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Corporation fellow faces new suit on day of GM IPO
By Claire Peracchio | November 18Thursday should have been a good day for Steven Rattner '74 P'10 P'13.
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Janus Forum debates nation building
By Joseph Rosales | November 18Both speakers introduced themselves as the "underdog," but neither stepped back from his stance regarding nation building in Afghanistan during Thursday's lecture at Salomon Hall.
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Changes made to library security system
By Qian Yin | November 18In an effort to simultaneously increase safety in University buildings and streamline security operations, a number of changes are being instituted to restrict access to the Rockefeller and Sciences libraries.
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Lead poisoning affects R.I. youth, study finds
By Caroline Flanagan | November 18Instances of lead poisoning are concentrated among children under six living in Rhode Island's lower-income neighborhoods and neighborhoods with older houses, according to a study conducted by members of the Department of Community Health. Patrick Vivier, associate professor of community health and ...
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Brown pioneering contemplative studies initiative
By Natalie Villacorta | November 18North of Pembroke campus sits a house that looks — from the outside — much like neighboring houses. But inside is a different story. The house has a laboratory in the basement and a prayer hall on the second floor.
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UCS looks to upgrade rank system
By Nicole Boucher | November 17The Student Activities Committee began to audit its group categorization process this week and invited group representatives to give feedback about the system at the general body meeting of the Undergraduate Council of Students Wednesday night.
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Film chronicles Liberian women's peace movement
By Sahil Luthra | November 17The Political Science Departmental Undergraduate Group and Sarah Doyle Women's Center held a screening and discussion of the documentary "Pray the Devil Back to Hell" Wednesday night.
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City, police dept. sued over freedom of speech conflict
By Caitlin Trujillo | November 17The Rhode Island chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has filed suit against the city and members of its police department on behalf of a Providence woman whose free speech rights were allegedly violated when Providence police officers threatened to arrest her for leafletting on a public sidewalk. ...
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Grad brings medical savvy to Chilean rescue
By Katherine Sola | November 17The effort to rescue the trapped Chilean miners ended happily Oct. 13, and Brown graduate Benjamin Levine '78 helped save the day. Levine used his cardiovascular knowledge to help prevent the miners from fatally fainting as they were winched to the surface.
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State GOP chair: Carcieri, Robitaille potential senate candidates in 2012
By Claire Peracchio | November 17Rhode Island Republican Party Chairman Giovanni Cicione said he will challenge Senator Sheldon Whitehouse in 2012, but only if no other high-profile GOP contenders decide to run. He named Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian, term-limited Governor Donald Carcieri '65 and 2010 gubernatorial candidate John Robitaille ...
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R.I. Four Loko ban up for debate in January
By Shefali Luthra | November 17A state senator pre-filed legislation yesterday to ban the caffeinated alcoholic beverage Four Loko in Rhode Island.
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Apps up, admissions goes digital
By Joseph Rosales | November 17The Office of Admission has begun a new digital reading process for the University's applications. For the first time, the Office of Admission will not print out this year's round of applications, but instead will view them through an online system.
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U.'s largest award will be funded for another year
By Amy Chen | November 16The David J. Zucconi '55 Fellowship will once again offer the largest internal University award of $25,000 and an opportunity for one student to conduct independent research projects abroad in 2011. In past years, the award has funded research in countries such as Peru, Haiti, England and Germany.
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Confidence in ability to finance education stable
By Leonardo Moauro | November 16The level of confidence students have in their families' ability to finance their Brown education remained stable over the last two semesters, according to the Herald's fall poll.
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Paper cuts: U. continues efforts to become paperless
By Fei Cai | November 16In the age of electronic banking, e-mails and e-books, the University has turned to greener ways of dispersing information.
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Just the two of us: most satisfied with freshman roommate
By Kristina Fazzalaro | November 15Brown enrolls over 6,000 undergraduates from across the globe, bringing together a host of people with diverse interests, experiences and ideas. From athletes to mathletes, each year the Office of Residential Life matches up a fresh batch of first years as best it can — with overwhelmingly positive ...
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Via Via becomes Cosa Nostra
By Jamie Brew | November 15The Meeting Street building that formerly housed Via Via IV is undergoing renovations and will eventually open under the name Cosa Nostra.
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Animal rights activist: foods can have consequences
By Jonathan Staloff | November 15Animal Rights activists and meat eaters alike packed List 120 Monday night as Gene Baur urged the audience to consider the consequences of what we eat.
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RIPTA looks at streetcar routes
By Caitlin Trujillo | November 15Three possible streetcar routes were discussed Monday night at the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority's meeting with the College Hill Neighborhood Association. Each route provides a slightly different link between major city hubs including Brown, Rhode Island Hospital, Kennedy Plaza and the train ...
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Pedestrian bridge will provide 'critical link'
By Tom Jarus | November 15The 11 entries in the city's pedestrian bridge design competition are on display at City Hall until the end of November. The pedestrian bridge will replace the old Interstate 195 roadbed that spans the Providence River, but will stand on the existing supports.
