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Project for persecuted writers finds funds

The International Writers Project can continue funding its fellowship after securing two substantial gifts this month.

Watson tweaks changes to IR requirements

The international relations concentration requirements have been adjusted for sophomores, program directors announced at an open meeting yesterday. Many sophomores will now have more flexibility fulfilling core class requirements, and they will not have to align their regional courses with their chosen ...

Greek houses recruit with sushi, fondue, steak

The month-long rush process began Jan. 31, and campus Greek organizations have a wide range of events planned for new recruits — including Sushi and Haiku with Alpha Delta Phi, Under the Sea with Alpha Chi Omega and Hookah and Mediterranean Night with Delta Tau.

Hotel labor dispute resolved

Last night the Westin Providence hotel and union workers of Unite Here Local 217, came to an agreement on a contract ending a labor dispute that started in March. At a press conference — which organizers held in both English and Spanish — workers rejoiced with cries of, "I have my job back!" ...

Algorithms can't solve CS gender gap

Fiona Condon '12 was reading over a project handout for her computer science class. The prompt presented a hypothetical scenario, and while some students might have been amused, Condon found it "a little off-putting."

Marketing drive leads to increase in GISPs

The Curricular Resource Center approved 22 Group Independent Study Projects this semester, more than twice the number offered in the fall. The rise is a result of the center's push to renew student interest in GISPs — which provide the opportunity for students to collaboratively design and lead ...

McCormick motions for second recusal

Correction Appended.

Coalition combats unfair wages, harvesting conditions

Romeo Ramirez of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Meghan Cohorst of the Student/Farmworker Alliance shared the coalition's next steps in the Campaign for Fair Food with a large audience in MacMillan 117 Saturday.

Dorm heating complaints continue, but Facilities claims it has problems 'figured out'

Corporation raises tuition by 3.5 percent

The Corporation approved an $834.3 million budget, raised tuition and increased enrollment for the 2012 fiscal year at its meeting Saturday.

Corporation requests tenure updates

Initial step taken in Hunter renovations

The Corporation's Committee on Budget and Finance approved the search for an architect to renovate Hunter Laboratory at its meeting this weekend. The Committee on Facilities and Design, which is in charge of the search, hopes to have a recommendation for the Corporation in time for its May meeting, ...

In R.I. and Hawaii, institute trains leaders

From Rhode Island to Hawaii, high school students are learning environmental leadership through programs offered by the Brown Leadership Institute, a pre-college program that teaches high school students interested in global issues to take action in their own communities.

Schaefer '13 remembered: A year later, legacy remains

A year has passed since the death of Avi Schaefer '13, but the words he published early in his first year still stand strong. Schaefer's death has had a more lasting impact on the Brown community than most.

Banner criticizing Corporation removed by students

A banner reading "Corporate Criminals Run Brown" appeared on Wayland Arch facing Wriston Quadrangle Friday evening, a day before this weekend's meeting of the Corporation. Less than 24 hours later, the banner had been taken down.

Watson increases required IR courses

The Watson Institute for International Studies announced Friday that requirements for international relations have changed for students who declare for the concentration in the future. Students who have already declared will not be affected by the changes, according to an e-mail from Mark Blyth, director ...

Scandals hound Corp. members

Trustees and fellows of the Corporation make their greatest impact on the University during the three weekends a year they convene to set policy, but the off-campus activities of some members have caught nationwide attention with a series of scandals in the financial world.

Donors honored in inaugural ceremony

Martin Granoff P'93, the largest donor for the Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, has been involved with Brown for years. Though neither of the Granoffs attended Brown — Martin attended New York University and Perry attended the University of Michigan — their daughter ...

Financiers loom large on Corporation

In 2008, Chancellor Thomas Tisch '76 — who leads the Corporation — admitted to The Herald that the Corporation has often been accused of being a bunch of "dead white males."

Electronic concentration forms available today

Beginning today, students will be able to declare their concentrations electronically using a new feature on Advising Sidekick, the web-based tool run by the Office of the Dean of the College.