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Audience steals show at Janus debate
By Katherine Long | March 17Correction appended.
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Students rally for gay marriage legislation
By Sophia Seawell | March 17Correction appended.
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U. creates fund for Japan relief
By Nicole Boucher | March 17The University will establish a fund for relief efforts in Japan following Friday's earthquake and tsunami, President Ruth Simmons announced in an e-mail to the Brown community yesterday afternoon. A committee also met yesterday to discuss contingency plans for students studying abroad or planning to ...
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Times pay wall should not affect students
By Talia Kagan | March 17Unlimited, free online access to New York Times articles — a resource as vital for students as food, coffee and spicies with — came under threat yesterday morning. But it appears the University Library will come to distressed students' rescue.
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Gregorian celebrates libraries at Hay fete
By Nicole Grabel | March 17There is a "difference between information and knowledge," Vartan Gregorian, former president of the University, told an enthralled audience of 200 celebrating the centennial of the John Hay Library in a lecture yesterday afternoon.
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Former mayor Cianci owns up to corruption
By Amy Rasmussen | March 17Sporting a tie of festive green, former Mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci strode down the aisle of Macmillan 117 to the enthusiastic applause of a smattering of students and community members.
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UCS talks ROTC, hydration at meeting
By David Chung | March 16Dean of the College Katherine Bergeron spoke on behalf of the committee on the Reserve Officers' Training Corps at the Undergraduate Council of Students' general body meeting last night.
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Summer UTRAs hold steady despite recommendation to increase
By Claire Schlessinger | March 16Around 200 students received Undergraduate Teaching and Research Awards to support summer research, according to Besenia Rodriguez, associate dean of the College for undergraduate research, about the same number offered in previous years. The 330 applicants were notified Tuesday.
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U.'s reverse-auction utility buying still bringing savings
By Ashley Aydin | March 16The University will save $15 million by 2014 on utilities costs by asking suppliers to compete for an energy contract, according to Christopher Powell, director of sustainable energy and environmental initiatives. Though price fluctuations are common for oil and natural gas, the University avoids paying ...
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BCA names full Spring Weekend lineup
By Miriam Furst | March 16Das Racist, Lee Fields and the Expressions and Rebirth Brass Band will support headliners TV on the Radio and Diddy–Dirty Money at the 51st Spring Weekend.
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Holocaust survivor calls for support of Palestine
By Shefali Luthra | March 16Hedy Epstein had never seen so much blood.
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New bar may offer 'classier' 'Co.
By Miriam Furst | March 16The Whiskey Republic — a new bar replacing the popular Fish Company at 515 South Water St. — will host its first-ever "Brown Night" March 23.
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U. expands off-campus holdings
By Katherine Long | March 16The University purchased another building downtown Monday for roughly $6 million, according to Richard Spies, executive vice president for planning. The property, which will house the Office of Continuing Education, is near the Medical Education Building and other University-owned buildings in the Jewelry ...
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To fundraise and to educate, U. looks East
By Mark Raymond | March 15The University is looking to strengthen its relationship with China in an effort to expand its presence and appeal to a growing base of potential donors. In the past year, the University has actively increased its outreach efforts by developing its partnership with the Chinese University of Hong Kong ...
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Committee on ROTC updates community
By Shefali Luthra | March 15Dean of the College Katherine Bergeron presented on behalf of the committee examining the University's policy on the Reserve Officers' Training Corps at yesterday's Brown University Community Council meeting. Following her presentation, other representatives of the committee and various student groups ...
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U. recruits for 21-year children's study
By Kim Clifton | March 15The University, in collaboration with Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, is successfully recruiting pregnant women for the Providence County chapter of the National Children's Study, the broadest longitudinal study on child development ever conducted in the U.S.
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Panelists address Middle East conflict
By Aparna Bansal | March 14Seven panelists debated challenges to Israeli-Palestinian relations last night in the final event of a two-day conference titled "Israelis and Palestinians: Working Together for a Better Future." The conference also included "Neighbors," a theater production Sunday night by the Galilee Multicultural ...
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Brown presidents by the numbers
By Brown Daily Herald | March 14Number of presidents: 18
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First-ever admit event for early decision lures students to U.
By Kyle McNamara | March 14Approximately 140 members of the class of 2015 arrived on College Hill yesterday for the first-ever admitted students event geared toward early decision applicants. Admitted students attended panels, toured a first-year residence hall and ate lunch with admissions officers and Bruin Club members at ...
