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CS undergrad wins tech fellowship

Imagine winning $100,000 to forgo the traditional college experience.  

Alum draws praise for film on Chinese dissident

First-time filmmaker Alison Klayman '06, director of "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry," cited two  experiences that prepared her for the challenges of making an award-winning documentary about influential Chinese dissident and artist Ai Weiwei.

Shopping period tradition thrives among students

BodyRox transforms working out into a dance party

From College Hill to Pennsylvania Avenue

Park offers respite, romance and exotic animals

Featuring paths weaving through gardens, an award-winning zoo and historical structures such as the Temple to Music and an antique-style Bandstand, Roger Williams Park makes for a leisurely, whimsical day off of College Hill. A 15-minute drive from campus, the park is a 435-acre complex nestled in South ...

Ratty tour tracks food's journey from delivery to disposal

Down in the dimly-lit basement of the Sharpe Refectory, somewhere roughly two stories below the salad bar, Joe Barboza, facilities manager for Dining Services, points to a stack of white boxes piled up almost to the ceiling. "This is this week's supply of French fries," he said. "You guys consume a ...

Fashion Week celebrates student style and creativity

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What happens when athletes quit

Correction appended. Recruited athletes at Brown have a choice - since the University does not offer athletic scholarships, athletes can relinquish their commitment to their sport without affecting their financial aid, just like students participating in any other extracurricular activity. But this ...

Sports fans on campus, but not in the stands

Across the country, the phrase "college sports" conjures images of parking lots full of tailgaters as far as the eye can see and waves of students dressed in the same color screaming as a member of the opposing team lines up for a foul shot. Brown students are generally an athletic bunch that rally ...

Show captures life of a city parking enforcer

Parking enforcement officer Bonnie Brown remembers walking down Thayer Street one day when a woman across the street yelled at her, "Thanks a lot, you f- b­-!"

Alex Morse '11: 100 days as mayor of Holyoke

Less than five years after graduating from high school, Alex Morse '11 again set foot in Holyoke High School Jan. 3 to start a very different chapter in his life. His campaign's "I Love Holyoke" button pinned to his suit, the recently elected mayor faced a crowd of supporters to give his inaugural address. ...

Prep school administrators share Brunonian roots

Students pursue fun off the beaten track

Making fresh mozzarella with a married couple may seem like an odd pastime for college students. But the undertaking - along with building bikes and joining artistic communities - is only one of many ventures students looking for a break from College Hill have embraced. Providence provides a multitude ...

Ratty gourmet: U. chefs teach secrets of the kitchen

Something's cooking in the Sharpe Refectory, and it's not dinner. A group of 20 lucky undergraduates - randomly selected from a pool of about 90 ­­- are participating in a series of cooking classes taught by several of Brown's chefs. For the cost of three meal credits, these students receive hands-on ...

Student-run foundation tackles health education in India

Nikilesh Eswarapu '12 arrived at Brown with big ambitions. Inspired by a community service trip to Mexico during winter break, Eswarapu spent the summer of 2009 in India, laying the groundwork for his own nonprofit organization, the Milana Foundation. Today, a handful of Brown students work for the ...

Students revive century-old synagogue

For the past six years, the old Temple Beth-El Synagogue has stood empty, with its windows boarded up and grass uncut. But today, new flowers are blooming in its backyard and its windows now sport murals featuring rainbows, outstretched hands and the sun. Students from Brown, the Rhode Island School ...

Tougaloo trip studies civil rights at its source

When seven students visited Tougaloo College in Mississippi over spring break to do first-hand research on the American civil rights movement, they were faced with more than just primary source documents. They also experienced life on Tougaloo's campus, visited museums documenting the movement and participated ...

U. offers alternative ways to spend spring break

While spring break means sunshine and beach resorts for some students, others use the vacation for academic, service and cultural pursuits. Groups of students headed out to both national and international destinations last week, helping local communities or learning more about their chosen academic ...

Performances illuminate LGBTQ life in R.I.

Before coming to the University of Rhode Island, Portia Burnette was accustomed to two reactions to homosexuality: aversion or disdain. Members of the URI and greater Rhode Island community combated these attitudes in a presentation at URI Tuesday.