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Student wages increase 3 percent
By Maddie Berg | March 11The 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.
Senator talks partisan politics, SNL
By Morgan Johnson | March 11Former 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
By Phoebe Draper | March 8Correction appended.
Corp. accepts $19 million in donations to engineering
By Mark Raymond | March 8The 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
By Adam Toobin | March 8Roughly 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
By Morgan Johnson | March 7The 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
By Adam Toobin | March 7Seven 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
By Kate Nussenbaum | March 7The 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.
Masturbator spotted on John Street
By Elizabeth Carr | March 7A masturbator was sighted last night on John Street in the same area where a series of public masturbation incidents were reported last semester.
With new office, Continuing Ed looks to expand
By Aparaajit Sriram | March 7The 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
By Eli Okun | March 7The 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
By Margaret Nickens | March 7Correction appended.
Science concentrators less likely to study abroad
By Alison Silver | March 6Over 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
By Adam Asher | March 6The 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
By Tonya Riley | March 6Last 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.