Diamonds And Coal

Diamonds and Coal: Nov. 21, 2014

By Brown Daily Herald | November 21

Coal to Chris Duffy ’09, who said, “Comedy is so binary — there are either laughs or no laughs, good or bad.” What about giggles, smirks, scoffs and hysterics? It’s definitely more of a spectrum. Coal to former Providence police officer Elizabeth Comery, who said, “I’ve never gotten ...

Diamonds and Coal: Nov. 14, 2014

By Brown Daily Herald | November 14

A diamond to baritone Andrew Garland, who said, “You’re just in a dark room by yourself, playing in the air.” Cue Frank Ocean, and you’ve got every Saturday night we tell our friends we’ve decided to “stay in.” A diamond to Ryka Aoki, the keynote speaker for Trans Week, who said, ...

Diamonds and Coal: Nov. 7, 2014

By Brown Daily Herald | November 7

A diamond to Republican Senate candidate Mark Zaccaria, who said he found that Sen. Jack Reed was “inaccessible to his constituents” because he didn’t show up to clambakes and Greek festivals. We find people who don’t like free food inaccessible, too. Coal to Vincent “Buddy” Cianci supporter ...

Diamonds and Coal: Oct. 24, 2014

By Brown Daily Herald | October 24

A diamond to Moderate Party candidate for governor Robert Healey, who said of women, “I think they’re far more superior.” We’re sure Gina Raimondo would agree. Cubic zirconia to Christine Hunsinger MPA’08, CEO of BGP Strategies, who said of Rhode Island, “Every time we make the ...

Diamonds and Coal: Oct. 17, 2014

By Brown Daily Herald | October 17

A diamond to Matt Stultz, organizer of 3-D Printing Providence, who said, “I want to be able to print my dinner plate, eat my dinner and then toss it into a hopper that grinds it back up and removes any impurities.” That, and then the printer does our laundry and takes our midterm. Coal to Dorsey ...

Diamonds and Coal: Oct. 10, 2014

By Brown Daily Herald | October 10

Cubic zirconia to Beppie Huidekoper, executive vice president for finance and administration, who said, “I think people are frustrated because they make requests for additional resources and very frequently don’t get them.” Three years in and Paxson still hasn’t gotten a new scarf. Times are ...

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Diamonds and Coal: Oct. 3, 2014

By Brown Daily Herald | October 3

Coal to the sophomore who said of letter writing, “The person’s handwriting looks like the person himself or herself.” Our chicken scratch has nothing to do with our stunning good looks. Coal to Kari Lang, executive director of the West Broadway Neighborhood Association, who said, “We yelled ...

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Diamonds and Coal: Sept. 26, 2014

By Brown Daily Herald | September 26

Coal to Newport Councilor At-Large Jeanne Napolitano, who said, “I believe that people have a right to choose what they want for the future.” We tried to explain this to the recruiters at the Career Fair last week, but they used our own reasoning against us. A diamond to Assistant Vice President ...

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Diamonds and Coal: Sept. 19, 2014

By Brown Daily Herald | September 19

A diamond to Rhode Island Education Commissioner Deborah Gist and Rhode Island School Superintendents’ Association President Katherine Sipala, who wrote in a joint statement, “None of us wants to test students too much.” Professors, take note. Cubic zirconia to Traci Green, assistant professor ...

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Diamonds and Coal: Sept. 12, 2014

By Brown Daily Herald | September 12

Coal to Dean of the Faculty Kevin McLaughlin, who said his office is trying to “push down the age of the faculty.” That could make flirting with strangers in the Blue Room kind of awkward. A diamond to Dan MacKinnon, founder of the Rhode Island Seafood Festival, who said, “It’s about music, ...

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Diamonds and Coal: September 5, 2014

By Brown Daily Herald | September 5

Coal to Provost Vicki Colvin, who said she told President Christina Paxson during her job interview, “I cherish controversy.” Yeah, like we need more of that. A diamond to the new contemplative studies concentration. We wish our finals consisted of just breathing. Coal to the new Mail Services ...

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Diamonds and Coal: April 18, 2014

By Brown Daily Herald | April 18

Cubic zirconia to Angelo’s owner Bob Antignano, who said, “I made sausage with peppers and onions one Sunday, and I came out of the kitchen to see how everyone was doing and there was a young woman who looked like she was sobbing.” We have the same react00ion whenever the Sharpe Refectory tries ...

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Diamonds & Coal: April 4, 2014

By Brown Daily Herald | April 4

Coal to the proposed pilot program for Rhode Island adults to obtain college degrees by partnering with Charter Oak State College, a Connecticut public online college. Apparently, once Dean of the College Katherine Bergeron goes to Connecticut, the whole state follows. A diamond to “Freeway” ...

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Diamonds and Coal: March 21, 2014

By Brown Daily Herald | March 21

Cubic zirconia to the first-year who said he “should have been reading the Morning Mail.” Yeah, right after he went on the Facebook and watched videos on the Youtube. A diamond to Carolan Norris, associate director of athletics, who said of the One for Me program, “We just want these ...

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Diamonds and Coal: March 14, 2014

By Brown Daily Herald | March 14

Coal to the BCA member who said of Chance the Rapper, “His social media presence is amazing.” That’s great, but we’re not going to be on Twitter during Spring Weekend. A diamond to the male undergraduate who said of the baseball team’s improvement in a loss to the South Carolina Gamecocks, ...

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Diamonds & Coal: March 7, 2014

By Brown Daily Herald | March 7

A diamond to Katherine Gordon, managing director of the Technology Ventures Office, who said, “I kind of view the process as the planting seeds for the future.” That’s why we froze our eggs. Coal to Michael Fine, director of the R.I. Department of Health, who said, “I’d love to see ...

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Diamonds and Coal: Feb. 28, 2014

By Brown Daily Herald | February 28

Cubic zirconia to Nikki Cicerani, president and CEO of Upwardly Global, who said the most exciting part of a recent social entrepreneurship conference was “meeting people under 25.” We didn’t know “Ashoka U Exchange” was code for eHarmony. Coal to Stephen Maiorisi, vice president ...

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Diamonds and coal: Feb. 21, 2014

By Brown Daily Herald | February 21

A diamond to the first-year who said she is not currently looking for an internship and did not know that CareerLAB was hosting a career fair. If only we could all be so lucky. Coal to Wendy Schiller, associate professor of political science and public policy, who said of the recent gubernatorial ...

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Diamonds and Coal: Feb. 14, 2014

By Brown Daily Herald | February 14

Coal to President Christina Paxson, who will teach a sophomore seminar in the Department of Economics next spring titled “Disparities in Wealth and Health.” With all her free time. Coal to Professor of Archaeology Peter Van Dommelen, whose research on Mediterranean burial sites suggests ...

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Diamonds and Coal: Feb. 7, 2014

By Brown Daily Herald | February 7

A diamond to men’s basketball head coach Mike Martin, who “thought the zone was a good change of pace, but our bread and butter is our man-to-man defense.” Coach, is butter a carb? Cubic zirconia to Provost Mark Schlissel P’15, who said of the Sciences Library that it is unnecessary ...