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Occupiers march for tax hikes on rich
By Elizabeth Koh | April 24About 10 members of Occupy Providence dressed in Robin Hood hats and tunics marched to the Rhode Island State House yesterday afternoon, joining a crowd of more than 80 who attended the House Finance Committee's hearing on five bills that would raise taxes on the top 1 or 2 percent of earners in the ...
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Two city committees approve freezing COLAs for retirees
By Sona Mkrttchian | April 24Following Providence Mayor Angel Taveras' proposed budget address Monday, two city council committees - the subcommittee on pension sustainability and the ordinance committee - unanimously recommended that the city council pass Taveras' Providence Pension Protection Plan, which would suspend cost-of-living ...
Metro
Bill looks to boost R.I. gambling industry
By Sarah Perelman | April 2The Rhode Island Senate is slated to vote this week on a measure that would allow Newport Grand Slots to host casino-style table games. The proposal passed the state House of Representatives with a 69-3 vote March 6. If it passes the Senate, the measure will be placed on the November ballot for voter ...
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Higher ed roundup: March 15, 2012
By Eli Okun | March 14V. Tech found negligent in 2007 killings A jury declared Virginia Tech guilty of negligence in the 2007 massacre on the Blacksburg, Va. campus, MSNBC reported Wednesday. Jurors found that the university could and should have alerted students after the first segment of the murderous rampage, in which ...
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Higher ed roundup: March 8, 2012
By Eli Okun | March 7Dartmouth fraternity members charged with hazing violations Twenty-seven members of the Dartmouth fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon have been charged with hazing violations and could face suspension or expulsion if found guilty, the Dartmouth reported Wednesday. The fraternity, which has also been charged ...
Metro
Occupiers urge Biden to tax the rich
By Sona Mkrttchian | February 23About 20 demonstrators lined up outside the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Providence Thursday to protest the arrival of Vice President Joe Biden, who was in town to support Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse at a fundraiser for his re-election campaign.
University News
U. sexual misconduct policies appropriate, admins say
By Hannah Abelow | February 22After a smattering of widely publicized sexual misconduct cases on its campus in recent years, Yale officials announced last month they will begin providing the university community with details twice each year about misconduct cases filed with the administration.
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By Kate Nussenbaum | February 15Insurance companies will cover costs of contraceptives at Catholic colleges
University News
MCAT to add psych, sociology, biochem
By Mathias Heller | February 2The Medical College Admission Test has been markedly consistent in its material since 1991, with subject matter drawn from biology, chemistry, organic chemistry and physics. But this is slated to change in 2015.
