Ten years ago, after surviving seven near-death experiences, Vital Akimana moved to the United States. On Tuesday, Akimana stood before a capacity crowd in the Joukowsky Forum in the Watson Institute for International Studies and spoke about surviving the Rwandan genocide. The speech followed a screening ...
Current and former residents of Minden Hall can testify that getting stuck in an elevator is an unpleasant experience that occurs far too frequently.
Rhode Island Secretary of State Matt Brown, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, hosted a screening of Robert Greenwald's documentary, "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of a Low Price" Sunday night in Smith-Buonanno 106. Brown said he hoped the movie "makes (viewers) angry and that (they) act on it."
Flowers, soldiers and Thayer Street isn't a typical combination, but all can be found in a senior art exhibition by Brian Lee '06, which went up Sunday in the first-floor lobby of List Art Center. His work is entirely digital in medium, unlike most of the artwork that has been displayed this year.
As a student, it is hard to envision one's favorite professor or dean out of the classroom context. But Associate Dean of Biology for Undergraduate Education Marjorie Thompson, Professor of Anthropology William Beeman and Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine Scott Allen are just three Brown faculty ...
Despite continuing student opposition, changes made to the University of Rhode Island's disciplinary code - including the expansion of URI's jurisdiction to include off-campus activities - are set to go into effect in January.
A sign at the entrance of Health Services instructs students who have recently traveled to a list of countries that includes Cambodia, Indonesia and Turkey to put on a mask if they are experiencing a fever or cough or have been in direct contact with uncooked poultry.
Due to the notoriously rambunctious activity associated with a typical Brown Spring Weekend, some students registered to take the Medical College Admission Test this Saturday are worried about their ability to study for and take the exam, according to Sara Leone, curriculum support manager for summer ...
It is not for lack of tickets that Ray Serrano '07 won't be attending Saturday's lecture by Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y. Rather, following the implementation of a new online ticket distribution system, Serrano said he feels deprived of a "great bonding experience" - camping out on the Main Green like ...
Some students at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst currently living in the university's system of "legacy floors" have voiced concerns about impending changes to the system, though university officials maintain that these changes have been misrepresented.
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