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Women business owners discuss successes, challenges of ventures
By Liliana Greyf | April 7R.I. business owners reflect on changes, challenges and successes in their ventures.
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Women faculty discuss ‘earning space’ in higher education institutions, from undergrad to today
By Sofia Barnett | April 7Faculty reflect on experiences with misogyny, harassment and bonding with other women.
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Remi Wolf, JID, Ethel Cain to perform at Spring Weekend 2023
By Isabel Hahn and Rya Vallabhaneni | April 7Remi Wolf, JID, Ethel Cain, Doechii, Alice Longyu Gao and 070 Shake will take the stage for this year’s Spring Weekend, according to the Brown Concert Agency. The line-up leaked a few hours before its official release in a now-deleted Instagram story from Alice Longyu Gao.
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‘A lot of money and a big decision’: What it takes to make Spring Weekend a reality
By Rya Vallabhaneni | April 6Spring Weekend organizers detail logistics for Brown’s largest student-run event.
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'I can’t believe I got in': Students discuss acceptance to class of 2027
By Owen Dahlkamp | April 6Students cited the open curriculum and Brown’s campus culture as reasons they were drawn to the University.
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Nelson Fitness Center extended hours to 11 p.m.
By Kelvin Jiang | April 6Nelson extends hours after student-led efforts to expand gym access.
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Graduate student offers piano ‘a second chance at life’ with outdoor installation
By Ryan Doherty | April 6“Piano (de)composition” by Devanney Haruta ’16 GS challenges traditional value systems in music.
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OIED launches first Campus Climate Survey since 2018
By Aniyah Nelson | April 5The Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity recently released the Campus Climate Survey for the first time since 2018.
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‘Where the fast eat the slow’: Commander of Cyber Command, NSA director discusses U.S. cybersecurity at Watson event
By Ryan Doherty | April 5Paul Nakasone described some of the issues and considerations he deals with as a leading expert in cybersecurity.
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R.I. food pantries face surge in demand following SNAP benefit decreases last month
By Jacob Smollen and Neil Mehta | April 5Many low-income Rhode Island residents are finding it difficult to source fresh produce as SNAP becomes one of many welfare programs to be restricted since the pandemic.
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Medicaid renewal process set to begin in Rhode Island
By Yael Sarig | April 5With staffing shortages and difficulties in contacting current Medicaid recipients, many are concerned that patients will not opt back into coverage, leaving them uninsured.
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GSC elects new executive officers, votes on commencement speakers
By Katie Jain | April 5Farha Mithila GS was elected GSC President.
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Professors discuss reasons behind gender pay gap, potential solutions
By Rebekah Rest | April 5Suggestions were given for addressing the gender wage gap, even though professors generally did not expect the gap to narrow anytime soon.
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DPS, Providence Police find 'no evidence of a credible threat' following bomb threat against Muslim Student Center
By Owen Dahlkamp and Emma Gardner | April 4A caller contacted the Providence Police Department threatening to bomb the Muslim Student Center in Champlin Hall around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, according to a listserv email from the Brown Muslim Students Association, a community-wide email sent by the Department of Public Safety and a Providence ...
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Faculty vote in favor of new final grade deadlines
By Sofia Barnett | April 4Faculty will have to submit final grades within 72 hours of their final examinations under the policy, which comes into effect in July.
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Brown expects balanced budget as funding requests exceed expected revenue by $115 million in proposed budget
By Ryan Doherty and Sofia Barnett | April 4Updates to the gifts and grants policy were also announced at the April faculty meeting.
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Looking at the status of recent Title IX lawsuits against Brown
By Julia Vaz and Neil Mehta | April 4Since 2021, the University has faced three major lawsuits concerning its Title IX policies and procedures.
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RISD facilities staff begin indefinite strike to demand wage increases in new contract
By Ashley Cai | April 3The striking workers held a picket line protest on Monday, joined by student supporters and community members who carried signs, banged pots and pans, chanted into megaphones and called upon passersby to “skip class” and join in the protests.
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New ADA/504 coordinator discusses position, path to Brown
By Aniyah Nelson | April 3In her position, Kristin Malloy manages the daily responsibilities associated with the University’s ADA compliance and develops training presentations that aim to bolster inclusion on campus.
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Holocaust survivor Ruth Oppenheim recalls life in Nazi Germany during Global Day of Inclusion
By Aniyah Nelson | April 3Ruth Oppenheim, a 95-year-old Holocaust survivor, reflects on journey to Brown, where she worked as the manager of the dean of the College’s office, after childhood in Germany.
