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Lessons From Crowdsourcing the Boston Marathon Bombings Investigation

Tarun Wadhwa | Posted 04.22.2013 | Media
Read More: Reddit, Law Enforcement, Police, Terrorism, Crowdsourcing, Tarun Wadhwa, Twitter, Surveillance, Richard Jewell, Privacy, Investigation, Ny Post, Crowd, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Intelligence, 4chan, Cnn, Brown University, Boston Police Department, Boston Marathon, Media News
Tarun Wadhwa

We now live in a world where information moves faster than we can assess its value... this is especially true in times of panic, disaster, and crisis.

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Left of Black: Greg Tate on Black Sci-Fi and Consuming Black Culture

Mark Anthony Neal | Posted 05.15.2013 | Black Voices
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Mark Anthony Neal

To understand the impact of Greg Tate, one need only consult the words of fellow critic Michael Gonzales, who on the occasion of Tate's 50th birthday.

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The Illusion of Need-Blind Admission

The Brown Daily Herald | Posted 05.13.2013 | College
Read More: Socioeconomic Class, Holistic, College Admissions, Need-Blind Admissions, College, Brown University, Class, Starting College, College News
The Brown Daily Herald

According to the Admission Office, officers do not have access to financial aid materials for applicants, so they do not have explicit information concerning an applicant's financial situation. Too bad this system can only work in theory.

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Research Identifies How Stress Triggers Drug Relapse

The Huffington Post | Carolyn Gregoire | Posted 04.12.2013 | Home
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Recent research from Brown University could pave the way for new methods of treatment for those recovering from addiction. Researchers identified an e...

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Humanitarian Assistance at the Crossroads

Adam C. Levine | Posted 05.04.2013 | World
Read More: Disasters, Emergencies, Academia, Humanitarian Assistance, Brown University, Humanitarianism, World News
Adam C. Levine

Humanitarian providers of the future need to develop a far broader perspective on the complex array of issues involved in order to ensure that their good work actually does some good -- or at the very least does no harm.

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A Battle of Wits

Lauren Neal | Posted 04.07.2013 | Black Voices
Read More: Race in Pop Culture, Pop Culture, Race, Race in America, Brown University, Race Relations, Black Voices News
Lauren Neal

The 2008 presidential race had purported to forever erase the conversation about race in the United States, but here a conversation about race compelled my producing partner and I to create a satiric, mockumentary-style study of race relations in the Ivy League.

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How This Brown University Student Looks Chic in the Cold

CollegeFashionista | Posted 04.01.2013 | Style
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CollegeFashionista

One of the best phrases I hear at Brown is the question, "How would you describe the typical Brown student?" followed by the answer, "There is none!" Despite this gag-worthy cliché, I must admit that it applies to the styles I see on Brown's campus.

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Brown Daily Herald Columnist Uses Fake Thomas Jefferson Quotation

IvyGate | By J.K. Trotter | November 21, 2012 at 9:31 Am | Posted 02.06.2013 | College
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Last week in the Brown Daily Herald, junior Oliver Hudson argued that universal suffrage is "immoral". On Sunday Hudson responded to his critics -- wh...

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Brown University Would Like Its Sword Back, Please

Posted 12.05.2012 | College
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Brown University is yearning to get into the courtroom to try and recover a long-lost sword that once belonged to the Rhode Island school. But a chang...

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Gordon Gee's Ex-Wife Writes About Smoking Pot In Vandy Mansion

Posted 11.27.2012 | College
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In a new self-published book, Constance Bumgarner Gee reveals how getting caught smoking marijuana on campus at Vanderbilt University lead to the end ...

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Israel-Gaza Conflict Sends American Students In To Bomb Shelters

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 11.20.2012 | College
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The escalating conflict in Gaza has caused some American students studying abroad in Israel to head for cover in bomb shelters, while others are evacu...

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A University Administrator Who Supported Academic Freedom

David Moshman | Posted 01.14.2013 | College
Read More: Academic Freedom, Stanford University, Intellectual Freedom, University of Nebraska, Brown University, Free Speech, College News
David Moshman

Sometimes administrators do the right thing. One who supported intellectual freedom on multiple occasions was E. Benjamin Andrews, who was honored November 3 by the Academic Freedom Coalition of Nebraska (AFCON) at its 25th annual membership meeting.

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WATCH: Brown Student Says 'Government Wants Us To Think' There's A Hurricane

Posted 11.03.2012 | College
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When local NBC 10 reporter Alison Bologna in Providence asked a Brown University student named Daniel on Monday if he felt safe before Hurricane Sandy...

