Thanks to the University's new spam-blocking software, there are almost 3 million spam messages - about 16 gigabytes worth - currently quarantined on the Brown server, according to Stephanie Birdsall, lead communications specialist at Computing and Information Services.
At the second meeting of the Brown University Community Council on Friday - its last meeting of the year - members of the audience asked University officials to address the firing of a dining services worker and cuts to the American Sign Language program.
The inaugural meeting of the Brown University Community Council, which took place Thursday afternoon at Leung Gallery, brought together diverse constituents of the Brown community to discuss the council's overall mission and future agenda.
This spring season will be an exciting one of writing, workshopping and collaboration for alums of the University's Master of Fine Arts program. The program, which began in the 1960s, awards MFA degrees to only about 15 graduate students each year. This small group is dedicated to creative writing. ...
Because of President Ruth Simmons' Plan for Academic Enrichment and recent contributions from alums, the physical landscape of the Brown campus is undergoing a radical transformation. In addition to more obvious changes such as the construction of new buildings, the University's infrastructure is also ...
The job of a John Hay librarian is not usually likened to that of a police detective or FBI agent. But thanks to Rare Book Cataloguer Richard Noble's own unique blend of investigative skill and curiosity, the true identity of an enigmatic 19th-century author was finally revealed.
Though it is often easy to feel helpless and unsure in the midst of a crisis, Thilakshani Dias '05 was inspired to begin her own relief efforts after the Dec. 26 Indian Ocean tsunami, which wreaked havoc on her hometown Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Brown may not always be at the forefront of college sports fans' minds, but with a student population comprised of 14 to 16 percent recruited players in addition to dozens of walk-ons, the Brown community certainly boasts its share of student-athletes. Playing on a sports team poses unique challenges ...
As Thayer Street copes with the recent departures of several perceived mainstays, incoming storeowners say more than the district's physical appearance has changed. According to these new owners, College Hill's dynamic - previously dominated by independent retailers - is becoming more commercial as ...
The way Americans perceive global events often differs substantially from the perceptions of citizens of other countries. The diparity is caused in part by news outlets' choices of which images to use, said Ralph Begleiter '71, a professor of communications at the University of Delaware.
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