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'It’s hard to be perfect in terms of limiting the spread': testing, isolation and the Omicron surge

By Gabriella Vulakh and Will Kubzansky | February 16

Nearly two years ago, the University recorded its first COVID-19 case on campus. The response was swift: Students received instructions to leave campus as soon as they could. Graduate students learned that libraries would soon close. All faculty and staff, save for “essential personnel,” were ...

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Elfred Anthony Pinkard discusses public perception of HBCUs at MLK Jr lecture

By Dana Richie | February 16

As part of the question and answer portion of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. lecture, Elfred Anthony Pinkard, president of Wilberforce University, asked the audience to stand up if they have a relative, colleague or important member from their community who attended a Historically Black College ...

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Prof. Martha Sharp Joukowsky, beloved and renowned, dies at 85

By Alex Nadirashvili | February 16

Professor Emerita Martha Sharp Joukowsky ’58 P’87, who held a double appointment as professor of anthropology and archaeology and the ancient world at the University, died Jan. 7 at 85 years old. During her professorship, Joukowsky conducted pioneering archaeological fieldwork in countries such ...

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Wendell Pritchett ’86 named interim president of Penn

By Aniyah Nelson | February 16

Wendell Pritchett ’86, an academic who has spent the majority of his career in the Philadelphia area, began his tenure as interim president of Penn Feb. 15. Penn’s Board of Trustees selected Pritchett to replace former Penn president Amy Gutmann as she prepares to step into her new role as the ...

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Buckle up: Food trucks roll onto campus

By Laura David and Sameer Sinha | February 16

For the next two weeks, various local food trucks will be parked outside of Josiah’s starting at 6 p.m. each night. The new schedule began yesterday with Gnarly Vines Farm serving “farm to table Brazilian/American food,” according to an Instagram post from Brown Dining Services.

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Changes in testing protocols lead to reduced staff at testing sites

By Emily Faulhaber | February 14

As the COVID-19 pandemic nears its two-year anniversary, testing and quarantine protocols continue to change. This semester’s change in testing protocol has led to a reduction of staff working in the testing center from 125 at the start of the fall 2021 semester to just 10 this spring, according ...

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Matchmaking website Datamatch connects 2,000 Brown students for Valentine’s Day

By Corey Gelb-Bicknell and Gabriella Vulakh | February 14

This Valentine’s Day morning, over 2,000 Brown students received an email from Datamatch — an online matchmaking site catered to college students — notifying them about 10 potential love interests or friends based on lighthearted survey questions specific to student life at Brown.

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Corporation approves 2.85% undergraduate tuition increase

By Charlie Clynes | February 14

The Corporation — the University’s highest governing body — approved a 2.85% increase in undergraduate tuition for the 2022-23 academic ...

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Corporation appoints vice chancellor, discusses increased research opportunities

By Charlie Clynes | February 14

The Corporation — the University’s highest governing body — appointed Pamela Reeves ’87 as vice chancellor at its February meeting, according to a University press release. At the meeting, members of the Corporation ...

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How Brown makes sure it distributes legitimate KN95s

By Will Kubzansky | February 14

While Rhode Island lifted its indoor mask mandate last Friday, the University’s COVID-19 mask mandate remains in place, requiring that students only enter indoor spaces with a high-quality ...

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361 students test positive for COVID-19

By Haley Sandlow | February 13

During the week of Feb. 3 to 9, 361 students and 10 employees reported positive COVID-19 test results, according to a Feb. 11 Today@Brown announcement. “The increase week over week is certainly something we’re monitoring very carefully,” said Executive Vice President for Planning and Policy ...

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Brown Science Olympiad hosts virtual invitational

By Haley Sandlow | February 13

Brown Science Olympiad gathered volunteers, event supervisors and Executive Board members Feb. 12 to run an invitational tournament they had been planning since September. BSO’s invitational is an opportunity for Division C teams — students from ninth to 12th grade — to get practice ...

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“Every day of life is a gift”: Two Afghan refugees detail journey from Afghanistan to Brown

By Akshay Amesur | February 11

A rickety transport bus rolled to a fence’s edge at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport. Its creaking metal frame bore the scars of bullet holes, gashes inflicted just hours earlier by soldiers determined to halt the bus’s journey. But the bus moved on, churning up a cloud of dust in ...

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Legal experts, plaintiff litigators explain University antitrust lawsuit

By Jack Tajmajer | February 11

Last month, a lawsuit alleged that the University and 15 other schools did not maintain the need-blind admissions policies required for a legal antitrust exemption and therefore fixed “the net price of attendance,” according to a Jan. 10 press release from the plaintiffs’ legal team. Court ...

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BCSC, BDS host annual Soul Food Night

By Neil Mehta | February 11

The Brown Center for Students of Color held its annual Soul Food Night at the Sharpe Refectory Thursday afternoon. The event featured music, performances and a soul food-themed dinner menu. The event has been planned collaboratively between the BCSC and Brown Dining Services for the past 12 years ...

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U. a cappella groups host spring auditions

By Laura David | February 11

Next week, the 10 groups comprising the University’s Intergalactic Community of A Cappella will host their annual round of spring semester auditions. These spring auditions come after a tumultuous fall semester for the IGCAC community after racist and sexualizing comments made on audition ...

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Faculty remain positive about start of spring semester despite obstacles

By Sarah Onderdonk | February 11

On Jan. 26, classes for the second semester of the 2021-2022 academic year officially began. The semester started amid uncertainty across the country about how universities should be operating in regards to the Omicron variant. The Herald spoke with multiple University faculty members about teaching ...

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Blizzard highlights campus accessibility challenges

By Stella Olken-Hunt | February 9

In the wake of the Jan. 29 blizzard that brought over 21 inches of snow to Rhode Island, students and professors experienced difficulty navigating campus on icy or blocked paths. For those with mobility impairments or mobility-related disabilities, the snowstorm merely compounded previous ...

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UCS hosts special elections for UFB at-large representative

By Kathy Wang | February 9

The Undergraduate Council of Students hosted special elections for the position of Undergraduate Finance Board at-large representative at its first general body meeting of the spring semester Wednesday evening. The majority of the UCS general body abstained from voting in favor or against ...

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U.S. Attorney’s Office reaches settlement agreement with Brown Dermatology

By Jared Zhang | February 9

The U.S. Attorney Office agreed on a settlement with Brown Dermatology Jan. 20, resolving allegations that Brown Dermatology violated the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 by failing to accommodate patients who are deaf or hard of hearing. Brown Dermatology, while able to use the ...