Some professors at Brown University are accusing the school’s administration of surveilling and harassing faculty members who attended a pro-Palestinian encampment at the school’s Providence campus. In a statement put out by Brown’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors, or AAUP, the professors specifically take issue with letters sent to several faculty members […]
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Student protesters, administrators at Brown University reach deal to clear encampment
Brown University has reached a deal with the group that launched a pro-Palestinian encampment last week, Brown Divest Coalition. In exchange for students clearing the encampment by 5 p.m. Tuesday and promising not to engage in unauthorized protests through the rest of the semester, administrators have agreed to bring a divestment proposal to a vote […]
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How can I explain climate change to my friends and family?
Talking about climate change is never easy. Today, we get some tips from five experts on how to do it gracefully.
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Negotiations on a deal to end Brown University encampment to continue Tuesday
Student protesters are negotiating with Brown University administrators over terms that could end a pro-Palestinian encampent at the school’s Providence campus and meet some of the activists’ demands, according to several students familiar with the discussions. On Monday at 3 p.m., a group of six student activists met with two administrators to discuss an offer […]
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Rhode Island College Anchorwomen suffer their first and season-ending loss
Editor’s note: This column was updated March 11 to reflect the results of weekend games and tournaments. March Madness, the annual college basketball rite of spring, is upon us. To be precise, it starts March 19 with the men’s Division I tournament and March 20 with the women’s, and ends April 8 for the men […]
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What is Wilderness?
Last summer Possibly reporter Charlie Adams spent ten weeks on a conservation crew in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, a slice of northwest Montana spanning over one million acres. This got him wondering, what is “wilderness”?
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Brown RISD Hillel leaders say they received anonymous threats
An anonymous source sent violent threats to Brown-RISD Hillel leaders on Sunday morning via email, according to the organization’s executive director, Rabbi Josh Bolton. According to a campus police report, the emails were sent from a Swiss IP address. Brown University president Christina Paxson and RISD president Crystal Williams said campus police responded to the […]
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Is cultivated meat coming to your plate?
Red meat creates a lot of greenhouse gas emissions. But, if you haven’t given up hamburgers, you’re not alone. So scientists are trying another approach – lab-grown meat.
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Student protestors from Brown University plead not guilty to trespassing charges
Half of the student protestors at Brown University arrested for occupying a building after hours pleaded not guilty to charges of willful trespassing on Monday, the latest development at a campus that’s been the site of increasing pro-Palestinian activism.
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Brown University students end hunger strike after confronting school board members
Seventeen Brown University students in the eighth day of a hunger strike broke their fast on Friday after coming face-to-face with the board members who have been the targets of their protest campaign. The students on hunger strike, along with hundreds of others, have been asking the Brown University Corporation Board of Fellows and Trustees, […]
