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Audience steals show at Janus debate
By Katherine Long | March 17Correction appended.
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Students rally for gay marriage legislation
By Sophia Seawell | March 17Correction appended.
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U. creates fund for Japan relief
By Nicole Boucher | March 17The University will establish a fund for relief efforts in Japan following Friday's earthquake and tsunami, President Ruth Simmons announced in an e-mail to the Brown community yesterday afternoon. A committee also met yesterday to discuss contingency plans for students studying abroad or planning to ...
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Times pay wall should not affect students
By Talia Kagan | March 17Unlimited, free online access to New York Times articles — a resource as vital for students as food, coffee and spicies with — came under threat yesterday morning. But it appears the University Library will come to distressed students' rescue.
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Gregorian celebrates libraries at Hay fete
By Nicole Grabel | March 17There is a "difference between information and knowledge," Vartan Gregorian, former president of the University, told an enthralled audience of 200 celebrating the centennial of the John Hay Library in a lecture yesterday afternoon.
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Former mayor Cianci owns up to corruption
By Amy Rasmussen | March 17Sporting a tie of festive green, former Mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci strode down the aisle of Macmillan 117 to the enthusiastic applause of a smattering of students and community members.
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At crossroads, reform rests in governor's hands
By Claire Peracchio | March 17Sara Bohnsack MAT'11 leads a game of word jeopardy in a fifth-grade classroom at the Paul Cuffee School in Providence. "If I told you that you'd never have to do homework again, some of you might respond by doing this," she reads from a clue. Some of the students act out the correct vocabulary word ...
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Pawtucket, Central Falls to share services
By Clare De Boer | March 16Pawtucket Mayor Don Grebien has proposed sharing certain municipal services with the city of Central Falls to cut costs and generate revenue for both cities. The city of Pawtucket, which has a deficit of $9 million in its current budget, would benefit from providing services to the smaller Central Falls, ...
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Cicilline '83 challenged over city's finances
By Amy Rasmussen | March 16As Providence begins to battle what Mayor Angel Taveras called a "category five" financial crisis, allegations have emerged that former mayor and current Rep. David Cicilline '83, D-RI, failed to paint an accurate picture of the city's financial health.
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UCS talks ROTC, hydration at meeting
By David Chung | March 16Dean of the College Katherine Bergeron spoke on behalf of the committee on the Reserve Officers' Training Corps at the Undergraduate Council of Students' general body meeting last night.
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Summer UTRAs hold steady despite recommendation to increase
By Claire Schlessinger | March 16Around 200 students received Undergraduate Teaching and Research Awards to support summer research, according to Besenia Rodriguez, associate dean of the College for undergraduate research, about the same number offered in previous years. The 330 applicants were notified Tuesday.
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U.'s reverse-auction utility buying still bringing savings
By Ashley Aydin | March 16The University will save $15 million by 2014 on utilities costs by asking suppliers to compete for an energy contract, according to Christopher Powell, director of sustainable energy and environmental initiatives. Though price fluctuations are common for oil and natural gas, the University avoids paying ...
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Providence celebrates 'history of creativity'
By Claire Gianotti | March 16This year marks the 375th anniversary of Roger Williams' founding of Providence, and the city is looking to its residents to make the celebration special. The celebration aims to "recapture a sense of pride in this city and not dwell in the negative," said Jennifer Smith, site manager for Roger Williams ...
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BCA names full Spring Weekend lineup
By Miriam Furst | March 16Das Racist, Lee Fields and the Expressions and Rebirth Brass Band will support headliners TV on the Radio and Diddy–Dirty Money at the 51st Spring Weekend.
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Holocaust survivor calls for support of Palestine
By Shefali Luthra | March 16Hedy Epstein had never seen so much blood.
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New bar may offer 'classier' 'Co.
By Miriam Furst | March 16The Whiskey Republic — a new bar replacing the popular Fish Company at 515 South Water St. — will host its first-ever "Brown Night" March 23.
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U. expands off-campus holdings
By Katherine Long | March 16The University purchased another building downtown Monday for roughly $6 million, according to Richard Spies, executive vice president for planning. The property, which will house the Office of Continuing Education, is near the Medical Education Building and other University-owned buildings in the Jewelry ...
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Community reacts to closing of four elementary schools
By Elizabeth Carr | March 15Delsa Marfeo answered the phone Monday night to unwelcome news. Her son's school would likely close at the end of the year, a representative of the Providence School Department told her — and it remains to be seen where he will end up.
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To fundraise and to educate, U. looks East
By Mark Raymond | March 15The University is looking to strengthen its relationship with China in an effort to expand its presence and appeal to a growing base of potential donors. In the past year, the University has actively increased its outreach efforts by developing its partnership with the Chinese University of Hong Kong ...
