The juggling clubs rise and fall in the air, caught and then tossed again by both amateurs and seasoned members of the Out of Hand Juggling Club.
The University's Core Crisis Team, composed of administrators who convene to plan responses to emergencies, met Wednesday to review Brown's hurricane plan in preparation for Hurricane Earl.
The following summary includes a selection of major incidents reported to the Department of Public Safety between June 4 and Aug. 25. It does not include general service and alarm calls. The Providence Police Department also responds to incidents occurring off campus. DPS does not divulge information ...
A grant from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities, awarded in June to the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology as part of a K-12 Civics Initiative Major Grant, will be used for outreach programs for local schools. The museum was one of eight groups to win the grant.
In what he termed a "colossally important find," Professor of Anthropology Stephen Houston and his team of experts discovered the tomb of an ancient Maya king this summer. Located in Guatemala, the tomb enclosed the remains of the dead ruler, along with extraordinarily well-preserved examples of Maya ...
Brown received a $15.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation on Aug. 4 to fund a mathematics institute that will focus on the connection between mathematics and computational research.
Correction appended. Professors in the Department of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences moved into a temporary home at 229 Waterman St. over the summer. The relocation to Wayland Square was caused by the long-term construction taking place in the Metcalf Lab, scheduled to be fully renovated ...
The University will have an updated website this fall, which will include a new home page and updated department sites, courtesy of the public affairs office and Computing and Information Services.
Those strolling across the Quiet Green may notice an addition to campus scenery. "Untitled," created in 2003 by Arthur Carter '53 and displayed on the north end of the Green, will be a fixture on University grounds for the next three years.
OutKast rapper Big Boi will headline Brown's fall concert, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 18, on Lincoln Field, according to a Brown Concert Agency press release. The concert will also feature Stegosaurus — the stage identity of DJ James Hinton '10, a former BCA bookings chair.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that any campus space with comfy couches and food must be in want of students. The Brown community's enthusiastic adoption of the new Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center — completed after a year of extensive renovations to Faunce House — is no exception ...
Financial gifts and pledges to the University fell nearly 25 percent last year, even as the University's ambitious fundraising campaign continues to outperform expectations.
The University and Nike parted ways this summer — at least temporarily — after Nike was unwilling to agree to Brown's standard agreement for its business partners.
Students no longer need to worry about going to the Sciences Library to find all the computers already taken — they can now use their smartphones to check the computer availability in any campus library before they go.
It was with compassion, spirit and a challenge that President Ruth Simmons welcomed the class of 2014 Sunday afternoon.
Steven King '91, former executive director of the Brown University Sports Foundation, stepped into his new role as senior vice president for University advancement July 1.
Facing budget cuts, the Swearer Center for Public Service plans to focus on its most important services and redistribute responsibilities among student workers and remaining staff. The center's reorganization comes after four program advisors were laid off last year. After the layoffs, their responsibilities ...
The transformation of Metcalf Chemistry and Research Laboratory into a home for the newly created Department of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences has begun, according to Vice President for Facilities Management Stephen Maiorisi. The first phase of construction, which began in early June, ...
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Paige Hicks '11 was killed July 20 while leading a cross-country bike trip, raising money for affordable housing.Hicks, of Chesterfield, Mo., was struck by a tractor trailer on U.S. Highway 18 in South Dakota, said Lt. David Berkeley of the South Dakota Highway Patrol. Hicks had pulled over on the side ...
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