Brown Daily Herald, Brown University , RI
2 days ago by Hannah Moser
The State House lawn was dotted with umbrellas on Saturday afternoon, as the hundreds of people gathered there maintained a hopeful spirit despite the intermittent rain. They were part of the National Day of Protest, a event organized by Join the Impact that brought people together in cities in all 50 states to protest the passage of California's Proposition 8.
Brown Daily Herald, Brown University , RI
13 hours ago by Jyotsna Mullur
For many Brown students, downtown's Kennedy Plaza is simply a crowded bus terminal, a place to make a quick transfer en route to a final destination. But city groups want to make the bustling Providence landmark a destination in itself - a lively center of arts and culture.
The Post - Brown Daily Herald, Brown, RI
1 day ago by allison schneider
Junior year has thrown me for an unexpected loop. From the beginning of the semester, I have been struggling with a major decision that many Brown students face: Should I study abroad in the spring? Before arriving back on campus this fall, I thought I knew the answer to that question - yes! I have always planned to study abroad.
Huntington News, Northeastern University, MA
3 days ago by Ivy Pribish
No flags, no benchmarks, no water stations along the way.
Emmanuel Yeboah was on his own when he made it his goal to bike across Kenya. But along with the lack of a racetrack, Yeboah was missing something far more vital - the use of his right leg.
Volunteers and supporters of Bikes not Bombs (BNB), a Jamaica Plain-based non-profit that sends bicycles to developing countries, met in the City Year Headquarters on Columbus Avenue Nov.
Huntington News, Northeastern University, MA
6 days ago by Zachary Boutin
Apparently wealth doesn't always cure hunger.
According to 2007 statistics from the United States Census Bureau, the most recent available, Massachusetts has the fifth highest median household income in the union. But new statistics from Project Bread, the largest anti-hunger organization in the Commonwealth, tell a different side of the story.
Brown Daily Herald, Brown University , RI
6 days ago by Simon van Zuylen-Wood
One day in mid-October, three television screens appeared in the windows of the Thayer Street brick establishment formerly known as Geoff's. On the screens, was a two hour loop of contemporary art pieces. Above them a message: Art Reflects Society.
Just a day before, the sign told passersby that Society Reflects Art.
Huntington News, Northeastern University, MA
6 days ago by Catia Sharp
Rents for students have been on the rise in Boston during the last three years, and the change to the Boston Zoning Code commonly known as the No More Than Four ordinance Boston City Council passed unanimously last spring may be propelling rents, according to a Northeastern professor.
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