Brown Daily Herald

Senator meets geologists on climate change

Jehane Samaha — Tue, 15 May 2012

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., met with members of the Department of Geological Sciences Friday, May 11 to discuss the importance of informing federal policymakers about climate change and to learn about steps Brown is taking in climate science. ...

Dining Services discontinues Shanghai partnership for semester

Kate Nussenbaum — Mon, 14 May 2012

Brown Dining Services stopped serving food from Shanghai Restaurant after a student found a grasshopper in noodles purchased at the Blue Room at the end of April. Hot food from Shanghai was previously available in the Blue Room every Tuesday, Thursday ...

Web update: As Simmons' departure draws near, President-elect Paxson returns to campus

Eli Okun — Fri, 4 May 2012

President-elect Christina Paxson discussed financial aid, public health and the University’s expansion with faculty members, administrators and representatives from the graduate and under...

Web update: Faculty vote to up URC undergrad representation

Alexandra Macfarlane — Wed, 2 May 2012

By: Alexandra Macfarlane

Four undergraduates will serve on the University Resources Committee next year — an increase from the current two students — following the passage of a proposal at Tuesday’s faculty meeting. The change passed with 38 faculty members in favor and 2...

Web Update: Steinem discusses feminist movement with Simmons

Hannah Kerman — Tue, 1 May 2012

Members of the Brown community, female and male, filled Salomon 101 Monday night for “An Evening with Gloria Steinem,” a program featuring a screening of an HBO documentary about the feminist...

Taveras reaches deal with Brown, hospitals

Herald staff — Mon, 30 Apr 2012

President Ruth Simmons, Gov. Lincoln Chafee

Simmons to deliver Commencement address

Herald staff — Fri, 27 Apr 2012

By: Herald staff

President Ruth Simmons will deliver the baccalaureate address at Commencement for the class of 2012. This year's ceremony marks Simmons' eleventh as president...

Web update: City council approves pension reform ordinance

Sona Mkrttchian — Fri, 27 Apr 2012

By: Sona Mkrttchian

The Providence City Council unanimously passed an ordinance to reform city pensions. The ordinance will make several changes to city pension plans, including freezing cost-of-living adjustments for all city retirees until the city’s municipal pension p...

Diamonds & Coal, April 26

Thu, 26 Apr 2012

A diamond to President-elect Christina Paxson, whose now-famous scarf has convinced us she will be the fashion icon Brow...

Looking ahead from inside the Ivy gates

Miriam Furst and Mathias Heller — Thu, 26 Apr 2012

Taking advantage of preferential recruiting, students flock to jobs offering structure and prestige

Eighty-six percent of college first-years nationwide selected the ability to secure a better job as a “very important” factor in choosing to attend college — this compared to only 72 percent that chose gaining “a general education and appreciation of i...

Science-inspired art displayed with research

Rachel Occhiogrosso — Thu, 26 Apr 2012

Twelve students displayed artwork celebrating the human form, insects, space and other scientific subjects in an exhibit entitled “The Art of Biology” Wednesday in Andrews Dining Hall. The exhibit was presented alongside 59 research posters during the ...

BOLT apps continue to rise

Sarah Goddard — Thu, 26 Apr 2012

By: Sarah Goddard

The Brown Outdoor Leadership Training program, which facilitates bonding for sophomores and transfer students before classes start via backpacking trips, has drawn an increasing number of applicants each year — so much so that its organizers now want t...

BodyRox transforms working out into a dance party

Hannah Loewentheil — Thu, 26 Apr 2012

By: Hannah Loewentheil

Making sweat sexy and fitness fun is the mission of BodyRox — a business venture started by two best friends who share a passion for dance and fitness. ...

Minority mentoring group finds home at U.

Christian Petroske — Thu, 26 Apr 2012

By: Christian Petroske

A new chapter of the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science is now accepting members on campus and awaits national approval within the next three weeks. The group’s goal is to provide mentorship to minority students in ...

Institute works to improve Randolph, Mass. schools

Sophie Flynn — Thu, 26 Apr 2012

By: Sophie Flynn

The Annenberg Institute for School Reform is trying something new in Randolph, Mass. By incorporating two of the institute’s focuses — district redesign and leadership and c...

FEC looks to standardize promotion process

Hannah Kerman — Thu, 26 Apr 2012

By: Hannah Kerman

The Faculty Executive Committee hopes to release a more uniform procedure for promoting associate professors to full professor status, said Peter Shank, chair of the committee and professor of medical science. These guidelines, which the

Let’s (not) talk about class

Lucy Feldman — Wed, 25 Apr 2012

Students attempt to bring socioeconomic status and underlying tensions out of the shadows

Students said they experience a tension between the desire to act middle-class and the effects their financial realities have on conversations, relationships and demographics. At an institution one student deemed an “emblem of privilege,” class dispari...

Park offers respite, romance and exotic animals

Adam Asher and Meia Geddes — Wed, 25 Apr 2012

Featuring paths weaving through gardens, an award-winning zoo and historical structures such as the Temple to Music and an antique-style Bandstand, Roger Williams Park makes for a leisurely, whimsical day off of College Hill. ...