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Actress Streep donates $10,000

Students petition U. to increase pay to city

Student wages increase 3 percent

The wages of on-campus student employees will increase by 3 percent starting the next fiscal year, based on a recommendation the University Resources Committee approved last month.

Conference tackles sustainable urbanism

Senator talks partisan politics, SNL

Former Saturday Night Live cast member and current junior United States senator Al Franken, D-Minn., proved that his comedic chops are still fully intact Sunday afternoon. Franken, who accepted the Brown Democrats' 2012 John F. Kennedy Jr. Award for inspiring youth in politics, spoke about policy and ...

Debate examines U. contributions to the city

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Corp. accepts $19 million in donations to engineering

The Corporation, the University's highest governing body, accepted two anonymous gifts totaling $19 million to the School of Engineering at its February meeting, along with several other large donations to fund the sciences.

Web update: Students deliver petition asking U. to pay more

Roughly 60 students delivered a petition with more than 600 signatures to the University Friday demanding Brown increase its payments to Providence. The group said they believe the University needs to provide more financial support to the city in order to rebuild Brown's relationship with Providence, ...

Fitness, aquatics center to open next month

The much-anticipated fitness and aquatics center's construction is near completion, with the planned relocation of some athletics staff slated to give the building its first wave of occupancy by the end of March. The building has been in the works for several years and will open to the public April ...

Seven sue to block banner removal

Seven people are seeking an injunction to block a federal judge's ruling that ordered Cranston High School West to remove a prayer banner from its auditorium, the Providence Journal reported. After almost two months of debating whether to appeal the ruling, the banner was officially removed last weekend.  ...

Master's programs would increase revenue

The University's first Professional Executive Master's Program for mid-career professionals will likely begin no later than fall 2013, said Karen Sibley MAT'81 P'07 P'12, dean of continuing education. 

Business owners oppose meals tax increase

Masturbator spotted on John Street

A masturbator was sighted last night on John Street in the same area where a series of public masturbation incidents were reported last semester. 

U. clarifies writing requirements

With new office, Continuing Ed looks to expand

The Office of Continuing Education's new home at 200 Dyer St. will facilitate a planned expansion of its adult and professional programs and help the University increase its engagement with the community.

Simmons no longer World Bank candidate

The Obama administration included President Ruth Simmons on an initial list of potential nominees to lead the World Bank, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. President Obama appears to have since narrowed his focus to a smaller group of candidates, including Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, former Treasury ...

UCS-UFB committee moves forward with review

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Science concentrators less likely to study abroad

Over the past two years, only 9 percent of students studying abroad have been science concentrators, while 65 percent have concentrated in the humanities or social sciences, according to Kendall Brostuen, director of international programs and associate dean of the College. The Office of International ...

Independent concentrators to face fewer roadblocks

The Curricular Resource Center has streamlined its application process for independent concentrations, said Independent Concentrations Co-Coordinators Evan Schwartz '13 and James Walsh '13.

First-year runs for convention delegate

Last week, Rebecca Mears '15 collected more than the 150 signatures required to join the race to be a Rhode Island delegate to the Democratic National Convention, held the week of Sept. 3 in Charlotte, N.C.