Read more Brown University stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/18041/brown-university.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:53:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68920/ivy-tweeter-dogs-emma-at-brown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagToo bad Hermione can't make technology disappear. It seems Twitter is one more irritation for Emma Watson as she begins school in the hallowed halls of Rhode Island's Brown University, CNN reports. First, a dad annoyed Emma last week when he snapped her photo as she walked around school grounds...http://www.newser.com/story/68920/ivy-tweeter-dogs-emma-at-brown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Sep 2009 2:19:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67938/the-10-douchiest-colleges-in-the-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn college, acting insufferable is pretty much a given. “The question for America's youth is: What kind of douche bag do you aspire to be?” asks GQ . The mag helpfully offers the top options. Brown University: Peace Sign on My Mom's 7 Series Douches are limo liberals too good for...http://www.newser.com/story/67938/the-10-douchiest-colleges-in-the-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 29 Aug 2009 7:08:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65412/penn-state-dethrones-florida-as-top-party-school.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPenn State has knocked the University of Florida from its No. 1 spot … atop the Princeton Review’s “Best Party School” list. Each year, the Review ranks schools in a huge number of categories based on surveys of their students. A Penn State spokeswoman called it a “popularity contest,” among...http://www.newser.com/story/65412/penn-state-dethrones-florida-as-top-party-school.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Jul 2009 14:20:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60465/shriveled-sports-scene-irks-some-ivy-alums.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Ivy League has a reputation for excellence in all things, but the consignment of its sports programs—particularly the more visible ones like football and basketball—to college athletics’ second tier has alumni clamoring for change, the Wall Street Journal reports. Academic standards limit the pool of top student-athletes...http://www.newser.com/story/60465/shriveled-sports-scene-irks-some-ivy-alums.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 30 May 2009 10:25:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58904/proposed-tax-no-fair-brown-u-students-say.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStudents at Brown University say they contribute to their community in countless ways, and a proposed $150-per-semester tax shouldn’t be one of them, the AP reports. “We’re more able to provide labor, we’re more able to apply the things that we're learning in the classroom, than we are to write...http://www.newser.com/story/58904/proposed-tax-no-fair-brown-u-students-say.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 May 2009 15:47:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58504/tight-economy-strains-town-gown-relations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe poor economy has put a crimp in some universities' expansion plans and soured the relationship between others and the surrounding communities, the New York Times reports. For instance, Harvard’s planned $1 billion expansion into a Boston neighborhood is in limbo, leaving a 5-acre construction pit and vacant buildings. “We...http://www.newser.com/story/58504/tight-economy-strains-town-gown-relations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 09 May 2009 10:52:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56865/secular-kid-goes-undercover-at-falwells-school.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKevin Roose spent spring break in Florida last year, but instead of boozing with the rest of the college students, he proselytized them. It was all part of the Brown University student’s undercover semester at Jerry Falwell-founded Liberty University, where he “had to follow their 46-page code of conduct: no...http://www.newser.com/story/56865/secular-kid-goes-undercover-at-falwells-school.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Apr 2009 13:18:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25698/nyt-columnist-pied-at-brown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo environmental activists threw cream pies at New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman at an Earth Day speech Tuesday at Brown University, the AP reports. Friedman’s speech was about the corporate world's ability to help the environment with schemes such as cap-and-trade for carbon emissions. One of the pie-chuckers, a...http://www.newser.com/story/25698/nyt-columnist-pied-at-brown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Apr 2008 17:30:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20499/cracks-begin-to-show-in-clintons-ri-stronghold.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRhode Island, where Hillary Clinton enjoys a long-established support base, may not end up being the decisive (though tiny) landslide the senator has expected. Loyal Clinton backers seem to be wavering in the wake of Barack Obama's 11 straight victories, the Washington Post reports. "There must be something I'm missing,...http://www.newser.com/story/20499/cracks-begin-to-show-in-clintons-ri-stronghold.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 02 Mar 2008 8:24:55 CST