The Open the Books Coalition, a collection of student groups, gathered in front of University Hall during the February Corporation meeting to call for increased transparency in Brown’s investments. Here are some photos that didn’t fit in the paper.

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Photographs by Nick Sinnott-Armstrong and Max Monn

A completely sketchy sign hanging outside the Ratty today claimed the four acts were coming to Brown this April.

Sadly, we won’t actually be graced with the musical and coiffure-related stylings of a certain Providence DJ this Spring Weekend. But wouldn’t it be…awesome? Confusing? Terrifying?

At least the hipsters, the chilled out electronica fans and the 50 Cent- haters would all be happy.

Location: Salomon Room 203

Please join us for a conversation with Robert Weil, an executive editor at W.W. Norton. Mr. Weil has edited many prominent works of history, including, most recently, Annette Gordon-Reed’s Pulitzer-prize winning, The Hemingses of Monticello. His talk will explore the relationship between the author and editor, as well as how the rise of “new media” (the internet and e-books) has affected book publishing.

Location: Grant Recital Hall, behind Orwig Music Building, 1 Young Orchard ave (at Hope st)

MEME will find a way! The MEME Electronic Improv Ensemble reinterprets Jurassic Park! Only female dinosaurs are created to prevent uncontrolled breeding within the park, but MEME will find a way! An Adventure 65 Million Years In The Making..

See Jurassic Park as never before with a live improvised soundtrack by the Meme Electronic Improv Ensemble.

Location: McKinney Conference Room, Watson Institute, 111 Thayer Street.

Mallica Kumbera Landrus, visiting professor of art and architecture, will present “Goan Ecclesiastical Architecture.” Landrus will discuss ecclesiastical architecture in Goa as a complex religious expression and cultural identity of the administration, providing a cross-cultural translation on the relationship between the Portuguese and the indigenous people. Sponsored by the Year of India.

More info: http://blogs.brown.edu/other/india/2010/03/professor_landrus_presents_goa.php

Location: McCormack Family Theater

Canadian poets Rachel Zolf, author of “Human Resources,” “Neighbour
Procedure,” “Shoot & Weep,” and other titles, and Andrea Actis, former
member of the Kootenay School of Writing and Brown English Ph.D.
candidate whose work has appeared in “The Capilano Review” and “The
Rain Review of Books,” will read from their work in Incuhabitations II:
Innovative Canadian Women’s Poetry.

Location: CDC — 167 Angell St

Harvard Business School has a special HBS 2+2 Program that combines two years of career development with the MBA. Many promising students come to HBS without degrees related to business or economics. Instead, they may have studied science, engineering, or one of the liberal arts, then discovered business as a means for expressing leadership or realizing innovative ambitions.

Location: John Hay Library, Lownes Room

Join this conversation designed to draw together students, community organizers, entrepreneurs, faculty and advocates to discuss various strategies for social change. Sponsored by Friends of the Library, Swearer Center for Public Service, Taubman Center for Public Policy, Careers in the Common Good and Social Justice Network.

Location: LGBTQ Resource Center (3rd floor Hillel — 80 Brown St)

Did you know that 40% of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual (LGB) adolescents attempt suicide? We will discuss the unique psychiatric needs of LGB teens. Hopefully this will lead to a greater discussion of LGBT healthcare topics in general, so bring thoughts and questions!

Location: Smitty B 106

The world’s first toxic comedy, BLUE VINYL, is a detective story and eco-activist documentary that chronicles industrial exploitation and its effects on the people and the land. The filmmaker, Judy Helfand, will be on campus on March 18 for a discussion on “Toxicity”, part of Brown’s “Nature and Legacy: Humanists, Scientists & the Environment” series.  Sponsored by:  Committee on Science and Technology Studies and the Cogut Center for the Humanities.