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Faculty profile: Q&A with Brian Evenson

Professor of Literary Arts Brian Evenson has authored novels, short story collections and even a few video game-based books, all falling within the genre of horror and science fiction. He recently published a novel entitled "Dead Space: Catalyst," the second book he has written based on the third-person ...


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Students report faring well in pursuit of happiness

Nearly 84 percent of students said they feel at least as happy as their peers on average, according to a poll conducted by The Herald earlier this month. About half the students polled reported feeling equally as happy as their peers. More than 35 percent reported feeling happier, while only around ...


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UCS strategizes athlete integration

 Members of the Undergraduate Council of Students spoke to representatives from the Student Athletic Advising Committee, Ryan McDuff '13 and Lindsay Nickel '13, as well as Director of Athletics Jack Hayes, at their weekly meeting. The guests presented an agenda to promote the greater integration of ...


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Speaker studies amendment to the letter

Americans talk a lot about First Amendment rights. But how much do we really stop to think about its punctuation and the specially chosen words that give it meaning? Not enough, says Michael McConnell, director of the Constitutional Law Center at Stanford Law School and a senior fellow at the Hoover ...


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Poll: Majority have no opinion on Paxson

Most students on campus have no opinion on how President Christina Paxson is handling her job in her first year, according to a Herald poll conducted earlier this semester. Of the students polled, 69.3 percent had no opinion, 17.5 percent somewhat approve, 10.9 percent strongly approve, and 2.3 percent ...


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Providence locals help with Sandy aftermath

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, James Harper, director of Biology and Medicine, was deployed to Brooklyn, N.Y., to serve with a hurricane relief disaster unit. Harper is a paramedic on a Disaster Medical Assistance Team currently providing care at a special needs center in the Rockaway neighborhood. The ...


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B&H renovations to start this month

Renovations to replace elevators and mechanical systems in Barus and Holley will begin later this month, said Stephen Maiorisi, vice president for Facilities Management. The $12 million renewal project is expected to last around a year and will make it possible for the buildings to undergo a larger-scale ...


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After five years, Wing to resign as dean in June

Edward Wing, dean of medicine and biological sciences, will step down from his post at the end of the academic year, President Christina Paxson announced in a community-wide email Monday afternoon. Wing plans to return to as a faculty member after taking a sabbatical. Wing brought "admirable leadership ...


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Prof wins New Yorker caption contest again

Three stone Easter Island heads drawn in the likeness of Mitt Romney look sternly toward the ocean in an Oct. 8 New Yorker cartoon. Nearby, a tourist asks for an explanation from a man in a tie holding a clipboard. The caption reads, "They keep watch on the offshore accounts." The caption was penned ...


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'Circle Dance' sculpture set to arrive on the Walk

A sculpture created by artist Tom Friedman will be installed on campus within the next month. The "Circle Dance" sculpture was donated to the University by an anonymous donor and approved as a gift by the Corporation last month. The sculpture will likely be placed on the Walk between Angell and Waterman ...


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Poll: Majority plan to vote liberal in home states

A Herald poll conducted in October found that 65.6 percent of respondents said they planned to vote for President Obama this Tuesday, while 16 percent of students reported that they did not plan to vote, and only 7.1 percent said they planned to support Republican candidate Mitt Romney. A majority of ...


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Brown alums battle for political office nationwide

Brown alums will run in two of 11 gubernatorial races up for grabs in 2012 with Jack Markell '82 running for reelection in Delaware, and Maggie Hassan '80 P'15 making a first-time bid for governor of New Hampshire. If both candidates win, four sitting governors in the country - including Louisiana Gov. ...


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Students undertake independent study projects abroad

For many students, studying abroad means an opportunity to explore a foreign country in an academic setting while gaining independence both inside and outside the classroom. The Global Independent Study Project allows students to go one step further and receive a course credit for an independent research ...


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U.’s admission yield rates counter national trend

As high school seniors apply to a greater number of colleges and universities, the national average admission yield rate for colleges has consistently declined in recent years. The yield rate, a measurement of the percent of admitted students choosing to enroll in a given university, has declined from ...


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