Saturday night took a distressing turn for a group of students in Grad Center Tower D when they found themselves arguing about a Trivial Pursuit question, rather than about what time to leave for a frat party.
According Noreen Sapp '11, she and her friends had just finished a few rounds of flip cup when Rodney Babbis '11 spoke up.
Students using Brown's kosher dining services on the night of Feb. 3 enjoyed a special meal in honor of the visit by Nadav Tamir, the Consul General of Israel to New England. In addition to the normal kosher fare, students also dined on "Gaza Strip" steaks, a menu item that was thought to have been discontinued after Israel relinquished control over the region in the 2005 Oslo accords.
Though the current economic crisis has many students feeling pessimistic about internship opportunities for this coming summer, Jed Wilcox '09 is angling for a job with his business hero: the Thayer Street necklace guy.
"I started researching this internship back in January," said Wilcox, a Commerce, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship concentrator.
The Trojan condom brand today announced the U.S. launch of its new line of flavored condoms, complementing their current assortment of family planning implements.
A multinational leader in the $750 million prophylactic industry, Trojan has had success with its banana-, strawberry-, and chocolate-flavored condoms, but has faltered in recent efforts to expand into flavors such as sour-cream and onion, mint mojito, and wheatgrass.
In a bold move that shocked friends and family alike, Anthony Morano '11 is going off meal plan.
"For the sake of my health, my finances, my fellow peers, and my bowels, I will no longer be eating at the Ratty second semester," announced the sophomore to a half-full table behind the omelet bar.