections code
By Kathy Wang | March 1The Student Government Association passed a new unified election code for all three branches in an attempt to standardize election guidelines.
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Division of Athletics and Recreation announces wellness, performance ecosystem, new hires
By Max Robinson | March 1New hires take a scientific approach to help athletes build strength, wellness.
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Providence organizations celebrate Black History with special events, year-round activities
By Mikayla Kennedy | March 1Art and history exhibitions at local libraries, museums and other organizations aim to empower and educate Black communities.
