University News

New cafe offers healthy grub

Inside the upscale lobby of the new fitness and aquatics center lies the newest campus eatery - Poppy's Cafe. 

Candidates revealed: UCS hopefuls talk policies

Pool features 'fast' technology

The Katherine Moran Coleman Center opens to the public today, but the water sports teams have already made a splash in what is now the fastest aquatic center in the Ivy League and in the Northeast.

Historic Marvel Gym cupola finds new home

Though the opening of the Jonathan Nelson Fitness Center ushers in a new era of Brown athletics, it carries with it a curious piece of Brunonian history and an East Side landmark ­­- the shimmering 50-foot cupola and clock tower. The cupola once topped the Marvel Gynamsium, which was built in 1927. ...

DPS pushes self-defense training for men

The Department of Public Safety has expanded efforts to include men in the conversation about sexual violence by bringing the Men Can Stop Rape organization to campus and planning a Rape Aggression Defense course for men. While Men Can Stop Rape focuses on the role of men in preventing sexual violence ...

Pilot website offers scholars interactive space to exchange ideas

The Watson Institute for International Studies recently launched a pilot website that provides an interactive platform compiling the ideas of scholars who visit the University into an easily accessible and explorative presentation. The institute's Angle site offers a multimedia forum that explores economic, ...

UCS, UFB candidates debate U.'s priorities

Candidates for Undergraduate Council of Students and Undergraduate Finance Board leadership positions grappled with ways to improve the relationship between the two organizations, means to increase financial aid and how to prioritize fundraising for student activities during a debate Thursday night ...

Grant funds biomedical research

The University received a grant from Johnson and Johnson last month to provide seed funds for biomedical research that could have commercial or practical applications. The unrestricted grant was not awarded for one particular project but rather for a variety of research projects that may already be ...

DPS ups pedestrian safety efforts in wake of hit-and-run

In the year since the hit-and-run accident that severely injured Amanda Chew '14 and Juliana Unanue Banuchi '14, the Department of Public Safety has augmented its pedestrian safety efforts ­- but both DPS and Chew said there is still more to be done.

Harvard joins U. in halting HEI investment

With Harvard's announcement April 1 that it will not reinvest in HEI Hotels and Resorts, only three major university investors have yet to make statements regarding their holdings in the company. Harvard's decision - attributed to "portfolio strategies and needs" by Harvard Management Company President ...

Simmons discusses financial aid, city relations

President Ruth Simmons visited the general body meeting of the Undergraduate Council of Students Wednesday night to discuss the council's work this past year and to answer questions about tuition increases, the relationship between Brown and Providence and the University's priorities. UCS also discussed ...

JCB puts historic documents online

The John Carter Brown Library is home to more than 50,000 rare books and 16,000 reference books and secondary sources. But due to the changing nature of students' study habits and library restrictions to protect its books, most of these resources remain vastly underused. In an effort to make its collections ...

Q & A: Amitav Ghosh

What made you decide to visit Brown for the Year of China? Professor (of Physics) Chung-I Tan wrote to me and mentioned this event. Basically, he was interested in talking about the whole issue of China and India and the relations between India and China, and that's what I've been working on for a very ...

Author speaks of China, India connections

When Amitav Ghosh is not writing best-selling novels, he might be riding across Java on a motorcycle or trekking through the mangrove forests in the Sundarbans.

Former Chilean president discusses new book

It certainly is "a wonderful life after the presidency" for former Chilean President and Professor-at-Large Ricardo Lagos, as his good friend and former Colombian President Belisario Betancur used to tell him. Lagos spoke at the Watson Institute for International Studies last night about his latest ...

Brown Conversation examines U.'s identity

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'Harold and Kumar' star goes to the White House

Housing changes cause tension on first night of lottery

Correction Appended. Mohammed Ghazi Atallah '13 started off this year's housing lottery by choosing Minden Hall 807. The first 460 housing groups selected rooms at Sayles Hall last night, and the rest will choose next Tuesday. Members of Residential Council, dressed in bright T-shirts and funny hats, ...

Alex Morse '11: 100 days as mayor of Holyoke

Less than five years after graduating from high school, Alex Morse '11 again set foot in Holyoke High School Jan. 3 to start a very different chapter in his life. His campaign's "I Love Holyoke" button pinned to his suit, the recently elected mayor faced a crowd of supporters to give his inaugural address. ...

BSA partners with Tufts startup to streamline sublet search

Brown Student Agencies has partnered with Tufts University student startup JumpOffCampus to provide a website where users can search for and post subletting opportunities for places to rent near the University. Though the Brown portion of the website has only been online since April 2, there are already ...