Substance use among students has stayed relatively unchanged from two years ago, according to a recent Herald poll. The data also showed that more males used marijuana than females and that more upperclassmen used alcohol than freshmen.
The following summary includes all major incidents reported to the Department of Public Safety between Nov. 3 and Nov. 11. It does not include general service and alarm calls. The Providence Police Department responds to incidents occurring both on and off campus. DPS does not divulge information on ...
Days after drawing criticism for vetoing a bill that would allow same-sex couples to make funeral arrangements for their partners, Gov. Donald Carcieri '65 has announced his willingness to explore the creation of legally recognized domestic partnerships in Rhode Island.
"Kids in urban and rural areas have every bit of the potential other kids do," said Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp to a half-full Salomon 101 auditorium last night.
Details continue to emerge about the party last Saturday in Alumnae Hall that led to the arrest of four men in attendance. According to the official Providence Police Department report obtained Wednesday by The Herald, an individual threatened to return to a Brown party with a handgun. The University ...
Though a majority of Brown students expressed confidence about their ability to finance their education, a sizable proportion indicated worry, according to a recent Herald poll.The poll found that 59.4 percent of students reported being "somewhat confident" or "very confident" with their abilities to ...
In the latest development in the debate over marijuana policy in Rhode Island, a legislative panel is evaluating changes to the state's laws regarding the drug.
A recent re-accreditation report by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges has ranked Brown ahead of many of its fellow institutions — Brown "may be the best among its peers in scheduling classes five full days a week," according to the report.Students needn't worry about the report's ...
Students in the Program in Liberal Medical Education are seeking to be exempted from a new policy about applying to other medical schools and have taken their objections to an Alpert Medical School official.Four junior PLMEs met with Associate Dean of Medicine Philip Gruppuso on Friday to lobby against ...
Universities must not lose their "moral purpose" as they struggle during challenging economic times, Princeton professor Stanley Katz told a Marcuvitz Auditorium audience Tuesday in Sidney Frank Hall.In weathering the downturn, universities "will solve the money problem," but the larger battle "is what ...
Additional details emerged Tuesday about a fight that turned violent at a weekend party in Alumnae Hall, during which four people were arrested.At one point during the conflict Saturday night, an individual "tried to grab at a Brown officer's gun in his holster," Providence Police Department Chief Dean ...
The University could help fuel the developing knowledge-based economy in Providence, according to Assistant Vice President of Planning, Design and Construction Michael McCormick. In a Brown University Community Council meeting Tuesday at Brown/RISD Hillel, McCormick and several other officials ...
Department of Public Safety officers used pepper spray to break up a fight at a party in Alumnae Hall Saturday night, according to a campus-wide e-mail sent Monday night by Vice President for Campus Life and Student Services Margaret Klawunn.
Few people captured by the Taliban live to tell the tale.
A team of scientists led by a Brown professor is conducting research that could lead to the regeneration of injured nerve cells and renewed feeling in numb, damaged body parts.
Former Brown president Gordon Gee, the current president of Ohio State University, was named "The Big Man on Campus" among the top 10 college presidents by Time Magazine earlier this month.
Friday the 13th wasn't so unlucky for the storefront at 183 Angell St.
New York Times reporter David Rohde '90 escaped from the Taliban four months ago after being kidnapped while on assignment in Afghanistan. Rohde gave his first public lecture about his experience on Monday in List 120. He also sat down with The Herald to discuss how his perspective has changed since ...
Despite attempts to balance the budget, Rhode Island's deficit is estimated at $219.8 million for the current fiscal year, according to an official memo from the State Budget Office last Friday.
With a $36 million budget decrease over the past two years, Rhode Island's three public institutes of higher education have been left with unfulfilled staff positions and falling financial aid per recipient despite rising enrollment.
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