Rhode Island politicians face a pension system in peril
By Claire Peracchio | December 1Candidates in Rhode Island this election cycle offered a common refrain — the state's pension system for public employees is broken.
Candidates in Rhode Island this election cycle offered a common refrain — the state's pension system for public employees is broken.
A large portion of the student body has violated a Brown Dining Services policy this semester, according to the Herald's fall poll. At the time of the poll, about 60 percent of survey respondents said they had engaged in some violation of the rules, while 38 percent said they had not and 2 percent ...
Beth Soucy '13 had always loved both art and academics, but when she started applying to colleges, her parents advised her to view art as more of a hobby. When she found out about the dual degree program at Brown and the Rhode Island School of Design, which allows students to live, take classes at and ...
Introducing his talk as a "poetry reading," physician Jack Coulehan explored the intersection between creativity and the practice of medicine in a Tuesday lecture titled "Passion, Poetry, and Medicine."
Brown, like any urban campus, is vulnerable to the dangers of the city. But students seem to feel fairly confident about their safety, according to last month's Herald poll.
A group of students and professors, joined by President Ruth Simmons, rallied on the steps of the Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center at noon Tuesday, urging U.S. senators to pass the DREAM Act. Two undocumented immigrant students spoke about their struggles, and Simmons and two professors expressed their ...
While travelling to Tanzania in 2007, Matt Severson '11 was struck by a problem: students in many parts of the world cannot afford a basic education. His solution, the School Fund, connects these students with donors who allow them to pursue primary and secondary schooling.
While travelling to Tanzania in 2007, Matt Severson '11 was struck by a problem: students in many parts of the world cannot afford a basic education. His solution, the School Fund, connects these students with donors who allow them to pursue primary and secondary schooling.
A lawyer for Steven Rattner '74 P'10 P'13 called a $20 million restitution payment solicited by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo "misconcieved" in a letter he made public Monday. The letter was sent on his client's behalf to Cuomo in October, according to the New York Times.
Gas prices broke the $3 mark in Rhode Island last week before the beginning of Thanksgiving break and continue to climb statewide. Prices are at their highest so far this year, according to the American Automobile Association of Southern New England.
One minute it's showing the surface of Mars, and the next there is three-dimensional poetry wrapping its walls. It's called the Cave, but it's really just a cube — a virtual reality universe. And it's currently undergoing a $2 million renovation.
All eyes on Wall Street have turned to Steven Cohen P'08, who serves on the Corporation, the University's highest governing body, as a member of the board of trustees.
Due to rapid growth over the past decade, the Department of Community Health is in the process of splitting into four new departments, with the long-term goal of founding a school of public health.
Some students have recently been awarded off-campus permission for the academic year 2011–12.
Students, University administrators and members of the Brown/RISD Hillel community stood huddled outside in the cool November breeze Friday to honor the memory of Avi Schaefer '13.
This year's Taglit-Birthright Israel trip hosted by Brown/RISD Hillel had one of the biggest applicant pools in the country — and accepted just over half of the hopefuls, its lowest percentage yet.
Under new leadership, the Brown American Civil Liberties Union is back on campus. The chapter was left leaderless at the end of last semester, but now is run by President Ian Eppler '13 and Vice President Holly Hunt '13.
Many students spend a semester abroad integrating themselves into a single country. But participants in the International Honors Program, a popular study abroad option among Brown students, visit many places all related to a theme, investigating "how people in different countries create varied solutions ...
Mousetraps have recently popped up near the welcome desk of the Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center, but not because of an infestation.
At Brown, professors can be found lecturing to hundreds from the stage of Salomon 101, performing cutting edge research in Sidney E. Frank Hall for Life Sciences and — at a high rate — engaging in conversation with their students outside the classroom. According to the results of this month's Herald ...