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Campus kicks off Year of China celebration

While most of Providence was still asleep yesterday morning, people across China were celebrating the arrival of the full moon and the festival it announces with dancing, theater, storytelling and pastries called mooncakes. As the same moon brightened over campus that evening, the University kicked ...


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Graduate School teams up with Teach for America

Many students facing graduation struggle with the question of whether to apply to graduate school or brave the workforce. Now, thanks to a new partnership between the Graduate School and Teach for America, some graduate students in Rhode Island will be able to do both.


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New abroad option in Granada

Brown has formed a partnership with the University of Granada, adding a fourth option for students wishing to study in Spain. The University already has an existing program in Barcelona and two approved alternative programs in Madrid, and students will be able to study in Granada as early as the spring ...


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Econ caps spur black market controversy

After failing to preregister for two newly capped advanced economics courses, Bradley Silverman '13, facing unexpected barriers to entry, decided to circumvent the regulations governing seats in those classes. Standing in Lecturer in Economics Maria Carkovic's class ECON1540: "International Trade," ...


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Ten years later, remembering 9/11

It was a day no one wanted to remember, but one the Brown community gathered to commemorate nonetheless. People gathered across campus to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks Sunday, sharing their experiences and paying their respects. They walked through a labyrinth on the Main ...


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OSL revises sexual assault policy

The Office of Student Life has revised its sexual assault disciplinary process to allow both complainants and accused students to appeal decisions. The revision comes in response to a letter sent in April by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights. Previously, only accused students ...


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Med Ed design fosters community outreach

Once a bustling jewelry factory, then an office complex, 222 Richmond St. now houses state-of-the-art anatomy classrooms and a bookless digital library. Its new role as Brown's Medical Education Building has made it something of a celebrity in the city. Surrounding properties are slowly being snatched ...


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Guatemalan gov't honors anthro prof

Stephen Houston, a professor of anthropology, received the Order of the Quetzal in the rank of Grand Cross from the president of Guatemala in July in recognition of his extensive work on the Maya civilization. The award is the most prestigious the Guatemalan government can grant.


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Swearer hosts young social innovators

Competitions are not usually the place for second chances, and runners-up are not usually given $5,000 to improve their projects for resubmission. But 15 college students, semifinalists from the Dell Social Innovation Competition — an international competition that focuses on social entrepreneurship ...


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CLPS to unite in renovated Metcalf

The Metcalf Chemistry and Research Laboratory is on track to reopen the first week of October after more than a year of renovation, bringing the Cognitive, Linguistics and Psychological Sciences department under one roof for the first time since the July 2010 department merger.


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At Convocation, a call to 'search deeply'

As the sound of bagpipes pierced the air and a mild drizzle set in, the class of 2015 and other incoming students were called together to begin the 248th school year. After entering campus through the Van Wickle Gates, the first-year class filed onto the Main Green, awaiting welcoming remarks from President ...


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Simmons wary of fiscal woes to come

The University will have to seek new sources of revenue this year after the summer's economic downturn, President Ruth Simmons said at Tuesday's faculty meeting. Simmons said the summer's events — which included stock market plunges and the debt ceiling debate — increased the likelihood ...



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