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Design firm helps U. assess campus needs

Past State spokesman talks media, messaging

Lecturer reinterprets French Revolution

Lecturer traverses the digital writing universe

In his lecture Wednesday night, Michael Stewart, lecturer in English, differentiated between the "labyrinth" and the "maze" methods of exploring content on the Internet. 

Trojan Condoms ranks U. second in sexual health

New fitness center overcomes challenges

 When the Jonathan Nelson '77 Fitness Center opened its doors in April, some faculty and staff members expressed frustration at a gym fee of $20 that accompanied the new facility. Though several faculty and staff members told The Herald they might not use the gym due to the fee, the number of memberships ...

Poll: Student majority supports U. online course offerings

About 60 percent of students support the University offering some form of online course option open to the general public or students, according to a poll conducted by The Herald last month. Only 9.3 percent polled said the University should not offer any type of online course. The University announced ...

Panel examines Hong Kong students' hybrid identities

SexPowerGod initiatives place event 'in good hands'

Poll: Majority of students do not cheat

Almost 40 percent of students reported committing some form of academic dishonesty since coming to Brown, according to The Herald's biannual poll, conducted last month. About 20 percent of students admitted to copying an assignment or parts of an assignment from a friend while at Brown, 5.6 percent ...

Med School to implement new primary care program

Alpert Medical School faculty members are planning to pioneer a program in 2015 that will attempt to address a shortage of primary care physicians in the United States. The program will have a separate admission process from the rest of the Med School.

SLA protests U. contract with Adidas

"We can't have justice at Brown's leisure - we need it now," said Student Labor Alliance member Stoni Tomson '15 in a speech urging administrators to threaten to end the University's contract with Adidas, which currently supplies apparel for varsity sports teams. Tomson addressed a crowd of about 15 ...

Veterans Day ceremony honors U.'s military history

The sound of bagpipes filled the Main Green as a solemn procession made its way to the Ruth J. Simmons Quadrangle for yesterday afternoon's Veterans Day ceremony. The hour-long event featured speeches from student and alumni veterans, as well as Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Dean of the College Katherine ...

Math society honors 15 U. professors

Lecturer talks human rights prosecution

More RISD students enroll in Brown courses

The number of special students - non-degree-seeking students enrolled in Brown courses - has increased over the last decade from 339 to 439, according to an October report released by the Office of Institutional Research. Special students include groups such as University employees, post-baccalaureates, ...

Poll: Four in five undergrads support abortion rights

More than 80 percent of Brown students believe abortion should be legal in at least the first trimester of a woman's pregnancy, according to a poll conducted by The Herald last month. About 42 percent of students polled said abortion should always be legal, while a combined 8.9 percent said it should ...

U.'s Sandy precautions stir few complaints in aftermath

When Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast two weeks ago, the University canceled all classes Oct. 29 and Oct. 30 as a precautionary measure. The decision to cancel classes was mostly met with supportive responses from students and faculty members, but several faculty members reported a "disruption involved ...

City to lease parking spots for faculty, staff

Providence will lease 250 parking spaces to the University beginning July 1, as part of a broader attempt by the city, the University and local businesses to increase the availability of parking on College Hill. As determined in negotiations with the city last spring, Brown faculty and staff members ...

Students face off in startup 'games'

The Hunger Games came to Brown Saturday, but instead of competing for their lives, tributes participating in the Brown Entrepreneurship Program event vied to develop innovative startup ideas. The 24 Brown and Rhode Island School of Design students who competed in the event were hand-picked by the event's ...