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Egypt GISP examines impact of social media

University officials read Brown e-mails

The University has accessed e-mails sent and received on brown.edu accounts 11 times since July 2008, according to David Sherry, chief information security officer for Computing and Information Services. According to the University's e-mail policy, Brown accounts may be accessed "by authorized University ...

Colosseum owner apologizes for alleged assault

Colosseum owner Anthony Santurri apologized for the alleged assault on two students by bouncers inside his downtown nightclub last night.

ResLife: Rise in enrollment will not exacerbate housing crunch

Clarification appended.

TWC to hire new diversity director

The Third World Center will increase its core staff positions to five by hiring an assistant director for diversity initiatives in an effort to foster cultural awareness. The new staff member will work most directly with ethnic student groups on campus and will also serve as an adviser for international ...

Hiroshima survivor calls for peace

"As long as we live on this Earth, we have a responsibility to keep it a happy Earth," said Shigeko Sasamori, a survivor of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, last night during her talk in Salomon 101 about her life and anti-war philosophy. Sasamori was one of 25 Japanese women, known as the Hiroshima Maidens, ...

UCS considers permanent e-mail addresses for alums

The Undergraduate Council of Students reviewed a proposed project to allow alums to maintain their Brown e-mail addresses, approved changes to its Student Activities Code of Operations and discussed the agendas of its constituent committees at its general body meeting Wednesday night.

Humanities departments tout practicality

Though faculty members said they are not concerned about the level of student interest in the humanities, University data show Brown is not immune to the decades-long nationwide decline in the proportion of bachelor's degrees granted in the humanities.

Radio host 'plays' with science, octopi, Saddam

What do Saddam Hussein and an octopus have in common? If you are stumped, Radiolab's Robert Krulwich could give you a clue.

Prof dies after long illness

Meiqing Zhang, a senior lecturer in East Asian studies who had taught Chinese since 1988, died Saturday after a long illness.

Student robbed at Brown and Barnes

 The Department of Public Safety e-mailed a crime alert to the campus community at 7:59 p.m. last night regarding the robbery of a male student. According to the alert, the robbery took place near the intersection of Barnes and Brown streets around 1 p.m. yesterday.

No leads in search for asst. women's soccer coach

There are no new leads in the disappearance of Denis Chartier, an assistant coach of the women's soccer team, according to Lt. Kevin San Antonio of the Town of Burrillville Police Department Chartier, 56, was last seen Feb. 6.

Writing Center to hire ESL specialist

The Writing Center hopes to hire a specialist in English as a Second Language by July 2011 to meet an increasing demand for writing support, especially among international students. This year, the center has already held 2,300 appointments, 34 percent of them requested by students who do not speak ...

Students allege assault by Colosseum bouncers

Two students alleged they were physically abused by bouncers at the Colosseum nightclub around midnight last night. Michael Quinn '13 and Jonathan Smallwood '12 said they were dragged down a flight of stairs from the second-story club by their necks.

BCA to end Spring Weekend lines

The Brown Concert Agency is test-driving a new ticket distribution system for Spring Weekend today in hopes of avoiding the long lines and lost tickets of years past. With the new system, students will purchase all Spring Weekend tickets online, including the extra tickets released if the concerts are ...

Student musicians connect with Israeli-Palestinian Orchestra

The Cogut Center for the Humanities has teamed up with a group of Israeli and Palestinian musicians to create a summer institute in Berlin. A pilot program will send Brown students to the German capital this spring break to collaborate with musicians from Nazareth, Israel.

150 on off-campus waitlist await word

This year, the Office of Residential Life approved nearly twice as many rising juniors to live off-campus as it did last year, though about 150 students remain on the waitlist, according to Richard Bova, senior associate dean of residential and dining services.

Extent of faculty's voice in tenure reform unclear

Faculty will have more input on an October 2011 report on tenure and hiring practices than on an accompanying proposal to the Corporation for setting a ratio of tenured to non-tenured faculty, according to administrators charged with creating both documents.

CIS staff member dies suddenly

Robert Addison, a communications technician at Computing and Information Services, died Monday after falling ill at work.

Panelists debate gay marriage

"Separate is not equal." At the end of the Janus Forum's panel on gay marriage last night, Jesse McGleughlin '14 — the daughter of two lesbian mothers — stood up to argue for the right of gay couples to marry, brandishing the familiar phrase to the applause of the audience in MacMillan 117. ...