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Masturbator spotted at Brook and Angell
By Lucy Feldman | October 15Correction Appended.
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Eying peers, U. considers open access to research
By Margaret Nickens | October 15Last month, Princeton became the latest in a series of prestigious universities to adopt an open-access policy, allowing free public access to research completed at the university. The University Library Advisory Board, the Research Advisory Board and a group of deans have been considering adopting ...
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Simmons lauds parents at final Family Weekend
By Caroline Flanagan | October 15Correction appended. Speaking for the last time to parents on Family Weekend, President Ruth Simmons relied on a superlative. "Brown has the most supportive parents, unmatched by any of its peers," she said. Simmons' speech, before a crowd of more than 100 students and parents Saturday, was engaging ...
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Med School doles out white coats
By Kat Thornton | October 15The white coat, an international symbol of the medical professional, is not an accessory to be worn lightly at Alpert Medical School. The Med School welcomed the 109 members of the class of 2015, giving each student their first white coat Saturday afternoon. The students will wear the coat, a slightly ...
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Profs support stricter research rules
By Neelkiran Yalamarthy | October 15Faculty are expressing support for revisions to conflict of interest and disclosure rules enacted this August for federally funded medical research. The revisions are the first since 1995.
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UCS names three to advisory committee
By Sahil Luthra | October 15The Undergraduate Council of Students confirmed three student representatives and an alternate to the Campus Advisory Committee at an emergency meeting last night. The committee will assist the Corporation's Presidential Search Committee in identifying President Ruth Simmons' successor.
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College Hill honored on list of best places
By Kate Nussenbaum | October 15Move over, Cambridge. And see you later, New Haven. The American Planning Association selected College Hill as one of the top 10 great neighborhoods in America this year. Denny Johnson, the association's public affairs coordinator, said over 75 places were considered before the top neighborhoods, streets ...
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'Late antique Woodstock' brings Latin to life
By Erin Kilduff | October 15For a dead language, Latin showed an awful lot of life at last week's "Classics Renewed" conference on the poetry and prose of late antiquity. The conference, which ran from Thursday to Saturday, brought 19 speakers from four continents to the Annmary Brown Memorial.
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Dining Services hires 'pro' consultant
By Kat Thornton | October 12Brown Dining Services has hired an outside consultant to lead student focus groups and make suggestions for a new communications strategy. The consultant, Tina Ilar, began work in September.
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Engineering begins hiring push
By Ben Kutner | October 12The School of Engineering plans to add 12 new faculty members to its ranks. The first two hires will probably begin work July 1, said Lawrence Larson, dean of the school.
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Occupiers see lack of campus engagement with movement
By Caitlin Trujillo | October 12After Wednesday night's teach-in explored the broader aims of the Occupy movement, about 30 people attended the Occupy College Hill assembly meeting yesterday, turning their attention inwards.
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Professors opt for unorthodox schedules
By Corinne Cathcart | October 12Just as Brown students are able to tailor their academic experiences to suit their interests, professors have some freedom to structure their course meeting patterns.
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Masturbator returns to John Street, eluding cops
By Lucy Feldman and Kat Thornton | October 12The man who has been seen masturbating outside a John Street house has apparently returned at least once since his last official sighting Sept. 30.
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Black patients less likely to get flu shots
By Dan Jeon | October 12Black nursing home patients are less likely to receive flu vaccinations than white patients, according to a study published Oct. 5. in the journal Health Affairs. The data, gathered between 2006 and 2009, encompass more than 14,000 nursing homes across the country.
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In shift, Simmons says $2M could save ski teams
By Jake Comer | October 12With the Corporation set to decide the fate of Brown's skiing, fencing and wrestling programs by the end of next week, the threatened teams are making final efforts to increase their likelihood of survival.
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Campus eateries found selling expired food
By Maddie Berg | October 12A Herald investigation, conducted in response to reports of spoiled food at campus eateries, found expired food for sale at Little Jo's and Campus Market.
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Study gives shape to Earth's deep layers
By Hannah Kerman | October 12Professor of Geological Sciences Karen Fischer's team has spent years analyzing layers of the Earth deep below our feet. In a study published in the journal Science Oct. 6, lead author and postdoctoral research assistant Vedran Lekic presents a new, detailed image of the lithosphere beneath Southern ...
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UCS hears athletics updates, condemns housing
By Katrina Phillips | October 11Director of Athletics Michael Goldberger addressed the Undergraduate Council of Students last night regarding plans for new fitness facilities and President Ruth Simmons' upcoming recommendation to the Corporation on whether to eliminate three varsity programs.
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Smith remembers Simmons' tenure
By Aparna Bansal | October 11In President Ruth Simmons' living room hangs a painting of Paradise Pond, a lake in the center of the Smith College campus. Simmons said it reminds her of a house where she once lived — a great white structure that looked out over the lake.
