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Photo exhibit sheds light on Syria and Iraq
By Sarah Mancone | February 15Westerners often have a limited view of the Middle East, but the photographs of the exhibit "Tomorrow, God Willing" by Emma LeBlanc '11 provide insight into parts of Iraq and Syria that are seldom seen outside their borders.
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SAO Director O'Hara '55 to take early retirement
By Goda Thangada | February 14Phil O'Hara '55, director of student activities, is one of over 100 experienced staff members who have decided to accept early retirement packages offered by the University. Active at Brown during four different decades, O'Hara received an excellence award on Feb. 5 at Brown Employee Appreciation and ...
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Early retirement popular choice for longtime staff
By Goda Thangada | February 14Correction appended.
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ORC recommends ending overnight inpatient care
By Sarah Forman | February 14The Organizational Review Committee, a body created last spring to seek $14 million in savings for the fiscal year beginning in July 2010, issued a report earlier this month that included recommendations to discontinue overnight inpatient care at Health Services. Members of the ORC's Student Services ...
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Simmons ending tenure on Goldman Sachs board
By Alex Bell | February 14Correction appended.
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Advising Central hosts more events
By Ashley Aydin | February 14It's not every day that you can walk into the Sharpe Refectory, eat with professors, and talk to them about whatever you want. But as the University continues to expand and improve its advising efforts, events such as these dinners provide students and faculty with a chance to interact in a more casual ...
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Online network helps alums find jobs
By Caitlin Trujillo | February 14Justin Traxler '90 was laid off in 2008. After months of hunting for employment, Traxler secured a position with Sapient Consulting in May 2009 — thanks to the other Brown alumni he contacted during his search.
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Seniors donate in record numbers
By Crys Guerra | February 14Among red and black balloons, Hershey's Kisses and mozzarella sticks, the class of 2010 held its Senior Gift Kick-Off in Sayles Hall last Friday.
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ORC proposes new recreation fee
By Fei Cai | February 14In a report released Feb. 2, the athletics subcommittee of the Organizational Review Committee proposed a new $65 recreation fee that would be implemented for the 2010-11 school year and would apply to all undergraduate and medical school students.
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Facilities attacks icy sidewalks
By Anita Mathews | February 11The flurry of blizzard predictions for Wednesday's weather was the kind of forecast that mobilizes Facilities Management to prepare the sidewalks for the worst of storms. Though the actual snowfall often falls far short of meteorologists' expectations, as in Wednesday's case, Facilities doesn't take ...
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In first week, new a.m. option ups V-Dub traffic
By Ana Alvarez | February 11More students have visited the Verney-Woolley Dining Hall during morning hours since Brown Dining Services introduced continental breakfast there Monday, and most have expressed praise for the change, said Ann Hoffman, director of administration for Dining Services.
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Cancun trip canned over alcohol
By Kristina Fazzalaro | February 11The 2011 Class Board recently canceled a planned spring break trip to Cancun because of liability concerns about alcohol consumption expressed by the Student Activities Office, according to Director of Student Activities Phil O'Hara '55. A University-sponsored spring break trip is unlikely to happen ...
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U. trashes plan to cut papers
By Claire Peracchio | February 11The Organizational Review Committee's recommendation that newspapers be eliminated from University dining halls will not be enacted, Richard Bova, senior associate dean of residential and dining services, wrote in an e-mail to The Herald.
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Update: Avi Schaefer '13 struck, killed by car
By Sydney Ember | February 11Correction appended.
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Dating site could give you Hope
By Talia Kagan | February 11At the beginning of each semester, Kai Huang '11 and Arune Gulati '11 would make a list of five girls they had crushes on. Then, at the end of the semester, they would review their progress.
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U. seeks to streamline grant-seeking process and cut costs
By Sydney Ember | February 10As part of its plans to reduce next year's budget, the University is looking to streamline research support and boost its revenue by securing more grant funding. The academic administration team of the Organizational Review Committee — one of the 12 teams formed last September to identify ways ...
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Pfizer partnership offers workers Brown classes
By Goda Thangada | February 10Since 1993, some 100 Pfizer employees have earned degrees from Brown, and many more have taken a single course, through the University's long-running partnership with the pharmaceutical giant.
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Samsung jolts campus with charging stations
By Fei Cai | February 10Students coming back to campus this semester may have been surprised to find brightly lit Samsung charging stations in the Sharpe Refectory, the Gate and the Olney-Margolies Athletic Center.
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Sophomore peer advising program in high demand
By Zung Nguyen Vu | February 10Last Saturday at the Faculty Club, an intimate brunch attended by participating sophomores, seniors and faculty kicked off the Match Advising Program for Sophomores.
