Activists from all over the state, including members of the Brown Democrats and Queer Alliance, assembled at the State House yesterday to "get engaged" in the fight for marriage equality in Rhode Island. Politicians and citizens alike expressed support for the legal recognition of same-sex marriage ...
A new budget model designed to give department chairs greater financial control was put in place this semester by the Office of the Provost. If successful, the new model will be further developed for future academic years.
Brown students may soon find it easier than ever to travel to and from Providence. When completed, a new train station in Warwick will allow passengers to reach T.F. Green Airport via commuter rail from the Providence Train Station on Gaspee Street, potentially lowering commuter costs and broadening ...
Jeffrey Lehman, Cornell University's 11th president, took the community by surprise in June when he announced his resignation during a reunion weekend shortly after graduation. Lehman did not cite specific reasons for his departure -which came only two years after he assumed the post - but merely cited ...
Can't fit that 40-inch flat screen TV in your Wriston double? Internet Protocol Television, a new $60,000 pilot program available in dorms this fall, gives students the option of viewing cable television over the Internet.
Since filing a bid with the Federal Communications Commission five years ago to operate its own signal, Brown Student Radio, the oldest student-run radio station in the country, is awaiting a final verdict from the FCC.
From pilfered popsicles to stolen sandwiches, for years, Josiah's has been a target for theft. Despite sustained efforts on the part of management to fix the problem, Jo's continues to struggle to combat shoplifting.
With elections approaching, members of the Undergraduate Council of Students executive board are actively encouraging students of color to run for positions on UCS and the Undergraduate Finance Board.
The Princeton Review characterizes the Brown University population as a "Birkenstock-wearing, crunchy, granola-eating, non-flushing, tree-hugging crowd," and calls Brown "an 'activist' place where 'everyone wants to change the world.'" But has Brown been living up to its reputation?
Will facebook-messaging and compulsive profile-checking soon become activities of the past? A lawsuit filed by ConnectU.com, a social networking Web site for college students, has put Thefacebook.com on the line - the founders of ConnectU claim that Mark Zuckerberg, a Harvard sophomore and the mastermind ...
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