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Bryant University Freshman Forgets Team is Trailing, Dribbles out Clock for the Loss
Ikenna Ndugba thought his team had the lead and all he had to do was let the final 3.8 seconds tick away. Unfortunately they trailed by one. Oops.
Poetic Textiles Tell a History Woven by Women
Francesca Capone looks at textiles as a poetic language that tells a version of history from a female perspective.
Grad Students at Private Colleges Can Now Unionize
In a landmark decision, the feds said graduate students who work as research and teaching assistants should be considered employees.
Brown University Lacrosse Player Scores Devious Underhanded Goal
Why you gotta shoot overhand all the time? It's boring.
Frat Bros Are Basically Immune to Alcohol Interventions, Says Study
After compiling more than 20 years of research, psychologists have concluded that members of frats are deeply adverse to both alcohol education and intervention. They just want to keep drinking.
"Shamelessly Brave": An Actual Poet Reviews Kobe Bryant's Retirement Ode
Is Kobe Bryant the next great poet? We asked a Brown professor and National Book Award finalist C.D. Wright to evaluate his farewell letter.
Giving Your Kid Sips of Beer Can Turn Them Into a Teenage Drunk
A new study suggests that those innocent tastes of Chianti at the dinner table could morph your child into a bleary-eyed, booze-guzzling, teenage ne’er-do-well.
Research Shows Frogs Really Have Springs For Legs
It's the stuff of proverbs: Don't judge a frog's leap by its muscles. Or something like that. New research shows that frogs' prodigious jumping ability isn't so much a factor of how beefy their leg muscles are. Instead, frogs' physiology allows them to...