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Liberian VP offers hopeful view for troubled nation
By Ben Schreckinger | September 27Correction appended.
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When students shop, professors have the last word
By Seth Motel | September 27As students crammed into a second-floor classroom in J. Walter Wilson last Monday, Associate Professor of History Michael Vorenberg started his seminar with an apology. Though Banner had allowed 20 students to pre-register for his class — HIST 1970H: "American Legal and Constitutional History, ...
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Church hosts Columbus Day discussion
By Anne Speyer | September 27When the faculty voted in April to rename Columbus Day on the University calendar to sidestep the historical figure's controversial legacy, local leaders from the mayor to the governor protested the decision, saying it was disrespectful to Providence's Italian-American community.
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Q&A with Liberian vice president
By Ben Schreckinger | September 27Liberian Vice President Joseph Boakai spoke to about 60 students and members of the community Sunday afternoon about the prospects for rebuilding the war-ravaged West African country. After the speech, he sat down with The Herald to discuss the future of his country.Herald: Earlier this week you called ...
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Former world leaders see hopefulness in new age
By Sarah Julian | September 24Two of Brown's world-leaders-in-residence, former Chilean President Ricardo Lagos and former Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer, seemed to offer a hopeful view of current geopolitical affairs at a forum Thursday morning at the Watson Institute for International Studies.
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Faculty committee to review tenure policies
By Nicole Friedman | September 24A newly formed committee will review the University's tenure and faculty development policies after an outside monitor called attention to those areas, according to an e-mail Provost David Kertzer '69 P'95 P'98 sent to faculty Thursday afternoon.
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Correction
By Brown Daily Herald | September 24An article in Thursday's paper ("Flu cases spreading quickly, BUCC hears," Sept. 24) incorrectly stated that the University would begin offering seasonal flu vaccines to the entire Brown community Thursday. Only the staff and faculty clinics started Thursday. Student flu clinics are set to start Monday ...
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Talks begin on slave trade memorial
By Brian Mastroianni | September 24The University's Public Arts Committee has begun considering building a public memorial to the historical ties of Brown and of Rhode Island to the slave trade, almost two years after the University Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice convened by President Ruth Simmons recommended one.
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Newark mayor: Individuals can change cities
By Caitlin Trujillo | September 24Local action is the key ingredient to affect urban change, Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker told a Salomon 101 audience Thursday that included Providence's own mayor, David Cicilline '83.
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Construction of SciLi resource center underway
By Ana Alvarez | September 24Construction began this week on a new advising and tutoring resource center on the third floor of the Sciences Library, the creation of which was recommended in 2007 by the Undergraduate Science Education Committee to better support students taking science and math classes.
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Students for Israel meet with R.I. congressmen about Iran
By Alicia Dang | September 23Members of Brown Students for Israel met with office representatives of two members of Congress and hand-delivered to them about 250 student letters in support of the proposed Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act of 2009 on Wednesday.
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Endowment losses weigh on budget
By Brigitta Greene | September 23The University plans to reduce its annual draw on the endowment by 20 percent next year, Beppie Huidekoper, executive vice president for finance and administration, said at the first Brown University Community Council meeting of the semester yesterday.
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Flu cases spreading quickly, BUCC hears
By Brigitta Greene | September 23Correction appended.
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Prof to advise State Dept. on cybersecurity
By Shara Azad | September 23Professor of Computer Science John Savage used to spend his days teaching classes and doing research. But for the next year, he'll turn his attention from advising Brown students to advising federal officials on cyber security.
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With research dollars up for grabs, U. keys in
By Sydney Ember | September 23Universities nationwide are in fierce competition this year to procure a share of scarce federal research funds, and Brown is taking aggressive steps to get its own piece of the pie and enhance its national profile as a top-tier institution.
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U. will offer new Ph.D in biology
By Alicia Dang | September 22Beginning next year, graduate students studying computational molecular biology will be able to officially work toward a Ph.D. in the field. The new program, created by the Center for Computational Molecular Biology, draws from four disciplines: ecology and evolutionary biology, applied mathematics, ...
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Musharraf reflects on Pakistan's past
By Alexandra Ulmer | September 22Former president of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf said India poses an "existential threat" to Pakistan to a packed Salomon 101 Tuesday night. His wide-ranging speech touched on nuclear proliferation, the Talibanization of Afghanistan and the challenges of leadership.The crowd of students and faculty who ...
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Alum's green site wins grant
By Amy Chen | September 22Chip Giller '93, founder and president of the online magazine Grist.org, was honored with a $100,000 grant this month by the non-profit Heinz Family Foundation for his work promoting awareness of environmental issues.Giller, who founded Grist in 1999 to cover environmental topics in a positive, sometimes ...
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Larceny, break-ins among crimes reported
By Brown Daily Herald | September 21The following summary includes all major incidents reported to the Department of Public Safety between Sept. 2 and Sept. 8. It does not include general service and alarm calls.
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Campus prepares for visit from controversial strongman Musharraf
By Mitra Anoushiravani | September 21Pervez Musharraf, the former president of Pakistan who resigned last year as opposition parties threatened to impeach him, is set to deliver a lecture tonight to what may be a skeptical American audience.
