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What's in a name: behind the building
By Nicole Boucher | September 13Correction appended.
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In new television drama, it's always rainy in 'Providelphia'
By Anne Simons | September 13People familiar with Rhode Island sights will want to add a new television show to their list this year. "Body of Proof," a new drama on ABC, has been filming in and around Providence since July, and will most likely premiere at the end of October, said Matthew Gross, an executive producer of the show. ...
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Six undergrads to puzzle Times readers this week
By Alexandra Ulmer | September 12Crossword devotees are often stereotyped to be nostalgic retirees who avidly pen in answers to puzzles as they sip coffee at the breakfast table. But six Brown students are rejuvenating the brainteasers by designing consecutive New York Times' puzzles for Brown Puzzlemaker Week — the first time a ...
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Harvard endowment soars 11 percent
By Nicole Boucher | September 12Harvard experienced an 11 percent investment return on its endowment this past year, bringing its total to $27.4 billion, several news sources reported Thursday.
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A tangled Web: an undergrad's life online
By Alex Bell | September 12The class of 2010 was the last group of Brown students to have known a time without Banner. Juniors are the last class to have been introduced to advising without the Dean of the College's Advising Sidekick tool. About 80 percent of them applied online, compared to more than 99 percent of this year's ...
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Magazine: Simmons is 'fierce and fabulous'
By Fei Cai | September 12President Ruth Simmons will receive a Visionary Award from Essence Magazine, less than a year after being honored for her accomplishments as an educator by BET. She will be awarded Monday at the "Fierce and Fabulous" luncheon in New York City celebrating the magazine's 40th anniversary.
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Without campus cable, TV viewers turn to IPTV
By Anne Artley | September 9The cable television system in residence halls was shut down over the summer, leaving many students on a long waitlist for boxes that let them continue using conventional TVs.
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7 psych sessions now free
By Emily Rosen | September 9In order to increase its services to students, Psychological Services has hired a new psychotherapist, Laura Sobik '00.
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U. to return to target range for endowment draw
By Brigitta Greene | September 9The University will draw from its endowment at a significantly lower rate this year, reducing payout by about 20 percent from the last fiscal year, said Beppie Huidekoper, executive vice president for finance and administration.
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If a tree falls on the green, is it still Quiet?
By Casey Bleho | September 9Over the summer, Brown lost one of the campus's 86 elm trees, a 75-year-old located on the Quiet Green, to Dutch elm disease. In collaboration with the Department of Visual Arts, Facilities Management removed the affected tree in such a way that the wood could be used for student art projects, coordinated ...
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New initiative looks to pedestrian safety
By Shara Azad | September 8With all of the striking physical changes to Brown's campus greeting returning students this fall, it's possible many missed additions that were right under their feet: dozens of new crosswalks.
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Registration extended for Monday classes
By Alexandra Ulmer | September 8Registration period for Monday afternoon seminars, which meet for the first time next week, has been extended from Sept. 14 to Sept. 20 to allow more time for students to add these classes.
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Doctoral programs offered in Sanskrit, Eastern religions
By Alicia Dang | September 8Students interested in Sanskrit or Asian religions now have the chance to undertake doctoral research at Brown. Beginning last year, the University started to accept applications to two newly added doctoral programs in Sanskrit Language and Literature and Asian Religious Traditions.
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Emissions reductions halfway to 2020 goals
By Mark Raymond | September 8The University has reached a halfway point in its efforts to cut campus emissions of greenhouse gases, according to Director of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Initiatives Chris Powell. The goal is to reduce emissions to 42 percent below 2007 levels by 2020.
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Tours move to Welcome Center
By Warren Jin | September 8Beginning this semester, campus tours leave from the Welcome Center — one of the Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center's new features.
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Women Writers Project receives federal grant
By Kristina Klara | September 7The Women Writers Project recently received a $200,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to further study the primary sources already available in the project's database.
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Student debate ends with pie in the face
By Caitlin Trujillo | September 7The pie tin balanced in his hand, Anish Sarma '12 stepped forward and jammed the whipped cream into Brian Judge's '11 face. Onlookers cheered as Judge wiped the mess off, but he had acknowledged his chances from the beginning.
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After years, U. website gets facelift
By Sydney Ember | September 7After months of planning and interface-tweaking, the University unveiled its revamped website Tuesday afternoon, culminating a redesign project that began in 2008. The new site — a collaborative effort between the Office of Public Affairs and University Relations and Computer Information Services ...
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Overcrowding causes unusual housing for some
By Ana Alvarez | September 7Finding suitable and comfortable housing for thousands of students is always a challenge for the Office of Residential Life, and this year was not an exception. An overflow of students in need of on-campus housing necessitated the use of temporary spaces and auxiliary housing this semester, according ...
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International scholars program ends
By Julia Kim | September 7A long-running program that brought scholars from developing nations to the Watson Institute for International Studies has officially ended this year due to a lack of funding.
