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No decision on Paterno '50 award

The University has not made a decision about the future of the Joe Paterno '50 Award in the week since Paterno was fired from Pennsylvania State University in light of a sex scandal involving his former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.


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Strait Talk Symposium forges 'peacemakers'

The sounds of Chinese, Taiwanese and English mingled inside Vartan Gregorian Quad Sunday afternoon during the Peace Project Workshop of Brown's seventh-annual Strait Talk Symposium. Empty coffee cups were strewn over the tables, and students — clad in jeans and T-shirts — chattered away. ...


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Federal loan relief plan aims to ease student debt

President Obama announced a new student loan relief plan intended to help ease the financial hardship of student debt late last month. Though experts are unsure how much the plan, called "Know Before You Owe," will affect Rhode Island, debt remains a pressing issue for students hoping a college degree ...


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Community involvement vital for success in city schools

Providence Mayor Angel Taveras' Education Opportunity Working Group, established in June to formulate recommendations to improve the city's education system, presented its findings Monday afternoon. In its report, the group stressed the importance of community involvement while emphasizing disparities ...


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U. safety training to undergo upgrade

The Office of Environmental Health and Safety is planning to transition from its online safety training interface to a new system with expanded features, said Stephen Morin, director of the Office of Environmental Health and Safety. Morin said he hopes the switch will allow his office to maintain the ...


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State reports spike in youth HIV cases

As HIV spreads to new demographics, including students, nonprofit activists and government workers are seeking to raise public awareness about the disease and lower new infection rates despite dwindling financial resources. The annual number of new cases of AIDS in Rhode Island has decreased by 89 ...


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Study abroad participation drops

Four hundred fourteen students studied abroad through University programs in the 2010-11 academic year, the fewest in the past 10 years and a 7.4 percent decrease from 2009-10. These figures include students from other institutions who study abroad with Brown programs.


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On Veterans Day, a call for conversation

"Honor is understanding," said Chaney Harrison '11.5 at the University's Veterans Day ceremony Friday, when about 150 community members gathered by the flagpole and marched from the Main Green to Lincoln Field. Though the majority of campus bustled through its everyday routine, those that gathered for ...


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Lit arts gives voice to oppressed poet

Iranian poet Pegah Ahmadi spent six years under censorship in her native Iran before fleeing that country's post-election turmoil in 2009. Now, she is the latest fellow of the International Writers Project, a program run by the Department of Literary Arts and the Watson Institute for International Studies ...


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ROTC office will open this spring

The University will establish an office to coordinate support on campus for veterans and students pursuing military studies this spring, according to Margaret Klawunn, vice president for campus life and student services.


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Simmons, Tisch reflect on enduring economic storm

Three years ago, President Ruth Simmons found herself at the helm of a University navigating a stormy financial climate unlike any since the Great Depression. As Simmons prepares to step down at the end of the academic year, she said she is proud of the University's handling of the $740 million hit ...




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