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Paterno Won't Lose Hall Of Fame Spot

AP | Posted 09.14.2012 | Sports
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Joe Paterno will remain in Brown University's Athletic Hall of Fame. The Ivy League university announced Friday that an independe...

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The 10 Most Gay-Friendly Schools

Unigo | Posted 11.10.2012 | College
Read More: Sarah Lawrence College, University of Vermont, Bennington College, Nyu, Uvm, LGBT Issues, University of Chicago, Amherst, UC Berkeley, College Rankings, Amherst College, Lgbt, LGBT Community, Emerson College, College, Brown University, LGBT Rights, Uchicago, Slidepollajax, New York University, Syracuse, College News
Unigo

Students from these schools were far from shy about showing their pride in support of the LGBT community on campus. In one of our favorite list names...

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The Most And Least Diverse Cities In The U.S.

The Huffington Post | Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson | Posted 11.19.2012 | Black Voices
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With the battle over immigration raging on and racial and ethnic minorities surpassing whites for the first time, there's no question the U.S. is gett...

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Joe Van Brussel

Persevering Entrepreneur Weathers Dot-Com Bust To Find Success

HuffingtonPost.com | Joe Van Brussel | Posted 09.07.2012 | Small Business
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First-time entrepreneur Charlie Kroll opened the doors of his startup, Andera, in June of 2000 -- two months after the Nasdaq stock index reached its ...

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Beyond February: Black History and The Importance of Discovering Institutional Memory

Charles Howard | Posted 10.20.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: Education News, History, University of Pennsylvania, Brown University, Ruth Simmons, Gabby Douglas, Dominique Dawes, African Americans, Black History Month, Black History, Black Voices News
Charles Howard

The presence of people of African descent on numerous teams across the globe is an open invitation to explore historic and contemporary migration patterns - both voluntary and involuntary - to broaden our perspectives about the world around us.

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Brown University Renames Award Given In Honor of Joe Paterno, Questions Removing Late Coach From Hall of Fame

The Huffington Post | Alyssa Creamer | Posted 07.24.2012 | College
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Joe Paterno's legacy is tainted, and the removal of his statue at Penn State is only one of the symbols of his athletic achievements to fall. Pate...

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10 College Classes You WISH Your University Offered

Kinne Chapin | Posted 09.23.2012 | College
Read More: Colby College, Connecticut College, Occidental College, Liberal Arts Education, University of Chicago, College, Colgate, Georgetown University, Brown University, Elon, Emory, Macalester, Class, College News
Kinne Chapin

Women in American Popular Comedy: That's right, SNL fans. Colby offers a course where you are encouraged to watch clips of Tina Fey proclaiming that she can see Russia from her house.

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Buying a Brand, Not Just a Mascot

Gregg S. Lipman | Posted 09.09.2012 | College
Read More: Lafayette College, Education, Harvard University, College, Ucla, Brown University, University of Michigan, Marketing, Students, Branding, Parents, College News
Gregg S. Lipman

With tuition prices at exorbitant levels, parents today tend to rationalize their kids' choices of colleges the same way they rationalize the purchase of any "big ticket" item: through brand.

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Cities To Ivies: We Desperately Need Your Money

AP | DAVID KLEPPER | Posted 07.07.2012 | College
Read More: Video, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras, National Council of Nonprofits, Harvard University, Rhode Island House Speaker Gordon Fox, Councilman Patrick Hogan, Brown University, Johns Hopkins University, Rhode Island, Ivies, Tax Exempt Colleges, David Thompson, Johnson & Wales University, Tax Revenue, Ivy Leagues, College News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Wary of tax increases, weary of layoffs and determined to avoid bankruptcy, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras had only to gaze u...

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Brown To Pay Providence BIG Bucks

AP | DAVID KLEPPER | Posted 07.01.2012 | College
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown University will voluntarily pay Providence $31.5 million more over the next 11 years to help address financial problems...

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Forget The Living Room. Play Tetris On Buildings!

Posted 04.23.2012 | Arts
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is known for being innovative, but don't think these studious young minds only thing about class. On April 2...

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25 Insane Reasons Why Kids Don't Like Certain Colleges

J.D. Rothman | Posted 06.19.2012 | College
Read More: Jersey Shore, Chipotle, College Admissions, Harry Potter, College Tours, Justin Bieber, College Wait List, Choosing a College, Brown University, College Campus, College Tour, College News
J.D. Rothman

Here are 25 ridiculous reasons that kids dismiss some excellent colleges.

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