Metro
Election day, by the numbers
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University News
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Symposium examines, reflects on activism of 1968
By Katherine Bennett and Benjamin Kobliner | November 4Last week, the Department of Africana Studies held a two-day symposium to examine the legacy of political activism that took place around the world during 1968, including the black student walkout that occurred at Brown 50 years ago. Planned in partnership with the Watson Institute for International ...
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Protesters decry fascism, anti-Semitism
By Dylan Majsiak | November 4Community members met in front of Providence City Hall Saturday afternoon in protest of white supremacy and fascism following the Oct. 27 massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. The rally, titled “Never Again: An Antifascist Assembly for Jewish Lives,” focused primarily on the recent ...
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Trans-rights activists rally at State House
By Herald Staff | November 4Speaking on the steps of the Rhode Island State House Saturday morning, Payton James, a member of Rhode Island Pride, instructed hundreds of protesters to hold the hands of the people standing next to them. The group had gathered to demonstrate support for transgender rights amid recent news that the ...
Health
UHIP improves timeliness, efficiency
By Sophie Culpepper | November 2Last week, Cranston Mayor and Republican candidate for Governor of Rhode Island Allan Fung released a television advertisement attacking incumbent Gov. Gina Raimondo for mismanaging the United Health Infrastructure Program, a Department of Human Services and Executive Office of Health and Human Services ...
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In race for City Hall, school funding takes center stage
By Dylan Clark and Henry Dawson | November 2The final week in the race for Providence mayor has highlighted key differences between the candidates in their stances on the Providence school system and potential funding solutions. Incumbent Democratic candidate Jorge Elorza, who bested his two primary challengers in early September, will face two ...
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Gubernatorial candidates clash on economy, gun safety
By Jack Brook | November 2In the final televised gubernatorial debate before voters head to the polls, the four candidates clashed over whether incumbent Democrat Gov. Gina Raimondo deserved credit for improving Rhode Island’s economy and prompted heated discussions about education, school safety and the Department of Human ...
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R.I. college students navigate politics on different campuses
By Peder Schaefer | November 2When Alyssa Cohen enrolled in Providence College she expected a conservative campus because of its Catholic affiliation. But she said she was not anticipating the difficulties that accompanied her liberal views. “It’s hard sometimes,” said Cohen, who is now a sophomore. “People can be very ...
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Gubernatorial candidate's spokesperson resigns over offensive tweets
By Colleen Cronin | November 2Andrew Augustus resigned as a spokesperson for Mayor of Cranston Allan Fung’s gubernatorial campaign after misogynistic and racist tweets from his time at Rhode Island College were discovered this week. “Upon hire, an inspection of (Augustus’s) social media account was conducted, but obviously ...
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Burrillville power plant looms large in gubernatorial race
By Celia Hack | November 2Nationally, climate change is a partisan issue with clearly assigned camps. The Democratic National Committee addresses climate change 24 times in its 2016 platform, while the Republican National Committee makes only three mentions. But in Rhode Island, gubernatorial candidates are defying partisan ...
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Whitehouse, Flanders face off for Senate seat
By Alex Brice and Jackson Truesdale | November 2On Nov. 6, incumbent Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., will face off against Republican and former Rhode Island Supreme Court Justice Robert Flanders ’71 in the Rhode Island Senate midterm elections. Rhode Islanders strongly favor Whitehouse, according to a recent WPRI poll that had Whitehouse 19 points ...
Events
Deputy treasurer discusses career following Brown
By Sophia Skwarchuk | October 31Rhode Island Deputy Treasurer Kelly Rogers visited the Watson Institute of Public Affairs Wednesday afternoon to talk to students about her experiences in politics after her time at Brown. The talk was the second in the Rhode Island Politics and Policy Series, which was launched this past semester by ...
Science & Research
Vulnerabilities found in terahertz communication
By Chris Schutte | October 31While the future of data transmission may lie in the hands of terahertz technology, there is still a ways to go until it is crowned heir to the tech throne. A recent study showed that transmissions in terahertz waves are still as vulnerable to eavesdropping as other forms of communication such as microwave ...
Science & Research
Med School promotes humanistic medicine
By Mia Pattillo | October 31At the end of a year dissecting and studying cadavers, first-year students at the Alpert Medical School host an annual Ceremony of Gratitude. Each May, they meet and thank the families of those who donated their bodies to help students understand human anatomy. During the ceremony, students express ...
University News
UCS considers peer, administrative mediation initiatives
By Melanie Pincus | October 31The Undergraduate Council of Students discussed a social justice mediation and facilitation program and heard from University ombudsperson Ruthy Kohorn Rosenberg at its general body meeting Wednesday night. The social justice mediation and facilitation program aims to use a narrative mediation structure ...
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BrownTogether fundraising pace picks up
By Jacob Lockwood | October 31The University’s BrownTogether fundraising campaign has raised $1.88 billion to date toward its $3 billion goal, according to Senior Vice President for Advancement Sergio Gonzalez. The University hopes to surpass the two-thirds mark of its fundraising campaign by spring 2019, said President Christina ...
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Squirrel Hill shooting vigil grieves victims of hate crimes
By Allie Reed | October 30As the sun set, community members held each other close and lit candles, sharing light during a vigil in the wake of the Tree of Life shooting in Squirrel Hill, Pennsylvania. Nirva LaFortune, assistant director for scholars programs and diversity initiatives, read one of her favorite quotes from Martin ...
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OIED hires Erin DeBobes as new assistant VP
By Shirley Shi | October 30The Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity named Erin DeBobes as its new assistant vice president in early September, according an announcement on Today@Brown. In his new role, DeBobes is responsible for thinking “holistically about policies and procedures related to discrimination and harassment ...
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New Student Equity and Diversity Council announced
By Corrine Bai | October 30The Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity recently announced its intention to create a new Student Equity and Diversity Council, which will bring student perspectives to the office’s efforts to advance its institutional mission, wrote Shontay Delalue, vice president of institutional equity ...
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Dhingra talks racism, minority assimilation
By Li Goldstein | October 30“How should we understand the relevance of race for minorities who approach or even surpass whites along key measures of mobility?” asked Professor of American Studies at Amherst College Pawan Dhingra at the beginning of his lecture Tuesday evening. Dhingra’s lecture, entitled “The Racialization ...
