First R.I. Comic Con draws celebrities, gamers
By Jordan Hendricks | November 4About 15,000 people descended upon downtown Providence this weekend - among them stormtroopers, batmen, ninjas, superheroes, monsters and aliens.
About 15,000 people descended upon downtown Providence this weekend - among them stormtroopers, batmen, ninjas, superheroes, monsters and aliens.
When Thayer Street patrons first enter Mike's Calzones, they are greeted by a familiar face - one that has been recognized by members of the Brown community for his culinary contributions to College Hill for almost a decade.
"If you want to understand animals, you need to get away from verbal language," Temple Grandin, professor of animal sciences at Colorado State University and renowned autism advocate, told a crowd of about 500 in Andrews Dining Hall last night.
It has been called a microcosm of Brunonian culture, a "Craigslist for Brown" and an inspiration for students and alums to pose nude on the roof of the GeoChem Building, in Faunce House, in Sayles Hall, in Steinert Practice Center and in Salomon Center. While much of the hype of BrownBares.com on campus ...
After one year, 200 subscribers and dozens of emails from an old man who blogs about love and cats, the RIB — Brown's first all-female comedy group — is finally on the map. The group attained Category I student group status in the fall from the Undergraduate Council of Students, making ...
Some Ivy League students may be single this Valentine's Day, but they don't have to be. Two dating websites started by alums in the past two years are helping Brown students and others find love.
The feeling is all too common — an overwhelming sense of dizziness, compounded by an inability to place one foot in front of the other without stumbling. While this experience is typically induced by heavy drinking, students could mimic the effects of high blood alcohol content using special "beer ...
The University hopes to announce both the inaugural director for the planned center for the study of slavery and justice and a replacement director for the Office of Institutional Diversity by the end of the academic year, administrators said at the Brown University Community Council meeting yesterday. ...
In solidarity with more than 40 college campuses nationwide, members of Occupy College Hill planned a general strike to begin at 10 a.m. today, asking members of the Brown community to "refuse to attend class, go to work and conduct business of any kind," according to a statement released by the group. ...
As the search for the University's 19th president continues, University employees hope for a leader who will "inspire staff to continue to do their best work," said Karen Davis, vice president for human resources and an ex-officio adviser to the Staff Advisory Council. Nearly 40 staff members attended ...