As a generally neurotic person, I tend to assign significance to all observations, no matter how insignificant. A stray mark on a graded paper obviously means it was well written, and a muffled clearing of a class member's throat is an undeniable sign of disapproval. In a sense, this absurd noticing ...
The University's website has received its fair share of criticism since its unveiling in 2006. It can be counter-intuitive, confusing and difficult to navigate. A new design is currently in development, to find what University administrators call a "better fit" for Brown. All of this is despite sifting ...
During voting hours yesterday, Brown's campus had a noticeably different feel.
View Larger Map Students who are at least 18 years of age and registered to vote in Rhode Island are eligible to vote in today's general election. Voters must have registered in Rhode Island by Oct. 4 to cast ballots for U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and local races. If unregistered, ...
State Rep. David Segal has mixed feelings about campaigning.
Following the national trend among academics, Brown professors are donating to Sen. Barack Obama's campaign by a factor of almost 10 to one over Sen. John McCain's, though in smaller numbers than those at other peer institutions.
As expected, the economic downturn is affecting the state's revenue. Rhode Island tax receipts dropped about 17 percent for the first quarter of fiscal year 2009 - from $882 million last year to $735 million this year - according to a report released yesterday by the state Department of Revenue.
Rhode Island will receive more than $93.45 million in defense and military contracts from the federal government in federal fiscal year 2009 after the Senate approved part of the government budget for the next fiscal year. This value is up from the almost $50 million in defense and military contracts ...
Under the specters of public transit budget shortfalls, fare increases and fewer routes, Providence Students for a Democratic Society stormed into a monthly board meeting of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority Monday afternoon, causing the meeting to be adjourned early.
Under the specter of an enormous replica of the Stay Puft marshmallow man from "Ghostbusters," a crowd of Providence Place Mall visitors stand transfixed. Not with fear of impending doom by marshmallow, but with wonder at the architectural and structural genius of the enormous can sculptures adorning ...
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