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Changes in store for Thayer Street

The recession has hit Rhode Island hard, and Thayer Street businesses have not been immune to the slumping economy.

Artistic seniors to be honored tonight

Thirty-two of Brown's top graduating artists, actors, writers, composers and directors will be honored at the 14th annual Weston Awards ceremony tonight at Stuart Theatre.Recipients of the William and Alethe Weston Fine Arts Awards are selected by faculty in the areas of Visual Arts, Theater Arts, Dance, ...

Lester '11, Wertheimer '10 finalists for top UCS post

Ryan Lester '11 and Clay Wertheimer '10 will face each other in a run-off election for president of the Undergraduate Council of Students after receiving the most votes for the position last week. Neither received the 50 percent of the vote needed to win outright.

Your Brown transcript, off College Hill

At the end of four years, students have surprisingly little physical evidence to show for their time at Brown. Graduating seniors leave with only a transcript, a diploma and lingering questions about how their education will be received by the world beyond College Hill.

Degree Days connect department concentrators with alums

As the last remaining sophomores dropped their concentration forms into the registrar's unceremonious black bin last week, the University concluded a month-long program intended to help students connect their concentrations to real-world careers.

Spring Weekend in Images

Student assaulted in shower

A female student was assaulted by an unidentified male while in a Sears House shower on Friday around 6:30 p.m., according to an e-mail sent to students from the Department of Public Safety Friday night.

Sunny, warm Spring Weekend delights

By the time Of Montreal's dizzyingly psychedelic performance closed with an explosion of feathers Saturday Evening, Mother Nature had given little cause for complaint about this year's Spring Weekend.Both concerts were held on the Main Green for the first time since 2006, anchoring a weekend marked ...

Transfer students embrace life at Brown

They don't rave about their freshman units and may get lost on parts of campus, but otherwise, transfer students are at home at Brown — at least according to Head Transfer Student Adviser Melea Atkins '10. A transfer student herself, Atkins acknowledged that while some of her peers may remain ...

Elections official confirms Parikh '11 tore down rivals' posters

 Elections Board Chair Lily Tran '10 confirmed Thursday that Neil Parikh '11, a candidate for Undergraduate Finance Board vice chair, was caught removing posters of other student government candidates on Tuesday night, and that she and another member of the board "suggested" that he withdraw his ...

Stimulus money goes to local arts

Of the $1.1 billion allotted to Rhode Island under the economic stimulus bill signed by President Obama in February, $291,500 is on its way to local art projects.

Staff hope for increased child care

It's a quiet morning on the Taft Avenue Daycare Center playground, nestled behind the Brown Stadium. Among the many children enjoying their morning playtime, baby Max sleeps peacefully in his strawberry beanie. Less than three years old, he has no idea how many parents wish their children could be in ...

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Thayer Street congestion fix awaits new parking boss

Last spring, a task force released recommendations to reduce parking problems and congestion on College Hill. A year later, implementation of those recommendations is on hold while the city waits for a new parking administrator to take control.

Fellows program to get second boost

The Faculty Advising Fellows program, which has professors host events in their homes to encourage interaction between students and faculty, will be expanded next semester, according to the administrators who oversee the program.

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Caught removing poster, UFB candidate quits

Neil Parikh '11, a candidate for Undergraduate Finance Board vice-chair, withdrew from the race Tuesday night after he was caught removing one of his opponent's publicity posters, according to multiple sources.

Sexual assault center now staffed

For the first time since its creation, the Sexual Assault Resource Center is now staffed regularly on weekdays. Nine students have been staffing the center, located in the Sarah Doyle Women's Center, since earlier this month.

Beary interesting

City schools end teacher placement policy

Providence Public Schools will end the practice known as "bumping" — filling teaching vacancies based mainly on seniority — at six schools later this year and throughout the city in 2010. The move to end bumping has angered the teachers union, which may sue to stop it.