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Brazilian senator talks country’s economic rise

Brazil faces ongoing challenges as the country strives to continue its economic growth in the long-term, said Cristovam Buarque, a member of the Brazilian senate, in a lecture last night. Buarque’s talk — entitled “Is the Rise of Brazil Sustainable?” — was the second in the Brazilian politician ...


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Brown sends 21 grads to Peace Corps

Brown will send 21 volunteers to the Peace Corps this year, said Elizabeth Chamberlain, public affairs specialist for the Peace Corps’ Northeast Regional Office. This marks the first time in the last decade the University has not cracked the list of the top 25 medium-sized colleges and universities ...


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Lamar announcement sparks Spring Weekend buzz

Students seeking refuge from the wrath of Winter Storm Nemo in the Sharpe Refectory this weekend were still buzzing about Brown Concert Agency’s surprise announcement of this year’s Spring Weekend lineup last Wednesday at midnight. Many voiced positive reactions to the act choices, though some expressed ...


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R.I. test scores see no significant change

Test scores for Rhode Island high schoolers have improved slightly since last year on the New England Common Assessment Program, according to data from the Rhode Island Department of Education released Friday. The department collected scores on the math and reading portions of the assessment program ...


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R.I. housing sales up 25 percent

Rhode Island recorded a 25 percent increase in the number of homes sold during the last quarter of 2012, according to the most recent report from the Rhode Island Association of Realtors. The increase has led economists to suggest the state’s housing market will continue to improve this year. The ...


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Weekend crime update: Feb. 8-10, 2013

The following is an account of crime events that took place this weekend, reported to The Herald by Deputy Chief of Police for the Department of Public Safety Paul Shanley: Between Saturday night and Sunday morning DPS officers responded to a call about exit sign destruction in Olney House around ...


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Winter Storm Nemo whips across campus

Winter Storm Nemo dwindled to a close Saturday afternoon after covering Providence in about a foot and a half of snow. The University weathered the storm, with staff members initating campus-wide recovery efforts. The snow began around 9 a.m. Friday morning, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...


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Divest Coal targets Corp., rallies on Main Green

Members of Brown Divest Coal and the campus community took to the Main Green Friday morning to rally against the University’s alleged fossil fuel investments. The rally was planned to coincide with the Corporation meeting originally scheduled to take place that day, said Emily Kirkland ’13, one ...


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Snowfall causes statewide disruption

Winter Storm Nemo blew through Rhode Island starting Friday morning and into Saturday, burying parts of the state in upwards of two feet of snow. The ‘blizzicane’ is the fifth worst winter storm New England has seen in a century. Local medical provider Lifespan reported 282 hospitalizations related ...


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Archeology prof. recounts Egypt findings

Employing archeological pneumonics from “A is for Abydos” down to “Z is for zee end,” Laurel Bestock, assistant professor of archaeology, began her talk on the recent discoveries of the Brown University Abydos Project last night. In her discussion of the trip for the first time, Bestock said ...


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UPDATED: Most Thayer businesses closed today

Au Bon Pain and Antonios are the only Thayer Street establishments open, and the latter is only accepting cash. The Sharpe Refectory will be open until 7:30 p.m. to all students, including those not on meal plan, wrote Russell Carey, vice president for planning and policy, in an email to the Brown ...


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Blizzard interrupts Corporation meeting

In anticipation of Winter Storm Nemo, the Corporation canceled its Saturday meeting and made plans to end its Friday meeting early at 10:30 a.m., delaying a vote on a school of public health and decisions about potential tuition or financial aid changes for at least a week, wrote Vice President for ...


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Campus prepares for Winter Storm Nemo

Due to warnings about Winter Storm Nemo, which hit New England this morning, the University canceled today’s classes — the third time this academic year administrators have shut down the University due to inclement weather. The University has not yet made plans to compensate for the lost day of ...


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Dorm options changed for new lottery

Several residence halls will no longer be available to the class years for which they had originally been designated, according to an updated housing lottery plan the Residential Council posted on its webpage Wednesday. With the number of doubles in Perkins, the building will be able to house enough ...


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Brazilian senator probes moral cost of progress

Progress as society perceives it may not always be positive, said Cristovam Buarque, a member of the Brazilian Senate, in a lecture Tuesday to a full room at the Joukowsky Forum in the Watson Institute. “Scientific and technical knowledge is accelerating with a stagnation of ethical development,” ...


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ResCouncil seeks to limit dorm damage

Residential Council is creating plans for next semester aimed to reduce dorm damage across campus, members of ResCouncil said. Following the recent renovations of residence halls including the Keeney Quadrangle and Andrews Hall, dorm vandalism has remained prevalent on campus. Members of ResCouncil ...


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R.I. makes way for inclement weather

Rhode Island’s schools and businesses — including Providence Public Schools and the Rhode Island Public Transportation Authority — announced closings last night in response to a blizzard warning issued for the state by the National Weather Service. State residents should expect between 18 and ...


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Bill would legalize marijuana in R.I.

State Rep. Edith Ajello, D-Providence announced a bill at a press conference yesterday that would legalize marijuana for retail and consumption by adults 21 years and older and provide for taxing and regulating the substance. Ajello introduced the bill to the Rhode Island House of Representatives and ...


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State discusses legislation to lower gun homicide rate

Following the December shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. — when 20 children and six educators were murdered — several Rhode Island officials have broached the subject of strengthening the state’s gun laws.  Rhode Island has some of the strictest gun restrictions in the ...




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